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Dec 16, 2011

BETHLEHEM News, Dec 16, 2011


AJC Disheartened by UCC, Disciples of Christ and ELCA Embrace of Palestinian...
Sacramento Bee
15, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC today called on three Protestant churches to disassociate their organizations from the Bethlehem Call, a Palestinian document which appears on the churches' websites and endorses efforts to delegitimize the ...
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The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us
Just International
“Come and see,” said the Christians of Palestine. “Come and see the olive groves, the bulldozers, the ancient terraces, the segregated cities. The situation is worsening.” More than 60 participants from 15 countries heeded an urgent call by Kairos ...
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FRIDAY: Count Christmas birds, party or visit Bethlehem
Canton Repository
“Our Night in Bethlehem” tours; re-created first-century depiction of Bethlehem; light refreshments after tour; 5:30 to 8 pm today through Sunday; Calvary Chapel, 8151 Stuhldreher St. NW, Jackson Township; free. To see more events, or to post your own, ...
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AJC Disheartened by UCC, Disciples of Christ and ELCA Embrace of Palestinian...
MarketWatch (press release)
15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AJC today called on three Protestant churches to disassociate their organizations from the Bethlehem Call, a Palestinian document which appears on the churches' websites and endorses efforts to delegitimize the State ...
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Christ's light enlightens all
The Voice of Russia
“At first, this tradition appeared in order to bring joy to people who, being physically challenged or because of some other reason, could not come to Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas there. Today, this movement has already gripped many countries, ...
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The Voice of Russia
Heirloom restaurant opens today in Chestnut Hill
Newsworks.org
Heirloom is easy to overlook because of the SEPTA bus depot blocks the viewfrom Bethlehem Pike and Germantown Ave. But it also is located in a potentially busy hub at the Top of the Hill Plaza. Bynum believes foot traffic in the area and being ...
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Saladax Biomedical, Inc. Expands Distribution of My5-FU in Europe
MarketWatch (press release)
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Saladax Biomedical, Inc., a privately held company developing and commercializing novel diagnostic assays to achieve the promise of personalized medicine for new and existing therapeutics, today ...
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Holy Land pilgrimage: Away to the manger
Telegraph.co.uk
By Christopher Howse Beneath the shady wooden awning outside the St George Restaurant, the lunchtime air was fresh, out of the sun that heated the cars parked in wobbly ranks across Manger Square in Bethlehem. Little dishes of cold aubergine, ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Eldersburg and Sykesville Today: Dec. 16
Patch.com
Find more information here. Bring your family and travel back 2000 years toBethlehem to experience the true meaning of Christmas with actors in costume and live animals. Find more information on the program here. Celebrate the holiday season at the ...
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Small Business Council to present holiday breakfast
Allentown Morning Call
For more information, contact: Tianna DuPont, Penn State Extension. Other classes will be held Feb. 15 and 29. Info: 610- 746-1970 or tdupont@psu.edu. Register today, pick up a free soil test kit and get your soil tested before the ground freezes. ...
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Two Weeks after Launch, New Worries Take Hold
Columbia Journalism Review (blog)
By Bethlehem Shoals CJR's Launch Pad feature invites new media publishers to blog about their experiences on the news frontier. Past Launch Pad columns fromBethlehem Shoals and others can be found here. I have a confession to make: up until this point ...
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Northampton Community College Names Next President
Patch.com
“We're delighted with our selection of Dr. Erickson.,” said Tom Doluisio, the formerBethlehem Area School District Superintendent who chaired the search committee. “His experience and credentials are outstanding and, based on the process we put him ...
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Written by Joyce Wheeler
The Waynedale News
The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger." "Good News?" thought Rusty, that means ...
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Arts Around Town: Macungie's Judy Aten delivers 25 years of Christmas greetings
WFMZ Allentown
It wouldn't be Christmas in Bethlehem without the Bach Choir's Christmas Concerts on Dec. 10 at First Presbyterian Church, Allentown, and Dec. 11 at First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem. Touchstone Theatre's annual vaudevillian holiday show, ...
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Belfast's King's Hall transformed into Biblical Bethlehem
Belfast Telegraph
Organiser Greg Neville, from Christ Church in Belfast — which is running and funding the event, said the interactive display was “a chance to inform as well as entertain”. The free event will run today from 7pm to 9pm and on Saturday from 12pm to ...
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PA Gaming Control Board Releases November Table Game Revenue
MarketWatch (press release)
A wealth of information about the Gaming Control Board and Pennsylvania's gaming industry can be found at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov . At this website, visitors can view videos of Board meetings and on the operation of the PGCB, obtain information ...
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Honor Christ's birth with gifts of worship
Clovis News Journal
Giving Christ our worship is not a concept that was just appropriate for Bethlehemand the wise men, for this is vital for the Christian today. This Christmas, make a commitment to be faithful to Christ each day of the year. ...
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ShopRite coming to Slingerlands
Albany Times Union (blog)
Have you visited the Niskayuna location? (Ruth Fantasia's 10/2 story about that store's opening.) How does a ShopRite compare to the Price Choppers in Glenmont and Slingerlands or the Hannaford in Delmar? Think Bethlehem can support another big grocer?
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Albany Times Union (blog)
Holiday events in Southwest Florida
The News-Press
7-8:30 pm today through Sunday. Free. First United Methodist Church, 2466 First St., downtown Fort Myers. 332-1152 Live Nativity This walk-through, living nativity has actors playing Mary, Joseph and Jesus in a recreation of Bethlehem, ...
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Colors of Christmas point to Messiah
Portales News-Tribune
Throngs of people lined the streets of Bethlehem. Who would have thought the darkness of the world would soon be penetrated with a light so bright? The “Light” would forever change the course of human events. (Luke 2:7) The Light still shinestoday. ...
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Do, re, me, fa, so la, DC ... MHS graduate is tuning up his pipes for a ...
Muscatine Journal
The choir, which also includes Wilton High School graduates Kate Glenney, Nate Fratzke and Dylan Nieman, has been selected to perform Saturday at the White House and to be part of the fifth-annual, international Bethlehem Prayer Service....
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Freemansburg man accused of copper thefts
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
Young stole 22 spools of wire, weighing up to 2000 pounds, from the construction site of St. Luke's Hospital's new Anderson campus in Bethlehem Township while it was under construction, police said. He also helped steal copper from construction ...
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We must let baby Jesus grow into savior
The Augusta Chronicle
In them, the blessed Virgin Mary is depicted like most of humanity when Jesus shows up. She's hands off. It takes a lot of digging to find a Nativity scene where Mary is actually holding her baby. So I have an invitation for you today. ...
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AJC Disheartened by UCC, Disciples of Christ and ELCA Embrace of Palestinian...
NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
ES/ – AJC today called on three Protestant churches to disassociate their organizations from the Bethlehem Call, a Palestinian document which appears on the churches' websites and endorses efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel. ...
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On this date
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
The sun sets 4:35 pm today, rises 7:19 am Saturday. The moon sets 11:01 amtoday. It is seven days after the full moon. 1911: Iron pigs: "Entrance of theBethlehem Steel Company into the general eastern market as a seller of pig iron on a large scale ...
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Events calendar
Monterey County Herald
8p.m. today at the Old Mission San Juan Bautista, 406 Second St., San Juan Bautista. "La Pastorela" follows the trek of humble shepherds as they encounter the Angel of the Lord, who announces the birth of the Redeemer in Bethlehem. ...
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Out & About
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
“Star of Bethlehem 2011” – 7:30 pm today, 3 and 7:30 pm Saturday, 5 pm Sunday; Edwin Clark Schouweiler Memorial Planetarium, Achatz Hall of Science, University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St.; $4 adults, $3 seniors and age 17 and younger; 399-7700, ...
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Observing the Faiths: Dec. 16
Pasadena Star-News
Posada, a traditional Mexican walk, will be held today from 5:30 to 7:30 pm starting at the church parking lot. The walk is a community candlelight procession to commemorate Mary and Joseph's trip to Bethlehem. It will be followed by an authentic ...
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So. Lehigh using marquee matchup to raise autism awareness
Allentown Morning Call
The first full night of LVC basketball will take place today, withBethlehem Catholic hosting Liberty in the marquee matchup.Bethlehem Catholic is a chic pick to contend for the league title, while Liberty is looking to build off last year's ...
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Allentown Morning Call
Celebrating all creatures great and small
Deccan Herald
At this time of year, the birth of Jesus Christ is reverently recalled through recreations of the straw-filled stable in Bethlehem and figurines symbolising the Christmas characters. From simple cribs at home to elaborate crèches around the world, ...
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Deccan Herald
Tuneful tidings: The best new holiday albums
Los Angeles Times
He taps into the spiritual with “Angels From the Realms of Glory” and “Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming,” while showing us how Bud Powell might handle “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” This swinging jazz singer performed this set to a receptive Japanese ...
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Los Angeles Times
Genesee County religion events
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
“ONE STARRY Night,” a journey through Bethlehem, is set from 6 to 8 pm todayDec. 16 at Calvary United Methodist Church, 15010 N. Holly Road, Holly. Free. Details: 248-634-9711 or hollycalvary.org. • WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY, 9:30 to 11:15 am Thursdays ...
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'Christmas Present' opens this weekend
Chippewa Herald
“Basically, we asked the question, 'What would the Christmas story look like if it happened today?',” Jane Jeffries said. “This is what we came up with.” The cast of 48 people are from Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Fall Creek, Osseo and Bloomer. ...
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Six Christmas Traditions From Around the World
New York Times
Churches decorated with trees conduct nonstop services in many languages (seecicts.org for listings of services), with Jews and Muslims often sitting in. From Jerusalem, many people make the pilgrimage six miles south to Bethlehem, in a West Bank area ...
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Hearth and Home: Guidelines to Marriage and Family
White Mountain Independent
Prior to the visit by the Magi, Augustus Caesar had decreed that any aggression against Parthia was against Roman law, a condition which came about through a peace treaty signed shortly before Christ's appearance in a manger in Bethlehem....
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Potomac Interfaith Group Adventures to Israel
Potomac Almanac
"When we went into Bethlehem, the Palestinians were not allowed to enter without a permit which is very difficult to get. If a Palestinian works in Bethlehem, he must be escorted by an armed guard," he said. "However, we loved the geography and the ...
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Real Zuzu: Not such a wonderful life
Centre Daily Times
“It's not a Christmas movie, not a movie about Jesus or Bethlehemor anything religious like that,” she said. “It's about how we have to face life with a lot of uncertainty, and even though nobody hears it, most of us ask God to show us the way when ...
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Centre Daily Times
Redistricting in the dark
witf.org
About those districts (click to see the map). Congressional District 10 would encompass Monroe County in the northeast and Perry County in the mid-state. The cities of Allentown and Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley would be in a different district than ...
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Community Calendar: December 15, 2011 to December 22, 2011
Bell Gardens Sun
For visitor information, see information on planning a visit or call (310) 440-7300. Members of the Los Angeles Free Music Society testing Pyramid Headphones, 1976. Photograph (c) 1976 Fredrik Nielsen, All Rights Reserved. 5pm—Pajama Storytime at Chet ...
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Church Announcements
Online Athens
Bethlehem First UMC: 709 Christmas Ave., Bethlehem. The Atlanta Concert Ringers will present “ Bells of Bethlehem” at 7:30 tonight under the direction of Keven McChesney and Alice Myers. Communion service 8:30 am and contemporary celebration 9:30 am ...
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McQueary testifies at perjury hearing
Allentown Morning Call
Penn State's response to an NCAA inquiry is due today, but the university is expected to receive an extension, citing on-going investigations ... Citing his history of flagrant hits, the NFL has denied James Harrison's appeal of a one-game suspension ...
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Local Vernon carpenter known for building manger scenes
NorthJersey.com
Here at church, it's an inside joke, we call the manger, theBethlehem Hilton," Magnan laughed. "It was a nice challenge, I was happy to do it," he said. Magnan also built the church's indoor crèche, which is annually placed before the altar. ...
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NorthJersey.com
Will state continue to roll the dice with Mount Airy?
Allentown Morning Call
As a result, Mount Airy's local market is half the size of its rivals at Mohegan Sun to the north and Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem to the south. "I wouldn't say the board necessarily made a mistake," Culetsu said. "But the population disparity is a ...
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Allentown Morning Call
'Boomerang' kids must wait to fly
Pocono Record
The National Association of Colleges and Employers, based in Bethlehem, found through its survey of 244 employers that the companies intended to increase hiring by 9.5 percent in 2012. Marilyn Mackes, executive director of NACE, said, "In general, ...
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Mineola Choral Society performs seasonal music
The Island Now
The choral society will sing "Oh Holy Night," and "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" along with selections from Handel's "Messiah" and Mendelssohn's "Elijah" oratorio. The concert will conclude with the choral society's rendition of "Let There Be Peace On ...
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