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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
3
Local churches announce combined Christmas services and programs across First Baptist, Vinland Presbyterian, Church of Christ, St Luke AME, Trinity Lutheran, and community venues. Includes choir solos, Nativity play, tree lighting, caroling, Christmas Eve candlelight, and midweek notices for December 23.
Centenary Methodist Church presents a Christmas cantata The Child Jesus with cantata by Burton and a party for intermediates The midweek service is canceled. First Church of Christ Scientist lists services and the reading room hours. Ninth Street Baptist Church notes Christmas exchanges and a prime dinner. St James A M E and North Lawrence Baptist outline morning worship and Christmastide programs. Unitarian Church offers a Christmas pageant Festival of Humanity with music and dance.
Friends Church at 1601 New Hampshire hosts a 11:00 a m Christmas service with a cantata The Christmas Hallelujah and a cornerstone laying at 2:00 led by Rev Lance Brady. Has-Bell First Baptist hosts Nativity carols and a 11:00 Christmas sermon by Rev William Cole and 12:30 Sunday school. Church of God on 11th and New Hampshire presents a 9:45 Sunday school and 10:45 children's program with 7:30 p m pantomime Christ Is Born and caroling events. The Kardatzkes plan holiday travel as Rev R P Loudermilk may visit for pastorate talks.
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Bible study at 10 00 communion at 11 15 and 11 30 Bible drill Young folks from south and north side congregations gather for 6 30 services with a serenade afterwards Wednesday evening services are dismissed for Christmas Eve First Christian Church addresses listed Harold G Barr minister Royal Humbert associate minister classes meet 10 00 10 45 Christmas program in auditorium worship and communion sermon Peace on Earth anthem The Birthday of a King offertory solo The Vision of the Shepherd credits Jewell Minerva Davis
Local churches list Sunday school rallies, Christmas programs, and revival plans. Nazarene on Nineteenth and Vermont cites awards for attendance and revival messages by Rev. Suffield. Other churches include Reorganized Church halls, United Brethren, First Presbyterian, Immanuel, Plymouth, First Evangelical, Wesleyan, Free Methodist.
P. D. Pittman leads the Sunday program at 4th and Rhode Island with 9 45 morning Sunday school taught by Miss Walker and a 11 00 worship featuring a Christmas sermon. An 6 30 program for younger departments includes Ambassadors and children’s church. A 7 30 Christmas program invites attendees.
North Lawrence Christian Church at Elm and Seventh streets offers Bible school at 9:45 with Lord's Supper at 10:50 and sermons on Some Decisive Babies of the World and Three Things Jesus Did For the Human Race. Choir numbers and Christian Endeavor follow. First Methodist Church presents a Christmas program 9:45 to 10:45, worship at 10:50 with Sermon This War and the Church, solo There’s a Song in the Air, and evening sermon What Christmas Meant to the Hebrew Prophets. Methodist youth carolling Tuesday 7:00, social hour to follow. no evening service Wednesday for Christmas Eve.
The First Presbyterian Church at Ninth and Vermont holds a Christmas observance with a Sunday service at 11 and a 3 PM Saturday beginners and junior party. Mrs. Leforgee and Mrs. Willey oversee, choir selections by Miss Peabody and the Junior Choir, special organ and violin numbers, and a 4:30 PM Sunday dining room program with White Gifts for the poor and a churchwide family event.
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A Christmas pageant this Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian church presents a Festival of Humanity tracing winter solstice, Hanukkah, and Saturnalia themes through dance and music. It features choreography by Alice Sherbon Bauman, solos by Edgar Haage of KU fine arts, and help from the Baltimore Unitarian Church, Lawrence contributors, and Miss Leona Handler who adapted the script and music.
Sunday school Christmas vesper service begins at 4 30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church. Phyllis Riggs will play carols on the chimes at 4 15 pm. Classes perform a pageant When the Christmas Star Shone and the choir leads in processional and singing carols. Milred Reuter directs with an assisting committee. After the service, all attend the church social room for the annual Christmas tree party.
Pastor Alfred J. Beil presides as children sit around a central Christmas tree. The program features carol singing and impromptu Christmas numbers. Gift candy is distributed to Sunday school members at the end. A. G. Sabol leads the school.
Guatemalan government leaders alleged to have organized a totalitarian conspiracy were reportedly captured court martialed and executed after a Comitan Chiapas dispatch to Excelsior. Travelers from Guatemala quoted the claim during the December 19 report filed in Mexico City.
Plymouth Congregational Church to mark Christmas with special music and sermon at 11 AM Sunday worship. The Junior choir directed by Mrs. George W Bradshaw will sing at both services. Julia Martin solo in morning, Anabel Keller harp solo at 5 PM pageant. Church school departments join in pageant music tableaux and dance of adoration. White Gift service observed.
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