Show Church briefs Native American Sunday to be observed by church OGDEN — The First United Method-is- t Church 2604 Jefferson Ave will observe Native American Awareness Sunday at both the 9 and 10:30 am worship serv ices Sunday Twila Becenti recently crowned Miss Indian at Weber State College will be a guest and will share briefly with the congregation at both services Marcia Galli faculty Native American Council adviser also will be introduced Becenti is a Navajo and will serve in her designated role for the coming year The day is the newest churchwide special day designated and observed by the United Methodist denomination throughout the United States An offering will be received in every United Methodist Church to be used for scholarships to Native American students All Native Americans in the community are welcome to attend the services New York professor plans public lecture at Kol Ami SALT LAKE CITY — Dr Leonard S Kravitz professor of Midrash (traditional Jewish Bible commentary) and Homiletics at the New York School of Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion will lecture at the program of Congregational Kol Ami 2425 E Heritage Way at 7:30 pm Scholar-in-Resi-den- Friday May 4 His topic is “Prophet Priest or Person — Which Does Religion Require?" and the public is welcome to attend There is no charge Mormons non-Mormo- day at the Mount Olympus Presbyterian Church 3280 E 3900 South A video and study guide “For Our Children Protecting Creation from Poison" will be the basis for the evening workshop The resource is produced by the General Board of the United Methodist Church for the Group of National Council of Churches A staff member of the Utah Division of Environmental Health will be in attendance There is a cost of $350 per per- ns to be topic of presentation Eco-Justi- OGDEN — The Ogden Chapter of Saints Alive in Jesus will meet 7 pm Friday at Canyon Road Assembly of God 1390 Canyon Road Dick Baer of Calif will tos” Until now most scholars theorized that Christ died around 3 AD Finding dates for biblical figures is difficult because they lived before the modem calendar was developed The only way people dated events in ancient times was by linking them to another event or reign of a monarch Vardaman’s book a collection of historical and archaeological studies of the life of Jesus is 30-3- 8 Church News Standard-Examin- er 277-072- 2 Pastoral teaching sessions offered at First Assembly Oran-geva- le speak His presentation is a culmination of years of personal study and reflects the very latest research of Mormons and A question and answer period will LAYTON — Three teaching sessions for all pastors — or those planning on going into the ministry — and their wives is planned for May 6 13 and 20 at First Assembly of God 2352 E State Road 193 in Layton Time for the sessions is from 3 to 5 ns fol- low Music will be furnished by Lonnie Campbell The public is welcome to attend and child care will be provided For more information call 394-25- 52 Environmental workshop planned by Presbyterians SALT LAKE CITY — An environmental workshop “For Our Children" sponsored by the Interfaith Peacemaking Resource Center will be at 7 pm Thurs pm Myke Crowder pastor of the Layton church has accumulated some material on such topics as “The Pastor and his Lord" “The Pastor and the Church Call” “The Pastor and his Personal Life” “The Pastor and his Family" “The Pastor and his Denomination” “The Pastor and his' Preaching and Teaching” plus more on longevity in the pastorate burn-oand the number one pulpit enemy ut Linda Richard Eyre - Clearfield Stake prepares Relief Society Spring Social CLEARFIELD — The LDS Clearfield Stake' Relief Society Spring Slbcial is 10 am May 5 at the Clearfield Stake Center 935 S State Sl Theme for the day is “Stewardship plus Serendipity equals Joy" Featured speakers are Richard and Linda Eyre authors and radio personalities Their books include “Teaching Children Joy” “Teaching Children Responsibility" and “Teaching Children Sensitivity” They are featured weekly on KSL radio The event is open to women 18 years and older and there is no chaige COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST 163 We South 4800 (late Wy) Washington Terrace 479-743-0 Worship Service 8:45 & 11 Church School 9:30 Nursery Care Provided earlier than thought Jesus of Nazareth thought by many scholars to have been bom about 2 BC and to have died about AD 30 may have lived and died as much as a decade earlier according to a Mississippi archaeologist Also he said Christ’s birth — which scholars never believed was Dec 25 — probably was in late summer to early falL Dr Jerry Vardaman director of special programs at the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University suggests that Jesus was born in 12 BC and died in AD 21 He outlines his theory in a new book “Chronos Kairos Chris- ce For more information call Jesus lived decade By ED BRIGGS 41 son Archaeologist says Special to Religious News Service Those who would like to attend should call the church office at 771-71- am published by Eisenbrauns a West German publishing house for scholarly works Dr Paul J Achtemeier professor of biblical interpretation at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond Va and the president of the Society of Biblical Literature expressed his skepticism when Vardaman’s theory was presented to him in a telephone interview However he said he will withhold judgment until he has a chance to examine the findings If Vardaman’s theory is true biblical scholars who rely on balancing the Bible against history their may have to theories Achtemeier said that in 2000 years of biblical scholarship no one has been able to date Christ’s birth other than by deductions from biblical accounts A redating of Christ and the Gospels also could result in subtle shifts in the message delivered in sermons Pastors use biblical scholarship to help them understand how Jesus reacted to the world in which he lived That example is then applied to modern times in countless FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Diaciplea o f Christ) Max E Clean Minister ST Ogden Utah 705-23r- d Sunday Worship Evening Bible Study School 9:30 am Services 10:45 am Services 6:00 pm Wednesday 9:30 sun and 6:30 pm Nursery Facilities Available Ramp For Handicapped LUTHERAN ELIM LUTHERAN CHURCH-ELC- 575 23rd St 3 Phone: 394-554- 9:00 am' Sunday School Forum 10:30 am Worship (Nursery Care Available) Karl W Kruse Pastor ASCENSION LUTHERAN ELCA CHURCH ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE 805 2nd St Nuieeiy Ogden Utah Cm FnriU Contemporary Worship 8:30 pm Sunday School 9:45 Traditional Worship 11:00 am Past on Steven E Wigdahl Phone 353-651-7 ST PAUL CHURCH And DAY SCHOOL 3329 MISSOURI SYNOD Hsrrim Bhi Pbooe 3924368 Her Jack D Beck 5 SAVE DAILY! 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