‘MANUAL DEL PASTOR’ OFFERS BRETHREN WORSHIP MANUAL IN SPANISH

(May 9, 2008) -- “Manual del Pastor” disponible en Brethren Press, 800-441-3712. Porciones escogidas del libro “For All Who Minister,” manual de adoración para La Iglesia de los Hermanos. Espiral. Lexotone negro con letras dórales. $13.95. Los gastos de enviar será adicional.

A new book from Brethren Press, “Manual del Pastor,” offers a Spanish language minister’s manual for Church of the Brethren pastors. The book is now available, order from 800-441-3712 or go to www.brethrenpress.com for online ordering.

“Manual del Pastor” offers selected services from “For All Who Minister,” the Church of the Brethren worship manual in English, also published by Brethren Press. The new book is spiral bound, with a black lexotone cover with gold stamping. Cost is $13.95 plus shipping and handling.

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(May 9, 2008) -- Pinecrest Community in Mount Morris, Ill., is holding its Annual Good Samaritan Banquet on Sunday, June 8. This year with the addition of a new Community Center, the banquet is becoming more creative, according to a release. The event will be an early afternoon Dinner Theater, where lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. and the show "All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" will be performed by Mount Morris Performing Arts Guild beginning at 2 p.m. Contact Ferol Labash at 815-734-4103 ext. 273 for reservations or more information.

Obituary: William S. Kenepp, Lewistown (Pa.) Sentinel
William S. Kenepp, 90, died on May 6 at his home. He was a self-employed dairy farmer in Bratton Township for 43 years, retiring in 1982. He also served as a Bratton Township Supervisor for several years and served five years as secretary and treasurer of the Mifflin County Farmers Association. He was a member and deacon of Pine Glen Church of the Brethren in Lewistown, Pa. For the full obituary go to
http://lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/506833.html

Obituary: William K. Bell Jr., Lewistown (Pa.) Sentinel
William K. Bell Jr., 77, died on May 6 at Lewistown (Pa.) Hospital. He was a craftsman in woodworking and masonry, building many homes and barns in the Mifflin County area, then worked for Standard Steel for 35 years, retiring as superintendent of the open die forge shop. Later he also raised Charlais beef cows. He was a member of Maitland Church of the Brethren in Lewistown. For the full obituary go to
http://lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/506820.html?nav=5007

“Up high at the north bend,” Mount Vernon (Ohio) News
&The North Bend Church of the Brethren, built near Danville on Orange Hill Road in 1870, is full of history. Literally,” reports the “Mount Vernon News.” The article reviews the history and unique features of the Ohio church including the attic, bell tower, and cemetery. Go to
http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/08/05/05/on_high_23.html

“Live from Westminster, it's Saturday Night Alive church service,” Carroll County (Md.) Times
When Shelley Ensor, choir director of Westminster (Md.) Church of the Brethren, was hospitalized with a life-threatening illness in March, the Rev. Larry Brumfield wanted his community to help. He decided to dedicate the church’s annual praise and worship service to benefit the singer and keyboardist. The congregation started Saturday Night Alive, an evening of prayer and music, as a way to promote multiculturalism and foster inclusion. For more go to
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2008/05/03/
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“Rockingham Male Chorus Hosts Concert at Mount Bethel Church of the Brethren,” Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, Va.
The Rockingham Male Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 11, at Mount Bethel Church of the Brethren near Dayton, Va. The Rockingham Male Chorus, also known as the "Singing Men," consists of 50 members, all volunteers, from various backgrounds and denominations. The late Nelson T. Huffman founded the chorus in 1966 when he was a music professor at Bridgewater College, a Church of the Brethren college located in Bridgewater, Va. Read more at
http://www.rocktownweekly.com/news_details.php?AID=16600&CHID=14

Obituary: Vernon T. Davis, News Leader, Staunton, Va.
Vernon Thomas Davis, 90, widower of Helen (Crickenberger) Davis, died on April 29 at Augusta Medical Center. Prior to retirement, he had been employed by DuPont as a shift supervisor for 39 years. He was a member of Middle River Church of the Brethren in Fort Defiance, Va., and attended New Hope United Methodist Church. For the full obituary go to
http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/
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