Noah Project, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, will host an honor walk and candlelight vigil Oct. 18. The awareness and tribute event, “Out of the Shadows,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 with a proclamation at the Abilene Convention Center, followed by a walk to the Taylor County Courthouse for a candlelight vigil from 7:15- 8 p.m. Noah
Read moreKirk Cameron, star of the ’80s sitcom “Growing Pains,” will be the guest speaker for an Oct. 15 dinner benefiting local foster care and adoption ministry Christian Homes & Family Services. Cameron has been a part of the national landscape since starring as “Mike Seaver” in the ABC hit sit-com, “Growing Pains.” The role turned him into a cultural icon
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The Abilene Interfaith Council will kick off the 2018-2019 year with an evening session called CEDAR Paneling. It isn’t exactly what it sounds like. CEDAR refers to Communities Engaging with Difference. And “Paneling” refers to a panel who will discuss their experiences when CEDAR met in Abilene over the summer. The public is invited to the meeting, which will begin
Read more“Dr. Virginia (Boyd) Connally” Lyrics by Carolyn Newman sung to “Thanks for the Memories” (With apologies to Bob Hope) Thanks for the Memories In 1912, you were born, On a fourth of December morn, Ada Virginia Hawkins, a Temple, Texas, newborn. We thank God so much! Thanks for the Memories In 1912 the news was gigantic About the sinking Titanic,
Read moreThe parish hall at St. Luke’s Orthodox Church, 510 Sunset Drive, was burglarized over the weekend, a member, George Niebling, reports. All the major appliances and the air conditioning unit were stolen. The santuary was not affected. Niebling has a request: “Please pray for those who did this, that their hearts might be turned, and souls preserved, and that they
Read moreFred Rogers, make that “Mr. Rogers,” died in 2003, but he will never be forgotten. One of Rogers’ biggest fans lives in Abilene and will present a program on the man and his television show, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” on Wednesday. Jacob Snowden, director of Christian education at First Central Presbyterian Church, will give a program Wednesday, Aug. 22, on Rogers
Read moreThe San Angelo Diocesan Service Committee is sponsoring a talk on “Spiritual Ecumenism” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church parish hall, 837 Jeannettee St. Speaker will be Matteo Calisi of Bari, Italy. The presentation, open to the public, is part of the Hearts In One Accord Prayer Meeting. Calisi was appointed by Pope Benedict as a member
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON “My name is Houston Heflin, and I don’t like hard conversation.” That opening remark was made by one of the speakers for the fourth annual Summer Seminar hosted by Abilene Christian University, but most likely anyone in the audience could have said the same thing. “The Gospel and Culture: What’s a Christian to Do?” was the theme
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“Reclaiming Christianity” is a new book written by the Rt. Rev. Claude Payne of Abilene, a retired bishop and rector in the Episcopal Church. Payne 86, started on the book three years ago and finished in time for the book to be released during the trienniel General Convention of the Episcopal Church held in July in Austin. “Reclaiming Christianity” is
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