Dr. Mendis and daughter Samantha after having breakfast with Bishop Andradi at his residence in Anuradhapura.

Colombo, Sri Lanka — The Vatican’s newly appointed Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith in Sri Lanka received St. Peter Claver Church parishioner Dr. Patrick Mendis and his daughter Samantha at his residence in Colombo. During their visit the cardinal discussed the scholarships established by Mendis and spoke about his late grandparents who built the Holy Rosary church in Polonnaruwa — the birthplace of this longtime resident of St. Paul.

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Barry K. Thongvanh (1950 – 2011)

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Pastor Barry K. Thongvanh, 60, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died June 7, 2011 in Storm Lake. He was a founding member of the Central Asian Pacific Islander Commission and Iowa Commission on Asian Pacific Affairs.

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Friends for a Non-Violent World, the University of St. Thomas Muslim Christian Dialogue Center and its Justice and Peace Studies Department invite you to a timely conference:  Ways of Peace II: Nonviolence in the Islamic Traditions, on April 9, 2011, 9:30am – 6:30pm at the University of St Thomas, OEC Auditorium.

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From left, Cengiz Zopluoglu, executive director, Niagara Foundation of Minnesota; Dr. Sherif Soydan, president, Niagara Foundation; Keynote speakers Rev. Dr. Gilbert Friend-Jones; Holly Brod Farber, and Dr. Azam Nizamuddin; and Kairat Sabyrov, president, Bosphorus Dialogue Association. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)

By TOM LAVENTURE
AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL (February 23, 2011) – The Bosphorous Dialogue Association and Niagara Foundation of Minnesota held its Dinner of Abrahamic Traditions last week at the North Star Ballroom of the University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus.

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Some people may think that what does U.S. Christianity have to do with India. But any body who has any knowledge of the present state of affairs of the USA, especially its global engagement knows that USA (post 9/11 and on-going financial/ economic crises) has gone out in rest of the world non-returnably – and can not again come back to live in its historical exclusionist mindset, cut-off from rest of the world.

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The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates – St. Paul Province on the 11th Day Prayer for Peace, will be praying and preparing for the commemoration of the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. Receive a wristband with the name of a hibakusha (a-bomb survivor) and a short paragraph about that person. Malcolm McDonald, friend of Louis Hill, will reflect on the legacy of the founding of the Sister City

The event will be held at the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates – St. Paul Province, in Our Lady Chapel1890 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, on Sunday, July 11, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

New Brighton, Minn. (April 22, 2010) – The Hospitality Center for Chinese treated students and supporter alike to an evening of cultural and Christian entertainment and vision, with its annual ”Friendraiser” event April 22 at North Heights Lutheran Church in New Brighton.

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The Hospitality Center for Chinese, a non-profit Christian ministry that exists to share the love of Christ with Chinese students, scholars, and their families, will host its second annual FriendRaiser April 22, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at North Heights Lutheran Church, 1700 West Highway 96, Arden Hills, MN 55112. Enter through Door B to The Great Hall of the church.

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Sadi Ashraf, center, Outreach Coordinator for Central Asia Institute, the Reverend LeeAnne Watkins, left, Pastor of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, and Kris Hennelly, right, a parishioner and member of the St. Mary’s Leadership Team.  (AAP photo by Tom LaVenture)

Watch the entire presentation online at http://www.youtube.com/user/aanews

By TOM LAVENTURE

AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL (March 10, 2010) – Sadi Ashraf, the Outreach Coordinator for Central Asia Institute, was present to speak at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul last Thursday.

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