Albany Herald

Baptist group plans pre-Easter services

Communion services are planned tonight at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

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• By Staff Reports (40643)
• March 27, 2013

Grammy winning 'Casting Crowns' coming to Civic Center Thursday

Casting Crowns, one of Christian music's most prolific bands, will take to the stage Thursday night as a part of its Acoustics Sessions Live Spring Concert tour.

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• March 25, 2013

Downtown churches collaborate for Holy Week services

Services this week will start each day at 12:15 p.m. at Hines Memorial CME Church on North Madison Street.

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• By J.D. Sumner (2015)
• March 22, 2013

Religion Bulletin - March 22, 2013

Former President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to teach Sunday School this Sunday at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.

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• By Staff Reports (40643)
• March 21, 2013

Easter Seals receives donation

Easter Seals Megan’s House has received a $1,000 donation from the Sertoma Clubs of Albany.

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• By Staff Reports (40643)
• March 20, 2013

Catholicism is among us all, this week

How can one dwell on anything other than issues of Catholicism this week? The cardinals of the church gathered in Rome at the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope and this Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day commemorating one of the great saints of the church.

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• By Creede Hinshaw (98)
• March 14, 2013

Spiritual care training presented

About 70 people attended an Albany spiritual care training conference on Thursday at Phoebe Northwest.

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• By Jennifer Maddox Parks (1511)
• March 14, 2013

Stanton: Francis shows continuity

Father Finbarr Stanton, pastor of St. Teresa's Catholic Church, says Francis election is no surprise.

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• By Jim West (695)
• March 13, 2013

White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel

The Catholic Church has chosen its new pope after white smoke was seen billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

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• March 13, 2013

Local singer to perform for mission group

Soprano Erlencia Mumphery, a 2006 graduate of Dougherty Comprehensive High, will be performing a benefit concert for Stand Up Again Global Missions at 5 p.m. Sunday.

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• By Staff Reports (40643)
• March 8, 2013

Albany 'unsung heroine' honored with centennial award

Awards program seeks to honor people who contribute to their community behind the scenes.

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• By Staff Reports (40643)
• March 7, 2013

Thriving is more than surviving

Religion column

I’m suffering through the third day of a miserable head cold with the consequent aches, stuffy head, puffy eyes and runny nose. I catch this stuff rarely, but when I do I am convinced I may not survive.

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• By Creede Hinshaw (98)
• March 7, 2013

Hospital prayer can be challenging

Religion column

Most pastors are able to pray through almost anything. Offering public prayer in a variety of settings toughens one’s resolve to stay the course when invoking the divine. Every pastor has prayed through buzzing wasps, crying babies, ringing phones, crashing thunder, wailing trains, sonic booms, insistent sirens and bored parishioners.

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• By Creede Hinshaw (98)
• February 28, 2013

Disagreement among the Curia, no problem

The newspaper headline regarding the desired skill set for the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church intoned, “Charisma, Management Skills Sought in New Pope”. I’m sorry, but this headline and the article itself was less than groundbreaking.

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• By Creede Hinshaw (98)
• February 21, 2013

Thorns Deep finalists in ‘praise battle’ finals

A local alternative Christian rock band will compete for an opportunity to play during a large fall tour.

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• February 20, 2013