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Community Interfaith Harmony Month wraps up with two events this week

Posted at 1:49 pm February 27, 2019
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Community Interfaith Harmony Month will be wrapping up with two special events this week, a press release said.

“Come lend your heart and hands and voice in celebration of the World Day of Prayer, Friday, March 1, 2019, at 7 p.m. in the Nave at St. Stephens Episcopal Church located at 212 North Tulane Avenue,” the press release said. “Church Women United will be hosting the worship service entitled ‘Come—Everything is Ready,’ written by women of Slovenia. It challenges all to widen their circles and invites all to follow prayer with action.”

Everyone is invited to the finale event to rejoice in celebrating community interfaith music and arts on March 5 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, the press release said. There will be poetry, music, and dancing performed by a diversity of community groups, followed by a fellowship reception. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: Audrey Aka, Blossom Center, Brent Gavin, Church Women United, Community Interfaith Harmony Month, community interfaith music and arts, gardening party, Jan Blaylock, Kim Montierth, Oak Ridge Community Interfaith Harmony Month, Rebecca Bowman, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, World Day of Prayer

Faith, church groups celebrating Community Interfaith Harmony Month

Posted at 7:54 pm February 4, 2019
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Oak Ridge Community Interfaith Harmony Month Logo Feb 2019

The Oak Ridge Interfaith Partnership, Women’s Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge, and Church Women United are celebrating Oak Ridge Community Interfaith Harmony Month.

The Oak Ridge community is invited to join the celebration. The Community Interfaith Harmony Month is being celebrated from February 5-March 5.

The kickoff event will be held on Tuesday, February 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the historic Grove Theater. At 7 p.m., there will be a program featuring local youth, faith, and community leaders speaking about the importance of religious freedom, loving our neighbors, and engaging in community service, a press release said. During the program, a mayoral proclamation will be presented declaring the Oak Ridge Community Interfaith Harmony Month.

There will be booths for faith and nonprofit groups. They will be able to share information, service success stories, ongoing service opportunities, and what services exist to help those in need and what each person can do to help support them, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: Church Women United, community interfaith music and arts, Grove Theater, Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, Kim Montierth, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Community Interfaith Harmony Month, Oak Ridge Interfaith Partnership, Rebecca Bowman, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Women's Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge, World Day of Prayer

Service of Psalms on Apr. 2 at First United Methodist Church

Posted at 3:10 pm March 26, 2017
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Choir directors Seth O’Kegley (FUMC) and Anna Thomas (FPC), as well as organist Simon Hogg (SSEC) chat while composer John Purifoy plays piano. (Submitted photo)

Choir directors Seth O’Kegley (FUMC) and Anna Thomas (FPC), as well as organist Simon Hogg (SSEC) chat while composer John Purifoy plays piano. (Submitted photo)

 

Six choirs, with members from three states, will perform in the third and last Service of Psalms for the Lenten season, which will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at First United Methodist Church, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike. The service will consist of reflections by local pastors and choral and instrumental performances of psalms selected for Lent that have been set to music by Knoxville composer John Purifoy, a press release said.

An offering collected during the service will be donated to Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachia. ADFAC, an independent nonprofit agency located in Oak Ridge that is celebrating its 30th anniversary, serves the basic needs of primarily low-income residents in Anderson and surrounding Appalachian counties.

Running from Ash Wednesday to Easter, Lent is a season in the church year that is marked by an examination of one’s personal faith and spiritual journey.

Steve Boyce, cantor, will sing solo verses or passages to which the choir and congregation will respond. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music Tagged With: Aaron Colverson, Anna Thomas, Chris Black, Coffeehouse at First Presbyterian Church, David Lovett, First United Methodist Church, Jake Morrill, John Purifoy, Lent, Lincoln Memorial University Concert Choir, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Chuch, Peggy Hinkle, Rachel Witt, Richard Edwards, Service of Psalms, Seth O'Kegley, Sharon Youngs, Simon Hogg, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Steve Boyce, Tri-State Community Choir

Manhattan Project National Historical Park to be discussed at Feb. 11 meeting

Posted at 12:29 pm January 31, 2017
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The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will be discussed at a February 11 meeting. It’s a meeting of the Clinch Bend Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

The guest speaker will be Frank Graham from the National Park Service.

The meeting starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 11, at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge.

Call (865) 567-8250 if you are interested in DAR or have questions.

Filed Under: Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Clinch Bend Chapter, Frank Graham, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

CWU celebrates reconciliation, grace, friendship on May 6

Posted at 7:16 pm April 26, 2016
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Church Women United of Oak Ridge invites the public to its May Friendship Day celebration on Friday, May 6.

The celebration will feature a worship program titled “Finding Grace at the Table.” The program focuses on the table as a place for reconciliation and the need to recognize God presence in every person.

CWU will present Key Woman Awards to Mary Stephens and Judy Cohan for their dedicated service at Oak Valley Baptist Church and United Church, Chapel on the Hill, respectively, in addition to their contributions within the wider Oak Ridge community and Church Women United. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Faith, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Chapel on the Hill, Church Women United, Church Women United of Oak Ridge, CWU, Friendship Day, Gay Marie Logsdon, Mary Stephens, Oak Valley Baptist Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, United Church

Attorney to discuss separation of government powers at DAR meeting

Posted at 11:58 pm September 7, 2015
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The Clinch Bend Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will celebrate Constitution Week with a discussion of the separation of government powers at their September 12 meeting.

The guest speaker will be attorney Tim Elrod of Ogle, Elrod, and Baril. Elrod will present “Separation of Powers: The Three Branches of Government and the Effect on Our Lives Today,” a press release said.

The meeting will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 12, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge.

For more information, contact www.tndar.org/~clinchbend or (865) 945-5605.

Filed Under: Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Clinch Bend Chapter, Constitution Week, Daughters of the American Revolution, Ogle Elrod and Baril, separation of powers, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, three branches of government, Tim Elrod

City workers repair water main break near North Tulane

Posted at 9:09 pm June 9, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

North Tulane Avenue Water Main Break

A water main break Tuesday afternoon temporarily created a stream behind St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church near Tulane Avenue. (Photo by Rob Welton)

 

Oak Ridge crews were repairing a water main break near North Tulane Avenue on Tuesday evening.

The water line break temporarily created a stream that flowed from behind St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church toward North Tulane.

City workers were able to stop the water, and they expected the line to be repaired this evening.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Copyright 2015 Oak Ridge Today. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: North Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, water main, water main break

Church Women United to celebrate friendship, caregiving, human rights

Posted at 12:17 pm April 30, 2015
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Anita Henderlight

Anita Henderlight will be honored at the May 1 program of Church Women United for her work in South Sudan. (Submitted photo)

Church Women United invites the public to its celebration of May Friendship Day on Friday, May 1, with a worship program entitled “Journey of the Caregiver.”

The program focuses on caregiving as a task entrusted to us by God.

CWU will also present its 2015 Human Rights Award to Anita Ayers Henderlight, founding director of Africa-ELI, which fosters gender equity, improved economic conditions, peaceful development, and strengthened leadership capacity in South Sudan.

The celebration will be held in the parish hall of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 212 North Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. Fellowship begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by a brief business meeting and the program at noon. A potluck lunch will be held afterward. Please bring something to share. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Africa ELI, Anita Ayers Henderlight, Church Women United, CWU, Gay Marie Logsdon, Human Rights Award, Journey of the Caregive, May Friendship Day, South Sudan, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Oak Ridge vet receives Bronze Star 70 years after World War II

Posted at 11:35 am April 7, 2015
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Melvin Kallio Bronze Star Ceremony

Melvin Kallio, right, received a Bronze Star on Monday, 70 years after he fought in Colmar Pocket in France during World War II, south of the Battle of the Bulge. Pictured with Kallio from left are WVLT-TV Anchor Alan Williams, U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann, and the Rev. Craig Kallio, one of Melvin’s two sons.

 

Seventy years after he fought in France during World War II, an Oak Ridge veteran has been awarded the Bronze Star.

Melvin E. Kallio, 92, fought in Colmar Pocket. He was a machine gunner in the 12th Armored Division, and he and other soldiers had been ready to fight at the Battle of the Bulge.

But they wound up fighting against what they initially heard were draftees, part of a German “breakthrough” south of the Battle of the Bulge. The enemy turned out to be tougher and more fierce than draftees. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: 12th Armored Division, American Campaign Medal, Battle of the Bulge, Bronze Star, Bronze Star Medal, Chuck Fleischmann, Colmar Pocket, Craig Kallio, Eric Kallio, French Legion of Honour, German, Good Conduct Medal, Iraq, Jules Doux, Melvin E. Kallio, Melvin Kallio, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, U.S. Department of Army, United States, World War II, World War II Victory Medal

Daughters of American Revolution chapter meets Saturday

Posted at 11:46 pm January 4, 2015
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The Clinch Bend Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will start the new year with a 1 p.m. meeting on January 10 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge.

The guest speaker will be Joan L. Markel, the Civil War curator at the University of Tennessee’s Frank L. McClung Museum. She will be speaking on the Civil War in East Tennessee, a press release said.

“Please plan to attend this intriguing program,” the release said. For more information, go to http://www.tndar.org/~clinchbend/ or call (865) 945-5605.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: Civil War, Civil War curator, Clinch Bend Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Frank L. McClung Museum, Joan L. Markel, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, University of Tennessee

Guest column: Christmas Meditation 2014

Posted at 9:51 am December 24, 2014
By Craig Kallio Leave a Comment

Christmas is the time of year when we think about giving and receiving. For many, the giving part comes rather easily. Indeed, we are reminded how blessed it is to give than receive. But this morning, I want to share how it’s sometimes difficult to be on the receiving end.

One summer when I was a young lad, I attended a day camp, which included horseback riding among its assorted activities. Learning to ride horses for the very first time was very exciting, but it was diminished as I discovered how unkind the instructors (college students from the local college) were to me. I never understood why.

My way of dealing with it was to keep to myself and suffer through the perceived rejection.

One day, I accidently slammed my finger in the door of a truck used to haul us around. It hurt terribly, but I resisted the notion to report it to somebody. My thought was: “Who would care that I smashed my finger?” It was unusually hard for me to ask for help in this particular instance.

Eventually, the pain became so intense I broke down and asked for help. And when I did, I discovered the most remarkable thing: The people I thought didn’t care about me were eager to help me with my dilemma. Their compassion was amazing. Their love for me was evidenced in their care and concern for my injury. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guest Columns, Opinion Tagged With: Bethlehem, Christmas, Christmas Meditation, Christmas story, Craig M. Kallio, gift, gift of love, giving, God, God of Israel, God's gift, God's son, Herod, Mary, Messiah, mother of Jesus, receiving, salvation, Savior, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Daughters of American Revolution chapter meets Saturday in Oak Ridge

Posted at 3:08 pm November 7, 2014
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The Clinch Bend Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Saturday afternoon in Oak Ridge.

The meeting starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 8, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

The chapter will be honoring the nation’s veterans with a guest speaker, (retired) Lieutenant Colonel Nancy Johnson, a press release said. Johnson will present “My Life as a Soldier Girl.”

Refreshments will be served. For information, call (865) 945-5605 or visit http://tndar.org/~clinchbend/.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: Clinch Bend Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution, My Life as a Soldier Girl, Nancy Johnson, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

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