Faith and heritage endure at St Elias festival
Archbishop Michael Shaheen attended St Elias Orthodox Church 54th annual feast day in Syracuse. He urged 124 Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian families to preserve Orthodox faith and Middle Eastern customs through which it is lived. The archbishop emphasized teaching children about heritage to prevent cultural absorption and called Orthodoxy a tradition that preserves identity through rituals and living practice.
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Antioch
Syria
Michael Shaheen
North America
Syracuse
St. Elias Orthodox Church
Michael
United States
St. Elias Church
Hanna Sakkari
Religion group softens tone on China Vatican friction
The Appeal of Conscience Foundation says China shows religious freedom progress after a two week China visit. It downplays Vatican tensions noting Beijing tolerates open churches yet resists Rome oversight and stresses current policy demands loyalty from Catholic clergy.
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New York
China
Vatican
Appeal of Conscience Foundation
Foundation
Peking
Arthur Schneier
Manhattan
Park East
Dation
United States
John Paul II
Msgr
Dominic Tang
Canton
Schneier
Shanghai
Rome
Local briefs cover churches and religious events in Syracuse area
A batch of short notices lists the New Jerusalem Players Jewish Gospel Drama at Church of the Resurrection East Syracuse on Aug 18, plus America in Transition at United Baptist Church, and a clothes exchange at Redeemer Evangelical Covenant Church. Also details on Le Moyne College lectureship, Pompey Vacation Bible School, Cold Springs Vacation Bible School, Unity Church circulation day, Assumption talk at Dominican Monastery, silent auction at Temple Society of Concord, and LDS missionaries Steven Sea Mons and Richard Fowlks beginning 18 month assignment in the Brockport area.
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NEW Jerusalem Players
Jews For Jesus
Church of the Resurrection
Collamer Road
Syracuse
Saied Adour
New Jerusalem
Jesus
Corrected Church Name For Vacation Bible School Details
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was misidentified in last Saturday’s Herald Journal as a Mormon church in an announcement about its vacation Bible school. The program runs 9 a.m. to noon August 15 19. For information call Cheryl Pehatke 4601479 or Marg Wieczorek 4379603.
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Cold Springs
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Herald-Journal
LDS Church
Mormon
Cheryl Pehatke
Marg Wieczorek
World Council of Churches condemns U S policy in Central America
The World Council of Churches closing statement denounces U S military, financial and political actions in Central America aimed at destabilizing Nicaragua and supporting Guatemala and El Salvador. It urges withdrawal of outside forces and cites mass displacements and violence. The assembly also harshly condemns apartheid in South Africa and backs Palestinian statehood.
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Close Matthews
U.S.A
Phillip Potter
World Council of Churches
Ted Scott
Oral Assembly
Marjorie Church
Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
World Council of Churches Assembly
Central America
U.S
South Africa
Israel
Assembly
United States
Central América
Guatemala
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Caribbean
Faith Whittlesey
Jean“rs Lond
Robin Hands
The
Desmond Tutu
South African Council of Churches
Swapo Organization
Namibia
United Nations
Middle East
West Bank
Tithing and faith turn finances around in tough times
A narrator explains how a thrice-cut salary crisis was eased by tithing inspired by Malachi 3 10. Ruth urged ninety percent giving and faith, then public speaking and steady work followed. The piece urges calm budgeting discipline and visualization to break debt, with tithing framed as a path to abundance.
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Ruth
Malachi
Rune
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St. Elias
Bart Pollock
Michael Shahe En
Redeemer Evangelical Covenant Church
Morgan Road
Liverpool
Jewish Chautaugua Society
LeMoyne College
Theodore Levy
Temple Society of Cocord
Syracuse Levy
University of Pittsburgh
Hebrew Union College
Jewish Institute of Religion
Temple University
Pompey Vacation Bible School
Pompey United Church
Academy Street
Pompey
Pompey United
Immaculate Conception
St. Paul's Churches
Unity Church OF Truth
West Seneca Turnpike
Marilyn Hubbard-Herr
Cisley Malmi
Unity
Stephen Wilkes
Dominican Monastery
Court St
Temple Society of Concord
Rondos
Diane
Jon
Mike
Temes
David
Carole
Karen
Steven Seamons
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Richard Fowlks
Brockport
Steven
Hyde Park
Utah
WCC
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Norman V. Peale
Pam
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