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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1978
Page
4
The Lake Avenue United Church of Christ youth program Clowns for Christ, started by LaVerne Stroup, organizes weekly clown visits to shut ins this summer. Twenty youths prepped June 24, learning makeup, costumes, Bible grounding, and service tasks from house painting to car washing while bringing joy and companionship to elderly congregants.
Jules Maitland, a 55 year old former journalist, offers personalized funeral eulogies for 50 dollars. He writes eight to nine sermons weekly, shaping tributes to fit each deceased person. Maitland views a funeral as a celebration of life, blending comfort with honesty, and aims to leave audiences with a hopeful tone.
About 20 Johnstown visitors travel from Pennsylvania to Henrietta Ohio for a reunion with the Henrietta United Methodist Church. The group helped shovel mud at Johnstown’s flooded churches and bring $800 in supplies. Activities include tours and a church dinner led by both communities.
NEW YORK AP A long smouldering dispute over ordaining women in the Reformed Church in America has shifted to home-front actions with some ordaining without denominational authorization. Officials warn of possible splits as synods have failed to secure regional approval, though eastern churches largely support it. Valerie Demarinus was ordained in Brooklyn in June and L Anni Hill Alto of Fairlawn was slated for ordination.
More than 200 members from 30 Greek Orthodox churches in the US and Canada gather for the 31st Mid-East Federation Conference hosted by Greater Cleveland choirs. The event runs Thursday through Sunday with a public Sunday divine liturgy at Kulas Auditorium, a Glendi party, Grand Ball, and a convention album by St Paul's Church.
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