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Show ''" ' ' " It H " ill ' 7" SECTION 171 H LIFE 'J & STYLE EDITOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, Elyssa Andrus 2005 eandrusheraldextra.com 344-255- 3 RELIGION NOTES recording artist gives benefit concert LDS Mesa, Ariz, native and Brigham Young University graduate Cherie Call has released four albums through Deseret Book's Shadow Mountain label and recently appeared at venues in six states as the opening act for Michael McLean's 2004 Forgotten Carols tour. The locally popular singer songwriter, who provides her ,own accompaniment via acoustic guitar, will perform Jan. 14 at Kimber Academy of Orem, 744 S. 400 East. Proceeds from Call's performance will benefit the private school's scholarship fund. Ticket prices and purchasing information are available by contacting Kimber Academy at faith-base- .so : 0 d (i m$ u 434-923- Salt Lake Theological Seminary announces course offerings Willi The Church of Jesus Christ Saints may have of Latter-da- y canceled its Know Your Religion series, but there are still options for adults with an interd est in continuing education programs. Salt Lake Theological Seminary, an Evangelical Protestant ministerial college, will begin its spring series of continuing education classes Jan. 10. The schedule includes survey courses on the Old and New Testaments, a Greek and Hebrew primer course, and classes covering various books of the Bible. The college also has planned a number of workshops in conjunction with the classes, centered around such topics as harmony and adolescent and family counseling. The continuing education series is open to adults of all ages, regardless of religious affiliation or educational background. All classes are held in the seminary building at 699 E. South Temple St. in Salt Lake City. A complete class schedule can be obtained online at www.slts. edu, or by phone at (801) II faith-centere- iU ZBIGNIEW BZDAKChicago Tribune An Amish family returns home after a barn raising for Amos Stoltzfus on Dec. 14nearFennimore,Wis. Mary Stoltzfus and her son, Ben, were killed when a truck struck their buggy on Oct. 1. "The English," as the Amish call those outside their community, organized to help the family with medical costs and other needs. a fund-rais- WHEN TWO WORLDS 581-190- 0. " Logan church hosts prayer workshop A oraver techniaue Dracticed by early Christians that has experienced a revival in recent years will be the focus of a one- - Tragedy connects Amish and 'English9 communities rJi ivp ui Ji. ,,1,1111 a copal Church in Logan. Kiay w wi The practice of centering prayer" was rediscovered in the 1970s by Father Thomas Keating and two associates at St. Joseph s Abbey in Spencer, Mass. The Logan workshop will include a history of centering prayer and guidelines for using it in daily personal worship. The workshop will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 8 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 85 E. 100 North in Logan. A donation of $10 is suggested for those wishing to attend. Additional information is , available from St. John's Episcopal Church at (435) Cody Clarfe, Daily Herald M. Daniel Gibbard CHICAGO TRIBUNE traveling in the same direction plowed into the buggy, killing Mary Stoltzfus, 36, and Ben, 12, . child. the second-oldeWhat has happened since has overwhelmed Stoltzfus and many in the community, both Amish and the "English," the name Amish use for outsiders. Area residents set up a fundraiser to help with medical bills expected to top st hen Amos and Mary Stoltzfus and ' their seven children moved to Wis consin this summer from Kentucky, they expected changes in their family's life. Having followed other Amish into this southwestern corner of the state, Amos Stoltzfus was building a home and barn near this small 1 ' towa On Halloween, he and his pregnant wife and the children were riding south in their horse-draw- n buggy when tragedy struck near the Cottonwood Supper Club. A pickup truck $100,000. The outpouring demonstrated the way communities often band together to help when disaster hits, but more important, it showed how tragedy can break down barriers. "We're not always good to each other, so it's something healing in all of us to help this fam art ily," said Robin Transo, 51, a grade-schoteacher from Boscobel who organized the fundraiser and set up the account in Amos Stoltzfus' name. As for Stoltzfus, 39, he said, "There's no words that can say what I want to say." But he was determined to try. Gasping together his hands enormous and he leaned forward in rough from hard work his chair. "I just want to say a big thank you from the Stoltzfus family for all the donations and the love and concern that has been shared," he said. ol See AMISH, B2 752-033- . 'Holy Huddle' helps football fans keep the faith Bobby Ross Jr. THE Hw ml . ASSOCIATED PRESS For a long time, the Dallas Cowboys cost the Unity Church of Dallas people and money. On Sundays when the Cowboys kicked off at noon, some members stayed home. Others left before tithing worship early time to avoid missing the opening snap. "They were putting up announcements saying, 'Don't trample the children when you stampede out of here before the service ends,' " joked Denise Maindelle. , , TONY GUTIERREZ Associated Press and others gather in the Unity Church of Dallas fellowship hall for snacks and to watch the Dallas Cowboys take on the Baltimore Ravens in Dallas. This Hoty Huddle" assembly was instituted to counter the early departure of some church membe.rs who left early to avoid missing games. Denise Maindelle, center, chats with Danette Tidwell, left, as they L VWVW.HARICmBiEfV Then church members Ken Sutherland and Mike Connor approached the pastor with a suggestion: Why not show the Cow-boy- s game on a big screei. in the church fellowship hall? The Rev. Ellen Debenport thought a "Holy Huddle" was a fine idea. "I preach all the time that we need to live balanced lives," said Debenport, the church's senior rninister. "If someone's interested in church and football and being with their 1,000-memb- er families on Sunday, I think that's great. So if we can accommodate that and build comrounity in the church at the same time, that's fine with me." Across the football-crazetemptation to skip services in favor of the home team chal-- , lenges many regular churchgoers this time of year. Some, like Tim McMillen, who operates a Pittsburgh Steelers fan Web site, do the best they can. In one post, McMillen wrote that he would play on the church praise team, "then burn rubber back home to catch the start of the game." "Any old ladies who get in my way coming out of church are gonna be very sorry," he joked. Larry Ghan, an elder at the Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Pocatello, Idaho, said he almost always picks God over munion. "My first commitment is to the Lord, so I'm going to be there," he said. "But that doesn't mean I'm not a little bit edgy and twitchy wondering how the Vikes are do- d football. Occasionally, though, a Minnesota Vikings kickoff at 11 a.m. Mountain time is just too much to resist. On a recent Sunday, Ghan had little choice but to attend service; He was to preside over the com ing." In Brentwood, Tenn. the lure of the Tennessee Titans played into one church's decision to start a Saturday night service. "They get the same sermon and most of the same hymns," said the Rev. Howard Olds, senior pastor of Brentwood United Methodist Church. Most importantly, they get Sunday morning free to watch the Titans, let their children play in a youth soccer game or engage in other family activities, Olds said. In the Green Bay, Wis., area, it's not uncommon for churches to review the Packers schedule before setting the times of church events. So when the NFL recently moved two noon games to 3 p.m., the Rev. Don Behendt of Peace Lutheran Church found it difficult to hide his displeasure. All of a sudden, the church's .' , . See HOLY HUDDLE, B2 |