Hello readers! I am typing this post from my brand new iPad mini! I am freaking out because the Journey Church in Fernandina Beach, Florida, sent me this iPad as a graduation gift. I’m so blessed by the fact that there is a body of believers, that live 6 hours away from me, but still care and believe in me enough to send me such an awesome gift. I thought I would share that with y’all, because God used the Journey Church to give me a gift that would encourage me, and now I am using that gift to encourage you guys! It’s crazy how God works.
Okay, now let’s get on to the actual post. I am not usually one to share much about my personal life on my blog. I figure if you wanted to know what I was doing you would follow me on Instagram. However, I am just in a very interesting season of life right now, and God has been teaching me so much that I want to share some of it with you. I think God is big enough to use my experiences to teach you something, even if you are not experiencing the same things as I am.
Alright, so I just graduated high school, and it’s completely different than I thought it would be. I am not gonna lie, I’m not as brave as I thought. I was talking big when I was a freshman and sophomore. I used to think I would show no fear and I would just hop on a plane to a third world country and be fine. Now, it makes me sick to my stomach to think of leaving everything and everyone I know (especially my family). Everyone told me that it was gonna be hard for me to leave, but I never really believed them, until now.
I am still moving away though. I’m going to school to get a psychology degree and then, after that, I think I am going to be a missionary. Since I was young, I have felt God calling me into ministry. I believe I have a calling, though God has not given me all the details of it. You have a calling, too. God says that you were “created in Christ Jesus to do good works, that He prepared in advance for you to do.” (Ephesians 2:10). You have a job to do. God has a specific plan and calling just for you, and His plan for you does not change, even if you cannot see or understand it right now.
This brings me to my first point. There are challenges that come with your calling. Take me, for example. God has clearly opened up the door for me to go to school (which is a crazy story in and of itself), and because He has opened the door in a way that only He could, I know I am suppose to go to school for now. It is going to prepare me for whatever it is God has for me. This is a steeping stone to my calling.
In spite of this, I am still having a hard time letting go of all the things I have here at home. I feel loved and safe here. It would be easier for me to just stay home. It would be more predictable and comfortable, if I just stayed here. I am currently stuck between the comfort and the calling.
I don’t think it would be crazy for me to think that there are others stuck in this spot, too. Not specifically moving out like me, but in other ways, they experience this feeling. I think there are others who have things they know they should do, but because those things are challenging, they are hesitant to do them.
The sad thing is, however, that there is not a more wonderful feeling than when you know you are walking in line with your calling. I have experienced this first hand. For me, whether I am hosting a 24 hour live web show to raise money for girls in Ukraine, or I am simply handing out sandwiches to homeless people, I feel the most amazing sense of joy and peace. That is a part of my calling, and when I am doing it, I can’t even explain the satisfaction I feel. So, though there are challenges that come with your calling, the pay off in the end is more than worth it.
Nonetheless, being stuck between the comfort and the calling is not a fun place to be. However, as I continue to press on towards my calling (no matter what challenges arise), will you press on towards yours, as well? Imagine a body of believes, who were not satisfied with the comfort of complacency, but everyone was pressing towards their calling with a bold determination. I pray that the Holy Spirit would pour Himself out on us, so that we may be able to do that.
Imagine the look on the devil’s face when he sees people stepping out of their comfort zones and into their callings. He’d be shaking with fear, because comfort is one of his biggest weapons. C. S. Lewis says, in His book “The Screwtape Letters”, that “the safest road to Hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts”. Satan wants you comfortable, indifferent, and complacent. Our biggest accomplishments lie just outside our comfort zones.
So, I have a long road ahead of me, and I feel like it is going to get worse before it gets better, but I know that God will be with me through it all, and He will be with you through all of your challenges, too. You can stay complacent, or you can pursue your calling and step foot on the most amazing adventure you could ever ask for. I read somewhere that “a ship in a harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for.” I cannot promise you that it will be comfortable or safe, but if you do what God asks you to do, you will truly be doing what you were made to do.
Alright friends, you know the drill, if you have any questions, comments, topics, prayer request, etc. then shoot me an email at firstname.lastname@example.org or just leave a comment below. Thank you for reading and stay tuned, if you want to, because I plan on writing some more over the summer.


Growing up in a Christian home has influenced my life in many ways, God’s perfect calling being the biggest one. Throughout my life there has been a HUGE emphasis placed on God’s calling for my life. What is he asking me to do? What was I created to do? And let me tell you, I have no idea. Frankly, I don’t think it exists. Let me explain.
Every summer in high school, my youth group would pack up for a week and head to Glacier Bible Camp. The bus ride was long, the air conditioning would break, and the batteries in our MP3 players would die half way up. Nevertheless, we ventured to the most beautiful part of Montana to spend a week with God and our friends. After evening services we would gather as a group and talk about what God had been doing at camp thus far. Most students would talk about some calling they had “placed on their heart” or letting go of anger towards someone. I never had that. Each night at camp was fun but never life changing. I would feel “moved” during worship, but convince myself it was the giant fan blowing in the back or the ridiculously loud bass thumping through my body. My last year of camp I finally had my “calling” as it were. I knew without a doubt that I was going to be a worship leader and no one was going to stop me.
I applied and got accepted to Trinity Bible College and had a fire underneath me that was blazing hot. Little did I know, I wouldn’t be able to afford Trinity, better yet, I wouldn’t go at all. My church friends packed their bags and ventured off to pursue what God had called them to do and worked out a way for the to do it, and I sat on my lunch break at my full time job eating a sandwich of jealously.
Years later, I am on my church worship team and to no ones surprise I am way to anxious to lead worship. My voice quivers, my hands shake; panic overwhelms my body. To think that I had been called to be a worship leader is ridiculous.
So, I prayed and prayed, fasted, begged, pleaded with God for a calling.
I saw friends and family accomplish great things. They moved, married, reproduced. Wrote books, created businesses, and planted churches all while I sat and watched. Finally, I decided to call myself and pursue a degree in counseling. I love helping people, why not do it forever, right? I applied and got in. Heck, I even received some scholarships and financial aid that I just KNEW had to be from the Lord himself. I saw doors opening up all around me and I felt like I had FINALLY found my calling from God.
I think that God is a practical joker. For some of you, he calls you, guides you, and helps you out. For the rest of us he leads us to something awesome and slams the door shut.
I have gone through quite a lot of crap in my life, but the one thing that kept me going was knowing that “God would use it to his glory”. The death of friends would have some purpose at some point. Lost opportunities would open other doors. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I believe crappy things happen for no other reason than bad luck. Twenty year old kids die of cancer while an all powerful God watches them suffer. Maybe they should have prayed a little more, begged a little harder, and he would have stepped in.
Some of us aren’t “called” to anything other than a mediocre existence. We spend our days striving to find one thing we may be good at and all the while God knows that thing doesn’t exist. This is who we are. This is who we will forever be.


Sister Donna Markham OP, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced the CCUSA Innovation Challenge during CCUSA’s Annual Gathering in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The challenge, which awards a total of $1 million to three agencies, seeks to inspire member agencies within the Catholic Charities network to propose a fresh solution toward alleviating, reducing, or eliminating poverty.
Agencies grouped into three categories based on the number of full-time employees – small, medium, or large – will submit proposals to CCUSA. The proposals must recommend new and innovative approaches to address poverty rather than expand upon current programs. The application deadline for the CCUSA Innovation Challenge is January 31, 2020. Only one submission per member agency will be accepted.
Catholic Charities USA is the national office for Catholic Charities agencies nationwide and a member of Caritas Internationalis. Catholic Charities USA’s members provide help and create hope to more than nine million people a year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds. The mission of Catholic Charities is to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire church and other people of good will to do the same.
This was reported by Catholic Charities USA on September 26, 2019.
Contact information: Patricia Cole, Vice President, National Communications and Engagement, Catholic Charities USA, 2050 Ballenger Avenue, Suite 400, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 703-236-6218; Email: email@example.com; Website: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org


Welcome to Nazareth School
IN THE BEGINNING
NAZARETH NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL FESTAC TOWN, LAGOS, opened its doors to admit its first pupils. Since the first application forms been distributed on October 1982, the demand for places had been beyond all expectations and unfortunately but inheritable ,many were disappointed even before the construction of the school, his grace, Most Re. Anthony Ololiunmi Okogie, Archbishop of Lagos, had asked the congregation of Sister Maria Coate, and her assistant Sister Winifred Nacken had resided in Pacelli school for the build up to Christians Eve 1982, when they “moved house: to Festac Town accompanied by Sister Mary Noel Meehan, Regional superior of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Maria had considerable experience of teaching in school in England, and has spent over a year as vice-principal of St. Catherine Model School Surulere, in preparation for the opening of Nazareth School Festac. Very early on that opening day in January 10th 1983 Rev. Fr. Anolegbe blessed every classroom in the school and prayed for God loving care and protection over all pupils, teachers etc.
541 children were admitted and arranged in classes as follows.(Note names of the first staff of Nazareth School) -Mrs. Ubaka Class- NIA Pupils-25 , Mrs. Okonkwo Class- NIB Pupils-43,Mrs. Ogodi Class- NIC Pupils-32, Mrs. Aledoghu Class- N2A Pupils-41,Mrs. Eke Pupils-43 Class- N2B, Mrs. Okoro Pupils-30 Class- Pres. A, Mrs. Ukah Pupils-38 Class- Pres. B, Mrs. Umanze Pupils-31 Class- P. 1A, Mrs. Chichi Pupils-42 Class- P. 1B, Mrs. Madueke Pupils-30 Class- P. 1C, Mrs. Udoenoh Pupils-41 Class- P. 2A, Mrs. Dakwa Pupils-42 Class- P. 2B, Mr. Sorfo Pupils-50 Class- P. 3, Mr. Boruedic Pupils-22 Class- P .4, Sister Winifred Pupils-31 Class- P. 5.Additional staff: Mrs. Baal was a member of staff from the beginning she acted as “floating” teacher, also as co-coordinator of Class work in the Nursery section.Sister Winifred was withdrawn from Primary 5 after one week as her series were required in the administration section of the school she was replaced in P.5. by Mrs. Victoria Owuna.Mr. Dan Anankwaah was employed on full time art teacher and one classroom was set aside as an Art room. Included in above photo are Mrs. Neg. Okonkwo and Mrs. Gloria Osu members of the administrative staff and Mrs. Okoye who served as substitute teacher up to the end of the girl term. Admission of public continued steadily so that by the 6th July the total No. on note was 625.Unfortunately the Headmistress, Sister Nama became ill and was obliged to return to Ireland for medical treatment (March 3, 1983) her observe sister Winifred became acting Headmistress.Sister Teresa Paul Camon joined the staff at the beginning of the second term she came on transfer from our Lady of Loude secondary school Uromi Sister Teresa Paul was mistress of singing and religion lessons throughout the school.
What we stand for
We imbibe very strict and consistent morals into our children. To differentiate what is right from wrong.
We create an enabling environment for learning and equip our teachers with the necessary tool for learning.
We take our children to see life outside the school environment. For them to be able to balance both academics and socials


Jodie was a victim of sexual abuse and trafficking as a child. She and her family were surrounded by the ranch and rodeo way of life. Horses played an intricate role in her upbringing and God has used them to provide comfort and healing on her journey to restoration.
The pain of her abuse is now a story of redemption and Jodie believes that for every individual, who has suffered from the emotional torment caused by sexual abuse and sex trafficking, can be restored by connecting God, equine, and this program!
Through the Colors of Hope Equine Restoration Certification Program participants will be given assignments that, over time, will progressively transform and rehabilitate their spirit, soul, and body, providing them with a foundation for a stable future.
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As a college preparatory school, Central Holmes Christian School's mission is to educate the whole student-academically, morally, physically, and spiritually-in a safe place.
CHCS will use Christian morals to promote student learning and to strengthen student morality so that each student is challenged to grow and mature in knowledge, wisdom, and service. Our mission emphasizes the role of young people as productive American citizens and offers extracurricular activities to provide positive experiences for developing a sense of purpose and well-being.
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THE EASTER CONNECTION
Evolutionary Threshold in Human Consciousness
Initially experienced only by Jesus and his three closest disciples, the first Easter two thousand years ago marked a threshold in the evolution of human consciousness. It was the first documented occurrence in which human consciousness conceptualized completely and then exploited effectively a paradigm of time and space as a continuum. During that period in religious history, Jesus and his three closest disciples profoundly changed human understanding of space and time. Although its true meaning and significance remained obscured to many, Jesus and his disciples demonstrated to themselves and then to others, the underlying truth of resurrection and eternal life.
From within his religious worldview, Jesus would have presupposed his own God to be omnipresent and thereby would have conceptualized his own existence as a continuous and eternal reflection within that omnipresence. As a major premise in his argument, the omnipresence of his God enabled Jesus to conceptualize life as a continuum when viewed from Godís perspective. In this respect, his concept of a continuous life in the sight of God represents an early stage in human understanding of the space-time continuum. As a Jewish holy man, anchored in the material reality of Godís universe, Jesus would have recognized time and place as implicit attributes of any human existenceófinite or otherwise.
It would be almost nineteen hundred years later before another great Jewish thinker, Albert Einstein would once again conceptualize a new paradigm to understand and describe space-time. The important point to note is that both of these paradigms represent the true nature of space and time. They both recognize space and time as a combined and continuous manifold of contiguous events in the sight of God.
It is this characteristic of space and time, this aspect of a continuum that suggests the concepts of human resurrection and eternal life. It is this aspect that makes it possible to discover eternal life in every moment of our present life. By unraveling the mysterious events that surrounded the first Easter, we can discover the true meaning of our own transfiguration and resurrection. In following Jesusí journey through his own space-time continuum of consciousness we will find reason to believe the same journey awaits all of us. Eternal life begins today and always will.
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The life of Jesus fascinates me. He was a true rebel in his time. He challenged the status quo, hung out with people who were “less than desirable”, and gave instruction that was contrary to the norms of the time.
He also told his disciples to go into the world and spread the good news. I can’t find anywhere where this has exceptions or says to hit people over the head with it or boycott them if they don’t agree.
I just have to wonder as I look at the world today, but why it seems that people thrive on exclusivity. It seems to me that our lives are much more enriched when we associate with people who are different from us. People who can share their news and beliefs with us. We can discuss and debate, but in the end shouldn’t we just come away more informed rather than bitter and afraid?
The more people I meet who are different from me, the more I appreciate how much we really are the same.
In 2019, I seek to understand and love my neighbors more. Even the unloveable ones.


The Catholic Church Al-Azhar Al Sharif
The Human Fraternity Document
For World Peace and Coexistence
Faith drives the believer to see in the other a fellow to be supported and loved. Proceeding from faith in God, Who has created the universe, the creatures and all the human beings equal out of His mercy, the believers are called on to manifest this human fraternity by caring for the creatures and the entire universe and supporting all the people, especially the poorest and the most vulnerable.
Proceeding from this transcendental sense, and through several meetings brimming with a sense of fraternity and friendship, we exchanged views on the modern world's joys, sorrows and crises. This is done at the level of scientific and technical progress, therapeutic achievements, digital era, modern media, as well as at the level of poverty, wars, and the sufferings of our fellow brothers and sisters in different parts of the world. Such sufferings are the result of the arms race, social injustice, corruption, inequality, moral decay, terrorism, racism, extremism, etc.
Through these sincere fraternal talks between us, and in a meeting full of hope for a bright future for all the humans, the idea of a "human fraternity document" was born and studied sincerely and earnestly, to be a joint declaration of good and sincere intentions. It is meant to invite all those who hold in their hearts belief in God and in human fraternity to unite and work together for this document to become a guide for the future generations. This should lead them to a culture of mutual respect within an acknowledgement of the great divine grace that has made all the people brothers and sisters.
In the name of God, Who has created all the human beings equal in rights, duties and dignity, and called on them to live together as brothers and sisters to rule the earth and disseminate the values of goodness, love and peace;
In the name of the inviolable human life that God has sanctified. He Almighty regarded the killing of one person as grievous as killing the entire humankind, and saving one person as noble as saving the entire humankind;
In the name of the poor, the wretched, the destitute and the marginalized, to whom God has commanded us to be benevolent and to assist in succoring them, as a duty binding on every human being, especially those capable and well-off;
In the name of the orphans, the widows, the refugees and those exiled from their homes and countries, and all the victims of wars, oppression and injustice, and the vulnerable, the frightened, the prisoners and the tortured all over the globe, without distinction or discrimination;
In the name of peoples who have lost their sense of security, peace, and coexistence, having been afflicted with destruction, devastation, and conflict;
In the name of human fraternity that embraces all the human beings, unites them and renders them equal;
In the name of this fraternity that has been ruptured by systems of unrestrained profit, by repugnant ideological tendencies, or by policies of extremism and division that tamper with peoples' resources and fortunes;
In the name of freedom that God has granted to all human beings as an intuitive attribute through which He has made them unparalleled;
In the name of justice and mercy, the foundation of dominance and the kernel of uprightness;
In the name of all persons of good will who are present in every part of the world;
In the name of God, and of everything stated thus far;
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the Muslims of the East and the West, together with the Catholic Church and the Catholics of the East and the West, declare the adoption of a culture of dialogue as a path, of cooperation as a way, and of reciprocal understanding as a method and approach.
We, who believe in God, in the final meeting with Him, and in His Judgment on the basis of our religious and moral responsibility, and through this Document, call on ourselves, the leaders of the world, and the architects of international policies and world economies to work strenuously to disseminate the culture of peaceful coexistence. We call on them to intervene immediately in order to stop the shedding of innocent blood and to put an end to wars, conflicts, environmental degradation and the moral and cultural decline the world is currently witnessing.
We call on intellectuals, philosophers, religious figures, artists, media professionals and men and women of culture in every part of the world to rediscover the values of peace, justice, goodness, beauty, human fraternity and coexistence, to confirm the significance of these values as lifelines for all, and to work on promoting them everywhere.
Springing from a profound consideration of our contemporary reality, appreciating its successes and experiencing its pains, sufferings and calamities, this Declaration builds on the firm belief that among the primary causes of the crises of the modern world are a numbed human conscience, a relinquishment of religious values and a revival of individualism and materialistic philosophies that deify the human individual and pose worldly and materialist values in the place of supreme and transcendental principles.
While acknowledging the positive steps taken in our modern civilization in the fields of science, technology, medicine, industry and welfare, especially in developed countries, we wish to maintain that such historic advancements, great and valued as they are, coincide with both deterioration in the morals guiding international action and decline of spiritual values and sense of responsibility. All this contributes to a general feeling of frustration, isolation, and desperation, leading many to fall either into a vortex of atheistic, agnostic or religious extremism or into blind bigotry, which ultimately encourage forms of addiction and individual or collective self-destruction.
History confirms that religious and national extremism as well as intolerance have all produced in the world, be it in the East or West, what might be regarded as presages of a third world war being fought piecemeal. In several parts of the world, these presages have begun to unveil their ugly faces, as in many tragic circumstances where the precise number of victims, widows, and orphans is unknown. Furthermore, other regions are being prepared to become theatres of blowups, with outbreaks of tension and a build-up of arms and ammunition, all in a global context where uncertainty, disillusionment, fear of the future, and domineering narrow-minded economic interests loom large.
Likewise, we affirm that crushing political crises, forms of injustice and lack of equitable distribution of natural resources—enjoyed only by a rich minority to the detriment of the majority of the peoples on earth—have all generated, and continued to generate, vast numbers of poor, infirm and deceased persons. This has led to catastrophic crises that afflict various countries despite their abundant natural resources and resourceful young people. Such crises that resulted in the starvation of millions of children reduced into skinny skeletons by poverty and hunger are suspiciously met with unacceptable international silence.
This context indicates the significance of the family, as an indispensable nucleus of society and humanity, in bringing children to the world, raising them, educating them, and providing them with solid moral formation and domestic security. So, attacking the institution of the family, belittling or doubting its key role is one of the most serious evils in our era.
We also affirm the importance of raising religious awareness and the need to revive this awareness in the hearts of the new generations through sound education and adherence to moral values and upright religious teachings. This is how we can confront individualistic, selfish and conflicting tendencies, and combat radicalism and blind extremism in all their forms and expressions.
The first and foremost aim of religions is for people to believe in and worship God, and to invite all men and women to believe that this universe depends on One God who governs it. He is the Creator who has formed us with His divine wisdom and granted us the gift of life so that we may protect it. It is a gift that no one has the right to take away, threaten or manipulate at will. Indeed, everyone must safeguard this gift of life from birth to natural death. We, therefore, condemn all those practices that constitute a threat to life, such as genocide, terrorist acts, forced displacement, trafficking in human organs, abortion, and the so-called "euthanasia". We, likewise, condemn the policies that promote such practices.
Moreover, we firmly declare that religions have never been meant to be an advocate of war, or a stimulus of hatred, hostility and extremism, nor a catalyst of violence or bloodshed. These tragic realities are in fact the consequence of a deviation from religious teachings. They result from political manipulation of religions and from misinterpretations made by groups of religious scholars who, in the course of history, have invested religious sentiment in driving men and women to act in a way that has nothing to do with the true essence of religion. This is done for the purpose of achieving political, economic, worldly and short-sighted objectives. We thus call on all those concerned to stop using religions to incite hatred, violence, extremism and blind fanaticism, and to refrain from using the name of God to justify acts of murder, exile, terrorism, and oppression. We make this claim out of our common belief in God Who has not created men and women to be killed or to fight one another, nor to be tortured or humiliated in their living and ways of life. God Almighty has no need to be defended by anyone and does not want His Name to be used to terrorize people.
Drawing on previous international documents that underline the important role of religions in the construction of world peace, this Document, underscores the following:
· The firm conviction that the authentic teachings of religions bid us to cling to the values of peace, to defend the values of mutual understanding, human fraternity and harmonious coexistence, to entrench wisdom, justice and love, and to reawaken religious awareness among the young people. Thus, the future generations may be protected from the grip of materialistic thinking and the dangerous policies of unbridled profiteering and indifference that are based on the law of force rather than on the force of law.
· Freedom is a right of every human being. Each individual enjoys the freedom of belief, thought, expression and action. Pluralism and diversity in religions, color, gender, race, and language, through which God created the human beings, spring from divine wisdom. This divine wisdom is the inexhaustible spring from which the rights of freedom of belief and freedom to be different derive. These rights also involve incrimination of forcing people to adhere to a certain religion or culture, and the imposition of a cultural way of life unacceptable by others.
· Mercy-based justice is the path to be followed in order to achieve a dignified life to which every human being has the right.
· Dialogue, understanding and dissemination of a culture of tolerance, acceptance of others and peaceful coexistence would contribute significantly to containing many economic, social, political and environmental problems that bear down on a large part of humanity.
· Dialogue among the believers means coming together in the vast space of spiritual, human and shared social values. It also means investing this in transmitting the highest moral virtues that religions call for and avoiding unfruitful discussions.
· The protection of places of worship—synagogues, churches and mosques—is a duty guaranteed by religions, human values, and international laws and agreements. So, every attempt to attack or threaten places of worship through violent assaults, bombings or destruction is a deviation from the teachings of religions as well as a clear violation of the international law.
· Terrorism is deplorable and it threatens the security of people, be they in the East or the West, the North or the South, and disseminates panic, terror and pessimism. It is not a result of religion, even when terrorists instrumentalize it. It is, rather, a result of an accumulation of misinterpretations of religious texts and of policies causing hunger, poverty, injustice, oppression, and overbearing. This is why it is necessary to stop supporting terrorist movements, through financing, providing them with weapons and strategy on the one hand, or justifying their cause using the media, on the other. All these actions must be regarded as international crimes that threaten the world peace and security. Such terrorism must be condemned in all its forms and manifestations.
· The concept of citizenship is based on equality in terms of rights and duties, under which everyone enjoys justice. It is, therefore, crucial to establish in our societies the concept of full citizenship and to reject the discriminatory use of the term "minorities", which engenders feelings of isolation and inferiority. Its misuse paves the way for hostility and discord. It dismantles any successes and takes away the religious and civil rights of some citizens who are thus discriminated against.
· Good relations between the East and the West are such necessary for both that they cannot be neglected or substituted. Hence, each can be enriched by the other’s culture through fruitful exchange and dialogue. The West can find in the East remedies for those spiritual and religious maladies that are caused by the prevailing materialism. In its turn, the East can find in the West many elements that can help free it from weakness, division, conflict and scientific, technical and cultural decline. It is important to pay attention to religious, cultural and historical differences that constitute a vital component in shaping the character, culture, and civilization of the East. It is likewise important to sustain the bond of fundamental human rights in a way that ensures a dignified life for all the men and women of the East and the West, avoiding the double standards politics.
· It is a pressing necessity to recognize the right of women to education and employment and to recognize their freedom to exercise their own political rights. Moreover, efforts should be made to free women from historical and social pressures that are contradictory to the principles of their faith and dignity. It is also necessary to protect women from sexual exploitation and from commodification. Accordingly, all those inhuman and vulgar practices that denigrate the dignity of women must be brought to an end. Efforts must be made to amend those laws that prevent women from fully enjoying their rights.
· Protection of the fundamental rights of the children to grow up in family environment, and to receive nutrition, education, and support, are duties of the family and the society. Such duties must be guaranteed and protected so that they may not be overlooked or denied to any child in any part of the world. All the practices that violate the dignity and rights of the children must be denounced. It is equally important to be vigilant against the dangers to which the children are exposed, particularly in the digital world, and to incriminate the trafficking of their innocence and all the violations against it by any means.
· Protection of the rights of the elderly, the infirm, the disabled, and the oppressed is a religious and social obligation that must be guaranteed and defended through strict legislations and the implementation of relevant international agreements.
To this end, and through joint cooperation between the Catholic Church and Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, we announce and pledge to convey this Document to authorities, influential leaders, religious figures all over the world, competent regional and international organizations, civil society organizations, religious institutions and leading thinkers. We further pledge to disseminate the principles contained in this Declaration at all regional and international levels, and request that they be translated into policies, decisions, legislative texts, courses of study and materials to be circulated.
We also ask that this Document become the object of research and reflection in all schools, universities, and educational and pedagogical institutes, thus helping to educate new generations to bring goodness and peace to others, and to be defenders of the rights of the oppressed, the persecuted and the wretched everywhere.
In conclusion, our aspiration is that this Declaration may constitute an invitation for reconciliation and fraternity among all the believers, and non-believers, and among all the people of good will.
This Declaration may be an appeal to every upright conscience that rejects execrable violence and blind extremism, an appeal to those who cherish the values of tolerance and fraternity that are promoted and encouraged by religions.
This Declaration may be a witness to the greatness of faith in God that unites divided hearts and elevates the human soul.
This Declaration may be a sign of the closeness between the East and the West, between the North and the South, and between all who believe that God has created us to know one another, cooperate with one another and live together as brothers and sisters who love one another.
This is what we hope and seek to achieve with the aim of finding a universal peace that everyone can enjoy in this life.
His Holiness HE the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Pope Francis Ahmad At-Tayyeb


Theresa Morris 76 was tragically taken from her family and friends on May 24, 2018 in Farmington, NM, where she lived for many years. She was born November 27, 1941 in Las Nutrias, NM to Jose Ruben and Piedad Sanchez.
Theresa is survived by her daughters, Sondra Frank (Patrick Simpson), and Kim (Shannon) Robbins; her grandchildren, Joe Frank, and John Frank (their mom Nanette Alaniz), Steven Frank, Amber Frank, Amanda Robbins, and Mirabella Simpson; sisters, Louisa Romero, Anna Marie Arrey, and Lorine Tapia; brothers, Mickey Jaramillo and Harry Sanchez; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son, John Frank; husbands, Harold Brooks and Fred Frank; sisters, Frances Lobato and Rose Trujillo; and brother, Willie Sanchez.
Services will be held on June 7, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 414 N. Allen Ave. in Farmington officiated by Father Timothy Farrell. A rosary will be recited at 9 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m., followed by interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
Our hearts are heavy with sorrow.


Blessings to More Life.
Blessings to Health and being Covid free. A lot of people did not make it this year and its unfortunate.
Blessings to The Podcast.
Blessings to my guests.
I’m thankful for my guests coming out and giving The Game which is uncommon information. Thank you for not withholding The Game from their people. My guests show that it is possible to achieve your dreams. You are looking at a man that is walking with God and is doing God’s work. I put the work in for three years straight to get to this point. When you do God’s work; the gift will attract people who are also gifted. That is why beautiful minds come talk on the podcast so willingly, because they see the work. You must put the work in; nobody is here to save you. When you put the work in, God will put people in your life who support the vision and it will scare people off who are too scared to tap into their own gifts .People don’t support people; they support the vision. I genuinely am appreciative for all the support. Thank you for the support, listen and views. I know there is so much going on in the world pulling your attention from every way. That is why I never say, “Go listen to the podcast”, because I know there is so much that people have going on. That is why I am so grateful when people chose to listen and support. Protect your energy and be safe. Blessings to The Game.


We are a family of people who love Jesus and each other. We welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of where they are on their journey with God. We are a welcoming place and desire to be a safe place to seek after God and explore who Jesus is. Church can be an awkward experience, especially if it’s your first time. We realize this and we’ll do everything we can to make you feel at home.
You will experience a modern worship gathering of about 190 people. Dress is casual. There is a worship band and bible centered preaching that applies to your life. The worship gathering lasts 75-80 minutes.
We have an excellent kids program for Infants through 7th grade. When you arrive visit the kids check-in table in the lobby. The workers will get your kids checked in and show you where their classes are. All our kids workers have been background checked, trained and are people we know and trust.
Our Nursery for infants and toddlers is next to the worship center. Our Preschool room is down the hall from the lobby next to the bathrooms. Our Kids Church for elementary students meets in the Fellowship Hall. Our 6th & 7th grade students join the congregation for service, but meet in the Youth Room during the sermon.
We've got a lot going on. Every week we have events for people of all ages. For a list of dates and times for regular activities where you can plug in at Price Chapel click here.


We at Palisades Community Bible Church are committed to reaching our local community for Jesus Christ through the following groups and events:
Vacation Bible School at PCBC is always fun and exciting! It’s a great way for kids to learn about the love of Jesus Christ through skits, lessons, songs, crafts and games for kids from 4 years through 5th grade. VBS is FREE, and is usually scheduled for one week in July.
Light Up the Night is a fun, safe way to spend Halloween. Dress up the kids and come to this carnival-like event which features free food and treats, games and even a hay ride! For more information please call the church office at 610-847-2637.
Kids Club is a FREE, fun and exciting Bible-based club for K through 5th graders. We meet at Palisades Middle School on Sunday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00pm from October 20 through March 29 (see the Kids Club Calendar for exact dates).
Each night includes a Lesson Time where God’s Word is taught through age-appropriate lessons, a Small Group Time where kids and leaders talk about the lesson and apply it to our lives, and a super-fun Game Time!
Kids Club teaches kids that GOD IS REAL, that HE LOVES THEM, and that HE HAS EXPRESSED that love through Jesus Christ. Kids also learn how God can help them in their daily lives. Lessons from the Bible teach them how to honor God in a sinful world.
Dropping your kids off at Kids Club? We also have an Adult Bible Study group which meets at the Middle School from 6:00 to 7:00pm.
For more information about Kids Club, please call Doug & Colleen Sisco at 610-847-8953.
PCBC has been participating in the local community days of Durham, Nockamixon, and Springfield for several years. Volunteers from our congregation help with face painting, prayer, and handing-out church informational materials.
Moms in Prayer International impacts children and schools worldwide for Christ by gathering mothers to pray. Their vision is that every school in the world would be covered with prayer. For more information about Moms in Prayer please click here or call Colleen Sisco at 610-847-8953.


While studying Church history from Christ’s death to Martin Luther (1500s), it is interesting to me that I have yet to agree 100% with any one person’s doctrine. I don’t even fully agree with those who, like I do, hold scripture to be the highest authority and earnestly seek to believe and apply all that it teaches.
I’m a Protestant, and I don’t even agree with the founder of Protestantism on all points (Luther believed infant baptism regenerated their souls and doggedly defended transubstantiation).
This observation tells me two things:
1) It is highly unlikely there exists one person with totally correct doctrine, and
2) That’s okay.
The first point should serve to humble me regularly, as it implies I probably don’t have totally correct doctrine.
And the second point should serve to remind me my salvation nor my value in God’s eyes depends on my having perfect theology. Nowhere does the Bible say we have to have all of our theological ducks in a row to have a relationship with God and eventually enter His Heaven.
The Bible teaches this: if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart God raised him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9).
See? No mention of having all the right doctrine, just some of the right doctrine.
These thoughts prompt me to give myself grace while studying God. It’s okay if I don’t figure it all out
And, equally important, these thoughts encourage me to show other believers respect, love, and grace if they hold a belief I don’t.


It’s been quiet on this blog, partly because I’ve posted on the other blog a couple times, but partly because I don’t have much to say. There’s a lot going on in our lives here, but that means I don’t have as many thoughts left over at the end of the day to write about in a blog post.
One thing I have appreciated lately is an increase in energy. I think it’s because M is finally sleeping well–more often than not, she’ll sleep from 7pm-7am, waking up at 11pm to eat, and then sleep the rest of the night. It’s glorious to wake up at 7am and realize I got a full night’s sleep. But that also makes the nights where she wakes up to eat once or twice even more painful. I think I also have an increase in energy because of the 3-5 cups of coffee I drink a day. 😉 And I think my energy is increased from the healthier diet I’ve been eating.
I also think not having a newborn increases my energy. I love having a newborn. The squishy face, the cuddles, the smell. But this time around, I was ready to get out of the newborn stage. Now that M’s almost 6 months (I’ll do a 6 month blog post on my other blog), I’m LOVING this age! She’s still semi-immobile, but interacts and smiles all the time, and she can handle the energy of her siblings, so they’re enjoying her more too. I also think I’m just getting out of the cloud of such a hard time in our family. The autumn and winter here was cool, the sickness stayed around, and with lack of sleep and just busyness at church, it was all pretty overwhelming and difficult. I’m thankful that as August starts and the spring is in sight, things are looking up. We’ve had a week here and there where no one has been sick, which is a blessing. It gives me hope that we may actually someday be relatively healthy as a family again.
We’re also hitting a very new phase of our church. John’s been here 1.5 years, which means we’e starting to begin some changes that have been needed for quite some time. When the church called John, they wanted to change things. They wanted to be an outward-facing church, but also a church who had a strong community amongst their members. Recently we’ve been revamping the Bible studies in order to create a greater Gospel-focused community among the members, and John’s been preaching more on discipleship. We’re also making plans to do more outreach in the community, including a VBS next year and our Christmas in July dinner that we just had last week.
Not only are we temporarily changing our morning ladies’ Bible study content, but we’re adding an evening ladies’ Bible study for those working women who wanted to be a part of a Bible study. We also just started something called The Titus Project, a women’s discipleship program that will bring older women and younger women in the church together over prayer and Bible reading. We’ve planned term events for the women (there are 4 school terms, and our goal is to have an event once a term) and are hoping to get a church retreat going for 2018. So many plans, so little time! It’s an exciting time for the women’s committee, but that also means it’s been busier for me, as I’m one of the members of the committee, helped spearhead The Titus Project, and will be leading the evening Bible studies. I’m excited for this opportunity but I’m also slightly worried about getting all the planning and studying done that needs to happen in order for the Bible studies to be productive and engaging. Thankfully I have a small group of willing ladies who want to help lead, which has been a blessing.
John’s been busy as well. With faithful Gospel-centered preaching comes more counseling opportunities. And with an emphasis on one-anothering comes more chances to have people over, both during the work day and for dinner. Our college and career group is still thriving, and John’s planning a new series every other Sunday night that focuses on building up leaders in the church. It will teach them how to be Gospel-centered while they teach, while they evangelize, and while they just live their lives. He’s really excited for the study, but it’s also more work to plan and prepare.
We’re also going to be able to stop for a night next week and celebrate our 7th anniversary. 7 years. We’ve gone through a lot in 7 years, but I’ve enjoyed these years immensely. They’ve been challenging–no one ever said a Southern boy and a Midwest girl would have an easy, argument-free marriage 🙂 –but they’ve been fun, too. I’m thankful John’s in a church that he (and we) loves, doing a job he’s called to, to a people who are (mostly) thankful for his hard work. I’m also thankful to God for giving us each other. 4 kids in 7 years–that doesn’t sound that bad. But man. It’s been a hard road. Thankfully God has brought us through to this moment, and we’re confident He’ll keep His promise to us and continue to walk us through the rest of our years on earth, together.


None of us like to be considered conformists. We all want to be thought of as independent thinkers and unique. We want to stand out in the crowd, and be thought of as different. But the truth is, we all conform. A woman's worst fear is to arrive at an event inappropriately dressed. So as not be thought of as weird, we conform to standards of style, politically correct speech, and acceptable norms and customs. But the bible tells us not to be molded by the standards of the world, but be transformed by a renewed mind.
This is Dr. Jay Quine. Remember this word of challenge, and break the mold. Not to be thought of as weird, but to get your norms and standards of dress, speech, thinking, and living from the Word.
Secrets to a Good Life by Jay Quine
Dr. Jay A. Quine, Author


This month marks the fifth anniversary of the Bodmin Way, a social enterprise established in the town by the Reverend Paul Holley, Rector of the Bodmin Team Benefice, and formally registered with Companies House in July 2018.
“The model of a social enterprise was something that would bring a business discipline to what we had in mind,” Paul explains.
“What they had in mind was an ambitious plan to help meet the needs of local people in areas where social services had fallen short.
“I felt the demands of the town and its deprivation warranted such an initiative.”
After years working as far afield as Switzerland and Salford, Paul came to Bodmin seven years ago. He stresses that his ministry in the town has depended upon a strong team of people that he’s been able to pull together.
“I’ve benefited from adopting an oversight model in that I’ve been able to draw ministers both lay and ordained into the life of the church,” he says. “There’s a very good level of participation in all of our churches. We’ve hugely benefited from our self-supporting priests and lay ministers. We have a structure in which I don’t have to be everywhere all the time. If you ask church members and church officers what my favourite word is, I’d think they’d say ‘participation’. I believe everyone’s got a part to play.”
That approach is reflected in his management of the Bodmin Way, which mobilizes a large team of staff and volunteers to support people across the town.
They’ve also attracted a group of directors who offer a strong and varied set of talents.
“We’ve been able to draw people from outside the life of the church, people with skills and experience who can look at things afresh, providing us with the right sort of challenge to make things work well,” Paul says.
The Bodmin Way team have established a broad range of initiatives. These include a Community Larder which, with around 400 members, has far exceeded its original targets, and is now the largest provider of low-cost food in the town.
They’ve set up popular weekly gatherings for the elderly and isolated, and provide home-based outreach services designed as a support network to address those people’s diverse needs.
On Friday mornings at St Petroc’s Parish Centre, their vicar and pioneer minister, the Reverend Elaine Munday, runs a lively community hub, offering local people advice, support, food, fellowship and a guaranteed warm welcome whatever the weather outside.
They work with local schools and support young people through a range of community activities. They also promote the town and its surrounding area to visitors through the ‘Bodmin Way’ walking route which leads tourists and pilgrims around its five churches and the neighbouring countryside.
In addition to all of this, they employ a parish nurse, the Reverend Geraldine Ashton, who works closely with the town’s medical practice to support the health and wellbeing of people in Bodmin.
“When I met Geraldine, she seemed the obvious person to do this,” Paul explains. “Parish nurses offer a broad holistic approach to health in the community. They can be so valuable, bringing support, encouragement and prayer to people who are struggling. With people like Geraldine and Elaine, we have avenues to help the most vulnerable.”
The town of Bodmin includes areas with some of the highest levels of social and economic deprivation in the country.
“A lot of people need ongoing support in order to flourish in their lives,” Paul says. “We want to provide multiple ways to help them to do so.”
The Bodmin Way team therefore work in close cooperation with other social support agencies in the town.
“But there’s still more demand than we can all fulfil,” says Paul. “So we’re ambitious about our role and how it can expand.”


Major Kent Davis is from Wilson, North Carolina. He was commissioned and ordained from The Salvation Army College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988. He and his wife, Major Melody Davis, have served as officers for 27 years, with appointments in Texas, Georgia (Divisional Headquarters), North Carolina (Divisional Headquarters) and South Carolina. Major Davis is dedicated to the cause of Christ and The Salvation Army mission and ministry. He is a dedicated family man, friend, pastor, and leader. He and his wife Melody have two grown children and enjoy traveling.


“’In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread / Till you return to the ground, / For out of it you were taken; / For dust you are, / And to dust you shall return.’”
“The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.”
These Ashes We Must Wear
and Deserts we Must Traverse
by David Morrison
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the Lenten season in which we are invited to spiritually and liturgically journey with Jesus in his forty day fasting in the wilderness. The ashes on the forehead tracing the cross, remind us that our lives are much more fragile and transient than we’d normally like to admit. It’s an invitation to step out of the illusion of what we generally define as “life:” that is, our plans, possessions, opinions, and identities. The ashes call us to return to our origin and look forward to our destiny: the dust of the earth. In the Jewish and early Christian tradition, a removed, ethereal, “heaven and hell” are not the focal points of the afterlife. Rather, the beginning and end of the human race is found in and on the earth through a great and very earthy resurrection. Meditating on our own deaths shouldn’t have to be from a morbid fascination or even a terrifying uncertainty. For me, the practice of simple silence is a meditation on my final journey. Parker Palmer, in his book, A Hidden Wholeness: A Journey Toward an Undivided Life, writes: “Why does the soul love silence? The deepest answer I know invokes the mystery of where we came from and where we are headed. At birth, we emerged from the Great Silence into a world that constrains the soul; at death, we return to the Great Silence where the soul is once again free.” This practice of silence is also a self-emptying; or more poetically in the Jewish theme: it’s a wandering through the wilderness. Lent is a time to enter into the reality of things over which we have little or no control, and just at that moment of surrender, as we find ourselves crushed between despair and hope, we become beauty from ashes, and our desert place is transformed into a new Eden.
Eulogetaria for the Dead
from The Orthodox Prayer Book
Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes. The Choir of the Saints has found the Fountain of Life, and the Door of Paradise. May I also find the way through repentance: the sheep that was lost am I; call me up to You, O Savior, and save me. Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes. You Who of old did fashion me out of nothingness, and with Your Image divine did honor me; but because of transgression of Your commandments did return me again to the earth where I was taken; lead me back to be refashioned into that ancient beauty of Your Likeness. Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statute.. Image am I of Your unutterable glory, though I bear the scars of my stumblings. Have compassion on me, the work of Your hands, O Sovereign Lord, and cleanse me through Your lovingkindness; and the homeland of my heart’s desire bestow on me by making me a citizen of Paradise. Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes.
A Blessing for the Time in the Desert
by David Morrison
May the Spirit who drives us into the desert:
Be the same Spirit who is the breath of intimacy
between the Father and the Son—breathed upon our faces.
May Christ-within-us overcome the temptations before us:
The desire to be independent and self-sufficient
The desire to be amazingly spiritual
The desire to be relevant and wealthy
May our wanderings in the land of madness lead us back to our home
into the heart of our Triune God.
May we emerge in Christ in the power of the Spirit
to live and demonstrate the Gospel for the healing of the world.
The Desert Entrance (David Morrison, 2023)
*Banner Image: Cross in the Wilderness by Frederic Edwin Church, 1857


A Year-End Fundraising Campaign for The Marriage School, Inc.
Donate by check:
The Marriage School, Inc.
P.O. Box 84
South Lebanon, OH 45065
The Marriage School, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and all gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law.
Our vision is to join God's redemptive work for families and the world by growing healthy, strong and loving marriages.
The Marriage School is a caring community that supports each husband and wife in their marriage covenant through life-changing programs made affordable for anyone.


The Church of God began on August 19, 1886, in Monroe County, Tennessee, near the North Carolina border. Former Baptist Richard Green Spurling preached in a mill-house along Barney Creek and eight persons formed a Christian Union for the purpose of following the New Testament as their rule for faith and practice, giving each other equal rights and privilege to interpret Scripture, and sitting together as the church of God. Twenty-one years later the growing movement formally adopted the name Church of God.
The Tarboro Church of God started from a tent meeting in a cotton field to a beautiful new brick church building located at 908 W. St. James Street.
The Tarboro Church of God was chartered by the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee in 1929 as Church no.0012. This means that the Tarboro Church of God was the 12th church to be chartered in this organization.
1931-1948: J.G. Perry, P.H. McCarn, Luther Denton, Fred Hardee, Clem Deans, Isaac Hinton, Harry Walker, John Edwards, Early E. Hurst, and Jesse Griggs.
1949 - 1953: A . H . Clark
1953 - 1956: W . P . Gasnell
1956 - 1958: G . H . Grooms Jr.
1958 - 1974: O . L . Dyson
1974 - 1977: L . D . Hudson
1977 - 1979: E . L . Turner
1979 - 1981: Milan Boyd
1981 - 1982: David Hatcher
1982 - 1992: Haywood L. Preslar
1992 - 2001: Reid Huffman
2001 - 2005: Dale Morgan
2005 - PRESENT: Sammy Wood
The first church was a one room plank building, facing Poplar Street in what was then know as Keechtown
From 1931 to 1948 a total of ten men pastored this small church. At that time pastors were appointed in one year increments. Their names were: J.G. Perry, P.H. McCarn, Luther Denton, Fred Hardee, Clem Deans, Isaac Hinton, Harry Walker, John Edwards, Early E. Hurst, and Jesse Griggs.
In 1948 under the pastorate of Rev. Jesse Griggs a new block church was built on Clay Street right around the corner from the wood frame building.
It was not until March 7, 1955, under the pastorate of Rev. W.P. Gosnell that the congregation moved from Clay Street to 412 Shirley Street.
In September of 1999, Tarboro suffered from Hurricane Floyd. Brother and Sister Huffman were instrumental in setting up the Tarboro Church as a distribution center for those who were hard hit by the flood.
Tarboro Church of God Copyright © 2017
Design by: Isaiah Creech


The St Aloysius' College Senior School challenges all pupils to develop their ability to the fullest possible extent.
It continues the Jesuit tradition, begun in the Junior School, of writing AMDG, Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam, to the greater glory of God, on all written work. This sets out the aspiration that we should always do our best.
When they move from Junior or Primary School, pupils should expect more breadth and depth in their studies within a supportive, positive atmosphere. Staff and pupils recognise that the College traditions, combined with the best of modern approaches to learning, equip them for modern life.
Pupils are encouraged to take a full part in the life of the College by participating in activities such as retreats, sport, music, drama, outdoor education, community service and various other clubs.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.,
P. O. Box 5244
Greenville, South Carolina 29607
Contact: Travis Polsey MLK ,Gala Chairman or
Travis Smith, Chapter President
Telephone: (864) 441-9067
Dogan wins 2012 MLK Citizenship Award
Greenville, South Carolina - Gamma Gamma Lambda ( ΓΓΛ ) Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has named Pastor Sean Dogan of Long Branch Baptist Church as their 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Citizenship Award Winner. Pastor Dogan will receive the award at the 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Gala on January 8, 2012 at Younts Conference Center at 3 PM. ΓΓΛ has been giving the award to worthy recipients for more than 30 years.
Pastor Dogan has served as Senior Pastor of the Long Branch Baptist Church, since 1997. The church is located at 28 Bolt Street, Greenville, SC. Pastor Dogan loves the people and community that he serves. Under his visionary leadership the church has grown to over 1,000 weekly attendees. Pastor Dogan has always pursued having a church that goes “beyond the walls,” in an on-going effort to touch lives with the love of God. With this passion R.S. Dogan Ministries was created where Pastor Dogan is the Founder and CEO. It is also his feeling that R.S. Dogan Ministries must have a positive and powerful impact on its community bringing hope and uplift in every way possible. Pastor Dogan has initiated many programs that have positively affected the local community.
Along with the award presentation to Pastor Dogan, the Scholarship Gala will feature a three-course dinner, live entertainment from Mike & Mike's River City Band, and a keynote Speech by Rev. Byron Corbitt.
Tickets are $40 per person and are still available by calling the Chapter's number at (864) 441-9067 or e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.org. Sponsorship opportunities for the Gala are available until December 30, 2011. All proceeds go toward the Luke H. Chatman Scholarship for local high school students in Greenville county.
Click here for more about the 2012 MLK Scholarship Gala


Introit or anthem, suitable for the Christmas season (Advent to Epiphany), especially for Epiphany. The text is taken from a Matin Responsory for Epiphany. Performers can choose two divide their choir into two choirs in different locations in the church. The repeated sections marked ‘sotto voce / lontano’ can then be sung by the choir standing further away.
Please use the contact form for ordering the sheet music (€10).
Seeing the star, the magi rejoiced with great joy;
and entering the house,
they found the boy, with Mary, His mother,
and fell down and worshipped Him.
And having opened their treasures, they offered Him gifts:
gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Verse: The star that the wise men saw in the East went
before them until it came to where the Child was.
Glory be to the Father and Son and Holy Ghost,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.


Welcome to our website.
St Gilbert of Sempringham Catholic Academy Trust(SGSCAT) was incorporated in April 2013 to deliver and promote high quality Catholic educational provision It was formed by the Governors and Trustees of Nottingham Catholic Diocese and local Catholic schools.
The Trust, made up of five primary and one secondary school based in Lincolnshire and Rutland. These are:
English Martrys Catholic Voluntary Academy, Oakham,
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Sleaford.
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Lincoln.
St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Stamford.
St Hugh's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy, Lincoln.
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy, Lincoln.
Please see Schools in Trust page for links to the above school websites.


San Augustine Monastery and Church, Sights, Tourist Attractions
Ecuador is a beautiful country with many different towns and cities to visit, all filled with different sights and attractions to keep you entertained. Take for instance the capital of Ecuador, Quito, which is 3000 meters high and can be found up in the Andes Mountains surrounded by volcanic peaks. The charming city has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage site due to its many old and traditional buildings. The capital is quite conservative, so be prepared to leave your shorts behind as most attractions and churches that you might visit will not accept immodest clothing.
One of the churches that you must go visit is the colonial San Augustine Church and Monastery that can be found a block away from the Plaza de Independencia. You can go visit the Monastery throughout the week but should be aware that it is closed to the public on weekends. The church, on the other hand, is open to the public every day. In 1809 independence was declared at the San Augustine Church and Monastery and this proved to be an event that changed Ecuador forever.
The San Augustine monks belong a religious order made up of many different monastic societies in the thirteenth century, all of which go by the name of St. Augustine of Hippo. St. Augustine led the example of leading a monastic life and wrote many instructions for those who wanted to follow him. Since the sixteenth century many of the Augustine monasteries that had been previously formed were lost or destroyed. Today only a tenth of the original order remains.
As you explore the intricate and beautiful Spanish architecture of San Augustine, you will notice how tranquil and quiet the Church and
Monastery. This is especially evident when you walk into the peaceful courtyard that is located in the middle of the building. The courtyard is regularly filled with fresh, fragrant flowers to add to the peaceful atmosphere.
The San Augustine Church has many beautiful altars, candelabras and oil paintings from Miguel de Santiago, a well-known artist who spent many years in refuge at the monastery. To this day the robed monks that live there look after the paintings that are admired by the many who visit San Augustine. The walls of the San Augustine Church and Monastery are golden in color, adding to the wealth that is already contained by the church’s walls.


Bishop of Kerala turns Church into puppet in political games
A group of Catholic women under the banner Concerned Catholic Women of India said they were deeply concerned about “a controversial bishop’s statement” that could threaten community harmony in India. No less than 89 Catholic women from across India have urged the Indian Conference of Catholic Bishops and its Kerala unit to take special action to “promote peace and avoid conflict.”
The statement laments that the Bishop of Kerala used “narcotic jihad”, a term coined without foreseeing its terrible consequences for various communities in the country.
We live in difficult times in India, when communal forces that divide have become a serious threat to the secular and pluralistic social fabric of our great nation. The insecurities and vulnerabilities resulting from the deepening majority-minority divide between religious communities are increasingly exposed and this leads to a growing fear of “the other”, regardless of which community the other may be. belong.
It is in this very volatile context that we want to situate the current controversies sparked by the controversy over “narcotic jihad” in Kerala, which has fueled hatred and mistrust between two religious communities which have a history of peaceful coexistence in the country. State through the ages. .
It is very unfortunate that the term narcotic jihad was coined and used by someone in a senior position in the leadership of the Catholic Church in Kerala without foreseeing the terrible consequences of using such an expression.
Although it is claimed that Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt, the prelate of the Diocese of Palai, used this expression as a precautionary measure to protect young Catholics from the traps of terrorist forces, the terminology used is extremely dangerous as it is sinks deep into the religious core. sensitivities of a community.
Drug use is a very serious crime in any part of the world and there may be deeper links between the drug trade and terrorism. If this is true, it is up to the government apparatus to deal with it, not the bishops.
Marking a particular community with the drug label and that too without supporting evidence is an equally serious offense because it destroys the health and well-being of a society. Apart from the polarization of religious communities which hitherto coexisted without major conflicts in this state, allegations of this nature have led to divisions even within the Christian community and its families.
In the midst of this chaos, it is sad to see the Church become a puppet in the political games played by those who want to profit from this tumultuous situation. As Pope Francis rightly says in Fratelli Tutti, âtoday, in many countries, hyperbole, extremism and polarization have become political toolsâ (no. 15).
Despite the call for unity and tolerance, we have failed to thwart the forces of communitarianism within the Church.
We demand that women be respected and treated as adults who can freely exercise their rights. Denying their freedom to choose their life partner or their faith violates their human dignity and deprives them of their free will. The use of phrases like “Love Jihad” only serves to sow seeds of hatred and division between communities and, in addition, to poison young minds.
These developments run counter to the Indian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CBCI) guidelines for interfaith dialogue drawn up in 1977 and updated in 1989, which state: âWe are committed to building a nation from many traditions. “
In the âDocument on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Togetherâ jointly signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyeb in Abu Dhabi in 2019, it is clearly stated that:
âFreedom is a right of every person: every individual enjoys the freedom of belief, thought, expression and action. Pluralism and diversity of religions, color, sex, race and language are willed by God in His [sic] wisdom, by which he [sic]created human beings.
Despite this call for unity and tolerance, we have not succeeded in thwarting the forces of communitarianism within the Church. Only dialogue with others can build a culture of love, which is the only commandment that Christ has given us. It then becomes imperative that we, as a Church, do not sow the seeds of discord but of unity and peace in our country today.
We, the undersigned Catholic women, are deeply concerned that the Church is becoming a counter-witness and therefore urge church leaders in Kerala and at the national level to take immediate action that will heal the wounds caused by this controversial. We hope that this crisis will become for the Church a moment of grace to re-engage with a renewed passion in the mission of the âKingdom of Godâ founded on justice, truth and inclusive love as it did. shown Jesus Christ.


Refugees took refuge in the temple. We must get to them and escort them to safety. But the enemies are following in the footsteps. The temple seems to be a new battleground. Let's hope for divine powers, stone walls and an iron fence of the temple. Our cause is right, together we will rebuild the city.
City temple [32x44]
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Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry
The Syro Malabar Catholic Church or church of Malabar Syrians is an Eastern Catholic Major Archiepiscopal Church in full Communion with the Pope. The Church is headed by Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry. The members of the church are known as Mar Thoma Nasranis or Syrian Catholics. It is the largest of the Nasrani denomination with around 4.6 million believers and traces its origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the First Century.
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio)
In the beginning of the 20th Century, Pope Pius X initiated Eucharistic centered movement in the Catholic Church. Inspired by this, two great Priests – Fr. Mathew Alakalam and Fr. Joseph Paredom, took up the new charism in the Syro Malabar Church and founded Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in May 1933. Its Charism is to live and proclaim the Eucharist Mystery that is celebrated, to gather the children of God around the altar, to “praise God in the midst of His Church, to take part in the key sacrifice and to eat the Lord’s Supper” and to up hold the real presence of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. The congregation has, at present 412 professed members. It has 90 Houses and institutions in various dioceses in and outside India.
Fr. Joseph Anthiamkulam, one of the members of the Missionary Congregation of The Blessed Sacrament, is the founder of Marian Day Movement. Our Holy Mother Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of the Holy Eucharist. St. Augustine teaches us that in the Eucharist “Mary extends and perpetuates Her Divine Maternity.” With his deep faith in the mother of the Blessed Sacrament, Fr. Jose experienced the loving care and protection of our Holy Mother from childhood. The love and intimacy towards our Holy Mother made Fr. Jose to start collecting the pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and now he has more than 3000 photos in his collection. Whenever people approach father with any problems, as an anointed priest, he submits them in the hands of our Holy Mother and experiences great miracles.
The unique service in the Marian Day prayers is the ANOINTING OF THE BLESSED OIL. Everyone who attends the Marian Day is anointed with the blessed oil by Father Jose. James 5:14-15 advises us “ Is any man sick among you? Let him bring the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. Prayer that comes from faith heals the sick, for the Lord will restore them to health, and if they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”
So many miracles and healing happen with this service. People testify their miracles every Marian Day. The anointing of the Blessed oil in the name of our Holy Mother healed many diseases which the medical science failed to solve – cancer healed, couples who didn’t have child for many years testified that they got pregnant after attending the Marian Day service and prayers, jobless people get jobs, problems in the visa are solved, many family problems solved, many get financial blessings etc.
There happened a miracle in Father Jose’s life itself which inspired him to start anointing oil service in the name of our Holy Mother. On 3rd June 2011 Father Jose had an accident and had gone through a major operation for his left arm. Though the surgery was successful, a second surgery was advised due to certain problems in the nerves. These days he had a vision from our Holy Mother advising him to apply the blessed oil which he started on 20th November 2010 at St. Mary’s church Holehonnur in the diocese of Bhadravathy, Shimoga, Karnataka, India. Father applied the blessed oil with full belief and prayers and his hand healed miraculously without any surgery. At that very moment he decided he would start anointing oil service in the parishes wherever he serves.
Marian Day Service started at Our Lady and St. George’s church, Walthamstow on 20th January 2014. People from different parts of England attend the prayers and keep three hours every Wednesday for our Holy Mother. Marian Day Service has the following prayers.


Where/When we Meet
Cornerstone Bible Church had their last meeting December 27th 2020 at the Brownfield Lions Den, 701 Pequawket Trail Rts. 113/5 in Brownfield Maine.
Most of us are now meeting @
Hilltop Baptist Church in Cornish, ME
17 School St., Cornish ME 04020 (now meeting in person Sundays @ 10:45 am)


Six days until the wedding.
Amber decided to visit her home church. She had not been back for a while. She was excited. To see everyone. Tracy told her she could take the day off but be prepared to work on monday. She assured her that she would. Tracy laughed.
Matt got up sunday morning. He showered then drabk cofee and had a light breakfast. He got ready for church. He arived at the church and got ready for the service.
He saw tracy at the church. “Where is amber?” he asked. “She is at her home church. She did say that she would come to our church tonight. She said you might want a break form her. ” Tracy said.
He laughed. He wanted to say never but did not. He just said something like “oh ok!” or something along those lines.
Amber had a good time at her church.she was glad to see everyone. They were glad to see her. She was glad to catch up with old friends. She enjoyed her life on the west coast working for the college but liked it hear in her home town. It would be hard to go back.
Aftter church she went back to mrs. Davis’s home. She went inside. “Hello stranger. “Matt said. “Hi Matt. “She said.”how was your church?”he asked.”it was good. I enjoyed seing everyone. “Amber said.
“So will be coming tonight?”matt said.”i will. I am excited to hear you preach again. ” amber told her. “I am glad your planing on comming. “He told her.
They went into the house. Everyone greated her. Amber helped tracy and his other sisters get lunch ready. Matt talked to steven tracy’s fiancée for a bit.
They all sat down for dinner.matt liked that amber was there. It felt right. She was a part of the family. He was glad she was hear.
Dinner consisted of ham potatoe corn.there was aple pie for desert. After diner, mat went to his place to go over his sermon notes for a bit. Then he went to the church to set up.
Poeole started to flood in. He left his office. He saw amber. “Hi!” she said.he smiled. “Hi !” he said. “Ready?” she asked. “I think so. ” he said.
He started the service with announcements. “This week i will be kinda off kinda on. I will be preaching on Wednesday night. I will be in and out of the church this week.if you need to reach me you can try at the church or call my cell. You can also reach one of our deacons. I invite everyone to the wedding of my sister and steven brell. Our family is very excited. We will hope you will join us. ” he said.
After a time of signing, matt got up to preach. ” i want to talk tonight about our unchangible God. Hebrews tell us that he is the same yesterday, today and foever. The lord is consistent. He is a God of order. He is a God of structure. We can depend on him to never change his mind or standards. We can depend on his promises. In galations, paul says that God never reniged on his promises to abraham. There were some within judism and in Christian circles that the mosaic law undid the abrahamic covinent. Paul says that nothing could undo the promises God made to Abraham. God made this promise thousands of years ago. Because of His consistent character we can rely on that promise. ” he said.
“The lord promised to never leave us or forsake us. We trust that because of his consistent character. David said that he was young,now he was old but he had never seen the righteous forshaken. We trust that he will help us in the future because he helped us in the past. In first samual,the children of Israel put up a stone called ebanezer witch meens this far the lord has helped us. The implication is if God has helped us this far we trust that he will help us the rest of the way. We look at what he has done for us in the past. ”
“When moses was about to leave the scene, what do he do? He reiterated all that the lord had done. Joshua when he was about to die did the same. David at the end of his life told Solomon of Gods faithfulness. We can really on the lord because he has proven himself dependable. ” he said.
“We live in a world full of changes. It is said change is inevitable. Life is changes. We are born babies. We grow, we learn to crall, walk and talk.we learn. We leave home. We gets jobs etc. Life is about change. We cant avoid it. We as Christians can realy on a God. Who does not.” he said.
“Our family and church have experienced changes. We began as a church that met in a motel. Then we perchased a building. Transformed it into a church. We went on the pastors fanily and 2 others to where we are. There were pitfalls trials. We did not know how it would turn out. My mom and dad trusted in the consistentcy of the lord. Faithful is he who promised who also will do it. ”
“Our family has seen changes. Myself and tracy and bryce have graduated high school and Tracy and i have graduated from bible colege. Bryce is in bible school. Kendra is about to start bible colege. Tracy will soon be maried. The baby of the family will turn two. Life has seen changes. We lost our dad. Our pastor. I steped into the pastor role. You saw fit to call me to be your pastor, God’s under shepherd hear in hagerville. Life has been full of changes some we see as positive some negitive. These did not take our lord by surprise. We have seen his faithfulness in these events. We have learned from these events. We have learned to trust in the lord.we have learned to trust in his unchanging character. ”
“In lemantations Jeremiah weeps over the destruction of jerusalem. Judah was punished for its rebelliousness. Judah fell to nubukanezzer and babylon. The whole book is a funeral durge for the nation. He says it is by Gods murcy that we are consumed every day. His murcy are new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness. Despite Israel’s rebellion against the lord. Despite his punishment on them, he would still be faithful. At the end of saventy years they would be alowed to return. We see his faithfull consistent character. I rejoice in that. I depend on it.i know i can. ” he said.
After the service, he closed the service.manny stayed behind and felowship. Matt mingled with various members and attenders. He had conversations with everyone.
Amber mingled with various people. She had never attended hear on a regular bases. She knew people from her visits to the church . she lived in the area so she knew them from the town. Though she was not Baptist , she liked the church and liked the people in the church. She always felt welconed hear. She never felt out of place even though she was a crazy charismatic.
Many came up to matt and said what an encouragement his message was. Many could relate. Manny were experiencing changes. The mesege was very timely.
After a while he saw amber. “Hi. I realy liked your mesege?” she said. “Thank you. It was not my original mesege for the night. I could not focus. I kept thinking about evrtything. I decided to turn it into a summon . “he said. “It was a blessing. “She said. “Praise the lord!”he said.
“I missed your preaching. “She asked.”we post my surmons on line.”he said.”i will check them out. ” she said.
At his moms house. “Ok i want everyone hear at eight a clock. Cofee will be on at 7:30. Breakfast will be served at 8:00. Then after breakfast we will go to the church after breakfast. We have alot of work to do.”tracy said.
“This could be interesting.”matt said.”i get to be in charge. “Tracy said.”i am not so sure about that.”matt said. They laughed.
Matt stayed with his family for a while.then he went to his home. Again amber walked him to his car.they said there goodbyes.
End of part 4


Great question! And while I do not consider myself the expert or have an exhaustive list, I do have a few thoughts. So here we go:
Change the question from “What can we do?” to “What can I do?”. Make it personal. I know that can seem overwhelming when looking at massive, systematic, national, or global issues. Yet the power of one (1) can never be overlooked. One person doing their part exactly where they are is essential. One missing piece in a puzzle can be devastating! Make it personal, make it tangible. You are needed; your perspective, your gift, your talent, your voice, your shoulder!
Pray! I have heard individuals say “I do not want to hear people say ‘pray”. Sorry… sorry you do not understand how vital, powerful, and essential prayer is to every situation. Prayer is not the only thing I can do but it is the first thing I must do. Prayer changes things, prayer changes people, starting with the one praying. Prayer changes hearts, starting with mine. Remember, prayer is not just giving God our list of demands, needs and wants. Prayer is listening to God and hearing His voice and direction. Through his voice we gain perspective, character, creativity, strength and strategy to accomplish His purposes! So, pray!
Start where you are. The desire to change everything can be daunting and overwhelming, which can lead us to a place of attempting nothing. What can you do where you are? What can you do with what you have (Exodus 4:2 “…what is in your hand?”) Who do you know that you can impact now? “There is never a wrong time to do a right thing!”
Practical Ways We Can Make a Change:
-Call or text someone to let them know you care, are for them and with them. It is not about the response, it is about the initiative. Love initiates!
-Have a conversation. Be willing to listen to hard things, speak hard things, ask questions and struggle with hard issues… together.
-Get informed. Do not assume you know or see it all… you don’t, neither do I.
-Join in where you can. Look for opportunities to participate in righteous, peaceful, prayerful gatherings. Attend a community informational meeting.
-Vote, call and write governmental officials at all levels, run for office.
-Seek the opportunities to serve. Serve one another in love. Do not overlook the opportunities placed before you to serve. Find a need and meet it!
-Reach out. Take a cake. Give a gift. Buy someone’s coffee or meal. Fill up someone’s tank. Build someone a house (ask me about it). Pick up some trash in your neighborhood and then the next (so tempted to add in clean your own room first but I won’t). Help someone, and then together go help more. Write a song, or poem and share it. Draw or paint something beautiful. The point is everyone can do something… everyone needs to do something!
Like I said, this is not an exhaustive list just scratching the surface; so please add to it! I realize that I did not preface this note with the vitally important, prominent issue of racism. This is not to demean the issue, it is to provide practical, peaceful, powerful and loving steps to defeat it. From my context, it is first of all a heart issue and all heart issues are spiritual. So, no, I cannot (or will not) divorce the spiritual dimension from this and/or any other issue. Additionally, I hope that the application of the above thoughts will not be limited to just bridging the gap of racial issues. I believe actions can go a long way toward bridging the gap between racial issues far beyond black/white issues.
In the midst of pandemics, epidemics, isolation, schisms and every other“ism”; opportunity continues to exist. All around the world, there are cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, religious, and other issues that seek to divide. These issues seek to produce isolation, fear, misunderstanding and keep us from experiencing the divinely planned strength and beauty of unified diversity. Many have prayed, oceans of tears have been shed and, it seems to me, God has heard. His answer… you… me… us! For such a time as this!


Since last November, and continuing until this November, Sacred Heart Church is celebrating its 125th year history in service to Roman Catholics in Jeannette and surrounding areas.
Beginning in November 1889, with the first organizational meeting and the first Mass celebrated in a blacksmith shop on the corner of Clay Avenue and North Seventh Street, Sacred Heart has seen its share of good times and challenges.
In the fall of 1890, land was purchased on North Seventh Street, which is the present site of the church. The original building housed a school and rectory on the first floor and the church on the second floor.
A convent was added in 1891 for the Benedictine Sisters from Pittsburgh, as they would assume charge of the school.
In 1893, the church was expanded and a one-story brick school was built on the corner of North Seventh Street and Patton Avenue, and between 1904 and 1921, the process for funding and permission to build a new church took place.
In March 1923, the ground breaking began, and on Sept. 16, 1923, the cornerstone was laid for what is the present day Sacred Heart Church.
The stained-glass windows that still remain were created by Hunt Stained Glass Windows and wood Stations of the Cross were purchased from the Oberammergau Passion Players of Bavaria, Germany. They were covered with Plexiglass in 1981, and were completely restored, piece by piece, beginning in 2008 and completed in 2013.
In 1951, the church saw the construction of a new convent and in 1961 a new school was built and was dedicated on Aug. 20 by Bishop William Connare.
A pipe organ, one of only a few left that is still operational, was purchased in 1975 and was used for the first time on Easter 1976.
The church was renovated for its 100th Anniversary in 1988 and 1989, some pews were removed and a gathering area was created in the back of the church.
The â€œOld School,â€� as referred to by parishoners to this day, was demolished in 1990 and a parking lot was built in its place.
In June 1995, Sacred Heart School closed it’s doors. Kathy Goodall, the facilities manager of Sacred Heart, was awarded a full-time position one month before.
â€œFrom the day after we closed the school, we’ve had a paying renter. We have nine out of 14 rooms still being used.â€�
The school housed the Sr. Veronica Learning Center from 1995-99, and from then until 2005, Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School utilized the space while its school was renovated.
Seton Hill Child Services Day Care, Head Start and pre-k programs, and Westmoreland Intermediate Unit autistic preschool and reverse mainstream program still call the building home. In July 2013, Westmoreland Community Action Head Start Program became the third tenant in the building.
A carillon, a large electronic musical instrument housed in the bell tower, was installed in March 2008 under the direction of the Rev. Leon Hont.
In 2008, the Rev. John Foriska was named pastor of Sacred Heart and administrator of Ascension Church.
Plans for this year-long celebration began in 2012. That same year, Foriska was reassigned to Holy Trinity Church in Ligonier and the Rev. Paul Lisik was named as the pastor of Sacred Heart and administrator to Ascension. Goodall called the November 2013 jubilee a â€œsoft-opening,â€� with this past Sunday serving as the official grand opening of the 125th Celebration, with Archabbot Douglas Nowicki celebrating Mass.
Sacred Heart will continue the festivities through November. An oldies dance is scheduled for Feb. 15 from 6-10 p.m., with tickets at $6 per person and $10 per couple. Only those older than 21 are invited. Alcohol is not provided, but attendees can bring their own, if they wish.
Music will be provided by DJs Frankie Day and Marko. Tickets are available by calling Stan at 724-244-1652 or Harry at 724-523-9464.
Sacred Heart has 125th anniversary T-shirts available for purchase in February and March, an Easter egg hunt is planned for April and a fish dinners are set for Fridays during lent; and in May a Mass and social is planned to honor the Benedictine Sisters.
On July 20, the 90th anniversary of the dedication of the church building and the parish anniversary celebration family picnic at Idlewild Park will be held.
Goodall said a school homecoming/alumni celebration is being discussed and would be open to any graduate/ alumni from Sacred Heart School. Anyone who wants to volunteer can call the parish office at 724-523-2560.
The festivities will close Nov. 23 with a Mass and dinner at Ferrante’s Lakeview with the Bishop Lawrence E. Brant as celebrant.
Maria Tyger is a contributing writer.


Connect Classes, Sundays 9:00am & Wednesday 6:30pm
Connect classes are a great way to be equipped for christian life and to connect with others in a real and meaningful way. Our connect classes range from 5-10 weeks at a time. Anyone is welcome at anytime to join in! For example, past and present classes include, "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan, "Love and Respect" by Emerson Eggerichs, "Shaken" by Tim Tebow, "Grave Robber" by Mark Batterson. Contact the church office to get the current list of available classes!
Launch, Sundays 9:00am
New to the church? Looking for ways to serve or get involved in ministry? Launch is a great way to find out more about the church and how you can play a part in the body of Christ. Childcare is provided.
Alpha Course, Wednesdays 6:30pm
Please contact the church office for the next available class. Got questions about life? Wanting more out of your spiritual journey? Wanting community? It is for anyone and everyone. We will begin the night with a free meal together. Then we will listen to a short Alpha talk and have a great time of discussion afterwords. Childcare is provided.


Give it a listen!
Jesus: a character study- Rev. David Morehead
December 12, 2017 06:37 PM PST
Rev. David Morehead preaches to us in the 11am morning worship service.Leftovers
November 29, 2017 03:32 PM PST
Pastor David McCool preaching in our Sunday Service on 11/26/17.
A Whole Life of Thanksgiving
November 26, 2017 10:49 AM PST
Rev. Ryan Rook preaching in our morning worship service.Attitude and Effort
November 05, 2017 10:31 AM PST
Pastor David McCool preaching in our Sunday Morning worship service on 11-5-17God is Bigger Than the Boogie Man
October 29, 2017 10:49 AM PDT
Caylie Williams preaching in our 11 am worship service.Gifts of the Spirit Part 2
October 09, 2017 02:51 PM PDT
Pastor David McCool Speaking in the Morning Session on Sunday 10-8-17Gifts of the Spirit
October 01, 2017 02:12 PM PDT
Pastor David McCool Teaching on the Gifts of the Spirit in Sunday School on 10-1-17I'm Still Here
September 25, 2017 03:41 PM PDT
Pastor David McCool preaching in the Sunday Morning worship service on 9-24-17.The One Assignment That Matters
June 16, 2017 05:30 PM PDT
Alex Rice speaking in Saturate Youth service. This is his first time speaking!
Is There Any Fight in You?
May 07, 2017 02:35 PM PDT
Evangelist Joel Carver joins us in the Sunday Morning worship service.
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Jumped rope and then bussed to class so as to avoid trudging through the snow. The bus put me just outside the Gates of Dawn, which I’d been meaning to visit.
Completed in 1522, the Gates of Dawn is the only gate remaining of the nine once embedded into the city wall.
Per custom, an image of the Virgin Mary was enshrined atop the gate. Painted around 1630, Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn is venerated by Catholics and Orthodox alike. It was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
Walked to class where we learned about multiculturalism and later about human shields.


What I believe now is that I gave you more effort than anyone may ever. I worked through heaven and hell and asked God and Satan what I’m meant to do for this broken girl. They touched my cheek and told me they were sorry too. There’s nothing I can do for you.
In 20 years you’ll return here. You’ll look over these words and remember the days when a boy loved you this much. You’ll wonder how it was possible. You’ll wonder how someone could have given so much for you when you gave so little. You’ll love me for an instant then. This letter is for that girl. This isn’t for you. I won’t give you anymore.


Onlangs verscheen bij Oxford University Press de bundel Scriptural Authority and Biblical Criticism in the Dutch Golden Age: God’s Word Questioned onder redactie van Dirk van Miert, Henk Nellen, Piet Steenbakkers en Jetze Touber. De bundel bouwt voort op het in 2012 gehouden congres ‘God’s Word Questioned’:
Scriptural Authority and Biblical Criticism in the Dutch Golden Age explores the hypothesis that in the long seventeenth century humanist-inspired biblical criticism contributed significantly to the decline of ecclesiastical truth claims. Historiography pictures this era as one in which the dominant position of religion and church began to show signs of erosion under the influence of vehement debates on the sacrosanct status of the Bible. Until quite recently, this gradual but decisive shift has been attributed to the rise of the sciences, in particular astronomy and physics. This authoritative volume looks at biblical criticism as an innovative force and as the outcome of developments in philology that had started much earlier than scientific experimentalism or the New Philosophy. Scholars began to situate the Bible in its historical context. The contributors show that even in the hands of pious, orthodox scholars philological research not only failed to solve all the textual problems that had surfaced, but even brought to light countless new incongruities. This supplied those who sought to play down the authority of the Bible with ammunition. The conviction that God’s Word had been preserved as a pure and sacred source gave way to an awareness of a complicated transmission in a plurality of divergent, ambiguous, historically determined, and heavily corrupted texts. This shift took place primarily in the Dutch Protestant world of the seventeenth century.
Voor meer informatie, waaronder de inhoudsopgave, zie: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/scriptural-authority-and-biblical-criticism-in-the-dutch-golden-age-9780198806837. Het boek wordt gepresenteerd op maandag 13 november om 15.15 uur in Utrecht (Sweelinckzaal, Drift 21) tijdens het maandelijkse Descartes-Huygens Premodern History of Knowledge Colloquium.