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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
2
Pentecost observances begin with a Novena to the Holy Ghost. Sunday Masses are at 6:50 am and 9:30 am, with daily Mass at 6:50 am. Benediction follows the 9:30 am Mass. The article recalls Jesus commissioning the Apostles and the Sacraments.
Rev. Chester G. Greyer, pastor of Andrews St Pauls Methodist, attends annual Buckhannon conference. Roland Knotts, Fairmont District lay leader, will lead worship on What Can One Methodist Do with Tarlock Rasmussen assisting. Activities include MYF meeting, official board, Circle No 6, education commission, choir rehearsal, and a Young Adult picnic at John Linn home Route 113.
First Christian Church Nall schedules 9 30 Bible study and 10 30 worship led by Rev Ralph Burnette with the Pentecost message. Choir soloists R B Knight and Ray Gray serve as elders. deacons include Leonard Whitt Clarence Kelly and John White. Evening service at 7 30. Bi monthly church board meeting Monday at 7 30. nominating committee meets Thursday at 7 30 for Vacation Bible School nominations. School runs Monday to June 14 with theme Jesus Calls Us. director Norma Hinkins, teachers and staff named.
The Rev Allen Sither announced new service times starting this Sunday with 7 30 am and 11 am services led by the rector. Sermon at 11 am discusses The Ascension of Jesus Fact or Fiction. Holy Communion offered at both services. Confirmation class meets Saturdays at 10 am ahead of a June 23 bishop visit. Holy Communion also on Thursday during the Octive of the Ascension at 10 am.
The First Presbyterian Church announces a daily vacation Bible school from Monday June 3 to Friday June 14. Classes run 9 11 30 a.m. for children four years old through the fourth grade. Teachers include Florence Wilkinson Rhea Fisher Paul Moats Max Boyles Ernest Robertson Norma Hamilton. Morning sermon at 11 will be Confess Christ as Lord. Youth Fellowship meets 3 4 p.m. New officers to be elected. Board of trustees meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. Circles 2 and 3 meet Wednesday June 5 at 8 p.m. Circle 2 at Mrs Max Boyles home Circle 3 at Mrs W D Fisher home.
A five youth team and one adult counselor will headline the Baptist Youth Fellowship Disciplevan for a Union Baptist Association rally at Clarksburg Baptist Church on Friday night June 7. Led by Roscoe Keeney Jr with BYF members Nancy Smithers Jenet Hall Danny Christian Angus Gilpin and David Sneed the ship theme rally features worship a TV skit a drama and installation of new BYF officers. Nancy Spring BYF president will preside.
Rev George W Simpson pastor of the EUB Church lists Sunday School at 930 am with J H Kirkpatrick as superintendent Worship at 1030 am featuring the senior choir under Margaret Crall The communion meditation and communion occur at the morning service Youth Fellowships begin at 630 pm led by Karen Wither Evening service is 730 pm with Holy Communion and participation by youth A daily Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 3 at 9 am Transportation help is available from Mrs Margaret Creal J H Kirkpatrick or the pastor
The week’s theme at St Paul Lutheran centers on faith plus works as adults hear Where the End Begins and children study The End of Saul. Meetings announce Wednesday worship and a 7:30 p.m. program for women and the Lutheran Brotherhood.
A reader notice lists multiple congregations with service times across Baptist, Brethren, United Brethren, Catholics, and Church of Christ groups. Details include pastors, Sunday school hours, morning and evening worship, youth meetings, and prayer or BYF groups across locations such as Beulah Prattytown, Middleville, Oak Grove, Webster, Flemington, Harmony Grove, and All Saints Bridgeport.
A devotional piece on Christ's ascension leads to a crowded schedule of Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist, Salvation Army services in multiple towns. It lists Sunday schools, morning worships, MYF meetings, and midweek prayer and preaching times, highlighting faith activities across churches like Webster, Blueville, Fetterman, Haymond, Knottsville, Warren, Parkview, and Salvation Army outreaches.
A collapsed calendar lists worship times across denominations including Christian First Church of Christ McGraw Bible Study 7 30 a m and morning worship 10 30, Episcopal St Matthias 11 a m Holy Communion and Holy Days, Lutheran St Pauls 9 30 a m Sunday School, Methodist churches Andrews St Pauls Hawkins St Johns Pruntytown Rose Hill with various worship times and youth programs, all in the McGraw region.
The West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church focused on younger members as youth gathered on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College. A youth night program was planned, with reports from committees and discussions on church expansion and education. The conference voted to join the Pittsburgh Conference in abolishing separate Negro jurisdiction, enabling transfers by congregational and conference vote. Bishop Garber urged expansion of church higher education, noting growth in college enrollment versus population, and revealing church statistics and fundraising plans for world service and benevolences. Eleven district lay leaders and new officers were announced, with Clay B. Whetsel named West Virginia Layman of the Year.
Evangelist Billy Graham faces a ratings showdown with Perry and Gleason as NBC CBS televise his Madison Square Garden New York Crusade. The 38 year old North Carolina preacher delivers a live sermon after Friday night’s talk on the Sixth Commandment. An overflow crowd is anticipated at the Garden while other telecasts vie for top Saturday viewing.
The First Baptist Church will have older youth lead the morning hour on Sunday June 2 while Rev. Harry T. Rowe attends the American Baptist Convention in Philadelphia. Speakers include Lowell Jones Betsy Linn Tom Bartlett and Glennis Hoffman with Dolores Moore leading. Sherry Petrovich reads Scripture and Don Ben Rett the morning prayer.
United Press reports Billy Graham’s revival in New York City surpasses expectations with a flood of spiritual renewal. In two weeks about 10 000 residents accepted Christ as ministries note unity among city churches and global prayer backing amplifies the impact.
The First Brethren Church outlines Sunday school plans aiming for 175 attendees and begins departmentalization the first Sunday. The junior class meets in the basement with Bob Weaver and Mrs Jim Lunden as superintendents. Vacation Bible school shifts to June 10 due to the youth camp in Bittinger Maryland. Rev Lee Crist will start a series on Understanding the Times focusing on the Middle East and prophetic Word with topics on Egypt and Israel.
Richard Pryor evangelist at Blueville Church of Christ announces Sunday morning sermon Evidence of Pardon and Sunday evening sermon The Greatest Tragedy. Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 3 from 9 to 11 a.m.
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