Church events fill Odessa area with gatherings and signings
Asbury United Methodist Church hosts a July Vacation Bible School pre registration fiesta from 6 to 8 pm, then full VBS July 17 to 21. Christ Lutheran invites public band practices Wednesdays at 7 pm. First United Methodist welcomes new minister Bill Perhealth. The Odessa Baby Pantry offers diapers and essentials monthly. In Midland, gospel groups and choir events, a Holy Land tour, and concerts fill church calendars through July.
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Asbury United Methodist Church
Christ Lutheran Sunshine Band
Fellowship Hall
N. Lincoln Ave
First United Methodist Church
Bill Perhealth
N. Goldsmith Ave
Resurrection United Methodist Church
W. 57Th St
Gardendale
Odessa
E. University Blvd
Midland West Texas
Gospel Music Workshop of America
Texas Mass Choir
Clarion Hotel
W. Wall St
Rose of Sharon Baptist Church
E. Murphy St
First Baptist Church
N. Lee Ave
Fbcodessa
Midland
Tim Walker
First United Methodist Church of
Holy Land
Dallas
Timwalker
Fumcmidland.org
Harvesting a growing phenomenon of religious artifacts
In Albany and across the nation religious items migrate as aging congregations close churches. An altar seen on a Las Vegas casino floor prompts concern from a Syracuse bishop who notes desecration and removal. Parishes shrink while chalices, windows and relics appear in shops and cafes.
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Albany
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas
James Lang
Lang
Syracuse
America
Midwest
York City
Boston
PraiseMoves blends scripture with fitness at Crescent Park Baptist
Kim Wells leads a PraiseMoves session at Crescent Park Baptist Church in Odessa on Thursday evening. The class combines biblical themes with body toning, highlighting prayer and meditation. Laurette Willis founded Praise Moves and wrote a guide contrasting yoga with Christian practice. Willis, once involved in New Age, became a Christian in 1987. Weighing themes from Corinthians, the program centers on spiritual discipline through movement.
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Kevin Buehlerj
Odessa
Kim Wells
Peter
Jo Ann Acuff
Crescent Park Baptist Church
Wells
Laurette Willis
Oklahoma
Praise Moves
Willis
Kevin Buehler
Mount Zion
Praise Moves class blends exercise with Bible themes at Crescent Park Baptist
Laurette Willis, speaker and author of Praise Moves, leads a yoga like class that combines fitness with scripture. The current session runs Thursdays 7 to 8 pm through June 29 at Crescent Park Baptist Church, 3002 E University Blvd. Call 366-4476 or visit praise moves com for details.
Praise Moves Warm-Up and Armor of God Session
In an eight minute light aerobics warm-up the instructor reads verses as participants recite them. The hour long program has moves tied to Ephesians 6 resembling armor. A 40 minute workout has 30 to 60 second holds with verse recitations. An acrostic verse and Hebrew letter postures are used. WWJD relaxation concludes with a devotional and prayer led by the instructor, Kim Wells.
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God
Nuns Betrayed by Church Decline Through Years of Change
The piece cites Kenneth Briggs and his book to explain the drastic drop in U S nuns from 179954 in 1965 to 68634 in 2005 and the aging trend. It discusses Vatican II reforms, hierarchy resistance, feminism, and secularism as factors plus concerns over retirement support for aging sisters.
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Kenneth Briggs
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