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Faith in the News

Our Lady of Victory annual dinner is Sunday

The parish of Our Lady of Victory in Lucan invites everyone to its annual dumpling/sauerkraut/sausage/roast pork fall dinner on Sunday, with service from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (following 10 a.m. mass). The buffet style menu includes: sausage, roast pork, dumplings, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, dinner roll, dessert and beverage. Handicapped accessible seating available. Prices: adults – $10; children 6-11 – $5; 5 and under – free.

Teenagers arrested after Mormon church vandalized

PAYSON, Utah (AP) – Authorities say three teenage boys vandalized a Mormon church in Utah County.

Police say the Elk Ridge church was littered with torn hymn books, white powder from fire extinguishers and melted gray plastic from burned trash cans after the Sunday night incident. Officials say it was more than $20,000 of damage.

According to a news release from Utah County Sheriff’s Office, evidence at the scene and the boys’ homes tied them to the crime. Police on Monday arrested a 13-year-old and two 14-year-olds.

They were booked into Slate Canyon Youth Detention center in Provo.

The teenagers were each charged with burglary, criminal mischief, reckless burning and theft.

Praying together: Illumination Project holds prayer meeting

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Charleston’s Illumination Project, which was formed to strengthen ties between city residents and local police, is holding a citywide prayer meeting.

Part of the mission of the Illumination Project is to have gatherings where people of all races and religions can gather in prayer to increase understanding and work for the good of the community. The prayer session is scheduled for Wednesday at First Scots Presbyterian Church in the city’s historic district. The Illumination Project was conceived last year as a way to build on the unity shown in the aftermath of the Emanuel AME Church shootings which left nine people dead. After the tragedy, in one show of unity, thousands of people joined hands on the Ravenel Bridge linking Charleston to Mount Pleasant.

Historic black church helps dedicate African American museum

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – A historic black church in Virginia will help dedicate the Smithsonian’s new African American museum.

Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church is lending its bell to the opening in Washington, D.C., next week, the Daily Press reported. President Obama will attend.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is years in the making. It was established by Act of Congress in 2003.

The church in Williamsburg was formed in 1776 by a group of enslaved and free blacks. It’s believed to be the first black Baptist church organized by African-Americans, for African-Americans.

The church bought the 400-pound bell in 1886. It fell silent in the 1950s because of structural problems. But it was recently restored.

Martin: Arkansas panel can’t reject Ten Commandments display

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin said Tuesday a state panel doesn’t have the authority to reject placing a Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol, while three other proposed displays would still need legislative approval

The state Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission appointed two subcommittees to review the Ten Commandments monument along with proposals for a satanic statue and a brick “wall of separation” from an atheist group. The commission is also reviewing a proposed monument honoring gold star families.

Martin, who chairs the commission, said the panel’s role is limited on the Ten Commandments display since lawmakers approved a measure last year requiring the privately funded monument on the Capitol grounds.

“The Legislature made the law that the Ten Commandments go on the grounds. So ultimately the commission only has the authority to actually make sure that it’s consistent with the aesthetics and the construction aspects and stuff like that is actually being complied with,” Martin told reporters after the meeting. “So as far as saying, ‘No, it can’t be,’ we don’t have the authority to do that.”

He also noted that, under state law, the other three proposals would still need legislative approval to be placed near the Capitol even if they are backed by the 10-member commission.

The Ten Commandments monument would weigh 6,000 pounds (2,720 kilograms) and stand more than 6 feet (1.83 meters) tall, according to an application filed with Martin’s office last month. The American History and Heritage Foundation said it raised more than $25,000 for the granite monument and its installation.

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