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Staff And Wire ReportsEast Bay Baptist is collecting food to help relieve hunger in Iraq.East Bay Baptist Pastor Ken Kalinich said the church will he hosting a food drive today at the Tyndall Air Force Base commissary, followed by another ftxxl drive next Saturday at Super Wal-Mart in Callaway. Both food drives are from about 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Kalinich said the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board provided a list for dry goods including beans, rice, sugar, salt, powdered milk and tea. Rice is needed more than any other food.“We have to have out items to the local collection point by May 12,” Kalinich said.The food should be delivered to Iraq in July, said Kalinich. who has also asked the Mission Board to travel overseas to help distribute the food.“It looks like I may go,” he said. “If it's relatively stable, then we can expect to get it over there in July.”East Bay Baptist has an average Sunday attendance of about KX). Worship services for Sunday are at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., with Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.The church is located at 508 County 2297 and can be contacted at 871-3806.Tom QuimbvBriefs. ...•——Panama City Beach Baptist Church plans new constructionFirst Baptist Church of Panama City Beach has plans to add a new sanctuary and life center.Pastor Jerry Weaver said within two years the Cobb Road church should have a new 1,200- to 1,400-seat sanctuary and life center. Construction on the sanctuary should begin in early 2004, followed by the life center, whichwill include a nursery and day care.Weaver, who’s been pastor at the church for 18 years, said members have been praying for the new buildings for the past 10 years. With about 1,000 members, the church has an average Sunday attendance of about 450.“This has been a longtime goal,” Weaver said.Worship services on Sunday are 8:30 a.m., 11a.m. and 6 p.m.Sunday school is offered at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday night service is held at 6 p.m. The church is located at 204 Cobb Road and can be contacted at 234-0488.Tom QuimbyNew Beginnings Ministry opensNew Beginnings Ministry recently opened its chapel at Sherman Avenue and U.S. Business98.Pastors Bill and Venita Bateman, who bothMission on Allen Avenue since June 2002. Bill Bateman is the director of the men’s recovery program, and Venita Bateman is the manager of the Rescue Mission’s Bargain Center on Sixth Street.For more information, call 785-4654.Tom QuimbyRussian President Putin attends Orthodox Easter serviceMOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an Easter message Sunday saying nationwide celebrations of the holy day are “clear evidence of the revival of centuries-oldwork at the Panama City Rescue Mission, are offering a non-denominational, praise and worship service on Sundays at 10 a.m.The Batemans have worked at the RescueChristian traditions in our country.Putin, who was visiting Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, attended Saturday night Easter services in the small St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.In the Orthodox church calendar, Easter isoften on a different day from Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, which marked Easterone week earlier this year.Russians met for services in some 16,(XX) parishes. The main event was the all-night ritual. ending at 6 a.m. Sunday, at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral.The cathedral service, attended by an estimated 5.(XX) worshippers including Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, was carried on state television. It was led by a stand-in for Patriarch Alexy II. 74, who is recovering from flu and pneumonia.The Associated PressEducation department defends decision on Christian literatureHONOLULU — The slate Department ofEducation is defending a decision to allow students to distribute 70,000 packets of teen-ori-ented Christian material at schools across the islands.Some students, parents and teachers complained about the Jesus Hawaii Project, run by184 churches at a cost of $355,000.Earlier the project sent videos on the life of Jesus to homes around the state.Each packet, dubbed a “student survival kit,” includes a Christian video, a CD, a copy of the New Testament and Christian literature aimed at youths.State Schools Superintendent Patricia Hamamoto alerted teachers to the project in an April 8 memo, reminding them that students have a right to distribute material in a peaceful manner.The American Civil Liberties Union said other religious groups should be given the same opportunity.An official of Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church wants the policy to apply to gay rights activists.The Associated Press
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