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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2017
Page
7
Churches are invited to send Vacation Bible School dates and times to the Odessa American. Email address provided is oalife oapa.com for submissions and scheduling.
Vacation Bible School runs July 12 19 and 26 from 6 30 p m to 8 p m at Kingston Avenue Baptist Church 5200 Kingston Ave for kindergartners through fifth graders Circus Days theme. Also Odessa ministries schedule a pastors meeting July Wednesday 8 30 a m at Odessa Regional Medical Center West Campus following breakfast. Open to pastors and Christian leaders call Yolanda Fish 880 6414. Highland United Methodist holds 12 Nights of Summer events July 12 6 30 p m Midland RockHounds game July 19 6 p m potluck meat and game movie night call 332 0261. Jehovah s Witnesses four conventions July August at Memorial Civic Center Lubbock English and Spanish sessions 9 20 a m start daily free admission jw org for details. Mount Zion Baptist celebrates 70th anniversary July 16 at 3 p m Rev Darrell Fincher guest speaker dinner to follow call 599 4233 272 0870. Crescent Park Baptist Church hosts Mother's Day out for 3 month to 3 year olds 9 a m to 3 p m Tuesdays and Thursdays 135 monthly registration 366 4476. Live Laugh Love senior adults fellowship 6 p m first and third Thursdays 366 4476. 50 Plus devotion prayer snacks games 2 p m second and fourth Tuesdays 366 4476. Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord hosts men s prayer breakfast 9 a m fourth Saturday monthly 362 2549. Odessa Central Baptist Church provides monthly pantry 6 p m to 1 p m last Saturday and contact details 337 6417. See CHURCH Page 2B.
Pastor Julio Barquero leads a conference call bible study and prayer session for undocumented immigrants fearful of going to church. In homes across Texas such efforts accompany new sanctuary city debates and rising immigration arrests, with some parishes reporting lower attendance while others draw more immigrants seeking reassurance and help.
The note references Paul’s Epistles in Ephesians and Romans as the basis for salvation. It emphasizes doctrinal interpretation over ritual works and highlights faith as the key to redemption according to the cited passages.
Dennis Dillon, 71, minister at Parkview Church of Christ in Odessa since 2002, discusses salvation by faith working through love. He cites James on trials, notes his mining work in Colorado and New Mexico, and cites his favorite biblical books Ephesians and Romans as guides to salvation and sanctification. He and his wife Sue have three children and two grandchildren.
Dennis Dee Dillon, a Parkview Church of Christ minister, speaks on trials and the afterlife. He cites Bible passages and a story of a son asking "What then?" to illustrate the reality of eternity and heaven or lack thereof. Church member Eugene Lopez praises Dillon as steady and Bible-centered.
Guest columnist Pastor Jimmy Braswell urges continued faith and resilience as Americans reflect on Independence Day. He praises the nation's miracle origins, notes ongoing challenges, and calls for unity, humor, and fellowship under God as key to sustaining America.
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