Holy Week church notices offer services across towns
Area churches ask for info for a Holy Week directory with a April 6 deadline. The Gazette will publish April 11. Churches listed include St. George's Antiochian Orthodox in Des Moines and multiple events at Robins, Toddville, Amana, Marion, Hillside, Regina Dudley speaking, Trinity Lutheran, Prairie Chapel, and Westminister.
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St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Church
10Th St. SE
John Morris
Our Lady of
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
Prairie Chapel Rd
Marion
George White
Cedar Rapids
Repatriation of Haitians Blasted Across Faith Leaders
In San Diego and Washington a broad coalition of church officials denounced the forced repatriation of Haitians. About fifty national and regional United Church of Christ executives urged President Bush to halt the returns, citing possible racial discrimination. Cardinal Richard Ryscavage of the U S Catholic Conference Migration and Refugee Service called the policy morally reprehensible and urged housing the refugees with the church for care.
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United Church of Christ
Bush
Washington
Richard Ryscavage
U.S. Catholic Conference Migration and Refugee Service
Feminist Theology Sees Home Changes After Cold War
Mary Hunt of WATER argued at Coe College that postwar home life has shifted more than macro politics. She cited safe birth control, affordable energy, and female divine imagery as key changes, calling this the feministization of religion and urging equal gender roles in religious life.
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Coe College
Mary Hunt
Women's Alliance For Theology, Ethics and Ritual
WATER
Hunt
New World Order
Catholic Relief Services marks half century of giving
Catholic Relief Services headquartered in Baltimore marks its 50th anniversary and notes aid to 72 countries including Eastern Europe after the Soviet breakup. Alex Rondos says CRS began as War Relief Services in 1943 and now funds food, shelter, medical aid and development through private and government sources. Programs run in Poland Romania Bulgaria Austria and Croatia with first shipments to eastern Russia expected mid April.
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International Relief and Development Agency
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U.S. Catholic Church
Rondos
United States
U.S
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Austria
Croatia
Russia
You Can Make a Difference editorial contest details
The Great Gazette ADventure hosts an environmental editorial contest for grades 4-12. Students write about a local or global environmental issue, state their opinion, explain it, and suggest actions. Winning editorials publish in The Gazette ADventure tabloid May 6.
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Gospel Quartet
Toddville
Toddville Free
Richard Lumsden
Institute For Creation Research
Hillside Wesleyan Church
First Ave
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Tulane
Harvard
Rice
Regina Dudley
Gospel Tabernacle Church
Second Ave. SE
Health Ministries Committee
Memorial Chapel
Trinity Lutheran Church
Anne Graham Lotz
Angel Ministries
Billy
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Five Seasons Hotel
Joseph Johnson
First Congregational Church
17Th St. SE
Chuck Briem
United Church of Christ Conference
Charles Lang
All Saints Catholic Church
John Westley Blackmon
Bethel A.M.E
Clarice Flagel
Iowa City
Thomas Keating
Newman Center Chapel
Healing Service
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Third Ave. SE
Robert Dotzel
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Westminster
First Assembly of God
First Assembly Ministry
Blairs Ferry Rd
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Revelation
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Immanuel Baptist Church
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