FRIDAY,
Presbyterian's
Music, Sermons
Tell of Season
Sunday at the First Presby
terian church Dr. D. Kirkland
West will preach on the sub
ject, "Why God Gave."
The quartet will sing "How
Far Is It to Bethlehem" and
at the early service the youth
choir will present an Appa
lachian carol, "Jesus, Jesus,
Rest Your Head." At the 11
a.m. service the chancel choir
will sing, "A Christmas Sym
bol" by Christiansen.
At 7 p.m. Sunday Senior
High Fellowship will meet in
the Fireplace room or a pro
gram, "What is a Christian
Christmas?" to be presented
by the Faith commission,
chairman, Jim Marris.
Junior High Fellowship
meets each Tuesday alter
school at the church for
church school, dinner and fel
lowship. On Dec. 23 Geneva Fellow
ship and Koinonia are plan
ning to go Christmas caroling.
They will meet at the church
at 7:30 p.m.
Presbyterian Men will hold
their regular luncheon Thurs
day at noon in the Fellow
ship hall. All men are wel
come to attend these inspira
tional meetings.
Westminster
The sacrament of baptism
for infants will be admin
istered at the 11 a m. worship
service of the Westminster
Presbyterian church Sunday.
During the service the
church choir will sing the Bn
them "Sing We Noel" and the
Rev. John O. Reynolds will
speak on the subject "The
Good News of Christmas".
Donald Whalin will serve as
layassistant.
Children from 3 to 10 years
of age are invited to attend
Children's church which
meets with the adults for the
lirst part of the service. Nurs
ery care Is available for pre.
school children.
The church school Christ
mas program will be held Fri
day, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The
children are preparing for this
program at the regular 0:45
a.m. Church school classes.
The adult class, led by the
pastor, meets at the same hour
and will conclude this quar
ter's study with a lesson en
titled "The Church's Sclf-un-dci'standine".
The Senior High Fellowship
will meet at 7 p.m. at the
church to be led in a study
and discussion by the pastor
on the subject "The Impor
tance of Personal Devotion."
Fireside will be held after the
meeting at the home of Hoz
anne Legas, 220 North Barne
burg dr.
The Mariners club for mar
ried couples will meet Satur
day, Dec. 15, at the church at
7:30 p.m. to go Christmas
caroling. Refreshments will be
served afterwards at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Frecse,
350 Highland dr. Any persons
interested in joining them (or
caroling arc welcome.
Westminster church Is lo
cated on Oakwood dr. be
tween Barneburg and Grove
land aves.
Zion Lutheran
Lists Music, Topic
"To Prepare Him Room"
will be the title of the sermon
Sunday by the Rev. II. C.
Convert at Zion Lutheran
church, Fourth st. and Oak-
dale ave.
Music during the worship
service will be presented by
the choirs of the church. The
Junior choir will sing the an
them "O Jesu Sweet, O Jesu
Mild" and the senior choir
will sing "Send Out Thy
Light". The Senior Luther
League Girls' ensemble will
meet in the Fireside room
immediately following the
worship service, for a short
rehearsal.
Members of the Senior
Luther league will meet at the
church at 2 p.m. Sunday to
trim the church Christmas
trees. At 6:30 p.m. the inter
mediate Luther League young
people will meet at the YMCA
for swimming after which
they will return to the church
for their Christmas party. The
Pastor's class of Instruction
for persons desiring church
membership will meet In the
Fireside room at 4 p.m.
Sacred Concerts
Set by Faith Advent
The Faith Advent Chris
tian -mirch, 24H0 Roberts rd.,
will celebrate the Christmas
season with two sacred con
certs. Dec. 16 the program
will be at 7 p.m. present
ed by the Junior High group
and the Junior choir with one
number by the little ones.
Linda Betz will he cast as
Mary and Charles Coffman
Joseph. There will be the tr
ditional tree
On Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. the
same groups will present
different program giving a
shortened form of the Christ
mas story. Frances Lee White
will be cast as Mary and
Frank Patrick as Joseph.
DLCLMBLH 14, 1962
Church of Brethren
Sunday Topic Told
Sunday at the morning wor
ship service at the Church of
the Brethren, 345 Mary St.,
the pastor, the Rev. William
Wash, will have for his topic,
"John a Man With a Mission."
The scripture background for
the sermon will be Matthew
11:2-10.
The choir will sing "To Us
a Child Is Born."
Three Churches
Announce Events
Central Point "Under
standing the Bible" will be
the title of the sermon to be
preached Sunday by the Rev
Robert W. Olmsted during the
11 a.m. worship service at the
First Presbyterian church in
Central Point. Following the
service a coffee hour will be
held in the church fellowship
hall.
Nursery care is provided
during the 11 a.m. worship
service. Junior and Senior
High Fellowship will meet
Sunday at the church at 6
p.m.
The elders will meet in ses
sion Monday, Dec. 17 at 7:30
p.m. at the church. At 8:30
p.m. Monday there will be a
meeting of the pulpit nomin
ating committee in the
church.
Jacksonville A Christ
mas message, entitled "Un
possessed Possessions," will
be given by the Rev. King K
Jones during the 11 a.m. wor
ship service in the First Pres
byterian church, Jackson
vllle, Sunday. The choir will
sing "A Norwegian Christmas
Carol."
All members have been re
minded that Sunday will of
fer the final opportunity to
take gifts of food for the
Christmas baskets.
Sunday at 4 p.m. the sec
ond in a series of classes for
new members will be held.
The third and final class will
be held following a dinner
for prospective news mem
bers in the Manse at 6 p.m.
Thursday.
Sunday at 7 p.m. the
Men's Study group will meet
to continue its study of Ih-i
Book of Acts.
Photnix "Why Suffer
ing?" will be the question top
ic of the Rev. William Sala-
din's sermon Sunday morn
ing. ing. Carl Unruh will sing
an anthem during the service.
The Sunday school will
give its annual Christmas pro
gram the afternoon of Dec.
23.
The youth fellowship are
making plans for an evening
of caroling during the Christ
mas season.
Unity Sermon and
Music Announced
"Following the Vision" will
be the subject of the lesson
scheduled Sunday, by the
Rev. Katharine Boswoith, at
the 11:15 a.m. church service,
at the Unity Chinch of Med-
ford. Holly and Haven sis.
The text is taken from Isaiah
7:4. This is the third of a ser
ies of the Messianic unfold-
ment.
Miss Sandra Myers will be
at the organ, and Mrs. 11. II.
Brcsee will sing "Come to the
Stable" by O'llara.
Immediately following
church, t lie Christmas earrnl
ers will hold a full rehearsal,
with Mrs. Thomas Lowe, di
rector. The Men of Unity will
meet Monday. Deo. 17, at B:30
p.m. at the church fur a pnt
luck dinner,
Tile prayer ministry will
meet Wednesday, Dec. 19. at
11 a m. Those attending are
to take their lunch At I p.m.
the study class will meet.
The Grants Tass and Ash
land classes will meet as
usual.
Unity church of Mrdford is
an affiliate of the Unity
School of Christianity at
Lcc's Suriimit, Mo.
District Official
To Attend Supper
Talent The Rev. Ed As-j
chenhrenner. district snprrin-j
tendont, will attend the
Christmas pntluek supper al i
Talent Methodist church an-
nex tonight at 6:45 o'clock. '
The Stone Sisters will he
guest singers and Mr. Aschen- j
hrenner will give the devo- i
tlonal.
The Junior Methodist j
Youth fellowship will have aj
Christmas party Saturday. Do-1
cember 15, In (lie annex of the !
church. i
UNITY
Corner Holly and Haven Streets
Alfilijted With Unity School ot Christianity, Lees Suemvi. Mo
RtV KATHARINE BOSWORtH, Minister
Worship Hour 1 I 15 am
"Following The Vision"
Ua.ah 7 4
Sunday School, Youth ot Unity Adult Bih'e Cs 9 45 a m.
Office open daily Monday thru Friday, 10 a in -4 p m.
995 S. Oakdale Ave Phone 772 -r-902
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
'Goodness' To Be
Stressed Sunday
By First Christian
"The Invincibility of Good
ness" is the title of the sermon
which the Rev. Fredrick Ross
Evans will preach at both
services at First Christian
church Sunday morning.
At the first service the
youth choir will sing "Good
Christian Men Rejoice." Mrs.
Ralph Matlack will sing "The
Birthday of a King" and the
Chancel choir will sing "Ring,
Christmas Bells" at the 10:55
a.m. service.
The coffee hour following
the second service will honor
Mrs. Mabel Sims who has
served as the church pianist
for many years. Mrs. Arthur
Hotho and Mrs. Mabyl Bu
chanan will be the hostesses.
Wayne Harbison will lead
the study and Margaret White
the worship for the Chi Rho
Fellowship meeting at 6 p.m.
They will elect officers for
the next six month period.
Tomorrow night they will
leave the church at 5:45 for
a taffy pull parly at the Eagle
Point Community hall. Next
Friday evening they will sing
Christmas carols at the Vet
erans Administration Domicil
iary. Sarah Matthews and Alvin
Craver will be the leaders at
the Middlers Fellowship meet
ing at 6 p.m. They will finish
their Christmas gift project.
Friday evening they will go
Christmas caroling.
The Christian Youth Fel
lowship will meet at 8:30 p.m.
Michele Nichaus will lead the
study on "Christmas and So
cial Customs." Andrea Smith
will give the devotions .
The officers and apostles of
the Christian Men's Fellow
ship will have a meeting at
7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
At 7:30 p.m. the ciders and
deacons will meet.
The Friendship Bible class
will have its annual Christmas
party and gift exchange at 12
noon Thursday in the Fellow
ship hall.
Mrs, Everett Bennett, chair
man of the Church School
Christmas program which
will he given Sunday, Dec.
23, has requested that all par
ticipants meet at the church
on Saturday, Dec, 22, at 1
p.m. for a rehearsal.
Eastwood Baptists
List Coming Sermon
Sunday at the Eastwood
Baptist church's morning wor
ship service the pastor, the
Rev. Clifford J. Young, will
give the Christmas message,
God With Us - Now," using
Galalians 3:22-20 as a scrip
tural background.
The chancel choir will
sing, "O Hearken Ye." Mis
sionary moments will relate
the story of "Sparrow, a Kar
en Christian Youth."
The annual Christian pro
gram will he held at 5:30 j
p.m. with Mrs. Naomi Black-j
ctcr and Mrs. Ralph Bunting
in charge.
!t will include a welcome
by the kindergarten depart
ment: re-ennctnienl of the
Christmas story by the pri
mary, middler and junior de
partment; a pageant, "Christ
mas in Many Lands," present
ed by the junior Bapisl Youth
Fellowship and concert num
bers by the chancel choir. Se
lections include "The First
Noel." "Star Carol." "How
Far Is It To Bethlehem?"
"Salvation Is Created." and
"Stille Nacht," The chancel
choir is directed by Carrell
G rubor.
Week of Christmas
Programs Planned
The Christinas program at
the Open Bible Sl.tnit.ir.l
church, 2715 Table Rock id.,
will be presented each night
during the coming week.
A ihflrrenl part of Hie
Christmas story will be enact
ed, it was announced, using
local church members for the
different oharacters.
Evangelist and Mrs. How
ard Gear are in charge of the
services to he portrayed in
pageant, pantoniine. picture
and semon.
The schedule for the serv
ices include Sunday. "God
Gave;" Tuesday, ' llow God
Spoke:" Wednesday, "Voice
of the Prophets;" Thursday,
'No Room;" Friday, "O Holy
Night." and Sunday. "King of
the Jews."
The programs will begin at
7 p.m. on Sunday and 7 30
p.m. weekdays.
MtDFOHD
1957 Award of Merit Winner
OLD CHUHCH-AU that remained of the former building
of the First Presbyterian church in Ashland this week was
the old bell tower, which is shown lying on its side. The
church was a landmark in Ashland for a number of years.
The property was sold to make way for a new motel.
Jehovah's Witnesses
Topics Announced
James Morse, Ashland, will
speak at a public talk Sunday
at 4 p.m. at the Kingdom hall
of Jehovah's Witnesses, Jack
sonville highway. His topic
will be "Can There Be a
World Without Woe?"
The Walchtowcr subject at
5:15 p.m. will be "Subjection
to the Superior Authorities."
Tuesday at 8 p.m. incidents
in the life of the first Chris
tians will be studied.
Apostolic Faith
Program Planned
"Jesus the Light of the
World" will be the theme of
the Christmas story to be pre
sented by the children of the
Apostolic Faith church on Fri
day, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m.
The program will feature
five scenes with musical back
ground by choruses, quartets,
and soloists in costume, in
cluding "God's Promise lo
Mary," with Pamela Dubs as
Mary, and a quartet of girls
In angel costumes playing
harps. In the second scene,
"Bethlehem Road," Danny
Walden will represent Joseph,
and Rebecca and Mary Beth
Parker will sing, "Little Grey
Donkey." Karen Fricsen will
direct the toy band by Ihe be
ginner and primary depart
ments. The scene, "The Heav
enly Host," will depict shep
herds on the hillside and an
angelic orchestra conducted
by Jackie Barnes.
Miss Linda Carver will be
piano accompanist. The pro
gram Is planned and directed
by Mrs. William Wilhrow and
Mrs. Coy Bailey. ' There will
be a treat for each child.
There will be the usual
Christmas display on the
north lawn of the church at
Third st. and Central avc. The
Colorado blue spruce that was
planted last year will be deco
rated, and there will be life
size figures of Mary and Jos
eph and the Christ Child, as
well as the three Wise Men,
angels suspended overhead,
and the Star shining over all.
Christian Science
Sermon Topic Told
The availability of divine
protection and safety will he j
explained Sunday at Fust j
Chinch of Christ. Scientist, !
11)11 Windsor ave.. during 11
a.m. services.
Highlighting the lesson- j
sermon entitled, "God the
Preserver of Man" is tile '.cni
from 11 Timothy. '
Young people up lo the ago :
of 20 are invited to attend
Sunday school. All are wel
come to the services. ' j
Central Church !
Activities Noted
"The Srnnon of Simeon
will lr t ho mossajio Sunday ,
nl Central Church of Christ,'
1440 South Oakrialc avr. The
speaker at the U a.m. worship
servu'e will be the minister,
John V. Hehorlini:. There is.
also a junior worship service'
and a nursery provided at this
hour.
Mr. Ilehrrlintf will also
speak at the 7 ,'iO p.m. worship
service, His topic will he 'in
Oefense of Our Christmas 1
Traditions " !
Other Sunday services in
clude Bible school al 9.43 a m
and outh meeting at 6 30
p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth and Holly Phono 779-1711
Sermon: "Why God Gave"
P. D Icrkiand Wrii
Worship Services: 9 30 and 1 1 00 a m.
Church School: 9:30 and 11.00 a.m.
MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, OREGON
CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Council
Sanctuary Choir
To Give Cantata
"The Dawn of Redeeming
Grace," a Christmas cantata
composed by Robert Graham,
will be presented by the sanc
tuary choir of the First
Church of the Nazarcne, 520
North Holly st., at 7 p.m. Sun
day. Mrs. Perry Christiansen
is the director and Warren
Cole will be the narrator.
Other group and individual
numbers will be given. Han
del's "Hallelujah Chorus"
will close the service.
The pastor., the Rev. Harold
M. Sanner, will continue his
Christmas scries of messages
during the 11 a.m. service un
der the topic, "They Heard
the Angels Sing!" "Brightest
and Best of Sons" is the selec
tion to be presented by the
sanctuary choir and Dean von
Stein will also sing during
the morning service.
Mr. Christiansen, minister
of music and education, has
announced that the annual
Sunday School Christmas pro
gram will be given at 7:30
p.m. Dec. 21. All children of
Ihe Sunday school will par
ticipate. The pageant of that
evening will be under the di
rection of Mrs. John Fink
beiner. Speaker for Ihe Junior
church Sunday will be Mcl
vin Johnson. Music to be pre
sented by the children for
their service will be a vocal
trio by Chcrie, Lori and Gina
Newman, and a saxaphone
trio by Larry Vinyard, Laura
lee Marrs and Ricky Shafer.
Ricky Foster will present pi
ano prelude music.
Christmas Party
Set by Unitarians
The Rogue Valley Unitar
ian Fellowship is planning a
Christmas party Dec. 21 al
Ihe Mark Antony hotel at 7
p.m. and the Wesleyan house
at 8 p.m. in Ashland.
Mrs. Herschel Barnes is
chairman. Harold Barrctl and !
Miss Ethel Marley arc in j
charge of Ihe program. Mrs.!
Jean Skirven and Mrs. Paul
Dix are working on decora- '
tions and Mrs. Carl George
and Mrs. Richard Mole are i
in charge of refreshments.
Reservations may be made
by contacting Mrs. George:
Reed. 773-1016. no later than
Monday, Dec. 17. '
Sunday Leonard Hunting
will address the fellowship
at their meeting on "Cultural
Empathy." The fellowship
meets at the Red Cross build-
ing. till Hawthorne ave. at
1 1 a m.
The children of all church
school classes will participate
in a Christmas program ;-ntii-.
led "Our Reasons for Colo-,
brating Christmas" on Sun-;
day. The procram will be di
rected by Mrs. Harold Bar
roll, Mrs. Bob Bauman and
Mrs. Jean Skirvin. 1
Programs Announced
For Trail Community
Trail - Community church
will hold its Christmas pro
urnm al 9 45 a in. Sunday.
Speaker will be the Rev.
Walter Olson of the Evangel
ical Alliance mission.
Following the morning serv
ice their will he a potluck din
ner At the 7 p.m. service the
Teen choir will present a
Christinas cantata. There will
also be a film shown by Mr.
Olson.
Congregational
Activities Noted
For Coming Week
Sunday the Rev. Robert W.
Tull, minister of the Congre
gational church, will continue
his Advent series of sermons
dealing with the meaning and
the message of the persons in
volved in the birth of Jesus.
This week's sermon at 11
a.m. Sunday is entitled "The
Shepherds 'Glorifying and
praising God for all they had
heard and seen'."
The church is meeting at
Hoover Grade school on Sis
kiyou blvd. at South Modoc
rd. Sunday's service will in
clude the lighting of the third
Advent candle and the sing
ing of the anthem "Today
There Is Ringing" by the
choir.
Church school classes will
meet during the worship
hour. Children younger than
three years of age will be
cared for in the school health
room. The three, four and
five year olds will meet in the
bandroom. Classes for first
through sixth graders will be
held in the school cafeteria.
A meeting of the church
council will be held at Hoover
school immediately following
the morning service of wor
ship. Sunday at 6 p.m. the Pil
grim Fellowship will meet at
Mr. Tull's home to begin a
caroling parly. After visiting
the homes of a number of eld
erly persons and shut-ins, the
group will conclude the eve
ning with a Christinas party
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bish in Talent.
The Mid-High Study Fel
lowship, for ninth and tenth
grade young people, will meet
on Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m.
to continue its discussion of
the Christian belief in God.
Wednesday the Laymen's
Fellowship will meet for
breakfast at 6:30 a.m. at Ihe
Town House cafe, 127 South
Central ave., and the choir
will meet at the Wclty house
for rehearsal at 8 p.m.
Church Election
Held by Adventist
Eagle Point - Fifly-lwo
church offices were filled for
1063 Dec. 8 when the Shady
Point Seventh-day Adventist
church held its annual elec
tion. Named head elder (lay as
sistant to the minister) for the
new year was Dr. Harold
Rcith, Shady Cove. Associate
elders will he Sidney Nelson,
Richard Pflugrad and Dr.
Howard Ferguson.
Delmer Logan, Shady Cove,
was elected head deacon and
Mrs. Hersehel M. Harper,
Central Point, head deacon
ess. Each will have five assist
ing him in the office of dea
con or deaconess.
The new Sabbath school su
perintendent will be Richard
Pflugrad. Eagle Point. Youth
leader for the church will be
Marlyn Hoffman. Butte Falls,
Church treasurer will be Har
riot Pflugrad, Eagle Point.
Gospel Meetings
Set in Phoenix
Phoenix A series of go.---pel
meetings featuring eight
speakers will begin Sunday
at the Church of Christ, Phoe
nix. Gilbert Cays, R i o Dell,
Calif., will speak at the morn
ing service on "Faith." He
will also speak at Ihe 7 p.m.
service on "Love."
All of the other services
throughout the week will be
gin at 7 p.m. Speakers and
their topics for next week in
clude Jim Sinclair. Ashland,
"Hope"; II. O. Martin, Med
io rd. "The Wages of Sin is
Dentil." Tuesday; Everett Mc
Gee. Ashland, "What Must I
Do To Be Saved?" Wednes
day; John Bigham, Crescent
City, Calif . "Faith Without
Works is Dead," Thursday;
John lleberling. Modford.
"Consecration," Friday; Lee
Shafer. Klamath Falls. "Win
ning Others for Christ." Sat
urday, and W. O. Herbison,
Ashland. "Making Worship
Meaningful," Sunday.
CONCORD CHAPEL
Gold Hill "Explanation
of Trance" will bo the title of
the address by the Rev. El.
vina Colburn. pastor of Con
cord Spiritualist chapel al
560 Second Ave. Gold Hill
Sunday at 7:30 pin. There
will also bo greetings by the
pastor and a piano solo by
Mrs. B i,i noa Corona.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
100 Windsor Ave , 1 Block South of East Main
"God The Preserver Of Man"
Church and Sunday School Services at 1 I 00 a m.
Wednesday Evening Service. 8 p m.
You Are Always Welcom
listen to: "The Bible Speaks To You"
Station K-SHA t)
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Choirs To Present
Prospect Cantata
Prospect The commun
ity and junior choirs will pre
sent a Christmas cantata Dec.
23 at 8 p.m. at the Nazarene
Church in the Pines in Pros
pect. Soloists will be Miss Jean
Cunningham. Miss Jill Hedge
path, Gerald Gardner and
Dorland Woods. Mrs. Joe W.
Johnson is the director.
Other groups will also sing
including several of small
children.
Berean Baptist
Activities Noted
White City - "No Greater
Message" will be . the pre
Christmas subject of the Rev.
Richard A. Hadeen at the 11
a.m. worship service at the
Berean Baptist church, While
City.
A women's duet will pro
vide the music at the service.
Nursery facilities for par
ents with infants is provided
at all of the Sunday services.
Baptist Youth Fellowship
and the training union meets
at 6:30 p.m. The adult depart
ment is studying "How to Live
the Victorious Life".
"The Word Made Flesh" is
the message title for the 7:30
p.m. service. A time is given
for missionary moments.
All young people of the
church are lo meet at the
church on Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. for a social time. The
Christmas tree is lo be set up
and decorated at this time. A
full evening of fellowship
with refreshments has been
planned.
'Sense of Wonder'
Is Sermon Topic
"A Sense of Wonder" will
be the subject of Dr. George
Roseberry's sermon Sunday
at First Methodist church. A
coffee hour will be held fol
lowing the 11 a.m. service at
10 Mistletoe st., by the mem
bers of the board of trustees.
Members and friends of the
church are invited to tour the
newly purchased property.
Mrs. D. G. MacDougall will
be soloist for both morning
worship services. She will
sing "O Leave Your Sheep."
The youth choir will sing
"The King Shall Come" at
0:30 a.m. and the chancel
choir will sing "Mary. Mary,
Where Is Your Baby?" at 11
a.m.
The Junior High Methodist
Youth Fellowship will meet
at the church at 6 p.m. Sun
day to go caroling at the
Hawthorne Convalescent
home. A fireside will follow
at the home of Peggy Weber,
608 Benson st. They will also
join with the youth group of
First Christian church Friday
evening and go caroling at
some of the Rogue Valley
nursing homes.
The Senior High MYF will
meet at the church Sunday at
6:30 p.m. lo go caroling at
the Veterans Administration
Domiciliary. White City. They
will return to the church for
a fellowship hour following
the caroling.
The official board of the
church will meel Tuesday at
7:45 p.m. A coffee hour will
follow the meeting.
Baptist Events To
Continue at School
"Christmas Perspective
1062" is the message to be
brought at the 11 a.m. service
al Ihe First Baptist church j
Sunday by the paslor, the Rev.
Bernard E. Andrews. Services
are temporarily being held at j
; Wilson school. Grand and Cor- j
una aves. Music for the serv
ice will be provided by the
chapel choir and by a mixed 1
trio. i
Sunday at 7 p.m. the pastor j
l will continue with a series
of messages which have been
the morning sermons from the
Book of James. Mrs. Orin
j Bartholomew will sing and
Jim Andrews will give a
trumpet solo.
I Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. the
men of the ehuroh will meet
al the pastor's home for a pot
luck supper, election of offi
cers, and a program which
includes the showing of the
film "A Light in Nature."
Friday evening the Joy class
iof young adults will hold its
I annual Christmas party at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Brenneman, 2462 Edgemont
dr.
SUND AYS-9:00 A.M.
Southern Baptists
Training Union
Event In G. P.
"Prelude to Christmas" will
be the topic the Rev. G. O.
Skaar, pastor of First South
ern Baptist church, will have
for his sermon Sunday morn
ing. Dennis Sampels will di
rect the adult choir.
In the evening Mr. Skaar
will speak again on basic
Bible beliefs. His topic will be
"Election". The youth choir
will sing.
The annual Training Union
mobilization meeting of the
Siskiyou Association of Bap
tist Churches will be held to
night at the First Southern
Baptist church of Grants Pass.
The Rev. James Brackus is
pastor.
The church will be host to a
supper at 7 o'clock preceding
the meeting. The Rev. Amos
Craig, pastor of First Baptist
church, Phoenix, is in charge.
Mr. Craig is associational
training union director.
A preview of the themes for
the unions for 1963, with a
film strip and talks by the
Rev. Kenneth Hollenseed,
Crescent City, and Mr. Skaar,
will be a feature of the eve
ning. i Guest speaker will be the
Rev. Ferris Winn, pastor of
Calvary Baptist church, Klam
ath Falls.
Gideon Service
Set in Butte Falls
Butte Falls Each year the
Gideons of Medford conduct
one service in the Butte Falls
Community Bible church.
Sunday at the 11 a.m. wor
ship hour will be the Gideon
service.
The Sunday school will
practice for the Christmas
program to be given at the
morning Sunday school time
Dec. 23. Junior high and nigh
school students will also prac
tice their play for the eve
ning service on Dec. 23
This year the play will be
an original one, "The Greatest
Gift," written by Mrs. Leon
ard De Weise, who spent the
past summer in Butte Falls
and returned to her home in
Palm Springs, Calif.
Friday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m.
is the time of the Christmas
cantata, "Born a King." pre
sented by the Ashland Assem
bly of God 30-voice choir in
the local Assembly of God
church. The Community Bi
ble church is also sponsoring
this musical event.
Word has been received
from Mrs. N. B. Stoddard, a
50-y ear member of the
church, who moved to Cali
fornia last week, that she and
Mr. Stoddard are living at
2050 Mendocino ave. in Santa
Rosa.
St. Luke's Plan
Christmas Program
The church school of SI.
Luke's Methodist church has
scheduled its annual Christ
mas program for Sunday, at
the church. The program will
begin at 7 p.m.
The Christmas story will be
read by Rick Heisel. Scenes
from the story will he por
trayed by children in the var
ious classes. Music will be
provided by the junior choir
under the direction of Mrs.
Claude Griffin and by chil
dren in the kindergarten and
primary departments. Mrs.
Larry Horton and Mrs. Charl
es R. McDonald will also as
sist with the music.
The program is under the
direction of Mrs. Bruce Nel
son, church school superin
tendent, and George Reed,
chairman of the commission
on education.
At the 11 a.m. service Sun
day the Rev. Charles R. Mc
Donald, pastor of the church,
will continue his series of Ad
vent sermons when he preach
es on the theme: "The Stars
Slill Shine."
The senior choir, under the
direction of Richard Ganna
way. will sing. "Psalm 130"
by Coffman during the ser
vice. Ralph Humphrey will
be al Ihe organ.
. . . And the angel said to Ihem, "Be
not afraid; for behold, I bring you good
news of a great joy which will come to
all the people,- for to you it born this day
in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ
the lord." - luke 2:1012.
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Central Point Topics
Are Announced
Central Point - Tonics of
sermons to be given at ilia
Church of Christ, Third and
Oak sts., Central Sunday
have been announced by Mr.
Jean M. Shelley, minister.
At the 10:45 a.m. worship
service the topic will be
"Christmas Shopping tarljr
Enough?" and at the 7:30 p.m.
service "Covenants."
'Family Christmas'
Is Program Theme
For Trinity Baptist
"A Family Christmas" will
be theme of the program to
be given during the 11 a.m.
worship service at Trinity
Baptist church Sunday.
Included on the program
will be musical numbers, po
etry and Scripture readings
by children, youth and adults
of the church family. Among
the items on the program will
be an object lesson, "The Gift
of God," by Holly Bernston,
10; an instrumental duet, "A
Medley of Christmas Hymns,"
by Roger Hockersmith and
Dr. Richard Nordquist; a
women's trio, "Room in a
Manger," by Loretta Nord.
quist, Lorene McCormack,
and Dorirs Kautz; and a vocal
solo, "Jesu Bambino," by Vio
let Hunter. Pastor Bruce Ro
gers will close the program
with a meditation, "Christ
mas - A Family Time."
At the 7:30 p.m. hour, after
a brief business session, tho
adults will hold a discussion
of "Christmas Problems"
problems faced by Christmas
because of the secularization
of Christmas in family and
buisness life. Youth groups
will also meet at this hour.
Trinity Baptist church is lo
cated at Griffin Creek and
South Stage rds. Nursery ser
vices are provided during the
Sunday school and morning
worship hours.
Kindergarten To
Give Annual Event
St. Peter's Lutheran
church's kindergarten will bn
presented in a Christmas pro
gram this evening in the base
ment auditorium of tha
church at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs.
Emil Tarns is leacher of this
full-t i m e f i v e-day-a-week
school.
Services will begin at St.
Peter's Sunday at 8:15 and 11
a.m. Communion will be cel
ebrated in the early service.
The pastor, the Rev. John E.
Simon, will be in charge of
both services. He will also
teach the adult Bible class.
The Sunday school begins
at 9:30 a.m. with most of the
school's time to be used to get
ready for the Children's
Christmas sorviop urhirh tiii
be conducted Dec. 24 at 7:30
p.m.
St. Peter's all-church Christ
mas party will be held Sun
day evening, beginning at
5:30 p.m. A full evening of
Christian fellowship is plan
ned. All members and friends
of the church are invited
This party takes the place of
the many individual parties
of the various organizations
and is intended to include all
members and friends of tha
church.
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Byron Evans, Youth Dir.
Meeting Temporarily at
WILSON SCHOOL
Grand & Corona
SUNDAY, DEC. 16
9:40 A M.
Sunday School tor All
I 1:00 A.M.
"Christmas Perspective
1962"
7 00 P.M.
"A Lite Directed By God"
Wednesday 7:30 P.M.
Bible Study and
Prayer Service
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