Gibbs Walks For Shoes
Graham Gibbs takes it one step at a time today.
He will walk the track at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale - barefoot - to build and awareness and solicit donations for Samaritan’s Shoes.
He invites others to walk with him.
Samaritan’s Shoes works to put shoes on the feet of children around the world - and in Northwest Arkansas, he explained.
The goal for this year, the Back to School Northwest Arkansas 2013, is 2,013 shoes to children in Northwest Arkansas.
“$15.24 puts a pair of shoes (and socks) on a kid anywhere in the world,” he said.
Gibbs is the director of development-corporate and donor relations for Samaritan’s Shoes.
As children receive their shoes, Samaritan’s Shoes representatives will wash the feet of impoverished children, in the spirit of Jesus washing the feet of his apostles.
Shoes will be distributed in August in partnerships: Aug. 3, First United Methodist Church in Bentonville;
Aug. 10, Restoration Church in Fayetteville; Aug. 17, Turnbow Elementary School in Springdale; and Aug. 24, Bella Vista Assembly of God.
Another fundraising activity comes in the form of a “golf event” July 12 inBella Vista.
Information: samaritansfeet.org, ggibbs@ samaritansfeet.org, 283-1032.
St. Joseph Slates Conferences
“Gaining Clarity: Responding to Unjust Mandates in ObamaCare” conferences will be June 30 to July 2 at St.
Joseph Catholic Church Family Life Center in Fayetteville, 1722 N. Starr Drive.
The guest speaker will be the Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
He is a priest of the diocese of Fall River, Mass.
The schedule includes celebrating all Masses at St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church on June 30, a conference and lunch at 11:30 a.m. July 1 called “Euthanasia and End of Life Issues.”
Guests are asked to bring their own lunch.
Drinks and snacks will be provided.
A conference also will be at 7 p.m. July 1 called “Christianity and the HHS Mandate.”
“Christianity and the HHS Mandate,” a conference and lunch provided for priests, deacons and seminarians only, will be at 11:30 a.m.
July 2.
A conference called “Beginning of Life and Invitro Fertilization” will be at 7 p.m.
July 2.
Information: Sheila Pursellat 657-6796.
Pride Service,
March Planned
Spirit of Peace Community Church is taking part in festivities and holding services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.
Spirit of Peace Community Church members and friends are marching in the Pride Parade at 10 a.m. June 29 in downtown Fayetteville.
The parade is sponsored by NWA Pride.
A rally will be held after the parade at Powerhouse Seafood & Grill in Fayetteville, sponsored by NWA Center for Equality, said the Rev.
Mark Williams, senior pastor of Spirit of Peace Community Church. Spirit of Peace Community Church is sponsoring a free gospel concert by Shawn Thomas at 7 p.m. June 29 at the United Campus Ministry Building at 902 W. Maple St. in Fayetteville, Williams said.
Thomas also will sing during the church’s Pride Celebration Service at 11 a.m. June 30 at the United Campus Ministry Building.
All events are open to the public. LGBT Pride Month is celebrated each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan, which were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States, according to the Library of Congress website.
Religion, Pages 9 on 06/22/2013