Christmas memories treasured from many voices
Memories of Christmas rituals fill this note from readers. Pat Mann recalls midnight Mass at St. Joseph's Church with Latin rites and a moving choir led by Msgr Kennedy. Marian McMaster Ashley cherishes sanctuary lighting and Chrismon Tree crafts at St. Mark's United Methodist, while Shirley Burleson LaVergne remembers homemade ornaments and garland. Ella Chase Brunt recalls family Bible readings on Christmas Eve. Mary Buford Tyer recalls caroling at Baytown Junior High and hospital halls, and Wanda Orton reflects on Christmas as a shared faith moment.
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Pat Mann
St. Joseph’s Church
Msgr. Kennedy
Marian McMaster Ashley
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
Jesus Christ
Shirley Burleson LaVergne
Jean
Ella Chase
Texas City
Bob Chase
Exxon
Baytown Junior High
Mary Buford Tyer
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler
Sterling to present Forum Dec 7 8
Sterling High School theatre department will stage Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum December 7 8 at 730 p.m. in the auditorium. Students across grades rehearse nine weeks under Laura Parker with Brianna Edwards as Philia and Gabe Impelluso as Senex. Tickets are $6 at the door, $3 for groups of 10 or more.
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Sterling High School
Stephen Sondheim
Forum
Sterling
Laura Parker
Pseudolus
Lycus
Lauren Manzak
Tintinabula
Manzak
Brianna Edwards
Philia
Edwards
Gabe Impelluso
Senex
Parker
Baytown Sun
Kari Griffin
Amy Hollaway
Coleton Mayo
Keith Harris
Bay Area Networking Groups and Community Activities Calendar
Bay Area groups meet at various times in Baytown Crosby and surrounding areas. Activities include line dancing ceramics bridge story time and club meetings at locations such as Cadillac Career Center Highlands Community Center and Baytown Community Center with contact numbers for RSVP or information. The list covers TOPS Toastmasters Kiwanis and square dancing plus senior programs at multiple venues.
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Bay Area
B.A.N.G
Cadillac Career Center
Garth Rd
BSO
Wal-Mart
Highlands Community Center
S. Main St
Crosby
R.S.V.P
Yahoo
Tops TX
Baytown Community Center
Market St
Baytown Genealogy Research
Chambers County Library
Anahuac
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Toastmasters Group
Exxon Mobil
Decker
Highlands
San Jacinto
Highlands Woods Drive
Our Promise For West Baytown Inc
Iglesia Bautista Betel
Kentucky
Highland Woods Drive
Chambers book sale at Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar
Friends of the Library System host a Gently Used Book Sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar at White's Park community building near Hankomer exit off I 10. Proceeds support the library system with items including hardbacks, paperbacks, magazines and media priced 10 cents to $1. For details call 409 267 8263 or email ccls co chambers tx us. Surrender AA meets 8 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church 1200 E Lobit Ave. venue also lists 55 plus activities at 2407 Market St with 281 420 5735.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander
Ward Road
Baytown
Market Street
First Christian Church
Fecbtx.org
WEFW
N. Main
Overeaters Anonymous
Grace United Methodist Church
North Pruett
Ruth
Baytown Senior Center
Market St
Goose Creek Country Club
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
City of Baytown Parks and Recreation Community Center
N. Pruett St
Darren Cherry
Friends of the
Chambers County Library System
Methodist Church
White’s Park
Hankomer
Interstate 10
Co.chambers
Hare Road
Surrender
Alcoholics Anonymous
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. Lobit Ave
Today in History November 29 2006 highlights
On November 29 1963 President Johnson named a Warren Commission to probe Kennedy’s assassination. The date recalls Sand Creek Massacre in 1864, Byrd’s South Pole flight in 1929, Bells Are Ringing Broadway debut in 1956, Enos the chimp launched in 1961, liturgy changes in 1964, Natalie Wood drowning in 1981, Cary Grant’s death in 1986, and George Harrison’s death five years earlier.
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Johnson
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Colorado
Sand Creek
Navy
Richard E. Byrd
Bernt Balchen
South Pole
Calif
Cary Grant
Davenport
Iowa
Baytown history notes fires freezes and arrests
The Baytown refinery fire of 1949 altered operations but did not halt production. In 1974 a National Weather Service Freeze warning preceded a Texas cold front. In 1989 Aaron Griggs was captured in San Antonio with Baytown and Texas Rangers help. A year earlier Wayne Rotan left Barbers Hill after being named Glen Rose ISD finalist.
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Baytown
National Weather Service
Texas
Aaron Valentine Griggs
San Antonio
Barbers Hill
Rotan
Glen Rose
Bible Verse John Fourteen Twenty One
A verse from John 14 21 states that those who keep Jesus commandments love him. He promises that such lovers will be loved by the Father and that Jesus will manifest himself to them.
Goodfellows Drive Aims to Help Baytown Children at Christmas
The 75th annual Goodfellows drive seeks to ensure no Baytown area youngster finds an empty stocking on Christmas morning. Mail contributions to Goodfellows P O Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522 or deliver them to The Baytown Sun office 130 Memorial Drive. Those in need may call 281 425 8033 with their information.
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Goodfellows
Baytown
Goodfellows Drive
P.O
Texas
Baytown Sun
Memorial Drive
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Ctesc.net
Sun
Ladies Bowling League
Remington Park
Lee
Rick Detwiler
Crosby Swinging Squares
Chambers Book Sale
George Harrison
Quiet Beatle
Los Angeles
The
Associated Press
SUN History
Edmund Burke
John
Gentry
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