Open talk about death grows in Cedar Rapids faith community
Cedar Rapids ministers and area funeral directors report rising openness to death and more advance funeral planning. Clergy note talking about death reduces fear and costs, with churches creating living will files and families pre arranging services. The trend spans older and younger parishioners, aided by public education and funeral home advertising.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Bouton
Christ Church United Presbyterian
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Bender
Bouton
Charles Glover
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Carl Linge
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery
Catholic educators seek broader role for Catholic education
In Dayton Ohio Catholic educators at a week long symposium urged moving beyond parish schools toward broader education for peace justice and cultural respect. The gathering noted enrollment declines but argued Catholic education is expanding not shrinking with new approaches for adults seniors and public school children attending religious classes.
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Dayton
Ohio
Suzanne Hall
Catholic Education Futures Project
U.S. Catholic Conference
National Catholic Educational Assertion
Thomas Gallagher
Georgette Zalewska
Brooklyn, N.Y
Visiting soloist Arthur Ortiz to sing at Cedar Hills Church
The Rev. Arthur Ortiz a California baritone tenor will sing at 9 30 a m Sunday in Cedar Hills Community Church 4980 Gordon Ave NW Ortiz a former Truth soloist and ex minister of music at Sunnyside Temple Waterloo has English and Spanish albums Also four preschool classes for ages 3 to 5 run Tue through Fri at St Andrew Lutheran Church 4420 Center Point Rd NE from 9 15 to 11 15 a m registration on first day More info at 393 402 Classes for older children planned in August Twelve Mormon missionaries spend the summer in Cedar Rapids with teams including Marcie VanCleave Rock Springs WY Marilyn Wilstead Mesa AZ Darren Chipman Provo UT David Bishop Burley ID I Walk Riverton UT Thomas Baker Sacramento CA Matthewe Standing Salt Lake City UM Marlon Lee Anderson Salt Lake and Royce Davis Moore ID KALONA Full Gospel Revival Center marks 22nd anniversary with Rev Jim Spillman Apple Valley CA speaking 7:30 p m Wednesday through Saturday with additional meetings 2 30 p m next Saturday and 10 a m 2:30 p m 7 p m June 5 Spillman a history graduate and ordained Conservative Baptist minister since 1960 has held healing services worldwide Rev Lenny Wisehart Nazarene Denver is guest speaker for Oakland Church revival services at 7 p m tonight and 10 30 a m Sunday Ken Albright named executive director of Eastern Iowa Youth for Christ succeeding Robert Dye 1970 87 Dye now Northern States regional field director Albright previously worked in marketing personnel and computer consulting and has two children with wife Dale The family recently moved from West Chicago IL.
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Arthur Ortiz
Anaheim
Calif
Cedar Hills Community Church
Gordon Ave
Ortiz
Truth
Sunnyside Temple
Waterloo
Jesus Loves
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Center Point Rd
Cedar Rapids
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Mormon
Marcie VanCleave
Rock Springs
Wye
Marilyn Wilstead
Mesa
Aziz
Mark’ Honey
Orem
Utah
Darren Chipman
Provo
David Bishop
Burley
Riverton
Thomas Baker
Sacramento
Call Matthewe Standing
Salt Lake City
Marlon — Lee Anderson
Salt Lake
Royce Davis
Moore
Idaho
Ken Albright
Eastern Iowa
Ames to Welcome Iowa's First Christian TV Station
AP reports Abundant Life Communications will launch a low power UHF Christian station on channel 52 within two weeks. Offices at Huxley transmitter near Napier Boone County will air 24 7 non-denominational programs and seek donations. Trinity Broadcast Network material will air initially with plans for local pastor shows and Christian music.
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Ames
Iowa
Huxley
Boone County
Napier
Richard Stiersen
Abundant Life Communications
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Janet Kayser
St. Thomas Parish
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Apple Valley
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Satel
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