Religion briefs

Lenten suppers at Corpus Christi and St. Teresa churches

- Corpus Christi Catholic Community holds Lenten pizza, pasta and salad suppers every Friday in Lent, 5:45-7 p.m. at the church, 5335 Snyder Ave. Cost is $9 for adults and teens, $6 for children ages 6-12. A presentation of Stations of the Cross is held after supper. Father Jim Setelik is the cook of all gourmet pizzas. Proceeds go to the new building fund.

On April 3, the community is welcome at 7 p.m. to attend the Living Stations of the Cross at the new church site, 3597 Sunridge Drive. For information, all 882-1967.

- St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Community Women's Society offers soup and salad suppers during Lent, 6 p.m. each Friday, 3000 N. Lompa Lane in Chartz Hall. Stations of the Cross are presented after the supper; donations are appreciated. For information, call 882-1968.

Women's Bible study begins Monday

The first gathering for St. Teresa's Women's Bible Study participants is from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, in Chartz Hall, 3000 N. Lompa Lane.

The pilot meeting will determine the interests of the group and future gathering dates, times and location(s).

For information, call 882-2130, ext. 112.

St. Gall's reenacts Jesus' journey

The public is welcome to a live reenactment of Jesus' journey to Calvary at 12:10 p.m. Friday, April 10, at St. Gall Catholic Church, 1343 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville.

The devotional is presented by the Hispanic Youth Group of St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral. The church welcomes all Christian believers to the celebration.

For information call 782-2852.

'Scout Sunday' to be annual event

The Pinenut District of the Nevada Area Council, Boy Scouts of America recently held an interfaith religious service in the old Assembly Chambers in the State Capitol. This service was the first of what is intended to become an annual event of "Scout Sunday," which is designated each year during the Scout's anniversary month of February.

The event was well attended by area Scouts and their families, prominent members of the community and leaders from various faiths in the area. Father Paul McCollum of St. Gall Catholic Church, the Rev. Shep Curtis of Coventry Cross Episcopal Church and President James E. Wilson Jr., Carson City Stake, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, contributed to the service along with prayers, coral leadership, responsive readings and invocation delivered by Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from the Pinenut District. The Pinenut District covers Carson city, Dayton, Minden/Gardnerville and the communities in California from South Lake Tahoe to Bridgeport.

The Scouts intend to expand this event next year to include leaders of a wider range of faiths to promote better understanding of the ways scouting is commitment to values and citizenship are common threads in religions throughout the country and the world.

Music church can hold limited number of concerts

PITTSBURGH (AP) " A nondenominational church formed for people who love "jam band" music can hold a limited number of concerts annually under a deal that ends a religious freedom lawsuit.

Officials in Fayette County had said that William Pritts incorporated the Church of Universal Love and Music to circumvent zoning restrictions on his land. Pritts sued in federal court in 2006, accusing the county of denying him a religious-use zoning exemption.

According to the agreement filed last Friday, Pritts can hold concerts throughout six weekends each year and on six additional Saturdays.

The dispute began in 2001, when Pritts sought a zoning exemption to hold concerts on 147 acres of land he owns in Bullskin Township, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

Neighbors raised concerns about traffic, noise and safety after Pritts told the county that each concert could attract up to 4,000 people. Many concertgoers would also camp at the site.

Greece returns stolen medieval church paintings

ATHENS, Greece (AP) " Greece has returned to Italy two pieces of medieval frescoes stolen from an Italian church more than 25 years ago.

The 13th century religious paintings were handed over to Italian authorities in Athens on Monday, the Culture Ministry said.

The two fragments of wall paintings were stolen in 1982 from a chapel at Grotta delle Fornelle, in Italy's southern Caserta region.

The works were retrieved in 2006, during a raid by Greek police on a villa on the Aegean Sea islet of Schoinoussa in which dozens of illegal antiquities were seized, officials said.

Greek and Italian authorities are closely cooperating to fight the theft and illegal trade in antiquities and works of art.