Area churches set holiday events and concerts
Numerous area religious groups announce activities for the season. A Youth For Christ rally meets 7 30 p m Saturday at Cottage Home Baptist Church near Carbondale with Rev. Brian Nelson speaking and the Cottage Home Trio providing music. The Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship hosts its 17th Annual December Music Program at 10 30 a m Sunday featuring Joyce and Will Bottie on flute, organist Ted Pankey, pianist Robert Mueller, guitarist Larry Munson, and a bassoon solo by David Riddles. The First Baptist Church of Carbondale presents Johann Christian Bach's The Childhood of Christ in the 10 40 a m service. The Carbondale Church of the Nazarene offers a song service at 9 30 and 10 30 a m Sunday featuring The Clark Singers of Pittsburg with Betty Whittington in concert at 7 p m Sunday at Central United Methodist Church in West Frankfort. The Benton Episcopal cottage meeting gathers 7 30 p m Monday at the home of Vernon Marr. The Cambria Apostolic Church bazaar and bake sale run all day at Cambria City Hall. The New Hope Independent Baptist Church in Willisville hosts The Clark Singers of Pittsburg at 7 p m Sunday. CROP fund drive proceeds through Dec 13 as Perry County youths collect for world hunger relief. Jehovahs Witnesses plan a convention December 13 14 at Belle-Clair Exposition Hall in Belleville with a 2 p m Sunday speech A Secure Future How You Can Find It All sessions free. For details call Orville Van Slett at 724 7212.
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Youth For Christ
Cottage Home Baptist Church
Carbondale
Brian Nelson
First Baptist Church of
Murphysboro
Cottage Home Trio
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
W. Elm St
Joyce
Will Bottie
Ted Pankey
Robert Mueller
Larry Munson
David Riddles
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Illinois
Belle-Clair Exposition Hall
Belleville
Orville van Slett
Ted Patrick a controversial deprogrammer of cults
Ted Patrick 44 of San Diego is praised by some for rescuing youths from cults and condemned by others as a kidnapper. He says he has deprogrammed about 1000 young people since 1971, traveling 10 000 miles weekly and charging varying fees. He faces legal battles over detaining adults but argues mind control by cults erodes free will.
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Ted Patrick
San Diego
Calif
Rehard Carroll
Cuya
Neil Salonen
U.S
Moon
Patrick
California
Satan
Inquiry Probes Moon Church Tactics After Complaints
An official inquiry into the Unification Church led by Rev. Sun Myung Moon investigates alleged mind control practices. The probe follows several incidents including the manhandling of New Jersey state insurance commissioner James J. Sheeran who plans to seek a congressional inquiry.
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Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
New Jersey
James J. Sheeran
Congress
Black assembly mulls 1976 ticket in Cincinnati
The National Black Political Assembly plans a national nominating convention March 17 to 21 in Cincinnati. Four possible presidential contenders are named Rep Ron Dellums Dick Gregory Julian Bord and Mayor Richard Hatcher.
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National Black Political Assembly
Ron Daniels
Youngstown
Assembly
Cincinnati
Ron Dellums
D-Calif
Dick Gregory
Georgia
Julian Bord
Richard Hatcher
Gary, Inc
Gospel Sing at Shaffer Chapel in Colp
A gospel sing is scheduled Sunday at 2 30 p m at Shaffer Chapel A M E Church Colp featuring the Sons of Joy from East St Louis as special guests.
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Colp
Shaffer Chapel A.M.E
Sons of Joy
East St. Louis
Catholic Mass Decline Tied to Church Policy
A National Opinion Research Center study finds a 21 percent drop in Catholic Mass attendance over a decade. It attributes 48 percent of the decline to the church’s birth control ban, 26 percent to divorce and remarriage bans, and 26 percent to changing views of the papacy, with underlying motives explored beyond surface causes.
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National Opinion Research Center
Chicago
Wil C. McCready
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