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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1956
Page
2
Brick items of interest detail a church schedule with Sunday School at 9 45 a m worship services at 11 a m and 10 45 a m on Sundays plus midweek meetings for various groups including Youth Choir MYF and com munity study programs at multiple locations and denominations Calvary Church of the Nazarene hosts Family Sunday and evening services while Hilliard Memorial Baptist outlines Training Union Bible Study and evening worship across the week.
Sunday's events include Sunday School at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m Young Peoples Service at 6 p m and an Evangelistic service at 7 p m. Wednesday offers a 7 p m Mid week prayer gathering.
The notice lists weekly church events including Sunday School at 8:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. services, 11 a.m. worship, 6:30 p.m. Training Union, and 7:30 p.m. meetings. It also notes W M U Circles, Junior R S, Teachers prep, mid week prayer, radio practice, nursery and youth activities, with a week designated for home missions.
Worship at 11 a m Sunday Training Union at 6 30 p m Evening Worship at 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer service 7 30 p m
A collage of notes covers solar cookers shaped like umbrellas, cough guidance by medical authorities, odd hospital misprints, advertising trends by month, a free breakfast supermarket promo, a beauty parlor sign, early air mail routes of 1918 and 1921, origin of the name Albert Lea, details of haggis, crime editor remarks, space engineering in stores, romance divans in a Japanese cinema, Blue magazine folding after 50 years, and electricity use comparisons among Norway Canada and the United States.
Sunday activities include Prayer Session at 9 30 a m Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning worship with Rev C Drake at 11 a m Junior Youth Fellowship and Senior Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p m Ladies Missionary Prayer Band and Mens Pre service prayer at 6 30 p m Evangelistic service by guest speaker at 7 30 p m Monday executive committee meeting at 7 30 p m and Wednesday Mid week service at 7 30 p m
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist lists morning worship at 10 45 sermon It is Time to Seek the Lord Youth Service 6 30 Children’s Church 6 30 Evening service 7 30 Break up the Fallow Ground Monday events include Sunday School Board 8 p m Board of Stewards 7 p m children Bible club 8 p m Choir Friday Cottage prayer 7 30 Saturday Junior Choir 2 p m First Methodist ministers sermon Man A Creature of Two Worlds 5 45 p m Jr MYF Supper and choir rehearsal Seniors attend rally at Leakesville Methodist Church 7 p m evening worship then fellowship Monday 11 30 a m Woman’s Society Board 12 30 a m WSCS luncheon and meeting Mrs Matt Wall speaker 6 p m MYF Senior Council Supper 7 p m Visitation and Boy Scouts Tuesday 7 30 WSCS Study Course Wednesday 3 45 p m Junior Choir 4 p m Girl Scouts 6 p m official board 8 30 p m Mid week chapel hour Thursday 3 30 p m Primary Choir 7 30 p m Chancel Choir High Point Friends minister’s sermon Secret Springs 5 p m Junior choir 6 30 Youth Fellowship Ralph Vance guest speaker Vickie Hayworth Pat Macon leaders Monday 12 30 Auxiliary Luncheon Wednesday 7 30 Planning Group Annex Thursday 7 30 Choir
Local notices list Pentecostal Holiness Lebanon Methodist and Green Street Baptist schedules. Activities include Sunday services 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. with sermons, Sunday School, vesper services, youth and evangelistic sessions, choir rehearsals and weekly prayer meetings. Community groups such as Boy Scouts and Bible study are also noted.
Sunday to Saturday church activities listed for First Church of Christ Oak View Methodist and Congregational Christian. Included are services Bible School morning worship youth meetings and various committees and circles with specific times and locations.
Church services and activities listed include Morning Worship on Sunday with topic The Lordship of Christ, Church School at 9 45 a m Youth Fellowship at 6 p m Senior Choir at 6 30 p m and a soul movie Missionary to Walker s Garage at 7 30 p m Tuesday Confirmation Class at 4 p m Primary Choir at 4 p m Junior Consistory meeting led by Elsie Mae Sink and a note about 16 45 pate Juniory Choir.
Congregational Christian churches across North Carolina will join in evangelistic services from March 4 to 11. Virginia ministers from the Congregational Christian denomination and North Carolina Evangelical and Reformed ministers will visit and preach in many churches. High Point Congregational Christian Church at W Green and Tryon streets hosts Rev. Lloyd Sechriest from the Evangelical and Reformed Church on English Street. Evening services start at 7 30.
Sunday schedule lists 9:45 am Church School and 11 am Morning worship with the sermon Sin and Its Forgiveness. Evening Youth Fellowships supper and vesper services at 6 pm. Weekday choir rehearsals and Women of the Church programs are noted.
A detailed weekly timetable lists worship services and choir practices at 11 a.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. with youth programs for ages 13-14. It includes a Monday week of prayer, deacons, prayer calls, Boy Scouts, and various choirs and meetings through Friday with locations such as 314 E Farriss Ave and 1011 Ferndale Dr.
Sunday events include Sunday School at 10 a.m worship at 2 p.m with Second Commandment talk by F A Carrier ministry at 7 30 p m and youth activities at 7 30 p m Evening worship planned. Tuesday 9 30 a m Home Demonstration women trip to Reidsville. Wednesday 7 p m Choir 7 30 p m Prayer. Thursday 8 p m Monthly business. Friday 8 p m Friendly Bible class at Allen Seifert's. Work day at Quaker e.
Sunday activities listed include 10 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. Morning service with 6 p.m. Street meeting and 7 p.m. Evening. Tuesday events feature 7 p.m. P. Legion and 7 p.m. Girl Guard along with band practice at 6 Sr. band and 7 p.m. teachers ration class. Thursday offers Mens Fellowship Club 7 p.m. and Sunbeams 7 p.m. plus Y. P. Salvation meeting 7 p.m. and Home League at 7:30 p.m. Saturday shows Street meeting at 2 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Sunday features a sermon Watch the Back Door at 0:45 am and Luther Leagues at 6:30 pm. Monday lists an executive committee meeting in the church office at 7 pm and a Women of Church executive board meeting with Mrs. Robert E Stroupe at 7:30 pm. Tuesday covers a weekday school 3-5 pm Cherub Choir 3 pm and Carol service 4:30 pm with the Cross Fiction or Fact sermon and Senior Choir rehearsal and Youth Committee meeting after the service.
Sunday activities include Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m Training Union follows at 7 30 p m with Mrs Anna imeem at 512 Cross St for the first program of the Week of Prayer for Home Missions Frances Roberts circle meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m for the second program Prayer and third programs occur during the Week of Prayer Thursday includes Alege Friday lists Boy Scout meeting details are incomplete
The Interdenominational Holiness Youth Crusade holds its March Rally at 7 30 tonight at Heyworth Wesleyan Methodist Church Chestnut and Meadow Streets. Rev Joel Key from Greensboro will speak. Crusader Choir directed by John Kimble will sing.
Evangelistic workers from all Methodist churches in High Point gather at Wesley Memorial Church sanctuary tomorrow at 2 p.m. A dedicatory service will open a week of personal evangelism linked to the city wide church membership census recently conducted by local Methodist churches.
The Highland Methodist church lists events for the week including a sermon titled Can We Make the Grade at 6 15 p m with Methods Youth Fellowship and a seven o clock worship. Tuesday hours include Youth Choir from 5 to 6 p m and Chancel Choir study from 8 15 to 9 30 p m.
Church schedule lists Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Sunday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Church School, 11 a.m. Holy Communion and sermon, 8 p.m. study group with L R Stewart at 426 Edgedale. Monday features Woman's Auxiliary with speaker Mrs William J Gordoner. Wednesday includes 7 a.m. Holy Communion and 3:30 p.m. Children’s Lenten service 6:15 p.m. covered dish, 7:15 p.m. Evening service. Thursday offers 10 a.m. Holy Communion and 10:30 a.m. Bible study and prayer.
The North Carolina State Holiness Association will hold its annual convention at First Pilgrim Holiness Church in Greensboro from March 5 to 11. Dr W L Surbrook will speak every evening at 7 30 and Sunday afternoon March 11 at 2 30. Missionary services occur each morning at 10 30 with Rev Floyd Banker, longtime India missionary speaker.
Sunday events feature Herbert Brown as Sunday speaker in absence of another. 7 30 p m W E Sampson of Piedmont College Faculty guest speaker during evening service with college trio. 8 p m choir. Thursday 7 p m Ladies of Faith Sunday School Class at a church hut 2 p m Sunbeam program.
The piece recounts Jesus entering Jerusalem on a colt, the crowd praising him, and the Pharisees and spies testing him. Jesus answers questions about authority and tribute to Caesar and exposes unbelief among Sadducees before resurrection debates.
A devotional summary notes Jesus entering the temple during Holy Week, driving out buyers and sellers, calling it a house of prayer, and denouncing hypocrisy. It discusses Jerusalem's coming destruction and the challenge of living like Christ, urging faithful living and teaching children to follow the Saviour.
Beverly Neilson of Raleigh will direct a youth program at 7 p m Sunday in First Baptist Church. More than 50 young people will be recognized for progress through the Woman's Missionary Society development stages. Mrs Charles F Leek and Mrs Everett S Swaim will have major directing roles.
The Unitarian Fellowship gathers tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the YMCA on South Main Street. A color cartoon film The Brotherhood of Man will be shown followed by a group discussion.
A.M. Meeting for Worship at 10 40 and Evening Service at 7 30. Tuesday choir practice at 7 30. Prayer meeting noted. All services this week held in the new meeting house at Ward Street and Westchester Drive corner.
Sunday programs at First Pilgrim Holiness include 9 45 am Church School 11 am Morning worship 6 pm Youth groups and 7 30 pm Evangelistic service. Main Street Baptist lists services from 8 30 am to 8 15 pm with choirs Sunday School training union and circle meetings.
Mrs. Homer P. Gamboe, a missionary to India for 33 years, will address Central Christian Church during morning worship. Rev. George Downey of Wilson will introduce her. Gamboe has recently returned from a 1953 furlough and lives in Indianapolis.
Multiple Macedonia and First Church of God listings show morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening Youth and Evangelistic services. Christian Science notes a Lesson-Sermon on Man with services Sunday at 11 a.m. and Wednesday at 8 p.m. Additional events include prayer meetings, Bible study, and a state convention in Concord.
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