To Be or Not to Be By Nancy Patrick What you know of me— Fragile minutiae, Miniscule iota, Deceptive shard. Evasive splinter of— Who I am Was Have been Can be Might be Would be Could be May be Must be Should be Will be. By NANCY PATRICK In 1962 when I was 12-years-old, Neil Sedaka released his hit
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The International Rescue Committee will celebrate 15 years in Abilene with a gathering from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the IRC office, 3305 North Third St., Suite 320. The public is invited to come for refreshments and to meet some of the refugees. For full details, read Loretta Fulton’s article from the Abilene Reporter-News. https://www.reporternews.com/story/life/faith/2019/01/18/international-rescue-committee-assists-refugees-making-abilene-home/2585425002/ Refugees worship at
Read moreThe Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St., will host the Key City Winds for its next installment of the Chamber Music Concert Series. The ensemble’s Artists-In-Residence will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, in the church nave. The Key City Winds is a professional woodwind quintet based in Abilene. Joining the Key City Winds will be
Read moreTwo upcoming meetings, sponsored by the Abilene Interfaith Council and the Abilene Association of Congregations, will feature topics of interest to the general public. Both meetings are free and open to the public. The Abilene Interfaith Councill will meet at noon Jan. 21 at the Abilene Public Library branch in the Mall of Abilene. Mike Kelly will speak on “Baha’i
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By LORETTA FULTON Jan. 12 was not a good day. Two saints left us that day. James C. Holman, 96, of Clyde died after a lifetime of ministry in the United Methodist Church. Eunice Frazier Chambless, 99, died the same day. Both devoted their lives to the service of others, Holman from the pulpit, hospital rooms, funeral homes, wherever he
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON His name was Jack Thum. His profession was a professional clown. Few people remember him, especially those outside the Chicago area. You see, Jack died some thirty years ago of cancer. When Jack died, Walter Cronkite mentioned it on his broadcast, and the church bells of Chicago rang in tribute. All of Chicago mourned. So what made
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Editor’s Note: Mayor Anthony Williams will be guest speaker for the Jan. 23 meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 11:45 a.m. at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Lunch is by donation. By LORETTA FULTON Martin Luther King Jr. was admired as a great orator, and many of his
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