VeggieTales Christmas tale on Pax TV sparks faith message
A religion writer profiles VeggieTales creators Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki, detailing The Toy That Saved Christmas plot and the duo's path from church funding to a 1998 boom. It notes Big Idea's growth from 500 copies in 1993 to 4.5 million in 1998 and cites the show’s mission to promote moral and spiritual values through animated vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinkletown
PAX TV
Dave
Junior Asparagus
David
Goliath
Phil Vischer
Mike Nawrocki
Vischer
Big Idea
Bethesda
Amish child labor clash tests tradition with federal rules
CHURCHTOWN Pennsylvania AP A 15 year old Amish boy and family fight federal child labor watchdogs over work near heavy presses in a harness factory and other tasks. Amish leaders say forced idleness harms children and farming communities while lawmakers weigh easing limits for Amish youths in sawmills and woodshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchtown
Daniel Mark Smucker
Canada
U.S
Christ K. Blank
Congress
Blank
Daniel Mark
Moses Smucker
House of Representatives
Senate
Christmas Cantatas and Nativity Programs Across Area Churches
Area churches schedule Christmas cantatas and programs featuring children's, youth, and adult choirs. Asbury St Luke's combine for Christmas Fantasia at 6 p.m. today and Sunday, with more events at Crescent Park Baptist First Christian Parker Heights and Redeemer Lutheran. Various choirs, dinners, caroling, and a Nativity live scene run through December with free admission and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Larry
Mr. Nezzer
Dinkletown
Louie
Buzz-Saw
Bethlehem
Luke
David
Christ the Lord
Jesus
Buzz-San
Hardy Boys
Asbury United Methodist Church
E. University Blvd
Asbury
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
St. Luke's
Crescent Park Baptist Church
First Christian Church
N. Lee Ave
Fellowship Hall
Richard Owens
Jackie Sue Barnes
Bill Barnes
Odessa
Junior Youth Fellowship
First Church of God
Richard Hargus
Women of the Church of God
N. Sam Houston Ave
Sanctuary
Dee Ringers
Betty Morris
Parker Heights Christian Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Maple Ave
Just For Kids” Fellowship Group
Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before the Holocaust planned
New York University Press will publish a three volume 1800 page encyclopedia on Jewish communities before Nazi destruction. The project, in planning for 30 years, includes 150 illustrations and is due in early 2001. Collaboration with Yad Vashem and The Jerusalem Publishing uses funds from a one year campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York University Press
NYU Press
Niko Pfund
Yad Vashem
Israel
Holocaust Muse
Jerusalem
Catholics React To Immigrant Hispanics In Houston
In Houston, Catholic leaders say two worlds exist for immigrants English and Spanish. The church works with Hispanic priests to bridge cultures, teach Spanish, and address discrimination and poverty amid rising Hispanic Catholic numbers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Miguel Angel Solorzano
Jorge Delgado
Office of
Hispanic Ministry
Diocese of
Galveston- Houston
Asociacion Nacional de Sacerdotes Hispanos
National Association of Hispanic Priests
United States
Jose H. Gomez
Association
Galveston-Houston
Gomez
South
Opus Dei
Delgado
Mark Zwick
Casa Juan Diego
St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church
Katy
Mexico
Zwick
Solorzano
ABC
NBC
CBS
Fox
Univision
Telemundo
St. Pius the Catholic Church
Pasadena
Monterrey
Los Angeles
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Guadalajara
St. Mary’s Seminary
Patricio Flores
San Antonio
James Tamayo
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Michael McManus
Gram
Wonder World of
Resurrection United Methodist Church
Santa Claus
Sherwood Baptist Church
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Miguel Solorzano
Jose Gomez
Richard Alberte
Pedro Elizardo
Raymundo Chavez Vasquez
Rodolfo Moran
St. Mary's Seminary
National Association of Hispanic Prests
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