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6 A Religious Of Week By Valley The Mass of the Presancl. (led, so-called because the holy communion which la distribu ted was consecrated at the Holy Thursday mass, will be- gin tonight at 7:30 o'clock in Sa"red Heart church. The ceremonies, in addition to the distribution of holy communion, will consist of the readings of the Old Testa ment lessons and of the Pas sion according to John; prayers for all physical and spiritual needs of mankind; the unveiling of the cross dur ing wh'ch the "Reproaches," ta'cen from Psalm 135, are . sung; and the veneration of the cross. The rites of the Easter Vigil, which begins the celebration of the Resurrection, will start fit 11 p.m. on Holy Saturday. Three Paris The Easter Vigil services now consist of three distinct parts: the light service, which includes the blessing of the new fire and the blessing of the Paschal candle, the light ing of the people's candles, solemn procession and the Choir To Sing For First Time Sunday Morning Gold Hill - The Gold Hill Christian church choir will be a featured part of the Easter .service during the 11 a.m. worship Sunday. The choir of men and women, making its first appearance, will sing two selections entitled "The Mas ter Walts" and "Sing All Choirs of Heaven." Mrs. Joe Kaveleskie will be pianist. "Art Thou The Christ" will be the title of the sermon message by Miss Jean Cun ningham, minister of the church. Prior to her message, Miss Cunningham will sing a vocal solo entitled tht same as her sermon. Easter will be observed by .. the Bible school classes dur ing the opening exercises at 9:43 a.m. with a presentation by the Junior Girls class, Mrs. Leonard Andrews la teacher of this group. Preceding the Bible school classes and morning worship services, an Easter breakfast . will be held at the church Sunday at 7:30 a.m. for mem- Mrs of the high school class directed by Clarence Free man, teacher of the class. Anniversary A homecoming dinner held recently at Gold Hill Christian church celebrated the tenth anniversary of the local church. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis, former Gold Hill residents who have been living In Colorado until recently, when they returned to the Medford area. Other out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hover, Central Point. A progress history of the church was reviewed by mem bers. Music included a piano duet by Mrs. Carl Hover and Miss Jem Cunningham, minister of the church. A vocnl trio com posed of Mrs. Hover, Mrs. Leonard Andrews and Miss Cunningham also sang. Gnlcn E. Jordan showed colored slides and spoke on Japan where he was stationed as a chaplain. Nazarenes Tell Easier Services Easter service at the First Church of the Nazarene, 520 North Holly st, will begin at 9:45 a.m. For the children there will be an Easter presentation In a Bible history flannelgraph portrayal. The Junior and Youth departments will be viewing a sound color film ti tled, "The Crucifixion and the Resurrection." The sanctuary choir will sin-; excerpts from John W. Peterson's Easter Cantata, "No Greater Love," directed by Mrs. Joe Johnson, The pas tor, the Rev. Harold M. San ner, will speak on "The Pow er rf the Empty Tomb." The a cappella choir from Northwest Nazarene college will give a concert of sacred music at 7 p.m. Sunday, War nle Tlppitt is the director of this 33-voice youth choir, and Marvin Sporleder, field repre sentative of the college, will be in charge of the service. You are Invited to the Eastside Community Easter Service at The Hoover School Auditorium Eost Siskiyou Blvd. 11 A.M. Sunday Conducted by ST. LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH , (Nursery provided) FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1961 Activities End Told' Catholics singing of the Exultet; the Daptismai service, Including the reading of Old Testament lessons, the blessing of the new baptismal water, the re newal of baptismal vows and the chanting of the Litany of ine sa'ms. At about midnight the third part, the Eucharistlc service, will be"in. This is considered the first mass of Easter day, and fulfills the obligation for Sunday mass attendance, ac. cording to the Very Rev. Carl Mai, pastor of Sacred Heart parish. Hour of Lauds This mass will conclude with the recitation of the "hour" of Lauds, official morning prayer of the church Other masses on Easter will be at 6, 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m There will be a high mass at 11:30 a.m. and the last mass of the day will be said at p.m. Mass in Jacksonville will be at 9 a.m. and at Shady Cove at 10 a.m, Two annual special collec tions will be taken this week end, on Friday for the upkeep of Holy Land shrines and on Easter for funds to assist In training of priests for the diocese. All services will be con ducted by Father Mai, the Rev. William McLeod and the Rev. John A. Ilg. Assisting them will be a Benedictine priest from Mt. Angel and altar boys from St. Mary's school. Adult Choir Music for the midnight mass will be furnished by the adult choir under the direction of Paul Moore. Grade school choirs and the high school Marian choir, Choralettes and Boys' Glee club, directed by Sister Miriam Joseph, will pro vide singing and chanting for all other Friday, Saturday and Sunday services. Confessions will be heard store and after tonight's de votions and again on Saturday from 1 to 5:30 and from 7 to 10 p.m. World Witnesses To Hear Talk A public talk entitled "The Sacred Bible and Our Prob lem of Survival" will be de livered at various Kingdom halls throughout the Rogue River valley Sunday. It will also be given In every King- dom hall of Jehovah's Wit nesses throughout the world on that dale. The answer to the question "What Has the Bible to Do With the Survival of the Hu man Race?" will be given by an ordained minister of Je hovah's Witnesses. The second part of Sunday's program will be on the Watchtowcr article "Hold Fast Your Joy!" Friday s program starting at 7:30 p.m. will continue to stress the monthly theme "Copying the Master's Man ner of Teaching" by featuring a question and answer discus sion of the subject "Teach Children to be Efficient Min isters." Tuesday's Bible studies held at 8 p.m. will continue to be based on the Bible aid "You May Survive Armageddon Into God's New World." M. Peter's Lists Good Frirfav Event The Good Friday service nt St. Peter's Lutheran church, 1020 East Main st., will he held tonight at 7:30 o'clock, according to the Rev. John E. Simon, pastor of the church. Mr. Simon will speak on "The Empty Crosses." A feature of the service will be the rending of the Old Testament Gospel from Isalnh chapters 52 and 53 which predicted the events that took place on Calvnry 700 years Inter. Three services are sched uled on Faster morning. They Include a sunrise service and services at the St. Peter's church at 8 and ll a.m. The 8 a.m. service will use the regular Sundny morning or der of service. Mrs. Ivls Clay will serve as organist. Pastor Simon has chosen as his Easter message at all services, "The Need, Fact, and Meaning of Erstcr." The 11 a.m. service will be Communion service with Mrs. Richard Smith at the or gan. The choir will sing, "Christ Is Risen!" EASTER VIGIL SERVICE - Members of Sacred Heart Catholic church will attend Easter Vigil services Saturday starting at 11 p.m. with the rites of the Easter Vigil out side the church. The new fire will be blessed and the pas chal candle, which is lighted from it and burns at all cere World Christians Study Theme Of Third Assembly New York-"So there is to be another big meeting of the World Council of Churches in New Delhi in November, 1961 That will be the third in 14 years, won't it? Wasn't there one in Amsterdam, and one in the United Slates at Evan- ston? I suppose the meetings do some good, but I can't sec that they help us very much in our job here with this struggling congregation.' We have all heard the voice before, says the anony mous author of the pre-as- sembly study booklet. "Who will be at the Third Assem bly of the WCC in Delhi? The trusted leaders of the churches, archbishops, bish ops, moderators, denomina tional secretaries and super intendents - theologians and scholars who are expert in various fields of sludv and re- search-nnd members of the WCC staff. But many will be pastors, laymen and women," the booklet answers. All of them, Including the church leaders, will be there by vote and resolution of the appro priate authorities of the legis lative assemblies of their churches. We Shall B. There "There is a very real sense n which each local congrega tion mny truly say not 'they will be there', Implying peo ple from Geneva, or even from their denominational headquarters, but 'we shall be there'." This is true of the Third Assembly to be held In New Delhi in a more specific locnl wny than in the case of the two previous assemblies. For throughout the world mil lions of Christians will be en gaged In the study of the As sembly theme "Jesus Christ, the Light of the World." Ministers have received the sludy book from their churches and already smoll groups of Christians are gath ering together to find out for themselves the significance of this time. (A copy of the study book with Its discussion of the theme and eight relnted Bible studies may be hnd from the New York office of the World Council of Churches, 475 Riverside dr., New York 27, N. Y single copies are 50 cents each.) St. Luke's Plans ommunity Service St. Luke's Methodist church 2940 East Siskiyou blvd., will conduct the caslside commun ity Easter service at the Hoov er school auditorium at 11 a.m. Hoover school Is across the street from St. Luke's, and the service Is being held nt the school In order to accommo date the larger congregation. Supervised nursery for pre- scnooi children will be pro vided at the church. The choral ensemble will sing "With a Voice of Sing ing" by Martin Shaw and Mrs. Richard Stratton will sing "The Holy City." The Rev. Mclvln Dixon, minister of St. Likc's, will preach on the theme, "The Triumph of God!" First Presbyterian Church Eighth & Holly Phone SP 2-2830 EASTER MESSAGE: "A Living Christ for a Dying World" Dr. D. Kirkland West Glorious E.ister Music at Three Services 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. Church School daises tor all ages 9:30 and 1 li00 a.m. , ' 'i" ' " '' ' B"""" """"""I ' , .vofimi It 'j ; . jKigw r Annual Community Service Set by Methodists Dr. George G. Roseberry will preach on the theme "Good News of Resurrection" at three Easter services. They will be held at the First Meth odist church at 8 and 9:30 a.m. and at 11 a.m. The fifth an nual Community Easter serv vice will be held at the Med ford High school auditorium. The youth choir will sing "Hosanna, Jesus Is Risen Again" and "Awake, Awake, Thou Wintery Earth" at the 8 a.m. service. For the 9:30 a.m. service the youth and altar choirs will sing the same an thems and the three choirs of 70 people will sing for the 11 a.m. service. Following the sunrise serv ice an Easter breakfast will be served at the church for the Junior High Methodist Youth fellowship. The Older Youth Fellowship will have their Easter breakfast at the home of Dr. Vern, Wilson, 1556 South Ivy st.,' at 7:30 a.m The Senior High MYF will meet at 6:30 p.m. with Dale Men's Chorus To Sing Tonight Tonight at the Apos t o 1 1 c Faith church, Third st. and Central ave., the men's chorus of 22 voices will present the spiritual, "Were You There?" as a prelude to the service. Testimonies of v I c torlous Christian living will be a part of the service, and the Rev. Clifford Friesen, assistant pas tor, will give the message on the Cross. Enster Sunday at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour, bu- sanne Cearley, a sixth grader at Jackson school, will be the narrator as the junior and pri mary departments portray the resurrection story. At the 11 a.m. hour the ser mon by the Rev. Loyce C. Carver, oastor. will be preced ed by "Easter Fantasia" by the orchestra, and song numbers arranged from Tschalkowskl's music, "God So Loved the World." "Hall Him With Pnlms," "This Man Was the Son of God," and "Easter Morning," by the chorus. Sunday night the service will include an orian and piano duct, "Easter Fantasy," by Mrs. Bcrnlce James and Mrs. Grace Sprngue. The or chestra and chorus will pre sent. "Amen." with tenor solo I by Bill Wnlden, and Duane Jones conducting. Easter Cantata Set By 1st Assembly The Easier cantata, "T h c Savior Lives," will be pre sented by the adult choir un der the leadership of Robert Heide Sundny nt 11 a.m. at First Assembly of God church, 1108 West Main st. The Rev. Robert E. Cull, pnstor, will do the rending parts. Mrs. George Heide will be , the organist and Mrs. Paul Strong the pinnlst. Solo parts will be sung by Jim Nilscn, Miss Dorothy Horton and I Miss Clnudine Edwards, con tralto; a duet by Mrs. Gerald Smith and Mrs. Wallace Ny lander. and a ladies trio by the Misses Edwards and Hor ton and Mrs. Smith. MEDFORD MAIL monies throughout the Easter season, will also be blessed. The picture shows worshipers who attended the service last year singing the Exultet after the procession when the clergy and laity entered the darkened church and the can dles of church lights are put on. (Knackstedt photo) Peterson leading the lesson on "Life After Death - the Chris tian Hope." The nominating committee and the commission will meet Monday at 7:45 p.m. at the church. The commission on education will meet Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at the church. The commission on Christian (ADDITIONAL CHURCH NEWS ON PAGE 8A) 1957 Award of Merit Winner ffflBft Choral Eucharist Set at St. Mark's Easter Sunday will be marked by traditional observ ances at St. Mark s Episcopal church. The Choral Eucharist will be held at 11 a.m. to Gounod's setting of the holy commu nion. It will be sung by the senior choir under the direc tion of John E. Drysdale with Mrs. Ernest C. Conrad at the organ. The Rev. George R. V. Bol ster, rector, will present the Easter sermon. The service will include the introit "I Know That My Redeemer Llv- eth" by Handel, and the an them "He Is Risen," together with hymns of the resurrec tion. The Family Eucharist ser vice will be held at 9 a.m. with St. Mark's Choristers leading the music under the direction of Mr. Ann Wirk- kula with Miss Julinnne Yoak- ley at the console. The Easter Carol will be sung as an an them with traditional hymns during holy communion. The Rev. Canon Edwin Moss will be the preacher. Mite Boxes For the children of the church school, the service of the Procession of the Cross and presentation of Mite box es will be held at 4 p.m., when a huge flowered cross will be carried in procession, and the Lenten offerings of the chil dren will be presented at the allnr. The Rev. Theodore J. SAINT MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH FIFTH and OAKDALE Sunrise Choral Eucharist St. Mark's taster Family Eucharist . Preacher The Rev. Easier Choral Eucharist Preacher The Rev. Nursery Children's Easier Floral Service 4,00 P.M. Preacher - The Rev. Theodore J. Ehrlich St. Mark's Choristers Parents and Friends Inviled Newcomeri and Visitors Welcome To All Services THE REV. GEORGE R. V. BOLSTER, Rector THE REV. THEODORE J. EHRLICH, Assistant TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. -r Easter concerns will also meet Mon day at 7:45 p.m. at the Kyker home, 1146 West McAndrews rd. Thursday noon the Metho dist men will meet at 12 noon with the Rev. Clifford Young of Eastwood Baptist church as the speaker. CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council Ehrlich will preach the Easter sermonette. Children have been asked to take cut flowers for the decoration of the Cross to the Guild hall starting at 3:45 p.m. Traditional at St. Mark's each child will b presented a potted plant at the conclusion of the service, at which par ents are invited to accompany their children. Two Services Set At Hon Lutheran Two worship services at 6 and 11 a.m. will be held at Zion Lutheran church, West Fourth st. and Oakdale ave. on Easter Sunday. The Rev. H. C. Coovert's sermon for the 6 a.m. service will be "In The Garden of Hope" and for the 11 a.m. service "The Eternal Victory Over This World." The senior choir will provide music for both services. At the 11 a.m. service the sacrament of holy baptism will be administered. NEW AGE CHURCH "The Cosmic Counterpart of The Resurrection" will be the subject of a lecture at 2:30 p.m. Easter Sunday by Dr. Dell E. Millard, at the New Age church, north of Eagle Point, on Hammel rd. Pre ceding the lecture there will be a fellowship dinner at 1 p.m. and a musicale at 2 p.m. Easter Day Services .-...6:30 A.M. Senior Choir .9 .Q0 A.M. Canon Edwin Moss 11:00 A.M. George R. V. Bolster :. 8:45 and 10:30 A.M. Four Valley Presbyterians List Week End Activities "A Living Christ for a Dy ing World" is the Easter mes sage to be brought to the First Presbyterian church by Dr. D. Klrkland West Sunday. Services will be held at 8, 9:30 and 11 ajn. At the 8 a.m. service the youth choir will sing "Sun rise on Easter Morning" and "This Joyful Ea er-TIde." A duet "Ecce Panis" will be pre sented by John Frohnmayer and the Rev. Robert Jacks. At the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services the chancel choir will sing "Easter Joy," a 15th Century German Air and "Sanctus and Benedictus" by Gounod with solo by Mr. Jacks. Miss Julie Gandt will sing "Hosanna" for the 9:30 a.m. service and the cherub choir under the direction of Miss Carolyn Bell and Miss Ginnl Derickson will sing at 11 a.m. Following the Easter sun rise service at Huener's butte, the College-Career group will serve as Easter breakfast to the Senior and Junior Highs and returning college young people at the church. Westminster A candlelight communion service will be held at . the Westminster P r e s b y terlan church tonight at 8 o clock in observance of Good Friday. At this service the choir will sing Stainer's Chorale "Cross of Jesus" and the Rev. John O. Reynolds will give a com munion meditation on "The Groups Around the Cross." Two Identical services will be held Easter Sunday at 9:30 and 11 a.m. The sermon theme will be "Christ's Tri umph For Us" and the church choir will sing "Open the Gates of the Temple" and "Come Unto Him." Memorial lilies will decorate the church. Church school classes will meet at 9:30 instead of the usual 9:45 a.m. Senior High Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. at the church and from there will go to the Memory Gardens Memorial park to view "The Last Sup- First Baptist Tells Worship Schedule Easter worship services will be held at 8 and 11 a.m. Sun day at First Baptist church, Fifth st. and Central ave. The Rev. Edward Stauffer, minis ter, will speak on "Resurrec tion Realities." The choir will sing "Before the Dawn" and "Jerusalem." Solos will include "In the End of the Sabbath" by May nard Hadley; "Open the Gates of the Temple," by Miss Julia Gandt and "It Was Alone" by Mrs. Orin Bartholomew. A mystery guest program has been arranged for the 6:30 p.m. youth vesper hour. Al bert Gandt will speak at the 6:30 p.m. Adult Bible study hour. Mr. Stauffer will speak at 7:30 p.m. on "Hearts Aflame." Mrs. Charles Church, Mrs. Vern Chapman and Mrs. Lar ry Adams will sing. Mrs. Rich ard Morris will play a violin solo. COMMUNITY EASTER SERVICE Sunday, April 2, 11:00 A.M. Medford Senior High Auditorium Beautiful Worship Center Seating Unlimited Plenty of Parking Dr. George G. Roseberry Preaching Sermon "THE GOOD NEWS OF THE RESURRECTION' The Rev. Robert F. Dowrey Assisting (Sponsored by the First Methodist Church, Medford) Services at 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. in the FIRST METHODIST CHURCH West Main at Laurel Street per" by Leonardo da Vinci, Fireside and additional 'dis cussion will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Poulos, 2130 Capital ave. Central point - "If Christ Be Not Risen" will be the title of the sermon to be preached bv the Rev. Robert W. Olm sted at both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services on Easter Sun day at the First Presbyterian church. Central Point. During the first service the Westminster Fellowship choir will sing "The Master Lives Again." At the 11 a.m. service Mrs. William Saxbury will sing "The Holy City" and the adult choir will sing "Joy Dawned on Easter D a y." There will be no coffee hour Sunday. Church school will be held during the first service begin ning at 9:30 a.m. for all grades up through the Juniors. The Children To Give Program; Cantata Scheduled Sunday Central Point - The Com munity Bible church, Fourth and Alder sts.. Central point, will present the beginner, pri mary and junior departments in an Easter program Sunday at 9:45 a.m. in the church au ditorium. Sunday school classes will follow at 10:15 a.m. "The Christ We Worship" will be the title of the Easter sermon given by the pastor, the Rev. Paul O. Kroon, at 11 a.m. The choir will sing, "But Now Is Christ Risen." A tenor solo, "Christ Trium phant," will be sung by Jerry Holdridge. Easter Cantata The Easter Choir Cantata, "Hallelujah! What A Savior!" will be 'presented by the church choir under the direc tion of Mrs. Joanne Sousa accompanied by Miss Dorothy Lawton at the piano and Mrs. Kroon at the organ. Singers include Mrs. Ruth Clark, Jer ry Holdridge, Mrs. Genevieve Holdridge, John Champ, John Champ Jr., Alvin Kroon and Paul Hornbeck. Friends To Worship In New Sanctuary The congregation of the Friends church will worship in their new sanctuary for the first time Easter Sunday. There will be two worship services, at 9:45 and 11 a.m., with the Easter message by Pastor Clynton Crisman and anthems by the choirs. Sunday school will be held at the same hours, with Easter observances in the depart ment opening assemblies, and classes for children and adults. At 7:30 p.m. the choir will present a cantata, "My Re deemer Lives," composed of numbers from the works of Handel and Mozart. Mrs. Claude Lewis is director and Mrs. Clem Finley organist. THE SEVENTH ANNUAL 815 South Oakdale other youth and adult classes will not meet Sunday. Junior church will be held during the second service. Parents have been asked to take their children Into the sanctuary for the first part of the worship service. The Westminster Fellow ship will meet at the church at 5:40 a.m. Sunday to attend the sunrise service to be held on Huener's butte. Following the service the group will have breakfast at the home of Dave Foote on Scenic ave. All planning to attend the service and breakfast have been asked to contact either Mr. Olmsted or Dave Foote by Saturdav evening. The Fellowship will not meet Sundav evenine. The session will meet Tues day, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Jacksonville - "Christ and Our Hooe for Eternal Lifp" will be the topic of the serif-n oreached .bv the pastor, the Rev. King K. Jones, Sunday morning at Jacksonville First Presbyterian church at 11 a.m. During this service infant bap tism will be held. The choir will sing two Eas ter anthems: "There Was a Garden" and "The Resurrec tion." Mrs. Rafe Anders will sing a solo in the first num ber and Mr. and Mrs. Ds'-e Allen will sing solos In the second number. A sextet will sing a third selection "Easter on Enrth." The sextet is com posed of Mrs. Allen. Mrs. An ders, Mrs. Furman Evernham, Mrs. Melvin Hall, Mrs. Otto Nledermeyer, Mrs. Wes Wor den. At 9:45 a.m. Easter Sunday the Sunday school will pre sent Its annual Easter program under the direction of Mrs. Clarence Williams, A feature of this program will be the retelling of the Easter story with music. The narrator will be Roy Smith and the or ganist, Mrs. William Kenner ley. A duet will be sung by Miss Jacque Long and Miss Susan White. The Jacksonville Westmin ister Fellowship will not meet Sunday evening. EASTER SUNDAY 9:45 a.m. First Service "Youth end Easter" 11:00 a.m. Second Service "No Time for Tears" 6:30 p.m. Baptist Youth Fellowship 7:30 p.m. Popular Evening Service "Born To Be Crucified." Three Choirs (Chancel, Youth, Altar) Nursery and Child Care J