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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1975
Page
7
East Athens Church of Christ mounts a live nativity on the lawn of Logan Federal Savings and Loan from 6 30 to 8 30 p m Saturday Monday and Tuesday with about 40 youths in nine person shifts every 15 minutes The event features narration music cantata excerpts and costumes made by parents and church members It invites the public and aims to engage families with a real people portrayal.
The Athens area hosts a full slate of Christmas services from Sunday through Christmas Eve and Christmas Day featuring cantatas, pageants, candlelight holy communion, and youth programs. Churches including First Baptist First Christian Church of God Lutheran First Presbyterian Connett Methodist First United Methodist Plains United Methodist Memorial Kenny Wesleyan New Life Assembly of God Happy Hollow Free Will Baptist First Wesleyan Nelsonville Graham Chapel and more present choirs, dramas, and special music.
Sunday services at the First United Methodist Church feature a 9 15 a m church school and a 10 30 a m worship service with a sermon Special Delivery by the Rev Waldemar A Haupt Christmas music and the Children s Choir presenting Shepherds Play Your Melody under Mrs Martin Scheuer and Jon Lowenstein. The Chancel Choir will sing In Dulcia Jubilo under Dr Richard Wetzel with Mrs Claude Powell at organ and violinists Mrs Haupt and Miss Susan Klock. Recorders played by Mrs Scheuer and Lowenstein. The service is broadcast 11 to 1130 a m on WATH 970 AM. Sewing Club Meets in New Haven with nine members at the home of Mrs James McKnight December 9.
Kentucky State Police trooper Jesse Fyffe will speak at Guysville Community Church Sunday at 10 a.m. He leads Maybe Today Evangelistic Enterprises and supervised a Webbville boys home project. He also works with the home's residents.
The text reflects on the wise men from the east who followed a star to Bethlehem to worship the Christ child, highlighting a timeless thirst to seek and honor Him. It urges readers to radiate Christ’s presence during the season and to worship, noting the church as the cornerstone of faith and citing scripture references for meditation.
Seventh Day Adventist temple in Athens holds Sabbath school on Saturday at 9 30 a m and worship service at 11 a m with community gathering.
The Apostolic Lighthouse outlines weekly events including Sunday school at 10 a.m and Sunday service. Youth night on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m and pebble study Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Jubilee on the 4th Friday at 8 p.m. Evangelistic service Tuesdays at 7 30 p.m and Bible study Thursdays at 7 30 p.m. First Athens also lists Sunday school and evangelistic service at 7 30 p.m.
A bulleted listing shows Sunday schools and worship times for multiple churches including Albany Athens Lower Plains Mt Zion Rolling Hills South Canaan Torch Vanderhoof Coolville W State Street First Nelsonville Happy Hollow Free Will. Sessions include services at 9:30 to 11 a.m. and evening or midweek prayers and Bible study on various days.
St Jude Chauncey holds Sunday Mass at 9 and 11 15 a.m Holy Day Mass 5 daily Mass 8 45 a.m Evening Mass Wednesdays and Fridays 7 p.m Saturdays 9 a.m Confessions before St John's Dutch Ridge Sunday Mass 10 a m Daily Mass 6 45 p.m Confession before Mass St Paul Athens Saturday Mass 7 a m Sunday Mass 9 and 11 a m Daily Mass 8 a m Saturday confession 7 to 8 a m and 3 to 4 p m Christ the King Parish Daily Mass Monday through Friday 12 15 and 4 15 p m Saturday Mass 5 30 and 7 p m Sunday Mass 8 30 10 00 and 11 30 a m Confessions daily before each Mass Saturday 4 30 to 5 00 p m St Andrew Nelsonville Sunday Mass 8 and 10 a m
Local church listings show service times and Sunday schools for Athens-Church School Valley Parish Trimble Millfield Chauncey Taylor Ridge Greens Run Salem Community Nelsonville. Worship and parish activities span mornings at 9 to 11 a.m. Evening services and Sunday schools vary by location.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Athens offers Sunday worship and Sunday School at 10 45 am and Wednesday services at 730 pm. A reading room is located at the south entrance of the church for visitor access.
Church of Christ worship times listed for East Athens New Marshfield Blackburn Hill and Ridge indicate Sunday services at 9 45 morning communion 10 30 worship and a 7 30 evening service. Bible studies and youth meetings are scheduled midweek with times and locations across the region.
Sunday worship at 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 35 a m and evening service at 7 p m. Wednesday prayer service at 7 p m. Kilvert chapel lists Sunday school 9 30 a m YPM 6 30 p m speaking 7 p m and Thursday prayer meeting 7 p m.
The Church of God of Prophecy in Albany lists Sunday school at 10 am worship at 11 am and a night service at 7 30 pm An additional Wednesday service also at 7 30 pm is scheduled.
The Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens offers Sunday Communion at 8 a.m with a 10 oclock Sunday school and an old service at 4 p.m. Communion is also held on Tuesday at 4 p.m and Thursday at 10 15 a.m. The Church of the Epiphany in Nelsonville holds worship at 9 a.m.
The Athens ministry school and service meeting occur Thursday at 7 30 p m with a public lecture and Bible study Sunday at 9 30 a m and Bible at 8 p m The Glouster public daily service through Sunday offers Bible study at 10 30 a m and a separate Sunday 9 30 a m session Congregation Bible study is Tuesday at 7 30 p m Ministry training school is Thursday at 7 30 p m and the service meeting Thursday at 8 30 p m For information call 767 3819 or 753 3701.
B Nai B Rith Hillel Foundation holds services at 6 30 p m Friday and Bible study at 10 30 a m Saturday at Hillel House located at 21 Mill Street.
Latter Day Saints Galbreath Chapel holds Sunday school at 10 30 a m and Sacrament service at 11 30 a m The Plains Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the LDS offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 45 a m evening worship at 7 30 p m and a Wednesday fellowship at 7 30 p m
The notice lists Sunday schools and worship times for multiple churches including Nazarene First Athens Plains Nelsonville and Amesville United Presbyterian Alexander Deanville New England with worships at 9:30 to 10:45 a.m and various midweek or evening meetings.
Athens church hours list Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 and evening worship at 6 30 p m Thursday Bible study and teen life meet at 7 30 p m
Morning worship and church schools listed for Albany Athens Snowville Pear Chapel Mineral New Marshfield Union Bethel Troy area churches. Includes Sunday services 9 11 10:30 am and 7:30 pm midweek studies and varied Sunday school times. Also notes mergers and multiple charges such as Chesterhill Amesville and Jacksonville.
A digest of weekly services lists Sunday school at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. in Jacksonville and similar times for Millfield, Joppa, Reedsville, Long Bottom, Shade, The Plains Bethel Parish, and McDougal. Bible study midweek and prayer gatherings noted.
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