George Levesque, executive director of the Paramount Theater, will be guest speaker at the May 27 meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. This will be one of Levesque’s last public presentations before he and his family move to Tampa, Florida, where Levesque will become president and CEO of the Tampa Theater. The public is invited to the luncheon meeting
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Ricky Harrison, newly named Dean of Students at McMurry University, will be guest speaker for the monthly meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The public is invited to the luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave. A $3 donation is suggested for lunch. The program is free. Ricky Harrison Harrison,
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The public is invited to hear Abilene City Manager Emily Crawford speak at the monthly meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations on Wednesday, March 25.The meeting will be held in Gerhart Hall at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St. Lunch will begin at 11:45 a.m. A $3 donation is requested for lunch. Crawford became Abilene’s
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By Loretta Fulton The public is invited to hear Bishop Michael Sis speak at the monthly meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Sis has been bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo since 2014. The meeting will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap Road. Lunch will begin at 11:45 a.m.
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By Loretta Fulton Cole Jodon was 17 when Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book, The Cost of Discipleship, was recommended to him at a pastoral conference. It was the first theology book he ever read. He didn’t know then that he was on his way to becoming a Bonhoeffer scholar. Jodon will share his scholarship at the Abilene Association of Congregations meeting on
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Get in the mood for a joyous holiday season with a presentation by Glenn Dromgoole on his latest book, The Christmas Spirit: A Celebration in Word & Song, at the November meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. Everyone is invited to the meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Wylie Methodist Church, 3430 Antilley Road. Meetings begin with lunch at 11:45 a.m.
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“Writing on the Wall: Indigenous Rock Art in Central Texas” will be the topic for the Oct. 22 meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The public is invited to hear Dr. Jeremy Elliott, professor of environmental literature at Abilene Christian University, talk about the stories that indigenous rock art tell. Elliott takes his students to Paint Rock to teach
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By Loretta Fulton The biblical book of Job and a new book about it will be the topic of the presentation at the September meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The meeting, which is open to the public, will begin with lunch at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday,Sept. 24, at Grace Lutheran Church, 1202 S. Pioneer Drive. It will be co-hosted
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Dr. Steven Moore, an ACU English professor and prolific writer, will be guest speaker for the Wednesday, Aug. 27, meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The meeting, which is open to the public, begins with lunch at 11:45 a.m., at Wylie Christian Church, 6250 Buffalo Gap Road. Suggested lunch donation is $3. (Moore also will speak at the Grace Museum
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