Friday's Pulpit on Puritan Christmas Customs
A column recalls how Christmas culture evolved in early America from Puritan suppression to Beacon Hill carol traditions. It cites Pilgrim and Plymouth actions, Bradford’s journal, and 15 shilling fines under Massachusetts Bay law, urging readers to remember Christ as God’s gift and to attend church this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
America
Beacon Hill
Boston
New England
New Land
William Bradford
Bradford
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jesus
Youth Luther League Event Draws Western Kansas Delegates
Eighteen youths from western Kansas joined nearly 70 youths and counselors from five states at the Central District American Lutheran Church convention in Lincoln Nebraska November 29 to December 1. Keynote speaker Rev Nelson Trout urged celebration of mission freedom sonship and hope. Larry Cheney and St James Lutheran Church Garden City accompanied as sponsors with Rev Howard Schroeder chairman of the Central District Youth Committee. Western Kansas delegates hailed from Garden City Ness City Dodge City Otis and Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
American Lutheran Church Convention
Lincoln
Neb
Luther League
Nelson Trout
Evangelism
American Lutheran Church
Larry Cheney
St. James
Pledge Sunday at St Thomas and Advent Services at St James
Parishioners at St Thomas Episcopal Church will pledge financial support at a single 10 15 a m service with pledge cards collected and home follow ups by stewards led by Dr Paull Need. St James Lutheran marks Advent with Holy Communion and a white and gold Christ Monograms tree symbolising Christ work created by the women's group under Mrs Ralph Ausherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Paull Need
Pledge
Ted Foote
Harley Foulks
Clifton Francis
Ralph Gardiner
Harold Gilger
Leo Hanne- Man
Wayne Johnson
Russell Maxfield
Robert Small
Harrison Smith
Wesley Sterling
St. James Lutheran Church
Christ
Ralph Ausherman
Advent Service Days Changed at Trinity Lutheran Church
Advent services at Trinity Lutheran Church on Jones Street are moved from Wednesday to Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. due to a midweek school schedule. The Advent wreath ritual heightens Christ’s coming with lit candles each Sunday culminating in the Christos candle on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in festival services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jones
Trinity Lutheran
Christos
Veteran Actor Fred Clark Dies at 54 in Santa Monica
HOLLYWOOD AP Fred Clark a veteran character actor famed for a volatile boss on Burns and Allen died of a liver ailment after a month in hospital in Santa Monica California He was 54 and had long been a California native and stage screen performer He appeared in Don't Go Near the Water The Mating Game and co starred with Red Buttons in The Secret Life of Henry Phyfe His wife in Burns and Allen was Bea Benaderet who died earlier this year
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Hollywood
Fred Clark
Burns and Allen
Gracie Allen
Clark
California
American Academy of Dramatic Art
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Red Buttons
Henry Phyfe
Bea Benaderet
Telegram Want Ads Guide for Buyers and Sellers
Telegram based want ads outline how to buy or sell items, services, or opportunities. It emphasizes concise descriptions, contact details, price when appropriate, and clear terms of sale or trade. The notice encourages year round posting and adherence to platform rules.
Angele Trindade paints annunciation in Indian context
Angele Trindade, from a Brahmin Christian family in India, creates an annunciation panel drawing on Luke 1 26 27 and six Indian art principles from a Golden Age treatise to deepen spiritual meaning for India and US audiences. Produced with the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations of the United Presbyterian Church AP Newsfeatures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angele Trindade
India
Gabriel
Galilee
Nazareth
Joseph
House of David
Mary
Trindade
Jesus
Commission On Ecumenical’ Mission and Relations
United ‘Presbyterian Church
United States
Presbyterian Church Family Carol Sing Sunday in Garden City
The eighth annual family carol sing will occur Sunday at 6 p.m. in Rogers Hall at Garden City's Presbyterian Church. Mariners Group sponsors the one hour event featuring a prelude, a Christmas story, group singing, mittens on the tree for Tuba City mission, and gift dedications. Local leaders and youth groups direct performances with several soloists and group songs. Reverend J Marion Kadyk offers the closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Presbyterian Church
Rogers Hall
Mariners Group
Jeannie Haag
Robert Law
Jane Burnside
Mary Wieland
Carl Vester
Lois DePew
John Frazier
George Hunt
Youth Fellowship
Tuba City
Ariz
Presbyterian
Mission
Terry Meadors
Jim Moore
Charles Schoonover
Charles Larson
J. Marion Kadyk
Jazz Calypso Beat Enlivens Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle
Jazz and calypso flavored liturgy at Manhattan's Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, led by Eddie Bonnemere, blends modern rhythms with Catholic ritual. An eight piece band and youth choir perform contemporary Masses, drawing praise from parishioners and liturgical experts alike. The project, aiming to make worship feel natural to today’s people, has drawn attention from the National Catholic Liturgical Conference after a Washington demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cornell
New York
Manhattan
Church of St. Thomas the Apostle
Eddie Bonnemere
Ida
Bonnemere
Munion
National Catholic Liturgical Conference
Washington D.C
Gift Event and Christmas Gatherings Scheduled This Week
A White Elephant gift exchange will highlight the Gleanery Class meeting Sunday at 6 30 p m. A covered dish supper and social follow. The Ethel Shreve Group annual family night dinner is Monday at 6 30 p m in the parish. Sunday sermon at First Christian Church titled Fifty Per Cent Off. Mary Martha Class social Thursday at 2 p m hosted by Mrs Ruby Olomon at 608 N 7th with hostesses Mrs Ina Huckstadt and Mrs Ada Cooley assisting. Devo tions led by Mrs Marvin McMichael. Roll call will be answered with a Christmas thought or poem. Members prepared the candy sacks for treats at the Sunday School program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Shreve Group
C.W.F
Ethel Shreve
First Christian Church
Mary Martha
Ruby Olomon
Ina Huckstadt
Ada Cooley
Marvin McMichael
Auto Action Shows Increase in Auto Production
Detroit AP reports Automotive News shows higher weekly production with 210,514 cars built versus 174,525 last week after Thanksgiving slowdowns. GM Chevrolet surpassed 2 million in cumulative output. year to date through early December reach 8,343,902 versus 6,871,280 last year. Truck output rose to 42,549, up 7,743 from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Automotive News
Chevrolet
General Motors
Missionary to Speak at Faith Tabernacle Sunday
The Rev. Lloyd D. Marsh, an Assemblies of God missionary to Peru, will speak at the 7 p.m. service at Faith Tabernacle, 8th and Kansas. Marsh and his wife helped expand Peru work since 1919, directing a Lima Bible school and pioneering in Pune. His book Make Disciples offers guidance for new Christians. Slides and music will accompany the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd D. Marsh
Assemblies of God
Peru
Faith Tabernacle
Assembly of God
8Th
Kansas
Forrest G. Barker
J. R. Hurlburt
Ancash
Lima
Pune
Marsh
Central Bible College
Springfield
Sebelius Names Administrative Aide Roberts
Washington AP Rep elect Keith Sebelius of Kansas appointed Charles Patrick Roberts as his administrative assistant effective when Congress convenes January 3. Roberts, 32, was administrative assistant to Sen. Frank Carlson of Kansas and is a Kansas State University journalism graduate from Topeka, Kansas.
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Washington
Keith Sebelius
R—Kan
Charles Patrick Roberts
Congress
Lan
Sebelius
Roberts
Frank Carlson
Kane
Topeka
Kansas State University
Directory of Garden City Churches
Directory lists many Garden City churches with pastors and contact details. It enumerates St Marys Roman Catholic St Dowin ic Roman Catholic St James Lutheran Bethel A M E Fallsowship Baptist Garden Valley Church Telity Lutheran St Thomas Episcopal Fierceville Federated Second Baptist First Christian Seventh Day Adventist Slelf Welfan Church Faith Tabernacle First United Methodist Church Church of God in Christ First Presbyterian Church Alvary Temple Spanish Assembly Church of Christ Deerfield Jehovahs Witnesses Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Holcomb Community Presbyterian First Baptist Church Church of the Brethren Prairie View Church of the Brethren First Church of God First Southern Baptist Deerfield First Baptist.
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Eaton's
Eaton
Norris Drug
Zeabash City Telegram
Nebraska
St. Thomas
Advent
Mrs
Fred Wagner
Wesleyan Church
Telegram
Isicc
Word
Fellowship Book Store
Garden City, Kansas
Ishmael
Pleasanton
Elkhart
Kan
Rev
KUPK
Kenneth H. Freeman
Directory of
Garden City Churches
ST. Ma&y
St. John
Emil F. Dinkel
C. PP. S
Walter F. Junk
Edmund d. Weigel
L. J. Pottorff
Phant
J.C. Li
James Lutheran St. James Lutheran Church
Belmont Plac
F. Howard Schoeder
Melanie Lane
Holy Communion
Bethel A
Paul R. Lackore
Jerm Wilke
Pea Shiplea
Garden Valley
Horace Brelsford
Ard
Campbell
Telnity Lutheran Church
Walter G. Schmidt
Jones Avenue
John Paige Bartholomew
Main
Walnut
Sund
Fierceville Federated
Schoo
Second Baptist Omerca
L. Bobts
N. Main
Union
Ednemlay
Plywell Onion
Zwickey
Marvin
Cales South
U.S
Seventh Day-Adventist
Lester L. Myers
Phons
Schultz
spSunas
Galing Gag
Raper
Raper Ehs
Chotr
Genevala Pratt
Faith Tabernacle Assembly of God Church
Paul F. Bryant
First United Methodist Church
Leonard A. Clark
Jerold W. Vogt
EF. Holmes
Church OF God IN Christ
E. D. Williams
Worshir
First Presbyterian Church
J. Merion Kadyk
Tihand Pine
Alvary Temple Scanish Assembly
New York Ave
Joseph Romero, Jr
Church OF Christ
Deerfield
Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall
Kansas and
Pearl
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saintr
Elden Anderson
Holcomb Community Presbyterian J. Merion Kadyk
First Baptist Church
William H. Travis
and Jones
Wursait
Church OF the Brethren
A. Harrison Smith
Eighth
St. John ‘Sta
Charen
Prairie View Church OF the Brethren
Friend
Mark Emschler
First Church OF God
Baptist Training Union
Deerfield First Baptist Church
Cavuech
the Nazarene
Bob Fetters
BE. Kangaa
United Church
Iirist Third
Wala M
Pat's Drive
Iangas
Mible Christian
Ales Bills
Jennie “Wise
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