LeFevre Quartet, Glorylanders Lead Weekend Gospel Events
Music and gospel events headline this week with Mike LeFevre Quartet at All Nations Church Marion and The Glorylanders at Mt. Pleasant Social Brethren Church. A SIU Gospel roundup features The Spiritual Travelers and others at the Student Center in Carbondale. Top 10 radio picks include LeFevre and multiple gospel acts across local stations WXAN and WBVN with calendar details and contact numbers.
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Mike Lefevre
All Nations Church
Marion
Clark
Wxanfm
Southern Ticketsonline
Glorylanders
Mt. Pleasant
Station
SIU Student Center
Spiritual Travelers
Grigsby
Delores Issac
Edgar Lewis
Blessing of the Animals at Murphysboro United Methodist
The United Methodist Church of Murphysboro teams with St. Francis Community Animal Rescue for a Blessing of the Animals at 4 p.m. May 20 under the church pavilion at 15th and Pine. Rev. Larry Gilbert will conduct the service with music and animal treats, nail trims, balloon demonstrations, and individual blessings for each animal.
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United Methodist Church of
Murphysboro
St. Francis Community Animal Rescue and Education
United Methodist Church
15Th
Pine Streets
Larry Gilbert
Murphysboroumc. Com
Gum Drop Kids delivers weekend meals to 1300 children across seven counties
Carterville based Gum Drop Kids, a nonprofit started by Amy Simpson in 2008, provides weekend food to at risk children. The program now serves 16 school districts with help from dozens of volunteers and donations from local food partners.
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Gum Drop Kids
Carterville
Baptist Church
Little Debbie
Amy Simpson
Simpson
Margo Tesch
de Soto
John A. Logan College
Food help mission aims to reach every child in district
Amy Simpson Tears speaks on expanding a food program to cover every school district from Mount Vernon south. She notes progress is being made toward the goal of ensuring every child in need has access to meals, and emphasizes continued effort to broaden reach.
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Mount Vernon
South
The Bacon Conundrum and Weiner in Congress
An opinion piece links bacon price swings to supply and demand and argues Congress members’ pork bartering harms public character. It cites Anthony Weiner’s 1999 to 2011 scandal, noting media action and a 56 percent district survey indifferent to his conduct.
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Congress
Anthony Weiner
9Th
New York
Weiner
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Adam Cappa
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Karen Peck
New River
Jesus Will
Wilburn
Brian Free & Assurance
LeFevre
Jesus
Dixie Melody Boys
Declaration
the Perrys
Grace
the McKameys
Mark Lowry
Aaron Brenningmeyer
Herrin Church of Christ
Southern File
SIU
Jared King
King
Dillon Fisher
Heartland Muse
Jim Davidson
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