Elijah rises as a ministry through Mendelssohn oratorio
The Mendelssohn oratorio Elijah is framed as a ministry by Rev. Glenn Bender of First Congregational Church. The 1846 work, told in biblical Elijah stories, features Richard Hoffman directing the combined choirs with John Ryal as Elijah and a sinfonette ensemble performing Sunday during Lent.
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Mendelssohn
Elijah
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Bender
17Th Street
Washington Avenue
First Congregational Chancel
Coe College
Richard P. Hoffman
Coe’s Choir
Alan Kellar
John Ryal
Tevye
Community Theater
Richard Bijella
Washington High School
Israel
God
Baal
David
Ahab
Jezebel
Cherith
Mediterranean
Enoch
Richard Hoffman
Hoffman
Augsburg College
Richard Biella
Thompson Drive
Gwendolyn Drive
Bever Ave
Revival and lecture events fill weekend church calendar
Multiple churches and organizations in Monticello, Cedar Rapids, Owa City, Springville and nearby areas host revival meetings, Lenten lectures, concerts and workshops through March 22. Speakers include Rev Sam Burch, Jaroslav Pelikan, and Rev John Cayton. venues include First Christian Church, Noelridge Baptist, Hillside Wesleyan, St Pius X, and Oakla nd Church of the Nazarene.
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Monticello
Church of the Nazarene
Sam Burch
St. Paul
Bill Wild
Metro High School
Cedar Rapids
First Christian Church
Third Ave
Wild
University of Minnesota
Churches United
Church Women United
YWCA
YMCA
Hillside Wesleyan Church
First Ave
Mike Fullingim
Barbara
Wesleyan
Papua
New Guinea
Owa City
Jaroslav Pelikan
Sterling
Yale University
University of Iowa School of Religion
Ida Beam
St. Pius X Catholic Church
50Th Street
Council Street
Clarice Flagel
St. Pius School
Anita Beskar
St. Pius
Y North
46Th Street
Ozark Street
al Scharosch
Lyle Wilgenbusch
Phil Schmitt
Joel Goran
Oakland Church of the Nazarene
42Nd St. NE
John Cayton
Cornell College to host Focus on Islam conference week
Cornell College in Mount Vernon will host its second annual world religions conference Focus on Islam from Tuesday to Friday. Umar Abdullah of the University of Michigan will give two lectures Friday while Hugh Lifson and Imam Abdullah Hodzic join other events including a Quran readings session and a student discussion. A film on spirituality and Sufi mysticism closes the schedule.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Cornell
Cedar Rapids
Umar Abdullah
University of Michigan
Abdullah
Maxwell Auditorium
King Chapel
University of Chicago
Hugh Lifson
Imam Abdullah Hodzic
Lifson
Hodzic
Yugoslavia
Al-Azhar University
Cairo
Hadzic
Hedges Lounge
Thomas Irving
U.S
Abdullah Hadzie
Iowa
Bill Rossey
Office of Public Information
Brenneman to head Churches United in Marion
Brenneman elected president of Churches United, Inc., at Hus Memorial United Presbyterian Church. Mary Tow steps down as past president and Rev. Jack Hooten named president elect. Board appointments include Clifford Franklin Marcey Luxa Marcia Priddy Rev. Charles West. Bernice Mullin retires after 10 years as executive secretary. Fifty-five churches participate in the interdenominational cooperative.
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Ralph Brenneman
McGowan Blvd
Marion
Churches United, Inc
Hus Memorial United Presbyterian Church
Schaeffer Drive
Brenneman
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Brenneman and Associates Inc
Mary Tow
Dalewood Ave
the Gazette
Churches United
Jack Hooten
Sharon United Methodist Church
18Th Ave
Clifford Franklin
Eighth St
Marion Chris
John Lippincott
Prairie Chapel
Bernice Mullin
Willow St
Mount Zion Baptist Church
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
St. Stephen Lutheran Church
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Sandra
Noelridge Baptist Church
Clifton St. NE
Roy Tindal
Supreme Court
America
Missionary Convention
Fullingim
University of Texas
Gospel
Prairie Chapel Church
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Jewel Tones
Country Church Gospel Singers
Sweet Adelines
U of N
Chemistry
Gilmore Hall
Music Services
W. Ronald Dalzell
Marjorie
Twin Pines Baptist Church
42Nd St
The
Dailzells
Dalzells
Aglow
Women’s Aglow Fellowship
Longbranch
Etta Schafer
Topeka
Kan
Cayton
Middleboro
Mass
Folk Musicians Workshop
Mercy Spiritual Center
Prairie Drive
Springville
St. Isidore
Francis Dunn
Dubuque
Whittier
Paralta
Mercy Formation Center
Sheila
John the XXIII
John the XXIII Society
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Mike
Dan Bergen
Linn Health Service
Springville United
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