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LAKEPORT, Calif. – St. John’s Episcopal Church is planning Holy Week and Easter services later this month.
The church, located at 1190 N. Forbes St., will celebrate Palm Sunday at 10 a.m. March 24 in Carey Hall.
Church members will gather in Carey Hall for the Blessing of the Palms, and Process into the Church for the Reading of Passion according to Luke and Holy Eucharist accompanied by traditional hymns and organ music for the occasion.
At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, there will be an evening prayer in the church.
On March 28, Maundy Thursday, Holy Eucharist accompanied by traditional hymns and organ music, followed by the Stripping of the Altar, will take place beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Good Friday will be observed on March 29 with a service beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be the reading of the passion according to John, solemn prayers, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion.
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Holy Saturday, March 30, there will be an Easter vigil service beginning with the lighting of the new fire and blessing of the paschal candle, scripture readings from Old and New Testaments, renewal of baptismal vows, Easter proclamation and Holy Eucharist in the Chapel at Little Portion Hermitage, 9233 Diamond Dust Trail, Kelseyville.
On Easter Sunday, March 31, the service will begin at 10 a.m. and feature a festive Holy Eucharist and sermon, with organ music and Easter hymns.
On April 7, the second Sunday of Easter, the 10 a.m. service will include the morning prayer and sermon, with organ music and Easter hymns.
For more information contact parish Priest Fr. Leo M. Joseph, O.S.F., 707-349-6563.
Visit the church’s Web site at www.saintjohnslakeport.org .
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Religious affiliation in the United States is at its lowest point since it began to be tracked in the 1930s, according to analysis of newly released survey data by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Duke University.
Last year, one in five Americans claimed they had no religious preference, more than double the number reported in 1990.
UC Berkeley sociologists Mike Hout and Claude Fischer , along with Mark Chaves of Duke University, analyzed data on religious attitudes as part of the General Social Survey, a highly cited biannual poll conducted by NORC, an independent research institute at the University of Chicago.
Results of the survey – which looked at numerous issues, including attitudes about gun ownership and how tax dollars should be spent, and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation – are being released now and in coming weeks.
On American attitudes toward religion, UC Berkeley researchers found that 20 percent of a nationally representative group reported no religious preference. That’s a jump from 1990 when all but 8 percent of Americans polled identified with an organized faith.
“This continues a trend of Americans disavowing a specific religious affiliation that has accelerated greatly since 1990,” said Hout, lead author of the study.
Hout and Fischer are authors of the General Social Survey study that in 2002 first identified a rise in the number of “unchurched.”
They are careful to distinguish the survey category of “no religion,” which means individuals who are not part of an organized religion, from “atheists,” who do not believe in God and made up just 3 percent of those interviewed last year.
Meanwhile, just 8 percent of those surveyed said they were raised with no religion.
Responses in the survey were to the question, “What is your religious preference? Is it Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, some other religion, or no religion?”
An analysis of the results suggests the following:
- Liberals are far more likely to claim “no religion” (40 percent) than conservatives (9 percent)
- Men are more likely than women to claim “no religion” (24 percent of men versus 16 percent of women).
- More whites claimed “no religion” (21 percent) compared to African Americans (17 percent) and Mexican Americans (14 percent).
- More than one-third of 18-to-24-year-olds claimed “no religion” compared to just 7 percent of those 75 and older.
- Residents of the Midwestern and Southern states were least likely to claim “no religion” compared to respondents in the Western, Mountain and Northeastern states. But Midwesterners and Southerners are catching up, Hout said.
- Educational differences among those claiming “no religion” are small compared to other demographic differences.
- About one-third of Americans identify with a conservative Protestant denomination, one-quarter are Catholics (although 35 percent were raised Catholic) and 1.5 percent are Jewish.
The General Social Survey has been tracking major social and cultural trends in American society since 1972, when only 5 percent of those polled claimed no religion.
Since 1990, an uptick in those identifying themselves as following no particular religion has progressed steadily with 18 percent identifying as such in 2010 and 20 percent in 2012.
Yasmin Anwar writes for the UC Berkeley News Center.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The service at the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County for Sunday, March 17, will be led by member Deon Pollett.
The service begins at 11 a.m. at the church located at 3810 Main St. in Kelseyville. Guests are welcome.
The title of the sermon is, “An Atheist’s Perspective.” From this perspective, Pollett will look at religion, life and why we hold worship services.
Pollett is a distinguished Toastmaster, which is a group that teaches leadership and public speaking. He also is a minister of the Universal Life Church.
For more information, call 707-587-4243.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Kelseyville Presbyterian Church will celebrate the Easter season beginning on Friday, March 29, with a Good Friday service and communion at 7 p.m.
On Easter Sunday morning, join the KPC family for Easter Worship at 10 a.m. followed by coffee hour in Friendship Hall and an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.
KPC has been part of the Kelseyville Community for the past 141 years. If you are looking for a church family, you are invited to join them.
The church is located at 5340 Third St., behind Westamerica Bank in Kelseyville.
For more information, call the church office at 707-279-1104.