In the following years there have been many different
interpretations of the teachings of Jesus. Some of those
teachers and teachings ended up being considered heretics
by the church, a church that evolved from its early beginning
with the apostles of Jesus. These differences of beliefs led
to not only different teachings but then to actual infi ghting
within the church, so much so that eventually the Roman
Emperor Constantine the Great had to get involved. Apparently
he attempted to contain something that had started
out as dissention among church leaders but which had
developed into unrest within the empire.
This led to the Council of Nicaea, which was called in
325 CE by Constantine. He approached this unrest within
the empire the way he would normally approach such things He tried to approach it politically and called a meeting of
all the bishops of the church in the hopes that they together
would agree upon some points of belief that he could
approve and then put into law. The meetings with 318
bishops lasted for two months and twelve days and what
they came up with was something which is now referred
to as the Nicene Creed and they also fi xed the date for
Easter. What they agreed upon may have been the result
of the vote of the majority of the bishops but it defi nitely
did not change the beliefs of everyone involved. Forced
beliefs have never been well received so it’s no surprise
that Constantine’s plan for peace, based on imposing the
decisions of the council by force, did not have that desired
effect either.
The next council, which was called some 56 years
later in 381 CE, was attended by 150 bishops. It mainly
was called to suppress as heretical the teachings of and
followers of Macedonius, a Greek bishop of Constantinople,
who was said to have impugned the divinity
of the Holy Ghost. However, it may have more about
the problems between the two heads of the church,
the one headquartered in Constantinople and the
other in Rome. Indeed, there was a major split beginning
to take place between the eastern church
and the western church.

September 21st: Short demonstration on the use of Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). This is not a CPR class but just a review of the process that will be used in the church if there is an emergency. Presented by Mary G. Kelley, MS, FNP-BC, GNP-BC.

October 19th: What is anti-aging medicine and how will it benefit you. Presented by Angela Amundsen, FNP-BC.

November 16th: What is diabetes, what does it mean spiritually and how to manage it spiritually and physically. Preseneted by Mary G. Kelley, MS, FNP-BC, GNP-BC.
December 21st: The holidays…Time to celebrate life. Presented by Mary G. Kelley, MS, FNP-BC, GNP-BC

Also remember we have open house at the Health Ministry between and after services on the 1st Sunday of each month. You can come and just talk, find out about services available, and get your blood pressure checked.
We will be offering flu shots in October at a cost of $25 and Pneumonia shots at a cost of $35. We continue to offer the Shingles shot for $225 with a receipt to send to your insurance for reimbursement.
If there is a topic you would like covered in 2009 at the educational sessions between services please contact me at 490-2036 or by email: mary35np@comcast.net.