By LORETTA FULTON “No kids in cages!” one sign screamed. Another quoted a Bible scripture. Another Dietrich Bonhoeffer. An atheist got in his remarks too, with a sign urging action, not prayer. No matter the religious, non-religious, or polical beliefs, the approximately 100 people gathered Friday evening, July 12, for a Lights for Liberty rally in front of City Hall
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The “patchwork” in the title of a musical production set for 5 p.m. April 14 at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meader St., has a dual meaning. It refers to the music itself, which will span several centuries, and to the prayer shawl and quilt ministry at the church. Each of the four narrators–all women–will wear a
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Two of Abilene’s larger churches–First Baptist and the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest–have been looking long and far for an organist. They join a long list of other congregations nationwide learning that a church organist is a prized possession nowadays. Read Loretta Fulton’s article on the shortage of church organists in the Reporter-News.
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
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By LORETTA FULTON A familiar face to many Abilenians is returning in May to become rector of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. David Romanik was curate and associate rector at Heavenly Rest when he left in 2014 to become associate rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He and his family, wife, Sarah Beth
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Advent, the season leading up to Christmas, starts Sunday, Dec. 2, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start planning to attend Christmas events. Following is a list of Christmas-related events coming soon: CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE AT HEAVENLY REST The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest Christmas invites the public to a Christmas Open House, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Read moreGuests at the Sept. 30 of the Julia Jones Matthews Sacred Music Center at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest enjoyed a concert and tour of the new center. Pictured in the photo at left are, left to right, Annabel House, Blakley Millsaps, Debbie Sherman, and Lew Carter. In the top right photo, Linda Bratton stands in front
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON Do Christians have a responsibility to be caretakers of creation? Absolutely, a unversity professor said at a recent Wednesday night program at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. “If you don’t believe me, read Genesis 1,” Jonathan Camp, associate professor of communication at Abilene Christian University, advised. Camp’s presentation was one of several that the church,
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Scott Bader-Saye, acting dean of the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, will bring an important conversation to Abilene in September. Bader-Saye will lead a conference Sept. 14-15, “Fostering Civil Conversation,” at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St. The conference, which includes dinner on Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning, is open to the public.
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