Southern Illinoisans invited to sing Messiah at Marion venue
Community singers are invited to join a Messiah performance at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center on December 18 at 8 p.m. Rehearsals run the week prior, with extra details available via two local contacts. The event is part of Volunteers to the Arts and features a 12 member orchestra and solo auditions.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Daniel Mellado
Southern Illinois University Choir
Messiah
Division of Continuing Education
University
University Symphony Orchestra
Shryock
Mellado
Civic Center
Southern Illinois Youth Orchestra
Siu-C
SIU Symphony Orchestra
Marion High School Wildcats
Calendar of Church Dedications and Revivals in Carbondale
Dedication services for the Monument of Hope Deliverance Church at Green and Marion begin 7 p.m. Saturday with Bishop Harold Dawson of Peoria as guest speaker and the Sounds of Deliverance choir. An 11 a.m. worship at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church features Evangelist George Lee Davis. Weeknight services continue 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at a Wall Street community building with Rudie Davis delivering the message. The First Apostolic Church Ladies Auxiliary hosts a Christmas bazaar Friday Dec 4 at the Masonic Hall 1510 Sycamore St with Santa, treats, salad bar, pizza and baked goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monument of Hope Deliverance
Green and
Marion Streets
Carbondale
Harold Dawson
Peoria
New Hope Deliverance Church
Sounds of Deliverance
George Lee Davis
Monumental Missionary Baptist Church
St. Louis
Olivet Free Will Baptist Church
N. Marion St
Wall Street
Rudie Davis
West Frankfort
First Apostolic Church Ladies’ Auxiliary
Masonic Hall
Sycamore St
First Baptist Church of
Herrin
Evitts Hall
N. Vicksburg St
Marion
Revival and church activities listed across area churches
Religious notices describe revival services at Mount Carmel Union Hill Church and First Assembly of God Carbondale, bake sales at Mount Carmel in Herrin, a Fountain United Methodist time change, a Christmas bazaar in Marion, music by Streetside at Aldersgate, trumpet duet at Murphysboro First Christian, and Advent and Singspiration events at nearby congregations with guest speakers and church potlucks scheduled through December.
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Union Hill Church
Route 4
Carbondale
Animalist
John Dunn
Carrier Mills
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Illinois
North Fair Street
Marion
Mike Gaston
David Vineyard
Kenneth Ledford
Roger Mason
Rob Straube
Doug Milby
Walter Maxey
First Christian Church
15Th and
Pine Streets
Murphysboro
Mary
Joe Stanes
Maxey
Japan
Is gospel music turning into a commercial force
New York AP reports gospel music has become a big business with recording firms and star performers expanding on tours. Critics worry about commercialism in the ministry of music as fees rise and profits grow across records sheet music and live shows.
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New York
Richard D. Dinwiddie
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Deer
Christianity Today
Christian Herald
Word Publishers
Waco
Texas
Courts Shaping Religion Teaching in Schools
Experts note the 1963 ban on devotional prayers in public schools has not stopped teaching about religion. Despite court guidance, there is scant public interest and little organized effort to introduce religion courses, with pressure mainly on reviving illegal devotional practices.
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George W. Cornell
U.S. Supreme Court
William Collie
David Barr
Wright State University
Dayton
Ohio
Public Education Religious Studies Center
Church & State
Joseph L. Conn
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Silver Springs
Supreme Court
Moving people that's her job in Winston-Salem
Patti Davidson heads a travel department for R J Reynolds with seven staff, coordinating travel for over 83,000 employees. Each month she issues 1,500 airline tickets rents 450 cars and reserves 1,400 hotel rooms. A separate note discusses religion in education and the Supreme Court decisions in 1962 and 1963 on church-state separation, urging objective study of religion and the Bible as literature, while acknowledging limited classroom adoption and the need for public demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem, N.C
Patti Davidson
Davidson
R.J. Reynolds
Supreme Court
Collie
Barr
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New Hope
Oliver Free
Santa
Apostolic Church
Mount Carmel
Union Hill
Assembly of God
First Assembly of God
N. Almond St
First Baptist Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Fountain United Methodist Church
First Apostolic Ladies
Aldersgate Methodist
Willisville
Glad Tidings Apostolic Church
Bobby Renshaw
Lane
Michelle
Pittsburg
de Soto
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Creal Springs
Big Business
Both Stars and Recorders
Jesus
Christ
Ministry of Music
Dinwiddie
Paul Mims
Baptist Book Store
Lakeshore Plaza
Wonder
Niemann Carpet Mart
New 13 & Country Club
Murphysboro, IL
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