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Churches offer Vacation Bible School

A number of churches are offering Vacation Bible School througout the Mid-Ohio Valley: “Shipwrecked,” theme of Vacation Bible School at Lowell Christian Church, 322 Fourth St., Lowell; from July 15 to 19, 6 to 8:30 p.m. each evening; for children in preschool through grade six; https://www.facebook.com/LowellChristianChurch/ “GAME ON,” theme of Vacation Bible School at North Hills Baptist Church, 108 Stonecrest Drive, Marietta, from July 16, 17 and 18; will be held each evening from 6 to 8 p.m.; call 740-374-7156 for any questions and pre-registration. “Shipwrecked: ...

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Saturday Christian men volunteers needed to serve (laymen and clergy) for the Kairos prison ministry at St. Marys Correctional Center; informational meeting, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, at Holiday Inn Express, east Parkersburg, Emerson Avenue exit; coffee and breakfast snacks will be served; no reservation necessary - casual. Kairos means “God’s Time” and is a non-denominational ministry; Each spring and fall, a team of more than 20 men prepares for over eight weeks to enter the St. Marys Correctional Center for four days. They meet with 40 to 50 selected inmates in ...

Pope denounces ‘murderous indifference’ by powers in Mideast

By The Associated Press BARI, Italy — Pope Francis on Saturday denounced the "murderous indifference" that has allowed violence to consume the Middle East and drive tens of thousands of Christians from their homes, calling out global powers for seeking power and profit at the expense of the region's people during a remarkable gathering of Orthodox patriarchs and Catholic leaders. Francis hosted the daylong ecumenical service in the Adriatic port city of Bari, considered a religious bridge between East and West and home to the relics of St. Nicholas, an important saint in the ...

Have faith in God, promises kept

While watching the tides during a recent beach vacation I was reminded that nature never sleeps. It’s not a new thought, of course, but seeing the distinctions in the tides, the sea treasures they deliver and then take back, their rhythmic continuum is a wonder. A most interesting secret from the tides lapping the sandy shore is the creation of little separate pools left behind, places for the toddlers to splash and dig wet sand without the threat of an errant wave knocking them down. After a while the tide shifts, and those individual pools disappear to become part of the sea ...

Gilman UMC Pastor receives Doctorate

After five years of study, and writing a Bible study called “Experiencing God Through Prayer and Scripture” as her thesis, the Rev. Dr. Diann O’Bryant, current pastor at Gilman United Methodist Church, received her Doctorate Degree in Ministry with a concentration in Spiritual Formation ...

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Vacation Bible School “Heroes Central,” theme of Vacation Bible School at Reno Christian Church, Ohio 7 in Reno, from July 9 to 13, 6:30 to 8:30 each evening; all children pre-kindergarten through sixth grade are invited. “Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus,” theme of Vacation Bible School at Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 873 Farson St., Belpre, from July 9 to 13, 6 to 8:30 p.m. each evening; for kids ages kindergarten to grade 6; kids at Shipwrecked VBS will join a missions effort to provide mosquito netting to aid in the reduction of malaria in Africa; registration will begin ...