Faith & Family
- Community of Faith Briefs: May 17, 2013
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Browns Valley
Vang to serve mission in Canada
Browns Valley resident Javon Vang will serve for two years as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Vang is the son of Michael and Kasia Vang of Browns Valley and is the sec... Full story
- Angels, demons center stage in Yuba City's 'Manifest Kingdom'
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- Many stories have dealt with angels leaving heaven to interact with humans.
The Creative Light Theatre at the Church of Glad Tidings in Yuba City will present its own take on this familiar plot.
"Manifest Kingdom" starts Friday and runs through Tue... Full story
- ‘Miss Saigon:’ A love story unfolds from Vietnam-era culture
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- A US Marine falls for a 17-year-old Vietnamese girl during the end of the Vietnam War, which sets off a tragic romance.
This is the story of "Miss Saigon." River Valley High School will perform the musical this weekend.
"It's a story about the effe... Full story
- Community of Faith Briefs: May 10, 2013
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Marysville
Knudson to serve in Brazil
Trevor Knudson of Marysville will be serving as a missionary for two years in Vitoria, Brazil, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Before his departure, he will speak to the congregation at 9 ... Full story
- Acting Company hosts 'Spelling Bee'
- Musical play runs through May 19 in Yuba City
- By Josh Kendrix/A-D Copy Editor
- One of the many staples of elementary school is the spelling bee.
The Acting Company's latest production takes that hallmark and turns it into a musical comedy. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" begins its run on Friday.
"It's one of the... Full story
- Church Briefs: May 3, 2013
- Appeal-Democrat staff report
- Marysville
Spring luncheon set Saturday
"Spring has Sprung!" is the theme for the 54th annual Women's Association Salad Luncheon at the First Presbyterian Church, Sampson Street and Rideout Way, Marysville.
The event is from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. S... Full story
- National Day of Prayer: Local groups plan observance activities
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- The 62nd National Day of Prayer on May 2 will bring people of all faiths together to commemorate the day signed into law in 1952 to emphasize the United States' constitutional rights of freedom of speech and freedom of religion celebrated by all Amer... Full story
- 'God has created us for a purpose: to love and serve'
- By Melisa Recendez/Appeal-Democrat
- Name: Art Crosetti.
Age: 77.
Family: Five children: Paul Crosetti of Kansas City, Mo.; Claire Crosetti of Alameda; Lisa Yee of San Ramon; Teresa Atzmon of Honolulu, Hawaii; and John Crosetti of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
City of residence: Marysville... Full story
- Embrace imperfections with perfect love
- By Joe Grinnell/Twin Cities Rescue Mission
- As I get older, it seems like I am naturally drawn to people who have some obvious issues in their lives. You know — character defects that can be easily see or identified.
As a Christian, I love people, but it seems like I love the imperfect ... Full story
- Perceptions: Artists of the intangible
- By Maury Robertson/For the Appeal-Democrat
- When I look at a painting, I see a reflection of the world as I know it. The painter works with tangible mediums: oils, acrylics and watercolors. Similarly, when I watch a play, I am in a world I know, and the playwright creates with materials I unde... Full story
