Church News Roundup of Services and Events in Midland And Andrews
Beit HaDerekh Mesianic Congregation advertises Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah services at 13370 Highway 191 along with Oct 1 and Oct 8 observances. Holy Cross Orthodox Church lists 4 p.m orthros and 5 p.m liturgy at 4901 Maple Ave. Midland Center for Spiritual Living schedules Sunday Visioning at 10 a.m and meditation 10:30 to 10:45 a.m with an 11 a.m service. The Relationship Center at First United Methodist hosts novelist River Jordan 10 a.m. to noon with tickets at relationshipcentermidland.com. The St James Missionary Baptist Church holds a women’s conference 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with speaker Richetta McNeil. In Andrews What Yeshua Can Do promotes a Sept 27 rock concert at Andrews County Exposition. Odessa Christian Faith Center features Tim Storey Sept 30 worship services. Central Baptist hosts Fall Crafts and More Oct 20 and seeks vendors. disaster relief service Oct 29 at First United Methodist Church led by Bishop Noel Jones. Redeemer Lutheran hosts youth Bible study Sundays and Life Unlimited offers a nine-week Prophetic Ministry class Mondays. Call or visit provided for more details.
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Highway 191
Shemini Atzeret
Holy Cross Orthodox Church of
Midland-Odessa
Maple Ave
Midland
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St. James Missionary Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
N. Lee St
Richetta McNeil
Mount Rose Baptist Church
Duncanville
Call
Andrews What Yeshua
Andrews County Exposition
E. St. Highway
Andrews
Odessa Christian Faith Center
Andrews Highway
Tim Storey
Central Baptist Church
Texas Ave
Jo Ann Price
Noel Jones
City of Refuge Church
Gardena
Calif
St. James Missionary
Life Unlimited Church
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Papyrus fragment hints at Jesus wife sparks debate
Local pastors weigh in as Harvard Divinity School professor announces a small 1.6 by 3.1 inch Coptic papyrus fragment reading Jesus said to them My wife surfaces new discussion of early Christian beliefs. Gnostic context and historical precedents frame the claim amid media attention.
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Harvard Divinity School
Karen King
Jimmy Braswell
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Braswell
High Holy Days Overview Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The Days of Awe include Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, ten days of prayer reflection and repentance. Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and signals the start of the Holy Days, year 5773 in the Jewish calendar. Shofar signals the start. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement marked by fasting and prayer, beginning sundown Tuesday and ending sundown Wednesday.
Jewish New Year Shalom Sought by Odessa Community
Temple Beth El gathers as Rosh Hashanah begins sundown Sept 16 marking the Jewish High Holy Days. Rabbi Holly Cohn notes the 10 days for prayer repentance and reflection leading to Yom Kippur. Community reflects on life changes and starting anew in a yearly rite.
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Temple Beth-El
Holly Cohn
Scapegoating harms faith and community says Odessa priest
The Rev. Les Jackson of St. John's Episcopal Church in Odessa warns that scapegoating deepens spiritual death. He argues finger pointing distracts from God’s reconciliation goal and that redemptive suffering through Jesus transforms darkness, not through blame or violence. See JACKSON Page 4B.
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Odessa
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