by Bernardo Cervellera
A great scholar, he spent 27 years in a forced labour camp, and later taught at a university. He was also appreciated by prison authorities. Upon becoming bishop in 1982, he divided his time between academic and pastoral work. After 1997 he was under constant police surveillance. He was a supporter of the Legions of Mary and founder of the Women s Congregation of Mount Calvary.
Rome (AsiaNews) – Mgr Andrew Han Jingtao, underground bishop of Siping (Jilin), passed away last night at 11pm (Beijing time). He was 99 years old.
Described by some faithful as “a giant of culture and faith” of the unofficial community, Bishop Han was a great scholar from an early age.
Dec 23, 2020
A Richland Township church is inviting the community to rejoice together, but apart on Christmas Eve.
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, which organized drive-in services during Easter and Motherâs Day earlier this year, will offer two services Thursday outside the former Martin-Baker America site, enabling attendees to celebrate the message and the moment without leaving their vehicles, church member and co-organizer Debbie Rychak said.
Rychak said she recognizes many are struggling this year â some of them grieving. Others have voiced a sense of âhopelessnessâ about the changes COVID-19 has ushered in.
Itâs a reason the church decided to reach out to the community to join them Thursday, regardless of their denomination, she said.
In the days before digital timepieces, watch repair was a highly skilled job. Working with tiny gears and springs required good eyesight, steady hands and meticulous attention to detail.
Amazingly, at age 80, when he retired after 67 years in the jewelry business, Kankakee watchmaker Arthur Valade still possessed all those qualities. He began working at age 13, when he was hired in 1886 by A.H. Pike, owner of a jewelry store on Court Street in downtown Kankakee.
âWhen I started work, there were no electric lights, no street cars, no paved streets,â he told a Kankakee Daily Journal reporter interviewing him in 1946 for an article on his 60th anniversary in the jewelry business. âAbout all there was on Court Street in addition to stores was mud and board walks.â
The mission of the Wreaths Across America project is simple: Remember, Honor, Teach.
It has been fulfilled every year since 1992, and one the organization looks to this weekend as it coordinates December wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery as well as thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations across the country.
That work is carried out by volunteers whose efforts ensure that the graves of service members again will be honored with the placement of live, balsam veteran’s wreaths. More than 2,100 locations are scheduled to participate in this year’s ceremonies, which will be held Saturday.
Services have been planned for many cemeteries throughout the Tri-State Area, each of which will be part of a bigger effort that seeks to remember the men and women who have served and sacrificed from the Revolutionary War to our present conflicts.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2020
UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSITION TO DISTANCE LEARNING
Jasper, Georgia – The district is providing additional information regarding our COVID-19 numbers within the system
along with details about meals and information from schools.
• Pickens County School District has seen a spike in cases within the school district. There are currently
(2:45 p.m. on 12/16/20):
o 451 individuals in quarantine or isolation
o 30 individuals who are positive for COVID-19
o 25 individuals who are awaiting test results
• Of the 451 individuals, 37 are employees and approximately 32 of those individuals would require a
substitute. It would be extremely difficult to adequately cover these positions. The numbers reported