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World’s Largest Faith-and-Family Broadcaster Celebrating 50 Years On Te Air In 2023

Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is celebrating 50 years on the air in 2023 with a lineup of exciting programming and specials.

Launched in Orange County, California on May 28, 1973, as a local, part-time Christian television station, TBN has grown to become America’s most-watched faith-and-family channel and the world’s largest religious broadcaster.

During 2023, TBN will be premiering a number of programs and series, including The Ramsey Show hosted by New York Times bestselling author and finance expert Dave Ramsey. Additionally, in 2023 TBN will release several exclusive productions as Fathom events, including The Journey: A Music Special with Andrea Bocelli.

Reaching over 175 nations across the earth with inspirational and entertaining programming 24 hours a day in 14 languages and on over 30 global networks, TBN has led the way in expanding the impact of faith-based television across the globe with the creation of innovative content designed to reach viewers with the life-changing message of hope and grace. To find out more about the TBN Networks, visit www.tbn.org.

Spiritual Moment On Field For Damar Hamlin

During a Monday night football game last month, Bufalo Bills player Damar Hamlin sufered a cardiac arrest on the field. Hamlin is now recovering, but the impact of the event has reached the hearts of people across America.

Sometimes, God intervenes, and, on that Monday, sports fans got an otherworldly message when players bowed in prayer on the field and sportscasters prayed out loud on national television for Hamlin’s recovery. It reminded an entire country that faith still matters. As the country witnessed football players on the field bowing their heads in prayer as their teammate taken by ambulance for a battle to stay alive, it appeared that the event spoke to the spiritual hearts of people everywhere. Thankfully, Hamlin is recovering and has returned to his home to continue fighting his way back to good health.

While the team and their fans continue to celebrate Hamlin’s recovery, they also ask for continued prayers for the player’s complete restoration of health. The Bufalo Bills’ experience with their teammate was frightening, but through it all, people have found hope and optimism in the power of prayer.

New York Times Bestselling Author Launches New Faith-based Podcast

Annie F. Downs launched her new faithbased podcast, Let’s Read The Gospels, with in January. Her podcast will explore all four Gospels daily with various translations that will guide listeners through a monthly reading of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Religion News Service covered new Bible podcasts prior to the launch, with Downs commenting on how while her inspiration came out of the confusion of 2020, the

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Bible was grounding in the midst of it all, sharing, “The Bible never changed … and these stories never changed. … And Jesus’ response never changed.”

With each of entry telling the stories of Jesus’ life and ministry, the podcast will give listeners a chance to get to know Him in new ways. Downs will also offer a downloadable reading plan and guidebook at www.anniefdowns.com.

Consumed By Fire Kicks Of 2023 With New Song And Spring Tour

Consumed By Fire announced their first release of the new year, “Goodbye Ole Me,” which is available on multiple musical platforms for download. This trio of brothers is kicking of 2023 with a buoyant and encouraging song, and the band is excited about “all the energy this song will bring to live settings.”

The song shares the feeling of being made brand new in Jesus. “Every mistake / He Washed me clean / When I lost my way / Amazing grace found me,” the band sings. The song was released in January and is the latest release from their upcoming project, which is currently in progress. Top 20 and climbing at Christian radio, their current single “First Things First” is receiving attention praising the band for their performance. The band is hitting the road this spring with upcoming dates to be announced. Visit https:// consumedbyfire.com/.

Saint Anne Catholic Church

Saint Anne Catholic Church

Saint Anne Catholic Church

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Vigil Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Masses

Sunday8 a.m., 10 a.m., & 5 p.m. (12:30 p.m. Spanish)

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.

Vigil.....................................................................Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday & Jueves 7 p.m.

Sunday........................ 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. (12 p.m. Spanish)

Monday - Friday......................................................................8 a.m.

Wednesday............................7 p.m. Jueves.........................7 p.m.

Recorded Masses can be viewed on the St. Anne website (SaintAnneRuskin.org) and Facebook page.

Te Masses will be streamed and uploaded to the St. Anne website (SaintAnneRuskin.org) and Facebook page.

Reconciliation Tue. at 8:30am, Thurs. at 6pm, Sat. at 3:15pm and By Appointment.

Te church will be open weekdays for private prayer between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Reconciliation Tur. at 6 p.m., Sat. at 3:15 p.m and by appointment. For more information, please check the St. Anne website.

For more information, please check the St. Anne website. Registration is now open for the 2021-2022 Faith Formation year. Please call the ofce for more information.

Call For Artists For Annual Florida Strawberry Festival Fine Art Show

A call to artists has been issued by the East Hillsborough Art Guild (EHAG) for the 2023 Florida Strawberry Festival Fine Art Show, which runs from Thursday, March 2 through Sunday, March 12 at the festival grounds in Plant City.

Adults are divided into professional groups (entry fee is $15) and amateur groups (entry fee is $12). Adults can enter oils, acrylics, watercolors and graphic/ mixed media. The entry fee for miniature art (2D media) and sculpture (3D media) is $12.

The youth divisions are by ages between the age of six and 17. Youth can enter oils, acrylics, watercolors, graphic/ mixed media and sculpture. The entry fee is $5.

Adults can enter up to four entries, but no more than two in the same division. Youth can enter up to two entries.

Entries are eligible for substantial monetary awards. This includes $300 for best of show. Entries can also win $100 for the Strawberry Theme Award (entries must include strawberries or reflect the current festival theme of ‘We Have a Winner’).

There are prizes for first ($150) and second ($100) place in all adult professional divisions. Adult amateurs, miniature and sculpture receive $100 for first place and $75 for second. Adults who

Helen Mulrennan Young Reflects On 100 Years Of Community Impact

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receive third and fourth place receive rosette ribbons.

For youth, first place receives $25 and second place receives $15. Entries that win third and fourth receive a rosette ribbon. All youth participants receive participation ribbons. Youth prizes are sponsored exclusively by Jarrett Scott Ford.

Artists who do not win one of the above prizes are eligible for a Business Leaders Choice Award. Area residents can also become a sponsor for the In Honor Award and select a winning artist who will receive a ribbon and $50.

Space is limited and entries are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Early entries are accepted until Saturday, February 11. Artists can mail their entry form and fee to East Hillsborough Art Guild, P.O. Box 3055, Plant City, FL 33564. Artworks must be brought to the festival grounds on Saturday, February 18 from 1-6 p.m.

Tom Harrah of Brandon is a sculptor who entered the show last year. Harrah’s piece received first place. Harrah said, “It was a great pleasure entering the show.”

Entry forms and rules can be found at www.flstrawberryfestival.com. If you have questions, please email Karen Crumley at kscrumley@yahoo.com or call 813-924-3829.

Known for her “gracious heart and positive spirit,” Helen Mulrennan Young is set to celebrate her 100th birthday on Monday, February 27.

Young is the youngest and last surviving sibling of a family whose pioneering heritage in Eastern Hillsborough County is duly noted with the naming of Mulrennan Middle School in Valrico, which opened in 2003 at 4215 Durant Rd.

The school sits on land that was once the homestead of Joseph and May Mulrennan and their children, Annie Mae, John, Joe, Margaret, Bud, Frank, Tim and Helen.

Young, in 2006, became the last surviving sibling with the passing of Martin ‘Bud’ Mulrennan at age 93, a farming pioneer with a citrus grower’s hat who managed the family’s 160-acre Mulrennan Groves, now home to houses and the school. Her brother Joseph ‘Jody’ Mulrennan served as president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, which he helped to establish in 1959.

Also active in community life, Young is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, which her brother Bud joined as a charter member in 1960. She is a long-standing Cornerstone Baptist Church congregant, where she is known for her crochet ministry.

For more than 23 years, Young has crocheted blankets and hats for newborn babies and afghan blankets for newly married couples.

“My crochet ministry means everything

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to me because when I crochet, I concentrate on what I’m doing and not on the things that I can’t do,” Young said, who sufers from advancing arthritis.

“I get satisfaction knowing that what I’m making is going to bring joy into someone else’s life.”

For her wisdom and largesse, Young in 2022 received the Spirit of Kiwanis Award from District Governor Karla Nielsen during an Apollo Beach visit. Young, reads the plaque, “with her gracious heart and positive spirit inspires us all to become better servant leaders and to live our highest and best lives.”

By rights, Young never should have made it past her early years. “When I was 9, my appendix ruptured, and back in those days that was like getting a death warrant,” Young said. “In fact, the doctor told my parents to start planning my funeral.”

What has kept her alive, Young said, is her enduring faith. Also, that she eats a lot of vegetables, keeps medications at a minimum, has a holistic doctor, stays fit and active and keeps her mind engaged. Her faith has gotten her through her darkest days, Young said, most notably after her cancer diagnosis while taking care of a blind husband battling Parkinson’s.

“There are a lot of struggles and joys in life,” Young said. “It takes those struggles to appreciate the good times that you have because if you had it good every day and you didn’t have to be concerned about anything, you would just go along in life and take it all for granted.”