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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1985

Page

19

Catholic parishes transform under Vatican II era study

Major Notre Dame led study shows parishes becoming more participatory and led by lay people and especially women. Bible study, spiritual renewal, and parish planning increasingly driven by laity, with 83 percent leadership non clerical and council elections common.

U.S United States Mark Searle Notre Dame Institute For Pastoral and Social Ministry Center For the Study of Contemporary Society University of Notre Dame Lilly Endowment David C. Seege U. S Leege

Traveling singing group to perform at Sherwood

The New American Singers of Riverside California will give a 90 minute concert at Sherwood Baptist Church 505 E 42nd St at 7 p m Sunday. Admission is free with an offering. They recently performed at the Baptist World Youth Conference in Buenos Aires for 5000 delegates and have sung at the Naval Academy Six Flags Over Texas colleges high schools military installations fairs Olympic venues and churches nationwide.

New American Singers of Riverside Calif Sherwood Baptist Church E. 42Nd St Baptist World Youth Conference Buenos Aires Argentina U.S. Naval Academy Texas United States

Methodist Bishops Draft Nuclear Armament Letter

Washington AP United Methodist bishops draft a pastoral letter on nuclear weapons modeled after the Catholic stance. Two days of testimony from theologians scientists lawmakers and Reagan officials informed the effort. Bishop C P Minnick Jr says the project aims to mobilize the church against the threat to human survival. Some bishops may oppose possessing nuclear arms.

Washington United Methodist Congress Reagan Administration C. P. Minnick Jr Raleigh, N. C

Lutheran woman leads communion in Soviet Orthodox cathedral

In Vilnius Lithuania Rev Janice M Erickson-Pearson an American Lutheran became the first woman minister to celebrate Holy Communion in a Russian Orthodox church Orthodoxy does not ordain women She said Orthodox worshippers and Lutherans joined in prayer songs and communion during the eucharistic celebration in the Orthodox Cathedral

New York Janice M. Erickson-Pearson Soviet Union Vilnius Lithuania Orthodoxy Erickson-Pearson Chicago

Truck ministry prays with Texas truckers on CB

MESQUITE AP Truckers on Texas highways hear prayers over CB radio says Jack Rife regional director of the Association of Christian Truckers Prayer time has cooled salty language and lifted spirits for independent drivers The Mesquite Truckstop of America hosts Sunday services where Bob Lauderdale and others offer prayers for drivers and patrol officers Lauderdale notes a steady turnout and days spent at the chapel when not on the road

Mesquite Texas Jack Rife Association of Christian Truckers Bob Lauderdale America Lauderdale

Archbishop Ted Scott to retire from Canadian church

AP reports Archbishop Ted Scott, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will retire next year after more than 14 years in the post. He has led the church through major milestones and transitions during his tenure.

Toronto Ted Scott Anglican Church of Canada

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