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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
3
A sermon argues Advent should emphasize both awaiting Christ and the Last Day. It links Christmas to judgment, urging believers to avoid treating Advent as mere childhood memory and to expect Christ’s return with holy vigilance.
Merle R. Henre a former Northwest Junior High teacher asks Wyandotte County District Court to rule if the board of education could cut his pension when he became eligible for Social Security. The 1955 Kansas law allows reductions for Social Security. Henre argues board contributions and deductions were improper. The attorney general recently upheld the board. Also notes claims of Venus surface temperature estimates near 575 degrees.
Local Christian Church Youth Fellowship plans a Sunday Youth Meeting at Scott City with 2:30 to 9 p.m. sessions and a light lunch, plus a district Christian Vocation Conference announced by Mrs. Arlo Snodgrass. Garden City attendees named. Also, Christian Men host a hamburger fry Monday evening with lesson on getting along with people. Christmas decor planned by Rum-Dubble Klass and Bible School. Four Square Churches meet at 1311 New York for regional services led by pastors from Pratt Concordia Abilene, and others in western and central Kansas.
The Rev. A. 5. Grant of First Assembly of God Kansas City Kan will speak at the local Assembly of God Church 8th and Kansas in a special series Wednesday through Friday nights next week. He travels Africa the Holy Land and Europe and will show colored slides. Services start at 7 30 p.m. and the public is invited.
Garden City Seventh-day Adventist Church launches the 59th World Missions Appeal with two weeks of house-to-house solicitation and Christmas music led by Mrs. Ella Mae Watts. The goal is $1,900 to fund welfare, disaster aid, education at home and a global medical and welfare ministry in 195 countries. Local welfare center at 614 N. 13th. phone BR 6-7773 for aid. In 1961 Adventist volunteers logged 7,593,047 welfare hours aiding 7,179,073 people, with over $1,545,000 cash, 6,706,493 clothing items, and 4,192,288 food baskets. About half of this aid was in North America.
The Board of American Missions of the Lutheran Church in America votes a 7.49 million dollar budget for 1983. Treasurer Rev. Dr. Harry J. Hokenson of Glenview Illinois notes nearly 3 million for grants in aid to mission congregations in the United States and Canada. About 2.4 million funds a 9.6 million loan fund for future church construction and roughly 2 million aids several hundred congregations with salaries.
Peter Robert Kesling an 18 year old Notre Dame freshman from Seattle won the Catholic youth of the year award. Neal D Colby Jr 21 a senior at St Benedicts College Atchison Kansas and William G Freesnick a senior at St Louis University were the stunners up on Thursday in Washington AP reported.
Polar bears rely on constant hunting to stay alive in the Arctic. An Eskimo noticing heat signals nearby seals and fish, guiding pursuit of sustenance in harsh conditions.
Children's choirs of the First Methodist Church present Joseph and the Nativity in Fellowship Hall at 7 30 p m Sunday with film strip accompaniments. Mrs Charles Remaley directs. Patsy Ruddick is accompanist and Onis McHenry narrator. Featured soloists include Barbara Ramsey Mary and others. program includes Echo Carol Rocking Carol Star of the East and Mass Choir numbers. A fellowship hour follows hosted by the Woman's Society of Christian Service.
Youth for Christ plans a Washington D C convention December 27 29 with 36 Garden City youths traveling by charter bus. Billy Graham will speak December 29 to about 12000 teens at National Guards Armory. Bible quizzing from St Mark and Hebrews featured. trip under $100 including meals lodging and bus fare.
Saturday at 7:45 p.m. in Garden City High School Little Theater the Night of Champions features Lakin versus Ingalls in the third Bible quiz of the year. Vern Haller will speak and a Club of the Year race leader will be announced. The Garden City Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses attends a three day training December 14 16 at the National Guard Armory sponsored by Watchtower. Carl Lorenzen says the program aims to stress practical Bible use to fortify spiritual morale in the community. Trinity Lutheran Church Advent services are held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
The Garden City Curia of the Legion of Mary holds its annual general reunion Sunday at 2 30 p m at St Marys Church for Rosary Legion prayers and benediction Then at 3 p m they move to Fatima Hall St Catherine Hospital for the afternoon activities A paper The Lay Apostolate will be read by Mrs Francis H Charles of Liberal Questions and discussion follow Refreshments will be served to Legionaries and guests Expected to attend are Legionaries from Liberal Tribune Dighton and Garden City
A readable directory lists numerous Garden City congregations with contact points, service times, pastors, and locations including St Marys Roman Catholic, St James Lutheran, Pilgrim Chapel, Fellowship Baptist, Trinity Lutheran, Calvary Bible, Jehovahs Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, and more. It presents Sunday school and worship schedules, prayer meetings, Holy Hour, and youth activities across many churches in the city.
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