Christian Encounters: RELIGION NOTES
SERVICES AT CENTRAL UMC: Central United Methodist Church, 214 N. Academy St., Mooresville, will not hold a worship service in the sanctuary at 8:45 a.m. today. .Traditional service will start at 11 a.m. Sunday school for all ages will begin at 9:45 a.m., and morning coffee social will begin at 9 a.m. Details: (704) 664-5429.COCHRAN STREET BAPTIST EASTER SERVICES: Cochran Street Baptist Church, 964 Cochran St., Statesville. Easter services begin at 7 a.m. today with a Sunrise service at the...
Christian Encounters: RELIGION NOTES
TWO PIANOS-TWO PIANISTS: The music ministry at First Baptist Church, 815 Davie Ave., Statesville, will present Robin Garner and Jane Pardue in a duo-piano concert at 3 p.m. today in the sanctuary. Free. The concert will include various classical works. Details: (704) 873-7231.PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE SERIES: The book club at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 648 West Park Ave., Mooresville will continue its "Purpose-Driven Life" book-based series beginning with a...
Christian Encounters: HOLY THEMES MAY FILL VOID ON GIFT LISTS
With Christmas and Hanukkah so close at hand, gift-givers or list-makers might want to consider books that address religious topics.Recent publications cover a broad range of subjects, from African-American prayers to the President's spirituality to Buddhist life to God's quest to find his missing boot. Here are some new religious titles worthy of consideration for the holidays: STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER: A Celebration of Black Prayer, compiled by the...
Christian Encounters: NIGHTMARE AT SEA
EXCURSION: The McClung family's hopes for an idyllic trip on from Florida to California took a huge detour off Mexico.
It was to have been a family exursion, with several grandchildren and friends helping celebrate Eugene and Mozelle McClung's 50th wedding anniversary. The planned three-week cruise on the brand-new, 145-foot Rapture would start in Panama City, Fla., where the $4.5 million yacht was built, proceed through the Caribbean and Panama Canal and continue up the Pacific to Newport Beach.All that changed on the night of Aug. 10 on the gently rolling azure seas of Cozumel Bay when...
Christian Encounters: RELIGION NOTES
* Blessing of Fleet at Lake Norman Lake Norman Children's Relief will host its second annual Blessing of the Fleet at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The fleet of ships - an eclectic assembly of watercraft including sailboats, canoes, jet skis, kayaks, motorboats and rubber rafts - will parade into the harbor and past the dock of the Lake Norman Yacht Club, 297 Yacht Road, Mooresville, where a gathering of area clergy will pray individual blessings on each vessel and the crew.To join...
