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1 CHURCH NEWS
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National
Christmas Festival
Is Scheduled Sunday
The Cnnerpeational church
will meet lor worship and
church school at 11 a.m. on
Sunday at Hoover Grade
school on Siskiyou blvd. at
South Modoc rd.
The Rev. Robert W. Tull,
minister of the church, will
preach the second in a series
of Advent sermons dealing
with the meaning and the
message of the persons in
volved in the birth of Jesus.
This week's topic is "The
Wise Men-They Offered Him
Gifts.' "
As a part of the morning
service of worship, the mem
bers and friends of the
church will make their
pledges of financial support
to the church's budget lor
1963. At the congregational
meeting Nov. 25, the budget
for the coming year was set
at $13,936 for operating ex
penses and benevolences.
Those who are not able to
make their pledges duruig
the church service this Sun
day will be visited during the
Victory Dinner Planned by
Vied ford Friends Church
Mcdford Friends church,'
Merriman and DeBarr aves.,
will hold a victory dinner
Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. In the new
Fellowship hall. The event
marks the completion of a
three-year building drive
during which a new sanctu
ary and social hall were con
structed. A similar dinner held three
years ago In the Medford
hotel resulted in $50,000 be
ing pledged for this puroosc.
The victory dinner report
will show more than $51,500
has been paid plus an addi
tional $50,000 on the church
operating and program fund.
First Baptists
Give Subjects
The Rev. B. E. Andrews,
pastor ol the First Bnplisl
church, will givr a message
Sunday at 1 1 a.m. on the sub
ject, "Are You a Friend of
the World or a Friend of
r.nAt" n will be his fourth
message from the Book of
James dealing witn tnc prac
tical aspects of the Christian
faith. A mixed trio will sing
for the service and Maynard
Hadley will be soloist.
S vices are being held at
., ilson School auditorium,
id and Corona aves while
a new church is under con
struction on Crater Lake avc.
near Stevens si. I
The Sunday 7 p.m. service j
will be highlighted by me
pastor on "How The Heathen
Natives of United States Cel
ebrate Christmas As Seen Uy
An African Christian." A
trumpet solo will be played
k nnn Mi'ilnp nnri Mrs. Waa
ler and Linda Scott will sing
a duet.
Young people of the church
will conduct the afternoon
service at the eountv farm
home. Their work is directed
by Ihc Rev. Byron l'.vans,
minister of Christian educa
tion, and their sponsors me
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell F.rvin.
Thursday evening the m-iii-rl
Adult Sunday school class
will have a dinner meciing
at North's Chuck Wimim. Mrs.
Glen Kenworthy, class secre
tary, is in charge of arrange
ments. lion Lutheran Topic
Noted for Sunday
The Rev. Harvey C. Coo
vert will deliver the message
"The 'Silent Sermon' In Holy
Communion" at the 1 1 a m.
worship service for (lie Sec
ond Sunday In Advent at Zinn
Lutheran church.
The sacrament of the altar
will be administered during
the service. The senior choir
will sing the anthem "O
Lord Have Mercy "
The third In the series of
Instruction classes lor persons
desiring to become members
rtf the church will meet at 4
p.m. Sunday In the Fireside
room.
The Senior Luther League
will meet al :30 p.m on Sun
day at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Telmond Hassmann,
2532 Country Club drive
Church of Brethren
To Hear Missionary
The Rev. William Wash will
speak Sunday at the Church
of the Rrethren. 345 Mary St..
on "His Name Shall He Called
Wonderful "
At 7 p m. a combined meet
ing will be held to hear the
Rev. Garland Sliinn, Gold
Hill, district missionary for
the American Sunday School
DECfcMiiLrt 7. IE62
Religious Publicity Council
following week
Christmai Festival
The fourth annual all
church Christmas festival
which had to be postponed
last Sunday because of the
flood conditions, will be held
Sunday from 2:30 to 6 p.m
The festival will be held at
the YMCA building.
A Christmas craft work
shop will open the festival at
2:30 p.m. It will be followed
by caroling and worship at
4:30 p.m. and a fellowship
supper at 5:15 p.m. Those at
tending the festival will be
expected to take table service,
a salad, and a loaf of French
bread, buttered and wrapped
in foil.
Tuesday the newly organ
ized mid-high study fellow
ship for ninth and tenth graae
young people will meet from
4 to 5 p. m. in Mr. Tull's study
at the Welty house.
Tuesday evening the regu
lar monthly meetings of the
board and committees of the
church will be held.
The master of ceremony for
the dinner will be Dr. Claude
Lewis, Central Point, chair
man of the Friends church fi
nance board. Speakers in
clude former pastors, Dr.
Milo C. Ross, now president
of George Fox college. New
berg, Oregon, Clynton G.
Crisman, now assistant su
perintendent of the Friends
Church of the Northwest, and
J. L. Wlllculs, present pas
tor of the Mcdford Friends
church.
The dinner will be catered
by North's restaurant for
approximately 150 adults. Fu
ture plans of the church will
be presented. The congrega
tion, with a Sunday, school
attendance of around 275,
will discuss securing a full
time Christian education and
youth director and a full-time
church .secretary instead of
the parlime personnel which
have served ill the past.
Junior Choir to
S'mg dtSt. Luke's
The newly orffnnlzed Junior
choir at S!. Luke's Methodist
church will sing for the first
time nl Ihc 11 a.m. worship
hour on Sunday. Mrs. Claude
Griffin, chairman of the
music committee, will direct.
She has chosen for the choir's
first nnthem the Polish carol:
"W Z 1 o b i e Lezy". Mrs.
Charles R. McDonald will ac
company the Kroup.
Following the lighting of
the second candle in the Ad
vent wreath, the Rev. Charles
R. McDonald, pastor of the
church, will continue his Ad
vent series of sermons by
preaching on the theme: "lin
mnnucl". The congregation will be
singing tin Advent hymns:
"Thou Didst Leave Thy
Throne"; "O Little Town of
nethlehem"; "O Come, O
Come, Immiinuel"; and "Joy
To the World." Ralph Humph-
rey will be at the organ Dur
I ing the service he will piny:
i "Agnus Dei" by Iiizet, "Abide
! With Mr'' by Spross, and
"I'osllude In D" by Scanno
lin. Richard tlannaway is the
church's choir director.
!
College Life Group
Member to Speak
Representatives of College
Life, a student group from
Southern Oregon college, will
have charge of the 7:110 p.m.
.service at the Trinity Rapt 1st
church Sunday.
At the 11 a.m. worship
service Pastor Bruce O. Rog
ers will speak on the subject,
"The Will of God and Your
Christian Service ". This is the
second in a scries of messages
from the Book of Nehemiiih
on the "Kffective Christian ".
Mrs. Helen Merriman will
sing a solo.
Trinity Baptist church is lo
cated at Griffin Creek and
South Stage iris, Nursery care
is provided for infants and
pre school children during the
Sunday .school and morning
worship hours.
I 'The Enduring Word'
To Be Bethel Topic
"The F.nduring Word" will
he the title of the message
during Ihc 11 am. service
Sunday nl Bethel Assembly of
God, 1225 Fast Mi-Andrews
id
During Hie 7.10 pm. evan
gelistic service there will be
a message entitled. "The
Change That Conversion
j Brings." The Rev. L. I).
Krause. pastor, will speak at
i both lerviccj .
Retired Missionary To Be
Guest at First Christian
Kenneth C. Hendricks, re
tired missionary to Japan,
will be the guest speaker at
both services Sunday morn
ing at the First Christian
church.
Sunday is observed as Wo
men's day and members of
the Christian Women's Fel
lowship will assist with the
services. Mr. Hendricks will
preach on the subject "God's
Power at Work in Japan.''
Entering the world mission
in U121, Mr. Hendricks and
his wife were stationed in
Tokyo. When the disastrous
earthquakes and resulting
fires swept the city hi 1923
Mr. Hendricks worked in
emergency relief service.
They returned to the slates
in 1932 and Mr, Hendricks
studied at Yale University.
They returned to Japan in
1948 and Mr. Hendricks join
ed the faculty of the Chris
tian High School for Boys in
Tokyo. The Hendricks' retired
from active foreign mission
work in June 1962 after 28
years of service and now re
side at Woodburn.
The youth choir will sing
at the first service and at
the 10:55 a.m. service the
combined chancel and caril
lon choirs will sing "My
Sheep Were Grazing."
A meeting' of the official
church board has been called
for 9:45 a.m. Sunday.
Fellowship Dinner
There will be an all-church
fellowship dinner at 12:30
p.m. Sunday immediately fol
lowing the second worship
service. During the afternoon
Mr. Hendricks will show
slides of his work in Japan.
Southern Baptists To End
Week of Prayer Toni
"Adults for Christ" will be
the topic of the sermon the
Rev. G. O. Skaar, pastor,
First Southern Baptist
church, will preach Sunday
morning. The adult choir will
sing.
In the evening Mr. Skaar
will choose another topic
from (ho Book of Acts on
basic Bible beliefs, "Rcpent
ence and Faith". The youth
choir will sing.
Tonight's session will end
the week of prayer for for
eign mission!, sponsored by
THE REV. G. E. ROBINSON
Missionary Advisor
the Woman's Missionary Un
ions and societies of Southern
Baptist churches, It precedes
a fund raising program being
held during December. The
offering is called the Lottie
Moon offering in honor of a
young missionary who died
while working with the Chi
nese. The meetings will end with
a dinner for nil adults. It will
be held at the church dining
room nl (:.!() o'clock.
Speaker will be the flew
CJordnn K. Robinson, South
ern B.iptist missionary art
j visor (or the Wnrri Nigeria
a rea.
Tins area Include three
R a p t i s t associations and
about 100 churches and
preaching stations.
Mr. Uobmson, a native of
Klamath Kails, attended Har
din Simmons university, Ab
ilene, Texas; Wayland Rnptist
college, riainview, Texas, and
('.olden Gate seminary. Mill
Valley, Calif.
With his wife and daughter
he is now on furlough serv
ing as missionary deputation
representative in Oregon for
the foreign mission board,
He is studying Ht North
western Christian college at
Kugene.
Mrs. Skaar. missionary
NEW AGE CHURCH ,
(Vi.ntiv., T1mm'h!.P;ittirns ;
of the New Age," will be the
subject of a lecture at 2:30
n in. Sunday by Dr. Dell K.
Millard, al Ihc New Age
church, north ot Kagle Foinl,
: on Hamincl rd. Preceding the
' lecture there will be a fel
lowship dinner at 1 pin. and
a musical half-hour at 2 p m.
UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP
William A. Stilling will
speak Sundav nt Ihe Rogue
Valley Unitarian Fellowship.
His topic will he "Individual
ism and Collcclivism. ' The
J fellowship meets at the Red
! Cross building, HO Hawthorne
j avc , at 11 a m. Coffee will be
served following the I'l-us-sion
period
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miJM
The Chi Rho Fellowship
and the Middlcrs will both
meet at 8 p.m. Pat Evans and
Crystal Wynter will be the
leaders for the Chi Rho
group; Cathy Hearrell and Al
vin Cravcr will lead the Mid
dlers. Both groups will make
preparations for their Christ
mas activities and projects.
Andrea Smith will be ;n
charge of the Christian Youth
Fellowship meeting at b:Ju
p.m.
A new study series on "Tnc
Changing Concept of Man"
will begin Wednesday at 7
p.m. Dr. George Breece will
teach this mid-week class.
The Rev. Fredrick Ross
Evans will begin a week's
preaching mission at the Gar
den Road Christian church in
Salem on Sunday.
KENNETH C. HENDRICKS
Lived In Japan
union prayer chairman, is in
charge of arrangements as
sisted by the girls auxiliaries
and Royal Ambassadors.
Mrs. Frances Gilchrist will
be soloist.
Feast of Carols
Rescheduled
Due lo the inclement wea
ther of last Sunday, the Feast
of Carols was postponed, but
will be presented by the com
bined choirs and congregalion
of First Methodist church
Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
The public is invited lo
ailend this program of Christ
mas music, which has become
la tradition at First Church.
Mrs. C. R. Adamson, director
of music, is in charge of Ihe
event.
Dr. George Roseberry will
preach at both morning wor
ship services on "The Bible
in Our Day" to commemorate
Universal Bible Sunday.
Michael Johnson will sing
"Birthday of a King" al both
services. The youth choir will
sing "O Come, O Come, I'm
manuel" at 9:30 a.m. and the
chancel choir will sing "Sing
Yb Noel" at 1 1 a.m.
The Methodist Men will
hold their monthly dinner
meeting Thursday at fi:30
p.m. Dave Allen, television
announcer, will give a Christ
mas reading, and devotions
will be by Maj. William Rick
en of the Salvation Armv.
Central Point Topics
Given for Sunday
Central Point "Our Con
fession -- It's Magnitude"
will be Ihe topic Sunday of
the sermon by Mr, Jean M.
Sii"llcy. minister, at the Cen
tral Point Church of Christ,
Third and Oak sts. at
10:45 a.m.
A business meeting of thr
congregation will be held
immediately following the
morning service.
Mr. Shelley's 7.30 pin.
topic will be "Standing on
the Promises." At the Wed
nesday midweek hour of pow
er the study will be from the
Book of Proverbs.
Ashland Minister
Announces Subject
I Ashland Dr. P. Malcolm
II a in m o n d, minister, will
j speak Sunday at the 11 a.m.
I worship service at First Mrth
! odist church. North M ini and
J Laurel sl.v, Ashland. His (op
! ir will be "Pictures from
Job."
? 'lV"!"r ,,;h ''"t
' 1 1
at 5 pm, Sundav when t!v
will discuss "Interview with
Jesus," Connie Felger will
lead the Senior High MYF
session at fi;,10 p.m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
100 Windsor Ac . 1 Block South of East Main
"God The Only Causa and Creator"
Church and Sundav School Services at I I CO J.m.
Wednesday tsenmg Sen, ice, S p m.
You Are Alwayi Welcome
listen to: "The Bible Speaks To You"
Station K'-SHA a
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U.ii MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDfi..
Presbyterians
List Sermons;
Music lor Sunday
Dr. D. Kirkland West will
preach on the topic, "Does
Man Need A Savior?" at the
First Presbyterian church
Sunday.
The youth choir will pre
sent "Create in Me a Clean
Heart, O God" for the 9:30
a.m. service and the chancel
choir will sing for the sec
ond service.
Senior High Fellowship
will hold a Parents' night in
the Fellowship hall Sunday at
7 p.m. All parents of Senior
Highs are invited to hear the
panel discussion.
Geneva Fellowship will
meet at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Walker. 58 No.
Tenth St., Central Point, at
8 p.rn. Sunday to hear the
guest speaker, the Rev. Rob
ert Bridge, discuss the Ref
ormation in England.
Junior High Fellowship
meets at the church each
Tuesday after school for
church school, fellowship and
dinner.
First Presbyterian church
will be open from 9 a.m. to
10 p.m. Wednesday for a Day
of Prayer. All who wish are
invited to stop in for prayer
and meditation. From 4 to 8
p.m. Greg Smith will be
heard at the organ, playing
at 15 minute intervals.
Weatminsler
The Advent theme, "God's
Light for Your Darkness,"
will be the sermon subject
by the Rev. John O. Reynolds
at the Westminster Presbyter
ian church Sunday. Attending
the 11 a.m. worship service
will be Bethel 14, Internation
al Order of Job's Daughters.
Pat Ellis, a member of the
church, is the honored queen.
During the service the
church choir will sing "Open
Our Eyes" and there will be
a children's sermon for boys
and girls from five to ten
years of age. John Collins
will be lay assistant for the
service. Nursery care for pre
school children is provided.
Special pre-Christmas plans
and studies are being conduct
ed during the 9:45 a.m. church
school hour. There is a class
for adults which meets with
the pastor in his study.
The Junior High Fellow
ship will meet Sunday at 5
p.m. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Rowan, R28 Min
nesota avc. Ladd McQueen
will lead the meeting on the
subject "What Are Angels'.'"
The Senior High Kcllowsnip
will meet at 7 p.m. al the
church lo view (he slides of
Korea taken by Dr. John Wat
son when he visited there this
summer. Dr. Watson vill also
speak about his work. Fire
side will be held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Garner Hau
pcrt, 222 Valley View ave.
Westminster church is lo
cated on Oakwood dr. be
Iween Barneburg and Grove
land aves.
Voters' Meeting
To Be Held Sunday
Universal Bible Sunday
wilt be observed Dec. 9 a St.
Peter's Lutheran church with
an appropriate sermon by the
pastor, the Rev. John E.
Simon. Sl. Peter's church
schedules two morning serv
ices -at 8:15 and 11 a.m.
The annual voters' meeting
in which the church budget
for lOtiH is approved and the
new officers elected will be
held Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
The pastors and wives of
the Southern Oregon circuit
of the Lutheran Church- Mis
souri Synod will meet at St.
Peter's Monday for the reg
ular monthly circuit confer
ence. Pastor Simon is coun
selor of the circuit.
An annual kindergarten
Christmas program will be
held Friday at 7:;i0 p.m. in
the basement auditorium of
the church. Mrs. Edna Tarns,
teacher, will supervise the
program. Friends and rel
atives are invited to attend.
Wafcfifower Study
Subject Announced
Paul's words in Titus 3:1
will be discussed in the
Watchtowcr study at 5:15
p.m. Sunday at the Kingdom
hail of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Preceding the Watchtowcr
study scriptural council will
he given in a public talk on
how to curb delinquency by
A Long of Ashland.
Friday's meeting will carry
the theme of "C enrage
Through Faith and Hope in
Jehovah."
A discussion of Jesus' lite
on earth continues Tuesday.
SUNDAYS-0 00 A.M.
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Name of Joseph To
Be Said in Mass
First Time Dec. 8
The usual Saturday cate
chism classes for grade school
children attending public
schools will not be held to
morrow, Dec. 8, according to
a Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine announcement.
Classes will resume accord
ing to schedule on Dec. 15 in
St. Mary's Grade school.
Dec. 8, the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception on
the universal calendar of the
Woman catholic cnurch. is a ;
holy day of obligation for all
members of that faith resid
ing in the United Slate.
Masses In Sacred Heart
church will be said at 6, 7,
8, and 9 a.m. and at 12:10
and 6 p.m. so that all parish
oners may meet that require
ment. The Feast of the Im
maculate Conception com
memorates the Catholic belief
that the Virgin Mary, because
she was to become the mother
of Christ, was from the time
of her conception preserved
from the effects of the sin
of Adam and Eve.
Joseph's Name Added
This year the fcastday has
been selected by Pope John
as the date for the solemn
closing of the first session of
Nazarenes To Observe
Bible Sunday
Universal Bible Sunday, an-
n u a 1 1 y observed throughout
the church world on the sec
ond Sunday of December, will
have special emphasis in the
First Church of the Nazarene,
520 North Holly sl.
Pastor of the cburch, the
Rev. Harold M. Sanner, will
speak at the morning service
on "The Triumph of Faith."
The young people's society
sponsors the annual offering
for the American Bible socie
ty which is to be received in
Meetings to End
At Advent Christian
Tonight at 7:30 o'clock will
be the last of the meetings
being held at the First Advent
Christian church.
"The Mighty Minority" will
be Ihe evening message by
the Rev. Joe Tom Tate, pas
tor of the Pasadena, Calif.
Advent Christian church. A
time of fellowship wilh Mr.
Tate will follow the evening
service in the parsonage be
fore he leaves for Pasadena.
Saturday at 5:30 p.m. the
Sunday school members will
meet at the church to have
pictures taken in preparation
for the Christmas program.
This activity was postponed
due to the storm last Sunday.
Sunday morning a rcdedica
tion service will be held for
those members who have re
dcdicalcd themselves to God
this past week. The Rev. Fred
Sapp Jr., pastor, will speak
on "The Time For Renewal."
This will close the Rcdedica
tion month services.
At 6 p.m. a family fellow
ship will be held in the
church basement. A singspir
ation will follow in the sanc
tuary. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
prayer meeting and Bible
study will be held in the par
sonage. The group will be
studying the 24th chapter of
Ezckicl.
Phoenix Church To
Hear Sermon Series
Phoenix - The Rev. Jack
. D. Quails. paslor of the
i Church of the Nazarene,
i Third and Pine sts.. Phoenix,
j will speak on "Getting In The
Christmas Spirit" in the mor
ning service Sunday. This is
the first of a series for the
j month of December.
The pastor will again speak
: in Ihe 7 p.m. service.
A Christmas nrocram civen
, by the various departments of
the Sunday school is planned
! tor tnc morning ot Dec. 23
'p.
Thta evening, the younj;
pie will present their
i cant. Mrs. l.cnora Coffman is
! the program dircc'or for both
: programs.
BUS FOR RALLY
Evans Valley - On Dec. 8.
the V imp i Community
church bus will leave the
church at ti:30 p.m. for the
Youth for Christ Rally held at
the MeLouchlin Junior Hi;:h
school in Mcdford. Anyone in
Rogue River wanting to go.
will be picked up at the VFW
hall in Rogue River,
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth end Holly
Sermon: "Does Man Need Savior?"
D' D Ki'Vtd West
Worship Services: 9:30 and 1 1 ;00 a.m.
Church School: 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
the Second Vatican Ecumen-!
ical council. Also on this date 1
Catholics attending mass
throughout Ihe world will
hear the name of Joseph, the
foster father of Jesus, read
in the Communicantes of the
mass for the first time.
The addition of Joseph's
name is the first major change
in the part of the mass known
as the Canon since the sixth
century and was accomplish
ed largely through the efforts
of priests and laymen alike,
who, since 1815, have been
petitioning for this honor for
St. Joseph. In 1870, at the
time of the First Vatican
council, Pope Pius IX hon
ored a petition by naming the
saint the patron of the Uni
versal church. Last year Pope
John proclaimed St. Joseph
the protector of the coming
ecumenical council.
Tomorrow will also bu the
Saturday of the monthly ador
ation program in Sacred
Heart church. Exposition of
the Blessed Sacrament will
begin at 1 p.m. with general
parish adoration continuing
until 9 p.m. and the men's
nocturnal adoration beginning
at that time and continuing
until 6 a.m. Sunday.
at Service
the 7 p.m. service. Sunday
night the pastor begins a se
ries of pre-Christmas mes
sages on "They Heard the An
gels Sing."
During the morning service
the sanctuary choir will sing
"Room in the Manger," and
Mrs. Rod Newman will pre
sent a soprano solo. Other mu
sic during the evening service
will include a mixed trio by
Mrs. Perry Christiansen, Dean
von Stein and Mel Johnson,
a vocal solo by Mrs. Cliff
Shafer, and an instrumental
number by Karen Mapes.
Christmas Program
Christmas program plan
ning is well under way at
First Nazarene and the first
full practice of all the chil
dren's departments for the
Christmas program will be
held Rt 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
This annual Christmas pro
gram is to be presented Dec.
21, with Mrs. John Finkbciner
serving as Ihe pageant direc
tor.
Mr. Christiansen, minister
of music, has announced the
calendar of Christmas musi
cal events. In the 7 p.m. serv
ice Dec. 16 the sanctuary choir
will give a full Christmas can
tata and the several children's
choirs will hold a vesper serv
ice at 4 p.m. Dec. 23.
This year a large Christmas
card has been placed on the
Missionary bulletin board.
Many members are not send
ing Christmas cards to one
another this year. Instead they
are giving the money to world
missions which normally
would be spent for cards and
postage. Then their names are
signed on the large Christmas
card in the vestibule of t h e
church.
Program of Bible
Films Is Announced
Ashland - The Church of
Christ, which meets in Ash
land across from Lithia park,
has announced plans to organ
ize a program of Bible films.
These films may be shown
to individuals in their own
home, on a schedule mutually
agreeable to those wanting to
see the films and to the evan
gelist. Fred Riemer, Ashland.
Mr. Riemer said that the se
ries of pictures includes five
filmstrips. The first three are
on the Bible: the fourth deals
with God's plan to save man,
and the last one is a brief sur
vey of church history.
Persons wishing to see the
films should contact Mr. Rip.
. n1cr 8t 4R2-0424
Christian Science
Lesson Topic Told
j "God the Only Cause and
I Creator" will be the subject
; ot the lesson-sermon Sunday
at 11 a.m. at First Church of
Christ. Scientist, 100 Windsor
; ave.
Scriptural readings will in
i elude verses from Romans.
Young people up t j the age
of 20 arc invited .o attend
; Sunday school. All are wel
come to the services.
Phona 779-1711
Former Valley
Resident Returns
From New Guinea
Central Point - Missions
and missionaries will be em
phasized next week at the
Community Bible church,
Fourth and Alder sts., Central
Point.
The Rev. William Mallon,
missionary to New Guinea
and a native of the Rogue val
ley, will speak Sunday at 7:30
p.m. at the church.
Mr. and Mrs. Mallon will
also be featured at a Tuesday
program when the cantata,
"The Greatest Story Yet Un
told," will be presented by
the church's choir.
The cantata will be Tues
day, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. and
will be under the auspices of
the Women's Missionary so
ciety. The cantata was written
and compiled by Eugene L.
Clark. It will be presented un
der the direction of Mrs. Wal
lace Sousa and will take the
place of the customary Christ
mas cantata.
The Christmas gift offering
for the missionaries sponsored
by the church will be receiv
ed at the close of the eve
ning's program.
Mr. Mallon left the valley
in 1959. He is a graduate of
Crater High school and took
his theological training at the
Prairie Bible Institute at
Three Hills, Alberta.
He is currently home on
furlough after completing his
first term of missionary ser
ice under the auspices of the
Regions Beyond Missionary
Union.
Eastwood Baptist
Activities Noted
Sunday at the morning wor
ship service at Eastwood Bap
tist church, the pastor, the
Clifford J. Young, will speak
on: "That Extraordinarily
Common Man," using Luke
2:1-20 as scriptural back
ground. The chancel choir will sing,
"Heavenly Light." The chil
dren's message will be "Shar
ing." The junior Baptist Youth
Fellowship will have its
Christmas program dress re
hearsal Sunday at 6 p.m.
The Senior High BYF will
meet at 6:30 p.m. with a
Christmas hymn program
with Linda Morse as presi
dent. At the 7:30 p.m. service the
pastor will speak on. "How
Can These Things Be?" based
on John 3.
The Senior Highs will meet
at 4 p.m. Wednesday, for
Study 'n' Sup. At the 7:30
p.m. midweek service, the
pastor will review I Corinthi
ans VI.
Dec. 15 is Ihe night for the
Fellowship class Christmas
tree decorating party. The an
nual Christmas program will
be held Sunday, Dec. 16, at
5:30 p.m. with Mrs. Naomi
Blackctor and Mrs, Janice
Bunting heading the program.
Meetings Listed
For Unity Church
The Rev. Katharine Bos
worth, minister of Unity
Church of Mcdford. Holly
and Haven sts., will have for
the subject of her lesson, at
the 11:15 a.m. Sunday serv
ice. "The Inner Vision." The
text is taken from Jeremiah
31.33. This is the second of a
series of four of the Messia
nic unfoldment.
Miss Sandra Myers will be
at the organ, and Mrs. Rich
ard A. Schuchard will sing
"1 Wonder as I Wander."
Immediately following
church, the Christmas carrol
ers will rehearse with Mrs.
Thomas Lowe, director.
The board of directors will
meet Monday, Dec. 10, at 7:30
p.m. at the Unity Center.
The prayer ministry will
meet Wednesday, Dec' 12, at
11 a.m. at the Unity church.
Those attending are to take
their lunch. At 1 p.m. the
study class will meet.
The Grants Pass and Ash
land classes will meet as
usual.
Unity church of Mcdford Is
an affiliate of the Unity
school of Christianty at Lee's
summit, iuo.
FINAL er"vTc"e"
The Rev. E. L. Bradhurst
will conclude his series of
services at Gibbon Acres Pen
tecostal Church of God. 139
Gibbon rd., tonight. His topic
will be "The Sin Against the
Holy Ghost" with his scrip
tural text from Matthew.
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Three Churches
iList Activities
Central Point "Hoping
Is Not Enough" will be the
title of the sermon to be
preached by the Rev. Robert
W. Olmsted during the 11
a.m. worship service Sunday
at the First Presbyterian
church in Central Point. A
coffee hour will follow the
worship service in the church
fellowship hall.
Church school begins at
9:45 a.m. and pre-school nurs
ery care is provided during
the worship service. The Jun
ior and Senior High Fellow
ship will meet at the church
Sunday at 6 p.m.
Jacksonville "Prepared
for War" will be the topic of
the sermon to be preached by
the Rev. King K. Jones dur
ing the 11 a.m. worship serv
ice in the First Presbyterian
church, Jacksonville, Sunday.
This sermon will conclude
his series of sermons drawn
from Paul's letter to the
Ephesians.
Mrs. Rafe Anders will sing
during the service "In the
Lonely Midnight."
Sunday at 4 p.m. the first
class for those desiring to be
come members will be held
in the Fellowship hall of the
church. At 7 p.m., the Men's
Study group will meet in the
church to consider the sev
enth chapter of Acts.
Phoenix An addition to
the worship service at the
Phoenix Presbyterian church
Sunday will be a solo by Mrs.
June Harrison.
The Rev William Saladin'a
sermon will center around
the question, "Are All Men
Really Sinners?"
The Sunday school has be
gun preparations for its an
nual Christmas program and
will be devoting much of
their time towards it during
the next two weeks.
The adult study group
which meets on Sunday eve
ning at the Manse will begin
discussions on the topic,
"Love of God and Missions".
Central Church's
Services Announced
Services Sunday at Central
Church of Christ, 1440 South
Oakdale ave., begin with
Bible. School at 9:45 a.m. Fol
lowing classes for all ages,
worship begins at 11 a.m Min
ister John V. Heberling will
speak on the topic "Thy
Kingdom Come." A junior
worship service for elemen
tary school children is held
at the same hour. Also pro
vided is a nursery for babies
and pre-schoolers.
First Baptist
Church
Conservative-Fundamental
B. E. Andrews, Pastor
Byron Evans, Youth Dir.
Meeting Temporarily at
WILSON SCHOOL
Grand & Corona
SUNDAY, DEC. 9
9:40 A.M.
Sunday School for All
1 1:00 A.M.
"Friend ot the World or
Friend of God?"
7:00 P.M.
"How The Heathen Nativei
of United Sfatci Celebrate
Christmas (as seen by an
African Christian)"
Wednesday 7Y30 P.M
Bible Study and
Prayer Service
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