St Pauls Youth Present Yuletide Pageants This Weekend
St Pauls United Methodist Church hosts a three night Birth of Christ portrayal starting Saturday evening with 6 30 to 7 30 p m and Sunday at 7 p m The outdoor pageant Monday on church lawn features 7 p m and 7 40 p m showings Youth groups rehearse and music and scenery prepared by senior and junior high members The church also plans Advent sermon Peace on Earth Only An Angels Song by Rev Robert D Joiner Jr on Sunday at 10 50 a m School classes begin at 9 30 a m with fellowship time after service A Christmas Cantata Gloria shared with Westminster and Bayway Christian Churches Sunday at 7 30 p m at Westminster Choir directed by Bill Walsead with organist Tommy Franks Additional events include a children s Christmas party Tuesday at 7 p m and a Holy Communion service Christmas Eve 5 to 6 30 p m Santa visit and refreshments follow in the fellowship hall
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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Christ
Tommy Williams
Bayway Drive
St. Paul's
Susan Vaught
Robert D. Joiner ,Jr
Fellowship Hall
Bill Walstead
Herman L. Davis
Michael Davis
Santa Claus
Westminster
First Baptist Guests To Be Missionaries
Julio and Dorothy Diaz will be special guests at First Baptist South on Sunday. Julio preaches at 11 a.m. and they travel from Argentina as missionaries on leave with their children Gwen and Walter. An evening program features sanctuary choir and narrations, while North location presents Christmas music and a separate sermon by Rev. Glen Walker at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. services with a fellowship planned after the 7:40 p.m. service in the youth building.
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Julio
Dorothy Diaz
First Baptist South
Argentina
Gwen
Baylor
Walter
South
Fred Parker
Duane Blakley
Dan Fowler
Gary Banner
Kay Juenger
Nanny Rowe
Pam Her‘ping
First Baptist
Glen Walker
North
Cantata Set At Trinity Tabernacle
Trinity Tabernacle choir under Rev. Ken Bowers will present the cantata Love Transcending at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Assembly of God church at 1008 Hast Sprit. John W. Peterson wrote the cantata which emphasizes Christmas meaning. Soloists include Ray Smith and several others. Joanna Brewer accompanies piano and Leighton Oliver organ. Public invited.
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Trinity Tabernacle Choir
Ken Bowers
Trinity Tabernacle Assembly of God
John W. Peterson
Christ the Lord
Trinity Choir
Bowers
Joanna Brewer
Leighton Oliver
When Love Was Born at St Mark's United Methodist
The 10 30 a.m. service at St Mark's United Methodist Church 1703 Oklahoma features a sermon titled When Love Was Born by Pastor Dr. Jewel M. McClure. The chancel choir presents a Christmas cantata with soloists Mrs Don Muery Miss Beverly McCail Charles Stephenson Dr Sam Hastings Wallace Tate and Mrs Sam Hastings. The cantata is directed by Bruce Day with organist Mrs Wallace Tate. Church school begins at 9 15 a.m. Youth choir rehearsal is at 5 p.m. A Christmas pageant with slides will start at 6 p.m. followed by a Christmas party and tasting bee at 7 p.m. A ninth grade Sunday School class party is set for Monday at 8 p.m. St Mark's participates in a city church basketball league. Call Tom Hendrix at 4244365 to join. No Mother's Day Out on Thursday Dec 24. plans for Dec 31 are undecided. Christmas Eve Communion is 6 30 to 7 30 p.m. in a come and go format.
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Love
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Oklahoma
Jewel M. McClure
St. Mark's
Don Muery
Beverly McCail
Charles Stephenson
Sam Hastings
Wallace Tate
Bruce Day
St. Mark’s
Fellowship Hall
Tom Hendrix
Second Baptists Plans Cantata Presentation Sunday
Second Baptist Church adult choir presents A Song Unending, a cantata by John Peterson, during the morning service with Cantata director Cotter and soloists Gipson Woods Cloudt and Ingram. Pastor Roy A. Cloudt preaches. Rev Lynn New, foreign missionary appointee, will preach at 7 pm and discuss mission work in Taiwan. Silent Lord's Supper set for Thursday with candlelight organ-only service from 6 to 6:30 pm. church members share testimonies.
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John Peterson
Second Baptist Church
Sam Coiter
Roy A. Cloudt
Westminster Presbyterians Mark Fourth Advent Sunday
Westminster Presbyterian Church at 7600 Bayway Drive plans the fourth Advent Sunday with Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Rev. Ronald W. Smith leads a contemplative meditation on No Empty Packages. Junior choir, adult studies, nursery, and coffee hour featured. A Lakewood Community Choir Gloria performance follows at 7:30 p.m. with local soloists and organist Tom Franks.
Tattered Tinsel Sermon At First Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Burnette W. Dowler will deliver the sermon Tattered Tinsel based on Matthew 2 1 15 at 8 30 and 11 00 a m Sunday services. Children and chancel choirs will perform music, Sunday school classes begin at 9 40, a training class for new officers, and a Christmas Home event in fellowship hall from 5 30 to 7 p m. The 7 p m cantata When Love Came Down directed by Charles Forque with organ accompaniment by Mrs Mary Pennington features soloists Clint Bates Sandra Sahm Janet Steinkamp Bettye Smith Thomas Speidel and Charles Sawyer. Holy Communion will be observed at a candlelight service on Christmas Eve at 7 30 p m with new members welcomed and baptism. Session to meet Thursday at 7 p m to receive new members.
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Burnette W. Dowler
First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
van Denman Thompson
Charles Forque
Mary Pennington
Clint Bates
Sandra Sahm
Janet Steinkamp
Bettye Smith
Coady Baptist Church Names Interim Pastor
The Rev. Bob Elliott will serve as interim pastor of Coady Baptist Church of Baytown until a full time pastor is installed. He is a Harris County probation officer active in evangelistic work. He will lead a 11 a.m. service titled The God Who Saves and a 6 30 p.m. program The Magic of Christmas with further talks this week. Special Nativity activities are planned including caroling at the Baytown Nursing Home and an outdoor Christmas program at 8 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday. The church family will donate to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering totaling 355 dollars for foreign missions as youth groups meet at 6 30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Bob Elliott
Coady Baptist Church of
Baytown
Elliott
Harris County
Eliott
God
Baytown Nursing Home
Caady Baptist
Lottie Moon
Foreign Missions
Coady Baptist
Advent Observed at Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal will observe the fourth Sunday in Advent with morning and midday services led by Rev. P. Walter Henckell and Rev. F. Philip Dignam. Acolytes, ushers, readers, and choirs fill two services, with church school programs and a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day schedule including a Santa Claus visit and Midnight Communion.
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Trinity Episcopal
Trinity Episcopal Church
P. Walter Henckell
Bam
W. H. Harrop
Paul Seale
W. B. Allman
Albert Fanestiel
Marsha Seale
Eleanor Fisher
Hardee Kilgore
A. Lu
Souby
Stephen Villemez
James Gordon
George Gidley
Criss Dippel
Stephen Timmons
Glenn Villemez
James Adams
Walter B. Mabe
James Corbitt
F. Philip Dignam
Calvin
Baptist Temple Plans Sunday Services and Christmas Pageant
Baptist Temple at 803 Graham announces Sunday activities starting 9 45 for Sunday School and 11 for the sermon preached by Rev A L Jordan. Training union at 6 and main service at 7. A Christmas pageant by adult choir and students 6 8 and 1 5 grades Sunday night with dress rehearsal at 5. Afterward, refreshments and Santa in the fellowship hall.
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Baptist Temple
A. L. Jordan
Training Union
Graham
Santa Claus
Fellowship Hall
Weber
Sharon Masters
Theresa Cox
Whive
Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church Christmas Services
Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church schedules Sunday events with church school at 9 40 a m sermon at 10 50 a m by Rev Roy L Felder evening Christmas music by all choirs followed by a choir members reception in the fellowship hall Builders Crusaders hold a Christmas party parsonage open house Wednesday 5 to 9 p m candlelight service Christmas Eve 6 to 7 p m MYF groups not meeting on December 20 and 27.
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Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church
Roy L. Felder
W. T. Hardison
Lynn Woods
Johnnie Jennings
H. A. Connor
Jerald Fanestiel
A. H. Carter
Fellowship Hall
Builders
Crusaders
MYF
Wooster BaptistYouth Program and Christmas Events
Wooster Baptist Church schedules a youth choir program titled Love Transcending directed by Stephen Heather. Soloists include Gladys Huckaby Bonnie Huckaby Geneva Waters Suzanne Wilson and Jamie Turman. Christmas candle lighting follows at 7 10 p m with Rev H M Lindsey conducting.
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Wooster Baptist Church
Stephen Heather
Gladys Huckaby
Bonnie Huckaby
Geneva Waters
Suzanne' Wilson
Jamie Turman
H. M. Lindsey
Jim Valerio
Friendship House
Is the Universe Evolved by Atomic Force Sermon
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 3406 Nevada will host an 11 a.m. Sunday service sermon on Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force based on a Psalms verse about God as refuge and strength. The church welcomes the public to the 8 p.m. Wednesday service and offers a reading room at 10 N. Ashbel weekdays and Saturday hours.
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Church of Christ| Scientist
Nevada
N. Ashbel
Yule Program by Nazarenes at First Church
The First Church of the Nazarene at 2409 N Main plans a Sunday program with a 10 50 am junior and teenage youth Christmas play The Gates of Christmas It honors Christ and distributes fruit and candy The 9 45 am Sunday School includes usual classes The 7 pm Christmas Cantata The Night The Angels Sang by John Peterson features sanctuary choir directed by Rev Paul Watson with soloists Donya Fulcher Ruth Davis Myrtis Townsend Buford Fulcher narrations by Rev Gerald V Davis and piano by Barbara Watson.
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First Church of the Nazarene
N. Main
Christ
Brooks Starett
John Peterson
Sanctuary Choir
Paul Watson
Donya Fulcher
Ruth Davis
Myrtis Townsend
Buford Fulcher
Gerald V. Davis
Barbara Watson
Abe Berman To Be Garth Road Baptist Guest
Abe Berman will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday as a guest preacher at Garth Road Baptist Church. He will present an illustrated message titled Christ in the Passover as Observed by a Jewish Family. Berman, a Jewish Christian, has pastored churches and led evangelistic services in the Houston Baytown area for years. Pastor A E Weatherly also invites all to the church Christmas Play at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Abe Berman
Garth Road Baptist Church
Berman
Houston
Baytown
A. E. Weatherly
Feast Of Nativity At St Joseph Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Day is a holy day of obligation with midnight mass and four morning services at St Joseph. Confessions offered Thursday from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8. Communion rules, scripture readings for Advent fourth Sunday, named lectors, Knights party for children at 2 p.m. Sunday, St Joseph Men's Club meets Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Lakewood Church to Hear Drug Abuse Talk Sunday
Lakewood Church of Christ will host a 5 p m lecture by Dr Gene Richardson a Baytown physician and church member on drug use and abuse for junior high and high school students and their parents A public audience is invited envelopes will be distributed and parishioners urged to attend with teenagers and parents encouraged to be present
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Lakewood Church of Christ
Gene Richard
Baytown
Lakewood Church
Richardson
Actaoljs
Hubert Plumlee
Cee
St Johns United Methodist Church Plans Yule Program
St Johns United Methodist Church hosts a Christmas program at 7 p.m. featuring the chancel choir under Horace Smith with organist Aileen Harris. Readers from both children and church groups will participate, with trumpeters Foreman Motley Jerris providing accompaniments and a Christ Herald trumpet prelude. A come-and-go Christmas Eve Communion is scheduled 5:30 to 7 p.m. All invited.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
Jesus
Christ
Horace Smith
Aileen Harris
Diane Lemmon
Warren Carroll
Ruby Griffin
Cathy Carroll
Melvin Foreman
David Motley
Anthony Jerris
Herald
the Christ
Derrel Lemmon
Sunday Services at All Saints Episcopal Church
All Saints Episcopal Church announces 10 30 a m Sunday service with Litany and Ante Communion. Rev Peter Katt to officiate and preach. Litanist W A Scott ushered by Harry Lawrence. Organist Mrs Douglas Relyea. Acolytes Lifras Deen Jones Peirce. Coffee Hour hostess Mrs R P Rose. Church school and adult discussion at 9 45 a m led by Thomas H Ross with Paul Storck superintendent. Holy Communion at 11 a m Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist. Christmas Day Holy Communion at 10 a m.
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All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Peter Katt
W. A. Scott
Harry Lawrence
Douglas Relyea
Jonathan Lifras
Edward Deen
Gary Jones
James Peirce
R. P. Rose
Thomas H. Ross
Paul Storck
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