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Friday, May 4, 2012

Church 'Leaves No One Out' for National Day of Prayer

Lacey United Methodist Church holds community service for the 61st annual commemoration

Prayers. Prayers for the president, the country, our leaders, the military, individuals, families, the weak, the hurt, the sick, the addicted and the poor. Prayers of love, hope, strength, deliverance, wisdom, forgiveness and peace. The Lacey United Methodist Church and several others prayed. And they prayed hard. As you walked into the Lacey church on Thursday evening, there was more of a patriotic feel than that of the traditional service as "My Country, ‘Tis of Thee" bounced off the wooden walls — not your ordinary hymn during a service. Sitting in the pews were approximately 25 individuals transfixed before the beauty of the altar with sheer curtains the color of the rainbow, candles shimmering and a spotlighted cross. In the hustle …

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8:54 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012

Faith is praying for change and believing it makes a difference no matter what someone else says. Thank you to UMC for holding this wonderful day!   more ›

Monday, February 21, 2011

Patch Goes for The Obscure on Presidents Day

Forget Washington and Lincoln, we say

I have a friend in Clovis, Calif., named Brittany who is a lover of American history. More specifically, she is a lover of the obscurities of American history. Never mind the fact that her cat is named Roosevelt, Brittany is oftentimes more fascinated by Millard Filmore than her feline’s namesake, FDR. So in honor of my good friend on an opposite coast this Presidents Day, instead of lauding the courage of Washington and Lincoln, the leadership of Truman and Eisenhower, the revolution of Reagan or the boom years of Clinton, Patch will take a moment to tread down the road less travelled. Here we present the five most obscure facts about the five most obscure American Presidents (and one "almost President")  of all time.

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