I'KIUAY,
Joint Christmas Eve
Service Is Planned
The Christmas Sunday service
of the Congregational Church
will be held at 11 a.m. on Sun
day at Hoover Grade School,
the temporary meeting place ot
the church while a new sanct
uary and educational unit arc
under construction at the corner
of East Jackson St. and Berk
eley Way.
The Rev. Robert W. Tull will
preach a sermon entitled "The
Lord is At Hand," the last in a
series of Advent sermons on the
theme of "The Christian and
His Christ."
The children of the church
school will attend the morning
service with their parents and
will take part in the worship.
The children of the kindergarten
and primary classes will sing
"Away in a Manger" during the
service. The lower junior class
will offer a prayer litany which
they have written for the oc
casion. The junior class will be
responsible for the arrangement
on the communion table.
The choir, under the direction
of Charles F. Martin, will sing
the anthem "Today There Is
Ringing," with Mrs. Raymond
Powers at the organ.
Tuesday evening the Congre
gational Church will join St.
Luke's Methodist Church in of
fering Christmas Eve services
in the sanctuary at St. Luke's
Church. Together Mr. Tull and
11,0 Hnv Charles R. McDonald
of St. Luke's Church will con
duct a 7:30 p.m. service, espec
ially for lamiucs wim biihu,
and a 10:55 p.m. service for
those wishing to observe the an
cient Christian tradition of a
late Christmas eve candlelight
service.
ChJIdrenfoHold
Lutheran Program
The Sunday school ot Ascen
sion Lutheran Church will pre
sent its annual Christmas pro
gram Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Some
100 Sunday school children will
participate, directed by Art
Phillips, superintendent of the
Sunday school.
Gory Frohreich, Kerry MiHor
and Ed Davis will lead the wor
ship portion ot the program and
the junior choir will sing.
The Luther Leaguers Satur
day afternoon will go out to gel
ihn i-lmreh Christmas tree.
I'hnv will also decorate it and
go caroling to climax the day.
Presents will be brought for ex
change and for the hospitali.cd.
on chrislmas eve a candle'
licht service will be held at the
church at 1 1p.m. Dick Melum
will sing, "Oh Holy Night
Other music will be presented
and the traditional carols will
be sung.
The t.'hrislmiis day worship
service will be held at 10 a.m.
Soulhcrn Baptists
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ID NtiiUII nUMlCH
Pastor Gilbert O. Skuar of
the First Southern Church, Mctl
ford, will speak at the 11 a.m.
.service Sunday on the subject,
"Man's Response lo the Coming
of Christ." Congregational sing
ing will be led by Robert Kins
man. The church choir will present
a Chrislmas musical program
at Ihe 7:30 p.m. service under
the direction of Dennis Sampels.
Following Ihe program gifts will
be received to be forwarded to
missionaries working among the
Spanish speaking population of
the Yakima Valley.
Fred DeVos To Be
Sunday Speaker
SAMS VALLF.Y Fred DeVos,
a gradua e of Pi , one 1 ible In -
Mih.le. Alberta. imimlii, who
lives in Southern Oregon, will
give a seasonal message Sunday
for Ihe congregation of Sains
Vallev Communilv Church at
10 a in
I'luM-o will be singing
and oilier music
The regular Sunday
classes will not be heid
school
PARTY SATIHDAY
TALENT - The Junior Mclh-
Ihe Talent Methodist Church
will hold a Christmas party in
the annex of the Church, Satur-
day, Dec. 21, starting al 7 p.m.
The young people are planning I
games, music and a gift ex
change. BNMOMUnaaHHBHIMlb
CHRISTIAN SCILNCE
RADIO SERIES
SUNDAY
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"What Is
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Sunday St. Luke's Methodist
Church will observe its tradi
tional Christmas Sunday morn
ing worship service. The Rev.
Charles R. McDonald, pastor, at
11 a.m. will preach on the
theme: "Christmas Is Inevit
able."
The altar choir, composed of
junior and junior high age boys
and girls, will sing "The King's
Birthday" by Dvorak. Mrs.
Claude Griffin is the director
of the altar choir and Mrs. Mc
Donald serves it as organist.
St. Luke's Methodist Church
is at 2320 Siskiyou Blvd. across
the street from the Hoover
School.
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. the Med
ford Congregational Church and
the St. Luke s Methodist Church
are jointly sponsoring two
Chrislmas eve services. The
first service will be a vesper
service particularly for families
who have young children. The
Rev. Robert Tull win be tnc
worship leader assisted by Mr.
McDonald.
The second service will begin
at 10:55 p.m. and will terminate
at midnight. This will be a tra-diti-"al
candlelight service. Mr.
McDonald will lead this service
assisted by Mr. Tull.
Both Christmas eve services
will be held in the building of
St. Luke's Methodist Church.
Baptists List
Christmas Events
Christmas services will be
held at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sun
day at the First Baptist Church.
At the II a.m. service, Pastor
Bernard E. Andrews will speak
on "Why Jesus Came." This is
(he lourth and last in a scries
on this theme. A mixed quartet
compsoed of Maynard Hartley,
the Rev. Byron Evans, Miss
Belli Wilcox and Mrs. Virginia
Andrews will sing excerpts from
the cantata, Night ot Mir
acles." A duet will be presented
by Mr. and Mrs. Kent Thielen.
Sunday at 7 p.m. the chapel
choir, under the direction of Mr.
Thielen, will sing the John Pet
erson cantata, "Love trans
cending." Soloists for the can
tata will include Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Coster, Mr. Iladley, Miss
Wilcox, Mr. Evans, and Roland
Gangstce.
Candy treats will be given all
hoys and girls attending Sun
day School.
Tuesday there will be a
Christmas eve service at the
church at 7:30 p.m. There will
be a season of Christmas carol
singing followed by a Chrislmas
film strip culitlcd, 1 lie Liinsi
Child Comes lo Christian
Homes." Following this service
Ihe young people of the church
will go caroling in the com
munity. Thursday morning 25 of Ihe
young people of the church will
leave for Portland to attend the
innual mid-winter slate youth
t.illv at Ihe Monlavilln Baptist
Church. Featured speaker for
Ihe rally will be Dick Hillis and
Ihe soloist will be Norman Nel
son. The rally provides also (or
competelive tryouts in music
and sports. A young men's quar
tet from the Medlord ciiurcn
will be competing. Mr. Evans,
vtiulh minister of the church
will chaperone Ihe trip along
with several oilier adults
Witnesses Schedule
Sunday Discussion
"What Hope for Lasting
Peace" will be Ihe topic of dis
cussion Sunday at 4 p.m. at the
Kingdom hall of Jehovah's Wit
nesses. This hour talk will be
followed by the weekly Watch
tower sludy on the subject "Ex-ei-ulion
of Divine Judgement on
False Religion."
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Scheduled Tonight
CENTRAL POINT-Thi
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same as the one they gave for
the members of the Veterans
Administration Domiciliary at
Whiin Citv lw
Mr n'nrl Mrs ilnv Ilium will
be in charge of Ihe program
The evening will end with the
showing of the Ostium film, i preparing a surprise lor Hie m Sl.rvice. Mr. Mathewson Six Sunday school classes will
"Unlimited God." Treats will be ; Sunday school children and ,n speak on, "The Spirit of participate with treats distribu
given Ihe children. 1 their guests. Christmas." ted following the program.
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ROGUE
Presbyterians Set
Christmas Events
For Next Week
"Let Us Go to Bethlehem,"
will be the subject of a sermon
by Dr. D. Kirkland West at the
First Presbyterian Church Sun
day. John Frohnmayer will sing
Ihe solo at both the 0:30 and
the 11 a.m. services and the
junior high choir will sing a
16th Century German carol,
"Gentle Jesus" at 9:30 a.m. The
anthem, "As It Fell Upon A
Night," will be sung by the
senior high choir at 9:30 a.m.
and by the chancel choir at the
second service.
At 5 p.m. the traditional
Christmas vesper service will
be held in the sanctuary, at
which the three choirs will sing
and John Frohnmayer will give
the Christmas meditation.
Christmas day a worship ser
vice will be held at 11 a.m.
Chrislmas carols will be sung
and Dr. West- will give a brief
meditation on the meaning of
Christmas.
At 6:30 p.m. Sunday the col
lege age and senior high groups
will meet to go caroling and at
6:30 p.m. Monday the junior
highs will meet ni tnc cnurcn
to go caroling. Fireside will
follow at Ihe TravcLodgc, 722
N. Riverside ave., with Mr. and
Mrs. II. A. Mauck.
Fridav al noon a college home
coming luncheon will be held
al the church. All young people
reluming from college are in
vited to attend.
Westminster
The Westminster Presbyterian
Church School will hold a
Chrislmas open house for par
ents and other adults Sunday at
9:45 a.m. Parents are mvilect
to attend the Christmas pro
grams which will be put on in
each department. Refreshments
will be served. There will be no
adult class this week.
At the 11 a.m. worship service
the sacrament of baptism for
infants will be administered.
The Rev. John O. Reynolds will
preach on the subject "Joy to
Ihe World" and the church choir
will sing the anthems "Ring Out
Ye Bells, and "Gloria in r-x-cclsis."
Nursery care for pre
school children will be avail
able, although children s church
will not meet for the next two
Sundays.
The Junior llign peiiowsnip
will meet al the church at 5
p.m. to go Christmas caroling.
The Senior High Fellowship
will meet at 6:30 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church and will
go caroling along with their
youlh. Afterwards the senior
high will meel at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Ray Casterline
for refreshments.
The annual candlelight Christ
mas eve vesper service will be
held at the church Tuesday at
9:30 p.m. Miss Del'.ltn Lawson
will sing and Mr. Reynolds will
give a brief meditation.
Westminster Cnurcn is located
i Oakwood Drive one block
south of East Main Street.
Missionary, Teacher
To Speak Sunday
The Christian and Missionary
Alliance Church will host a
missionary and a Bible history
teacher Sunday morning when
Ihe church meets al lledrick
Junior High School, East Jack
son Street.
The Rev. Donald Collins, mis-
sionnry lo the Gio tribes in
Africa, will present an African
Mildred
cnrisuuas aim luijv muuieu
Leonard, Bible history teacher
with Ihe Jackson County Board
of Christian Education, will tell
the Christmas story using flan-
nelgraphs.
Each of the younger classes
will make a presentation and
following Ihe 11 a.m. worship
service treals will be given the
children.
O'Brien Church To
Hold Sunday Service
OURIEN - The First Baptist
Church, O'liricn, will hold a
candlelight service at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday with Ihe Rev. Don
Knight in charge. Hymns and
testimonials will precede Ihe
sermon.
A Christmas program has
been planned by Mrs. Knight
and the Sunday school children
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school "our .( ";' " I'"1.'1'?'
1 Uiusey lurnisncd a I
i has been decorated
which
by the
i young people's group. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Drews and women
ot Ihe Misisonary circle are
TOMORROW NIGHT
TALENT NIGHT
A FULL EVENING OF MUSIC BY
VALLEY TEENS
MEDFOItD
Certificate of Recognition
To Be Awarded Klomhauses
Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Klomhaus,
Rogue River, will be presented
a certificate of recognition Sun
day during the 11 a.m. worship
service at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church.
The certificate, signed by Dr.
John R. Eckrich, chairman of
the Lutheran Medical Mission
Council, and Dr. Oliver R.
Harms, president of The Luth
eran Church Missouri Synod,
will be in recognition of the
medical mission work done by
the couple in New Guinea and
West Africa.
1957 Award of Merit Winner
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CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Council
St. Mark's Episcopal
Plans Christmas Eucharist
The annual midnight Eucharist at St. Mark's Episcopal Church
will be celebrated Christmas eve starting at 11 p.m. with the sen
ior choir, directed by John E. Drysdale. Mrs. Ernest C. Conrad
will play the organ.
In addition to the Yulelide hymns and carols, the order of
service will include Gounod's setting to the "Holy Communion"
and "Birthday of a King" by Neidlinger for the Introit. The offer
tory anthem will be "The Glory of the Lord" by Handel.
The Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector of St. Mark's, will be
the preacher and celebrant, assisted by the Rev. David V. A.
Browne, and the Rev. Eric O. Robathan.
A family choral Eucharist will be held at 10 a.m. on Chrislmas
day with St. Mark's Choristers leading the music, and featuring
"O Come to the Manger" by Schulz. Mr. Browne will give a
Christmas meditation, celebrant will be the rector, assisted by
Mr. Browne.
Christmas eve at 4 p.m. the clergy of St. Mark's will conduct
a half-hour Christmas service in the auditorium of the Rogue
Valley Hospital for the benefit of such patients and members of
the staff as are able to attend.
Central Point
Christmas Event Sunday
CENTRAL POINT The an.
nual Christmas program of the
Sunday school of the Commun
ity Bible Church, Fourth and
Alder Streets, Central Point,
will be held tonight at 7:30
o'clock. The children and young
people's departments will pre
sent the program. Lawrence
Leonard, Sunday school super
intendent, is in charge.
Ruch Church Sets
Concert Sunday
APPLEGATE VALLEY - A
Christmas concert which will
tell the Chrislmas message in
song and word will be present
ed Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Ruch (ommunily Church. Ihe
Rev. Earl G. Morllock is the
paslor. The musical program in
cludes trumpets, vocal solos, a
trio and a women's chorus.
Hill Shannon directs the wom
en's chorus, which will include
solos by Mrs. Ed Ramsay and
Mrs. Jack Fitch. Miss Winnie
Barker, portraying Mary, will
recite Ihe Magnificat and sing
"Lullaby in the nativity scene
A trumpet duet by Dan Eek and
Fritz Ramsay will sound the
opening to Ihe musical evening.
Mrs. Martin Grier is the pian
ist. The costuming will be han
dled by Mrs. Neil Suttell.
A candlelight service will be
held on Christmas eve at 7:30
p.m. Marybeth Ramsay is in
! charge.
Foursquare Church
Events Announced
The Sunday School Chrislmas
program wili be presented Sun
day morning al Ihe Foursquare
Church, 2200 Roberts Road. A
gift exchange will be held in
various classes.
The program will consist of
songs and recitations from the
, Effi
and in-
num
bers from various age groups.
Mrs. Robert Me Crav. Mrs.
Iv,l D,KiniKO,i, ,m,l Mru k' I
Mathewson will be in charge of ' ' fr. a Christmas can
ii i.,.nnl Tlmv will i . :tata entitled, "Emmanuel or-
Ihe program. Thev will be as
sisted by Miss Gloria Rasmus
sen, at the organ, and Miss Gail
Trimble al the iiiano.
"The Christ of Christmas"
will be ihe Rev. Mr. Mathew-
son's sermon topic for the 11
a m worship service.
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j featured nl Ihe Sundav 7:30
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3777 Jackionwll H Th. 772-6902 Eeron Welcome
MAIL TKIBUNE, MEDFOHD.
Dr. and Mrs. Klomhaus re
turned last month from the
Lutheran Mission Hospital,
Eket, Calabar Province, Ni
geria, West Africa, where they
filled an unexpected vacancy.
Two years prior they con
cluded a three year stay in the
Wabag, Western Highlands area
of New Guinea where they set
up a medical mission program.
After their return they spent
the majority of their time show
ing pictures and lecturing about
the medical mission program of
the church.
Church Sets
The Christmas sermon, "God
With Us," will be given by the
pastor, the Rev. Paul O. Kroon,
at the 11 a.m. service Sunday.
Music will be provided by the
adult choir and a vocal duct by
Mrs. Genevieve Holdridge and
Paul Hornbeck.
The senior young people's
group will present the Christ
mas play, "To All People" by
Edith Chaffee, at 6:30 p.m. in
the church sanctuary.
Following the play, Mrs.
Joanne Sousa will play an organ
music interlude of Christmas
carols.
At 7:30 p.m. the adult choir
will present the Christmas can
lala, "Night of Miracles" by
John Peterson. The choir is un
der the direction of Elsie
Kroon. The piano accompani
ment will be by Shirley Collins
and Beth Kroon will be al the
organ.
Other soloists are Clifford
Motes, John Champ Sr., Mar
lene Murphy, and Mr. O. Kroon.
First Assembly To
Hold Cantata
Three departments of the
Sunday school will present the
annual Christmas program Sun
day at 10:20 a.m. in the church
sanctuary ot First Assembly of
God, 1108 W. Main St.
The beginner's department di
rected by Mrs. R. ,E. Cull Sr.
will present 13 recitations and
will sing two Christmas selec
tions entitled, "Christmas
Bells," and "Away in a Man
ger." Mrs. Clinton Horton will di
rect the primary department
pupils, who will present 32 rec
itations and sing Chrislmas
carols entitled, "Silent Night,"
and "Gentle Jesus."
The junior department super
vised by Mrs. Lee Constant will
present a play entitled, "The
Christmas Story." Eleven pupils
have parts.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, the Rev. R. E. Cull, pas
tor, will speak on Ihe subject,
"The Message of the Christmas
Star."
Sunday's 7:30 p.m. service
ever," sung by the adult choir
! under t h e direction of R. E
Cull Jr.
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j Reese Creek Mission
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Schedules Program
KKtAt; l i(E.t.is ine ueese
Creek Gostiel Mission will hold
its annual Christmas urocram
Sundav at 8 o.m. at the church.
one mile east of Oregon 62 on
the Butte Falls Highway.
OKECiON
They now divide their time
between their Evans Creek
home and their daughter's
home, Mrs. Rollin Schaleger, at
Veneta.
During the Sunday service a
ne v class of adults will be ac
cepted into membership of the
church.
The children's Christmas
service, in which the Sunday
school will participate, will be
held Sunday at 3 p.m.
the mam Christmas Day
service wil lbe conducted at 10
a.m. on Dec. 25. Holy commun
ion will be celebrated, and a
birthday gift for Jesus offering
for the work in the District and
Synod will be taken.
There will be a brief service
of Scripture and song on Christ
mas eve at 9 p.m.
Orchestra, Choir
To Give Concert
At Apostolic Faith
The Rev. Loyce C. Carver will
give the Sunday morning mess
age at the Apostolic Faith
Church.
The prelude will open with
Mrs. Robert James at the piano
and Mrs. George Sprague at the
organ, playing "The Shepherds
and the Angels." The 40-piece
orchestra will play' Christmas
carol selections under the direc
tion of William E. Walden, and
the women's choir will sing
"Christmas Carol," a composi
tion of one of the members,
Philip W. Brown; "Away in a
Manger;" and "No Candle was
There and No Fire."
At 3 p.m. the orchestra and
60-voice choir of mixed voices
will give a Christmas program
for the men at the Veterans Ad
ministration Domiciliary at
White City.
At the 8 p.m. evangelistic
service in the church the or
chestra will play "Christmas
Festival." and the choir will
sing "Hallelujah" from the
Mount of Olives by Beethoven,
before the evangelistic message.
As a prelude to the Christmas
message at the 8 p.m. service
on Wednesday, the orchestra
will play the "March of the
Three Kings," and the women's
choir will sing, "Go Tell it on
the Mountain" and "Jcsu Bam
bino," with Kathy Friescn play
ing violin obbligato. The choir
of mixed voices will sing, "The
Modern Christmas Choir," and
Bill Walden and Duane Jones,
tenors, will sing "Come to the
Stable with Jesus."
Brethren Church
To Present Play
Sunday at 4 p.m. the child
ren of the Church of the
Brethren Sunday School will
present their Christmas pro
gram, followed by a play,
"Back to Bethlehem" to be
given by Ihe young people of
the church. Directing the plav
is lurs. Lorenc Henderson. Al
tnc close of this service, a time
of fellowship is being planned
in me icuowsnip nail.
A baby dedication service will
be included in the II a.m. wor
ship hour at the church, 34.ri N.
Mary St. The paslor, the Rev.
William Wash, will have as his
sermon topic, "The Real Mean
ing of Christmas." A duet. "Star
of the East." will be sung by
Terry Birman and Marilyn
Brcazeale.
Sunday following the Christ
mas program and fellowship
hour, the CBYF will go Christ
mas caroling to the homes of
the sick and shut-in of the
church, followed by a time of
fellowship and refreshments at
the John Henderson home.
Sl l)AY PROGRAM
EAGLE POINT The primary'
and junior departments of Ihe
Community Bible Church Sun
day School will give a Christ
mas program, Sunday at 3 p.m.
There will be recitations and
group singing by the children
and treals will be given. Pastor
is the Rev. Warren L. Christen-
sen and the church is located on
houtn li sireet in Lagie I'oint.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
100 Windsor Ave., 1 Block South of East Main
Subject: "Is the Universe, Including Mm,
Evolved by Atomic Force?"
Church and Sunday School Services at 1 1:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Service, 8 p.m.
You Are Always Welcoma
listen to: "The Bible Speaks To You"
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First Presbyterian Church
Eighth and Holly Phone 779-1711
Worship Services 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Sarnen Dec. 22
'Vii Us Go to Bethlehem"
Dr. D. Kirkland West
Church School: 9:30 and 11:00 i.m.
Adventists Plan
Variety of Events
During Week
The meaning of Christ's birth,
life, death and ressurection to
individual Christians will be
emphasized to members of the
Medford Seventh-day Adventist
Church during their 11 a.m. wor
ship service Saturday, as they
obey the Biblical injunction,
"This do in remembrance of
me." They will observe the or
dinances of humility and the
last supper as outlined in John
13.
Mrs. Harvard Bresee will sing,
"I Wonder as I Wander," an
old Appalachian carol by John
Jacob Niles.
The male chorus will be fea
tured at the Missionary Volun
teer meeting at 4 p.m. in the
Valley View Church in Medford.
Christmas Program
A Christmas program will be j
presented by Rogue River Aca
demy students under the aus
pices of the Home and School
organization at 7:30 p.m. in the
Lincoln gym, 608 Bartlett st.
The regular Wednesday meet
ing of the Dorcas Society will
be held on Tuesday, Dec. 24,
next week only. The Dorcas so
ciety maintains local welfare
services, and their offices,
which are located in the base
ment of the Medford church are
open to the public each Wednes
day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All church elders who have
been in office in 1963, and those
newly elected for 1964 will meet
in the Youth Chapel at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 26.
RLDS Church To
Sponsor 'Messiah'
Again this year the Medford
Branch of the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints will join with more
than 1,000 other branches of the
General Church in sponsoring
the national broadcast of Han
del's Messiah. For the 47th con
secutive year, this classic will
be presented by the Independ
ence, Mo., Messiah choir. It is
traditionally presented on radio
world - wide as a Christmas
gift from the RLDS church. It
will be heard over Radio Sta
tion KBOY-FM. Monday Dec.
23, at 8:30 p.m.
A Christmas cantata, "Song
ot Bethlehem," will be present
ed at the local congregation to
night at 7:30 p.m. The hour
program is arranged and direct
ed by Mrs. Harry Spintig, music
director of the local branch.
Primary and kindergarden clas
ses will be performing in the
nativity scene. Treats are plan
ned for the children.
Sunday at the 11 a.m. serv
ice, Elder James Davidson will
give the Christmas message.
His sermon topic will be, "Jesus
Christ the light of Life" with
scripture from John 8:12.
Sunday Sermon
Listed by Church
The title of the Christmas
sermon which the Rev. Fred
rick Ross Evans will preach at
the First Christian Church Sun
day morning is "He Who Loves
is Born of God." It is based on
1 John 4:7.
The anthem "And Sheep Lay
White Around" will be sung at
both services: by the carillon
and chancel choirs at the first
service and by the junior and
chancel choirs at the 11 a.m.
service. The chancel choir will
sing "O Come. O Come. Em
manuel" during the offertory.
David Doty will nlay a trum
pet obligato for the procession
al hymn Joy to the world. i
A Christmas candlelight ves
per service will be held at 5
p.m. Sunday. It will be made
up of scriptures, poems, and
music. Mrs. Ralph Matlack is
the soloist for the services, and
Gene Tecling will be at the
organ. i
PROGRAM PLANNED
Faith Advent Christian Church
2460 Roberts Road, will hold a
j Christmas program Sunday at
7 p.m.
I I
SUNDAYS-9:00 A.M.
Catholic Mass
Schedule Listed
Midnight mass honoring the i In the missions, midnight
birth of the Christ-child will be ( masses will be said in St. Jos
celebrated in four locations this ; h.s church at Jacksonvlne by
year by the pries s of Sacred ; .... .
Heart Parish for the benefit ot
Roman Catholics and all other
interested persons.
The Very Rev. Carl Mai, as
sisted by the adult choir and
altar boys of the St. Mary's
Schools, will sing the high mass
in the parish church at 10th
Street and South Oakdale Ave
nue. In the gymnasium of St.
Mary's Grade School, 11th and
Holly Streets, the Rev. Gilbert
Lulay will celebrate a high
mass with the assistance of the
parochial high school Marian
Choir.
'A Beacon Light' To Be
First Methodist Subject
A Beacon Light" will be the
subject of Dr. George Rose
berry's Christmas message at
First Methodist Cnurcn Sunday
at both morning worship ser
vices. At the 9:30 a.m. service Miss
Linda Johnson will sing "Jesu
Bambino," by Pictro Yon, and
the youth choir will sing "As
It Fell Upon A Night," an old
English carol.
The chancel choir will sing,
"Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head,"
an Appalachian carol, and
"There Were Shepherds," by
Vincent at the 11 a.m. worship
service.
'The church school Christmas
program, entitled "Christmas
Again," will be presented at
4 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary.
Mrs. Robert France, director of
Christian education, is in
charge of the production
The Junior High Methodist
Youth Fellowship will meet
Sunday at 6:30 p.m. with Julia
Ray and Linda Snow in charge
of devotions. The Senior High
MYF will meet Sunday at 6:30
p.m. with Bob Bennett in charge
of the program on "Music of
Christmas."
The annual Christmas' eve
candlelight service will be Tues
day from 11 p.m. to midnight.
It will include tne pagcani oi
Christmas carols and scripture
and participate in the candle
lighting ceremony. Dr. Rose
berry will give the Christmas
message on "The Good News,"
Caniaia Set By
Bethel Assembly
Bethel Assembly of God will
present a Christmas cantata en
titled "Night of Nights" Sun
day at 7:30 p.m. The text of the
music is by Dale Archer
Jacobus. Mclvin Stiehl will di
rect the choral composition.
The Sunday school depart
ment will present a Christmas
program at 9:45 a.m. The di
rector will be Carol Belcher,
superintendent. At 11 a.m.
Pastor L. D. Krause will speak
on the subject, "No Room for
the Son of God."
The church address is 1225 E.
McAndrcws Road.
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CHRISTMAS
MUSIC
APOSTOLIC FAITH
CHURCH
3rd and Central Ave.
PROGRAM 7:50 P.M.
March of the Three Kings Biicl
Orchestra
Go Tell It On the Mountain (Spiritual)..
Gesu Bambino
ladies Choir
Modern Christmas Choir
60-voice Choir
Christmas Message
The
MEDFORD ALLIANCE CHURCH
Welcomes You
Hcdrick Junior High Auditorum
1505 E. Jackson
SERVICES'
Sunday School 9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A.M.
Youth Service 6:00 P.M.
Evening Service 7:00 P.M.
Mid-eck Service 7:30 P.M. Wednesday
iPlace announced ca-.:h week)
"TSf It a real and poiitivt help for your ery problem"
the Rev. William McLcod and
in Our Lady of Fatima church
at Shady Cove by the Rev. John
"6-
Christmas morning additional
masses will be celebrated in
Sacred Heart Church as on Sun
days at 6, 7, 8:15, 9:."fl, 10:45
and 12 noon. There will be no
evening mass, however, Father
Mai has emphasized. Students
of both St. Mary's Grade and
High Schools will sing at sev
eral of these masses.
Students of both parochial
schools will return to classes
on Thursday, Jan. 2.
and will be assisted by JoAnna
and Pat Longmore, David Doo
len and Bob Bennett.
Two Churches Set
Christmas Events
CENTRAL POINT-A .'amily
Christmas program will be pre
sented Sunday at 7 p.m. at the
Central Point Presbyterian
Church so that younger children
may attend with their parents.
Church school classes will
take part. The chancel choir
number will be "Lo, How a
Rose E'er Blooming," and Mrs.
Arthur Schafroth will sing "He
Shall Feed His Flock" from
Handel's "Messiah." Gifts in
the form of a white offering
wili be received for Donaldina
Cameron House, a home for
Chinese children in San Fran
cisco. At the 11 a.m. service, lha
Rev. Donald Krug. pastor, will
preach on the subject "Christ
mas and Our Hope." Music will
include a solo by Mrs. Schaf
roth, "Jesu Bambino" by Pietro
Yon, and Neidlinger's "The
birthday of a King," by the
choir. Mrs. Darrel Grcb is or
ganist. JACKSONVILLE "Going Up
to Bethlehem," is the title of
Dr. Earl Bcnbow's sermon for
Christmas Sunday at the First
Presbyterian Church in Jack
sonville. Two numbers will be
presented by the junior choir,
"What Child Is This" with solo
by Mark Harris and "Gentlo
Mary."
Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. a tradi
tional Christmas eve candlelight
communion service will be held.
The Rev. Robert T. Bridge will
give the meditation.
First Baptist
Church
Conservative
Fundamental On The
Air
K-BOY
11:00
12:00
B. E. Andrews, Pastor
Byron Evans, Youth Dir.
NOW Meeting In The
Beautiful Hew Church,
649 Crater Lake Avenue
SUNDAY, DEC. 22
TWO SPECIAL
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
I 1:00 A.M. Sermon
"The Christmas Story"
The Mixed Quartet singing
beautiful Christmas music.
7:00 P.M. Choir Cantata
"LOVE TRANSCENDING''
An hour of lovely Christmas
music.
Tuesday 7:30 P.M.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVE
SERVICE
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