JAMESTOWN, NY -- True genuine faith is reflected by the company we choose to keep. The character of the ones we consider to be our closest personal associations is the character that is soon to be our own. Those we fellowship with have the character we have personally endorsed. You will always assume full responsibility for the actions of those ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, does God control the weather? Around this time of the year (due to impending spring storms) we get asked this question. If the question was simply, “Can God control the weather?” the answer would be yes. There are many instances recorded in the Bible where God’s power directed the weather. The Book ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA, NY -- Hurlbut Community Church in Chautauqua Institution will feature special guest Matt Homan at its “Midweek Vespers” worship service, Wednesday, May 16. The weekly family music and arts worship events will begin with a 5:30 p.m. dinner, with the service beginning at 6 p.m. Leader of the band The Haybalers, Homan is a ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY -- The only way to live in this world is to live above it. Ephesians 2:6 says that God has “raised us up together and made us sit together in HEAVENLY PLACES in Christ Jesus.” Look at the words God has used to describe the people of God! We are “raised”, we are “up”, we are “together”, ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, does God use bad things to teach us? First of all, we need to see that the bad things in our life do not come from God. Jesus clearly tells us in John 10:10 “The thief (the devil) does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and that they may have it ... Read More

Tour of Historic Dunkirk Churches DUNKIRK, NY -- People travel the world to visit the great cathedrals and churches of foreign countries, to see their stained glass windows and admire their architecture and history. Yet, those wonderful structures may be seen locally, and Dunkirk’s historic churches stand as proof of the city’s rich ... Read More

St Catherine of Siena: Woman of Passion and Peacemaker. Patron Saint of Italy (along with St. Francis of Assisi). Patron Saint of Nurses and Fire Prevention. Catherine of Siena was an illiterate girl who lectured popes and nearly singlehanded brought peace to warring city states in Italy. Receiving no formal education, Catherine was never the less ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA, NY -- Musicians Hall of Fame member Will McFarlane will be making two appearances in Chautauqua County in May, while on his way to the Christian Musician's Summit in Buffalo. On May 1 he will be conducting an electric guitar clinic at Trinity Guitars in Jamestown, and will the special guest at Hurlbut Church's Midweek Vespers ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northern Chautauqua is pleased to announce that Karen Taverna, member and chair of the Religious Exploration (RE) program, along with members of the RE program will lead the service on Sunday, April 29. The worship service will explore how the congregation can help guide our children to ... Read More

Rev. Timothy Stahlman, Contributing Writer JAMESTOWN, NY -- We have many voices intruding into our lives today. Cell phones, TV, movies, internet, music, and radio are delivering more voices into our lives than at any other time in history. And as we turn up the volume on those voices we may be reducing the ... Read More