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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1961
Page
4
The article outlines Luke's nativity narrative with Mary's annunciation and visit to Elizabeth, followed by Luke's songs of praise. It lists church activities including Marys worship at 11 a.m. and Evening worship at 7 p.m. plus PYF 6 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer meeting.
Church notices list ministers and service times for multiple congregations. Details include Bible study times, morning and evening worship, midweek meetings, and Christmas programs across towns and streets with names like John Barton Hugh McWhorter Rayford Henry E C Gilbert George Marshall Ford McDonald T H Hayes and Wallace Lovett.
On Christian Fourth Ave at East Moulton Street the minister Robert E. Shaw offers Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship with Communion at 11 a m Evening group meetings at 5 30 p m and a Sacred Cantata The Dawn of Christmas at 7 p m titled The Worlds Dawn presents the season observances.
Episcopal St John’s Corner Gordon Drive and Jackson Street lists Holy Communion at 7 30 a m family service and classes at 9 15 a m litany and ante communion at 11 a m Holy Communion at 10 a m Wednesday service and evening worship times. 415 8th Ave SW Rev R O Bruce pastor Sunday School and evening service details provided.
Christian Science First Church of Christ, 6th Ave and Johnston St, hosts Sunday service at 11 a.m. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Lesson sermon topic is Is The Universe Including Man Evolved By Atomic Force. Wednesday testimony meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Area churches list weekly services with pastors and times. Baptist Fifth Ave and Fairview share Sunday schools at 9:45 and morning worships. Sixteenth Ave and Memorial Dr announce worship times and Wednesday prayers. Grace Sherman Riverview notes Bible class and services. Central Grant St给 Fourth Ave lists morning and evening worships with training union.
Boston based Unitarian Universalist Church of the Larger Fellowship numbers over 4 000 members in 62 foreign countries and Alaska among scattered congregants. The Rev George N Marshall notes mail sermons and materials connect members who lack local worship, with junior fellowships aiding children and a program encouraging movement to new communities.
The Church of God in Austinville lists 2018 service times at Cleveland Ave with Pastor Sam R Germany including Sunday school at 9 45 and morning worship at 10 50. Stated on St and 16th Ave SE Foster T Dismukes leads Sunday school 10 worship 11 evangelist service 7 Wednesday prayer 7 30 Youth Friday 7 30. Vue at 4th St W A Crim hosts 9 45 church school 10 45 worship sermon Love Divine pre service 5 30 midweek 7 Wednesday Christmas carols by children.
Presbyterian Joseph W. Walker leads Sunday school at 9 45 a.m and morning worship with cantata at 11 a.m A Christmas pageant is at 5 p.m Youth fellowships at 6 p.m Prayer meeting at 7 30 p.m Wednesday The location is Corner 6th Ave and 9th St SE Frank Richards minister Sunday school at 9 45 a.m Morning
The passage explores Mary’s Magnificat and the birth of Jesus, noting His name Jesus meaning salvation and the promise of an eternal kingship. It contrasts earthly expectations with divine fulfillment, and highlights Elizabeth’s joy and growth in faith as a reflection of God’s greatness.
The Rev. M. H. Harper leads morning worship at 11 with a sermon titled Christmas Begins Within The Heart. The Adult Choir conducts a cantata The Music of Christmas at 7 p.m. Evening activities include a 7 p.m. service and a Wednesday session at 7 p.m. mid-
Church groups across Decatur announce Christmas events with cantatas oratorios and special programs. Westminster plans Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio with a featured quartet and instrumentalists at 11 a.m. on Sunday. First Baptist Choir presents Handel Messiah at 7 p.m. in the church auditorium. Other churches schedule carols, sacred cantatas, and pageants through Sunday and Sunday evening services led by named pastors and choirs.
Radio station list WAMSL WHOS WHOS FM WHRT WAJF WJIMW WJOF and more with standard and emergency hours from 6 AM to midnight and sunrise to sunset. It advises tuning to 640 or 1240 during enemy attack.
Shiloh Baptist Church plans Family Day to recognize charter members and the church’s oldest member. The Morgan County Youth Rally meets tonight at 7 PM at Fifth Ave Baptist Church. Cedar Creek Freewill Baptist Church hosts morning worship Sunday with the Freewill Baptist Bible College Quartet of Nashville. one quartet member preaches at 11 AM. public invited.
Details of midweek and Sunday services across multiple churches. Includes prayer meetings at Corner Oak and Lafayette, 1622 South Ave SE, and Northside Wilson Street SE. Choirs perform The Messiah and Christmas songs with junior choirs presenting Silent Night. Pastor and session information listed.
Opera star Robert Merrill recalls practicing yoga in a Chicago hotel room when a chambermaid walked in. He says headstands take calm, and his routine helps him maintain a demanding schedule. Merrill mentions friends and teachers, notes a long friendship with Samuel Margolis, and shares light anecdotes about stage life and family.
Public library bookmobile routes listed with times at Cross Key Griffin's Store Cartwright Reece's Store Shannon's Store Owens Junior High School Buck Island Road Farmer's Grocery Athens Scout House with times from 9 to 4 across multiple stops.
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