Pastor Jessen to become bishop at Lutheran synod
The Rev. Richard Jessen, senior pastor of First Lutheran Church, will preach final sermons today and Sunday before assuming duties as bishop of the Nebraska Synod ELCA on Monday. He has led the church since 1983 and will be honored at multiple receptions.
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Richard Jessen
First Lutheran Church
Third Ave. SE
Jessen
First Lutheran
Linn County Correctional Facilities Chaplaincy Program
Cedar Valley Habitat For Humanity
Downtown Rotary Club
Hacap Income Opportunities Board
Mercy Medical Center Institutional Review Board
Luther Fellowship Center
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Mequi
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United States
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Iowa
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Community events and church notices fill weekend schedule
A string of faith based activities, concerts, forums and dinners are listed for Cedar Rapids area churches this Sunday and coming week. Lyons vocal duo from California will perform at First Nazarene and Calvary Baptist. Center Point and Coggon churches host dinners and gospel concerts. An Indian life and trade forum is slated at Peoples Unitarian Universalist church, with a brunch and study series at Zion Lutheran and Calvary Baptist. Childcare reservations are provided.
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First Church of the Nazarene
First Ave
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
Covenant Singers Coggon
Covenant Singers
West Liberty
West Branch
United
Europe
Asia
Africa
Peoples Unitarian-Universalist
Third Ave. SE
Christian pop concert at New Covenant Bible Church
Recording artists Steve and Maria Gardner from California will perform a Christian pop concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at New Covenant Bible Church located at 1800 46th St. NE. An offering will be taken and a reception will follow the performance. A nursery will be available.
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Maranatha Bible Church
25Th St. NE
Steve
Maria Gardner
California
New Covenant Bible Church
46Th St
Catholic conflict over confession in modern church
A Catholic study shows bishops and laity diverge on the role of confession. Bishops blame a weaker sense of sin and moral relativism, while many Catholics say reconciliation comes through other means including Holy Communion. The survey covered thousands of priests lay Catholics and bishops to gauge trends since 1988.
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U.S. Catholic Conference
Walsh
Committee For Pastoral Research and Practices
The
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Bishops’ Committee
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Zion Lutheran Church
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