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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1962
Page
2
The Advent season is stressed as spiritual preparation for Christ rather than Santa and materialism. The speaker urges believers to invite the newborn King into homes and hearts, recalls Christ’s first and second advent, and calls readers to ready themselves for judgment and fulfilled promises through Christ.
A fragmented AP report notes a boxer pursuing priesthood amid church programs and pensions. Dr. Charles L. Juptie of Panama and Calkins among officials discuss future priesthood efforts at an annual Methodist meeting. The piece weaves themes of peace, principle, and care.
National Catholic Welfare Conference, National Council of Churches and the Synagogue Council of America organize a joint National Conference on Religion and Race January 14 to 17 in Chicago. About 70 religious bodies will participate. aim is to translate doctrine into action and advance racial equality across churches and society.
N Speer Jones summarizes the Greek ekklesia term and its NT use, outlining Christ as the Son of God, the church as a gathered fellowship in two or three in His name, and the unity among believers. The piece emphasizes unity in the Father and Son, and in Paul’s teaching that Jews and Gentiles form one temple in the Lord with varied gifts.
The piece discusses church discipline as a three step process starting with personal reconciliation, then involving a few, and finally the church if needed. It notes the church can exist anywhere, cites Acts Pentecost as birth, and references 1 Corinthians on the Lord's Supper.
The Carillon Cecelian and Chapel Choirs will present the annual Christmas carol service Sunday at 5 p m in the sanctuary. About 150 voices from youth and children's choirs directed by Howard Coble with Mrs Charles W McAnally at the piano. Soloists include Susanna Bell Cara le Norman Julia Stamey and Betty Jo Vaughn. The program features carols and arrangements such as Good Christian Men Rejoice Holy Night Carol of the Bells and In Bethlehem Neath Starlit Skies among others.
New York AP reports Columbia University has launched new courses in church public relations. Robert W. Miller, chairman of the program, says modern clergy increasingly require PR skills and many clergymen are enrolling to gain proficiency in the field.
The High Point Junior Chamber designates Religion in American Life Week starting December 3. Jaycees will emphasize religion’s role in American life with speaker Bill Rouse of Greensboro, summing a week urging locals to engage in religious activities.
Mrs. J. W. Sexton of Rocky Mount will speak at Central Christian Church as the annual Woman's Day observer. The service is led by women, highlighting United Church Women and North Carolina Christian Women’s Fellowship. Sexton has led Rocky Mount Church Women and directed NC Church Women, served as a delegate to the National Convocation of Church Women in Miami, and is listed in Who's Who of American Women.
The Rev. Fred Cloud of the Methodist Church suggests jazz in church liturgy could become a vital expression of religious feeling if congregations are open to new musical forms. Cloud, associate editor of youth publications, voices this thought in the Christian Advocate periodical.
A Rochester beauty salon was robbed Thursday night by a male intruder who recited poetry for five minutes before leaving with 1.35 dollars. Three women customers and the salon manager shared the stolen amount. The suspect told them he would recite poetry as a finale and the women described the verse as beatnik blank verse. The intruder was last seen walking away as one woman closed the door.
Lebanon Methodist Church hosts Commitment Day with a Sunday service and a 7:30 p.m. film "Understanding Heart" showing how a wife assists her alcoholic husband. Families are invited to pledge total abstinence from alcohol.
English Street Baptist Church plans a record high attendance for pledge day as it completes the Forward Program. A record budget of 56084 was adopted, with a ten year rise from 17000 to 36084 and ongoing mission support under Rev. George T. Tunstall. The canvass team will visit members unable to attend on Monday December 3 to secure pledges.
Baptist churches announce Week of Prayer and Offering for Foreign Missions at First Baptist Church from Monday to Friday with theme The Light and separate observances in homes and sanctuary. Offering goal listed as 2042.13 dollars and services feature Dr. Jesse C. Fletcher and Rev. Kenneth Burnett with community events including a Lebanon Methodist breakfast and devotional leaders.
Green Street Baptist Church moves to Pledge Day with a goal of subscribing its 1963 budget of 208000 under the Forward Program of Church Finance. The campaign is led by budget planning committee including Clarence Keever chair and minister Ed Kissiah assisting.
A Catholic pamphlet explains why confession forgives sins and how the seven sacraments guide a Christian through birth, nourishment, growth, healing, nourishment of life, unction, and eternal hope. It invites readers to request Pamphlet No KC-5 for details.
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