City in trouble Constantinople' remains see of Eastern Orthodoxy
Constantinople faces pressure from Turkish authorities amid restrictions on Greek Orthodox worship and education. A joint Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox protest to President Carter denounces taxes on churches and travel permit denials, underscoring a fragile renewal of church unity and the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s peril in Istanbul.
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George W. Cornell
Constantinople
Rome
Carter
Istanbul
Turkey
Demetrios I
Iakovos
Americas
Constantine I
Jerusalem
Paul VI
Athenagoras I
Answer! There’s an Answer in Peale Column
Advice column by Norman Vincent Peale and Ruth Stafford Peale tackles a 32 year old with four marriages and four children, urging life reorganization and offering an ENTHUSIASM booklet. Other letters cover loneliness after a son’s death and a 13 year old dating a 19 year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Vincent Peale
Ruth Stafford Peale
Q. S
Pawling
Urban ministry urged as churches take city risks
A ecumenical gathering in St Louis heard Rev. Dr. Avery D. Post urge churches to stop treating cities as feared networks and to train specialists to tackle urban problems. Tulsa's Eastwood Baptist plans a house ministry using 25 buses to reach homes, aiming to grow membership from 3,346 to 50,000 in a decade. The report covers Catholic marriage prep growth, Christian Jewish ties, and other church-related notes across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Avery D. Post
United Church of Christ
Tulsa
Okla
Eastwood Baptist Church
Tom Elliff
Eastwood
Seeds From The Sower By Michael A Guido
Michael A Guido reflects on waiting for the Lord from Psalm 130 5 urging patience in prayer and Bible reading. He contrasts waiting with aimless wandering and notes God’s adequacy for sickness loneliness poverty and death, urging daily morning devotion.
Pecos News Briefs Include Visitors and Local Events
Mildred Ferguson of Conroe visited Pecos with friends while en route home from Arizona. Several locals and guests are noted, including Olin and Jackie McMillian now in Midland, and Billy John Stickels home from Texas A&M to assist with lamb entries at the Reeves Loving Counties livestock show. Lorrie Bates returns from Houston MD Anderson for tests. Betty Lott is hospitalized in El Paso with back problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Ferguson
Conroe
Pecos
Mildred
Arizona
Phoenix
Carl and
Dorothy McGee
Washington
Olin
Jackie McMillian
Jennifer
Walthall Tra Park
Midland
Texas Railroad Commission
Jackie
Pecos High School
Billy John Stickels
Texas A&m University
John Ben Stickels
David
Bena
S. Eddy
Billy John
Reeves-Loving Counties
MW Lorrie Bates
Maynard and
Wanda Bates
Missouri
Houston
Lorrie
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Betty Lott
Johnson
el Paso
Proverb quotes on wealth and generosity
A liberal man will be enriched and a waterer will be watered. The people curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing rests on the seller. Also a line from Robert South stating true measure is what a man gives and does.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert South
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Planned at First United
Fifth and sixth graders from First United Methodist Church will sponsor a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at 5 30 PM on February 7 in the church parlor. Tickets are $2 per plate and proceeds fund the youth summer camp. Regular services and youth group meetings follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Unite Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
Santa Rosa Catholic Church to offer 20 week liturgy course
Sister Martin Ksychi will teach a 20 hour series on Liturgy History of the Mass at Santa Rosa Hall starting Tuesday February 7 at 7 30 p m and continuing weekly through April 11. Certificates await regular attendees. Sessions include filmstrips The Exodus of Israel and The Exodus of Jesus with Bible readings and discussions on Old Testament sacrifices and the Last Supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Ksychi
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa Hall
Cain and
Abel
Noah
Abraham
Melchizedek
Moses
Jesus
Friendship Ministries Family Night Concert at West Park
Rube Pattillo, pastor, invites all to West Park Baptist Church Sixth and Eddyst today at 7 p m for the Friendship Ministries family event. A 15 member touring group from six states and two Canadian provinces will perform hymns gospel songs and drama sketches plus puppets from The Little Friends and selections from their new album Jesus Loves Even.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Ministries
West Park Baptist Church
Sixth and Eddyst
Canada
Jesus
Rube Pattillo
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Mrs. Peale
Box 500
New York
American Jewish Committee
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Jules Isaac
Indianapolis
Kenneth L. Teegarden
Christian Church Disciples of Christ
Philadelphia
Albert Eienstien
Sigmund Freud
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Temple University
Pinchas Lapade
Richmond, VA
University of Richmond
Robert S. Alley
Chirman
Te Department of Religion
Uy Apur
Taivetany
E. Bruce Heilman
Bristol-Myers Co
Sisters of the Precious Blood
Interfaith Center
National Council of Churches
U.S
Bristol Myers
Evanston, Ill
United Methodist Church
Pecos Enterprise
Church News
Michael A. Guido
Metter, Georgia
Heavenly
Duane Pointevint
North Hickory
Juanita Smetak
Rodger
Rusty
Reagan
Sheffield
First United Methodist
Joe Woods
Don Clark
Israel
Matge
West Park Baptists
Your Electric Lights Power Company
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