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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1978
Page
8
A Cedar Rapids church promotes planning wills through a 16 page booklet by the Wills and Legacies Committee of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. The brochure addresses estate taxes executors and living wills and encourages seminars with professionals.
The Noelridge Park Christian Church Senior Choir presents the cantata Anybody Listening Sunday at 9 30 a.m. directed by Helen Fye with Cindy Lebeda on organ. Calvary Baptist Church Adult Choir joins with taped orchestrations for King of Love at 7 p.m. Sunday. The Sunday school class offers a Christmas program Wednesday at 7 p.m. Also, Oral Roberts Christmas special God’s Gift of Love airs Friday at 9 p.m. on KWWL TV 7 with Bill and Gloria Gaither and Gary McSpadden. St Paul’s United Methodist Church hosts a 3 p.m. Christmas recital featuring Jingle Bells and a mystery carol, followed by a reception. Lovely Lane United Methodist Church presents La Fiesta de la Posada at 10 30 a.m. Sunday with combined choirs and soloists Kelly Widmer John Nielsen James Erbe E David Wright.
Zion Lutheran Church Hiawatha hosts a morning replacement service at 8 15 and 10 45 with a 9 30 Sunday school. A congregational Christmas service follows at 7 p m. Anne Hansley of Grace Notes visits Cedar Rapids Women’s Aglow next week sharing her Christian journey. Events run Monday 7 30 p m at Coe College and Tuesday 11 30 a m at Longbranch Convention Hall. Luncheon or babysitting arrangements are requested by Sunday. A Christmas carol service by St Paul’s Lutheran Marion’s adult choir occurs Sunday at 7 30 p m with a reception after.
A list of Christmas events and church activities including Dedication at Redemption Baptist Church and Nine Lessons and Carols at St Michael’s Episcopal Church. Retreats led by Rev Gene Jakubek at Mercy Spiritual Center. Olivet United Presbyterian and other churches plan Christmas programs and cantatas. The Rev Roy Macintosh leaves Bethany Congregational for Toledo. Cedar Rapids service marked by luncheon.
Hillside Wesleyan Sanctuary Choir will present a newly released Christmas cantata by Ralph Carmichael titled Specially for Shepherds on Sunday at 11 am. The piece blends biblical drama with imagined scenes, directed by Assistant Pastor Jon Elsberry.
A five session clergy course titled Ministering to the Elderly will be taught at Coe College in Eastern Iowa from January 2 to January 25. Dr. Russell Striffler of St Luke's Methodist Hospital leads the program under the Coe Cornell Continuing Education for Clergy initiative and charges 50 dollars for continuing education units.
Tomorrow Cedar Rapids Marion churches mark Lisa Dorff Sunday in memory of the 20 year old who died after two heart transplants at Stanford. The 1 percent budget challenge to aid the Dorff family is dropped due to her death. Assistance continues with raised funds reported at 13 500 dollars and contact numbers for donations.
Sunday school classes of St Mark's Lutheran Church present an Advent program The Giving Tree at 7 p m in the church sanctuary The program features songs art work prayers and children sharing thoughts on giving A reception follows in the Fellowship Hall
Members of the First Presbyterian Church at 310 Fifth Ave SE plan a Christmas pageant titled Pilgrimage to Bethlehem. The 10 a m procession from Fellowship Hall to the sanctuary reenacts Joseph and Mary’s journey and features pantomime scenes and special music by youth choirs led by Stephanie Wager and Margaret Maire. The event ends with a gift drive for the Cedar Rapids Food Bank.
The Earlville Cooperative parish hosting United Methodist and Congregational Church of Christ will hold a church school program Sunday at 7 30 p m with the theme Once Again the Story Is Told The United Methodist Church will host a Jesus birthday party at 9 a m on Sunday.
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