Rosary beads foster daily prayer across denominations
Catholic and Anglican practitioners describe beads as aids to focus and calm in daily prayer. Mossbarger notes the Apostle’s Creed anchors community faith while the Jesus Prayer invites personal daily reflections on Jesus as Lord. Anglican priest Hock reports a disciplined, healing time each morning, even amid family illness.
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Lord
Angela Hock
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Midland
Hock
Thomas Vempala
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Vempala
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God
Community Lighthouse Aglow fellowship events announced
The public is invited to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cornerstone Outreach Center Midland and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Best Western Garden Oasis Odessa. Diane Standefer of Austin will be guest speaker, focusing on hope and restoration. Call 337-6035 for details.
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Cornerstone Outreach Center
Midland Drive
Midland
Best Western Garden Oasis
W. Interstate 20
Odessa
Diane Standefer
Austin
Local churches announce services and events in Odessa
St. John’s Episcopal welcomes Rev. Donald Hungerford as guest speaker at 10 a.m. Sunday at 401 N County Road West. Odessa Christian Faith Center hosts evangelist Jesse Duplantis at 7 p.m. Wednesday at 8860 Andrews Highway. St. Matthew Baptist schedules revival May 12–15 at 7:30 p.m. with Rev. James A. Adams. May Day prayer urged by Bishop Pfeifer for drought relief. House of Refuge feeds the needy at noon Friday at Noel Heritage Plaza. Church meets Sundays 9 a.m. at VFW Mini Mall and 7 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays at 408 E Eighth St. Nazarene youth group collects inkjet cartridges at 2223 Lyndale Drive for summer camp fundraiser. Call 528-4214, 362-0206, or 528-6645.
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County Road West
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Hungerford
Episcopal Church
Odessa
Odessa Christian Faith Center
Andrews Highway
Jesse Duplantis
James A. Adams
Adams
Hammond Grove Baptist Church
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Memphis
Noel Heritage Plaza
VFW
E. Eighth St
Church of the Nazarene
Lyndale Drive
Red Cross finalizes shipment of Operation Shoebox boxes
Odessa Red Cross prepares to send the last care packages from Operation Shoebox. Emergency services coordinator James Parks cites 2,300 boxes shipped, 300 to 400 remaining, and a total fundraising of 12,187 with 1,050 still needed to complete the effort for troops overseas.
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Red Cross
James Parks
The
Odessa
Parks
Gonzales sentenced to 18 years for deputy shooting
Efren Olivas Gonzales received 18 years in prison and a $218 fine for shooting Ector County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Diaz. He earned 387 days of credit, and Judge Gary Watkins ordered custody transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Defense sought substance abuse treatment but was declined due to weapon charge.
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Ector County
Robert Diaz
Gonzales
Gary Watkins
McLeaish
Watkins
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