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6 A NATHAN A. BANRY JR Receives Mission Assignment Testimonial Held For Nathan Banry Nathan A. Banry Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Banry, Gold Hill, was honored at a farewell testimonial Sunday afternoon at the Second ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In Med ford. Young Banry will leave on June 2 for Salt Lake City, Utah, where he will receive training for one week in prep aration for a two-year assign ment to the Alaskan-Canadian mission. He will have his headquarters in Vancouver, B.C. During the event Sunday testimonies were given by Clayton and Gordon Banry, younger brothers of the hon ored man, and the addresses were by Duane Shoemaker, his uncle; Mrs. Banry, his mother, and Dennis Ray Has sell, member of the stake presidency. A graduate of Crater High school in 1961, Banry has worked towards a mission as signment since that time. He has assisted the local mission aries during the past three months in Medford. He has been active in the Mutual Improvement association and Boy Scouts of the Second ward. Communion To Be Observed Sunday Holy communion will be observed at both morning worship services at First Methodist church Sunday. Dr. George Roseberry, minister, will speak on "A Day to Re member. The chancel choir will sing "Let Us Break Bread Togeth er" at the 11 a.m. service with Mrs. D. G. MacDougall as soloist. The youth choir will sing "Jerusalem, My Happy Home," an American folk hymn, at the 9:30 a.m. wor ship service. The College Age Fellow ship will meet at 6:30 p.m. The Junior High and Senior High Methodist Youth Fellow ships will not meet Sunday evening. The commission on educa tion will meet fn the Library room of the church Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. The Woman's Bible class will have a des sert luncheon at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the library room. The monthly potluck din ner of the Shipmates class will be Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Wesley hall. Dr. Roseberry and the Rev. Gerald Nelson, associate pas tor, will attend the Annual Conference of the Methodist church in Salem Monday to Friday. Lay members of the church attending are Charles Thompson and Leo Taylor. Prophetic Meetings Scheduled in Yreka Yreka - There will be a Prophetic conference at the Yreka Berenn Fundamental church, which meets at the Winema hall at the fair grounds, starting tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The services will also be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p m., all PDT. The speaker will be Dr. Ivan E. Olsen. There will be films of the Holy Land and the messages are to be "The Time of the Signs" and "What Does the Bible Say About Russia". Other topics will be announced. Dr. Olsen is a member of the "Back to the Bible" broad cast board. The Rev. E. E. Sandin, is pastor of the church. First Presbyterian Church Eighth and Holly Phone 772-2830 Sermon: "A Costly or Cheap Religion?" Dr. D. Klr'dand Wait Church Services 9:30 and 11:00 A.M. Church School 9:30 and 11:00 A.M. FRIDAY. JUNE 1, 1962 1957 Award of Merit Winner Trinity Episcopal Services; All-Parish Picnic Set Ashland Regular morning worship services at Trinity Episcopal church, Ashland, will be suspended Sunday only in order to accommodate the all parish picnic at the Black Ooks conference center on the Rogue river. Two services have been scheduled at the church Sun day morning. They are holy communion at b a.m. and an all-parish prayer service fea turing 'he comb'netd junior and senior choirs at 10 a.m. All picnickers have been asked to attend the later service In the clothes they will wish to wear to Black Oaks. Transportation to Black Program Planned At 1st Christian On Children's Day A Children's day program will be presented in the sanc tuary of the First Christian church Sunday at 10 a.m. dur ing the church school hour. The traditional program will include singing, readings, and skits from all age groups nursery through junior high. Directing the program are Mrs. William North and Mrs. Earl Purdy. The Rev. Fredrick R. Evans will preach on the theme, "To Be a King" at both the 8:30 and 10:55 a.m. services. The junior choir will sing "Faith of our Fathers at the early service and "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled" will be sung by the chancel choir at the second service. Graduating high school sen iors will be honored at the 10:55 a-m. service and pre sented with a gift from, the church. The coffee hour fol lowing the second service will be hosted by Mrs. Ralph Cook and Mrs. Vaughn Keyser. Meeting Planned A meeting of all division leaders, captains, and visitors for the Every Member Can vass, now in progress, will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to train participants for calling. The meeting will be held In the fellowship hall. The Christian Youth Fel lowship will meet at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Wendell Waglcr at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Wag ler will lead the study, after which the group will attend the baccalaureate services of Medford High school. Mr. Evans is the speaker at the baccalaureate services. Following the regular Chi Rho Choir rehearsal at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, the Chi Rho Fel lowship will meet in the church annex. Their worship leader will be Alvin Craver. Tomorrow, June 2, Mr. Evans will moderate a panel discussion on "Ministers' Roundtable," on KMED-TV concerning rules and stand ards for wedding services and solemnizing Christian mar riage. Early Service Is Scheduled Ashland - Sunday Grace Lutheran church, Frances lane, Ashland will begin an 8:30 a. m. worship service. This will be in addition to the Sunday school classes at 9:45 and the 11 a.m. service. The pastor of the congrega tion, the Rev. Albert Nicko demus has stated that the ad ditional service was added so that more persons would wor ship In the summer. The same sermon will be delivered in both services. It is planned that these early services are to continue through June and July. Mr. Nickodemus reports that the congregation is plan ning a Vacation Bible school which is to begin June 11. There will be classes for all children from four years to those who finished the eighth grade this year. The courses (or the five departments as reported by Mr. Nickodemus are titled, "Let's Learn About God." Classes will be held from 9 to 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday for two weeks. CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council Suspends Usual Oaks will be arranged imme diately following the service. All members and friends of the parish family of all ages are invited to join in the pic nic, according to the rector, the Rev. Duane S. Alvord. Picnickers are to take their own table setting, enough friend chicken for themselves, and a bowl of either fresh fruit, potato salad or baked beans. Coffee, punch, rolls, and dessert will be provided. General chairman for the event is Mrs. Ralph Leach, as sisted by members of Trinity Afternoon guild. An adult bridge and pinochle party is being planned by Mrs. Elizabeth Sommers and Mrs. Ralph Bur gess. Games and contests for the children will be under the direction of Harry Hoxle and Mrs. Clifford McLean. Activi ties provided at Black Oaks include tennis, badminton, volley ball, croquet, soft ball, horse shoes, table tennis, and swimming. Regular Sunday services will be continued the follow ing Sunday. St. Peter's VBS To Start Monday Vacation Bible school for preschool children will begin Monday, June 4, at 9 a.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran church. East Main St. and Vancouver ave. This will mark the first time that the annual school has been divided Into two sessions. At the preschool ses sion, which will last one week. children three years old through next year's first grad ers, will receive instructions. June 11 will be the be ginning date for the two week session of the older children's Vacation Bible school. At this time children who have com pleted grades one through eight will be enrolled. The theme, "Let's Learn About God," will be featured at both sessions. Hand crafts and singing will also be an integ ral part of the morning school program. Members of the staff from both sessions recently attend ed an all day workshop at the church. The pastor is the Rev. John Simon. All children are Invited to attend the schools which will be held from 9 until 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday. Christian Science Lesson Topic Listed Spiritual alertness is need ed to meet the challenge of today. This will be a theme of the lesson-sermon entitled "Ancient and Modern Necro mancy, Alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced" which will be heard at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 100 Windsor ave., Sunday. The responsive reading will include Paul's advice to the Ephesians from chapter 6: 10-1 1. The lesson-sermon will be at 11 a.m. Young people up to the age of 20 are invited to attend Sunday school. All are invited to attend the services. Final Service of Season Scheduled "Am 1 My Brother's Keep er?", a talk on Income main tenance legislation in the United States, by Carl L. George, will be given before the Rogue Valley Unltarlan Unlversallst Fellowship Sun day at 11 a.m. in the Medford Red Cross building. Mr. George, who is vice president of the fellowship, concludes a series of personal contributions by members of the organization. His talk will be presented at the last for mol meeting of the season be fore a summer recess. The group will reassemble for regular Sunday morning meetings In the fall. Newcomers are invited to attend, to join in the discus sion period and a reception for Mr. George, following the service. For further Informa tion call 773-7411, extension 280. I First Church of Christ, Scientist J 100 Windsor Ave., 1 Block South of East Main Subject: "Ancient and Modern Necromancy, Alia Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced" Church and Sunday School Services at 1 1:00 a.m. p Wednesday Evening Service, 8 p.m. Services for Dedication of Church Edifice June 10 at 11 A.M. and 4 P.M. ....... Music Recital Planned Tonight At 1st Nazarene A spring music recital will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the First Church of the Nazarene, 520 North Holly street. Twenty-two music students will participate in the pro gram which will include be ginners as well as the more advanced students. A wide variety of vocal and instru mental music will be present ed. Mrs. Perry Christiansen is In charge of the program. A reception will follow the pro gram In the activity building for all participants, their par ents and friends. June winds up the fiscal year for the Oregon Pacific Church of the Nazarene. Wednesday evenings of June 6 and 13, reports of the local church officers and elections will be held in connection with the regular mid-week services. The pastor, the Rev. Harold M. Sanner, continues his pre Pentecost messages in both the morning and evening Sun day services. At the 11 a.m. hour his message topic is "Signs of the New Testament Church" and in the 7 p.m. service he is following the theme, "God Keeps His Prom ises." Music for the 11 a.m. serv ice includes the sanctuary choir singing and a tenor solo by Dean von Stein. During the evening service Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen will sing a duet and Mrs. Rex Vowell a solo. Instrumental numbers will Include a duet by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hansen. T!ie annual Vacation Bible school will be held at First Nazarene June 11 to 22. Mrs. Wayne Larson is the super visor and has announced that there will be departments for each age group kindergarten through junior high. The time of meeting each week day Monday through Friday for these two weeks will be 9 to 11:45 a.m. The monthly all Sunday school staff meeting will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the church in which plans for the summer will be presented by the Sunday school super intendent. Bill Brewster. Two Churches List Coming Activities Central Point - The sacra ment of the Lord's supper will be observed Sunday dur ing the 11 a.m. worship serv ice at the First Presbyterian church In Central Point. The communion meditation, "The Church as Community," will be preached by the Rev. Rob ert W. Olmsted. Following the worship service a coffee hour will be held in the church fellowship hall. Presbyterian Men of the First Presbyterian church, Central Point, will meet Sun day at 8 a.m. for breakfast at the church. The Rev. Rob ert T. Bridge will be the guest The Junior High Fellow ship will meet at the church at 5 p.m. The Senior High Fellowship will not meet this week due to high school ac tivities. Jacksonvllle-The Rev. King K. Jones will preach during the 11 a m. worship service in the First Presbyterian church of Jacksonville. He will give the second in a series of sermons "Modern Heresies." His subject will be "Stoicism." The choir will sing "Still, Still With Thee." Mr. and Mrs. Dave Allen will sing a duet during the anthem. Events of the week will In clude a Men's Bible study Sunday at 7 p.m. and a ses sion meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. Services Cancelled Sunday Evening Central Point - Sunday eve ning services will not be held at the Church of Christ, Third and Oak sts.. Central Point, due to the Crater High school baccalaureate service. At 9:45 a.m. Bible school exercises will be held for all classes of junior age and older according to Aubrey Stub, superintendent. At the 10:45 a.m. service Mr. Jean M. Shel lev, minister, will speak on "The End of the Trail." Com munion will be served. Wednesday the Hour of Power service at 7:30 p.m. will study John 7. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Ashland Methodists Announce Subject Ashland-'Teaching of the Beasts" will be the sermon topic Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service at Ashland First Methodist church, North Main and Laurel sts. Dr. P. Malcolm Hammond, minister, will speak. Monday at 7 p.m. two com missions will meet. They are on missions and membership and evangelism. The official board will meet at 8 p.m. Summer Youth Activities Set At Butte Falls Butte Falls - As part of the summer program of youth ac tivities. Community Bible church of Butte Falls is hav ing Vacation Bible school, June 4-15, beginning Monday at 9 a.m. with Mrs. Harry Dalton as director. Classes are to be from 9 a.m. to noon and the theme will be "Patriots for Christ," answering Khrushchev's boast that ""Communism will con quer the world by 1980." A full schedule of singing, Bible study, handwork, and outdoor games is planned for children aged four through the eighth grade. Every child in the Butte Falls and neigh boring areas is welcome to attend. Mrs. Oscar Barlow will head the primary department; Mrs. Louis Crammer, the jun ior department; and the Rev. Robert Daniels, the Young Teens. Mrs. Duane Burton will direct music for the en tire school. Early Date The early date of the school was chosen to enable several graduating high school stu dents to teach before going away to summer school and summer jobs. Work on the new parson age has progressed to the wir ing stage. Several are getting this phase done before the next general work day In June. The Rev. Howard Sim monds family, former resi dents of Butte Falls, attended the graduation of their niece, Mrs. Larry Cavin, from the local high school. The Sim mondses live in Elk Creek, Calif., where Mr. Simmonds is pastor of Elk Creek Commu nity church. Brotherhood To Be Stressed at Unity The brotherhood of Chris tianity keynotes the theme of worship planned for June at the Unity Church of Medford The minister, the Rev. Kath arine Bosworth, whose ser mon text Sunday will be "Be cause Ye Are Sons," will have her text from Galatians 4:6 The worship hour begins at 11:15 a.m. at the church, at Holly and Haven sts. Church school classes convene earlier at 9:45 a.m. Weekly study classes con tinue at Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland in the week ahead, making use of Ernest Wilson's "Master Class Les sons." The Fireside Circle discus sion group will continue their study and discussions Wednes day evening at the Unity cen ter, 995 South Oakdale ave., their topics taken from "Les sons in Truth" by Cady. Mrs. Bosworth will leave late In the week for Lee's Summit, Mo., where she will attend ministerial conferences at the Unity School of Chris tianity during the following two weeks. Baptismal Service Planned Sunday At 4:30 p.m. Sunday Trin ity Baptist church will hold a baptismal service at the First Baptist church, 241 Hagardine ave.. Ashland. Pastor Bruce Rogers will speak during the 11 a.m. wor ship service on the subject. Footsteps in the New Way. The Scripture portion will be Ephesians 5:1-21. A women's trio, composed of Mrs. Doris Kauti, Mrs. Loretta Nord- quist, and Mrs. Lorene Mc- Cormack, will sing, "It's Not an Easy Road. Trinity Baptist church meets temporarily at Thurs ton Studio, 245 Stewart ave. They will hold no evening services this week because of Medford High school bacca laureate. UNITY Corner Holly and Haven Streets Affiliated with Unity ScHool ot Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. REV. KATHARINE BOSWORTH, Minister Worship Hour 11:15 a m "Because Ye Are Sons" Gilattjns 4:6 Sunday Schosl, Youth ot Unitv. Adult Bible Class 9:45 a m. O't'CS ern djitv Monday thru Fndjv. '0 m.-4 p.m. 995 S. 0kdjl Ave, PSont 772-6902 EVERYONE IS WELCOME Pastor, Members Attend Southern Baptist Meeting "Mastering Our Motives" will be the subject for the sermon the Rev. G. O. Skaar, pastor of First Southern Bap tist church, will preach at the worship hour Sunday morning. The adult choir, Dennis Sampeb directing, will sing. The evening service will be conducted by the Gideons since the pastor, accompanied by Mrs. Skaar and two daugh ters will leave for San Fran cisco Sunday afternoon to at tend the National Southern Baptist convention. A session will be held Mon day morning for pastors and Woman's Missionary Union conferences, with regular con vention meetings beginning Tuesday evening and ending Friday noon. The pastor will return home on Saturday. Messengers and observers are expected to attend from all 50 states, Canada and other countries. Other members of the local congregation planning to at tend include Mr. and Mrs. Dave Johnson, Mrs. Ira Burns and Mrs. Jake Covey. The June meeting of the Siskiyou association will be held Saturday at the First Southern Baptist church, Grants Pass. Emphasis will be on Training Union work. Tom Balch, Ashland, will be in charge of the program. Children's Day To Be Observed The Congregational church, 2100 Oak wood Drive, will observe Children's day Sun day. The children's choir will sine during the 11 a.m. ser vice of worship. The children of the church school will at tend the opening portion of the morning service when the Rev. Robert Tull will preach a children's sermon. Mr. Tull's sermon for the main part of the service will be on "Laying Foundations for Faith , deal ing with the educational ministry of the church. Following the service of worship, the children of the church school are inviting the adults of the congregation to a Children's Day Social hour on the church lawn. Some of the classes will present ex amples of the work that they have been doing during the year. Sunday evening a church wide fellowship picnic will be held on the church lawn as an opportunity for all' the families of the church to be together before getting in volved in busy summer sched ules. The picnic will not be potluck. Each person or fam ily is asked to take its own picnic supper and utensils. Coffee, milk and ice cream will be provided. The picnic will begin at 4:30 p.m., with supper being served at 5:30, and people being free to leave by 7 p.m. Tuesday the trustees will hold their meeting for the month of June in Pilgrim house at 8 p.m. Eastwood Baptists Announce Activities Sunday at Eastwood Bap tist church the theme of the morning sermon will be "Our Memorial Meal," based on Matthew 26:17-29. The Rev. Clifford Young, minister, will cnpalr Thp rhnncel rhnir will sing. "God is a Spirit," by I Sholin. Holy Communion will be observed. The Baptist Youth fellow ship will meet at 6:30 p.m. with the topic, "What About Manners" At the evening service the pastor's message will be, "13, 789 Days," based on the ex perience of the impotent man of John 9. At the midweek service the group will study the interces sory prayer of Christ as It is recorded in John 17. Eastwood's Day camp for juniors and the second section of its Vacation Church school will begin June 11. JUNIOR CHURCH Gold Hill - Junior church for youngsters through 13 years old will be held at Gold Hill Assembly of God church Sunday at 6 p.m. Mrs. Jerry Martin will present the Bible story. The service will also include games, songs, and memory work. Members To Westminster "A Costly or Cheap Re - ligion?" will be the sermon to be delivered by Dr. D. Kirk land West at the First Presby terian church Sunday morn ing. Dr. West, Dr. McNeil, the Rev. Harold Roberts and Miss Marge Roberts will attend the Synod of Oregon meeting in Portland Monday through Thursday where Dr. West will be the chairman in charge of the program and also give a report for the Stewardship and Missions committee. Approximately 30 new members will be received into church membership by the session Sunday at 5 p.m. This class has been meeting for in struction by Dr. West for the past four weeks and will be welcomed by the congrega tion next Sunday. Wednesday the Senior High Fellowship will join with the Youth Fellowship from West minster church for a picnic. This will start with swimming at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Frohnmayer, 1656 Spring St., from 4 to 6 p.m. A picnic supper and bonfire will fol low at the Buffington Ranch from 6 to 9:30 p.m. John Dellenback will be guest speaker at the Presby terian Men's Luncheon Thurs- 'Watchful Waiting' To Be Sermon Topic "Watchful Waiting" is the I sermon topic chosen by Pas-1 tor John E. Simon of St. i Peter's church, 1020 East Main st., for Sunday's two services at 8:15 and 11 a.m. The Lord's Supper will be observed at the second serv ice. Sunday school for all age groups begins with two sep arate opening services at 9:30 a.m. under the direction of Superintendent Robert John son and Assistant Superin tendent Mrs. Iris Huntemann. The adult Bible class will study the Ascension story and will be led by Ralph Brock. Inspiration, Inc. PRESENTS.., The it Let K u& From Boise Methodist Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise, Idaho at MEDFORD FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 607 West Main St. SATURDAY, JUNE 2-8 P.M. World's largest Bell Choir System With 105 Stirring English Handbells at Their Command Brilliant Panoramic Color Distinguished Reportoire 0 Spectacular Sight and Sound Unequaled Spirit-Lifting Entertainment DAVID A. WEHR Cathedral Mui'C Director Be Received; Lists Events , day noon when he will review the recent meeting at the Gen eral Assembly in Denver of the Permanent Judiciary com mission of which he is a mem ber. AH men of the church are invited to attend. Westminster Pro-registration for Vaca tion Church school at the!g Westminster Presby t e r i a n church will be held Sunday before and after the 11 a.m. worship service. The vacation school will be held June 11 to 22 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Primary and junior departments will meet both weeks, as well as kindergarten children who will be entering the first grade in September. Kinder garten four-year-olds will at tend the first week only; kindergarten five - year - olds not entering the first grade in September will attend the sec ond week only. The second sermon in a series on the Lord's Prayer entitled "Hallowed Be Thy Name" will be given by the Rev. John O. Reynolds at the 11 a.m. worship service. Chil dren's church will meet in the sanctuary with the adults for the first part of the service. The church choir will sing the anthem "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" and after the service there will be a coffee r FREE WILL BAPTIST Will Begin SERVICES In Their NEW CHURCH JUNE 3rd LOCATION: 3310 North Pacific Hwy. All Are Welcome rev. jack Arnold in Inspiration hour. Nursery care is avail, able for pre-school children. Church school classes for children, youth, and adults will be held as usual at 9:45 a.m. The adult class, which meets in the pasior's study, will discuss the theme "A Letter on how to be content with Little". Westminster church is lo cated on Oakwood dr. be tween Barneburg and Grove land aves. First Baptist Church Conservative-Fundamental B. E. Andrews, Pastor Byron Evans, Youth Dir. Meeting Temporarily at WILSON SCHOOL Grand & Corona SUNDAY, JUNE 3 9:40 A.M. Sunday School for All 11:00 A.M. "One Must You Can't Neglect" 6:30 P.M. Family Hour 7:30 P.M. Films ot Haiti Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Bible Study Hour 3 Central 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL 11 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP Ring iiiimirri iniimiiil -saw -.'irM ill ml I' Tiliirni i HERBERT E. RICHARDS Cathedral Minister
