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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1957
Page
6
The list details multiple church schedules across Brookhaven Eastside Fairview Southside First Somerville Road Memorial Drive and others. It lists pastors service times Sunday school morning and evening worship and midweek programs with notes on Christmas program and Bible studies.
At the corner of 16th Ave and Wadsworth St Rev Padgett C Cope pastor. Sunday school 9 45 am morning worship 10 55. Christmas program 7 pm sermon topic morning Im Dreaming of a Right Christmas Matt 1 21.
Church notices list services for Macedonia Chapel Hill Road Grace Sherman Street Riverview and Old Moulton Road churches with Sundays 10 a.m. school 11 a.m. worship and 7:30 p.m. evening service plus midweek prayer meetings. The Virgin Birth Christmas program and The Message Of The Angels are noted.
Christian Moulton Street at Fourth Avenue hosts Sunday services including 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. work and communion and a 7 p.m. evening worship with a sound film Birth of the Saviour pageant The Littlest Star and the annual Sunday School gift distribution led by Minister Robert E Shaw.
Willoughby church at Sixth Ave and Ninth St SE led by Pastor L J Kaylor offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m and a 6 p m Christmas program Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 p m Jackson St and 8th Ave SE led by Rev George T Hubbard holds church school at 9 40 a m morning worship and a sermon titled A Child Is Born Jesus with a 5 p m Christmas pageant follow up.
The Church of God on Cleveland Ave Austinville led by Rev Clarence L Best offers Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 10 45 with the sermon Men Who Were Frightened at Christmas Evening service at 7 00 featuring a musical program The Sixth Avenue church at 716 6th Ave SE led by Rev John D Heleman presents morning worship at 9 45 titled In The Fullness of Time Church school at 10 45 and an evening service at 5 30 with The Star that Shineth in Darkness a play Wednesday midweek service is not listed.
The Kingdom Hall at 1502 Grant St near 16th Ave hosts a Friday program starting 7 30 p m Theocratic Ministry School with a talk on Authenticity of the Bible at 8 30 p m Service Meeting follows with Instructions to Ministers in Bible Times A Sunday program includes a 3 p m Public Address What Is Your Religion Doing for You by J E Clement of Florence at 4 15 p m Congregational Bible Study on Works Vain and Worthwhile and Worthwhile Works of the Congregated Ones A Tuesday 8 p m features This Means Everlasting Life.
The article recounts the Nativity scene from Luke and Philippians with Paul’s call to humility. It describes the angels praising God, the shepherds visiting Bethlehem, and spreading the news of the Christ Child to Mary and Joseph, eliciting wonder from all who heard.
A church lesson reviews Luke and the shepherds hearing angels announce Jesus birth. Mary ponders events, shepherds return praising God, and the piece invites children to reflect on births in their families while praising Christ.
The notice outlines a Christmas program at a local church with services in the Assembly Room at Corner Oak and Vine Streets led by Rev. Richard F. Rouquie. Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. and a 5 30 p.m. Bethlehem and Joy To The World services. Westside 415 7th Ave. SW pastor Rev. C L Shelby D D plans a 6 p.m. Christmas program with a prayer meeting.
Lutheran St Pauls Church at Fourth and Sherman with Pastor Paul Krohn holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m and Sunday service at 10 45 a m on weekly schedule.
The Rev. James O. Bodley rector conducts services at St John’s Episcopal Church. Sunday schedule includes 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. church school services and classes and 11 a.m. morning prayer and sermon. All are welcomed.
The church announces an evening program with a sermon titled Strangers Under the Stars followed by a presentation of the play A Contrite Spirit at 7 p.m. Services and theater will be held during the same evening.
The Methodist churches schedule Christmas week services with Sunday school at 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. and worship at 10:55 a.m. The Canal Street NE church features sermons on The Incarnation and Christ mas Gift plus a 7:15 p.m. pageant. Central Avenue church lists sermons Gods Christmas Gift and Bethlehem and Beyond with a 7 p.m. cantata performance. Memorial Drive NW hosts Bethlehem and Beyond and The Worlds Redeemer with a 7 p.m. cantata and no midweek prayer during Christmas.
Beech Street Church of Christ at Cor 16th Ave and Beech hosts Bible study at 9 45 a m preaching at 10 45 a m and evening service at 7 p m on Sundays Lord's Day. Wednesday Bible study at 7 p m led by J Barton minister.
Danville High reports six week honor rolls by grade. Seventh grade first honor roll includes Charleie Wallace and Charles Segars. second honor roll lists Dianna Hogan Nora Morris Sandra Summerford Judy Terry Billy Jack Bell Joe Millsap Tony Sapp. Eighth grade first honor roll Margaret Sims. second honor roll Chesterleene Johnson Brenda Wallace Lynn Holladay. Ninth grade first honor roll none. second honor roll includes Don Clark Gary Fowler Lynn Hogan Don Reid Catherine Johnson Martha Teague Audrey Hogan Jean Kirby Jane Penn Vivian Sapp. Tenth grade first honor roll none. second honor roll Jerry Glasgow Patsy West Jonnie Wallace Mary Hill. Eleventh grade first honor roll John Sims. second honor roll Don Brown John David Puckett Kenneth Owens Barbara Long Jo Reid. Twelfth grade first honor roll Carolyn Puckett. second honor null.
Retiring president B M Cornell thanks Decatur Kiwanis members and announces installation of new officers on Jan 2 with Dr Robert Evans as president. J B Mitchell to conduct rites. Christmas party for underprivileged Morgan County children set for Sunday. about 116 children from 33 families expected.
Sheriff Ford Vance said officers found the electric light bill of Matthew Magee at 614 South Street during burglary investigation. Magee, 42, admitted the burglary and was arrested, but could not explain why his light bill was left at the scene.
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