Summer camps see steady registrations amid recession worries
Camp Wyoming director Kevin Cullum says registrations stay steady with many applying for more scholarships as families seek local summer options. At Camp Wapsie in Linn County, registrations rise about 50 percent with Denowski noting broad interest and ongoing financial aid programs.
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Cullum
Wyoming
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Muslim scholars push toward first four-year Islamic college in U S
A group led by Imam Zaid Shakir and Sheik Hamza Yusuf plans Zaytuna College to open in the fall next year with two majors Arabic language and Islamic legal and theological studies. June vote will decide accreditation and opening. The project aims to mirror American religious college development and place Islam in mainstream U S higher education.
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Plainsboro
N.J
United States
Georgetown
Zaytuna College
America
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Sheik Hamza Yusuf
California
Washington State
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Zaytuna Institute
Berkeley
Calif
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Shakir
Omid Safi
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
U.S
Pastor Jim Coyle named Salvation Army social services director
The Rev Jim Coyle 52 has been named director of social services for the Salvation Army and began the role mid April. He previously led Ellis Community Church in Cedar Rapids before losing the building in last year’s flood. He notes the army’s work centers on community needs like a food pantry two daily meals and assistance with utilities and rent. Coyle has 27 years of pastoral work and was an FEMA certified chaplain aiding Serve the City before Cedar River’s peak.
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Religious and calendar events listed for Gazette submission
Submit event notices to The Gazette calendar. Veterans affairs director speaks at Peoples Church Cedar Rapids 9:45 a.m. Sunday. 40th ordination anniversary at St. Wenceslaus May 31. Hope for Africa Choir tours May 30 to June dates. Church services at Lovely Lane Cedar Rapids and North Liberty First United Methodist. Anamosa and Earlville United Methodist events. Choir of 22 children from Uganda Sudan Kenya Rwanda Burundi.
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Linn County
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Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
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E. Davenport St
Iowa City
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