Religion Notes: Events at Saginaw area churches for week of June 10-16

Friday, June 10

Jacob’s Ladder Baptist Church host a Pastor’s 1st Anniversary celebration at 6 p.m. today, and also 4 p.m. Sunday, at 2808 S. Jefferson, in Saginaw. Pastor is Rev. K.T.Draine.

Saturday, June 11

St. Andrews Catholic Church Parish Activity Center hosts the Ezekiel Project Listening Campaign Training from 8 a.m. to noon at Hayes and Hamilton in Saginaw. During this event, people of faith share their experiences and opinions about a subject in a free and slightly unstructured manner. For more information call 989-755-1620.

Greater Williams Temple Missionary Circle’s Annual Prayer Breakfast takes place from 9 a.m. to noon at 608 E. Remington in Saginaw. The theme is “Expect The Impossible,” Jeremiah 31:17, with speaker: Evangelist Ira Lewis from House of Prayer. Cost is $15. For more information call 989- 906-2447.

Aglow International-Saginaw meets from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Texan Restaurant, 5656 State in Saginaw Township. Speaker is Elder John Williams. For more information call 989 717-103.

Sunday, June 12

First Congregational Church hosts at Improvise Jazz Service with jazz artist Shirlene Zarin-Taj Brown at 10:30 a.m. at 403 S. Jefferson in Saginaw. During the Pentecost Sunday service Brown will collaborate with Nicholas Schmelter in an improvised service of Holy Communion. For more information, call 989-754-6565. Prince of Peace Baptist Church celebrates their “Youth Day & Recognition of Graduates” at 11 a.m. at 725 N. 24th in Saginaw. Guest preacher will be Dr. Desmon Daniel, Executive Minister of Mt. Olive Institutional Missionary Baptist Church.

Word of Faith International Ministries presents Friends and Family Day at 11:30 a.m. worship, at 500 N. Washington in Saginaw.

First United Methodist Church will hold a Cake Auction, following 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. worship services at 4790 Gratiot in Saginaw Township. Proceeds go to the Youth Summer Mission Trip.

Tuesday, June 14

Frankenmuth Area Christian Women’s Club host their “Musical Reflection” Luncheon at noon at Zehnder’s Restaurant in Frankenmuth, 730 S. Main. The program will feature a musical mini-concert by recording artist, Pony Baldwin of Frankenmuth and guest speaker Elizabeth Bowser of Midland.

Remembering and Honoring Ira Hamilton Hayes - Blogger

Ira Hamilton Hayes is a full blood Pima Indian and was born in Sacaton, Arizona, on the Pima Reservation on Jan 12, 1923. He will be forever immortalized as one of the six men who raised the American Flag in Iwo  Jima.  His parents Joe E. and Nancy W. Hayes were both farming people. When he enlisted in the Marine Corps, he had hardly ever been off the Reservation. His Chief told him to be an "Honorable Warrior" and bring honor upon his family. Ira was a dedicated Marine. Quiet and steady, he was admired by his fellow Marines who fought alongside him in three Pacific battles. Ira Hayes was a noted World War ll hero. Although he had a normal childhood on his reservation, his life changed dramatically when war broke out and he joined the Marine Corps. After he completed courses under the U.S. Marine Corps Parachutist School at San Diego, California. He was lovingly dubbed "Chief Falling Cloud." Ira Hayes was assigned to a parachute battalion of the fleet Marine Force. By the beginning of 1945, he was part of the American invasion force that attacked the Japanese stronghold of Iwo Jima. On Feb. 23, 1945 to signal the end of Japanese control, Hayes and five other's raised the U. S. flag atop Mount Suribuchi on the island of Iwo Jima. Three of the six men were killed while raising the flag. This heroic act was photographed by Joe Rosenthal, and it transformed Ira Hayes' life for ever. Subsequently a commemorative postage stamp was created as well as bronze statue in Washington DC. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the brave survivors of the flag raising back to the United States to aid a war bond drive. At the White House, President Truman told Ira, "You are an American hero." But Ira didn't feel pride. As he later lamented, "How could I feel like a hero when only five men in my platoon of 45 survived, when only 27 men in my company of 250 managed to escape death or injury?" Later, they were shuttled from one city to another for publicity purposes with questionable sincerity on the part of the American military. Ira Hayes asked to be sent back to the front lines, stating that "sometimes I wish that guy had never made that picture".

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