Har Shalom to host Shabbat service today
Shabbat Morning Service with Eli Herb will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203.
Shabbat services will take place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Musical instruments will enhance prayer as people move through a gentle and meditative service.
A Torah service will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. After a reading from the Torah, the group will engage in a discussion.
A potluck lunch will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Dishes can have meat, but people cannot mix milk and meat, and no nonkosher meats.
For more information, email elisha.herb@gmail.com.
St. Ignatius Church to celebrate fiesta
St. Ignatius Church, 14826 Colorado Highway 172 in Ignacio, will celebrate 113 years of the San Ignacio Fiesta on July 28.
Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. A meal, music and bingo will be held after Mass. The annual raffle drawing will be held at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited.
For more information, call 749-6830.
Young at Heart concert to be held Sunday
Pine Valley Church will present “Young at Heart” in concert and an ice cream social at 6 p.m. Sunday at 1328 County Road 501 in Bayfield.
The Young at Heart Choir, made up of about 90 senior citizens, will share the gospel message through song and skit.
Young at Heart concerts are a mix of novelty numbers, humor, testimonies, inspirational hymns and special music arrangements. Ice cream and cookies will be served immediately after the performance.
For more information, call 884-7196.
Calif. evangelical college approves LGBT group
PASADENA, Calif. – Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., is one of the first evangelical seminaries in the nation to approve an official student organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
Its decision not to oppose the LGBT club is creating ripples in the larger world of Christian colleges. Attempts to start gay student groups at some other Christian colleges in the U.S. have been met with censorship or outright bans.
Though Fuller’s approval is seen by many as progress, some don’t like the conditions that come with it. School policy states that students can “come out,” but they must remain celibate and are not allowed to be politically active.
Students said they are aware of the LGBT group’s limitations, and choose to accept them.
Illinois senator wants guns banned from churches
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – An Illinois state senator wants to add churches to the list of places where concealed guns wouldn’t be allowed.
Park Ridge Democrat Dan Kotowski says he doesn’t agree with a provision in the state’s new concealed-carry law that allows guns in churches, temples or mosques. He filed an amendment to the law and says he’ll push for its approval.
Illinois was the last state in the nation to approve concealed-carry legislation this month.
Kotowski is a former gun-control lobbyist.
He’s one of a number of lawmakers seeking changes to the gun bill, although lawmakers voted to override changes that Gov. Pat Quinn proposed last week to meet a federal court deadline.
Several other states, including Nebraska, South Carolina and North Dakota, prohibit carrying concealed guns in churches.
Herald Staff and Associated Press
