Liberal Catholic Church bids farewell to founder and welcomes new priest
The Liberal Catholic Church of St. Germain in Carbondale said goodbye to its founding father Rev. Lloyd D. Worley who leaves to teach English at Penn State DuBois and continue ministry. His successor is Rev. Harold Wayne Stadelbacher, Worley’s former student and current librarian. both protect the church’s nonpaid priest model and traditional rituals amid Vatican II era tensions.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Carbondale
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Worley
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DuBois
St. Louis
Memphis
Acon
Harold Wayne Stadelbacher
Carterville
Stadelbacher
Shawnee
America
Southern
Christ
Mary
St. Andrew’s Catholic
Murphysboro
U.S
Marion
United States
New Life Center
Unitarian Fellowship
Mexico
Cobden couple marks golden wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shepard of Cobden celebrated their 50th anniversary with a July 8 family dinner. Married July 8 1931 in Franklin Kentucky, the couple have three children Bob Cobden Ronald Midlothian and Joyce Owens Cross Lanes WV, along with 12 grandchildren and two great grandsons. Shepard retired in 1959 from Gen Eletelephone Co in Anna after 41 years of service.
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Frankie”’ Shepard
Cobden
Shepard
Stella Schrenker
Franklin
Bob
Ronald
Midlothian
Joyce Owens
Cross Lanes
W. Va
Genelephone Co
Anna
Liberal Catholic Priest Leads Growing Carbondale Church
Stadelbacher, a Liberal Catholic priest, discusses native language Masses, reincarnation beliefs, and flexible sacraments. The Carbondale church, formed in 1975, relies on self funded vestments and modest facilities while aiming to expand worship and minor order entrants.
DOE computer probe finds pools and misuse exposed
Washington AP report states an Energy Department inspector general inquiry found unauthorized use of the main computer for sports pools and personal data. About 740 individuals had access during the period of misuse, prompting stronger internal security measures at the department.
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Washington
Department of Energy
Energy User News
Energy Department
Ann Landers column on daughter birth control and marital roles
A reader asks how to handle a 17-year-old daughter on birth control and a Georgia mother seeks guidance. Ann Landers advises silence, framing it as a personal matter, then questions whether pregnancy would have been worse. Another reader asks about ironing husbands shorts and changing views on wives working outside the home.
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Ann Landers
Betty
Lord
Georgia
Nancy
New Orleans
Ann Landers column on counseling and coping
A reader praises counseling after near- suicide, urging wider use of mental health centers. The letter stresses 24 hour on call counselors, collaboration with physicians, and acknowledges new antidepressant drugs can help with minimal side effects.
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Ann
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