FAITH THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 www.hpe.com
Pope admits church failures in sex abuse scandal EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) – Pope Benedict XVI waded into the hostile atmosphere Thursday of highly secular Britain, admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove priests who molested children in his strongest comments yet on the worldwide sex abuse crisis shaking his church. In a visit unprecedented for the bitter opposition to his papacy, Benedict warned against “aggres-
sive forms” of secularism. The German pope recalled how Britain had stood against “Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society.” Benedict’s historic fourday state visit has been overshadowed by disgust over the abuse scandal and indifference in Britain, where Catholics are a minority of 10 percent and endured centuries of bloody persecution and discrimination until the early 19th century. The trip is the first state
visit by a pope to the U.K., and his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II was symbolically significant because of the historic divide between the officially Protestant nation and the Catholic Church. Only 65,000 of the faithful had tickets to an openair Mass at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, far less than the 100,000 initially expected. The British media has been particularly hostile to the pope’s visit, noting its $18.7 million security cost to taxpayers.
at Living Water Baptist Church, 1300 Brentwood St. The Adolph Thomas Mass Choir will celebrate its 30th anniversary at 4 p.m. with local choirs and groups in attendance.
Church Ministries, 301 E. Lexington Ave. It will be an evening of worship, celebration and musical rejoicing.
FIRST EMMANUEL BAPTIST
Revival services with Don Collins will be held at 7 p.m. Monday through Friday at Colonial Height Baptist Church, 808 Hendrix St. There will be special singing nightly.
5A
BIBLE QUIZ
---
AP
Yesterday’s Bible question: In Ephesians 5, what command is given to wives? Answer to yesterday’s question: “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” (Ephesians 5:22) Today’s Bible question: In Ephesians 5, what command is given to husbands?
Pope Benedict XVI is handed baby Maria Tyszczak to be blessed, as he arrives at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland, ahead of an open-air Mass during the first day of a four-day visit to Britain, Thursday.
BIBLE QUIZ is provided by Hugh B. Brittain of Shelby.
CHURCH CALENDAR
---
Items to be published in the church religion calendar should include the complete name of any guest speaker. They should be typed or clearly written with a contact name and number (between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.) and must arrive in the office of the Enterprise by 8 a.m. on the Thursday prior to publication. Fax number 888-3644 or e-mail pblevins@hpe. com.
FRIENDSHIP HOLINESS The 12th pastoral anniversary for Bishop Elsie Gaines will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Sunday at Friendship Holiness Church, 820 Leonard Ave. Guest speaker will be Overseer David Terry of Cedar Grove Holiness Church in Graham.
Senior Usher Board #1 will celebrate its 88th anniversary at 4 p.m. Sunday at First Emmanuel Baptist Church, 833 Leonard Ave. The Rev. Floyd Collins and congregation of Church of God of Prophesy will be guests.
SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST Homecoming will be observed at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Southside Baptist Church, 712 Fisher Ferry St., Thomasville. The Taylor Family will be in concert. A covereddish meal will follow the service.
LIVING WATER BAPTIST Minister James Ledbetter III, associate minister of New Beginning Christian Center in Winston-Salem, will be guest speaker at 11 a.m. Sunday
ASSEMBLIES OF CHRIST CHURCH MINISTRIES The Adult Choir will celebrate its annual anniversary at 5 p.m. today at Assemblies of Christ
COLONIAL HEIGHT BAPTIST
BROWN’S CHAPEL HOLINESS The Male Choir will celebrate its anniversary at 4 p.m. Sunday at Brown’s Chapel Holiness Church, 2210 Chambers St. Pastor Tacuma Johnson of Greater First United Baptist Church will be guest speaker.
PEARSON MEMORIAL AME Homecoming will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Pearson Memorial AME Church, 805 E. Washington St. The Rev. James Tillman of Shouse Temple CME
Church, Winston-Salem will be guest speaker. A three-night fall revival will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with the Rev. Sherman Mason, associate pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church, as guest speaker.
ST. MATTHEWS HOLINESS The 8th anniversary of Pastor Marcus Holley will be observed at 7 p.m. today and 11 a.m. Sunday at St. Matthews Holiness Church, 414 Meredith St. Pastor Clayton Simpson, pastor of Jerico Ministries, New Jersey, will be guest speaker.
MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST The 105th homecoming will be observed with a “Stay the Day” celebration beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday at Memorial United Methodist Church, 101 Randolph St., Thomasville. A covered dish lunch will follow the 11 a.m. service. The Rev. Sylvia D. Wilhelm, Lexington District
Smile And Get Back To Work
Superintendent, will be guest speaker for all services.
SOLID ROCK BAPTIST The youth revival will be held beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday continuing at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Tuesday at Solid Rock Baptist Church, 903 Kearns Ave. Minister Bobby Lowe will be guest speaker.
SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST The 96th anniversary celebration will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday at Southside Baptist Church, 2515 Bellemeade St. Guest speaker will be Pastor D. Taylor Humphries with special music by Cindy Saunders. A covereddish meal will follow the service.
NEW DIMENSION COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CENTER The 6th church anniversary will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Sunday at New Dimension Community Christian Center, 105
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgivingeach other. R.S.V. Colossians 3:12-13
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Economy Plumbing Son, that whoever believes in 883-4491 him shall not perish but have eternal life. www.thebarefootplumber.com John 3:16
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Psalms 71:1 (KJV)
30006400
ST. STEPHEN A.M.E. ZION Women’s Day will be observed at 11 a.m. Sunday at St. Stephen A.M.E. Zion Church, 1012 Leonard Ave. Guest speaker will be N.C. State Representative Dr. Alma Adams, a member of the N.C. General Assembly since 1994.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF TRINITY Revival services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Trinity, 12504 Trinity Road, Trinity. Guest speaker will be the Rev. David L. Bracken, pastor of Jerusalem Baptist Church, Spencer. Services will continue at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with guest speaker the Rev. Reginald High, pastor of Beavers Chapel Christian Church, Zebulon.
To every thing there is a season, and The God of my rock; in him will I trust: a time to every purpose under the he is my shield, and the horn of my salvaheaven: A time to be born, and a time tion, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. 2 Samuel 22:3 KJV
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2 When Armando Galarraga, the pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, was deprived of a perfect game this past June by a bad call from umpire Jim Joyce in the last inning with one out to go, instead These things I have spoken unto of protesting or walking off you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have the field indignantly, he tribulation: but be of good cheer; smiled and went back to I have overcome the world. work. His display of selfJohn 16:33 control and his willingness to forgive the bad call was perhaps a better example to all of us than his perfect game would have been. After the game it was apparent that Mr. Joyce was mortified by his bad call, saying that he had botched what should have been the final out in Galarraga’s gem of a game. But, what was really admirable in this whole affair was Armando Galarraga’s willingness to say, in effect, “No problem, we all make mistakes” and Jim Joyce’s willingness to admit the mistake, express regret and personally apologize. Given the good example that was exemplified by both men, maybe this was a perfect game.
Hatred Stirs Up Dissension, but Love Covers All Wrongs. Proverbs 10:12
N. Hoskins St. The Rev. Robert Powe and congregation of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Clio, S.C., will be guests at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Roman 2:1