By Larry Zelisko Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1202 S. Pioneer, celebrates its 70th anniversary Oct. 12-13, 2024. Special guest will be The Rev Kelsey Fitting-Snyder, bishop’s associate for leadership formation and congregational care for the Northern Texas/Northern Louisiana Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. A barbecue meal will be served Saturday, and Fitting-Snyder will preach during Sunday’s worship
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By LORETTA FULTON A new banner for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church proclaims, “St. Mark’s is Not a Place, But a People,” and as if to emphasize the point, the banner currently is on the move from one place to another. Effective July 12, the banner will be stretched across the front of Abilene Community Theatre’s Black Box Theatre, 809 Barrow
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By The Rev. LESLIE DUNLAP On Ash Wednesday, Grace Lutheran Church will once again be offering “Drive-through Ashes,” a new approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition. I will be located on the sidewalk in front of the church at 1202 S. Pioneer Drive from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 to 5:30 p.m. You can pull up and
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By LORETTA FULTON Ash Wednesday will be observed at several churches in Abilene, at all three universities, and even on the sidewalk next week. Leslie Dunlap, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, will be on the sidewalk in front of the church, 1202 S. Pioneer Drive, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m. for “Drive-by Ashes.” Read
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