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At the church of Our Lady of Lourdes on Deese Street in Monroe, Deacon Jesus Reyes marks Jenn Bossi’s forehead with ash, a sign of repentance, as Scott Vallandingham, at left, looks on. The traditional purpose of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, is the preparation of the believer through prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the death and resurrection of Jesus. What did you give up for Lent?
What is Lent? Lent is the period of the year leading up to Easter, meant to prepare Christians for Holy Week. During Lent, people traditionally pick a negative aspect of their lives to give up — s...
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Bikers for Christ is an international group
Charlie Keyser served three years in Vietnam, where he was shot in the back and died on the operating table. The doctors brought him back to life.
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Jehovah's Witnesses try to be inclusive
“Something that is outstanding is our unity,” said David Semonian, a spokesman for the church. “God is not partial, so neither are we.”
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Adventists offer friendly welcome to all
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Monroe was founded in 1999 and met at St. Luke’s Lutheran in Monroe for the first five years.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Church unites culturally diverse Catholics, perhaps the most integrated congregation. Churches integrate slowly
Editor’s note: This is the second Sunday of a two-week series about diversity in local houses of worship, and examines how different congregations experience what Martin Luther King Jr. described...
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Congregation prays small changes become large
“The essence is love.” So says an inscription in the carpet in front of the pulpit at Essence of the Cross Ministries.
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Reverend Tom Mills, pastor of Monroe s Seventh Day Adventist Church on Weddington Rd, leads his congregation in an opening hymn. Most segregated hour?
Church welcome all, but there few takers
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Presbyterians reach out to Hispanics
Considering that Brazil and Mexico have the largest population of Catholics worldwide, finding a non-Catholic Hispanic can be difficult.
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Happy New Year! But What Year Is It?
Happy New Year! And, since we live in a country with a strong Christian background, then have a great 2010. The number “2010” is, of course, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.
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MARK NICKENS: The second nativity scene
The guy who gets the credit is none other than Francis of Assissi.
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Church briefs November 28
All Nations Christian Fellowship 5207 N.C. Highway 84, Weddington Pastor: Terry Whittenburg Altan Presbyterian 108 W. Sandy Ridge Road, Monroe; www.altanpc.org Pastor: William Wiley Regular Sunday...
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Church Briefs November 21
All Nations Christian Fellowship 5207 N.C. Highway 84, Weddington Pastor: Terry Whittenburg Altan Presbyterian 108 W. Sandy Ridge Road, Monroe; www.altanpc.org Pastor: William Wiley Regular Sunday...
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MARK NICKENS: Pilgrims would have called themselves Separatists
Next weekend is Thanksgiving weekend and most people think of turkey, the beginning of the Christmas season (let’s be honest), and Puritans. Wait a minute, Puritans? You might know them by another...
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MARK NICKENS: Mechthild of Magdeburg
e production of spiritual classics. Within 100 years before and after Mechthild at least eight spiritual classics were written which are still in circulation today; she added to that number.
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Church briefs for Oct. 17
All Nations Christian Fellowship 5207 N.C. Highway 84, Weddington Pastor: Terry Whittenburg Altan Presbyterian 108 W. Sandy Ridge Road, Monroe; www.altanpc.org Pastor: William Wiley Regular Sunday...
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