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Pastor to be installed The Rev. Hilary Livingston will be installed as the new pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church, 2401 Broad Ave., Altoona. The installation service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at the church. There will be light refreshments after the service. Livingston, who started at the church on Sept. 22, is an ordained Teaching Elder (Minister of Word and Sacrament) in the Presbyterian Church. She is originally from the South Hills of Pittsburgh, and has previously served churches in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Veterans, military honored The Cathedral of ...

Worship like home for migrants in heartland town

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — Come noon on Sundays, overlapping worship options reflect how much Worthington has changed from a typical Midwestern farming community to a majority-minority hub with migrants from around the world. An overflow crowd is still swaying to thumping praise music from one ...

Fordham president earns trailblazer reputation

NEW YORK — Tania Tetlow has earned a reputation as a trailblazer. She became the first woman and first layperson to serve as president of two Jesuit schools — first at Loyola University New Orleans and now at Fordham University in New York City. Fordham had previously been led by Catholic ...

Spiritual notes

Night of worship planned Holy Spirit Ministry will host a Night of Worship from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, at St. Michael Church, Hollidaysburg . There will be praise, worship, fellowing, teaching and prayer ministry. Father David Dodd, T.O.R., will be on hand with Thermostat Faith and the Power of Testimony. Church celebrates 151 years Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2121-5th Avenue Altoona PA will be celebrating 151 years of Serving God and The Community at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 Guest Preacher, Reverend Dr. Louis Butcher. Chicken barbecue available Mt. Zion ...

Annual pilgrimage honors late Saint Oscar Romero

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — It’s as if Joyce Valencia could still hear Saint Oscar Romero’s voice. “I met him when I was a little girl,” the 61-year-old Salvadoran said. “We used to gather around our radio with our grandma to listen to him. And, even now, listening to him ...

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Pro-Life Rosary to be recited Christian Mothers will recite the pro-life rosary Thursdays after the noon mass at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona. The group meets in front of the Blessed Mother Chapel. All are welcome. ESL training planned The Altoona England and Culture Club will offer an English as a Second Language teacher training workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 6 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Altoona Alliance Church, 3220 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona. Cost is $50 and includes training, three meals and the manual. Preregistration is required ...