Trinity UMC celebrates rich heritage with weekend celebration
Trinity United Methodist Church will host its 120th anniversary celebration — Heritage Homecoming — on Saturday and Sunday. There will be several activities Saturday for the entire family, including a pig roast from 1 to 5 p.m., followed by a worship service at 6 p.m. On Sunday, worship service begins at 11 a.m., followed by a pitch-in dinner. The public is invited to the festivities at 2796 Charlestown Road in New Albany.

Spiritual boot camp to help those in need
Greater Faith Church, 2814 Mt. Tabor Road, New Albany, can be reached at 812-945-9131; or go on the Web site at www.greaterfaithchurch.org

Giants in the Faith: Son lets giants cast tall shadows
The public is invited to the luncheon and program from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, at Huber’s Barnyard Bash in Starlight.

Ceremony will honor Floyd County ‘Giants’

Floyd County celebration of faith ready for second year
The honoree may be a Christian of any age (last year’s honorees ranged in age from 5 to 92), must reside or worship in Floyd County, and must commit to attending on Aug. 24 with the person who submits his or her name.

This stone tells a story
S. Ellen Jones Elementary teacher Mickey Hicks, surrounded by fourth- and fifth-graders, discusses the gravestone of a woman who died in 1861 on Wednesday morning at Freedomland Cemetery, located along Paoli Pike in New Albany. The cemetery is on of the oldest black cemeteries in Indiana. As part of an ongoing service project, students from the school spent the day planting flowers and cleaning up pathways throughout the cemetery.
Staff photo by Kevin McGloshen

Religious billboards along I-65 pulled after protests
The advertisements, paid for by a West Palm Beach, Fla. church, proclaimed that Saturday, rather than Sunday, was the true Sabbath. The Catholic League, a New York-based organization, began protesting the ads on Tuesday. They were blacked out by Wednesday. CBS Outdoor, which owns the billboards, did not return a request for comment made Wednesday afternoon.

Funeral Homily of John C. Gatz — Mass of Christian Burial

Pope proclaims four new saints, including Indiana nun

New saint's niece among the inspired at vigil
Editor's Note: Today, Mother Theodore Guerin became the first saint from Indiana and only the eighth from the United States. Guerin established the Sisters of Providence which formed and have led Our Lady of Providence High School in Clark County since 1951.

Know your American Saints

In Rome, Indiana pilgrims gather at vigil on eve of canonization
Editor's Note: Today, Mother Theodore Guerin is expected to become the first saint from Indiana and only the eighth from the United States. Guerin established the Sisters of Providence which formed and have led Our Lady of Providence High School in Clark County since 1951.

The Final Miracle
Editor's Note: On Sunday, Mother Theodore Guerin is expected to become the first saint from Indiana and only the eighth from the United States. Guerin established the Sisters of Providence which formed and have led Our Lady of Providence High School in Clark County since 1951.

The ‘bond’ between ¢hurch and $tate
John Kirkwood regularly walks the line between church and state. The phrase, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” is one he routinely analysis in his work as an Indianapolis-based public finance attorney.

Faith Healer: St. Luke's new leader
The Rev Jennifer Mills-Knutsen, 32, was named pastor of Jeffersonville’s St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in November, becoming the church’s first permanent leader in about two years.