Religion Notes / News of area faith groups
Updated: 06/07/08 6:52 AM
Free course offered
A free 12-week course, “Living the Questions,” will be offered at Pilgrim-St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 335 Richmond Ave., on Monday evenings, 7 to 8:45 p. m. beginning this Monday. Participants are welcome to attend all or any number of sessions.
The course will explore unanswered or unanswerable questions about God and life and the universe. The role of biblical authority is scrutinized for its cultural limitations, but also affirmed for its metaphorical truth. The course of study leads to rethinking the role of Christianity in the 21st century.
For more information, call 885-9443 or visit pslucc.org.
Deacons ordained
Bishop Edward U. Kmiec of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo will ordain six area men as permanent deacons at 10 a. m. today in St. Joseph Cathedral, 50 Franklin St.
Permanent deacons, who often are married and have families, are ordained but do not continue on to the priesthood.
The six men to be ordained are: Gary P. Andelora of Hamburg; Dennis P. Conroy of Hamburg; John P. Gaulin of Lancaster; Cornelius M. Linnan of Derby; Paul S. Stankiewicz of Sanborn and James J. Trzaska of Lancaster.
Anniversary mass
Bishop Thaddeus Peplowski of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church will celebrate 50 years as a priest with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 1 p. m. today in Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, 6298 Broadway in Lancaster, where he is pastor.
A cocktail reception and dinner will follow.
Retreat for couples
“Twenty-four Hours with Mary to Renew Your Marriage” will be the theme of a retreat for married couples Friday and next Saturday at the St. Columban Center in Derby.
Presenter is the Rev. James Erving, a priest of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate serving in Holy Angels parish in Buffalo.
Pre-registration required. Cost is $200 per couple and includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Call 947-4708 or visit www.stcolumbancenter.org . Keleher named advisor
Monsignor J. Patrick Keleher, director of campus ministry of the Newman Center of the University at Buffalo, has been named spiritual advisor of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Buffalo.
He will provide guidance and support to the president and board of directors as they follow the spiritual path of St. Vincent de Paul and Blessed Frederic Ozanam, founders of the society.
Free talk on peace
“Envisioning Peace: A Local Response to an Islamic Perspective,” sponsored by Temple Beth Am, will be be held at 7 p. m. Thursday in the Jewish Community Center’s Benderson Building, 2640 North Forest Road, Amherst.
The event is free and open to the community.
