Rev. Jessica LaGrone to preach to Methodists
First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will host the Rev. Jessica LaGrone, who will preach June 27 and June 28 during Pastor Jeff Huber’s “Women in the Bible” series.
LaGrone also will lead two workshops. Both are open to the public and cost $10 each.
“Women in Ministry” will address how to create a strong, united women’s ministry within churches and communities. The workshop will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. June 27.
A worship workshop will help people experience a deeper way to worship. This workshop will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 28.
Other events during LaGrone’s visit include:
Dinner will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. June 27.
Evening service will be held at 5:30 p.m. June 27.
Morning services will take place at 8, 9:30 or 11 a.m. June 28.
Lunch will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. June 28.
To register in advance, call 247-4213 or visit www.fumcdurango.org.
Russia’s Putin to visit Pope Francis on Thursday
VATICAN CITY – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Pope Francis on Thursday at the Vatican, with conflicts in Syria and Ukraine likely to top the Holy See’s agenda.
Putin last called on Francis on Nov. 25, 2013.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said this week the meeting would take place the afternoon of June 10; Putin is expected to visit Russia’s pavilion at the Expo world’s fair in Milan, where June 10 has been slated as Russia’s national day.
After nearly a half-century of hostility between the Vatican and the Kremlin during the Cold War, a major breakthrough came just after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 when the Soviet president, Mikhail Gorbachev, met the Polish-born pontiff, John Paul II.
Herald Staff & Associated Press
