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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
2
A dense listing of church services across Texas City including Queen of Peace on Laurel with Masses and confessions, various Baptist and Methodist churches detailing Sunday school, worship times, choir rehearsals, youth programs, and midweek activities across multiple parishes such as First Baptist, Rising Star, Macedonia, and Trinity Lutheran.
First Baptist Church dedicated its new Activities Building on Sunday April 23 at 730 pm Pastor Buford Harrell led the service and preached from Do all to the Glory of God 1 Corinthians 1031 Special recognition went to W A Lockey for costless plumbing labor A plaque honored E M Sloane as treasurer for overseeing the project Afterward over 200 people enjoyed refreshments and watched a basketball game between the Youth Choir and Young Adult Sunday School Class
Reverend Robert Langham, pastor of Howell Memorial Methodist in Dickinson, will address the Unitarian Fellowship of Galveston County at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 30 at 1240 Ross Avenue. His topic is Thoughts After Reading Come Let Us Play God, a book by Leroy G. Augenstein from 1969. Coffee and discussion follow. Sunday School classes are held concurrently.
Senior and Mission No 2 of Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church will hold a Fifth Sunday Mission Program at 7 30 p m Sunday. Presidents are Mrs G L Baldwin and Mrs Katie Eskridge. Music by combined choirs with Junior High choir selections. Rev D N Benford pastor will close with response assisted by Mrs Baldwin. Public invited.
The rector Rev H Raymond Kearby outlines St Michael's Episcopal Church services with Rev Gammon Jarrell leading Sunday prayers at 10 30 AM. Wednesday 9 30 AM Communion by Rev Hume Reeves from St George's Texas City. Also listings for CHURCH OF CHRIST and ST JOHN'S PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH events with service times, classes, and meetings through Friday.
The San Jacinto District Christian Endeavor Spring Convention met in Houston April 21 and 22 with a Stairway to Heaven through Jesus Christ theme. Rent speakers included Rev. Harry H. Burch, Rev. Fred Millard, and district officers were elected. Marvin Burkett was named district president.
Captain Savas Saragoza of the Texas City Police Department led a program on drugs at an Altar Guild meeting at Peace Lutheran Church. He explained community drug use, showed slides on cultivation and growth stages, and displayed narcotics and administration devices. Ann Dube led songs and devotion. Raylene Schwerdfeger announced a spaghetti dinner for April 30 at 11:30 am with tickets at 1.25 dollars for adults and 0.50 for children under ten.
The Bible Band of Rising Star Baptist Church will hold a program at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at the church. Rev. D. N. Benford pastors the church. The event features a talk on "Twelve Keys to God's Resources" with topics led by named speakers from local churches including Rising Star, Mt. Calvary, Progressive, St. Luke's, Macedonia, and Bell Zion.
A compact reflection compares the dictionary to a Bible, arguing that books have value only when actively used. It urges readers to apply reference tools to extract real guidance and personal growth from textual resources.
Rev Ralph D Bucy will preach a Sunday service at La Marque Presbyterian Church on April 30 as part of a special Evangelism sermon series between Easter and Pentecost. The series, based on II Corinthians 4 and 5, emphasizes God active in life and the treasure of the Gospel in earthen vessels, highlighting humanity’s frailty and future destiny.
The Dorcas Circle of the First Christian Church met April 19 at Mrs. Donald Baker’s home with 12 members present. Mrs. Jack Clark led a program on the achievements and needs of missionaries in Africa. The Midwest Christian College Choir of Oklahoma City stayed and performed, with food and overnight accommodations provided by the circle.
The University of Texas chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta initiated 265 new members this spring. From La Marque, Janet Fuller Deborah Holmes and Debra Earls were inducted, daughters of local residents, reflecting the society’s 3.5 grade point or 4.0 per 12 hour requirements for freshman women.
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