Holidays & Holy Days

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (128+ words) MITCHELL — The Lawrence County Ministerial Alliance will host the annual Persimmon Festival Vesper Service on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Opera House. Centering on the theme “Rooted in Christ,” the community worship gathering will feature guest speaker Tom…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (301+ words) 1 To you, Lord, I call;
 For you are my Rock, 
 do not turn a deaf ear to me. 
For if you remain silent,
 I will be like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear my cry for mercy 
 as…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1304+ words) From Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge to modern psychology, the journey from remorse to lasting behavioral change reveals why Yom Kippur can be both a reckoning and a starting point....

23+ hour, 31+ min ago   (211+ words) O God, Who knowest us to be set in the midst of such great perils, that, by reason of the weakness of our nature, we cannot stand upright, grant us such health of mind and body, that those evils which…...

2+ day, 4+ min ago   (1216+ words) LGBTQ issues, attacks on Democrats dominate unusual RNC midterm convention Ind. prosecutor declines to press charges over false Buttigieg child welfare complaint Markey’s primary win deemed success for LGBTQ activists Furries take over the Metro Gay man sues Delaware AG…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1775+ words) Worship service: the first with Episcopal Church of the Nativity’s new priest-in-charge, the Rev. David Chatel, at 9 a.m. in person at 333 Ellen Drive in San Rafael. A welcome celebration will follow the service. Go to nativityonthehill.org. Yom Kippur service:…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (180+ words) H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Humanitarian Envoy for The Big Heart Foundation, led a delegation from the Foundation on a visit to several charitable projects and initiatives in Bali, Indonesia. The purpose…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (389+ words) FRESNO, Calif. – Tribal leaders gathered in downtown Fresno on Thursday to be recognized ahead of California Native American Day. The ceremony at Fresno City Hall brought together both federally and non-federally recognized tribes from the Fresno region. Each tribe received…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (171+ words) Thursday, September 17th | 6 Tishri 5787 The day after Rosh Hashanah is known as Tsom Gedaliah — the Fast of Gedaliah. But who was Gedaliah? Perhaps it is because this was the first time since Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (203+ words) Body of Christ, save me! Save me from my great arch-enemy, my weak and faltering self. Save me from all greed of money, of power, and of praise. Save me from thirst for pleasure, worldly show, and midnight revelry. Save…...