Vatican calls pope visit a Christian revolution in Poland
Pope John Paul II’s tour of Poland sparks church backed Solidarity momentum and calls it a Christian revolution. Meeting with Lech Walesa and Pope’s critique of martial law rallied crowds while moderates within the government seek broader loosening.
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Vatican
Poland
Warsaw
John Paul II
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Papal
L’osservatore Romano
Pope
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Jaruzelski
Moscow
Jerzy Urban
Walesa
Freedom Movement
Ways
John Paul
Anna Walentynowicz
Lenin
Gdansk
Local Briefs on church choirs and seminars in Upstate NY
Ringers from First Presbyterian Red Bank will perform Monday at Fayetteville United Methodist Church at 7 30 p m. A free will offering will be collected. Rev James E Spear, Fayetteville UM Church head, is named Geneva District superintendent, overseeing 74 churches and 60 pastors. Walk Thru the Bible seminar July 9 at Chittenango First Presbyterian led by Bill Wheat. Barbershop Harmony tours Greater Syracuse area churches this summer. Upstate NY holds a Charismatic Renewal conference at LeMoyne College July 29 31 with about 1000 participants. Faith Lutheran Vacation Bible School July 11 15 9 am to noon for ages 3 to 6th grade. Christian Business Men host lunch July 9 at Le Moyne Manor with Douglas Wright. Bible Study and breakfast continue Fridays at 7 am.
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Calvin and Chapel
First Presbyterian Church
Red Bank
N.J
Fayetteville United Methodist Church
James E. Spear
Fayetteville
Spear
Chittenango
Bill Wheat
Syracuse
The
Onondaga
St. Margaret's Church
Mattydale
First Baptist Church
Downtown
Cicero United Methodist Church
St. Thomas Episcopal
W. Genesee St
Upstate New York
LeMoyne College
Jesus
Buffalo
Rochester
Ogdensburg
Albany
Faith Lutheran
Shaud
Christian Business Men's Committee of
LeMoyne Manor
Old Liverpool Road
Liverpool
Douglas Wright
Wright Motors
Dick Dean
Charlie Banks
James St
Church Officials Urge Calm Over AIDS Panic
A group of church officials and doctors in New York urged public calm amid AIDS publicity. Dr. Donald Armstrong of Memorial Sloan Kettering called AIDS one of the least contagious diseases, less so than hepatitis, and said transmission is mainly through close contact and blood transfusions.
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New York
Donald Armstrong
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital
Manhattan
Alexander
Church membership rises unevenly in 1981 survey
The Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 1983 shows U.S. church membership at 138,452,614, up 2.69 percent to 59.7 percent of the population. Growth is uneven with large gains for Pentecostal and Latter-day Saint groups while mainline Protestant bodies show only small changes. Seminary enrollment hits a record 52,620 with more part timers and older students.
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New York
U.S
National Council of Churches
Constant H. Jacquet
Church of God In Christ
Memphis
United Methodists
Episcopalians
United Church of Christ
Presbyterian
Jess
UCC weighs homosexually arms sales at five day synod
The United Church of Christ delegates debate whether God blesses homosexual and bisexual behavior while also considering a resolution to curb Middle East arms sales. Kenneth Taylor notes divisions on sexual orientation and ethics, and a proposal seeks Russian Orthodox Church dialogue to press hosts on arms limits. The five day synod runs through Tuesday with emphasis on peace and nonviolence.
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John O'Brien
UPI
Pittsburgh
United Church of Christ Convention
Kenneth Taylor
Hartford
Conn
UCC
Taylor
Connecticut
Middle East
Dale Bishop
Russian Orthodox Church
Mid East
Bishop
Mideast
Board For World Ministries
Soviet Union
New York City
Avery Post
Tald
Crisis Image: Calm Mind Survives 30-Foot Snowdrift
A truck driver trapped five days in a 30 foot snowdrift kept panic at bay through calm sustained imaging of rescue. He trusted his brother would find him and held a vivid successful outcome in his mind, preventing despair until recovery.
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Bryan Brumley
Associated Press
Council of Bishops
Jozef Glemp
Walesa al
Asem
Kremlin
Communist Party Central Committee
erald-Journal
Mal
Community Covenant Church
Pleasant St
Manlius
Children's Christian Forum
George Cornell
Presbyterians Report
Southern Baptists
Church of God
Cleveland, Tenn
Assemblies of God
Norman V. Peale
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