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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2002
Page
21
The roof of First United Methodist Church Sparta, located at 600 W University Ave, was struck by lightning on August 25 2001. A church member discovered smoke while checking another roof area. damage was minimal and no injuries were reported.
Christian blogger Ken Collins argues Lent should include fasting and night prayers, citing Jesus fasting forty days and praying all night on the mountain. He, a Disciples of Christ minister in Virginia, frames fasting as hunger turning believers to God and urges prayer as essential for quality time with God and family.
Atlantic City man contends the Diocese of Camden breached contracts by permitting sexual misconduct at St. Pius X Seminary and St. Charles Borromeo while he attended from 1985 to 1993. The case, seeking unspecified damages, argues for neutral principles of law in a First Amendment dispute as the court weighs if it may go to trial.
West Frankfort based 3ABN announced its worldwide network will be on Mediacom Cable in Southern Illinois starting March 26 on channel 17. Areas include Bush Cambria DeSoto Dowell Elkville Murphysboro Royalton and parts of Perry Franklin Williamson counties with later expansion to Alto Pass Carbondale Colp Carterville Cobden Crainville Eldorado Hecker Harrisburg Marion Mound City Mounds Red Bud Tilden Smithton West Frankfort and other Jackson County parts. 3ABN remains on UHF 15 for non cable residents.
A local church supper and live music lineup plus radio chart summaries. Events include a free chicken soup supper at Minor Church of Christ on Creek Nation Road between Zeigler and Mulkeytown, and performances at Liberty Theater Murphysboro with tickets. Radio top songs from WXAN and WBVN, plus new releases by Cathedral Singers, Chamber Orchestra, and Muslim artist compilations are noted.
A St Patrick's event will be held at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville. The celebration begins in the Shrine church at 7 30 a m on Thursday followed by an Irish breakfast buffet at 8 30 a m for 12 per person featuring Helen Gannon and dancers with reservations at 394 6237.
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