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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1961
Page
4
Baytown churchgoers plan midnight watch services across the city with old time syrup sop meals, homemade sugar cane syrup, and a movie at St Johns Methodist. Churches host watch services, sermons, and New Year prayers through midnight into 1961.
The Rev. N. Allison of Wooster Baptist Church outlines a New Year’s Eve watch night program. Activities start at 7 p.m. with a training union led by W. B. McNulty, followed by fellowship, departmental gatherings, and refreshments. A Billy Graham film titled Outpost Berlin runs 10:50 to 11:25 p.m. The event ends with a devotional at 11:30 p.m.
A religious exhortation cites scripture from Proverbs Matthew and Acts stressing heart purity as essential. It argues heart cleansing comes through faith and baptism, then urges living by truth and good conduct, with Churches of Christ offering assistance to learn and obey the gospel of Christ.
A Sunday primer with Dr. John R. Mott on eternal growth. The piece argues that life beyond death includes continued learning and spiritual development, condemning intellectual stagnation and urging ongoing maturity in Christian grace and character.
A Watch Night prayer service and a party for the Young People and Intermediates are scheduled for members of First Baptist Church on New Year s Eve. In addition to the regular night service at 7 30 p m at First Bap.
New Year’s Eve events fill St John’s Methodist Church with a worship program and a Hollywood film. Rev Everett Shrum preaches at 8:45 am 10 am and 7 pm as church activities run through the new year, including prayer groups and a watch night service.
Bayou Baptist on Sjolander Road holds regular Sunday worship both morning and evening with pastor Rev L W LaRive speaking at each service. Sunday School starts at 9 45 a m and Training Union at 6 30 p m.
Combined Adult and Youth Choirs of First Presbyterian Church will present special music directed by T F Seale at the 11 am Sunday service. Accompanist Mrs E Sheldon Kline and pastor Rev Burnette W Dowler will use God Standing Within the Shadows as the sermon topic, with scripture from Nehemiah. Senior High Fella is slated for 6 30 pm Sunday at the church.
Grace Methodist Church schedules a 7 p.m. New Year's Eve Communion with Rev. Chester R. Steele delivering a meditation What Time Have You. The 10:45 a.m. Sunday sermon is Closing the Door. Sanctuary and other choirs rehearse. Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. with youth activities and MYF programs. Church choir rehearsals begin Monday. The note also mentions a home baker with wire racks for cooling cookies and cakes.
The Rev. Denis Kennedy and the Rev. William Tinney will officiate all Masses on the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas at St Joseph’s. Mass times include 5 30 a m 7 30 a m 9 30 a m and 11 30 a m with Bene diction after the Tl a m Mass. Youth meetings are postponed due to the holy day.
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Old Year services Sunday at 3 30 am and 10 45 am with Depart in Peace as the sermon. New Year service at 11 am Monday on The Acceptable Year of the Lord. Junior instruction resumes and church council outlines future building studies with reports from several committees led by J F Heintschel and W Teggeman.
The Rev Earl Bissex and wife invite members and friends to an all church open house from 3 30 to 5 30 p m and from 7 15 to 9 30 p m Sunday at the parsonage 206 Live Oak A social at the church will begin at 6 p m with youth groups meeting at 6 30 p m and a night program at 7 20 p m A sermon titled Being Lost Even Though in Church will be given at 10 50 a m Sunday with Chancel Choir directed by Charles Forque and organ by Mrs Carl Bush Music will precede the service The new church board will meet at 7 p m Wednesday in the Fellowship Hall
The Rev Don Goodwin associate pastor at St Mark's Methodist Church will preach at 8 45 a m and 10 55 a m services with the topic What Did You Go Out to See The Youth Choir will sing at 8 45 and the Chancel Choir at 10 55 Mrs W W Dean will solo The 7 p m service is cancelled for a full ritual communion at 12 p m A church wide fellows meets at 10 p m in the Social Hall
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