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June 9, 2023 - June 11, 2023
Join us for a weekend of fun and relaxation! Enjoy a weekend at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp full of fellowship, fun, great food, and relaxation. Experience insightful sessions on Telling Our Faith Stories with Pastor Meggan Manlove, and enjoy time for worship, pottery, nature walks, yoga on the docks, and more.
Friday, June 9 – Sunday, June 11, 2023
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Registration & $100 deposit due by May 26th, 2023
About the retreat theme from Pr. Meggan: Shortly after taking the call to Trinity Lutheran in Southwest Idaho, I grieved when I realized the people in my congregation did not feel that they had a grace-filled faith story to tell other people. Here is a group of people who is collectively walking the talk of Christian discipleship. We are living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through feeding and housing ministries. We strive to practice authentic hospitality, and our worship reflects both tradition and communal creativity. But most members felt ill-equipped to talk about the congregation and their faith. This, even though the priesthood of all believers can be traced back to Martin Luther’s writings. So, we started creating spaces where we practiced talking about our congregation and our lives of faith.
It is this work that I will bring to the 2023 Women’s Retreat at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. Specifically, we will undertake the practice of story-linking, originated by Anne Streaty Wimberly, with the goal of being able to speak more confidently about our own lived Christian faith. We will engage memoirs of the Mountain West, the Biblical narrative, faith stories from the American Christian tradition, and finally our own decision making. Through it all we will tell and listen to one another’s stories—stories of childhood, stories of faith, stories of mentors, milestone stories, stories of hardship, and stories of joy.
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Today's scripture is from John 4 verses 5-42 and it the story about Jesus’s encounter with a Samaritan woman at the well.
It begins with Jesus sitting at a well in a Samaritan city. Jesus is in a foreign land amongst a people with a different culture and world view that conflicts fairly significantly with his Jewish background. It's around noon and the sun is hot and beating down. Jesus has been traveling for awhile and I'm guessing he's pretty tired. Then John says:
7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” 8 (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.)[a] 10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” 13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”
16 Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.” 17 The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; 18 for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!”
After acknowledging that Jesus is correct about her current marital status, the Samaritan woman and Jesus continue to go back and forth in a theological discussion where Jesus challenges the notion that God should be worshipped either on the mountain in Samaria as the Samaritans believed or in the temple in Jerusalem as the Jews believed. Instead he offers an alternative view where he makes the claim that God is spirit and truth and can be worshipped anywhere. Then the Samaritan woman says
25 “I know that the Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I am he,[c] the one who is speaking to you.”
27 Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” 28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah,[d] can he?” 30 They left the city and were on their way to him.
While she was gone the disciples encouraged Jesus to eat, but Jesus, having had this profound experience with the woman, said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. 35 Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. 36 The reaper is already receiving[e] wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. 37 For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ 38 I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
Some scholars infer that the others who have "labored" before the disciples may include the very Samaritan woman whom Jesus had just met and who was off talking to the people in her village at that moment. Not only is Jesus involving a Samaritan person in his ministry he is laying the groundwork to include women in his group of disciples and followers.
And this woman, an outcast in her own right, was highly effective in her own ministry as John then tells us:
39 Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, . . . 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”
There's a lot going on in this story, but I want to focus my thoughts today on Jesus's radical interaction with this Samaritan woman. I think it's sometimes hard to realize what a big deal it was for Jesus to be even talking with this Samaritan woman at the well. I don't think it can be overstated the animosity felt between the Samaritans and the Jews during this time period. The Samaritans were the neighbors to the North and though both groups could trace their history to similar roots . . . over time the people of Samaria had developed different cultural and theological practices that involved interracial marriage and blending religious beliefs from multiple sources. This was partly evidenced by the discussion at the well regarding where God should be worshipped. These different cultural norms conflicted with the Jewish way of life which focused on purity and maintaining their special relationship with God as the only “chosen people.” There were bitter arguments between the two groups about how folks should live and what was the "right" way of viewing the world. The fact that they were neighboring lands forced them to cross each other's paths and heightened the level of conflict. These clashing cultural constructs are why the story of the good Samaritan would have had so much weight. My guess is that individual Samaritans and Jews did not spend much time socializing or getting to know one another and that misunderstanding and fear of the unknown led both groups to make up a lot of things about the other group.
This "fear of other" or fear of people that are different from us is not a new phenomenon nor is it something that humanity has been able to overcome. Prejudice and discomfort with people who look, talk or act differently from us is not something just relegated to our textbooks or something we only talk about in our history lessons at school. All we have to do is look around a bit to see that throughout our world there are groups of people who are marginalized and oppressed based on their cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. Women and members of the LGBTQ community are also marginalized in the towns and neighborhoods where they live. Many ruling dictators exploit and enhance these divisions in order to maintain power over the people who live in their country.
And sadly, we are experiencing more and more division in our own country and more than likely in our own neighborhoods and community. It seems that many people want us to be divided into groups based on race, class, religion, sexual orientation or political views. These folks use our very human tendency towards the fear of other as the wedge to do this.
So we tighten control over our borders and build physical and metaphorical walls to keep people out. And, even more upsetting to me, we see a small but unfortunately growing number of people, empowered by this fear of other, vandalizing sacred spaces and committing violence against people they have decided don't "belong" in our country. Several of my friends from medical school whose families are from India have described patients making comments to them about not wanting to have them as their doctor because they are muslim or they are "illegal" and don't belong. Though they grew up in this country and have been practicing medicine for many years, they are suddenly finding their presence in the community where they live and serve being questioned by people who believe they have more of a right to be there.
As a white Christian male in American society, I have a hard time even imagining what it is like to be hated for the way I look, or where I'm from or what people perceive me to believe. I did have one small experience, however, that shed some light on what it must feel like to be treated as an outsider.
I was traveling through Malawi as a World Service Corps volunteer during the summer of my junior year in college. Throughout these two months, I was well aware that I was a visitor in this small African nation. The food was different, the language was different. At 6 feet tall, I towered over most people and my skin color was out of place in every village I visited. They even had a word to describe foreign white people like me - Mzungu. I’d hear the word Mzungu shouted by children wherever I went. Still, for the most part I felt welcomed by the people I met.
However, there was one day when my experience was much different. We had just finished visiting a Community of Christ congregation in the town of Dwangwa and were going to the bus depot to try to find a ride back to the town of Mzimba where I spent most of my time. Bus depots in Malawi were always quite the site to behold. The mini-buses we rode were called Mutatos. I call them mini-buses but the mutatos were really converted minivans with 4 rows of seats in the back that could carry between 12 and 16 people at a time depending on how many people wanted to go somewhere. At the depot they were lined up in a row, with horns beeping trying to get our attention. The driver's assistants were standing outside of the vans yelling out the names of the town where they were going, trying to entice people to ride on their particular mutato. Lilongwe, lilongwe lilongwe! or Mzuzu, Mzuzu, Mzuzu they would shout as if saying the name of the town over and over again would suddenly convince you that this was a place you wanted to go visit.
My Malawian travel buddies and I were working our way through the chaos. We passed by very friendly vendors who were trying to sell us pretty much anything we could think of. Through the din of horns and voices we were listening for the familiar Mzimba, Mzimba, Mzimba chant. Then I noticed a young man walking towards me. His eyes stared directly into mine as we passed. When I was close enough to hear him speak he said, "Hey Mzungu, get out of our country, you don't belong here, you American people have ruined our lives. Get out of here." I held his gaze for a moment before I looked away.
I didn't know what to say or how to respond. I remember not being sure how to feel as we found the Mzimba bus and headed on our way. I remember feeling afraid as he was talking to me, I remember feeling that maybe he's right, maybe I shouldn't be there, I remember thinking about all the awful things done by European and American colonialists over the years and that maybe my very presence was just perpetuating that unjust relationship. But most of all, I felt ashamed of who I was. . . At the same time, I felt this strong desire to be heard . . .to say to him, I'm not who you think I am. I'm not like people that have come before me who have exploited the resources of your country. I'm not who you think that I am. But I didn't get the chance. It was truly a helpless feeling.
And I can't help but think about how helpless many people in our country are feeling right now. Folks who are desperate for people to understand them for who they are. As I've spent time reflecting on these issues, I've had a hard time finding hope in this time of increasing division, separation and misunderstanding.
But when I read today's scripture, I do find hope. You see Jesus chose a different path and he models a much better way to respond to people that are different. Here he was, a stranger visiting a land full of people different from him, a people whom many felt threatened the Jewish way of life. He could have easily ignored this woman and would have been supported by his culture to do so. Yet, he chose to see through the cultural and religious differences created by his community. He chose to see this woman for whom she was, a person standing in front of him - a woman who helped him get something to drink and wanted to engage him in a conversation.
And how exactly did Jesus respond to this situation? Several commentators highlight the fact that Jesus engaged this woman as a worthy conversation partner. These two people had a theological discussion where both challenged each other and asked questions, both listened to each other, and both grew from the experience. In the Jewish tradition, questioning another person’s point of view as Jesus did with this woman, demonstrates that Jesus thought she had value. In his book "A Rabbi talks with Jesus," Jacob Neusner talks about how a rabbi dialoguing and arguing with others is a sign of respect. He says, “[asking hard questions] is my form of respect, the only compliment I crave from others, the only serious tribute I pay to the people I take seriously -- and therefore I respect and love."
The disciples would see this dialogue as they returned and their "astonishment" at this radical interaction reaffirms their cultural norms and feelings towards the Samaritans. There was a big discussion in the early church about whether or not to have the Christian movement go beyond the Jewish people and this conversation with the Samaritan woman shows how much Jesus was willing to break down those barriers. That the Samaritans were worthy of following Christ was further reinforced in Acts chapter 8 when Philip was sent to Samaria to share the word of the gospel and the Holy Spirit was shared with the Samaritan people.
So we must take from this story a call to expand our community. As the New Testament scholar Osvaldo D Vena writes about this scripture "Jesus left us with a crucial lesson to be learned: community can only be built when we are not afraid of overcoming old prejudices and are willing to break the social conventions that dehumanize us. The living water that Jesus promised the woman, symbolized in the water that Moses made come out of the rock in Exodus 17, is God’s purifying water, the Holy Spirit (7:37-39), which can purify our hearts of old hatreds and hostilities and form us into a diverse people of God on earth."
But how on earth do we do that? How do we go against the cultural pressures and norms that push us to want to only be around people that are like us, that make us feel comfortable? How do we overcome the fear of other? How do we follow the spirit’s gentle nudge to overcome these engrained barriers? As I've thought about these questions, I keep coming back to the spiritual practice of deep listening, or mindful listening, or what some call holy listening. Deep listening involves being fully present with someone and trying to understand their perspective. Mindfulness guru Thich Nath Hanh says that when you are truly engaged in the practice of deep listening you begin to understand another person's suffering.
When I look around there's not much deep listening going on these days. We have become constantly distracted by our phones, our busy schedules and are lost in our own thoughts and ideas. Karyn calls me out on this all the time at home. Oftentimes, when Grayson or Brooks or Karyn has something really important to say, all I respond with is uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. Clearly I am distracted and not listening. I’m guessing many of you been there too.
But besides our increasing distractions, in the past few months it seems that many of us are choosing to avoid hearing perspectives from other people who are different from us. Mindful listening, where you are truly present with a person, shows that you value this person as an equal. Jesus did this with the woman at the well and on many other occasions. In fact I think most of the healing power that he had came from his ability to listen and understand another person's suffering. As a doctor, I know that I often provide much more healing through listening and being present with another person’s suffering then I could ever provide with fancy medication and procedures.
If we are going to expand our communities as we are called to do, the first step is to identify the stranger among you. Who in your life is feeling marginalized, who is thirsty for someone to understand them and their perspective or to understand their suffering. At Grayson's elementary school, they have a bench. This bench is where kids go when they are feeling alone or left out. Then the other students have been taught to notice when one of their classmates is at the bench and to go up that child and ask them to come play. What a wonderful lesson for these kids! They are being taught to seek out the excluded or marginalized and invite them to be included. Now it's not as easy in our adult world to identify people that are feeling left out, but I bet that if we open our eyes and are paying attention we will be presented with many opportunities to share the living water of Jesus in the form of deep listening.
And when you are presented the opportunity to engage in mindful listening, spend time focusing on listening to understand that person. Avoid the temptation to formulate your response right away. As one of my palliative care mentors often says, put on your curiosity cap and ask more questions to get a greater understanding.
Listening with intention is not easy and it can sometimes be exhausting, but it is vital to human relationship and it is vital to creating peace. As one of my personal heroes Mr. Rogers once said "Listening is a very active awareness of the coming together of at least two lives. Listening, as far as I'm concerned, is certainly a prerequisite of love. One of the most essential ways of saying 'I love you' is being a receptive listener."
In doctrine and covenants Section 163 verse 3c and 4a we are reminded
c. There are subtle, yet powerful, influences in the world, some even claiming to represent Christ, that seek to divide people and nations to accomplish their destructive aims. That which seeks to harden one human heart against another by constructing walls of fear and prejudice is not of God. Be especially alert to these influences, lest they divide you or divert you from the mission to which you are called.
4 a. God, the Eternal Creator, weeps for the poor, displaced, mistreated, and diseased of the world because of their unnecessary suffering. Such conditions are not God’s will. Open your ears to hear the pleading of mothers and fathers in all nations who desperately seek a future of hope for their children. Do not turn away from them. For in their welfare resides your welfare.
As you sit here now, I want you to think about who in your life is thirsting to be heard? Who in your life feels on the margins and needs someone to connect with them on a deeper level? Who is the stranger that can open your eyes to new ways of seeing? Who in your life needs you to understand their suffering? We have an opportunity to broaden our community everyday. As we think about our own spiritual practices, I challenge each of us to practice mindful listening. In that spirit of love we can follow Jesus' example at the well and break down barriers between us so that we can all drink from the living water of God's love.


What must I do to be saved?
You see God tells us that since we have sinned we are unable to go to Heaven, because our sin debt must be paid by death For the wages of sin is death Romans 6:23.
So what must you do to get to Heaven and be saved from an eternity of torment in hell? FIRST ADMIT YOUR NEED OF A SAVIOR. You see since you have sinned you are on you way to hell when you die to pay for your sin debt. BUT the good thing is that the end of Romans 6:23 says BUT the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. You see God must be pure and holy so He cannot allow that debt to go unpaid, but instead of making you pay it He has given you a gift, Jesus Christ to die on the cross for your sins in your place. Now all you must do is accept that gift He gave you. To be saved from hell and torment, the price you owe, all you must do is ADMIT your need of a savior, BELIEVE that He died on the cross for your sins and rose from the dead to bring you eternal life, and ACCEPT HIM IN
So what will it be? Will you accept Christ as your Savior? Will you accept what He did on the cross to take away your sin debt? OR will you choose to pay the debt yourself and spend eternity in torment to pay for the debt you owe? THE CHOICE IS YOURS NO ONE CAN DO IT FOR YOU. If you desire to know Christ as your Savior, all you need do is pray to Him to tell Him you realize your sin and your need of a Savior, then believe on His name and that He died, was buried, and rose again to pay your sin debt and bring you eternal life; and accept Him in to live in your heart. It is that easy!
Other Scripture To Help:
Romans 3:10 As it is written there is none righteous, no, not one:
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Ezekiel 18:4c The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Hebrews 7:25 Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works , lest any man should boast.
Acts 16:31a Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and though shalt be saved,
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.


You have my permission to
“Alter my Altar" November 2, 2009
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Enter at the
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
Dear Lord, March 20, 2009
I have nothing to bring to you and had nothing to bring to you, although I thought I did, I now know it was all nothing. Nothing until You called me out and now I am something, something for you to use, something for you to tailor to your needs, something You delight in, something that has everlasting value, something that now knows love.
So many times I came to your altar and felt nothing happened, but now I know you were with me all the time and you knew I’d pass the test. It was that wonderful day that again I came to your altar and you brought me out. You brought me out to your marvelous light and told me I never had to go back. Back to a place of wondering if I could keep it. Wondering if I could keep what I had experienced with you. You brought me to a place of security in You to where I run to your Presence and everything else is nothing, compared to you. You have brought me to a place of boldness of knowing You in the spirit. You have brought me to a place to help others to be lead by your Spirit.
You gave me the gift of the Holy Ghost but it took years of hanging in there, years of waiting, years of wondering, years of testing but it was all worth it because now I’ve made it. Made it into your favour and there’s only looking ahead that matters, looking ahead to eternity with You. You are what I live for and delight in submitting to your awesome power and unrelenting love for me. Dear Jesus, you have my permission to “alter my altar”. Today I hear your voice and will place on the altar what you request of me, not what I am willing to give. I will give you whatever is required to hear your voice so I may obey you.


5,500 UK churches of all denominations have embraced the shift to renewable energy.
According to UK charity Christian Aid, thousands of Catholic, Baptist, Quaker, and Methodist churches are sourcing 100% of their energy needs through green energy tariffs.
Christian energy group 2buy2 says that the average British church spends roughly $1,300 (£1,000) on electricity annually. By sourcing all of their energy needs through wind and solar, the religious collective is diverting roughly $6.5 million (£5 million) from fossil fuels.
Nicholas Holtam, the Bishop of Salisbury and the Church of England’s lead bishop on the environment, said: “Climate change is one of the great moral challenges of our time and so it’s fantastic to see churches doing their bit to ensure they reduce their impact on the environment.”


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Researchers hung men on a cross and added blood in bid to prove Turin Shroud is real
A new scientific study on the Shroud of Turin is questioning the claims that the shroud could have been the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. DOI: Unlike the Shroud of Turin, it does not have an image. The Shroud of Turin is a foot linen cloth bearing an image of a crucified man that has become a popular Catholic icon.
SHROUDIES, people who believe that the Shroud of Turin is the The first certain historical records of the Shroud date back to It was last shown in public in but hasn’t been able to avoid more claims of being fake.
The Shroud of Turin is said by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus and by others a medieval forgery. Now, a new study using modern forensic techniques suggests the bloodstains on the shroud are completely unrealistic, supporting arguments that it is a fake. On display at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, it is one of many shrouds claimed over the centuries to be the one true burial cloth of Jesus. But in , scientists carbon-dated the shroud’s origins to between A.
Still, whether or not the shroud is a fake is still a hotly debated question. To help shed light on this controversy, researchers strove to use modern forensic techniques on the shroud. The scientists applied blood — both human and synthetic — onto a live volunteer to see how blood would run in rivulets down his skin as he lay with his arms and body in various positions. Furthermore, Jesus was supposedly stabbed in the side with the Holy Spear as he hung on the cross, according to the Gospel of St.
Shroud of Turin
By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon. Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. The Shroud of Turin, worshiped by some Christians as the burial cloth of Jesus, will go on virtual display for Easter, church officials said.
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The Shroud of Turin remains one of the most revered Christian relics, despite naysayers and studies questioning its legitimacy. Enshrined in Turin Cathedral, Italy, the bizarre facial features etched into the ancient fabric are said to be of Jesus Christ himself. Now, 30 years later, a team of Oxford University-based researchers have ruled out the finds, citing flaws in the stud. The Shroud of Turin is widely believed to have been a piece of cloth used to cover the body of Christ after his crucifixion.
In , Pope John Paul II allowed a team of international researchers to analyse the shroud to settle the debate once and for all. Researchers from the US, the UK and from Switzerland took samples of the cloth for radiocarbon dating. The pieces of cloth were all dated back to the 13th and 14 centuries, leading the scientists to conclude the shroud was forged in the Middle Ages.
But a new paper published in the Oxford University journal Archaeometry has challenged the validity of the methods used in the original study. In the new study, however, researchers argued the method was flawed because it did not analyse the shroud as a whole. The news study was penned following a successful lawsuit to gain access to the original data collected in
The Shroud of Turin, Authenticated Again
To support our nonprofit science journalism, please make a tax-deductible gift today. But studies have shown the cloth was created in the 14th century. Most mainstream scientists agree the shroud is a fake created in the 14 th century. The mock crucifixions are the most reliable recreations yet of the death of Jesus, the researchers suggest in an online abstract of a paper to be presented next week at a forensic science conference in Baltimore, Maryland abstract E73 on p. And they are the latest in a tit-for-tat series of tests, academic rebuttals, and furious arguments over the provenance—or lack thereof—of the centuries-old religious artifact.
A new high-tech forensic study of the blood flows on the Shroud of Turin, of the Exposition of the Holy Shroud in the Cathedral of Turin April 18, Carbon dating tests in put it between and , but some.
The Turin Shroud is traditionally considered to be the burial cloth in which the body of Jesus Christ was wrapped after his death approximately years ago. Here, we report the main findings from the analysis of genomic DNA extracted from dust particles vacuumed from parts of the body image and the lateral edge used for radiocarbon dating. Several plant taxa native to the Mediterranean area were identified as well as species with a primary center of origin in Asia, the Middle East or the Americas but introduced in a historical interval later than the Medieval period.
Regarding human mitogenome lineages, our analyses detected sequences from multiple subjects of different ethnic origins, which clustered into a number of Western Eurasian haplogroups, including some known to be typical of Western Europe, the Near East, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian sub-continent. Such diversity does not exclude a Medieval origin in Europe but it would be also compatible with the historic path followed by the Turin Shroud during its presumed journey from the Near East.
Furthermore, the results raise the possibility of an Indian manufacture of the linen cloth. The Turin Shroud TS is a linen cloth, 4. TS is the most important relic of Christianity because the Catholic tradition identifies this burial cloth as that in which the body of Jesus Christ was wrapped before being placed in a Palestine tomb approximately years ago. Such a scenario is supported by numerous scholars who believe that the journey of TS began in Jerusalem in the year 30 or 33 AD 3.
A burial cloth, which some historians consider the Shroud, was owned by the Byzantine emperors but disappeared during the Sack of Constantinople in 4. After this event, TS would have been taken by the crusaders and transferred to Athens Greece , where it remained until From , apart from some brief displacements in an effort to hide it during war periods, TS was kept in Turin Italy and later placed in the royal chapel of the city Cathedral inside a specially designed shrine where it has been permanently conserved from to the present.
The TS shows many marks caused by human blood, fire, water and folding of the cloth that partially obscure the double, front and back, body image that is not yet reproducible 1 , 2 , 6 , 7. In , the age of the TS linen cloth was assessed by accelerator mass spectrometry.
Shroud of Turin Is a Fake, Bloodstains Suggest
New scientific tests on the Shroud of Turin, which went on display Saturday in a special TV appearance introduced by the Pope, dates the cloth to ancient times, challenging earlier experiments dating it only to the Middle Ages. Pope Francis sent a special video message to the televised event in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, which coincided with Holy Saturday, when Catholics mark the period between Christ’s crucifixion on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
The Vatican, tiptoeing carefully, has never claimed that the foot linen cloth was, as some believers claim, used to cover Christ after he was taken from the cross 2, years ago. Francis, reflecting that careful Vatican policy, on Saturday called the cloth, which is kept in a climate-controlled case , an “icon” — not a relic.
The Exposition of the Shroud of Turin begins in the Turin the momentous Nature (1) article dating the Shroud of Turin to between
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Pdf the radiocarbon dating shroud: recent research reported new high-tech forensic sciences. Although most christians consider the to attempt to explore the shroud of the.
New forensic tests suggest Shroud of Turin is fake
All rights reserved. Nuns at a convent in Turin, Italy, unroll a cherished copy of the shroud made in Unlike this painted version, the original shroud shows no evidence of artificial pigments. As the venerated relic goes on public exhibition, its origin remains a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
15 (), Workshop on Advances in the Turin Shroud Investigation 14 (The Shroud of Turin: Between Art History and Carbon 14 Dating) Portuguese.
For Course Instructors: Inspection Copies. The Turin Shroud is the most important and studied relic in the world. Many papers on it have recently appeared in important scientific journals. Scientific studies on the relic until today fail to provide conclusive answers about the identity of the enveloped man and the dynamics regarding the image formation impressed therein. This book not only addresses these issues in a scientific and objective manner but also leads the reader through new search paths.
It summarizes the results in a simple manner for the reader to comprehend easily.
Dating the Shroud
A study conducted on a sample of the Shroud of Turin confirms that the cloth dates from the Middle Ages. This ends polemic claiming specialists had previously dated the cloth with a sample taken from a part of the shroud rewoven in the Middle Ages. In January , over two decades after the momentous Nature 1 article dating the Shroud of Turin to between and , one of the original authors was back on the debate’s front lines.
Either way, how does the Turin Shroud come to bear a man’s image? 19 June Ever since radiocarbon dating in proclaimed the 14ft by 4ft piece of linen to be roughly years old, the Church has avoided claiming that it is.
By Sarah Knapton , Science Correspondent. The Turin Shroud may not be a medieval forgery after all, after scientists discovered it could date from the time of Christ. The shroud, which is purported to be the burial cloth of Jesus – showing his face and body after the crucifixion – has intrigued scholars and Christians alike. But radiocarbon dating carried out by Oxford University in found it was only years old. However a new study claims than an earthquake in Jerusalem in 33AD may have not only created the image but may also have skewed the dating results.
The Italian team believes the powerful magnitude 8. Turin Shroud ‘not medieval forgery’. Pope: Turin Shroud ‘conveys peace’. Happisburgh footprints: they will make us rethink what we know about early humans. This flood of neutrons may have imprinted an X-ray-like image onto the linen burial cloth, say the researches. In addition, the radiation emissions would have increased the level of carbon isotopes in the Shroud, which would make it appear younger. The Shroud has attracted widespread interest ever since Secondo Pia took the first photograph of it in which showed details which could not be seen by the naked eye.
How did the Turin Shroud get its image?
May Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph. D. Magis Center of Reason and Faith. Introduction. The Shroud of Turin is a burial shroud (a linen cloth woven in a 3-over 1 a date and location of the Shroud’s origin similar to that of Jesus (see below.
I also appear in each episode of the program. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. More Videos Could this be Jesus’ burial cloth? Story highlights Religion professor Mark Goodacre appears in each episode of the program He defends the carbon dating used to determine the age of the Shroud of Turin.
Science and archaeology offer insights into ancient artifacts that could be linked to Jesus Christ. Viewers were invited to tweet and post their questions to Facebook during the show. Below are some of the most interesting, and my answers to them. Vance Lipsey : Is there a better way to check the shroud than carbon dating?
I’ve been told carbon dating is very inaccurate. Mark Goodacre is a professor of religious studies at Duke University. Goodacre : Actually, carbon dating is an excellent way to ascertain the date of an artifact. Many are disappointed, not surprisingly, that the shroud dated to between AD and


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The Foggy Path Of Life !
The minute we are born
We enter "The Foggy Path Of Life"
Little do we know what lies around the next bend
As we enter each path, will our lives be filled with strife
Where oh Lord will "The Foggy Path Of Life" lead us
You say my child do not concern yourself
With your mind and heart on me lovingly move ahead
Please don't ever forget I am in control of every moment
The path to the right looks un-passable to your eyes
Remember I have planned it all for you
So with unending trust walk ahead, run if you must
But on this "The Foggy Path Of Life" you must tread
Just when you think you are totally lost and forlorn
The grace for you to overcome will come to you complete
Then even if your eyes are closed you will overcome
For God will supply a special friend for you to share with
When you seem to have all bends and no straight ways
It is in these times that I am molding you, to help others
For how else would you know what to say or do
To reach out to those around you who truly need you
So on this "The Foggy Path Of Life" reach out
Extend your heart, mind, body, and soul unselfishly
Know that you are doing what shall please the Lord
And bring all the honor and Glory to Him, His son, and Spirit
Around the next bend for you the foggy mist will lift
Then you will know you have walked this
"The Foggy Path Of Life" well, You shall then hear
"You have done well my good and faithful friend"
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and Bobbie Wilson
January 20, 2001
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The Rebuilding of David’s Fallen Tent
God didn’t give us a mission to merely feel that there is a loving God, but rather he wants us to be changed, like James, Peter and Paul were changed. Our mission is to bring others to repentance to save them out of a corrupt world. In carrying out this mission we should never be willing to appease man’s ways. God uses simple people with a broken and contrite heart to carry out his mission. He took David, a simple and unimpressive shepherd boy and transformed him into a ruler or king. God is doing the same thing today. We are all to be instructed in how to be kings of righteous rule with the Father’s heart. Immanuel Sun expounds in today’s meeting.
Kenya Fellowship Meeting – December 9, 2017
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On being a good soldier...
Nowadays, many of us consider daily the selfless sacrifices made by those called into military service to preserve the freedoms and way of life with which we are so blessed. We pay special tribute to the military men and women, as well as their families, serving our country and engaged in the war on terror-to honor them and to show our gratitude for their service. It is right that we do so. It gives something back to them and hopefully inspires us to live beyond ourselves and our comforts.
Most Christians are not in the military but there are parallels between serving our country in the military and serving our Lord in the church. Both appeal to ideals which transcend self and eagerly and willingly serve on the behalf of others. Both call us to the highest levels of character and integrity so that we can trust in and count on one another. Both look beyond the cares and comforts of the here and now, patiently endure trials and suffering and confidently face the future. And just as a soldier is called to duty from the affairs of civilian life, a soldier for Christ is called to duty from the concerns of the world. In both there is a submission to the authority of another.
Fulfilling the calling of either does not come easily. It can be difficult, but one way to meet the challenge is by the inspiration of example. We gain that inspiration by reading...reading contemporary accounts or biographies from history either on the battlefield or the mission field. Let us take up and read and be inspired to be a good soldier for Christ Jesus.


Ilsington Village Shop has lots of Christmas goodies for sale.
Delicious chocolates for Christmas stockings or to hang on your Christmas tree.
Beautiful traditional advent calendars (for those with a sweet tooth, we sell the chocolate advent calendars too!)
Everything you need to make the perfect Christmas cake.
Gorgeous tins of biscuits to give as gifts or to treat yourself!
Lindt chocolate reindeer – too good to just have at Christmas!
We also stock Christmas cards from local artists.
Merry Christmas one and all!


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Thus, though consigned to Hell, it would seem that some or all of the demons have the ability to roam the earth as well. This does not say that they do not wield considerable power, just that it is not unbounded.
If you think it is bad now, just imagine what it will be like when their power is unchained! Near the end of the world, Scripture says that Satan will be wholly loosed and will come forth to deceive the nations for a while; after this brief period, he and the other fallen angels will be definitively cast into the lake of fire and their influence forever ended. And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, … their number is like the sand of the sea.
And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever Rev So for now, demons do have influence, but it is limited.
At the end, their full fury will be unleashed, but this is only to bring about their final, complete defeat, after which they will be forever sequestered in the lake of fire. Why God permits some demons the freedom to wander about the earth is mysterious.
Part of the Original Creation?
Angels and humans have free, rational souls; if our freedom is to mean anything, God must allow that some abuse it, even becoming sources of evil and temptation to others. For us, this life amounts to a kind of test: God permits some degree of evil to flourish yet at the same time offers us the grace to overcome it. Further, there is the tradition implied in Scripture that for every angel that fell there were two who did not Rev Thus, we live not merely under the influence of demons, but also under the influence and care of angels.
Demons, like human beings, suffer both victories and defeats; there are outcomes that delight them and those that disappoint and anger them. Anyone who has ever attended an exorcism can attest that demons do suffer great deal, especially when the faithful pray and make pious use of sacraments and sacramentals e. Faith and love are deeply disturbing to demons. We all do well in the current dispensation to remember St. Keep your distance!
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If evil is a necessary condition for freedom of rational souls to choose, then there must be some sort of reward for the good use of freedom and some sort of consequence for the bad use of freedom. Which necessarily leads to the next quote:. If God is love which Scripture states that He is then it is not an act of love to allow people to be deceived if it means they will fall into a state of torment without end.
Love does not have that character.
Scripture speaks of the souls in the next life having varying degrees of glory. I have a feeling that someone like St. Athanasius or Polycarp will shine like the sun, while someone who has done evil in his life will be like a flashlight bulb with a weak battery.
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This would seem to be a reasonable use of temptation of our souls. I wonder if your question is not rooted in an incomplete notion of love? We tend today to equate love with kindness, comfort, protection etc. But when you think about it, good parents who love their children subject them to tests and allow them to be exposed to the big bad world to some degree. But as our parents allowed us to fall off our bikes so we can learn to master and riding a bike, perhaps too God permits some limited exposure, along with the outstretched hand of his grace.
But whatever term they go by, there are 30, flavors, and it is hard to say what they say or why. You ideas are tempting, but not inline with Scripture or Tradition. In Matthew , Jesus was pretty clear that the goats will not be welcome in Heaven. Gen , NJB. No sin, no sickness, no death. What do you think?
Is there a way back to Paradise for us? Exorcists are forbidden from publishing exorcisms without the permission of the Church and the possessed, anyways. Indeed, Jesus says He saw Satan fall like lightning — a Jewish way of describing a loss of power or office. We only let him influence us insofar as we listen to the Tempter by giving into temptation, whereby we become accomplices with the Instigator of evil by doing evil sin.
I think I generally agree with the points you have made and discuss them in the article, though from a different perspective. I am aware that he does not have a body and that Scripture speaks often allegorically, and metaphorically etc. And most of my readers do not lack the sophistication your schooling of us implies. But thank you for your correction in case we do lack your understanding. Something tells me you need to get your own blog and then you can publish articles that seek to teach and edify. In terms of soteriology, the war is won, and sufficient grace is available for us to withstand.
But Satan still exerts considerable though limited influence and at the end will be loosed for a while.


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I've had a hard time really putting into words what I feel when I think about Bethany, her family and her story. There has been so much grief and loss, yet here happiness and joy prevails. If she had not shared her heart with me, I would never have known their deep loss.
What I love about our time together is the pure love that existed and simply poured out of all of them. She echoes loves and trust in her life, and I pray that their family continues to be covered in that.
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.- Psalm 37:4
Families are like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.
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Former Drug Dealer, Addict, Testifies of God's Grace
No money. No friends. No home. No hope. Barry Washington had lost everything. Twenty years of drugs, alcohol, crime and violence had left his life as empty as the abandoned shack where he slept.
He was constantly hungry. he was constantly high. One day walking on the streets of Philadelphia, he even contemplated suicide.
In his sorrow and shame, Washington could barely see two men who were cleaning outside a house. Washington approached them and asked for money.
The men, two Nigerian Christians, gave him money and something more – hope for a clean life. The men saw something beneath Washington’s disheveled, dirty, drug-scarred exterior. They saw a man whom God could save.
More than five years later, Washington, who obtained his A. A. degree from Boyce College on May 19th, now sees it too. God has transformed a drug dealer with an eight-grade education into a sinner saved by grace.


Insider 8 Day Israel Itinerary to the Holy Land
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Bethlehem is my hometown, I grew up there. I love to share the food, culture and biblical experiences that draws thousands of tourists to the Holy Land year after year. This fabled town is known all over the world and has become a major pilgrimage site for Christians. The Holy land or Israel, is a revered location for many faiths, especially Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is a once in a life time experience that travelers like to check off on their bucket list of a place to visit and experience.
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Day 1: Depart and begin your journey
Today we embark on our Journey to the Holy Land. Prepare yourself for a life-changing experience. Get plenty of rest on the flight.
Tomorrow you will be walking where Jesus walked! We will be traveling by motor coach through the Land of Israel/Holy Land. It will be an experience of a lifetime.
Day 2: Arrive in Tel Aviv
Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport where we will be met by our travel guide who will accompany us during our entire stay in Israel. We travel northward to our hotel for one night in the coastal area near Tel Aviv.
The remainder of the day is free to walk along the Mediterranean, relax, and have dinner. The time is right for a personal devotional with the sunset over the “Great Sea.”
Enjoy a time of prayer of thanks for safety and the special blessings ahead, a prayer for the people of this land, and a good night’s rest.
Day 3: Caesarea, Megiddo & Nazareth
After breakfast, we travel by private motor coach along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Caesarea, where Gentiles first heard the Good News from Peter and were baptized. We’ll see the Roman Amphitheatre, hippodrome, a film on history and remains of this famous port city and aqueduct, and then journey on to Mt. Carmel, where Elijah challenged King Ahab and the prophets of Baal.
Next, we travel through the Jezreel Valley to Megiddo, the Armageddon Battlefield, where archaeologists have unearthed 20 levels of civilization. We drive through the area of Cana and Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus, where we visit the Nazareth Village. We will also visit the Grand Basilica of the Annunciation and St Joseph’s church. Then we stop at Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into wine. We will have dinner and overnight lodging for the next two nights in the Tiberias area on the Sea of Galilee.
Day 4: Capernaum, Caesarea Philippi & Mount of Beatitudes
Following breakfast, our morning travels take us to two valuable northern sites. The site where the children of Israel fell to the depths of pagan worship and Caesarea Philippi, the site of Peter’s Confession.
In Capernaum, we will visit the ruins of an ancient synagogue and Peter’s home. Then we travel on to the site of the possible multiplication of loaves and fishes in Bethesda and the Mount of the Beatitudes overlooking the Sea.
Finally, we will enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Sea of Galilee. A brief scripture reading and devotional on board brings to life the experiences of Jesus and the fishermen disciples concluding a wonderful day.
Day 5: Jordan River Baptism Sites & Dead Sea
We begin our day with an opportunity to be baptized at the Jordan River Baptismal site. We pass ancient Jericho, view from a distance this city famed as the oldest in the world, before coming to Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, where Elijah and Elisha crossed the Jordan as well as the area where the children of Israel led by Joshua entered the Promised land.
Our lodging for the evening is at the Dead Sea the lowest place on earth. Spend time in the special spa and enjoy a dip in the Dead Sea for a relaxing float before dinner.
Day 6: Masada, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea Scrolls
Our day begins with a cable car ride to the mountain top fortress of Masada.
Afterwards we proceed to Ein Gedi, "Spring of the Goat," an oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Because of its warm climate and abundant supply of water, the site developed a reputation for its fragrant plants and date palm groves. This is where King David hid from Saul and where God defeated the enemies of the Israelites by praise and worship led by King Jehoshaphat.
Next, we visit Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Our lodging for the next four nights will be in Jerusalem.
Day 7: Around Jerusalem & Bible Times
Conditions permitting we will visit the Temple Mount with commentary on the Temple Periods and the variety of belief systems past and present that make this area so valuable. From there we will also be able to see the Pool of Bethesda, Stephen's Gate and St. Anne’s Church.
Passing by the Protestant Cemetery, we visit the "Upper Room" just outside the Zion Gate where the disciple whom Jesus loved laid his head on His breast and where later Thomas cried, "my Lord & my God".
We will also walk where Jesus walked; Mount Moriah and the Dome of the Rock from atop the Mount of Olives and then the Garden of Gethsemane. How many have wished to be whisked back in time to get a glimpse of our Lord or hear His voice if only for a moment? To walk between the ancient olive trees, read the scriptures of Jesus' prayer and take time for personal reflection is important here.
Next, we visit the House of Caiaphas where Jesus was beaten and spit upon. See a pit where he may have been held for the evening and the ancient hillside steps he walked as he was taken to be condemned.
Day 8: Bethlehem, Ein Karem & Jerusalem
After breakfast we drive to Bethlehem, visit the birthplace of our Lord which is marked by the Basilica of the Nativity and kneel at the place of His birth in the Grotto of the Nativity.
We will also visit the Shepherd’s field where the angel of the Lord proclaimed the good news of the birth of the savior (Luke 2:8-18).
Afterwards we will proceed to Ein Karem to visit the Church of the Visitation, where the Virgin Mary came to visit Elisabeth (Luke 1:39-80) and the birth place of John the Baptist.
After that we head to Jerusalem for dinner and rest before to travel the next day to Ben Gurion airport for our flight home.
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In response to a controversies over the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero and on Staten Island, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, on his official blog condemned Islamophobic prejudice. Archbishop Dolan is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which includes Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island.
"Yes, it is acceptable to ask questions about security, safety, the background and history of the groups hoping to build and buy," Archbishop Dolan wrote. "What is not acceptable is to prejudge any group, or to let fear and bias trump the towering American (and for us Catholics, the religious) virtues of hospitality, welcome, and religious freedom."
Archbishop Dolan compared the situation of American Muslims with American Catholic history, saying that Catholics "were (and sometimes still are) considered aliens and foreigners....These foreigners, Beecher, Morse, and company warned, were un-American, from a strange religion led by a fanatic in Rome, who wanted to impose their tyrannical beliefs on the United States, and even destroy American democracy, by violence, if necessary."
He also noted that Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI both "went-to-bat for the Islamic community in Rome in their yearnings to build the first mosque in Rome."


|Full Name||Natasha Tameika Cobbs|
|Net Worth||$5 Million|
|Age||41 Years Old|
|Date of Birth||July 7, 1981|
Tasha Cobbs is an American singer and worship pastor who has enjoyed tremendous success both as a singer and as a worship leader. She is well-known for her powerful voice and her ability to lead worship in churches.
Many people see Tasha Cobbs not only as a great singer, but also as a powerful worship leader and pastor. When she moved to Atlanta, she became a worship pastor at the Dream Center church.
She also created the global mentoring program for ministries when she moved to Atlanta.
True to her word, she became a worship pastor and created the global mentoring program for ministries when she moved to Atlanta known as iLead Escape.
iLead Escape provides online resources for Christian leaders to mentor new pastors starting from scratch, helping them grow in their ministry alongside other seasoned ministers. This program helps new pastors develop leadership skills, work on their sermon writing skills, and connect with other like-minded believers from all over the world.
This innovative initiative not only benefits Tasha’s own ministry: it also helps aspiring Christian leaders around the globe learn from some of the best in order to reach their full potential in service of God.
Natasha Tameika Cobbs is a talented singer who was born on July 7, 1981, in Jesup, Georgia. She began her musical journey at the choir where she led worship and grew in her practice until she was older.
In 2002, Tasha released her self-titled debut album which included the hit singles “I Believe” and “Here I Stand”. Since then she has released two more albums: The Soul of Christmas (2005) and Blessings (2007). Her most recent album, Unconditionally (2016), features the single “Don’t Look Back”.
Tasha has been a worship leader for most of her life, and she has always had a passion for music. In 2006, she joined Dream Center Church in Atlanta as the director of arts-related ministries. At that time, the church was just starting to grow rapidly and expand its ministry beyond just worship services. Under Tasha’s leadership, the ministry grew exponentially and now includes four departments: worship, dance, drama, and creative writing/publishing.
In 2018, Tasha decided it was time to move on from her role at Dream Center Church and head off into new territory. She relocated to Greenville, South Carolina – home to one of Relentless Church’s biggest branches – and assumed the role of lead pastor in charge of all things worshipful there. It is safe to say that Tasha is committed not only to spreading God’s word but also using music as an opportunity deliver messages far beyond what words could ever convey!
“Is Tasha Cobbs married? Who is her husband? Well, here is the answer you were looking for.
Yes, Tasha Cobbs is married! She quietly got married on March 3rd 2017 to Kenneth Leonard, who she has been with for a long time. Surprisingly, even though their courtship was not secret, when it came time to get married, the duo decided to surprise everyone and had a private wedding.
The event was set up to look like a regular dinner party. Guests were given small hints about what was happening over the course of the evening until it culminated in them arriving at Tasha’s home and finding out that everything was just an elaborate ruse.
What an interesting person! Tasha has shared a lot of information with us about her husband, Kenneth Leonard. He started his music career long ago and has since worked with several Grammy-winning artists. Some of the other things that he is notable for include running the BMI brunch and training Anthony Hamilton and Tamia Hill. It’s clear that he has a lot of talent, and it’s wonderful to learn more about him through Tasha’s story.
Tasha and Leonard had worked together in their music career and after marriage, they formed a production duo. Their unique chemistry was evident from the start, as they were able to bring spirituality, originality and passion into the music they produced.
They made a variety of music including R&B, pop, gospel, and jazz. Information about his growing days is not really available to the public but judging by his recent work – it’s safe to say that he still has what it takes to make amazing music.


Big Brother Naija star, Doyin David has taken to social media to reveal that she no longer attends church because of incidents in the church.
Doyin shared this on her Instagram story while reacting to a post about a US pastor who had stolen $1.3 million from churchgoers by saying that God had told him to do it.
She disclosed that she no longer attends church because of these kinds of incidents.
Doyin responded to the pastor’s remark by saying that certain churchgoers would support him regardless of what he did.
She said that the church these days almost needs you to be a simple idiot and that the standards are falling every day.
She concluded by admitting that God is truly forgiving.
In her words:
“People ask me why I no longer go to church….ridiculous things like this is the reason. Just imagine this one saying God asked him to steal and you’ll find people in his church who will defend this madness. The standard keeps getting lower and lower by the day, it’s almost as if you have to be just plain stupid to be able to sit through certain sermon these days. God is really patient.”


"For to me, to live is Christ—and to die is gain!" Philippians 1:21
You kindly inquire about my health. I am, through the grace of God—perfectly well. Yet, as healthy as I am—I labor under a growing disorder, for which there is no cure—I mean old age. I am glad that it is a mortal disease, from which I will not recover! I would not always want to live in such a poor world as this! I have a Scriptural hope of a glorious inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—reserved in heaven for me!
I am now in my seventy-second year, and have lived long enough. I have known something of the evils of life—and have had a large share of the good things of life. I know what the world can do—and what it cannot do. It can neither give nor take away that peace of God which passes all understanding; it cannot soothe a wounded conscience, nor enable us to meet death and eternity with comfort.
I have an abiding and abounding experience, that the Gospel is the "universal remedy" adapted to all our wants and all our woes; and a "suitable help" when every other help fails!
Your affectionate friend,


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Return to In-Person Worship
Dear New Hope members and friends,
Greetings to you and your family in the awesome name of God’s unspeakable gift, the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing first to express my profound gratitude for your patience and perseverance during this most unprecedented season of COVID-19. As a church family, we have not only managed to survive, but by the grace of God and through your generosity, we have managed to thrive. To God be the Glory!
For the past 21 months, we have not engaged in in-person worship, but God has taught us so much about his faithfulness in providing for all of our needs throughout this pandemic, and for that, we are forever grateful.
Second, I write to inform you that we will engage in our first in-person worship since COVID-19 on this Sunday, December 26th at 10:00 AM. This will be a very soft opening and a dress rehearsal for the official opening that will come real soon. I am aware that many of you are not comfortable with returning at this moment because of the recent surge in the Omicron variant of this virus.
Please know that I truly understand and ask only that you continue to watch the worship service via the website, YouTube and Facebook Live or listen via the phone line. Unfortunately, for a brief period of time, we may have to broadcast the services at a later time, however, information regarding the specifics is forthcoming.
Because of the surge in the Omicron virus, I have decided to conduct in-person worship services only on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month. On 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays, we will continue with our online worship services at 11AM. This format will remain in place until the conditions are more conducive for a complete return to in-person worship.
If you plan to attend the in-person worship, below are the protocols that are designed to ensure the safest environment possible:
1. All congregants must wear a face mask at all times during in-person services. The church will have masks available.
2. All congregants must show proof of vaccination. A digital copy on your cell phone will be accepted.
3. All congregants should maintain 6 feet of separation from persons outside their household. Households may sit together.
4. Congregants should not gather in close groups while entering or exiting the building.
5. Congregants should use hand sanitizer prior to or upon entering the building.
6. Congregants should place their tithes and offerings in the tithes collection boxes near sanctuary entrances.
7. Prayer cards will be made available for all congregants to participate in the modified altar call.
8. Welcome Centers, Hospitality and Prayer Rooms will remain closed.
Your commitment through these difficult times has been a tremendous source of support and encouragement to your Pastor.
I remain yours in His service,
Bro. Jerry Young, Pastor


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The word “whoso” is found 27 times in the book of Proverbs (KJV). These occurrences are exactly one-half of the times that the word is found throughout the Book of God. Our current study involves some of these instances from this grand book of wisdom.
The eighth chapter of Proverbs in its entirety deals with wisdom. As with our first installment of this series (regarding Proverbs 1:33) and, as is often the case in Proverbs, wisdom is here again personified. Wisdom is given a voice and other attributes of a human being (i.e. verses 1-4). Among other things “wisdom” declares, “For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips” (vs. 7). Wisdom further reveals, “All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge” (vss. 8, 9). It is described as being better than rubies, silver and gold (vss. 11, 19). It declares its eternality, dwelling with Deity always (vss. 22, 23, 30). It pronounces a blessing upon the individual who seeks it (vs. 34). The conclusion drawn by wisdom is: “For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death” (vss. 35, 36).
James records, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (Jas. 1:5). As Solomon stated, finding wisdom is finding life. Hence, one would do well to seek wisdom in every situation at all costs. Or, as Solomon stated earlier, “If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding” (Prov. 2:4-6). Is “wisdom” at the top of your “wish list?” For every Christian it certainly should be.


“Would you like to come up the mountain and visit a school with me?”
This is the question that changed the life of Bob and Diane Wamhoff, and that would begin a transformation of a small Honduran community.
Diane Wamhoff had joined her church on a mission trip to El Progresso, Honduras in 2002. At the time, she was there to visit an orphanage when she was approached by a nun named Sister Theresita with an invitation to visit a school in her mountain community. Diane accepted, and was joined by a Honduran woman named Judith who was also involved in the mission work in El Progresso.
The trip up the mountain was treacherous. The road, if you could call it that, was washed away in many places, with severe drops on either side. Diane remained in the SUV taking her up the mountain, while Judith and a few others walked. The trip was rough, but what she saw when she reached her destination, the small village of Brisas Del Norte De San Francisco, was heartbreaking.
“The school was nothing more than a run-down, two-room building which was intended to house first through sixth graders,” said Diane as she recounts her first experience on the mountain. “I saw the kids, and they had no smiles on their faces. They were all skin and bones. Sister Theresita told us these children had no food, and were eating grass and dandelions. She then pulled 11 kids to the side and told me if they didn’t eat, they would die within six months.”
She went on to point out a little boy who was living in a coop with pigs and cows. He had terrible parasites and was in need of hospitalization.
“Sister Theresita told me that if they could build a kitchen, the government would provide a grant for beans and rice because they recognized the kids couldn’t learn or study if they were so hungry. They were all falling asleep in class,” said Diane.
That provided some shimmer of hope, but the school didn’t have the money to build the kitchen. Diane asked her church group, and they could not provide the funds either.
At that moment, guided by God and Angel Timmy, Diane made a decision. She said “I will do it. I will build the kitchen” and personally provided the funds to make it happen.
“I was so excited,” said Diane. “I came home and told Bob what I was doing. He was shocked! But he could see the enthusiasm and was very supportive.”
The kitchen was built … but the government promise to provide food went unfulfilled.
Diane was eager to return to Honduras to see the kitchen, and see the children eating. Yet she was filled with disappointment when she arrived. The kitchen was being used for storage. There was no equipment. There was no food. The children were still starving.
“I wasn’t going to let those children die. I will never forget the looks on their faces when I got there. I could see fear, and the lost, sunken eyes. I’ve never felt so certain and so driven about anything,” said Diane, who proceeded to immediately go into town and buy everything to operate the kitchen and feed the children.
On that day in 2003, Just Because We Care was born.
Yet Diane knew that she and Bob couldn’t do it alone. They would need the help and support of the community in Honduras, as well as the financial support of the community in the United States to feed the children.
Judith, who journeyed up the mountain with Diane that very first day, and her family became an important part of Just Because. Judith is a nurse and a lawyer by trade, and her husband, Esau, is a doctor who is rumored to have delivered tens of thousands of babies in El Progresso and the surrounding areas. They were as moved by what they saw as Diane. As Judith says “these are my people,” and she wanted to do everything she could to serve them.
Judith, Esau, their two sons and daughters-in-law agreed to run the charity on the ground, day-to-day. Diane returned to the United States to begin raising money.


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8 St Paul’s Anglican Church
39 Church Street
The original St Paul’s Anglican Church of 1842 was designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer and consecrated by Bishop Nixon, the first Bishop of Tasmania.
Later, the stone church had to be demolished due to cracks appearing in the walls – salt water was likely used in the mortar. In 1887 it was replaced by the present timber structure.
Some of the most significant moments in Meg’s life were experienced at St Paul’s. She was christened and married inside, and also spent many years as a Sunday School teacher and as the organist in very recent years when the need arose.
In the 1970s she established the Discovery Centre in the old Parish Hall next door where the stories of Circular Head and its marine and pioneering history are preserved and kept. If you’d like to take a look inside the church ask for the key from the knowledgeable volunteers at The Discovery Centre.
The interior is made of Baltic pine with Tasmanian blackwood fittings. A striking stained glass window over the altar depicts The Last Supper. Meg recalled an elderly stalwart of the church, Mary Edgar, sitting in the front row of the choir, and nodding off during many a Sunday service. In those days, you could barely hear any of the service for the birdsong outside in the big old pine trees, although this wasn’t the case when the organ was played by Minnie or Doreen.
Listen to the story of this location while you walk
Explore the Stanley Heritage Walk route on our map of the region
Images gathered from Meg’s personal albums and other historical sources


Confession: I hate road trips with a baby. They make me so anxious, and just downright grumpy. (Please tell me I’m not the only one.) But last week, God used a road trip to remind me of His goodness towards us.
My in-laws live about 4.5 hours away on a good day. Sometimes the drive can take much longer, mostly depending on I-35. Last week, the latter was the case. The baby cried most of the drive, traffic was horrible, I was irritated, and it was pouring rain. But wait, there’s more: about halfway home, we got a flat tire. Typically, this would be something that just makes you want to scream. But instead, in a church parking lot on the side of I-35 in a rinky-dink town, I couldn’t help but be grateful. Yes we had a flat, but the rain had nearly stopped and our Ruthie girl had just fallen asleep – and then stayed asleep for most of the debacle. This was such a small reminder to me of the ways that God provides for us. So many things could have gone wrong here – Ruthie could have had a total meltdown, we could have had a blow out on the highway, it could have been an hour later and all of the tire shops could have been closed, the rain could have still been in a downpour – but nothing did. How often do things like this happen in our lives? We face a situation that feels so big and overwhelming only to remember that God is for us and He always has a perfect plan. Does that mean that things won’t be messy, or that it will work out exactly the way we hope? No. Not at all. Does that mean that we won’t have to buy a used tire from a guy named Antonio? No. But it does mean that we will be okay.
In a situation where I would usually be grumpy and miserable, God reminded me that He constantly offers us tender mercies…sometimes we just have to choose to see them.


Growing up in our family, my parents always made opportunities for us as kids to be invested into the lives of other people (maybe intentionally or maybe just because that’s who they were). I can still say that to this day, my mom and dad are some of the most servant-hearted people I know.
I can remember going to the rescue mission to help fix meals for the homeless, visiting widows and shut-ins, and serving missionaries and the members of the churches where my dad pastored. Much of our family time growing up included time spent serving others together. And what better way to make memories together than to do it by making a real difference at the same time.
I hope and pray that as our own children grow, we can develop within them the same servant’s mindset that our parents naturally instilled into us. If I could try and describe it best, I’d have to say that our parents always taught us how to be open-handed – to live a life characterized by the spirit of generosity.
Jesus Himself operated an open-handed ministry. He came to seek, to save, and to serve.
Here are three ways that your family can stay open-handed during the upcoming seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas:
1. GIVE (of your time and your money)
Making your family life about more than just living for yourselves leaves a valuable impression upon the hearts and minds of your children – an impression that will ultimately become a part of their character.
Learn to have fun as a family by saving money to give to special projects (missions, needy families, a widow) and by spending time thinking and planning ways that you can get creative to give of your money and yourselves to meet others’ needs.
Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Matthew 10:8 Freely ye have received, freely give.
A few years ago, our family saved up $100 with the specific intent of going out to eat and finding a family in the restaurant whose meal we could buy. We prayed over the choice of the restaurant and that the right family would be there. And God clearly answered. Seeing the expressions on that families’ faces when complete strangers bought their meal was a priceless lesson I don’t think our kids will ever forget.
2. SERVE (those in leadership and those in need)
One of the most powerful things you can ever do for your kids is developing in them a servant’s heart for others. Specifically, teach them ways to love and serve those in leadership and those in need.
Also, when a need is brought to your families’ attention, don’t just sweep it under the rug if you have the wherewithal to meet it. Your kids will take notice.
Proverbs 3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
I can think of an instance in particular recently when our daughter felt led to bless a waitress with an additional $25 of her own money to help with any need she might have. However, in that proud dad moment, I couldn’t help but recognize that her generosity was a perpetuated reflection of the generosity of her mother who has done the same thing on multiple occasions over the years. 🙂
3. LOVE (because our heart is a reflection of God’s)
If there is anything that we want our kids to get a hold of, it’s the lifestyle of loving God and loving people. When we teach our kids to give and serve, we naturally teach them to love.
If we can pass down the characteristic of an open-handed love to the future generation, we’ve actually contributed to a greater future difference in the world than we could have ever made ourselves.
John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
If we really want to get honest, our kids’ level of open-handedness will most likely be an accurate reflection of our own. And our open-handedness needs to be an accurate reflection of Christ’s.
May our heart’s desire be that of the Apostle Paul when he said, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”
With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, the opportunities to be open-handed as a family abound. Get creative. Make memories and make a difference at the same time. In what ways does your family plan to serve others during this season?


'Life, believe, is not a dream
So dark as sages say;
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day.
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,
But these are transient all;
If the shower will make the roses bloom.
Oh why lament its fall?'
‘Why am I afraid to tell you who I am?’
‘I am afraid to tell you who I am, because,
if I tell you who I am, you may not like who I am, and it’s all that I have’. John Powell
'How beautiful, how grand and liberating this experience is, when people learn to help each other. It is impossible to overemphasize the immense need humans have to be really listened to, to be taken seriously, to be understood. Modern psychology has brought it very much to our attention. At the very heart of all psychotherapy is this type of relationship in which one can tell everything, just as a little child will tell all to his mother. No one can develop freely in this world and find a full life without feeling understood by at least one person…..…. He who would see himself clearly must open up to a confidant freely chosen and worthy of such trust.” Paul Tournier, M.D.
'When I despair, I remember that all through history the way
of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants,
and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in
the end they always fall. Think of it...always.' Mahatma Gandhi
‘What if you discovered that the least of the brethren of Jesus, the one who needs your love the most, the one you can help the most by loving, the one to whom your love will be most meaningful – what if you discovered that this least of the brethren of Jesus…… is you?’ Carl Jung
‘So long as we imagine it is we who have to look for God, we must often lose heart. But it is the other way about – He is looking for us.’ Simon Tugwell
'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light Jesus, Matthew 11:28-30
‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference.’ Robert Frost
‘The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.’ Albert Schweitzer
'The first and best victory is to conquer self.' Plato
‘The door on which we have been knocking all our lives will open at last.’ C S Lewis
'There will come a time when you believe everything is
finished. That will be the beginning.' Louis L'Amour
'The Road goes ever on and on.
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way.’
J R R Tolkien
‘One thing God has spoken,
Two things have I heard:
That you, O God, are strong,
And that You, O Lord, are loving.'
God, Psalm 62: 11-12
‘No man, for any considerable period of time, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the truth.’ Nathaniel Hawthorne
‘To be, rather than to appear’
Who can give a man this, his own name?'
‘The deepest desire of our hearts if for union with God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.' Brennan Manning
'He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.' God, Isaiah 40:28-31
‘Then the time came when the risk it took
To remain tight in a bud was more painful
Than the risk it took to blossom.’
'To do for yourself the best that you have it in you to do – to grit your teeth and clench your fists in order to survive the world at its harshest and worst –is, by that very act, to be unable to let something be done for you and in you that is more wonderful still. The trouble with steeling yourself against the harshness of reality is that the same steel that secures your life against being destroyed secures your life also against being opened up and transformed by the holy power that life itself comes from. You can survive on your own. You can grow strong on your own. You can even prevail on your own. But you cannot become human on your own.’ Frederick Buechner
‘I have loved you with an everlasting love.’God, Jeremiah 31:3
‘Show me your face, let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.’ God, Song of Songs 2:14
'After winter comes the summer, After night comes the dawn. And after every storm, there comes clear,open skies.' Samuel Rutherford
'When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.' Alexander Graham Bell
'Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.' Carl Jung
'Do not consider painful what is good for you.' Euripides
'Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.' Joseph Conrad
'Every one of us gladly turns away from his problems; if possible, they must not be mentioned, or, better still, their existence is denied. We wish to make our lives simple, certain, and smooth, and for that reason problems are taboo. We want to have certainties and no doubts—results and no experiments—without even seeing that certainties can arise only through doubt and results only through experiment. The artful denial of a problem will not produce conviction; on the contrary, a wider and higher consciousness is required to give us the certainty and clarity we need.' C.G. Jung, Collected Works, Vol. 8
'Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort, of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as it is, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful friend will take and sift them, keeping what is worth keeping, and then, with the breath of kindness, blowing the rest away.' Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot)
'Love asks people to become more of their true selves in each other’s presence and to become more steadily alive and sensitive to each other’s person.' Eugene Kennedy, Living with Everyday Problems
'Make your own recovery the first priority in your life.' Robin Norwood
'The woman who sweats under her mask, whose role makes her itch with discomfort, who hates the division in herself, is already beginning to be free.' Thomas Merton
'One is always in the dark about one’s own personality. One needs others to get to know oneself.' Carl Jung, Jung Speaks
'The spirit of the sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim freedom for the captives
And release from darkness for the prisoners,
To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour
And the day of vengeance of our God,
To comfort all who mourn,
And provide for those who grieve in Zion –
To bestow on them a crown of beauty
Instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
And a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
A planting of the Lord for the display of His splendour
They will rebuild the ancient ruins
And restore the places long devastated;
They will renew the ruined cities
That have been devastated for generations.
Aliens will shepherd your flocks;
Foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
And you will be called priests of the Lord,
You will named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
And in their riches you will boast.
Instead of their shame
my people will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
they will rejoice in their inheritance;
and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be theirs.'
God, Isaiah 61


How we serve you
We believe that excellence in education should be the goal of each Christian school. Our schools seek to prepare students for a productive and successful life in society as they fulfill God’s will. Serving others and faithfulness to a strong, Bible-believing church are logical outcomes to a proper and balanced Christian education.
Our role is to come alongside member schools to provide training, resources, and student life enrichment – all to raise the next generation of Christian leaders.
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Pastor Paul Rebert
Message From the President
"Of all the stewardship tasks God has given his followers, Christian mothers or fathers may undertake one of the most crucial: directing their children into a life-long, God-glorifying relationship with their Creator. Scripture clearly states that this complex spiritual task is accomplished through inculcating Christlikeness in the child’s spiritual, mental, physical, and social development.
We are convinced that successful Christian education exists to come alongside parents, helping them to accomplish this essential responsibility . . ."


Welcome to Irvington United Methodist Church!
Celebrate the love of God through Service, Worship, and Nurture.
Irvington United Methodist Church
30 N. Audubon Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46219
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9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Coffee Fellowship
10:30 a.m. Worship
Rev. Dr. Keith H. Adkins, Senior Pastor
Church Newsletter April
METHODIST WOMEN TO HOST PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 at noon, the women of IUMC have invited the women of Irvington Presbyterian Church for lunch, and the Presbyterian women will provide a speaker from the Irvington George Thomas Florist shop.
LAITY WRITING CONTEST
The theme this year is “The Outwardly Focused Church”,
and the winner will be asked to read ir on Thursday, May 29th at the laity luncheon at Conference.
Advocacy Network (ICAN) may be able to help you with potential financial assistance, clothing, and/or referrals.
Contact them at (317) 322-9645 or email at ICanCenterIndy@gmail.com
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Come to the lower level of the church to shop for gently used items.
IUMC Preschool Registration for the 2014- 2015 school year begins March 12th. Call for more details: 317-356-7232.
Irvington United Methodist Church offers Sunday School classes for adults and children. Join us Sunday morning 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. !


Częstochowa - the spiritual capital of Poland. It is here that the famous Pauline monastery is located containing the revered icon of the Virgin Mary, credited with numerous miracles. For centuries it has been the country’s main place of pilgrimage.
Itinerary: Kraków - Częstochowa Black Madonna Monastery - Kraków
Price includes: transport, guide service, admission fees
Start: 7:40 Duration: 8-9 hours. Other languages on request.
FREE PICK UP/DROP OFF from your hotel or from the specified address in Krakow.
The place gained special importance for the Poles after the “Lwów Oath” of king John II Casimir on the 1st of April 1657. It was on that day that the king proclaimed the Blessed Virgin Mary the Queen of Poland and in his prayers entrusted Poland under her protection against the invasion of the Swedish and Hungarian troops.
The monastery played an important role during the “Deluge” in 1655 when it withstood the siege of the Swedish army. The monastery’s prior at the time was Father Augustyn Kordecki. The defense of Jasna Góra was a triumph of religious and symbolic significance.
During the times of the People’s Republic of Poland, on the 26th of August 1956, the Jasna Góra Oaths of the Polish Nation (written by Primate Stefan Wyszyński) were taken in the presence of about 1 million pilgrims.
The icon of the Blessed Mary also had a special meaning for John Paul II, who, already as the Pope, visited Jasna Góra six times. After the fateful attempt on his life in 1981, John Paul II offered his belt, with blood stains and bullet marks, as a gift to the Virgin Mary. In 1983 he prayed in here thanking the Queen of Poland for saving his life. In 2006 also Pope Benedict visited Jasna Góra.
During your tour of the monastery, you will have a chance to see: the Treasury, the Knights Chamber, the Nation’s Remembrance Chapel, the Refectory, the Tower, the Golgotha and the Stations of the Cross.
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