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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 2015

Page

7

Gardendale Fall Festival and Area Church Events

Trove of upcoming fall festivals hosted by churches in Gardendale Sonora and Midland area includes First Southern Baptist Gardendale Acolytes Lutheran Redeemer Odessa St John’s School and more with activities such as bake sales cake walks raffles live music and family friendly entertainment. Proceeds support church and school enrichment programs. Admission usually free with some events charging tickets or requesting donations.

Gardendale Acolytes Hotmail RedeemerOdessa St. John’s Episcopal School Ector County Coliseum Barns D and E Andrews Highway Odessa Ymca E. University Blvd Midland Ymca Big Spring St Midland YMCA

Family Promise event nears Odessa banquet speaker

Family Promise founder Karen Olson of Elizabeth New Jersey will headline a 7 p m October 22 awards banquet at Bethany Christian church 4522 N Everglade Ave honoring volunteers from a dozen Odessa churches in the temporary housing program for homeless families Since its 2010 founding in Odessa the organization has aided 67 parents and 143 children housed in local churches under Rev Greg Morris Bethany Christian pastor and Family Promise president The group is supported by Crescent Park Belmont Baptist New Life Chapel New Life Church Life in Grace Lutheran Terrace Hills Bible Church First Christian St Barnabas St John s Episcopal St Andrew Cumberland Westminster and First Presbyterian churches The Odessa program operates on a low budget with community volunteer support directed from 1354 E Sixth St by Kara Evenson-Dorothy contact 934-6693.

Family Promise Karen Olson Elizabeth, N.J Bethany Christian Church N. Everglade Ave Odessa Greg Morris Bethany Christian Local Odessa Ministerial Alliance Crescent Park Belmont Baptist Churches New Life Chapel New Life Church Life In Grace Lutheran Church Terrace Hills Bible Church First Christian Church St. Barnabas St. John’s Episcopal St. Andrew Cumberland, Westminster First Presbyterian Churches Morris Sixth St Family Promise of Kara Evenson-Dorothy

Co-pastors discuss state of church in Raytown

The Rev. Drs. Joseph A Weaks and Dawn Darwin Weaks choose to co lead First Christian Church at 601 N Lee Ave after a year of joint study in Raytown Missouri. They preach alternate Sundays at 10 30 a m to about 80 attendees and blend music scholarship business and evangelism. The couple 44 have two children and bring long study in Greek and Hebrew to the pulpit along with musical talents. See WEAKS Page 3B

Joe Weaks Dawn Weaks First Christian Church N. Lee Ave Joseph A Joe Dawn Darwin Weaks Raytown Weaks Baytown University of Texas Brite Divinity School Fort Worth Lake Highlands Baylor University Brite Divinity St. Paul School of Theology Kansas City Weakies First Christian Board Copastors

World Religions Parliament draws Utah faith followers

Followers of diverse faiths converge in Utah for the Parliament of World Religions event outlined by organizers. Community leaders and attendees discuss interfaith dialogue, cultural exchange, and shared commitments across traditions amid a busy conference agenda and local coverage.

Interfaith conference opens in Salt Lake City crowd

Visitors from 80 countries and 50 religions arrived for the first U S inter faith gathering since 1993. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Parliament of the World's Religions began with a colorful Salt Palace procession led by seven American Indian chiefs in feathered headdresses followed by diverse attendees in tunics robes and saris. The assembly seeks dialogue on war hatred climate change wastefulness and income equality.

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