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Churchgoers are not the only ones who make New Year's resolutions. Several local churches have a few wishes they would like to see realised in 1997. The Rev. Trevor Woolridge, of Mt. Zion AME Church in Southampton said he hoped that during the new ye...

African Americans. Kwanza, which means the first fruits of the harvest in the East African language of Kiswahili, was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Dr. Karenga, a Black Studies professor, did not create Kwanza to be a Christmas substitute. ...

years of representing churches around the Island. It is expected to be replaced next summer by a new group of clergy from the Island's central parishes. Chairman of a steering committee set up to help with the transition, the Rev. Henry Shepherd of C...

Many Portuguese families in Bermuda retain their Christmas traditions despite being thousands of miles from their homeland. Traditionally, Portuguese children, expecting Santa Claus, leave a shoe or sock under the chimney to let Santa know that someo...

It will be a shelter from the cold hard rain. A place to rest in comfort with a warm bowl of soup, watch a little TV, maybe play a game of cards. Bermuda's street people yesterday received a much needed harbour with the opening of the Salvation Army'...

were among those remembered at a human rights service at the Wesley Methodist Church Hall yesterday. More than 70 school children, politicians and other concerned people gathered for just under an hour in a sombre mood of quiet, yet urgent, solidarit...

However few know that the actual date of Jesus' birth is unknown and according to the Handbook of the World's Religions, Christians did not have a nativity feast until the fourth century. The earliest mention of December 25 as Christ's birthday occur...

have the opportunity to do so this week. Radnor Road Christian Fellowship will hold a black tie Married Couples Banquet and The Renewing of Wedding Vows Ceremony next Friday to remind couples what it was that first brought them together. Pastor Nevil...

accommodate a growing flock. The Rev. J. Alton Thompson told The Royal Gazette that the additions were prompted by a growing membership and the need to provide better facilities for the younger and older members. Although he was not sure when the bui...

Next week the Island's Jewish Community will commence the eight-day Jewish festival of lights. Hanukkah, which begins at sundown on Thursday (25 Kislev), commemorates the victory of the traditionalist Maccabees over the Hellenistic Syrians who attemp...