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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2007
Page
10
A reader asks about the propriety of giving a Mass card to a non Catholic and whether Mass cards are appropriate for Jewish people. The God Squad explains reverence in Mass postures, Good Friday to Easter timing, and suggests honoring a grieving person by matching their faith traditions.
Area churches report summer attendance drops as families vacation and travel. Faith Lutheran in Marion reduces Sunday mornings to one service on Saturdays while keeping benevolence steady. Clergy note school schedules and summer mindset influence churchgoing, with attempts at special services, music, and fellowship to sustain outreach.
15-year-old Rosalyn Batman joins Washington High School students in Cedar Rapids in a Young Life program that meets teens on their own turf. The nationwide nonprofit pairs volunteers with middle and high schoolers to build trust, invite them to clubs, mixers, and camps, and stress that mistakes are OK.
Submit information by noon Wednesday to messagecenter gazette communications dot com and individual blessings. Events include LA meditation and Devi Bhava, July 13 talk by Rev James Lawson at Hotel Fort Des Moines, CCI statewide convention, Amma programs in Coralville, Unity Center Cedar Rapids services, Sing Along at Peoples Church, Go Fish in Concert in Williamsburg as part of the sesquicentennial.
A series of church events and leadership moves across Iowa include Genter Church celebrating its centennial at Anamosa United Methodist Church with a 4:30 service led by Bishop Gregory Palmer and a meal, plus River of Life Ministries hosting a Summer Feast with First Light Christian Fellowship Ministry of Racial Reconciliation at 5:30 with a 7 p.m. service and potluck. Veterans recognition at First United Methodist Marion runs two sessions July 15–19 with a $25 family fee. Cedar Rapids Zen Center offers a four week Introduction to Zen Practice on Tuesdays starting July 11 for $50. Rev Bruce Kittle is named pastor at Faith United Church of Christ in Iowa City, who will also continue as a corrections chaplain. Cedar Rapids Salvation Army welcomes Capts Mark and Sue Haslett at 1000 C Ave NW with a 10:45 a.m. service and a potluck at Jones Park.
In Columbus Ohio a federal judge ruled that a Roman Catholic teacher may opt out of paying union dues due to religious beliefs conflicting with the unions political stance. Judge Gregory Frost broadened exemptions beyond Seventh-day Adventists and Mennonites in Carol Katter’s case against the National Education Association.
A Torah rescued from Lithuania has a home on the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman. The dedication drew about 500 people, including Holocaust survivors. Navy vessels with their own Torah are rare, said organizer Sam Werbel. About 5 percent or less of Lithuania’s Jewish population survived the Holocaust.
Gazette Online hosts a searchable church directory for Linn and Johnson counties. View at www.GazetteOnline.com/section/churchdirectory to locate places of worship by denomination community or congregation name.
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