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<title><![CDATA[News from the faith community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/19/news-faith-community/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here's a look at what is happening in the local faith community...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:16:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Churches unite to raise funds for Haiti relief]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/12/churches-unite-raise-funds-haiti-relief/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[When Pastor Theresa Young-Chukwu watched news reports from Haiti, she knew she needed to do something.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:14:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lutherans question new direction of church]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/08/lutherans-question-new-direction-church/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[About 75 Lutherans from in and around Iredell County met at a Statesville church Saturday afternoon to listen to a talk given by a Florida minister of the faith and ponder the idea of separating from the denomination's leading body.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:41:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church greeters, ushers learn lesson on safety]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/07/church-greeters-ushers-learn-lesson-safety/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Ushers and greeters at churches need pay attention to more than just the Sunday sermon.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:27:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rabbinical student to host program]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/05/rabbinical-student-host-program/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Sarah Freidson of the Legacy Heritage Fund Rabbinic Fellow, will conduct a special weekend program Feb.12-14 at Congregation Emanuel,  206 N. Kelly St., Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Horizon Church to host Haiti benefit]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/05/horizon-church-host-haiti-benefit/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Horizon Church, 1203 Free Nancy Ave., Statesville, will host a fundraiser called Project Haiti to lend support to the poverty-stricken country in response to last month's devastating earthquake.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News from the faith community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/jan/29/news-faith-community/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here's a look at what's happening in the local faith community...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:45:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church hopes to teach community with garden]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/jan/21/church-hopes-teach-community-garden/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Trinity Episcopal Church is in the process of setting up a community garden to nurture the community's minds, spirits and stomachs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:14:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hanukkah: A growing tradition in Iredell]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/dec/16/hanukkah-growing-tradition-iredell/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Some time after sundown tonight, observant Jews in Iredell County and throughout the world will light a candle in a special, nine-branched candelabrum called a menorah.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Walk captures 'true meaning' of Christmas]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/dec/04/walk-captures-true-meaning-christmas/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Thanks to New Salem United Methodist Church's "Walk to the Stable" event, visitors can see Bethlehem as it was at the time of Christ's birth.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church group donates 10 Thanksgiving dinners to I-CARE]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/20/church-group-donates-10-thanksgiving-dinners-i-car/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As Thanksgiving nears, the harsh realities associated with the nation's less-than-stellar economy become more pronounced. And few have a greater awareness of these bleak facts than those in the people-helping business.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Husband-and-wife team create card game]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/nov/19/husband-and-wife-team-create-card-game/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With two Holy Spirit cards laid out on the coffee table, Judy Turner picked up the die and rolled.
"I'm going to win the game," she said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[News from the faith community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/28/news-faith-community/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here is a look at what's going on in the local faith community... ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[African children's choir to perform in Statesville]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/26/african-childrens-choir-perform-statesville/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Through energetic movement, upbeat music and colorful costumes, the 19 young members of the Daraja Children's Choir of Africa will share their culture, faith and stories with the Statesville community on Friday, Oct. 30, at Fairview Baptist Church.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Churches get schooled on safety]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/17/churches-get-schooled-safety/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Developing safety teams and practicing evacuation procedures might not seem like a priority for church leaders.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tattoo parlor trades ink for ministry on Mondays]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/17/tattoo-parlor-trades-ink-ministry-mondays/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The sign along Tradd Street outside reads "Tattoo and Piercing." While the curvy and striped letters tell passers-by about the services inside, it doesn't reveal much about the character of the four men who work at Painted Saint Tattoo.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local rabbi says life can be messy, but happiness is still within reach]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/10/local-rabbi-says-life-can-be-messy-happiness-still/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ With the High Holidays approaching, Rabbi Michael Shields is spreading the message of "happiness and finding hope in troubling times."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yokefellow readies for Hunger Walk]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/02/yokefellow-readies-hunger-walk/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Yokefellow Ministries is preparing for its annual Hunger Walk campaign.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church gives out $40K in groceries]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/01/church-gives-out-40k-groceries/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The congregation at Iredell County's largest church has gone bananas.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Former N.C. governor tells church the two need not be in conflict]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/31/former-nc-governor-tells-church-two-need-not-be-co/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, former N.C. Gov. Jim Martin -- son of a Presbyterian minister and a longtime chemistry professor -- argued that science and religion are compatible, not contradictory, and that faith must evolve along with our understanding of nature.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:52:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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