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Hillcrest takes steps toward Spiritual Life Center

Posted June 15, 2010, 3:08 p.m.

by Duane Sweep

For the leaders of Hillcrest Family Services in Dubuque, Iowa, their journey with the institution has been one of faith. Gary Gansemer, Hillcrest president and chief executive officer, often used the word faith when he spoke May 25 at the fundraising kick-off event for a Spiritual Life Center, a multi-purpose recreation and chapel facility, on Hillcrest’s Dubuque campus. “As I prepared for today, one word kept coming to my mind – faith,” Gansemer said.

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Muskego church sponsors “Undie 500”

Posted June 11, 2010, 1:06 p.m.

Staff Report

During the month of May, members and friends of Heritage Presbyterian Church, Muskego, Wis., completed what the church called the “Undie 500,” an effort to collect underwear and socks for Hope Center of Waukesha, Wis.

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Youth groups invited to volunteer for GA hospitality

Posted May 24, 2010, 3:17 p.m.

Staff Report

For the first time, youth groups in the host presbyteries and around the country are being invited to participate as volunteers for 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), according to the Rev. Paula Sanders, executive coordinator of the Assembly’s Committee on Local Arrangements (COLA). General Assembly runs July 3-10 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

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ARMSS convention set in Sept. in Minnesota

Posted May 18, 2010, 1:17 p.m.

Staff Report

Featuring worship, plenary sessions, workshops and excursions, the 14th annual convention of the Association of Retired Ministers, their Spouses or Survivors takes place at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, MN, Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 9-12.

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Chaplains speak of challenges faced by returning vets

Posted May 10, 2010, 10:32 a.m.

by Duane Sweep

Making the transition from fighting soldier to citizen is a daunting challenge for veterans–women and men–who return from life and death struggles with emotional as well as physical wounds.

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