Messy diaper cream mishap mirrors tough parenting truth
A diaper rash cream incident leaves a toddler’s hair coated and sparks reflection on cleaning up life’s messes. The piece parallels parenting patience with handling school discipline and consequences, noting cleaners and time don’t solve it alone and persistence matters.
Inside Out series at First Presbyterian Church Holland
The First Presbyterian Church at 659 State St hosts a summer series with guest speakers May or Kurt Dykstra and City Manager Ryan Cotton discussing Holland's future at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The July 14 service features Rev. Larry W. Farris on Mary and Martha. Patricia Clark, Grand Valley State University poet, appears July 28. For details call 616 392 9022 or visit fpcholland.org.
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Kurt Dykstra
Ryan Cotton
First Presbyterian Church
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Ann Arbor
First Presbyterian of Schoolcraft
Patricia Clark
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Picnic for Special Needs Hosted by Fulfillment Life Ministries
A July 20 picnic for people with special needs is hosted by Fulfillment Life Ministries at 143rd Ave south of Tulip City Airport. Rain or shine from 3:30 p.m. activities include a climbing wall, barbecue, fishing, games, 6:30 p.m. strength demonstration by Conquerors, barrel train, hay rides, music, and an auction. Admission is free with optional donations. Contact (616) 481-7532.
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Fulfilling Life Ministries
143Rd Ave
Tulip City
Art piece at Second Reformed invites view of Top Heavy
The Visual Arts Ministry at Second Reformed Church Zeeland invites guests to view Lyn nette Williams fabric collage Top Heavy created for ArtPrize. Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in lounge off Gathering Place. Also note Gospel Bluegrass Festival and pig roast at Gospel Music Barn Hudsonville Friday and Saturday with Down Home Jacob's Journey and others performing. Williams Family features at 2:25 p.m. Sunday.
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Second Rearmed Church
Central Ave
Zeeland
Lynnette Williams
ArtPrize
Grand Rapids
Africa
Gospel Music Barn
64Th Ave
Hudsonville
Down Home
Jacob's
Bales Family
Kari Anne
Lost Creek
Wasepi Bluegass
Gospelmusicbarn.org
Marlene Mast
Vatican overhauls laws criminalizing leaks and sex abuse
Pope Francis overhauled Vatican City penal code to criminalize leaks of Vatican information and sexual violence including prostitution and possession of child pornography. The new rules apply to clergy and laypersons in Vatican City and align Vatican law with modern standards, distinct from canon law of the Catholic Church.
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Francis
Vatican
Pory
Universal Catholic Church
Reflections on the Golden Family Reunion Kaleidoscope
A writer recalls a large Golden family reunion with forty two relatives from eight of nine lines. Color coded shirts show kinship, with stories of ancestry and distant ties, spanning Jamestown to Irish immigration. The piece notes varied fortunes, travel by some and bike trips by others, and the web of life linking generations. }
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Clingman
Sissy
Jamestown
Fitzgerald
Kennedy
Hugh Hefner
Ford Theater
Lincoln
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