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Show RELIGION EDITOR GAVLON GARBETT THE DAILY Dll SAURD W. APRIL KER.LDt-.HTVHnldOT- 1. 2000 RELIGION ' BRIEFING i - ; Sermon to be on miracle PROVO Father Stan's sermon at both the 8:30 and the 10:30.a.m. Eucharists this Sunday are based on the miracle of feeding 5.000 people with five barley loaves and two fishes. "Ehis event is found in John 6. The schedule for St. Man's Episcopal Church has been changed starting with this Sunday. The adult discussion group meets at 9:30 a.m., but the Sunday School starts at 10:30 instead of 10; 15 a.m.; the children's singing practice is held in the choir room right after the 10:30 Eucharist. The 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Eucharists are not changed. The parish is looking forward to Palm Sunday on April 16: Family Eucharist starts with the blessing of the palms in the parish hall, then the congregation carries palms in procession into the church for the start of the Eucharist. .... Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem when palms and branches were scattered before him as he rode on a donkey. Visitors are welcome at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. 50 W. 200 North, - , . '.'":.... " '.. . ... - t - :' , ' . ?". 't V .V" ; ' Provo. For more information, call 373-309- Text from Psalm 131 ; .' OREM This week worship at Orem Community Church continues with the Psalms of Ascent; the text is Psalm 131. ' Sunday school for all ages is at 9:15 a.m.; worship is at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to services at 130 N. 400 East, Orem. s For more information, call ; ' Courtesy photo Sunny and bright: Margo Meteer Smith smiles in a field of sunflowers in Germany. She would often buy sunflowers, her favorite flower, to brighten her day. , 225-006- : Actions, words important ' ; ; VSossioMry WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Challenging the old saying that "actions speak louder than words," a Purdue University' study indicates actions and words are equally impor-."- : tant in children's religious upbringing. '. Lynn Okagaki. an associate pro-- ' fessor of child development, said actions like regular church attendance and service projects shaped children, but "it was regular, specific conversations about religious beliefs that gave students a more accurate perception of what their parents ..." actually believe." "It's not enough for parents to just model beliefs for their kids," Okagaki concluded. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, was based on interviews with 58 girls and 36 boys about their parents' beliefs. By MELINDA DAMS Rabbis mark centennial The PHILADELPHIA Rabbinical Assembly, the organiza- tion of 1,500 rabbis in Judaism's ; ; I I ' Conservative branch, heard mainly upbeat messages at its 100th anniversary meeting. Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, chancellor of Jewish Theological Seminary, said American Jews in the next genera- tion are "blessed as never before" in a nation that is largely free of anti-Semitis- But he said Conservatism needs a complete overhaul and upgrade of synagogue education and day schools. A new preschool program is ; th way-Smi- Marso Meteer Smith , never thought, 'Oh. I'll just " go home.' she said. Smith said she knew the Lord was. there to help her. She relied on him. As time went on and the first few days of mission life were turning into the last couple of months, Smith said the trials got easier and yet the.trials were different. Through it all, though, God was there to help her Like most missionaries. Smith dealt with overcoming fear. It's challenging to speak in another language, It's challenging to testify of Christ to strangers. Toward the end of her mission, a referral from Salt Lake came to Smith and her companion. It was from a single man living in their area, two hours away. Smith and her companion arranged for a member couple to " By . ' thought, 'Oh, ril just go home.' " 9 .A. . jar mgp the-Boo- Melinda Davis can be reached at 344-254- s i3 I is I ) C ourtcspr photo Winter warmth: Smith and her companion pause on a street in Germany during Christmastime. Smith said it often took a while to get people in her mission to warm up to the missionanes'. love. Exemplary people can easily explain mission in life In an emotional ritual, the region's Roman Catholic diocese made a public apology to victims of abuse OAKLAND, Calif. ; a mission; I never accompany them when they visited the'man. The referral said little of the man. and it didn't mention that he was a Catholic priest. "I kept praying in my heart that it'd be OK." she said. "God took that fear a is the kind of person who doesn't like to contend or "Bible bash." What initially appeared to be a difficult situation turned out to be a very spiritual occasion for the missionaries, members and priest alike. Smith said the priest just sincerely wanted to know. They talked about baptism, priesthood and of Mormon. She said she learned how important it is when telling others of the gospel, to be sincere and open. Smith said there was a feeling of peace and joy that they could all feel while talking. Smith more fully understood the lesson that it's the spirit that converts people, not the missionary who does. "I had been learning that, but it really hit home then," she said. now being developed. Apology issued ; that choice, to serve GERNLANT . ' "I knew I had made The Daily Herald When you met Margo Meteer Smith you can't he'lp but notice how her height is necessary. At a little over six feet tall, she needs all the space she can get to store the incredible amount of love and energy she possesses. Hugging her means disappearing in spaghetti arms of affection. She's the kind of person who doesn't need months to learn how much she likes you or how much she cares about you. Interestingly enough, it was this love of people that made her mission difficult. "It takes a while to break down the barriers . and get them to trust you." she said of the German people. Smith describes the people in Germany, particularly the ones she worked with in the Frankfurt mission, as loyal friends. But friendship is something that takes time to cultivate. That, and the. difficulty of helping people to baptism, were two of her greatest struggles, she said. "I knew I had made that choice, to serve a mission; I sed bve to break tome Bishop John S. Cummins joined fellow clergy, victims and their fam- ilies for the service, during which tne diocese expressed deep regret fertile "grave evil" of sexual abuse. The failure of many of the leaders of the Catholic Church to confront this to ... remove priest abuse head-on- , abusers and other employees from active ministry, or to take the side of the victims, has been one of the more distressingaspects of the of the church's recent history," Cummins sta- ted. Some 130 people attended the service. Q McKEOWN Herald Correspondent Just a thought j ... I'm an English man with an attitude. Is that an oxymoron? I'm a tall, slim not skinny r called Q law school drop-out- , Gregory McKeown, and I have a personal crusade to teach and write. It sounds like something from the '70s, doesn't it? In a sense, it is. I was born 071777, so I have always concluded that seven is a lucky number. I mean, seven days of creation, seven seals, "7 Habits of Highly Effective People," what more proof do we need? OK. OK. i So why do I get to be on the front I cover? Simple. After quitting law j school a year ago (no joke) I began pursuing a personal mission. I like to say I quit because there's a strong cultural pressure to keep going with something even if it seems wrong. We've all heard it, ' "You started it, so be sure you finish it. However, persisting on an erroneous path though it may appear and only slightly off advantageous will still lead to an undecourse. sirable destination in the long road of eternity. Some decisions may not even make sense from a mortal pewj'C-tive- , but a billion years down the ' f road, such decisions mav certainlv make the difference between heaven and hell. , In the quite unexpected adventure that's followed. I've been blessed to write a book (soon to be published). And I've also become an interviewer of sorts: a Larry King wannabe. In these newfound roles. I've had the opportunity to get to know some remarkable people in this blessed land of Utah. Many have become not because of expert marketing gimmicks, but because they have a real sense of mission in the work they do. In fact, when I have asked such people as Kenneth Cope, Janice well-know- Kapp Perry SteplterrR. Covey, John Bytheway, Sheri Dew and others if they have a mission of life, they answer affirmatively, yes they do, and then they can quite spontaneously explain what hat mission is. I've learned our life is our mission and our mission is our life. Insights from these and other interviews will appear in the new, "Just a Thought" segment Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in the religion section of The Daily Herald. One request though, please. I would be delighted if you would read these articles the way thry were written: wSth an English accent!. Think about it. |