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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1979

Page

8

Churches Host Angel Party Halloween Across Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids churches plan an angel party Halloween event series. King’s Highway Christian Church hosts children 3 to 9 Wednesday 5:30 to 6:30 at the Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club with contact Rob or Chelsea Davis at 396-5281. Bethany Lutheran invites 3 to 9 year olds to its second annual party Wednesday 6:30 to 8 at 2202 Forest Drive SE. Edgewood Baptist hosts an AWANA angel party with Biblical character costumes at 621 Edgewood Road NW.

Edgewood Baptist Church Shannon Espe Todd Miller Kim High Awana Club Diane Miller Shannon Kim Todd Cedar Rapids King’s Highway Bethany Lutheran Church Forest Drive AWANA Edgewood Road

Evangelistic Crusade Led by Dan Armstrong in Cedar Rapids

Australian minister Dan Armstrong brings a Cedar Rapids evangelistic crusade to Veterans Memorial Coliseum with nightly 7 p.m. sessions Tuesday through next Saturday. The King’s Highway Christian Church sponsors the event and a mass choir rehearses today at St. Pius School gym. A counselors’ meeting Sunday organizes the Cedar Rapids Crusade support. Don Glazier and Marge Schinke coordinate arrangements. call 393-5895 for information.

Dan Armstrong Iowa Veterans Memorial Coliseum King’s Highway Christian Church St. Pius School Council Collins Road Cedar Rapids

Jesus film follows Luke precisely in authentic production

New movie on the life of Jesus titled Jesus opens Oct. 19 in 600 cities in the South and West. Filmed in Israel with an almost entirely Israeli cast, it uses Luke's dialogue and miracles as presented. Brian Deacon plays Jesus. The Genesis Project and Warner Brothers distribute the 6 million dollar film.

Christ Luke New York United States Ater Fulton J. Sheen Jesus Genesis Project Warner Brothers Buckner Fanning San Antonio Trinity Baptist Church John Heyman Israel Brian Deacon Heyman Paul Fleming H. Revell Company William Morrow

Five thousand cast of Jesus includes six Americans

A New York City actor, Mark Haywood, 22, joins a 5000 member cast for the film Jesus. Six Americans play Roman soldiers and promote the film in the United States while British actor Brian Deacon stars as Jesus. The $6 million Genesis Project production opens Friday at the Iowa Theatre in Cedar Rapids with advance tickets via the Cedar Rapids Film Committee.

New York City Jesus Cedar Rapids Mark Haywood Brian Deacon Jesus Christ Israel Haywood United States Deacon American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York Inspirational Films, Inc Warner Brothers Iowa Theatre

Ecumenical events fill Cedar Rapids schedule across Nov

A city wide Christian celebration sponsored by Churches United will be held November 4 at 2 p.m. at All Saints Church. Eight denominations will contribute dramatic offerings. World Community Day services, youth programs, and a Bread for the World meeting with national reps are listed along with concerts and Bible courses in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.

Churches United, Inc All Saints Catholic Church 29Th St Cedar Rapids Marion This Community USA Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Blairs Ferry Road Hiawatha Linn County Jean Oxley Cedar Rapids-Marion Harding Keys Harding Junior High School Bread For the World Christian Citizens Group Harvard Room Iowa Memorial Union University of Iowa Mark Schumer New York City Pat Dougherty St. Louis U.S Karen Kral Barb Kemna Iowa City

Eid Idul Adha Observed At Islamic Center In City

Moslems observe Eid Idul Adha with prayers at 9 30 a m and a 9 a m gathering at the Islamic Center and Mosque 2999 First Ave SW The holiday marks Ibrahim Abraham’s test of faith and the practice of sacrificing a sheep or lamb one third of meat to the poor one third to friends and relatives and one third kept by the family A noon to 4 pm program for children and youth follows the breakfast and prayers led by Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Hammad of Chicago a representative of Al Azhar University in Cairo Egypt

Islamic Center Ahmad Zaki Hammad Chicago Al-Azhar University Cairo Egypt Ibraheem Abraham Allah Hammad Mecca Saudi Arabia Eid 'Idul Adha First Ave Education Committee

Small Fires Can Become Big Fast

Washington report notes that a minor fire can become a major blaze within two minutes due to flashover. NBS warns a dropped match cigarette or grease fire can spread quickly and recommends evacuating and calling the Fire Department from a neighbor’s home if one person cannot control it.

Washington UPI National Bureau of Standards NBS

Nassau and Charles Towne to Nassau in Bahamas history

The text notes that the Bahama capital on New Providence shifted from Charles Towne to Nassau in 1695. It records Nassau’s sack by a French Spanish expedition in 1703. It mentions cable communication between Nassau and Florida opening in 1892 and references an 80 seat church at Clairefontaine guarding the tomb of Ermesinde, Luxembourg’s 12th century ruler.

Bahamas New Providence Charles Towne Nassau Florida Clairefontaine Luxembourg Ermesinde

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