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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1972
Page
3
The Fifth Annual Lord's Silent Supper will be held Sunday night at Second Baptist Church from 6 to 6 30 p m The program is wordless with only organ music as Patsy Brewer provides instrumental music The Rev Roy A Cloudt and church deacons lead the service providing a time of quiet meditation and prayer for attendees.
The 10 55 a m Sunday service at Alliance Bible Church 302 Lynchburg Cedar Bayou Road features Pastor Rev Fred McGarvey preaching with soloist Gene Bran. Sunday school at 9 45 under Mike Reese. primary class collecting canned goods for a Christmas basket. Evening sermon topic Where Is He. Bible study and prayer Wednesday at 7 30. Christmas season events follow.
First Christian Church opens 10 50 a m Sunday with Rev Robert K Schomp preaching Christmas Survives guest soloist Margie Hooper Kilgore Junior College attends service communion at table led by Roland Kudla and Dr W T Jones Jr deacon chair Carl Brawner. Sunday School begins 9 30 a m all ages Youth groups canceled Sunday night church shares Christmas Eve communion with Bayway Christian Church at 6505 Decker Drive at 6 p m
The Gospel Temple at 1305 Hawthorne starts a revival on Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. Pastor Matt Howton leads with speakers Gary Brinkley of Baytown and Don McGee of Pasadena. Wiley Beveridge from Houston directs music with groups from Sam Houston State University. Baytown area singers join in, and youths meet Saturday at 7 p.m. to sing carols.
Westminster Presbyterian Church schedules a 9 30 a m program replacing Church School with a Christmas drama featuring Glenn Whitcomb George E Smith Mrs Marion Johnson John Askey S M Osterhus Gary Kohler and Clarence Johnson Thomas A Franks leads singing The 11 a m service features Rev Ronald W Smith and Westminster Choir with Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day The 1972 Christmas offering supports United Presbyterian Homes Waxahachie and Presbytery Causes usher captain Robert P Kelley Candlelight service at 6 30 p m Kim Boynton lights Advent candles The First Church sermon topic God s Triumph Man s Test by Rev Burnette W Dowler at 8 30 and 11 a m including choir led by Carl Bonelli Church School begins 9 30 a m with adult education Rev Dowler to speak at 7 30 p m Christmas Eve candlelight communion service
The sermon at First Church of Christ Scientist at Nevada and Michigan centers on Christ Jesus with the Bible and Science Textbook as preachers. Wade Glenn and Mrs. D F Badgett share reader roles, and David Kadjar leads the Sunday School at 10 30 a m. Children up to 20 are invited. Testimony meetings are at 7 30 p m Wednesday.
The Rev Happy Sebesta and his wife former Baytonians now in Colorado will preach at Wooster Baptist Church in Baytown during the 11 am service on Sunday He served as Wooster deacon board chairman and was ordained in 1972 He is pastor of Saguache Baptist Church in Saguache Colorado Other events include a vesper candle lighting at 6 pm Sunday a Christmas program December 31 and a January Bible study from January 21 to 25 Also listed are Sunday School at 930 am Outreach Day at 1 am and a children's service on Tuesday January 9.
C T Bussey is chosen lay leader at Grace United Methodist Church for 1973, tasked with fostering lay ministry and assisting the minister in guiding community outreach. W H Morrison Jr. is elected chairman of Grace’s administrative board, which governs policy, goals, and ministry evaluation.
A flood of handwritten notes to Santa reveals many children asking for toys and clothing such as record players, dolls, GI Joes, Barbie campers, chess sets, stoves, puzzles, and bikes. Several signatories include Travis, Dee Lynna Gibson, Stephen Gibson, Shari Herrington, Kristi Reese, and Dianna Reese with addresses and family references.
The Rt. Rev. Scott Field visits Trinity Church for 10 a.m. Holy Communion and confirmations with Calvin Rutherford and T. Philips assisting. Christmas Eve Candlelight Eucharist at 11 p.m. Holy Innocents observed at 10 a.m. All Saints hosts Advent prayers at 10:30 a.m. with multiple lay ministers, acolytes, and a 9:30 a.m. church school.
Monsignor J. P. O'Sullivan outlines the parish schedule for Christmas. Confessions Saturday 3 5 and 6 7 p.m. Mass at 7 p.m. Saturday. Christmas Eve confessions begin before and during all masses. Midnight solemn high mass begins Christmas obligation. Carols before mass. junior choir sings proper, senior choir common under Mrs Refugio Martinez. Christmas Day masses at 7 30, 9 30, 11 and 12 15. Lectors listed for each mass. Mens Club meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. with party for women members.
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