One With Christ Come to Church By Louis Cassels
Washington cathedral dean Francis Sayre says many Americans still treat Christmas as a secular festival. He urges restoring the religious meaning through faith, worship, and personal devotion, noting televised services cannot replace in person church attendance.
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Washington
Francis Sayre
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Dean Sayre
Woodrow Wilson
Mount St.eAlans
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Spam
NBC Television
Sayre
Special Observance Set At San Lorenzo Holiness Church
Christmas programs at San Lorenzo Holiness Church 435 Lewelling Boulevard begin Sunday with regular services. Lifeliners hold a 6:30 pm Christmas fellowship Sunday featuring remembrances for a needy family. At 7:30 pm the choir performs cantata and a tableau by high school age group with narration by Mr and Mrs Shy Nakane under Alice Tamura. Choir numbers by local singers and a duet are planned. Monday caroling, Tuesday class treats and program conclude the observance with supervision by May Nakano and Annie Sucda.
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San Lorenzo
Shy Nakane
Alice Tamura
Carol Motozaki
Centerville
Judy Narus
San Leandro
Bettye Kodama
Dan Shinoda
Ob Shinoda
Hayward
Dez Shinoda
Harold Takahashi
Helen Tamura
Lifelimers
Bob Motozaki
May Nakano
Annie Sucda
In Person Is Bethel Sunday Topic
Bethel Presbyterian Church at 14235 Bancroft Avenue hosts 11 am and 30 am services with Pastor John Turpin delivering In Person as the sermon topic. Sanctuary choir to perform two anthems Carol of the Bells and Sing Noel with child care offered. An evening program features a Nativity tableau and junior choir songs.
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Friends
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Bancroft Avenue
John Turpin
Wilhousky
Noel
Snyder
Pentecostal Church to Show Star of Bethlehem Film
A 40 minute sound and color film Star of Bethlehem will be shown at 7 30 p m Saturday at the Pentecostal Church of God 451 Filbert Street Newark A Christmas program with carols and treats for children will follow The regular Sunday services are at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Rev Orval Ress pastor.
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Star of Bethlehem
Pentecostal Church of God
Filbert Street
Newark
Orval Ress
Christ Jesus in Science Lesson Plans This Sunday
Christian Science services this Sunday will feature a lesson sermon on Christ Jesus dominion over matter. Scriptural readings cite Matthew 15 30 healing the lame blind and maimed, while selections from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures discuss Jesus as the highest human concept of the perfect man and the divine idea of God outside the flesh.
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Christian Science
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Science and Health
Mary Baker Eddy
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Varied Program At Mt. Eden Presbyterian Church
The Mt. Eden Presbyterian Church will stage a varied Christmas program including recitations instrumental and choral selections a pantomime skit and nativity scene with community singing. Mrs. Virginia Bennett Sunday school superintendent will supervise the program and Santa Claus will visit. Cast features Gloria Ramos David Norvell George Edmonds Lewis Beach Mike Chishsim Neil Pedersen Tommy Gotier Larry Hughes Sandra Jennings Penny Moore Karen Peachey Adia Matala Jim Sullivan Jeanette Lausten and more as invited attendees.
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Mt. Eden Presbyterian Church
Mohr Drive
Virginia Bennett
Santa Claus
Gloria Ramos
David Norvell
George Edmonds
David
Lewis
Steve Beach
Mike
Chishsim
Neil Pedersen
Tommy Gotiter
Larry Hughes
Sandra Jennings
Penny Moore
Karen Peachey
Adiia Matala
Jim Sullivan
Jeanette Lausten
Faith Lutheran Sunday School Christmas Program Castro Valley
Faith Lutheran Sunday School in Castro Valley will present a Christmas program for the beginner and primary departments on Sunday at 5 p.m. Mrs. Albert Grappe will link carols with a flannelgraph of the Christmas story directed by Mrs. Emerson Fowler and Mrs. Robert Carruthers. The candlelight service at 7 20 p.m. focuses on Christmas Blessings with songs scripture and Handel's Messiah solos by the Senior choir.
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Faith Lutheran Sunday School of
Castro Valley
Albert Grappe
Emerson Fowler
Robert Carruther
Gustat Gustafson
Carl Snyder
Dale
Dean Knight
Richard and
Jerome Blaha
David Johnson
Philip Aarhus
Jimmie Ehlers
Timothy Jensen
Barry Smith
M. Harsen
Eden Church Sets Appeal for Hungarian Refugees Funds
Eden Congregational church will collect gifts during worship on Dec 28 and Christmas Eve for Hungarian refugees. Funds go through Congregational Christian Service Committee as part of a $2,000,000 Protestant effort to aid refugee resettlement and Europe relief. World Council of Churches coordinates direct aid if possible.
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Richard Norberg
Congregational Christian Service Committee
Norberg
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Europe
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Hungary
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Grace Lutheran Singspiration Sunday at Grace Lutheran Hayward
Grace Lutheran Church at 1838 B Street Hayward hosts a Christmas singspiration Sunday at 7 pm by the fellowship club. The Sunday school and Christian Day School classes present a children's Christmas service on December 24 at 7 pm. Rev. Waltée Luebkeman will speak on The True Spirit of Christmas at the 10 am Christmas Day service. Sne ealanthams will be presented by junior and senior choirs at all services.
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Fellowship Club
Grace Lutheran Church
Hayward
Waltée Luebkeman
Sneealanthams
Rev Moore To Present Yule Message At Hayward Church
Christmas services begin at First Methodist church of Hayward with two Sunday worships at 9:30 and 11 a m Rev John V Moore will speak on "Christmas Sentimentality or Maturity" New member class ends the second service Children and youth service at 4 pm features script by Mrs Keith Large with a world travels theme Nativity figures include Jackie Dewell Loren Berek Jerry Garcia and John Bungum Children sing hymns from Europe Asia Africa Annual Christmas Eve service at 11 Monday night opens with choral call to Christmas worship led by Onni Panttaja Mrs Margery McKinley at organ Solo by Mrs Adolph Odegard from Christmas Choralogue Sermon titled Joy To The World.
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First Methodist Church
Hayward
Sundey
John V. Moore
Keith Large
Jackie Dewell
Loren Berek
Jerry Garcia
John Bungum
Europe
Asia
Africa
Onni Panttaja
Margery McKinley
Adolph Odegaard
Candlelight Services At Peace Lutheran Christmas Plan
Candlelight ceremony at Prince of Peace Lutheran Centerville starts Christmas activities with a 7 pm Sunday program of recitation and caroling. A choir and candlelight service follow at 11 pm on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day 11 am service includes Communion.
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Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of
Centerville
Christmas Message on Salvation and Sin by Rev Murphy
The minister argues Christmas centers on the Savior who saves people from their sins not just Israel’s. He cites Joseph’s faith, angelic messages, and the promise that Jesus saves all who ask Him as Savior and Lord. Self-sufficiency is labeled a sin. the cure is reconciliation through Christ.
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Hobert
A. Murphy
First American Baptist Church
Hayward
Christ
Bethlehem
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Mary
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Israel
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Isrel
Christmas Carol Service and Pageant at Trinity Episcopal
Trinity Episcopal Hayward hosts a Children’s Christmas carol service and pageant on Christmas Eve directed by the choir director Mrs Lowell Abbott, with Reg Newberry directing the senior church school pageant. Midnight Choral Eucharist follows a candlelight procession with special music and a Fainglough setting.
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Trinity Episcopel Church
Hayward
Wil
Ector
Lowell Abbott
Church School
Reg Newberry
Fainglough
John A. Luther
Dean Underwood
el< Yey
Jesu Bambino
David Dickie
Robert Krag
Patricia Smith
Margaret Backman
Sylvia Silva
Truth Lee
Marcia Luther
Edna Hart
Thomas Wood
Christmas Pageant At Castro Valley Reformed Church
The Castro Valley Reformed Church hosts its annual Christmas program Sunday at 7 40 pm featuring a 20 student pageant Tell Us the Christmas Story The service welcomes new members and their families at morning worship with baptism for adults and children and celebrates Holy Communion on December 30.
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Castro Valley
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