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Written by: Editor

Published: 15 August 2012

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County CAN offers the free concert “Music, Methodists & Friends” at Library Park presented by Lake Circuit Methodists on Friday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m.

Featured for the concert are two local groups: My Divas, an all women a Capella group who kicked off the Summer of Peace and Wing and a Prayer, the United Christian Parish contemporary band.

Attendees of the concert are encouraged to bring two to four cans of nonperishable food to help restock food pantries around Lake County.

This event will take place simultaneously with A Taste of Lakeport.

“Last year we (the Lake Ministerial Association) intentionally planned the music event be the same day as taste of Lakeport. It added quite a bit to our event, as folks brought their wine and listened,” said Rev. Shannon Kimbell-Auth, of United Christian Parish. “Just great music and pleasant company.”

“Lake County Can was kicked off in the spring of 2012 in Upper Lake and Clearlake to help stock food pantries around the county,” said Pastor Voris Brumfield, Lake Circuit chair. “Bringing people together in an inspiring way to help others is a goal of Lake County Can.”

Brumfield said they have scheduled two events in August, the concert on Aug. 17 at Library Park and the opening night of the Lake County Fair on Aug. 31, where four cans of food will get a person into the fair for free.

“All food gathered will help the needy of our county,” Brumfield said.

For more information call 707-295-7174.

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Written by: Fr. Leo M. Joseph, O.S.F.

Published: 14 August 2012

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Right Rev. Barry L. Beisner, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, will make his biannual official visitation to St. John's Episcopal Church in Lakeport on Sunday, Aug. 19.

At 10 a.m., Bishop Beisner will preach and celebrate Holy Eucharist as well as administer Confirmation, and reaffirm those who wish to renew their Baptismal Vows.

Also Fr. Leo M. Joseph O.S.F. will make a renewal of commitment to his vows as a Franciscan Friar for the past 38 years.

There is special organ music planned by the parish organist, Mel Taylor. He will be accompanied by Eleanor Cook on the violin for Christe du Lamm Gottes by JS Bach at the Offertory, and Mr. Taylor will also play JS Bach's Prelude and Fuge in B-flat as the Postlude.  

The bishop will meet and talk with parishioners and friends of St. John's at the festive buffet which will be served in Carey Hall after church services.

All are welcome to participate at the historic church located on North Forbes Street and Clearlake Avenue in Lakeport.

For more information visit www.saintjohnslakeport.org .

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Written by: Editor

Published: 29 June 2012

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Peter M. J. Hess, Ph.D., will give a presentation on “Teaching Science in a Climate of Controversy” on Sunday, July 1, in Santa Rosa.

The discussion will take place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 1550 Pacific Ave., located three quarters of a mile east of the Santa Rosa Junior College Campus near Pacific Market.

Hess, a part-time Lake County resident, is director of religious community outreach with the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit organization in Oakland that defends and promotes the teaching of evolution and climate science.

He will talk about his own commitment to this cause and relate some of his experiences.

Hess believes that at the heart of many attacks on science lies a questionable metaphysic of “human exceptionalism” – the common but unacknowledged assumption that Homo sapiens is exempt from biological constraints.