November 22, 2009
WHITSETT - Chaplain Steve Johnson takes a small boom box out of his office, places it on a chair and pops in a CD of hymns. It's what passes for a choir at this church, a converted tractor-trailer in the parking lot of the Travel Centers of America...
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November 21, 2009
The biblical Jacob wrestled with the angel until he got his blessing. A scenario of similar undertaking occurred last summer. Except that it was First Lutheran Church, known for ministry emphasizing an end to hunger and homelessness in Guilford County, wr...
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November 20, 2009
Health officials are reaching out to faith communities to spread the word about upcoming flu shot clinics. “We know that lots of churches are taking steps to reduce the transmission of illness — like making changes in communion, even how perso...
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November 19, 2009
SATURDAY Fall bazaar, 7-11 a.m., Flat Rock Methodist Church, 6720 Highway 158 East, Stokesdale. Large country-style breakfast, desserts, breads, plant sale, jewelry, clothes, crafts and Tupperware. 643-5700.
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November 16, 2009
Thanksgiving will arrive a bit sooner than usual for area foster families. Friendly Hills Church in Jamestown will hold its ninth annual Early Thanksgiving Dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Foster parents and their families from Guilford and surroundin...
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November 14, 2009
When the Rev. Joe Giaritelli asked his congregation to help feed 5,000 people at Thanksgiving, children gave up allowances and parents decided to cut back on their Christmas budgets to help out.
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Thousands of Baptists were in Greensboro this week for the 179th annual Baptist State Convention of North Carolina at the Koury Convention Center. In previous years, the group has met in the Greensboro Coliseum’s special events complex.
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November 13, 2009
SATURDAY Caring Ministry workshop, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. James Presbyterian, 820 Ross Ave., Greensboro. Cost is $15 per person or $50 for a group of four or more from the same congregation. www.caringministry.org or (314) 428-2600.
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WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — A judge's ruling on public prayer in Forsyth County will likely affect how other area governments handle prayer before government meetings.
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November 12, 2009
GREENSBORO — If a federal judge rules against sectarian prayer during public meetings in Forsyth County, that opinion could provide the basis for a challenge to similar prayer in Guilford County.Commissioners in Guilford and Forsyth counties regular...
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November 10, 2009
Greensboro attorney Kathy Manning was sworn in Monday as the first board chairwoman of one of the most influential Jewish organizations in the world.
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November 9, 2009
CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Billy Graham Library will close for three months next year for renovations. The Charlotte Observer reported Monday the museum-style library honoring the North Carolina evangelist will close Jan. 9 and reopen April 1. Spokeswoman...
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November 8, 2009
As we plan for Thanksgiving, let’s remember that every day people go hungry in our area. It is estimated that 12,767 people in Guilford County may fall under poverty levels or near those levels in 2010. This has a great effect on our senior populati...
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Guilford Park Presbyterian Church is holding a rummage and bake sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to benefit the church’s organ-restoration fund.
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November 7, 2009
When 81-year-old Laszlo Berkowits recently stood at the entrance of the gas chamber at the infamous Auschwitz death camp complex, it occurred to him this would have been where his mother saw her last bit of sunlight.
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The need hasn’t gone anywhere. The Greensboro Urban Ministry last year was a major organizer of the Winter Emergency initiative, which involves staffing and food for overflow homeless shelter sites, most of which were located in churches. And execut...
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November 6, 2009
Local performers and ensembles from as far away as Washington will perform this evening at Greensboro College’s sixth annual Gospel Fest and third annual Multi-Cultural Alumni Gathering.The performances begin at 6 p.m. Friday in Finch Chapel on the...
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November 3, 2009
SATURDAY Churchwide community yard sale, 7 a.m.-noon, Triad Christian Center, 4321 Barrow Road (Barrow and Skeet Club roads), High Point. Fall bazaar, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Concord Friends, 5000 Old Randleman Road, Greensboro. Breakfast, yard sale, baked good...
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October 31, 2009
When health officials began releasing information on the swine flu epidemic, the Rev. Mark Sills made sure the words were translated into other languages so that non-English-speaking immigrants in the community could get timely updates.
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Some congregations will place white roses on the altar Sunday , to represent remembrance. Others will recite the names of departed parishioners and friends, read scripture or sing special hymns as part of a special hospice Sabbath during regular worship...
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Today Guitar and bass guitar lessons, 9 and 10 a.m. Saturdays, CrossWalk Cafe, Church of God of Prophecy, 13811 N.C. 87, Eden. For beginners and intermediates. Must have your own guitar. Free. 623-4042. Fall Festival, noon-3 p.m., New St. Paul Baptist Chu...
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