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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1954
Page
3
A dense list of holiday worship times across multiple churches in Hayward Castro Valley San Lorenzo Ashland and Washington Township. Services include Christmas Eve candlelight masses choral Eucharists and Christmas Day gatherings with topics such as The Child Jesus Bethlehem The Star in the East and The Message of the Forgotten Sunday.
The 30 voice First Baptist church choir at 670 Sunset Boulevard Hayward will perform The Shepherds Christmas this Sunday at 7 30 pm. Singers include Victor Hubbard Mrs Ted Arnold Mrs Joe Smith Mrs Larry Ward Dwight West with Mrs Smith directing and Mrs Harry Glover on piano accompaniment. Congregational singing precedes the program and the public is invited.
A reflective note quotes Mary Baker Eddy on feeding sentiment that shines unworldly, bringing peace and goodwill toward men. The line underscores spiritual perspective as a path to harmony and charitable disposition.
Members of the Country Club of Washington township drove to Parks AFB on Tuesday to stage a Christmas party in the women s tuberculosis ward. They led games, served refreshments, and Santa Claus Mrs Dan Marble gave each woman a gift. Afterward, they held Christmas carols in the recreation hall. Attendees included Mrs Margaret Chadbourne of Mission San Jose Mrs Elizabeth Mendenhall Mrs Anna Bradford Miss Beverly Andrade Miss Louise Martinez and Mrs Marble all of Niles with Red Cross driver Wilda Andrade chauffeuring.
Hillview Crest Community announces Sunday school session changes. Lawrence Kelly states primary junior and intermediate classes meet in the morning, while senior high students and adults attend an 11 am session.
A Wordsworth line reflecting that the finest part of a good man’s life lies in simple acts of kindness and unnamed arts. The brief scripture-style maxim emphasizes quiet virtue over grand deeds.
A reflective religious meditation by Rev. J L Butler of the Castro Valley Methodist Church, devoted to Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ. The piece emphasizes Christ as the core meaning of Christmas, inviting readers to remember his sacrifice, example, and message of love, peace, and faith. It urges churchgoers to worship and renew hope, faith, and generosity during the holiday.
Hillview Crest residents urged to attend a meeting at Hillview Baptist Church Tuesday at 7 p.m. to discuss the formal founding of Hillview Crest Community Baptist Church. Rev. Ernest Hastings of Melrose Avenue Baptist Church Oakland will attend with a steering committee from that church, Melrose Avenue serves as parent institution.
Members of the Catholic Women's Guild in Niles gathered at the parish hall for their final meeting of the year. Mrs. Viola Dias presided as the group held a Christmas party and presented layette gifts, replacing the usual Christmas gift exchange with a year end gesture.
Calvary Lutheran Sunday school presents the annual Christmas service titled Christmas Everywhere at 7:00 p.m featuring hymns and recitations by children. The service includes distribution of Christmas favors in the new school building.
Quoted sentiment from Lydia M. Child emphasizes selfless effort to bring joy to others. The author highlights the value of altruism and communal well being over personal gain.
A personal essay contrasts a festive Hayward Christmas street with nursery rhyme displays and a nativity creche. The author defends simple childlike delight in Christmas while critiquing cynical adult attitudes and consumer culture, urging clear values and a beautiful, meaningful season for both adults and children.
The Rev Richard C Smith professor at San Francisco Theological Seminary will be guest speaker at First Presbyterian Church Hayward during the 930 and 11 am services Sunday. At the seminary he oversees theological student work among churches and social agencies and teaches national missions in city industry and rural areas. He serves on the World Council of Churches Preparatory Commission on Evangelism.
The Grass Valley Carel Choir presents its annual program of traditional Cornish carols on January 9 at Shattuck Avenue Methodist Church 63rd. The event features Cornish songs and a celebratory concert atmosphere for local residents and visitors.
Trinity Episcopal Church Hayward opens the Christmas season with a 4 30 p.m. children's candlelight service led by the Junior Choir under Mrs. Lowell Abbott. The 11 30 p.m. midnight Eucharist features Rev. John A. Luther as celebrant and preacher, with Fairclough providing the musical setting. Choir director Dr. Robert Krag and organist Miss Patricia Smith lead special pieces by Gaul Gounod and Adams. Soloists include Dwight Howland Lowell Abbott and Mrs Harry Lee. The church also plans a 10 30 a.m. celebration tomorrow and a church school pageant at 7 p m on Sunday at street and Shattuck avenue Oakland. The 46 voice male choir directed by Harold George performs a program including Seraphic Minstrels Bethlehem Lo the Eastern Sages Rise Prince of Peace Lo He Comes an Infant Stranger Salutation While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night. Former boy singers from Cornwall now in Grass Valley contributed. Over 1200 have heard these singers in two annual services during the Choirs visit. No admission charged a currency offering will be taken to defray expenses per Will P Iph chairman of arrangements.
The text extols a benevolent being’s ease in spreading joy and posits a kind heart as a fountain of gladness. It claims such a disposition refreshes all nearby, turning surroundings toward smiles and brighter moods.
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