Thistledown chaplain blends faith with track life
The Rev Norman Evans spends weekdays at Thistledown race track with 1500 to 2000 workers as a fulltime chaplain. He will also visit River Downs and Beulah Park as the season opens. Evans lives in a 10 by 10 foot tack room, sees his wife on weekends, and hosts weekday Bible studies since Sundays are race days. He uses backside jargon, avoids swearing, and emphasizes working with workers to reach them. Evans is one of five fulltime chaplains with Race Track Chaplaincy of America, backed by the American Baptist community for an evangelistic lifestyle. He is up by 6:30 a.m. each morning walking shedrows and visiting barns at Thistledown.
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Norman Evans
Evans
Thustledown
Ohio
River Downs
Cincinnati
Beulah Park
Grove City
Florence
Bock
Calvary Baptist Church
Mr. Evans
Race Track Chaplaincy of America
Thistledown
Lenten lecture series kicks off bicentennial theme
A bicentennial themed Lenten lecture series begins March 7 at 7 30 p m in Bay Village with Mrs Thomas Cromwell Interfaith Relations Coordinator for Church Women United discussing A Nation Under God The six part series continues March 14 Democracy Makes Demands by James Dodman Nobel March 21 a couple William and Mrs Lentz with a flag display March 28 Greek Mythology to Christianity in the Middle East by Mrs George Taylor April 4 to be announced and April 11 Mary Hirschfield Plain Dealer columnist and reporter Open to the public.
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Thomas Cromwell
Church Women United
God
James Dodman Nobel
Cleveland
Council On Human Relations
William Lentz
United States
Middle East
George Taylor
Glenville
Mary Hirschfield
Plain Dealer
Racing Chaplain Uses Jockey Parables To Share Gospel
The track chaplain observes racing forms to identify jockeys while noting racing's dangers yet avoids betting. He uses horse racing imagery to relate faith, telling a stable hand of an empty stall in His shedrow and recalling a rescued horse named Bonerack Rocky. His Bible study groups grow from three to nine as he ministers among backstretch workers.
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Bonerack Rocky
Mr Evans
Jesus
Area religious events and concerts in local churches
Glorious Apostolic in Cleveland presents a 7 30 pm concert today. Oberlin Voices of Faith perform Sunday school concert tomorrow. St John Lutheran holds Lenten services weekly with communion at 8 30 am and 7 15 pm and 15 minute hymn sings. First Methodist begins a five week Bible study Tuesday at 1 30 pm with Ash Wednesday service at 7 36 pm. Original Church of God hosts statewide meetings today 7 30 pm and tomorrow 11 am and 3 30 pm with guest speakers. Mt Nebo Baptist hosts 3 30 pm program featuring Mt Zion Gospel choir and other soloists. Bethany Baptist candles 7 30 pm tomorrow for foreign mission. First Assembly of God features Steve Powell in worship tomorrow 10 45 am and Wellington Assembly of God tour finale at 7 pm. Midview Church of the Nazarene has youth gospel sing at 7 30 pm today. North Ridgeville Independent Christian gospel sing at 7 pm with Gospel Ways and others. Chestnut Ridge Baptist discusses marriage attitude topic Wednesday at 9 am led by Jacqueline Clieney. St Paul UCC and United Churches of Christ hold joint Ash Wednesday service at 7 40 pm with communion. North Ridgeville St Peter Catholic speaker Rev Jim Finley on March 9 at 7 pm.
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Bethany Baptist
Foreign Mission Department
First Assembly OF God
Steve Powell
Dallas
Tex
Ohio
Wellington
Chestnut Ridge Baptist
Jacqueline Clieney
ST. Paul
World Day of Prayer observances planned across communities
The annual World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday by multiple communities including Elyria and Amherst. Elyria hosts a 10 to 11:30 a.m. service at St. Paul United Church of Christ with Rev. Martin Waidmann delivering the invocation and Rev. Mae Booth as keynote. More than 25 area churches and the YWCA belong to the interdenominational group. The theme is Education for All of Life and readings come from Latin America. Babysitting will be provided and the service is open to the public. Amherst holds a 1 p.m. service at St Joseph Catholic Church with participation from 14 area churches. This marks the 90th World Day of Prayer observance.
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Church Women United
Martin Waidmann
Mae Booth
First United Methodist Church
AM of Life
Latin America
Amherst
St Joseph Catholic Church
Amherst Area
Berlin Heights
Tri-County Cluster of Churches
New pastor chosen at Abbe Road Baptist
The Abbe Road Baptist Church selects Rev. Carl J. Schultz as new pastor, arriving March 7 to replace Rev. David Dunkin who moves to the Fellowship of Baptists for Home Missions. Schultz comes from Des Moines Iowa where he evangelized for eight years and is a Faith Baptist College graduate with a Bible and theology degree. He and his wife Terri have a son and an infant daughter.
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Abbe Road
Abbe Road Baptist Church
Carl J. Schultz
David Dunkin
The
Fellowship of Baptists For Home Missions
Ely Tia
Mr. Schultz
Des Moines
Iowa
Faith Baptist College
Ankeny
Terri
Bavaria nun becomes champion brewmaster in Mallersdorf
Sister Doris, a 27 year old Franciscan nun at Mallersdorf Cloister north of Munich, tops 30 male rivals to become Bavaria’s brewmaster in a historic win. The cloister brewery produces Mallersdorfer Klosterbraeu and serves villagers while maintaining the Bavarian purity law.
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Mallersdorf
Germany
Bavaria
The
Chamber of Tradesmen
Doris
Kleine Laber
Munich
Dore
Lisana
Donina
Wilhelm IV
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