Service Invites Families to Attend With Parents
Five and older children have been invited to attend the service with their parents, inviting families to participate together in the observance.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
2
Five and older children have been invited to attend the service with their parents, inviting families to participate together in the observance.
The Stratford Library Association seeks a $146,991 budget for 1967-68 with $132,491 from the town. Wages dominate costs at $102,066, and the plan increases branch hours from two to five nights starting fall 1967 to boost service while maintaining the same closing times at Main and Branch libraries. Books funding drops to $32,850, about 22.4 percent of the budget, to improve acquisitions, repairs, and replacements.
Reverend R Ward Wilson of Lordship Community Church will give the Christmas Day 11 AM service sermon titled Lets Take Christmas Away From the Children There will be no church school classes tomorrow per Reverend Walsh announcements
The Rev. Arthur T. Tedcastle will discuss Immanuel God With Us tomorrow at 9 30 and 1 a m services in Stratford Methodist Church. Christmas hymns include O Come All Ye Faithful God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Infant Holy It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Angels We Have Heard on High. Mrs John W Moriarty choir director will play Sing Ye Noel by R Alomva.
Christ Episcopal Church announces two Communion services tomorrow at 8 and 11 a.m. The 9:15 a.m. service is canceled. A Men and Boys choir will sing at 11 a.m. Celebrant is Rev. Herbert G. Follett, with preaching by Rev. Arthur J. Monk.
College students and Stratford Methodist church men home for the holidays are invited to a buffet supper Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the church parsonage at 51 LeGrand Place. Rev Arthur Tedcastle, pastor, announces. Mrs Raymond E Long, secretary of Campus Ministry for the Woman's Society of Christian Service, assists.
The Stratford Methodist church Men’s Fellowship Bible class will not meet until January 8. William G. Slack is president. Officers elected include Howard Simson leader, Slack president, John C. Klunn vice president, William Varanelli secretary, Lewis Holt treasurer, Rodney W. Dyott scout representative, Carman Young sick and visiting chair. Nominating committee members: B. Orme Faris, Sidney Waugh, Arthur J. Hermanson.
Miss M. Louisé Miller conducts a Christmas music program in the First Congregational church during the 11 a.m. family service tomorrow with an organ prelude featuring Noel In Bethlehem's Low Stable and Good News the Angels Bring. The pastor Rev. George A. Hodgkins speaks on Joy to This World. The Senior choir performs Fanfare for Christmas Day and the Junior choir presents Japanese Christmas Carol.
A family Christmas service will be conducted tomorrow at 10 30 am in the Universalist Church of Greater Bridgeport at 96 Chapel Street with Rev Albert Ciarcia officiating. Church school classes are available for children through age.
Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp announced Canada will mint dimes quarters and 50 cent pieces in pure nickel starting in 1968 to conserve silver. An official estimate says the change could save about 15 million dollars annually.
Peter Januska was elected chairman of the Park Commission succeeding Lea Gregg. Clifford E. Anderson was elected secretary. Januska, of Mayweed Road, works at Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing and is a former grand knight of Father Coleman Council, Knights of Columbus. He serves in real estate circles with Herbert R. Smith agency and as a Navy veteran.
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