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
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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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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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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October 29, 2009
SATURDAY Yard sale, 7 a.m.-until, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1100 Curtis St., Greensboro. Food plates will be available for purchase. Centering Prayer, 10 a.m.-noon, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 607 N. Greene St., Greensboro. www.servantleadergree...
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October 24, 2009
Reformation Sunday is this weekend at First Presbyterian Church on North Elm. Besides Jamestown Pipes and Drums playing before, during and after worship, an expert on John Calvin will kick off a new study of the influencer of Christian theology and Wester...
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October 22, 2009
SATURDAY Yard sale and country store, 7 a.m., Burnette’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 1201 Burnette’s Chapel Road, Greensboro. Breakfast, hot dogs, fried apple pies and barbecue.
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Paul Scott knew it was time to invest what he could scrounge into producing a CD. “The more places we went people were asking, ‘Do ya’ll have a CD?’ ‘Do you have something we can take home?’” Scott said of the urb...
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When they gather in Greensboro next weekend, these black members of the United Methodist Church will discuss getting young adults more involved in their denomination. But they’ll also talk about such issues as clergy assignments across racial lines.
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October 20, 2009
Moravia Moravian Church members have been arriving bright and early at the church one day a month for 15 years. Well, at least early. The day gets brighter after they spend several hours finishing their task — making chicken pies. Normally, the grou...
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October 19, 2009
Taking a week out of their summer vacations, 30 members of the youth group from First Baptist Church in Greensboro traveled to Cleveland, Tenn., to help in the community by rebuilding and cleaning homes through the Ocoee Outreach organization.
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October 18, 2009
“Grounded in Gratitude, Revealed in Prayer and Lived in Faith” is the campaign theme for the proposed creation of a new youth facility for Christ United Methodist Church on Holden Road.With more than 50 people working on leadership team commit...
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October 17, 2009
Want to stump this “Father Abraham”? Sam Reichelson is preparing for that. “I’m Jewish for 66 years, but in doing this research, I’m finding quite a lot about our religion and the history of our people that I didn’t kno...
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Today Pancake breakfast and pumpkin/apple sale, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 211 N. Oakland Ave., Eden. Breakfast until noon. All you can eat. $5 adults, $2.50 children 12 and under. www.fcceden.org. 627-7368.
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October 16, 2009
SATURDAY Yard sale, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Brown Wesleyan Church, 4355 High Rock Road, Greensboro. Information: Mandy Hobbs, 656-4561. Yard and bake sale, 7 a.m.-noon, Monticello United Church of Christ, 5001 N.C. 150 East, Browns Summit. home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP...
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October 14, 2009
CANTON (AP) — A North Carolina pastor says his church in Canton plans to burn Bibles and books by Christian authors on Halloween to light a fire under true believers.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The son of evangelist Billy Graham held talks with North Korea's foreign minister in an "amicable atmosphere" Wednesday, Pyongyang's official news agency said.
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