Sentences with phrase «congregants on»

PLATTSBURGH The Matrimonial Tribunal of the Diocese of Ogdensburg is hosing a series of free workshops around the region to help educate congregants on the annulment process.

So please open your lips and pray for these two nations for protection» he told his congregants on Sunday in Nigeria.

«I'm finding amusing all the articles blaming the Episcopal Church's demise and lack of younger congregants on its being «liberal.»

Yet these young social liberals are not attending the dozens of theologically liberal old line Protestant churches in DC whose beautiful sanctuaries are typically half or more empty with disproportionately old congregants on Sunday morning.

Not exact matches

In Hayward, California on Friday, August 3, four teenagers threw lemons at a local mosque, striking one congregant.

By Vivienne Foley, CNN New York (CNN)- Pastors and their congregants took to the streets of New York on Thursday to protest and to pray for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse a ban on religious groups» use of public schools for worship service, scheduled to go into effect February 12.

CNN: Pastors protest New York ban on religious services Pastors and their congregants took to the streets of New York on Thursday to protest and to pray for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse a ban on religious groups» use of public schools for worship service, scheduled to go into effect February 12.

Problem was I put lecturers on a pedestal and expected the same from «ordinary» congregants.

(CNN)- A New Jersey church - already a bit different in that its three congregations gather weekly at two hotels and a middle school - put a new spin on the collection plate Sunday by having congregants take cash - filled envelopes from the plate in hopes that the money will be put to charitable use.

The 10 - year - old church, which says in its materials that more than 2,000 people attend its weekend services, planned to disperse that same amount - $ 30,000 - on Sunday, with congregants getting envelopes containing $ 10, $ 20 and $ 50 bills.

The push back from many congregants against any «new» music makes it almost not worth the effort, especially when a personal mortgage is on the line.

A pastor outside Dallas has launched a drive - in church that operates along the same lines as a drive - in movie theater: Congregants stay in their vehicles and tune in to the sermon on their car radios.

A spokesperson for the conference said there was no way to tell how many parishes addressed the issue this weekend, but said after receiving multiple queries from dioceses around the country, they posted a draft letter on an internal website for churches to adapt and read to congregants.

Leaders and sometimes congregants benefit from asking questions of leavers — not unlike a company «exit interview» — first to understand what happened and second to reflect on possible solutions.

Police suspect Fulani herdsmen were responsible for an attack on a morning mass at a central Nigerian church yesterday that left two priests and 16 congregants dead.

The only one's I see are the fleeting school auditorium and shopping mall meeting room congregations and the gigantic charismatic churches with people falling on the floor babbling during the services, whose congregants are in serious need of mental health professionals.

I have, on occasion, been the recipient of what I think of as the «pastor crush», where you can tell a tremendous amount of positive energy is flowing towards you from a congregant.

For example, in the black church services I have attended, the congregants will urge on the preacher during a sermon.

In a statement, Broglio's office said: «Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army (about not reading the letter) constituted a violation of his Constitutionally - protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.»

On Sunday, hundreds of churches around the country will be screening clips from Bangs» Lazarus documentary to raise awareness of a medical miracle their congregants can take part in.

that we sit in a building for two hours and many congregants never know each other on a venerable and honest level, but instead we keep the show going like the priests did in the old covenant temple after the veil was torn.

He was addressing congregants upset that he was terminated on July 1 after a year of struggling with alcohol abuse.

In the church context, our kids need to know that we, as pastors and pastors» spouses, are not relying on them to help maintain or benefit our reputation with congregants.

It was written on the Facebook wall of one of my congregants.

So instead of jumping on the racism thing how about asking the obvious question??? What is it about THIS couple that sparked the congregants to speak up against it???

LA Times: Crystal Cathedral: Judge approves sale to Diocese of Orange A bankruptcy judge chose the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange as the buyer of the Crystal Cathedral for $ 57.5 million after an emotional hearing in Santa Ana on Thursday night, despite pleas by congregants and others that the 56 - year - old ministry stay where it is.

Through membership on planning and other types of public and private councils and boards, clergy and congregants can fill key roles in shaping and furthering community mental health programs.

He was midway through his sermon on Africa Sunday 2015, an annual church event dedicated to celebrating the church, when more than 70 congregants began to shift in their chairs.

Congregants also are represented on boards and are in a position to provide a link between the agency and the community.

What if they were a little smaller and didn't start on time and only had three people in the band, but on nights, weekends and weekdays the congregants scoured the streets of their cities and served people who haven't seen kindness or felt grace in their entire lives?

On September 11th, a number of (our congregants) tragically lost their lives.

shame on them i think they should lose that tax exempt status as long as they are telling their congregants how they should vote and whom to vote for.

«Our congregants come from all over the world and from every walk of life, from congressmen to taxi drivers,» Rauf said earlier this month in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Here your congregants are bringing you food and hopefully praying for you in this very difficult time and you are focused on the type of vehicle brining it to you?

Both churches meet blocks from ground zero, and on Sunday, Park will speak to congregants who watched what happened 10 years ago in person; congregants who brushed the toxic dust of falling buildings off their jackets and had to move on with their daily lives.

Archbishop Rowan Williams greets congregants gathered at the City Sports Centre in Harare on October 9.

Addressing congregants at the Holy Ghost Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) on Sunday, president Mahama said the improvement in the country's human development index shows Ghana is moving in the right direction.

A planned crackdown on housing discrimination across New York State could soon result in some Realtors losing their licenses, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo told congregants Sunday at a Harlem church.

A planned crackdown on housing discrimination across New York state could soon result in some Realtors losing their licenses, Cuomo told congregants this morning at a Harlem church.

Both elected officials spoke with congregants at the Parkchester Baptist Church on -LSB-...]

Congregants also chimed in on how best to tackle gun violence in the community.

Doug Cunningham, who leads the New Day United Methodist Church in the Bronx, said that low wages force his congregants to take second jobs, leaving kids home alone to raise themselves on the streets.

Rice addressed a crowd of congregants at the Central Synagogue of Nassau County, discussing her thoughts on gun violence in America and the efforts she's taking to combat it.

Many pastors reported that congregants were falling into sinful behavior by participating on sites that were not that reputable.

Called «Many Heavens, One Earth,» the meeting is intended to generate commitments for actions by religious organizations, congregants and countries that could reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or otherwise limit the human impact on the environment.

Located in an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse urban area of Charlotte, NC, Central has focused its efforts this year on creating a community garden to benefit congregants, local residents, and the church's food pantry.

It operates on a referral model that is designed to pair volunteer lawyers with congregants in need.