Carbondale churches join for Christmas cantata Sunday
Three Carbondale churches Western Heights Christian Lake land and Walnut Street Baptist will present a Christmas cantata The King of Love at 7 p m in Walnut Street Baptist Church auditorium Don Kelley directs with Donna Baggett pianist and John Hawkins organist Other Advent events include United Methodist Church offerings at 8 15 and 10 45 a m and a 9 30 a m Sunday school gift presentations for relief and community causes The First Presbyterian Church choir leads Nine Lessons and Carols at 9 30 a m and other area churches host Christmas programs and services through Sunday
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Carbondale
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Western Heights Christian Church
Lakeland
First United Methodist Church of
Illinois Area
United Methodist Church
Hodapp
United Methodist
Sparta
West Frankfort
Joppa
Carrier Mills
First Presbyterian Church
S. University Ave
Lawrence Dennis
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
W. Elm St
Unitarian
First Christian Church of
Hurphysboro
First Christian
Church Choir
University Madrigal Singers
First Baptist Church
W. Main St
Caroleer
First Baptist
Herrin
Christmas programs and plays in southern Illinois churches
A schedule of holiday events across Carterville Herrin Marion and nearby towns features puppet skits carols and plays at First Baptist First Presbyterian Covenant Players and other churches. Highlights include Christmas Fever at Herrin First Baptist a one act Christmas Eve at St Louis touring group at Marion First Presbyterian and a Christmas cantata Story of Love at Cobden First Presbyterian during 10 15 am worship.
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Covenant Players International Repertory Theatre
St. Louis
First Presbyterian Church
S. Carbon St
Marion
Revivalists Bonnie and Glen Temple Produce Holiday Tape
The Rev. Bonnie Temple of Glen dale California and longtime Southern Illinois resident has created a special holiday tape. It will be broadcast on Radio WEBQ in Harrisburg at 6 a.m. each Sunday in December. The couple recently led a revival at Mount Olive Community Church in New Haven.
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Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Chapter Brothers
Jim Morgan
Carbondale
Ted Batteau
de Soto
Chet Williams
Don Reis
Bonnie Temple
Glendale
Calif
Southern Illinois
Harrisburg
Glen
Mount Olive
New Haven
Leaders welcome churches in new public policy role
Harttorn Connecticut AP reports that business, government and community leaders urge churches and synagogues to increase their involvement in public policy. The push follows proposals to expand faith groups' engagement in civic affairs across state communities.
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Harttorn
Conn
Christian scholars condemn nuclear war
A World Council of Churches panel of 17 Christian scholars from Europe condemns any nuclear war strategy as unacceptable and urges renewed negotiations to limit armaments. The study also cites Hartford area interviews showing civic leaders view religious institutions as credible but largely uninvolved in global affairs.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Europe
World Council of Churches
Hartford
William J. McKinney
Hartford Seminary
United Church of Christ’s Board For Homeland Ministries
McKinney
Yule notices urged for early submission this year
The Religion page scheduled for Friday publication will appear on December 23 a Wednesday. The Southern Illinois newspaper will skip Christmas Day Friday. Church announcements must reach the Carbondale office or Sheila Bengtson at P O Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62901 no later than December 21 a Monday for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Sheila Bengtson
P.O. Box
Dropouts Cite Dull Teachings In New Catholic Protestant Study
A three year study of 590 people finds that church dropouts quit because teachings feel dull and irrelevant, sermons bore, and Bible study lacks focus, yet many feel more religious and later return. Intermarriage drives conversions and breakoffs. friend invitations chiefly bring unchurched back to church life.
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Washington
Edward O’meara
Indianapolis
Catholic Bishops’ Committee On
Pilgrim Press
United Church of Christ's Board of Homeland Ministries
Howard Spragg
Dean Hoge
Catholic University
Hoge
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