25 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1970
Page
1
Rev A A Gitter invites parishioners to keep the Sabbath holy with Christmas and New Year services. Midnight Thursday mass for Christmas Eve, then 8 and 9 30 Masses on Christmas Day. Sunday December 27 and Sunday January 3 schedule listed. Open invitation to attend any service.
A cordial welcome to Harper United Methodist, First Pentecostal, St James Lutheran, and First Baptist Church services. Includes Sunday schedules, Christmas programs on December 24 and 25, and regular meetings. emphasizes broad invitation to worship with all. Anonymous
Weekend guests included Mrs. Paul Guessi and two San Antonio children visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dunn. Henry Allen Schrader and family from San Antonio visited. Mrs. Bill Lea of Sanderson stayed with her mother Mrs. J. J. Rogers and brother Phil. Various locals hosted or visited relatives in Bandera Boerne Uvalde Fredericksburg and Robert Lee.
The piece notes that 1859 saw Dr. John Henry Hopkins Jr composing We Three Kings of Bethlehem Are and O Little Town of Bethlehem inspired by a Holy Land trip. Phillip Brooks wrote It Was Composed in 1868 with Lewis H. Redner providing the music. Dickens Christmas Carol, written in 1843, is to be read rather than sung.
A compact survey of European Christmas traditions noting Danish trumpets trimming trees and four hymns, Swedish St Lucia candles and December 13 feast, Bulgarian Eve candle rites to awaken animals, and nationwide lighted processions. The piece contrasts European customs with American adaptations and ends with the Melodious church bells marking the holiday’s close.
Lloyd Kneese on a 30 day furlough from Viet Nam visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kneese and brother Kermit. Cathy Tatsch of Lubbock and Jim Tatsch, with the armed forces, join grandparents Mr. and Mrs Belton Tatsch for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rahe and Diana attend the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rahe in Fredericksburg. Clarence Mueller of St. Louis with his wife and daughter visit Mrs. Gene Rode and family. Bob Mueller plans to join Christmas day. Elmerlee Russell of Dripping Springs spends the weekend with Archie Lennon and Mrs. V. C. Russell Sr.
A recent Christmas tree trimming trend in parts of Southern California replaced bright tinsel and garish ornaments with religious emblems. Stars and crosses were hung from green branches, signaling a shift toward visible faith during the season.
The text describes a Lutheran church Christmas display featuring a 20 foot tree adorned with over 300 Chris mon symbols. Each symbol conveys meaning from eternity and the Trinity to Christ and salvation, with elements like Chi Rho, Alpha and Omega, Jesus as Saviour, the cross, crown, sun, rose, butterfly, and overall themes of nativity and resurrection.
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