Posted on November 1, 2007 by athenswomen
Benefit: 25th Annual UCM Dinner and Auction
Saturday, November 3, 2007, 5-pm
Athens Community Center
701 E. State St, Athens, Ohio
$25 to $100 (sliding scale); $15 students
UCM’s biggest annual fundraiser turns 25 this year! An eclectic international buffet will be provided by Purple Chopstix, with appetizers by Salaam. Pat and Wanda Sheridan of Shamrock Auction Service will [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2007 by athenswomen
Bishop Carlton Pearson: The Gospel of Inclusion
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 7-9pm
Baker Center Ballroom
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Free and open to the public
Having rejected his religious tradition’s belief in a literal hell, lost his 5,000-member mega-church, and formally been declared a heretic in 2004, Bishop Carlton Pearson has emerged as a leading voice calling for radical acceptance.
Preaching [...]
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Posted on October 14, 2007 by athenswomen
Rev. Bradley Schmeling on The Church, Society, and Homosexuality
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 7 pm
Christ Lutheran Church
69 Mill St, Athens, Ohio
Rev. Bradley Schmeling will give a public talk in the church sanctuary, open to all interested people. The session will review some of the theological and social issues in church and society regarding homosexuality.
Rev. Schmeling, [...]
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Posted on October 7, 2007 by athenswomen
Screening: Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace
Wednesday, October 10, 7pm
Athena Theater
20 S Court St, Athens, Ohio
FREE!
Screening and panel discussion generously sponsored by The Max Family Program at Ohio University. All are welcome.
Can You Hear Me? Israeli and Palestinian Women Fight for Peace (50 min., 2006), is the first documentary [...]
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Posted on October 7, 2007 by athenswomen
Sweet Honey in the Rock in Concert
Thursday, October 11, 2007, 7 pm
College Activities Center (map)
West Virginia University–Parkersburg
Campus Drive, Parkersburg, WV
Adults $10/Students $5
WVUP Performing Arts Series presents Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Founded in 1973, Sweet Honey in the Rock is a Grammy Award-winning African American female a cappella ensemble with deep musical roots in the [...]
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