Jan
02
2025

Religion & Spirituality Section :: Page 4

  • Hunter-gatherers

    By Diane ChiddisterApril 20, 2017

    Ariana Robinson, left, Lucy Definis and Ashby Lyons led the charge up Gaunt Park Hill on Saturday, during the annual village Easter egg hunt. (Photos by Diane Chiddister)

    The 2017 Central Chapel AME Church’s annual Gaunt Park Easter Egg Hunt took place last Saturday, April 15.

  • Celebrating Persia’s new year

    By Carol SimmonsApril 6, 2017

    Nacim Sabaji, left, was the organizing force behind a celebration of the traditional Persian holiday Nowruz on Saturday evening, March 25, at the Presbyterian Church. About 150 people, including many from the area’s Iranian-American community and the local Baha’i membership, ate traditional Persian foods, learned about the secular holiday’s customs and closed out the fete with dancing. The joyful gathering stood as a testament against negative depictions of people from Iran as well as travel ban efforts that include Iran among the targeted countries. (Photos by Carol Simmons)

    The joy of family, the joy of community, the joy of spring all filled the social hall at First Presbyterian Church last Saturday as nearly 150 people of all ages gathered to celebrate the Persian holiday of Nowruz.

  • Eco-sattva: Climate compassion, action

    By Matt MindeJanuary 12, 2017

    The Dharma Center and Community Solutions are partnering to offer an “eco-sattva” training beginning Jan. 12 to help villagers take mindful, effective action in response to climate change. Pictured outside the Dharma Center are, counterclockwise, course facilitators Saul Greenberg, Dione Greenberg and MJ Gentile, with Dharma Center Board Member Katie Egart. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Eco-sattva, a blend of “ecology” and “bodhisattva,” the term refers to a person working for the well-being of all life in the face of environmental harm.

  • Train to be an ‘eco-sattva’

    By Audrey HackettJanuary 6, 2017

    The Dharma Center and Community Solutions are partnering to offer a course in Buddhist responses to climate change. The course begins Jan. 12.

  • Celebrate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah this week

    By Audrey HackettDecember 29, 2016

    Villagers will gather to celebrate Kwanzaa on Dec. 29 and Hanukkah on Dec. 30. Both celebrations are open to all interested in attending.

  • Christmas Eve services (+ bonus poem)

    By Audrey HackettDecember 24, 2016

    Across the village’s various houses of worship, services are happening on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

  • ‘Blue Christmas’ honors complexities of season

    By Audrey HackettDecember 23, 2016

    First Presbyterian Church is offering a “Blue Christmas” service this Friday, Dec. 23, to acknowledge the darker side of the season of light.

  • Yellow Springs’ Central Chapel AME celebrates 150 years

    By Audrey HackettFebruary 18, 2016

    Worshippers at Central Chapel A.M.E. held hands and formed a circle around the perimeter of the church on a recent Sunday. The church is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. All members of the Yellow Springs community are invited to anniversary events, including an anniversary worship service this Sunday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m., featuring guest speaker Dr. Michael Brown of Payne Theological Seminary. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    This year, Central Chapel AME is celebrating 150 years of enduring — of surviving and thriving — in the heart of Yellow Springs.

  • Celebrate with Central Chapel A.M.E.

    By Audrey HackettFebruary 13, 2016

    Worshippers at Central Chapel A.M.E. held hands and formed a circle around the perimeter of the church on a recent Sunday. The church is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. All members of the Yellow Springs community are invited to anniversary events, including an anniversary worship service this Sunday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m., featuring guest speaker Dr. Michael Brown of Payne Theological Seminary. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    Festivities begin with an anniversary worship service this Sunday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. Rev. Michael Brown of Payne Theological Seminary is the guest speaker.

  • St. Paul Church suffers from divides

    By Audrey HackettOctober 22, 2015

    St. Paul Catholic Church on Phillips Street has been a village institution since 1856. Some local members are concerned over a recent firing and other turnover at the church. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    An abrupt firing at St. Paul Catholic Church last month has touched off anger and deepened unease among parishioners who believe that their once close-knit community is unraveling under the leadership of Father Anthony Geraci, St. Paul’s pastor since 2008.

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