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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1975

Page

5

Piccard Leads Campaign for Women Priests in Episcopal Church

At 80, Jeannette Piccard remains active as a pioneer for women priests. The former balloon pioneer and space advocate, ordained in 1971, travels to speak and preaches at St. Paul’s St. Phillips parish while supporting ordination rights amid church debate.

Minneapolis, Minn Jeannette Piccard Episcopal Church Piccard Jean Auguste Philadelphia Episcopal House of Bishops Minneapolis Washington, D.C Dr. Piccard General Theological Seminary New York National Aeronautical and Space Administration Manned Spacecraft Center Houston Space Agency Lincoln Neb New York City Richmond St. Phillips St. Paul

Parsonage Note Paid at Antioch United Methodist Church

Antioch United Methodist Church in Five Points reports the parsonage loan of 10000 was paid off within a year. Rev Frank Ellison, pastor, announced the debt clearance and noted all construction was volunteer funded by church members. The parsonage dedication occurred June 1. the church has 81 members. Rev Ellison is set to graduate in March from Candler School of Theology with a Master of Divinity.

Antioch United Methodist Church Five Points Frank Ellison Albert Brown 0.Z. Gillespie Allison Smith Hubert Levins Gordon Linda) Appleton Ellison Candler School of Theology

Concern Grows Over Holy Land Tours

AP Religion Writer George W. Cornell reports rising church concern over holy land tours funded by ministers. Critics warn against ministers using influence to recruit travelers and profiting from rebates, while some pastors justify covering only fares and expenses.

George W. Cornell Holy Land Tours Ansgar Sovik St. Olaf College Northfied Minn

Christmas services fill area churches with December events

Sherman Street Church of God presents a Christmas play To All People Sunday at 6 p.m. Church groups from Moulton Nazarene First Christian Bethany United Presbyterian and others host carols lessons and candlelit services. St Ann’s St John’s and area churches plan midnight mass and Bach cantata performances with youth gifts and Holy Communion.

Sherman Street Church of God Rev A. N. Lee Robert Hanners Carolyn Hanners Judy Borden Melvin Waugh Sherry Powell Bethany United Presbyterian Church Danville Rd Philip David Jones A. Ray Lee Oak Park Baptist Church First United Methodist Church Rev. Lee Morgan County Falkville High School Tennessee Temple College New Orleans O'Donoghue St. John’s Episcopal Church Charles McKimmon Jr Robert Doyle Bach McKimmon Austinville First Presbyterian Covenant Presbyterian James R. Bullock Jr First Christian Smith

Teen from New Jersey vows miracle prayer at shrine

Michael Flanagan, 19, of Wildwood Vilas, N.J., stands at a Philadelphia press conference recounting a cancer cure after praying with his mother at the Bishop Neumann Shrine. The event helps fuel consideration of his possible sainthood as one of three miracles attributed to Bishop Neumann.

Michael Flanagan Wildwood Vilas N.J Philadelphia Neumann

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