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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1960
Page
5
Westminster and First Presbyterian churches list Sunday services at 9 45 a.m. and 11 a.m. Westminster presents a Nativity play at 5 30 p.m. with Dr James L Doom of the Board of Church Extension as guest minister and a 7 30 p.m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday.
The Holy Church of Christ on 11th Ave NW announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 led by Rev. Dennis Tucker. Evening service follows at 7 p.m. A weekday prayer service is held Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The Church of God on Sixth Avenue announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m with morning worship at 10 45 a m and a cantata at 6 p m titled Night of Miracles The Hour of Power follows at 7 p m featuring the sanctuary choir The 2018 Cleveland Avenue church lists 9 45 a m Sunday school and 10 45 a m worship with a Christmas sermon and a 6 p m special program
The youth of Central Methodist Church present The Nativity Story each night from 7 to 9 o'clock in December 1924. The Nativity Story will be presented with scenes and narration.
A youth group presents the Christmas drama Seeing A Star. A midweek service is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The Rev. James O Bodley rector conducts 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:15 a.m. family service and classes and 11 a.m. Litany Ante Communion and sermon. 6 p.m. House of Young Churchmen at Gordon Dr and Jackson St.
The schedule lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship and communion at 11 a m and a 5 p m Family Christmas Service led by the Sunday School and Choir at the Christian Fourth Ave church led by minister E Robert E Shaw.
Early H. Tilford will address parishioners on Have You Been to Bethlehem? at Mount Hope Rock Springs Mitchell Memorial. A candle light carol service precedes a Christmas party Thursday at 7 p.m.
Howard College freshman Jimmy Murtrie has accepted the music director post at Austinville Baptist Church located at 517 Austinville Rd SW. Rev. R L Louk confirms the appointment. Murtrie is the son of Mr and Mrs H C McMurtrie of 708 6th Ave SE and a Decatur High School graduate.
Mary and Joseph in the stable, shepherds in the field, and Christmas carolers will be depicted in three scenes at the corner of Somerville Road and Prospect Drive. About 23 youths will participate each night, says Carol Lewis, Central director of Christian education. The stable has been built by church members and the City Park and Recreation Board offers free space. Lewis invites all to witness the historic event for the community audience.
Dr Arnold H Lowe questions excuses for avoiding church in a broader critique of statements like too far to drive too long or too tired. He argues many justifications mask reluctance and urges reconsideration of daily commitments and church attendance.
A mortgage on a $35,000 auditorium at Tanner Methodist Church will be burned Sunday, followed by ground breaking ceremonies at the site of a...
A dense list of radio and television schedules across multiple stations including WAJF and WBRC TV. Entries cover time slots from early morning through late night with programs such as News Platter Chatter Farm Round-Up Navy Show and The Untouchables.
Four seniors and one sophomore at Decatur High School plan to enter the ministry after graduation. Steve Yarbrough Freddy Parker Bob Johnson and Dale Lovett say God called them to preach and expect to enroll at Birmingham Southern College after graduation. They will be recommended for Licensure at the Decatur District Conference of the North Alabama Conference in February.
A total of 1,788,392 people visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York City during the fiscal year that ended last June 30.
Hollice Smith notes about 24 churches hosting Christmas events next week. Central Baptist plans Carols Around the World and portions of Handel's Messiah. Central Methodist hosts White Christmas The Holy Nativity. First Presbyterian presents a pageant and tree with gifts for Talladega Children. several churches feature cantatas, pageants, and carol services led by named directors and musicians.
The page promotes Tell Me Why contest entries for a Britannica Junior set with winners Leslie Munro 14 of Vulcan Alberta and Barbara Bernstein 11 of Worcester MA. It includes a kid friendly science Q&A on salamanders detailing their amphibian nature and regional varieties.
The church will observe a mortgage burning ceremony at noon followed by groundbreaking for a new parsonage near the church. The pastor is the Rev. Charles West.
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