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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1976
Page
6
A sermon excerpts the Acts message of the Holy Spirit enabling salvation through Jesus. It stresses the church as a family that includes all ages, from babies to seniors, and words of Jesus about welcoming others into a larger community.
The Chaplaincy Association breakfast met June 1 at the Community Inn with New Fields of Gladewater as secretary treasurer and Dr Edwin J Mays of Kilgore as chairman. Rev Chester E Gleason leads as program chaplain and Rev Dan F Goodwin as budget chair with a $15000 goal for full-time chaplaincy services to 11 county homes. The effort includes room visits for newcomers and support during critical periods, expanding to families and administration as needed. Other Gladewater board members include Joe Pitman and Rev Gleason.
Memorial Baptist Church invites parents to send children to Vacation Bible School from June 7 to 11, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The program emphasizes Christ centered teaching, child guidance, and a week of Bible study, crafts, and fun activities despite typical event frustrations.
First Baptist Church in Gladewater outlines a busy summer with Vacation Bible School June 21 2 4 p.m. daily for ages four through six and a youth program Super Summer 76 including an all night lock in June 4 5. Activities also include trips to Six Flags Love Field and a Ranger game while deacons reorganize ministry and committees plan the fall schedule and 1977 budget.
A scanned church notices page lists services for Locust Grove Baptist Church, Church of the Nazarene, Church of Christ East Mountain, Memorial Baptist, First Christian, St. Mark's Episcopal, White Oak, Starrsville, Gladewater Missionary, Quitman and Center, Murphys Phillips Bible Class, Kilgore, Jox Baptist, Assembly of God, Friendship, Parst Presbyterian, and others. It outlines sun worship times, midweek Bible studies, Sunday school, and evening services with times such as 9:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. across multiple denominations including Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Episcopal, and Presbyterian.
The Rev. Tom Sisk will deliver the 9 45 a m sermon at First Presbyterian Church Sunday. A fellowship hour follows and Sunday School starts at 11 a m. The Women of the Church meet at 3 p m in Mrs Colie Jaggers home 401 W Quitman. Nonmembers are welcome to attend all services.
Rev Rudolph leads a June 6 sermon on the Power of Pentecost in Gladewater with a church school at 10 a.m. and a 10:50 fellowship, inviting locals to attend if no church home. The piece cites biblical questions about faith and God. It also notes a New York UP item listing over 20 000 places in the Illustrated Dictionary of Place Names.
Rev Ira Leon Grissom is appointed to the local Methodist Church and will lead Sunday worship at 11 am with the choir, organist Mrs C W Dawson, and the anthem O God Our Help In Ages Past. Youth groups meet earlier, prayer time at 6 30 pm, Holy Communion at the evening service, and a reception in Jeter Hall follows. A separate note recalls Prague Russia rabbit meat consumption data for 1936 to 1975.
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