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Show Page A8 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, I'Uh, Saturday, Sptt mber 7, 19 BRAZIL: Individuals make world better place By LAURIE WILLIAMS SOWBY . Special to The Daily Herald t As we enter a new millenni- urn, Americans have the collec- live opportunity to look back on j the last one and make changes and choices that will improve the world. In a society concerned ! with what we want to do, we I" have the opportunity to ask'our- s'elves what we want to be. , That was the message of Mar- ianne Williamson, author of the "A Return to Love" j and "A Course in Miracles" last week at Kingsbury Hall in Salt c. Lake City. Her speech, a fund- raiser for the Unity Spiritual Cen- Jpr, preceded, a weekend seminar at Deer Valley, i ; Williamson noted that this century has been largely domi- hated by a restrictive rationality, put as we near the end, of it, "We hunger for things which have a pure spirituality." She advocated invoking a renaissance in American civilization that will lead to the renaissance of the human !' race. intro-, The dynamic motivator , duced her topic by saying, "We ; face life with a closed heart or an 'open one. There is light within "us." She spent the remainder of the hour urging the audience of several hundred to increase that light within so that the light around us may in turn be increased. "If enough of us spend time doing what we know.within ourselves that we need to do, we will become new people," she said. "Most of the time, the issue is not that we don't know what to do; the problem is that we're not comfortable with knowing what to do." People need to support each other in their righteous Efforts, she said, and avoid trivializing those efforts. lH? Williamson spoke of a fork in "the road as we near 2000: "At a time when darkness is particularly intense on the planet, so is the .. light," she said. "We can go deeper into the darkness, or we can go deeper into the light." She then defined going toward light ; , ! ! j ; best-selli- i j i ; as moving toward universal brotherhood. must People remember who they are and why they're here; the Holy Spirit's purpose is to remind us of that, she said. As well as deep darkness and deep light, said Wiliiamson, there is deep forgetfulness and deep awakening in the world right now. "To be asleep is to fail to recognize that the person next to you is your brother." The converse of that is a deep awareness of our connections to each other. Drawing on examples from America's history, she spoke of the ideal of perfection (not perfection itself) bequeathed by the Founding Fathers, The ideal includes equality and unity in diversity. To heal the planet, we must first heal ourselves, then our country, she added. We can choose the decline or the renaissance of Western Civilization. "At the very least," she said, "the point of being on this earth is to increase the light." She named five "principles which renew people's hearts" that will lead to a rebirth in society. ( First, she said, realize that darkness is temporary and that righteousness will eventually win out. "Good may be delayed," she added, "but it cannot be eradicated." Second, just as the universe is invested in continuation of the species, so is the spiritual world fear giving way to love, and darkness giving way to light. She said, instead of asking ourselves, "Who are you to change the world?" we should ask, "Who are you not to change the world?" Third, don't try to get the old system to like you, and don't expect approval from marketers of the status quo. Fourth, "everything we do that is an act of love has a result, but it's not promised that you'll see the physical results." Fifth, "because God dwells in a realm beyond time, we've already won." In closing, she urged the audience to "cut through the illusions (Continued from Page A7) tions, there's room for starry-eye- d mystics, metaphysical counselors and all kinds of healers and occultists. Looking at Brazil's demographics, you might not expect it. An estimated 110 million of the country's 153 million people are Roman Catholic; more than 30 million are evangelical Christians. Pretty ordinary for a Latin American country. But the numbers fail to make an important point: Tens of millions of Brazilians, no matter their religion, also believe in other powers, from ancient Roman spirits and extraterrestrials to the supernatur- XI ( al. 1 ; : V'"pk The truth is, Brazil's religious makeup is quite unusual. Traditional religious beliefs began shifting, twisting and intermingling after the arrival of the Portuguese in 1500. Jesuit missionaries discouraged both Indians and African slaves from practicing their native religions. Many native Brazilians pretended to go along with Catholicism, but secretly worshiped their own spirits. For blacks, the result was something called candomble, a form of worship that is popular today throughout Brazilian society. Candomble and other related beliefs hold that spirits from beyond possess energy that can influence a person's everyday affairs. People believe that they can communicate with the spirits through trained mediums. Many evangelicals and some Catholics criticize that kind of thinking, calling it a form of devil worship. But for many Brazilians, otherworldly spirits provide a sense of inner peace. The most fervent believers in these otherworldly spirits live in Vale do Amanhecer and other offbeat communities. In Vale do Amanhecer the name is Portuguese for Valley of the Dawn residents say these spirits can help solve everything from health and job problems to conflicts over romance or money. A former truck driver, Neiva Chaves Zelaya, founded Vale do I WILLIMM Afro-Brazili- A CoufseimviT Cover courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers g book Marianne Williamson appears on the cover of her "A Return to Love." Williamson spoke last week at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City at a fund-raisfor the Unity Spiritual Center. best-sellin- er knowing the good news to living it." In Williamson closing, referred to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's decision to invade a Pacific island during a brief clear space in the foggy weather, then paraphrased his words. "There's only one adequate response to the world in which we live," she concluded. "It's time. Let's go." of a society addicted to its own nonsense" not only by believing in each other, but demonstrating that we do. Each person can contribute, she emphasized, and it is each individual effort that will make the world better. "The good news has become great news," she said. "And the great news is that enough people now know the good news. Now we must make the shift from then under the Amanhecer on Brazil's name Serra do Ouro central plateau in 1959. The operajj tion was moved to its present spot-i- n 1969. Aunt Neiva, as she was called by everyone, told people that enchanted visions guided hej there. By the early 1970s, Aunt NeivjH had an army of followers. "Her greatest virtue was hejf Tolerance infinite patience. unconditionhumility and love were her reasons for liv- al love Vale do Amanhecer tourist a ing," brochure says. wj A longtime smoker who could? never kick the habit, Aunt Neivf died of lung cancer in 1985. Her followers don't speak of her death in traditional terms; they say heri! physical being may be gone, but;; her spirit is still out there somen, where. The town she started is going" strong, attracting hundreds of every year. Some of the" faithful move for good. Others only visit eC weekends or holidays. "I started coming here nine1 years ago," said Ogentino Martins' Da Costa, 21, a teacher. "The town gives me a feeling of harmony." T Vale do Amanhecer is less tharl an hour by car from Brasilia, Brazil's futuristic capital built iff the late 1950s. Most Vale resident, believe that they are reincarnation of people who lived many yeaSt ago, among them warriors and: j, Roman soldiers. Carvalho said he is the reincarJ nation of a Nazi. "A Gestapo 4. man," as he puts it. Man) residents say they moved to Vale do Amanhecer after somSII crisis, from drug or alcohol addict tion to divorce. "J Aunt Neiva would tell thenii "Each failure in our lives teache us what we need to learn." She also taught people how to commit! nicate with the specters and ghosr that she believed floated in the air.i And now, at least once a daj usually in the afternoon, towns people gather along an artificial lake to meditate, chat with supernatural beings and expel any that might try to d them harm. The lake, they believe; oil captures the negative energies the universe. r: s to-to- ,, -- B IV M CATHOLICS: ,!Li (Continued from Page A7) ' supporting Clinton. However, 62 percent of white Catholics supported Clinton and only 34 percent supported Dole. In a separate poll in late July, 40 percent of all white Protestant respondents said they now support Clinton and 9 percent said there is 4 chance they might support him. "Among white Catholics, Clin-ton.- 's support dropped a bit, but 58 percent said they backed him, with another percent saying they might support the president. Forty percent said they now support Dole, with 8 percent saying they hTight support the Republican candidate. are white Catholics strongly supporting Clinton? , Economics is a big reason. 1 y Religion and the vote After helping elect a Republican Congress in 1994, white Catholics appear to be leaning back toward their Democratic roots. A majority say they'll support President Clinton in 1996. A look at other religious groups' political preferences: Current and potential support for: "1 Religious affiliation Now Chance might Now Chance might support support support support Total white Protestant 40 9 White Prat. Evangelical 32 8 62 9 White Prot. 48 9 47 16 White Catholic 58 11 40 18 12 55 Source: telephone poll of 1,216 adults conducted July 25-21996, by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Margin of error Is plus or minus 3 percentage points. A APAmy Kranz according to some of the participants in a discussion on religion and politics at the recent annual meeting of the Religion Newswrit-er- s Association in Chicago. As they have risen up the eco nomic ladder, Catholics are more likely to vote on pocketbook issues such as taxes and the state of the economy. Democrats also are able to exploit some of the discontent of Catholics who felt shortchanged by voting Republican, said Martin Marty, a sociologist at the University of Chicago. Real wages did not rise and when it came to limiting abortion, "Reagan and (former President) Bush did not lift a finger. That's all rhetoric," Marty said. Still, several speakers at the convention said Clinton appears vulnerable on social issues. Clinton has taken the opposing side on the two issues for which Catholic leaders lobbied hardest protecting welfare benefits for children and opposing the late-terthat abortion practice involves partially extracting the fetus and cutting an excision in the base of the skull to cause it to collapse. In the issue of the independent Catholic magazine Commonweal, columnist Sidney Callahan, describing herself as "an '" Humphrey-McGover- n unreconstructed 'pinko,' 'socialist,' 'big mid-Augu- st government,' 'bleeding heart,' 'peacenik' Democrat," said her disillusion with Clinton has boiled over and she will cast a "heretofore unthinkable" Republican vote in November. While the GOP has tread lightly on issues such as abortion, grassroots actions such as postcard campaigns led by bishops against abortion may help the Republicans, some observers said. m i I Church school begins Sunday Children of the church school will return to class at St. Mary's Episcopal Church on Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. Family Eucharist. The undents will begin each Sunday with their class on the second floor W St. Mary's parish hall. At the time in the Eucharist of me exchange of the peace, the chilSunday's sermon at the First dren and their teachers will join the Church, Provo, looks Baptist congregation and their families for toward the future. Around every the celebration of the Eucharist turn in life lies all kinds of joys, triwhole the as community jilself als and sorrows. Does life in Christ gathers at God's table. At this time the teachers of the help people face those things? Idiurch School will be commis-jsione- d Morning worship is at 11 a.m., Bible study at 9:45 a.m. and to carry out this ministry Iduring the year. evening worship. 6 p.m. The church is located at 1144 W. Following the service the conColumbia Ln. gregation will gather for refresh Sunday sermon looks to future J ! Thursday at 7 p.m. the church will continue the series by Dr. Jo Warwick Montgomery, "Was Jesus Christ a liar, a lunatic, a legend or God?" A monthly support group for LDS who are questioning or leaving Mormonism is also on Thursday. For more information call 374-848- 9. Spiritual food to be addressed The Church of the Nazarene pastor John Conlon will share the message '"Manna from Heaven" Sunday. After Jesus had performed the great miracle by the Sea of Galilee in feeding the 5,000 with only two loaves ot bread and five fish, from the basket of a small boy, the peo Shawny Lee Grove, daughter S. Grover ojj Spanish Fork, has been called t serve in the California Arcadig Spanish-speakin- g Mission. She will speak in the SpanisE Fork 5th Ward, 1006 E. 180 Soutr Sunday at 9:30 a.m. She will enter the MTC Wedne-sa- y. of Jerry Dee and Kay ' Jared Brian Cooper, son of, Brian and Janet Cooper of Orem has been called to serve in the; Japan Kobe Mission. He will speak in he Vermon 2nd Ward, 400 N. 400 East, Orem," Sunday at 1 p.m. He will enter the MTC Wednes,, J day. I Diiofc ments in Watson Hall. The service is open to the public and children are invited to join St. Mary's Church School. The Eucharist is also celebrated at 8:30 a.m. St. Mary's Church is at 50 E. 200 North, Provo. Of ple followed Jesus to another area of the lake. His response to them was that they did not follow him because of what he was teaching them, but because they got food to satisfy their bellies. Jesus used this incident to teach, and it is recorded that he said, "Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the son of man will give you." (John 6:27) Many have mistaken the true value of life to be in the external, while it is the spiritual which endures forev- I I I I J J I I iMora -.i The Daily Herald will publish brief mission reunion notices as a public service on Wednesday, October 2. To have a reunion listed, notices must be received by Monday, Sep- tember 30. Notices that arrive past the deadline cannot be published. i Mission z President. Date Location Time X tf I Address -- I Actlvlties-- I I For Information contact: (Name, phone) er. Serving of communion will follow the message at the church located at 150 N. 700 West, Provo. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by morning worship and praise service. Sunday Night Alive begins at 6 p.m. i-- 1 I 1 Send or deliver to: Newsroom, The Daily Herald P.O. Box 717, Provo, UT 84603 or email to: Editl itsnet.com t X j; ndinious OsruicoG Directory i I I Tha tollowirg it W d area church, Iheir eddreasee. telephone numbers and representatives. The ml it published by Th P j y Htrtkt at a Mrvica to religious orgnnualioni .' Ih Utah vailty araa. Untou orharwis noiw- - ill tarvica ar hald on H your tga'ition it not Irelad. or Sunday changat lo your titling naad 10 b mado. call ha Raligion Edilor at lAaaamMy 01 Ood Chntlian Lilt Attambly of Ood Chutn M S Can-Partor Jarry I Pin. laf Si . Saniaqum ' Sunday achoot. 45 a.m.. woruup rarvioa. 11 a m. and 6pm Rock Canyon Atwmbly ol Ood, 3410 N Canyon Rd . Sunday Ray Oaan t Jackton j Provo. achool. 9 30 a m Sunday worthip tafyict to 40 Tuatday ciattat. training apaoaliiad 6pm.. am; youth mirutlry. 7pm; Wadnatday BibM ttudy and i . family night, 7pm aptltt. Conaarvatlv Conaarvaliva Baptitl Church, maatmg in In conlar-- , anoa room ol tha Btl Wttrn Timpanogo Inn. 195 S 860 Em lahi Pattor Chuck lovalady 964--, Sunday 6393 Saturday vmmo tariat. 7 pm I vamna B.bl aludy 6 30 p m ., 1037 W Main, Lain. Bapllal , Indapandarrl Oram. i Victory Bapiiat Church. 300 8 1200 Waal. I PaMor Rick Robaraon Sunday achool. ' 9 45 a m , morning worahtp 11am; avaning aror-- I trup 6 m Vttidrmday Bible ttudy 7pm 61 8 Main St . Naphi 623-- j Church. bp..l 6440 Pattor Karlh South Sunday vhool 9 30 a m ; ! aludy worthip aarvica. 10 45 a m . Wil'.aOy & and priyar 7pm J failh B..H Church. 730 E 600 North. Sparnth Fork. Pattor Gary Vartican. Worthip aar6:15 p m . vica. 10 30 am activitiat tor lamily tarvica. 6 30 p m. Faith Baptitl Church 166 South Cental. American Fork. Pattor Bob Hay Bible achool. 10 11 laiiowthip. am; worthip service. 11:15 a m Wednetday midweek Bible atudy and prayer 7 00 m. p meeting. am; Bapiiat, Southern Firtt Baptitl Church 1144 Wall Columbia Lane. Provo. Patlor Rhett Durtee Sunday achool. 9 45 a m worthip tarvica 11 am. choir practice 4 45 p m.; evening worthip service. 6 p m.; Baptitt camput minmry (Biblt tiudy lor young prolestion-al- l and college ttuoenti) 7 30 p m Wednesday youlh 6ble study. 7 p m , adult prayer and Bible aludy 7pm First Baptist Church 101 N 100 West. Peyton. Pattor Don Caner Sunday achool 8 45 am; worahip tarvica. 11am. Fini Baputt Church ol Pleaiant drove. 344 E CenRev John Prim. ter St , Pieaianl Orove. Sunday School 9 45 a m worship service. 11 a m. and 7 p m.. Bible study. Wednesday at 7 p m lete Payion Bible Church. 160 8 Main. Payson, Pattor Lee wrntworth worship service. 9 30 a m and 6pm; Sunday achool, 10 45 a m Fellowship Bible Church. 376 N Slate SI Lindon. Patlor Bill Bagiey Sunday ichool. 9 46 a m wotihip teivice 11 a m women 1 Bible ttudy, 10 a m and 7 p m men 1 8We atudy, Tuetdey. IVadnetday 7pm, youlh group. Thursday. 7pm Provo Bibl Church. 100 N 600 East. Provo. Pailor Fiank Curtis Sunday achool, 10 IS a m worthip service, 11:15 a.m. Bible Miaaionary Bible Missionary Church. 600 E. Center St., Pleasant Pastor Virgil Seward. Sunday Orova, School. 10 a.m.: worthip services. 11 a.m.; evening 6 p.m.; Bible study. Wednesday, worship services 10 a m at Pastor Seward'l home. 320 S. State St., No. 2, Orem. Chrlatlan Science First Church Ol Christ Scientist, 1014 E. Center St., 6 Orem. Sunday school and worahip service. 10 a m evening service tint Wednesday ol each month from April to September. 7.30 p.m. Church of Christ Church of Christ, meeting in the Brigham Young room of trie Howard Johnson Hotel. 1292 S Univer-ait- y Ave Provo, Sunday School, 10 a.m.. Church of God Provo Church of more information, Mimsler Harry R. Fox, worship service. II a.m. Tennessee. For call Satsang Society Inc.. chartered affiliate of E:kankar, 607 E. 1700 South. Salt Lake City. business hour Monday through Fnday. 6 to 7 p m., Saturday 10 a m to 12 noon; Sunday worahip service. 10 a.m. Episcopal St. Mays Episcopal Church. SO W 200 North. Provo. the Rev. Or. Alan C Tull, rector Euchanst 8 30 a m.; rector s forum. 9 46 a m.; famiEucharist and church school, 10 30 a.m. ly Evangelicel Eckankar-Uta- Calvary Fellowship ican Fork. Church. 2'0 E 200 North, Amer- Pallor Chris Vlachoa worship service. 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible atudy. 7 p.m. Evangelical Free Free Church. 280 S. 400 East, Orem, Evangelical 225 3036. Pastor Scott McKinney. Sunday school, 9:30 am; worship service. 10:45 a.m. Foursquare Gospel Harvest Fellowship Church, meeting at the Utah State Hospital chapel. 1300 E. Center St.. Provo. Pastors David and Cheryl Finn. Worship service, 1 p.m. Hare Krishna Hare Kriehna Vishnu congregation, 8628 3 State Rd., Spanish Fork. Chanting and dancing. 6 p.m.. lecture, 7 p.m.; chanting and free leaat, 8 p.m. Jehovah 'a Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall. 500 N. 1280 West. Provo. Presiding Overseer, Michael Carmignam Monday, book atudy, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, theocratic achool 7:30 p ro., service meeting following; Sunday, public talk and rVafcn lower atudy. 10 a.m. Lutheran Tree of Life Lutheran Church, meeting at the Seventh-day Advontisl Church. 1014 E. Center St, Orem. Pastor Neal Collins Worship hour dunng tha summer months begins at 10 30 a m Si Mark Lutheran Church. 64 W 3700 North. Provo Rev. Ronald Saatkamp. Sunday achool and adult Bible claw 9 30 a.m.; Sunday worthip service. 11 am. Nazarene New Beginnings Fellowship Church of the Nazarene. Pee-to- r or 150 N 700 Weil. Provo. John Conlon. Sunday school 9 30 a m.; worahip service: 10:46 a m. and t pm. Faith Fellowship, currently meeting at the women's Council Center, 310 W 600 North, Provo, (801) Paator 0 Dwayne Compton. Sunday school 9 46 worship service, 10 30 a.m. am; Pentecoetat United Provo United Pentecostal Church. 236 N University Ave Provo, Pastor tlert Arnold. Sunday 10 a m.; adult achool lor children and worship service. 10 a m.; Sunday service. 6 pm.; 7.30 p.m. Wednesday service. Presbyterian Community Presbyterian Church. 76 N. 100 East, American Fork, the Rev. Sella Watson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worthip service, 11 a.m. From June through Auguat, worahip service, 10 a.m. and no Sunday achool. Community Presbyterian Church, 245 8 200 Eaat, Springville. Rev. Lesley Daviea. Worship teivice, 10 30 a.m.; Bible study. 6 p.m.; church achool. 9:30 a.m. From June through Auguat, no church achool. Raorganlaad Church ol Jeaua Christ ef Latter Day Reorganized Church of Jeaua Chnst of Latter Day Saints. 925 E. 1400 South, Oram, Paator Tharon Ricnins Prayer service 9 30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9 45 am; worship aarvica. It a m. Roman Catholic St Francia of Aatief Catholic Church. 172 N 600 SatWait, Provo. Father Garret Edmund urday Vigil Mass, 6 30 p m ; Sunday Mass in English. Sam and 8 30 a m.; Sunday Mass in Sparuah (Misa en etpanol). It a m. and 12 JO p m ; Sunday Wkjiwi 3!m i Mass, 5 30 p.m.; weekday Maas. Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m.; Spanish Mass. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Monday Exposition and Rosary, 6 30 p m, 7 pm. Monday Holy Hour and Benediction, St. Pater a Catholic Church. 634 N 600 East. Amrj'E can Fork, Bill Wheaion. Fall SaturiSB confeesions. 4:45 to 6:16 p m.; Saturday evening vjS li Mass. 5:30 p m.; Sunday morning Mass, 8 a m and 10 30 a m.; weekday Mass. Tuesday. 7 p.m., Wednesbilingual day through Fnday, 7:16 a m.; Holy Days, 7 p m St Patrick Church. 121 N Church St Eureka 43S. 6303, Father Waller A. Riendeau. Sunday Maasf 4 p.m. aie San Andrea Catholic Church. 316 E 100 NortMl Father Welter A Riendeau. Sen Payson. urday vigil Mats. 6 p.m., Sunday Maaa, 10 a m Our Lady ol Victory. Juab County Complex, 160 M Main 81.. Naphi. Father Waller A. Rian deeu Sunday Maaa, 12.16 p.m. " Seventh-da- Adventiet Seventh-da- vo. day) achool aarvica. 11 Church. 255 S 700 Eaat PiZ Pastor Dan Martella Sabbath (Satui, 9 30 a.m., Sabbath (Saturday) worto Adventist am Tha Church of Jeaua Chrlet at Latter-daSaints. Numerous liatingi can be found in the talephooS directory. United Church of Chrlal Community Congregational Church. 175 N Univdt Pattor Sutan JackioW aity Ave.. Provo. Worthip service. 11 a m Sundny School lor M auea. 9 46 a m Child care available 3 Otem Community Church, 130 N. 400 East Ore Pastor Michael Minch Sunday echoes' 9 16 a.m.; worship service. 10 30 a m ! |
