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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1937

Page

3

Methodist Church Plans $20,000 Remodel And New Entrance

First Methodist church approves a $20,000 remodeling contract awarded to J. T. Constant of Lawrence. Work to begin after Christmas includes entrance enlargement on Tenth Street, removal of the north gable, closing the west stained glass opening, interior balcony removal, and revised seating. Mortgages on Ecke Building and adjacent property finance the project with rent proceeds over 10 years. Granada theater offers Sunday services during reconstruction pending official acceptance. An anonymous donor is to provide a new pipe organ after completion.

First Methodist J. T. Constant Lawrence Egin F. W. Hosford A. E. Woestemeyer Tenth Street Ecke Granada Theater

Plymouth Congregational Church Sets Christmas Services

The Christmas season will be observed with several services at Plymouth Congregational Church. Santa Claus visits after a 7:00 p.m. Saturday gathering, carols, and gifts around the parish house Christmas tree. Sunday features a 9:45 a.m. Sunday school program with stories and shadow pictures, a 5:00 p.m. pageant under Mrs. George Bradshaw, and a White Gift element. The Sunday morning choir, directed by Mrs. Moncrieff, will sing two carols and tenor Keith Davis will perform Neidlinger's The Birthday of a King. sermon topic is Contrasts in the Christmas Story.

Plymouth Congregational Church Santa Claus Beyers Jesus George Bradshaw Mon Plymouth Congregational Vermont Street Joseph F. King Roy L. Roberts Alica Moncrieff Wilma Stoner Noel Dubois Adolphe Cari Bonnet Woodward Neidlinger Keith Davis

New Christmas Play The Other Shepherd At First Presbyterian

Dorothy Clarke Wilson wrote The Other Shepherd to be staged at First Presbyterian next Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Mrs Deal Six coaches the production with cast from the church young married peoples class. The Christmas service of the church school features pupils in the program. public invited.

Dorothy Clarke Wilson First Presbyterian Church Deal Six Church School

Helga Held as Fox Plans Christmas Dinner Trap

The white fox invites the sailor and a squirrel into his den for dinner while Helga the doll is kept below stairs. Helga is brought up single and forced to remain, as the fox calls her his Christmas present and asserts she will stay.

White Fox Sailor Helga Toyland the White Fox the Fox

Centenary Methodist Question Box Report Says Growth In Grace

Pastor C J Knox reviews the church year with December 5 annual report. Attendance shows 36 Sundays with morning and evening services and 4681/2 as total spoken to. Finances cover repairs and decorating. Centenary Church is growing numerically and in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

C. J. Knox EOD Centenary Jesus Christ

Christmas readings and carols service program

An arrangement of scripture readings and songs telling the Christmas story includes organ voluntary Silent Night and multiple hymns such as Angels From the Realm of Glory O Come All Ye Faithful and Joy to the World. It features offertory Comfort Ye and choral pieces from Messiah and Why the Chimes Rang with a Bible-centered meditation God s Gift and Ours and ends with the Hallelujah Chorus and a social hour at First Presbyterian church union service at 6:30.

Ale Harker the Herald Bethlehem Messiah Handel Howard Wray Jesus Gevaert Percy Lee Atherton First Presbyterian Church

Christmas Services and Music at Local Parish

The parish schedules Christmas Sunday events at Eighth and Kentucky streets. Services begin at 11:00 with church school at 9:45. Music includes The Shepherds and Silent Night, a five-part program by Rankin and others, and a trombone solo Ave Maria. A Christmas sermon titled What Christmas Does concludes the morning. Evening events feature Union Young People at 6:30, a Christmas celebration at 7:30, and a White Gift service for Sunset Home.

Kentucky Howard E. Koelb Charles W. Thomas Lowell Bailey Paul C. Rankin the Shepherds Salome Gruber Rankin Bridge Hortense Harris W. B. Dalton W. Thomas Dickinson Vincent Dean Brooks Schubert Union Young People Presbyterian Church R. S. Brooks Sunset Concordia

Evangelical Church Service Schedule at 1000 Connecticut Street

The Evangelical Church at 1000 Connecticut Street lists 9 45 Sunday school with O E Ingle as superintendent 11 00 sermon followed by communion led by Rev G W Landis district superintendent Kansas City district 530 league service and 730 worship.

Evangelical Church Connecticut Street D. E. McGregor O. E.ingle G. W. Landis Kansas City

Wesleyan Methodist Schedule and Christmas Message

The Wesleyan Methodist church lists Sunday events from 10:00 morning Sunday school to 11:15 sermon by the pastor, with 7:00 PM young people's Bible study and 7:36 PM evening worship. Wednesday prayers and class meeting follow at 7:45 PM. A Christmas season message extols gratitude for the Savior who came from heaven to earth.

Wesleyan Methodist Wyatt

Unitarian Church Service at Twelfth and Vermont Streets

Lee Jones delivers a service at the Unitarian Church on Twelfth and Vermont streets. Prelude includes Good News From Heaven the Angels Bring by Pachelbel. Candlelighting features The Voice with Miss Peabody and candlelighters Sally Topping and Dorothy Davidson. Scripture The Voice of One That Crieth in the-. Hymn 194 Watchman Tell Us of the Night. Chorus We Three Kings of Orient. Hymn 198 O Little Town of Bethlehem. Solo Hail Ye Tyme of Holledayes by ranscombe with Miss Peabody.

Unitarian Church Twelfth Vermont Lee Jones Pachelbel Miss Peabody Sally Topping Dorothy Davidson Ranscombe

Christmas Eve Service at The Quest Church

The congregation will sing Adeste Fideles and Joy to the World during a candlelight Christmas service at The Quest. Coffee punch and cookies will be served in the social room. Mr Beat will outline planned church improvements and the total of the offering will be announced. Gifts for children will be given. The young people meet at H Lee Jones home, 1121 Vermont, at 7:00.

Beat H. Lee Jones Vermont

Christmas program at Church of God outlines week schedule

The Church of God at Eleventh and New Hampshire lists services and events led by minister E. E. Kardatzke. Sunday features a 9 45 Sunday school and 10 30 preaching with children's choir. topics include Giving and Receiving and Christmas and Christian. Weekly play practice at 7 00 Monday and young people events follow through Friday with caroling and Christmas baskets.

Church of God New Hampshire E. E. Kardatzke Polay McCall Renfro Mississippi Freeman Stultz Rhode Island Whardatzkes New York

Christmas program planned by two city churches

Friends Church at Tenth and Delaware lists services led by pastors Dillon and Pearle Wobten with Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 60. A junior meeting at 4 and a midweek prayer at 7 30 precede a Christmas program on Sunday evening. Nazarene Church on Nineteenth and Vermont notes 10 am Bible school led by Mrs. Emick, a morning service, an evening sermon, and a 3 pm rehearsal for a December 22 program open to all. A February Sunday school contest offers prizes including flour for the largest family and gasoline for the car with the most attendees. Trinity Episcopal Church on Tenth and Vermont lists Advent service at 9 45 Church school and 11 09 morning prayer and sermon with a Christmas week note for December 22 and rector Rev Carter H Harrison.

Friends Church Tenth Delaware Streets Dillon Pearle Wobten A. B. Commons Mildred ‘Commons Nazarene Church Vermont Emick Trinity Episcopal Vermont Streets Carter H. Harrison Oliver Hobbs Gerald Cole Annie Immanuel Lutheran Church Tenth Kentucky W. W. Stoppesworth John Christ

Christmas Services Across Local Churches

Christmas Eve and Day services listed for multiple churches including Trinity Lutheran Fourth Street and Hoy, Centenary Methodist Episcopal Fourth and North Lawrence, West Side Presbyterian Sixth and Maine, Immanuel Lutheran Tenth and Kentucky, Ninth Street Baptist at Fifth and Ohio, with sermons, Sunday schools, and choir programs noted.

Evening Worship Draws Community to Anthem and Soloists

A Bethel service features tenor performances by Eliott Ponder Grace and J Ponder with Archie Anderson and Niedlinger on The Birthday of the King. Rudolph Rhodes presents O Holy Night while Jua nita James and Sims soloists lead. The event, led by Mrs Abigail Cole as president, begins at 7 30 Evening worship.

Bethel Ponder Gracee J.-P. Ponder Archie Anderson King Niedlinger Rudolph Rhodes Adama Juanita James Sims Soloistippaanlona Bu Y Peer Abigail” Colene

Christmas Programs And Services At Local Churches

Sunday services at First Church of Christ Scientist and Plymouth Congregational discuss universal evolution and Christmas themes. The First Church listing includes a reading room at 92714 Massachusetts Street open daily except Sundays, with a 11:00 morning service and 10:00 Sunday school. Plymouth Congregational Church outlines 9:45 Sunday school and 11:00 morning worship with carols and special music. First Methodist Episcopal Church presents 10:50 worship with Handel, carols, and a Christ Child sermon by Dr. Robert A. Hunt.

First Church of Christ Sci¢ntist Massachusetts Street First Church ‘of Christ, Scientist of Christ, Scientist Boston Mass Christian Science Jackson Building

Revival services and Christmas pageant planned at Our Homes church

The church announces a Sunday program with Bible school at 9 45 supervised by Mr Seckson, devotionals, and a sermon by K W n with an evening Christ Ambassador service in the building. A revival closes with old fashioned sermons and a love offering for evangelists. A Christmas pageant and white gift service are scheduled at 5 00.

Rhode e.Islands Streata Pas Kr. Seckson Fez Lake K. W Christ's Watkes C. Kilgore Migs

Christ Child Theme in First Methodist Sunday Service

The First Methodist Church will hold a 10 50 a m Sunday service with Dr Robert A Hunt delivering The Christ Child and the Christ Man The service features an octet performing The Holy Mother her Singa and Song of the American carols arranged by Dickinson Helen Burnett sings the incidental solo Dorothy Enlon Miller plays the Morgan and Gwen Marie Hunt accompanies on piano Mrs Carl Shafer sings There's a Song in the Air and the reading public is reminded to check the classified page for local notices and ads

First Methodist Episcopal Church Tenth Vermont Robert A. Hunt Wesley Foundation Edwin F. Price R. C. Laessig G. W. Pollom J.S. Stover Handel Holy Mother Oleg Carl Shafer Dickinson Helen Burnett Christ Child Christ Man Wachs Dorothy Enlow Miller B.M First Methodist Church Helen’ Burnett Carl’ Shafer Oley Speaks Dorothy Enlon Miller the Morgan Gwen Marie Hunt

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