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8 A Music, Sermons Slated By Medford Presbyterians At the First Presbyterian Church Sunday the assistant pastor, the Rev. David R. Brown, will preach a sermon on "Thanksgiving-For Church and State!" J. . The senior high choir, direct ed by Phillip Frohnmayerf will sing, "Prai3E the Lord 0 Jeru salem" with an incidental duet sung by Catherine Collins and Lorene Lippert. The chancel choir will sing for the second service. Mrs. Violet Hunter will sing the solo, "When I Think Upon Thy Goodness" by Row. Mrs. George C. Flanagan was Jn Philadelphia, Pa., this week attending a meeting of the United Presbyterian Board of Christian Education, of which she is a member. The board meets twice each year to assist the some 9,200 United Presby terian congregations in their education efforts. Fifteen youth of the church and Mr. and Mrs. Brown will attend Youth' Synod meetings at the Moreland Presbyterian Church in Portland Friday, Sat urday and Sunday of next weeK Sunday at 7 p.m. a Thanks eiving praise service, "Praise Throueh Sharing." will be held, Various organizations of the church are participating and families are encouraged to take the r children to the snort serv ice, followed by a time of fel- lowshin in the Fireplace Room, Fridav at 7 D.m. Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Heyerman, 125 Wi- nema Wav. have invited all cot iege-age young people to their borne for an open nouse, Sunday at 11 a.m. at West minster Church the Rev. John 0. Reynolds will preach on the subject "The Church on the Frontier." The church choir will sing the anthem "Let All Things Now Living" and a chil dren's sermon will be given for boys and girls from 5 to 10 years of age. Apostolic Faith Sets Talent Event The Apostolic Faith Church will open Sunday services with groups from the primary de partment singing. "I Like to go to God's House," by Diane and Mark Sprague, and "O, How I Love Jesus," by Becky Carver and Peggy Andrews, at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday School hour. The Rev. Loyce C. Carv er, pastor, will preach at the 11 a.m. service. "Talent Sunday" will be ob served at uie 3 p.m. uiiwren s service, in which those under 14 years participate. Piano solos will be clayed by Darrell Teel Pamela Dubs, Lori Dubs, Denise Brown, Janet James, and piano duet by Marilyn James and Doris Burchfield. A violin solo will be played by Paulette Andrews and a flute solo by Debbie Teel. Trumpet solos will be played by Michael Andrews, Ronald Frlesen, and Fred Rob inson Jr. Becky Carver will sing. The Rev. Clifford Friesen, ' assistant pastor, is in charge of the youth services. Ralph Faber will take a group of singers and musicians to the Veterans Administration Domiciliary for the monthly service at 6:15 p.m. At the 7:50 p.m. service at the church Mrs. Allen Friesen will play the violin solo with the orchestra as they present "Traum der Sennerln" by Labitsky, followed by a testimony service and an evangelistic message. Unitarian Sermon Listed for Sunday Ernest Wander, chairman of the Rogue Valley Unitarian Fel lowship, will read a sermon en titled, "Unitarian Beliefs" when the group convenes Sunday in the Red Cross Building, at 11 a.m. This sermon, written by Pason Miller, was first deliver ed at the Unitarian Meeting House in Haruord, conn. Newcomers to the Fellowship have shown an interest in learn ing more about the beliefs of Unitarians and the talks and sermons presented during No vember and December are spe cifically Intended to provide such information. An opportunity for discussion Is provided at the close of each Sunday service at which time coiice is served. FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS CENTRAL POINT - Two fellowship meetings will be held Saturday at 2:30 and 7 p. m at Pentecostal Church of God Fifth and Pine Streets. A pot- luck dinner will be served at 5 p.m. the bible D SPEAKS fj TO YOU Sunday, 9:00 a.m. K-SHA-860 ke till Cirfalfai SriK ?!' "Thinlmlvins for Whttr" Parents who take children to the church for the 9:45 a.m. school are invited to attend the adult study-discussion group led by the pastor in his office. The current study is based on the Gospel of Luke, with this week's lesson on "The Kingdom: Pres ent and Future." The Junior High Fellowship will meet Sunday at 5 p.m. at the home of Dr. and Mrs, Ray Casterline, 45 S. Modoc Ave. A portion of a play entitled "Of Course, You Are a Christian" will be read and discussed. The Senior High Fellowship will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the church to read a part of "West Side Story" and discuss the challenge presented to the church by delinquency and mi' nority language groups in the cities. Fireside will be at the home of Mrs. Pearl Sleeter, 39 S. Berkeley Way. Westminster Church is at 2000 Oakwood Drive. Members To Be Received Sunday "The Grace of Gratitude" will be the subject of Dr. George Roseberry s Thanksgiving ser mon at First Methodist Church Sunday. Honored guests at the 11 a.m. service will be the members of Shady Cove Bethel, Internation al order of Job s Daughters. Miss Lola Ackerman is honored queen. New members will be re ceived at both morning worship services. There will also be in fant and adult baptism for any one desiring it. . Dedication of all three choirs. will be held at both services Sunday. Mrs. C, R. Adamson is music director and Mrs. Leslie Boardman is the church organ ist. Miss Christine Helm an will sing "Arise, Shine, For Thy Light Is Come" at the 9:30 a.m. service and the youth choir will sing "The Heavens Are Telling" ny iiayan. At 11 a.m. the altar choir will sing "Sing To His Name" and the chancel choir will sing Gloria" (12th Mass) by Mozart with Jamie Henderson at the piano and Mrs. Boardman at the organ. A reception will be held Sat urday at 7:30 p.m. for all new members who nave united with First Methodist since August. Dr. Edith Robb is general chair man. The Youth Committee of the Medford Ministerial Association will meet at the church at 5 p.m. Monday followed by a youth Interdenominational din ner at 6:30 p.m. in Wesley Hall. The Young Adult Searchers will have a card party at the nome ot Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burk, 808 Summit St., Friday at 7:30 p.m. Trinity to Hold Communion A Thanksgiving communion service will be held at Trinity tiaptisi uiurcn during tne ll a.m. worship hour Sunday. Sev eral men of the church will par- ucipaie m onnging tne mess age, "A People Give Thanks . ." Keith Hockersmlth will speak on "For Their Nation;" Marvin Kautz will speak on "For Their Homes;" and Herb Hunter will speak on "For Their Church." The service will conclude with, "For Their Lord and Saviour" as the congregation participates in me Lord s supper. A discussion of the sublect. "The Practice of Christian Lib erty" will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday. This is one of a series of discussions of "God's Work shop, the Church." This discus sion will be based on I Corin thians 8. Tonight families of friends and members are invited to a harvest potluck dinner to be held at 6:30 o'clock at the church. Trinity Baptist Church is lo cated at Griffin Creek and South Stage Roads. Concord Spiritualist Service Announced GOLD HILL -The Thanks giving message will be given by the Kev. Elvina Colburn pastor, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Colburn will be assisted during the service by Robert Routh, Mrs. Sidney Miller, Mrs. Helen Bush, and Sidney jones. A piano solovox and organ- piano duets will be played by Airs, tsianca corona and Mrs. Colburn. Miss Carol McCall will play ine clarinet. You are cordially invited to attend Thanksgiving Morning Service, 10:30 11 the APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH ltd l Ctntrtl Manage br Rev. loyce C. Carver, Palter Music by Cholfl "W. Gather Tojtthtr" "America the Beautiful" "let the Mountains Shout tor Jay" Annual Missions Appeal Scheduled By AreaAdventists The 60th Annual World Mis sions Appeal, sponsored by Seventh-day Adventlsts will begin this week in four Valley church es Ashland, Medford, Shady Point and Valley View ac cording to A. P. Ritz, pastor of the Medford and Shady Point Churches. Goal for this year's campaign has been set at $6,545. Volunteer workers from the four churches will invite friends and neigh bors to share in the program which will extend welfare, dis aster aid, and educational serv ices at home as well as a wide spread medical, welfare, rnd educational ministry In 195 otn er countries. The Medford Church operates a welfare center in the base ment of the church building, located at 1900 Greenwood St. The center is open to the pub lic each Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Persons in need of assistance or knowing others needing material aid may phone 772-7206. On a world basis volunteer Adventist workers in 1962 gave 8,253,649 hours in welfare serv ices to 7,224,068 persons. More than $1,851,366 in cash, some 7,216,109 articles of clothing, and 4,829,101 food baskets were con tributed. Approximately 50 per cent of this aid was given in North America. Seventh-day Adventist mem- b e r 8 themselves contributed more the $105,510,122 last year toward the support of their world church program, In addi tion to welfare activities. Speakers Listed For 1st Assembly The Rev. R. E. Cull, pastor of First Assembly of God, 1108 W. Main St., will speak Sunday at 11 a.m. on the subject, "Is This A Time To Be Thankful?" The adult choir under the direction of R. E. Cull Jr. will sing the anthem, "It Is Truly Wonder ful." Guest speaker for the Sunday service at 7:30 p.m. will be the Rev. Treva Constant of Eagle Point. Her sermon topic has been announced as, "Christ and His Church." Mr. and Mrs. Con stant, formerly of Santa Cruz, Calif., recently moved to this area. Mrs. Constant has been an ordained minister for many years in pastoral and evangel istic activities. A vouth group of ten repre sentatives from the cnurcn wiu join with some 90 other young people of the Rogue Valley Sec tion in attending the Christ Ambassadors convention slated for Salem's First Assembly of God Nov. 27-29. Guest speaker for this statewide youth rally will be the Rev. Robert Tallin ger, pastor from Edmonton, Al berta, Canada. Directing all phases of tne , A. rally will be the Rev. Marlon Ravan, Oregon repre sentative for youth and Chris tian education. The rally will open Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. with Mr. Taltinger speaking and on Thanksgiving Day at 2:00 p.m. a Thanksgiving banquet will be held followed by the film, "The Tony Fontane Story." - Assemblies throughout the state have selected top talent in vocal and instrumental num bers and competition will be held at the rally to select "All state" talent in the musical field. Guest Speaker at Eastwood Baptist Sundav at the 7:30 p.m. serv ice, Eastwood Baptist Church will have as Its guest speaker the Rev. Allan Rollins, mission ary to South America, who will show slides of his worK. At the Sunday School hour, each person is to take canned or dried food for Eastwood's Thanksgiving baskets. At the 11 a.m. worship hour, the pastor, the Rev. Clifford J, Young, will continue his series In the Gospel of Mark, speaking on "The Last Supper." The chancel choir will sing "Brother James Air. Today and Saturday the pastor will attend the state board plan ning conference of the Oregon Baptist Convention in Portland. Mr. Young is vice president of the convention. Bill Robertson will conduct tho midweek service Wednes day, Nov. 27. Phone: 772-2757 Union Thanksgiving Services Planned in Medford, Ashland The annual union Thanksgiv ing services held in southern Oregon communities will be held Wednesday evening or Thursday morning, Nov. 28. The Medford service will be broad cast over radio station KMED. The Medford service, spon sored by the Medford Minister ial Association, will be held at First Bsptist Church, 649 Crater Lake Ave., at 10 a.m. Nov. 28. John Heberllng, minister of Central Church of Christ and association president, will speak. The Ashland service, under the auspices of the Ashland Ministerial Association, will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the First Methodist Church, North Main and Laurel Streets. 1957 Award of Merit Winner Food Offering Set Sunday By Congregationalists The members and friends of the Congregational Church will meet for worship and study at 11 a.m. Sunday. Both the serv ice of worship and the church school will be held at Hoover Grade School, which is the temporary meeting place of the church while a new sanctuary and educational unit are under construction at the corner of East Jackson Street and Berke ley Way. On Thanksgiving Sunday, tne children of the church school are invited to attend the open ing portion of the worship service with their parents. Be fore they, are dimissed to their classes, a food offering will be received and dedicated, which will then be distributed to a needy families in the commu nity. Later In the service an offer ing will be received by the adult congregation and dedi cated to the Share Our Sub stance Appeal of Church World Service. The Rev. KoDeri w. Tull, minister of the church will conduct and preach for the service. After they leave the adult service, the children will go to their regular class meetings. Persons who are Interested in becoming members of the church on Sunday, Dec. 8, are invited to meet at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tull, 401 Ardmore Ave. Zion Lutheran Music Announced 'Jesus is the Answer" is the title of the sermon which the Rev. Harvey C. Coovert will preach Sunday morning at the Zion Lutheran Church, West Fourth St. and North Oakdale Ave. The junior choir, under the direction of Charles Mickelson, will sing "Bless This House" for the 11 a.m. worship ana tne senior choir, directed by Oscar Bjorlle, will present the anthem I Will Thank Thee" during tne offertory. The School of Religion Ulass will meet Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Fireside Room. John Masson will be the Instructor. The class which has been meet ing on Thursday morning, will meet Monday at 9:30 a.m. in the Fireside room, next week only. The Senior Luther League will meet at the church at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Their guests will be members of the Senior Luther Leagues from Calvary Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, and Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Yreka, Calif. Sandra Myers, Lois Sless ler, and Linda Malison are in charge of arrangements for this meeting. The Intermediate Luther League will have a roller skat ing party Saturday, Nov. 30. All members are to meet at the church at 7 p.m. and transporta tion will be provided. Meeting Tonight to Stress Youth Groups CENTRAL POINT -Members from the Medford, Grants Pass, and Klamath Falls Pilgrim Holi ness Churches will meet at the Central Point Church tonight. The Rev. J. Larson, Aurora, Ore., president, of the Young People's Society of the North west District, will speak. The meeting will be to promote growth of youth societies. UNITY Corner Holly and Haven Slreels Affiliated with Unity School of Christianity, Lee'i Summit, Mo. REV. KATHARINE BOSWORTH, Minister Worship Hour 11:15 a.m. "Let All the People Praise Thee" Psalms 67.3 Sunday School, Youth ot Unity, Adult Biol Class 9:45 a.m. Office open daily, Monday thru Friday, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. 3777 Jacksonville Hwy. Ph. 772-6902 Everyone Welcome MEDFUKU MAIL TKIBUNK. MKDPOKD, The Rev. Kenneth Hertford, minister of Foursquare Gospel Church, will give the sermon. Other Ministers Other ministers participating in the Medford service will be Dr. George Roseberry, First Methodist, prayer of thanksgiv ing; the Rev. Harold Sanner, First Church of the Nazarene, president's proclamation; the Rev. William Wash, Church of the Brethren, scripture; the Rev. Bernard Andrews, First Baptist, offertory prayer; the Rev. Roland Stewart, Free Methodist, response reading; and the Rev. Vernon Hanson, Ascension Lutheran, benedic tion. The First Baptist Church choir will sing "For the Beau- CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council The United Church Youth will meet on Sunday evening with the young people of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church to dis cuss with the Rev. Gilbert Lu lay the meaning of the Catholic mass. The group will meet at 5 p.m. on the corner of 11th Street and South Holly Street. They will then attend the 7 p.m. mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Dr. and Mrs. Porter Lombard Will accompany the group. First Christian Topic Announced The Rev. Fredrick Ross Evans will preach on the subject "This Is The Victory" Sunday morning at the First Christian Church. It is based on I John 5:4. A report will be made to the con gregation on the results of the building fund raising program which is being completed this week. The choirs will sing Thanks giving anthems at both services Sunday. At 9:30 .m. the carillon choir will sing "Song of Praise." The chancel choir will sing "Thanks Be to God" at the sec ond service and the junior choir will sing "Song of Praise" dur ing the offertory. Mrs. C.iC. Peterson and Mrs. M. E. Lawrence will host the coffee hour which is now held between the two services. AU the Youth Fellowships will meet at the church at 6 p.m. The Chi Rho in their study of the new testament will discuss God's relationship to man. Irissie Crovette will lead the study and Barbara Taylor will give the devotions. The Chris tian Youth Fellowship will have a business meeting and recreation In addition to a study which will be lead by Nancy Taylor. The pastor of the Ad ventist Church, the Rev. Arvin W. Winkle, will be the guest speaker at the Middler's meet ing. The Rev. and Mrs. Norman N. Northrup will hold an open house at their new home at 1551 Miracle Lane Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. Claiborne Quartet At Free Methodist The Claiborne Quartet, gospel recording group, will give a concert Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Free Methodist Church, 1294 S. Peach St. Organized in 1948 by the four oldest Claiborne brothers, pres ent members include Byron Clai borne, South Gate, Calif. ; Wayne Hall, Macon, Ga.; Burl Sanders, Springfield. Ore., and John Ballard, Denver, Colo. Dale Peters, pianist, is from Azusa, Calif. In addition to touring over 75.000 miles per year presenting concerts, the quartet publishes the "Gospel Singing News," a bi-monthly magazine devoted to gospel music. During the family hour Sun day evening the Senior High youth program will be presented by Ruth Harger. The service training course "Here's the An swer" will continue with Grace Andrews teaching the class. The monthly singspiration will be conducted by Mrs. Lester Marsh at the 7 p.m. worship hour. OREGON ty of the Earth." Soloist will be Maynard Hadley and Mrs. An drews organist. Part of the offering received will be donated to the Jackson County Board of Christian Edu cation. Talent Service The community service will be held in Talent at the Assem bly of God Church Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Pastor A. Clark Smith of Tal ent Friends Church will give the sermon. Music will be by the choir of the Talent Methodist Church. Also participating will be the other minister, the Rev. Violet M. Bolliger, Methodist, and the Rev. J. C. Arnett, Assembly of God. Individual churches in the valley have also scheduled ser vices. Wednesday services in clude: Conregatlonal, St. Luke's The Medford Congregational Church and St. Luke's Metho dist Church will join in a union Thanksgiving eve service at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke's, 2320 Siskiyou Blvd. The altar choir of St. Luke's will sing "The Breaking Waves Dashed High" by Brown. The choir is under the direction of Mrs. Claude Griffin with Mrs. Charles R. McDonald at the organ. Organist for the evening will be Mrs. Ray Powers of the Congregational Church. The Rev. Robert Tull of the Congregational Church will preach. Mr. McDonald, St. Luke's pastor, will preside at the service. Zion Lutheran Zion Lutheran Church, North Oakdale Avenue and Fourth Street, will serve holy com munion at its service at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27. The senior choir will sing "O Bread of Life." Berean Baptist Thanksgiving eve service at Berean Baptist Church, Crater Lake Highway and Avenue A, White City, will be held Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Services scheduled Thursday by individual churches include: Apostolic Faith The Rev. Loyce Carver, Apos tolic Faith Church, will give the Thanksgiving message at the service to be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Music will be furn ished by the choir under the di rection of William E. Walden. They will sing the Netherlands folk song "We Gather Together" and "America the Beautiful," with the junior high choir sing ing the first line of lyrics, and as a third number, Let the Mountains Shout for Joy." Con gregational singing and person al testimonies of praise will be a part of the service. Ascension Lutheran Thanksgiving services at As cension Lutheran Church, 2617 Barnett Road, will be held Wed nesday at 7:30 p.m. A musical service will be presented. The junior choir, directed by Mrs. Roy Miller, will sing "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come." Mrs. John Hall will di rect the senior choir singing, "We Gather Together." A solo, "Bless This House," will be sung by Dick Mellum. Christian Science A traditional Thanksgiving Day service will be held Thurs day at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 100 Windsor Ave., at 11 a.m. A Bible lesson on "Thanks? giving" will be read, opening with a verse from Psalm 33:1. The service will include hymns, prayer, and a period when church members may stand up and express their thanks. St. Mark's Episcopal Holy Communion will be ob served Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal, Fifth Street and North Oakdale Ave nue. St. Peter's Lutheran The Rev. John E. Simon, pas tor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, will give the Thanksgiving sermon Thursday at 10 a.m. The church is at 1020 E. Main St. Unity Church A Thanksgiving service will be held at the Unity church, Holly and Haven Streets, Thurs day, Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. The Rev. Katharine Bosworth, minister, will have for the topic of her lesson "Let All the Peo ple Praise Thee." The text is taken from Psalms 67:3. Miss Sandra Myers will be at the organ. Mrs. Hank De- Voss will sing "Thanks by Geoffrey O'Hara. Grace Lutheran In Ashland the Grace Luth eran Church, Frances Lane, will hold Thanksgiving Day services at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Albert R. Nickodemus, pastor, will speak. First Presbyterian Church Eighth and Holly Phone 779-1711 Worship Services 9:30- 11:00 a.m. Sermon: "Thanksgiving For Church and State!" Reverend David R. Brown Church School: 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Southern Baptists List Sermons; Dinner Planned The Rev. Gilbert Skaar, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church, has chosen for his sermon topic Sunday "The Blessed Life." Song service, led by Robert Klusman, will begin at 10:45 a.m. In the 7:30 p.m. service the pastor will speak on "Who Crucified Jesus?" An all church fellowship din ner will be held in the recrea tion room at the church at 794 Lozier Lane, Tuesday at 7 p.m. in connection with the steward ship growth emphasis being ini tiated at the church this month. All church and Sunday School members and their families are included. included. A party for children under the age of nine will be held in the primary department room and nursery care will be provided for children three and under. Neighboring Baptist churches will provide helpers for both the dinner1 and child care. Mrs. Dave Johnson is din ner chairman and Harvey Hunt, who is directing the stewardship effort, will act as program chair man. Included in the program will be a brief message by the pastor and a film entitled "A Budget Bowl." Two Churches Set Sunday Events CENTRAL POINT-"Thanks-giving Day with Confidence" is the sermon subject chosen by Dr. Donald Krug, pastor, for the Central Point Presbyterian Church service, Sunday at 11 a.m. The choir will sing "Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ' by Maunder, under the direction of Mrs. Arthur Schafroth. A booster night for the Youth Fellowship will. feature a spa ghetti feed Sunday at 6 p.m. to be followed by a program. JACKSONVILLE - The Rev. Robert T. Bridge, Medford, will be guest speaker at the First Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, Sunday morning. His sermon title is "But If not . . ." Music will be a solo by Mrs. Dave Allen. . Immediately following the worship service a coffee hour will be held in the Social hall. All visitors and members of the congregation are invited to join in this informal fellowship. The Men's Study Group will meet at the church at 7 p.m., Sunday. Partnership Dinner Planned The annual partnership din ner at Ascension Lutheran Church will be held Sunday at Cubby's Dining Room at 5:30 p.m. All confirmed members and friends are invited to at tend. A program is planned and the film, "The Uncommitted" will be shown. General chair man of the dinner is Bill Pe tersen, local Boy Scout direc tor, uiarles bwenson is in charge of the program commit tee and Otto Paulsen is the vi sion committee chairman. The Pacific Lutheran Univer sity band will present a con cert in Medford Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. Preceding the con cert a dinner for the band mem bers will be served by Zion and Ascension Lutheran at Zion Lu theran Church. Housing is also being provided by members of the congregations. Berean Baptist Lists Activities "Tragic Inconsistency" will be the Rev. R. A. Hadeen's subject at the worship service at 11 a.m. at Berean Baptist Church, corner of Crater Lake Highway and Avenue A, White City. This is the second in series on reasons for the church's being. The Scripture portion Is Ephesians 4:11-15. Soloist will be John Probst who will sing "How Great Thou Art . Mrs. Lucille Cuddy will be pianist and Mrs. Hadeen will be organist. The Baptist Youth Fellowship will meet at 6:30 p.m. with their directors Doug and Pat Fisher. "Dating and Teen agers" will be the continued topic for dis cussion. "Vengeance Belongs To God' is the pastor's message for the 7:30 p.m. service. The young people will be leading the musi cal part of the program. Annual Offering To Be Taken at First Nazarene In cooperation with the world wide emphasis throughout the Church of the Nazarene, the Medford First Church of the denomination at 520 N. HoUy St., will hold Thanksgiving serv ices Sunday morning. The annual Thanksgiving of fering which is expected to ex ceed $1 million for the general church, is the special feature of the day. It is for world missions. First Church has seven chapters for various age groups in its missionary society, formed for the study of missions. An added feature this year in the missionary society is the preparation of "Good Cheer" plates and baskets of food stuffs for shut-ins and needy. This is under the direction of Mrs. A. F. Stewart. The local church goal for the world missionary offering is $2,500, according to the Rev. Harold M. Sanner, pastor. His message in the 11 a.m. service Sunday is entitled "The Church's Vision. Music Announced Perry Christiansen, minister of music and education, has an nounced the sanctuary choir will sing "Bless the Lord,' O My Soul" and Jack Delmonte will sing a tenor solo. During the 7 p.m. service music will be presented by a mixed quartet composed of Mrs. Bill Brewster, Mrs. Rex Vowell, Dean von Stein and George McUne, a duet by Mrs. Vowell and Mr. Delmonte, and a tenor solo by Robert Hansen. The pastor's message continues the topic of the past two Sunday evenings,. "Fruits of Holy Liv ing." Juniors presenting music for their worship service Sunday will be Jim Steele and Bob Griffith, who will sing a duet, and Letha Young who will pre sent the instrumental prelude music. The story sermon will be given by Ronald Weatherford. The junior church is under the direction of Bill Brewster with Miss Carol Harris as music supervisor. Unity Church Lists Coming Services "Thanksgiving and Immortal ity" is the subject of the lesson the Rev. Katharine Bosworth, minister of Unity Church, Holly and Haven Streets, has chosen for the 11:15 a.m. Sunday serv ice. The text is taken from I Corinthians 15:57. This is the last 'lesson in the- series on Thanksgiving. Miss Sandra Myers will be at the organ. Mrs. H. H. Bresee will sing "I'll Walk With God" by Nicholas Brodvsky. A coffee hour will be held at the close of the service, with Mrs. Wilbur E. Howell, chairman. The prayer ministry will meet Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. at the church. Those attending are to take their lunch. Coffee will be served. The study class will meet at 1 p.m. The Wednesday night study class will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Unity center, 3777 Jacksonville Highway. The Grants Pass class will meet as usual. The Ashland class will re cess for the week. The lesson for all study classes will be "A Very Personal God" from Ern est Wilson's new book, "Soul Power." Unity church is an affiliate of the Unity School of Christianity at Lee s summit, mo. St. Luke's To Mark Thanksgiving The 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at St. Luke's Methodist Church will be directed to God in praise and thanksgiving. The Rev. Charles R. McDonald, pas tor of the church, will preach on the theme: "Implementing rnanKsgiving." The altar choir, composed of boys and girls from the church school, will sing as the morning anthem: "We Praise Thee Lord" by Jeffery. It is under tne direction of Mrs. Claude Griffin. Mrs. McDonald assists at the organ. The church is located at 2320 Siskiyou Blvd. First Church of 100 Windsor Ave., 1 Block South of East Main Subject: "Soul and Body" Church and Sunday School Services at 1 1 :00 a.m. 1 Wednesday Evening Service, 8 p.m. You Are Always Welcome listen to: "The Bible Speaks To You" Station K-SHA The MEDFORD ALLIANCE CHURCH Welcomes You Hedrlck Junior High Auditorium 1S05 E. Jackson SERVICES: Sunday School Morning Worship Youth Service Evening Service . Mid-week Service inate announced cecn week! "There It s reel mi toirrivo help tor yeur ever problem" I - ,. Mr, HamM Steele, director of the primary church, will pre sent the Thanksgiving story to the primary children Sunday. Music supervisor Mrs. Brewster has announced that the children participating in their service will be Venita Goble, Donald Larson and Mark Bodenstab. The monthly Men's Fellow chin uill he held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the church's activi ty building. Program cnairman, John Finkbeiner, announced that the Rev Henrv C. Zweieart will speak. A Thanksgiving film will be shown and music wui oe pro vided by a women's trio. Two Meetings Set By Adventists; To Pack Boxes Members of the four Valley Seventh-day Adventist churches will attend the Rogue River Academy Home and School meeting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Pathfinder Clubhouse, lo cated on the school grounds. Those attending are reminded to take trading stamp books with them to be applied to wards the purchase of a second new bus for the school. The first bus, purchased on the trading stamp plan, has been in opera tion for approximately a year, and another of the older buses will be retired from service as soon as the second bus can be obtained. Medford Pathfinders will meet at the clubhouse Monday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. where they will finish decorating, packing, and distributing boxes of food to local families in need of aid. Club members are divided into 10 units, and each unit will be responsible for one or two families. Canned goods, collected by the Pathfinders in the Medford residential area at Halloween, will form the basis of the boxes, supplemented with fresh fruits and vegetables. According to Sidney Nelson, director of the group, excep tional response to the program by Medford residents will en able the boys and girls to repeat Monday night's activities during the Christmas season. Mother, Daughter Honored by Church APPLEGATE VALLEY-Hon-oring Mrs. Wilfred Pearson and daughter, Anne, before their de-. parture Tuesday for Honolulu, Ruch Community Church has ar ranged a "going away" fellow ship time Sunday evening. In consideration of the event Pas tor Earl G. Mortlock has select ed "Friendship" as the subject of his sermon at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Pearson and daughter will be joined in Hawaii by Mr. Pearson, who left earlier, and the family will make their home there. Their home here will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Adams of the Applegate. First Baptist Church B. E. Andrews, Pastor Byron Evans, Youth Dir. NOW Meeting In The Beautiful New Church, 49 Crater Lake Avenue " SUNDAY, NOV. 24 9:40 A.M. Sunday School for All 1 1 -.00 A.M. "for Thit I Give Thanks" 7:00 P.M. ' "Why Wat The Gospel Preached To The Dead?" Wednesday. 7:30 Bible Study Hour rtBMBMer liiniPlaWi Christ, Scientist I I 1 i i I i i i SUNDAYS-9:00 A.M. 9:4S A.M. .11:00 A.M. 6:00 P.M. 7.00 P.M. Pastor ZWEIGART Mi. 77-t0o7 7:30 P.M. Wednesday Conservative- Fundamental eBTX On The W. Tg K-BOY I 1 itff-Qr-12:00 Jf y '