Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Religious Faith - Spanish Speaking

Religious Faith/Spanish-Speaking/Martinez, Tomas/Decker, Tom/Emporia’s Bilingual Christmas Pageant/Emporia Gazette/Emporia/KS/USA/16-Dec-06//By Scott Rochat (Contact). Participants of the First Friends Church Christmas program sing Silent Night at the end of their dress rehearsal. “No temais; porque he aqui os doy nuevas de gran gozo ...” Ada Escamilla read into the microphone. The Spanish words continued for a minute or two longer. Then it was Marjorie Miller’s turn.

“Don’t be afraid, for I bring you good news of great joy ...”…..

Religious Faith/Silence/Warrington Friends Meeting/A little night music/York Daily Record/York/PA/USA/19-Dec-06//... They do. But weekly Quaker worship is generally silent - a time for quiet meditation, prayer and a kind of waiting on God. Attendees ...

Religious Faith/Silence/Pot Roast//Travelling light on a busy schedule/Scotsman/Edinburgh/Scotland/UK/8-Dec-06//... On Sunday morning I went to my weekly Quaker meeting - I love spending an hour in absolute silence - and then I made a big Sunday roast and had all our ...

Religious Faith/Recorded Minister//BISHOP'S MANTLE: Is my brother truly a bishop now?/Augusta Free Press/Augusta/VA/USA/11-Dec-06//... His response: "Ordination means that the congregation has placed a deep level of trust in the person being recognized. The life, health and spirituality of the church is seen as 'safe' in the hands of this person.

"It's somewhat analogous to the Quaker tradition of 'recording a moment,' an official recognition of the spiritual gift or gifts that the one being ordained has been exercising," John said. ...

Religious Faith/Marriage///Many decisions require serious thought/Topeka Capital Journal/Topeka/KS/USA/2-Dec-06//... One Quaker group puts forth this statement of reconciliation and affirmation, which probably doesn't fit the concept of "expanded compassionate conservatism ...

Religious Faith/Arts/Music//Friends Church to host annual Christmas cantata/Wabash Plain Dealer/Wabash/IN/USA/15-Dec-06//By the WPD staff. The Wabash Friends Church will present its annual Christmas cantata at 9:15 am and 7 pm Sunday, Dec. 17. This year's ...

Religious Faith/Advent/Silence//A sampling of random thoughts from blogland/OregonLive.com/Portland/OR/USA/17-Dec-06//... All time, both history and in personal life, is expectation.". For a Quaker boy raised in Sunday silence, this candlelight ritual draws me in like no other. ...


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