Catholics favor married priests and contraception say poll
A nationwide NORC survey directed by Rev. Andrew Greeley finds 79 percent of American Catholics support priest marriage and 83 percent approve contraception despite papal teaching. The report notes shifts in practice and belief among Catholics, including openness to women priests and lay education reforms.
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George Cornell
New York
National Opinion Research Center
Chicago
Andrew Greeley
Pastor Rosenberg to Retire After 38 Years at City Church
The Rev J O Rosenberg longtime leader of Church on Trenton Franklin Road near Peastown plans retirement after 38 years of ministry. Services Friday include 10 hour and 11 am and 6 pm. He led the church since June 1972 through growth from New Life Temple to General Council Assemblies of God affiliation and will move to Kansas with his wife.
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J.O. Rosenberg
Christian Assembly Church
Trenton- Franklin Road
Peasttown
New Life Temple
General Council of
The
Assemblies of God
America
Mr. Rosenberg
Kansas
Religion sessions offered by Middletown churches
St Pauls United Church of Christ hosts this year’s School of Religion run by the Middletown Area Council of Churches. Five Monday night courses begin Jan 20 at 7 30 with instructors from local churches covering Sermon on the Mount Holy Spirit sex in family life Christian education and music drama in worship. Registration is 5 to the registrar Rev Klafter.
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St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Middletown Area
Robert Scully
First United Methodist Church
Robert Clark
St. Luke United Presbyterian Church
O. Krug Klafter
Zion Lutheran Church
Klafter
Clark
Sunday Church Services and Sermons Listings
Multiple local churches announce Sunday's worship services with speakers and topics. Included are First Baptist with A New Pentecost by Dr G Walter Weber at 10 30 a m, St Luke Presbyterian with An Appointment with God by Rev Robert Clark, and First Christian with The Changing and the Changeless by Rev Edwin Bobbitt.
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First Baptist
G. Walter Weber
St Luke Presbyterian
Robert Clark
First Christian
Edwin Bobbitt
Clergyman to Speak on Home Missions at Harlan Park
The Rev. Raymond Crowley assistant director of evangelism and home missions will address the congregation at 10 45 a m worship service tomorrow at the Harlan Park Church of God He previously oversaw the denomination for Northern Ohio and led Canton Temple Church of God as pastor.
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Raymond Crowley
Evangelism and Home Missions Department
The
Church of God
Cause of Home Missions
Harlan
Mr. Crowley
Ohio
Canton
Raymond E. Crowley
Harlan Park
W.J. Brown
Bethlehem Lutheran Worship Plans and Sunday School Start
The Rev. Paul Bergdall will preach "For All of Life" at 8 and 10 30 a.m. worship services at Bethlehem Lutheran. Sunday school begins at.
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Bethlehem Lutheran
Paul Bergdall
Southern Baptists debate changing their national name
In Dallas at the 117th annual meeting, leaders weigh renaming the Southern Baptist Convention as it expands from a regional church to a nationwide denomination. Growth has brought 34,665 congregations across all 50 states, with 400,000 baptisms yearly and rapid church plantings in California and Chicago. Owen Cooper urges Northeast outreach to 100 million residents, while many rely on lay members as clergy retire and pulpit gaps widen.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern
Southern Baptist
Arctic Circle
Alaska
California
Chicago
Great Lakes
New England
Owen Cooper
Cooper
Southern Baptists
Dallas
Yazoo City
Concert by Longsmiths at First Christian Church Tomorrow
A vocal group from Warren Ohio the Longsmiths will present a concert at 6 p.m. tomorrow at First Christian Church. The group has performed in the United States and Canada and on television.
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First Christian Church
Gospel Singing Concert by Fred Church and the Spirituals
Gospel singing group Fred Church and the Spirituals from Bethalto Illinois perform at Trenton Church of the Nazarene Sunday at 7 p.m. The group has toured churches auditoriums campuses youth events and their work has been recorded.
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Fred Church
the Spirituals
Bethalto, Ill
Trenton Church
Trenton
Church OF the Nazarene
Miami ST
Youth Day Observance At Emmanuel Baptist Church
Youth Day will be observed tomorrow with two services at Emmanuel Baptist Church. At 11 a.m. Rev. Mark Mays associate pastor of Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Temple will speak. at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Hezekiah Childs associate pastor of Christ Temple in New Miami will speak.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
Mark Mays
Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Temple
Hezekiah Childs
Christ Temple
New Miami
Singers to Perform at Tried Stone Baptist Church
The Rev. Jerry Henry and the J Y A Singers of Dayton present a 7 30 p m program at Tried Stone Baptist Church. Soloists include Mrs Mary Jarmon Mrs Mamie Pope Mrs Ruth Clark and Mrs Eleanor Richardson.
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Jerry Henry
J.Y.A Singers of
Dayton
Tried Stone Baptist Church
Mary Jarmon
Mamie Pope
Ruth Clark
Eleanor Richardson
Beatles Dissolved as Legal Ties End In London
A London court dissolved the last legal ties binding the Beatles. John Lennon Paul McCartney Ringo Starr and George Harrison have not performed together since 1969 though they have aided each other on various recordings.
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London
Beatles
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
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