Christmas Service With Advent Choirs Set Sunday
A combined senior choir presentation from First Baptist and First Presbyterian Churches will be held Sunday at 7 30 PM at First Baptist. Selections include Rejoice Beloved Christians Bach and a Holst Christmas fantas y with organ and strings. Soloists and instrumentalists are named, directed by Henry Whipple with Mrs Helen Laney on organ.
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First Baptist
First Presbyterian
First Baptist Church
Buxtehude
Bach
Holst
Henry Whipple
First Presbyterian Church
Helen Laney
Henry A. Whitfield
Ronald Whittington
David Williams
R. James Johnson Jr
Arnold Osteen
Marvin L. State
David Adams
Ralph E. Brooks
H. Dupuy Sears Jr
Charles Wallace
Christmas Programs Across City Churches This Week
Church notebooks list Yuletide services at Mount Pleasant High Point churches. Conrad Memorial Baptist Church presents a Christmas musical with Youth Choir and Christ mas Scripture and Songs. Central Christian Church offers a pageant When Christ Was Born. Green Street Baptist stages A Christmas Carol Pageant with music by Roger Cole. N Main Street Baptist to perform Christmas carols. Oakview Methodist welcomes Carson Stout with slides from the Holy Land. First Baptist hosts Rev. George T. Tunstall for morning worship. Congregations urge White Gift offerings and seasonal pageantry.
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Mount Pleasant
Rt. 1
Trinity
High Point
UIn@ UAPLSt Und
Conrad Memorial Baptist Church
Gerald Morgan
Central Christian Church
Christ
K. A. Tedder
Green Street Baptist Church
Music and Missions
W. L. Foster Jr
Roger Cole
N. Main
Street Baptist Church
Richard B. Brewer
Oaeview
Carson Stout
Oakview Methodist Church
Holy Land
Stout
Sunday School Lesson on Luke Birth and Galatians Faith
The article reflects on Luke’s account of Jesus birth tied to an imperial census and Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. It cites Galatians 3 7 29 and Galatians 4 1 7 to contrast faith in Christ with adherence to the law, noting the Messianic prophecy of the Son born of a woman and the exclusion of human paternity.
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B. Ramsey
Luke
Jesus
Roman
Jaea
Joseph
Israel
David
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Mary
Uke
God
Paul
Christ
Abraham
Caesar Augustua
Bethlehem Birth Message and Galatian Redemption Theme
The text extols the Christmas story from Luke and Galatians, noting shepherds’ faith and the sign of the Bethlehem manger. It discusses Christ’s mission to redeem those under the law and adopt them as God’s children, contrasting freedom in faith with bondage to rule keeping.
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Bethlehem
Christ the Lord
Micah
Cheiat
Paul
Abraham
Christ
Forest Hills Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church plans a 45 minute Christmas Eve candlelight service Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Northwood School. Special music will be performed by the Adult and Youth Choirs as the congregation sings carols and follows scriptural readings.
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Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
Northwood School
Rights Bill Signed Into Law in Delaware
Governor Ebvert N. Carvel signed a public accommodations bill in Dover that bars refusing service based on race creed color or national origin. The measure repeals a prior law allowing refusals if deemed injurious to business interests.
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Dover
Del
Ebvert N. Carvel
Delaware
Lights Glimmer as London Celebrates Christmas Displays
In London the city lights blaze along Regent Street with starry ornaments and Oxford Street hung with colored orbs. The festive display, part of the capital’s Christmas tradition, has grown over ten years into a signature holiday spectacle.
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London
Regent Street
Oxford Street
Cantata by Shady Grove Choir Honors Christmas Theme
The 25 member Shady Grove Methodist Church choir on Highway 109 near Wallburg presents the Cantata Love Transcending on Sunday at 6 30 p m directed by Jack Mowery of High Point The piece uses John 1 1 4 and Luke s Gospel with solos by Mrs Gerald Clodfelter Francis Craven Hubert Craven Mrs Glenn Robert Craig and Miss Sandra Kiger as organist and Mrs Sam Portaro as MC
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Shady Grove Methodist Church
Highway 109
Wallburg
Jack Mowery
High Point
John Peterson
Peterson
Jesus
Orient
Sam Portaro
Gerald Clodfelter
Francis Craven
Hubert Craven
Glenn Robert Craig
Winston-Salem
Sandra Kiger
Pete Kiger
Sam Portara
Church Sets Christmas Activities at Oak View
Oak View Methodist Church schedules Christmas events after Sunday worship with treats for children. Sunday school groups contribute to causes including Toys for the Christmas Cheer Fund, CARE, and a needy family. Other efforts include linen for House of Prayer, shoes and clothing for Blue Ridge children, and carol singing at Oak View Rest Home. The regular Wednesday prayer service is canceled on Christmas Day.
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Oak View Methodist Church
WSCS
Christmas Cheer Fund
Kingdom Builders
Aldersgate
House of Prayer
Oak View Rest Home
Fellowship
Blue Ridge
Wesley
Egyptologist Sir Alan Gardiner Dies at Oxford
Sir Alan Gardiner, a leading Egyptologist who helped open King Tutankhamen's tomb, died in Oxford. A renowned authority on ancient Egypt and its language, he served as research professor in Egyptology at the University of Chicago from 1924 to 1934.
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Oxford
England
Alan Gardiner
Pope Paul VI Holy Land Trip Signals Church Embrace
Pope Paul VI plans a post Christmas visit to the Holy Land, seen as more than travel. Church leaders say the journey dramatizes a broader Catholic openness, shared sacred spaces, and a move toward dialogue with other faiths, reflecting Vatican II aims to widen the church’s horizon.
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George W. Cornell
Pope Paul VI
Holy Land
Vatican Ecumenical Council
John XXIII
Paul
Constantinople
Istanbul
Athenagoras I
Rome
Eugene Carson Blake
United Presbyterian Church
Jakovos
America
Vestry Elects New Members At Parrish Meeting
At the annual Parish Meeting St Marys Episcopal Church elected S A Saunders George Pope William D Ross and Earl Congdon to a three year vestry term. Officers named for 1964 include Henry Millis senior warden George Pope junior warden Earl Congdon clerk and Robertson T Tunstall Jr treasurer with Rhett Ball Charles Diffendal Gilbert Gray Richard Hartley Alex M Rankins William D Ross S A Saunders and John Wail serving on the vestry.
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Dr. S. 8. Saunders
George Pope
William D. Ross
Earl Congdon
Henry Millis
Robertson T. Tunstall Jr
Rhett Ball
Charles Diffendal
Gilbert Gray
Richard Hartley
Alex M. Rankins
S.5. Saunders
John Wail
Humility Defined as Prudent Self-Value, Nathaniel Crew
A concise reflection on humility citing Nathaniel Crew, distinguishing humble prudence from lowliness, urging balanced self-valuation over arrogance and excessive self-regard.
Cantata by Guest Soloists and Adult Choir at Hayworth Church
The Hayworth Wesleyan Methodist Church hosts a 42 voice adult choir and two guest soloists for a sacred cantata this Sunday at 5 30 p m Local soloists include Miss Fonda Asbury Mrs Melva Teague and Mrs Joyce Kaney The choir is led by Mr Henry Asbury with help from Miss Velma Gentry and Miss Sharon Surrett An offering will aid Haiti mission stations damaged by Hurricane Flora All are welcome Guest soloists include Sam Allred of Greensboro and Gordon Miller president of Southern Pilgrim College in Kernersville
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Hayworth Wesleyan Methodist Church
Fonda Asbury
Melva Teague
Joyce Kaney
Henry Asbury
Velma Gentry
Sharon Surrett
Haiti
Flora
Sam Allred
Greensboro
Gordon Miller
Southern Pilgrim College
Kernersville
Y Answers Questions On Religion
The YMCA issues many titles through its Association Press unit, a nondenominational publisher serving youth and lay readers since 1907. It publishes 50 to 60 new titles yearly, with a gross volume over $1 million and a total budget near $167 million supporting branches, courses, and facilities.
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U's Book Department
Association Press
Stanley J. Stuber
Jefferson City
YMCA
James Rietmulder
Rietmulder
Joseph Parrish Thompson Helm
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James B. Conant
George T. Tunstall
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Vance County
Mr. Tunstall
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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Stanville County
Petersburg
W. Va
Forest Hills
Sir Alan Gardner
Alfred J. Buascher
Galatians
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Kenneth Kirkman
Henri Gheer
Frank Hunsucker Jr
Henry Malone
Parrish
Nathaniel Crew
People Today
Young Men's Christian Association
USA
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Baptist Church
E. W. Price Jr
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Country Club Drive
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