It’s a turkey. It’s a menorah. It’s Thanksgivukkah!
Religion
An ongoing debate about the limited role of women within the Mormon faith will take its place alongside sermons and announcements during a weekend church conference that brings 100,000 members to Utah.
It’s a uniquely practical issue and a particularly ironic one in our throwaway society.
They probably didn’t think it of themselves at the time, but Greta and Douglas Medberry became pioneers of a sort when they agreed to become founding members of Trinity United Methodist Church.
It was a wedding and a birthday party and a reunion and a get-acquainted mixer and a christening and even — but just a little, because nobody really dwelled on it — a sort of wake during which a few silent goodbyes surely were offered.
Overwhelmed by the moment, Jenny Montoya pressed her hand to her heart and prayed. She thanked God for this day and for the St. Therese Center for HIV Outreach, where she has volunteered for the past year.
Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson, will host a flute and piano recital with Timothy Hoft and Anastasia Petanova at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. A goodwill offering will be taken (454-8484).
The number of Mormon missionaries surpassed 75,000 worldwide in August, driven by the church’s decision to lower the minimum age for ambassadors of the Utah-based faith.
An ancient portal to the underworld continues to emit toxic gases more than 2,000 years after it was built.
A community still trying to recover from a 2011 earthquake dedicated on Thursday a cardboard cathedral that cost $6 million to construct.
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a chest in a 1,350-year-old church that contains what they believe to be a piece of Jesus’ cross.
A Catholic from Mexico City and a rabbi from England are riding to Carson City …
Green Valley Presbyterian Church., 1798 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson, will present classical guitarist Jack Cimo at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. A goodwill offering will be taken (702-454-8484).