Show RELIGION Standard-Examin- er Celtic YOUNG WOMANHOOD AWARD The "Young LDS Woman- completed various projects for personal growth and for church and community Lisa Hansen 18 daughter of Bill and Joan Coombs of North Ogden and Dale Hansen of Bull Head Ariz is a member of the North Ogden 16th Ward She attends Weber High School Amy Marie Critchtow 17 daughter of Handy L and Karen D Jones of Newton and Scott Critchtow of Ogden former member of the Farr West 4th Ward now of Newton 1st Ward She attends Sky View High School Cami Alesha Reese 18 daughter of Lois J Reese and David L Reese of Ogden is a member of the Wilson 1st Ward She attends Ben Lomond High School Heather Forsberg 18 daughter of Roger and Frances Forsberg of Pleasant View is a member of the Pleasant View 6th Ward She attends Weber High School Clawson Thiel Songer Kelly Mitton 17 daughter of Jill Y and Douglas C Mitton of Pleasant View is a member of the Pleasant View 6th Ward She attends Weber State University Caroline Steuer 18 daughter of Robert and Margaret B Steuer of Pleasant View is a member of the Pleasant View 6th Ward She attends Weber High School Christofferson Kamilyn Thiel 18 daughter of Kelly Thiel of North Ogden and Terry L Thiel of Ogden is a member of the Ogden 41st Ward She attends Ogden High School Kelly Clawson 17 daughter of Peggy and Kent Clawson of Huntsville is a member of the Huntsville 1st Ward She attends Weber High School M Jenny Songer 18 daughter of Patricia and Steve Songer of Huntsville is a member of the Huntsville 1st Ward She attends Weber High School Krista Lee Johansen 18 daughter of Harold Jr and DeAnna Johansen of Huntsville is a member of the Huntsville 1st Ward She attends Weber High School ?SSJ1 Duncan Brown Dixon Dopp vmm? Mary Ann Flink 18 daughter of Hans and Gayle Flink of South Ogden is a member of the Ogden 80th Ward She attends Bonneville High School Janet Christofferson 18 daughter of Robert and Jane Christofferson of Roy is a member of the Roy 19th Ward She attends Roy High School Heather 17 daughter of Harold G and Cheryl W Young of Roy is a member of the Roy 24th Ward She attends Roy High School Amie Duncan 17 daughter of Daryl and Juiene Duncan of Clinton is a member of the Clinton 11th Ward She attends Northridge High School Mandee Dixon Smedley Scholes Hoellin School Peggy Ann Dopp of Layton is a counselor in the Young Women's presidency of the Layton 4th Ward Jenny Amelia Smedley 18 daughter of Scott B and Juliet C Smedley of Layton is a member of the Layton 4th Ward She attends Layton High School Anna Sc hoist 17 daughter of Robert and Cheryl Scholes of Layton is a member of the Layton 38th Ward She attends Layton High School Valerie Nichols 18 daughter of Blain and Catherine Nichols of Layton is a member of the Layton 18th Ward She attends Layton High School Mandee Hoellin 18 daughter of Bill and Diane Hoellin of Layton is a member of the Layton 37th Ward She attends Layton High School Robyn Dover 18 daughter of Patrick and Rhonda Dover of Layton is a member of the Layton 4th Ward She attends Layton High School Cluff Smedley Nuttall Lowry 19 daughter of Alene of Layton is a member of the 4th Ward She is a graduate of High School Veilings 18 daughter of Lynn H and Sandra P Vellinga of Layton is a member of the Layton 38th Ward She attends Layton High School Elin Lowry Layton Layton Kati Elizabeth Anne Merkley 17 daughter of David and Marian Merkley of Layton is a member of the Layton 31st Ward She attends Lsyton High School Annette Stevenson 17 daughter of Jerry and Susan Stevenson of Layton is a member of the West Layton Ward She attends Layton High School Shareen He si ton 18 daughter of Greg and Anita Heeston of Layton is a member of the Layton 31st Ward She attends Layton High School Megan CsH 17 daughter of Larry and Dixie Call of Layton is a member Of the West Layton Ward She attends Layton High School mination her prime function Cemunnos — Lord of the Animals: The Horned One Symbolized oneness with the earth and the beast Stewardship instead of dominion Celtics easily absorbed and converted to Christianity because of some of the similarities between the figures above and Christian tradition Source: The Rev Mary Allen and her extensive Celtic library And the British Isles especially Ireland remain the strongest source of Celtic tradition today and the site of a tour Allen is leading May 22 to June 5 Cost is $2285 which covers everything she said So far 19 people have signed up for the tour designed for 35 Martha Lockhart of Ogden is taking classes from Allen out of ancestral interest since her father was from Wales and an interest in the Celtic saints as part of her own “spiritual quest” But she’s enjoyed finding out how environmentally-minde- d the Cells were or “earthy" as she said Barbara DcHaan of South Ogden is taking classes and going on the lour with Allen She has ancestors in Scotland and Wales She was startled to find the Celts originated in central and eastern Europe “I hadn't realized that” or the Celtic monks’ important role in preserving classic literature she said which otherwise would have been lost in the disorder of the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Medieval England She is also enthralled at “the universality of some of these Celtic the way spiritual traditions these things are much like the Native American and Eastern Oriental d spirituality) These are things so basic they are com mon to people all over the world" She also enjoys the role of Celtic women as partners “There wasn't any gender discrimination And that’s the way it should be That’s something I’ve been blessed with all my life I feel the female brain works as well as the man’s" The Celtic traditions she is learning dovetail with her beliefs about how traditions bind people togeth- er “How far back we go as people doesn’t make us a melting pot as people like to say I think it’s more of a mosaic w here we are all part of the whole where we all get our Japan flourished after World War still fee! Bui in contentment The need of some imperishable bliss That need for something imperishable for something more satisfying than a job and a bank account seems to be a major impulse behind the glut of faiths that have sprung up since 1980 or so “As Japan grew rich many Japanese were perfectly satisfied doing faith runs counter to 1 mated 6 million members in Japan and reports millions more in the United States and other countries It runs a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 3 million larger than any American newspaper A graduate of a Sokka Gakkai college asked to explain the appeal of the faith replied by quoting in English a passage from American poet Wallace Stevens: their jobs and building careers" said Douglas Fox professor of religion at Colorado College “But others had a yearning for something more mysterious more eternal And therefore you seek the new new religions to find EAST COAST Boston Independence Hannibal Branson Eureka Springs Nauvoo CaU in Ogden 3 Vermont Niagara Falls 12 Nights from $1355 All inclusive escorted inclusive escorted 479-301- Concord Palmyra Kirtland 4 Hyrum Plymouth Lexington 8 Nights from $925 AH it" History Tours LDS Church MIDWEST St Louis CALENDAR Carlson Tfavel Network” — Toll free Round-tn- p airfare from Salt Lake City deluxe motorcoach lodging all meals snacks LDS historian phis an escort OFF THE PRESS HOT The gives you Merkley Stevenson Heaston Call f’” Y A pm today sponsored by the Utah State Jurisdictional Young W j 1 1 1 "jf Felt Behling Workman 776-030- Brian ne Fen 18 daughter of Jeffrey and Tina Felt of Layton is a member of the Layton Greenbrier Ward She attends Layton High School LesiieAnn Stevenson 17 daughter of Jeff and Jacklyn Stevenson of Lay-to- n is a member of the West Layton Ward She attends Layton High 776-030- School Kayla Behling 17 daughter of Jone Bramble of Layton and David Behling of Fairview Wyo is a member of the Layton 38th Ward She attends Layton High School Amy Love Ha Workman 18 daughter of David and Nita Workman of Layton Is a member of the Layton 4th Ward She attends Layton High School Shauna Fitzgerald 1 7 daughter of Barry and Heidi Fitzgerald of Layton is a member of the Layton 37th Ward Women’s Christian Council Items for sale include concessions baked good crafts odds and ends rummage items Christian books for all ages games and more For infor5 mation call The School of St Peter 564 S 800 East Clearfield presents an Easter Extravaganza from 10 am to 2 pm today Toys photo mugs shirts food and crafts will be on hand as well as games for children 4 For information call H The School of St Peter 564 S 800 East Clearfield will hold a parent advocate group meeting at 6:30 pm Tuesday For informa4 tion call Our Savior's Lutheran Church 5560 S 2300 West Roy is the site Wednesday of the multidcnomina-tion- al “Altogether Lent" Easter ob546-444- £ Stevenson Griffin Memorial Church 2424 “E" Ave Ogden will hold a Spring Bazaar from 10 am to 4 tizzzz I zzzzxzzzzzxzzxzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzj LAA44 servance A supper of soup and bread will be served at 6:30 pm followed by a worship service For 2 information call 825-655- Fitzgerald Kimber She attends Layton High School Keirjsten Kimber 17 daughter of Ken and Debbie Kimber of Layton is a member of the Layton 31st Ward She attends Layton High School MUSICAL PROGRAM First Assembly of God 2352 State Road 193 Layton will sponsor a performance of “The Sound" a Christian singing group - E of Houston at 7 pm Wednescall For information day out 771-71- CONTINUES ®FIF 2® All LDS Books All General Books Children's Books Cassettes & CD's 1-- 3 Many Titles Are At Lower Sale Prices as always 1 WE MATCH ALL COMPETITORS ADVERTISED PRICES j sale excludes scriptures church aux Items and previous marked sale Items JKMffilENSEN'S Gift Book and 1900 W 5073 S Roy Shop Pis one Since 1961 825-823-3 825-9- -- - all the Day’s news everyday 2 Bays Only April - H H H Standard-Examine- r APRIL CONFERENCE SALE GATHERINGS ' The original is currently in a muse- urn in Dublin but Allen has a copy Its pages of Celtic art design and calligraphy include a depiction of a blond Jesus Christ The monks who created the painting “just figured Christ as" looking like someone they knew" Allen said “Christians have always depicted him as someone they might know” Some are still going strong today — most notably the Sokka Gakkai n or Society an offBuddhist sect shoot of a 750-veSokka Gakkai today has an esti- West ’ of the “illuminated manuscripts" Celtic monks used to toil over in the days before printing presses called the Book of Kells named for the town of Kells Ireland once the site of an ancient Celtic monastery (earth-centere- Far t Something the tour will get a peak at is one of the more famous 15-d- ay ar thousands of years of Japanese culture Since the dawn of their long history the people of Japan have regularly embraced a number of differing religious faiths practicing two or three or more with no qualms or sense of sacrilege The theologians' term for this is syncretism and Japan is one of the world's most syncretic societies “The Japanese never developed the idea that a person had to adhere exclusively to one religion or the other" noted Asian scholar Edwin O Reischaucr a former US ambassador here Government surveys show that most Japanese homes have both a kamidama a sort of altar for the Shinto religion and a butsudan or “Buddha shelf" Japanese families mark a birth with a ceremony at a Shinto shrine and a death with one at a Buddhist temple Almost half the weddings in Japan today are held in Christian-styl- e churches complete with minister and choir even though bride and groom may never go to church again In contrast the new religions tend to be exclusive faiths demanding more focused devotion The first wave of new religions in - due" ’Vttnmifwwi Carrie Cluff 18 daughter of Wayne and Linda Cluff of Layton is a member of the West Layton Ward She attends Layton High School Andrea Nuttall 18 daughter of Tom and Vicki Nuttall of Layton is a member of the Layton 18th Ward She attends Layton High School Tlffsny Smedley 17 daughter of Terry Dale and Susanna Smedley of Layton Is a member of the Layton 4th Ward She attends Layton High School red-hair- Value-Creatio- safeguard religious freedoms it is not hard for Americans watching Asahara and his followers to recults as member such US-bre- d Jim Jones’s People’s Temple or David Korcsh’s Branch Davidians of Waco Texas But in Japan the concept of devotion to a single reli- gious daughter of Ken and Kim Dixon of West Weber is a member of the West Weber 1st Ward She attends Fremont High School Bobbidee Brown 18 daughter of Garth and Connie Brown of West Weber is a member of the West Weber 1st Ward She attends Fremont High horses The Morrigan — Goddess of War There is no God of War and the Celts through much of their history were “war-maDepicted as also the goddess of procreation often appearing in triple form Recurrent Celtic triad theme Brighid — Depicted as three sisters all named Brighid or she is in three parts Triad theme again Called Lady of Bright Inspiration Goddess of Smithcraft and Metalwork chiefly ornaments and weapons Goddess of Poetic Inspiration Ancient Bards under her direct inspiration Fire and illu- II From 5A 18 Kara Iverson 18 daughter of I Ned and Linda W Iverson of Layton is a member of the Layton 4th Ward She attends Layton High School Kathryn Cox 17 daughter of Preston and Melissa Cox of Layton is a member of the Layton 2nd Ward She attends Layton High School The wood was used for ceremonial staffs and crucifixes As one of Allen's history books points out the Christmas mistletoe tradition is leftover from “a complex system of Celtic tree lore" In addition to being hunters and warriors Celts were agricultural-base- d Allen said Their pagan ceremonies blessed hunting parties as well as the harvest and talked of their dependence on the animals they hunted The Celtic religious calendar was anchored by large celebrations of each of the four seasons “They were very conscious of the earth and saw themselves as part of creation" Allen said “They saw their relationship to the planet as that of stewardship instead of dominion" In many ways the Celtic spirituality mirrored that of Native American Indians she said Allen incorporates her interest in Celtic spirituality into her own faith via her prayers personal and public She has gained permission from Utah’s Episcopal bishop to insert the word “stewards” instead of rulers when she reads a passage to her Church of the Good Shepherd congregation from a communion prayer that talks about men as the rulers of creation She doesn't make the congregations say it she said but takes the opportunity to explain why she does “The Celts made me rethink my ideas on ecology" she said Originally a central European people who rose up to become one of those several groups who sacked Europe — much like the Huns Mongols Saracens Vikings and others — the Cells had essentially been Christianized within a few centuries after the crucifixion The British Isles chiefly Ireland became the only place the Celtic people and culture weren’t subsequently absorbed “Ireland was the only Celtic country that never was invaded by the Roman Empire” Allen said Japan L’ Young 1995 7 A - 1 Daghdha (Irish version) Ogmious (Welsh) — God of Wisdom Primal father deity of tremendous power Mabon (Welsh and British version) Oenghus (Irish) — God of Bright Youth Hope of the future Son of Daghdha Epona — Horse Goddess There is no horse God and the Celts loved trees arc very holy and they would carry those ashes" Allen said have April tCellicTpagariism From 5A hood" Gold Medallion Award is given to young women who through the six years in the Young Women's program Saturday C |