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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1953

Page

5

Grace Church Yuletide Pageant Featured by Local Cast

Grace Church presents a Christmas tableaux and music pageant directed by Rev Claude Roy with narrations from the Bible. Children play most roles. Mary and Joseph are by high school students. Cast includes Sandra Seal, Jefferson Ise, Deanna Keiser, Tad Jones, Paul Hayes, and others. Choirs led by Philip Ellsthorpe of Wilson High School. Service at 5 p.m. by Grace James with Mrs Rogers in charge of costuming.

Grace Methodist Sunday School Sandra Seal Mary Jafferson Wise Joseph Grace Church Paul D. Haynes Esther Davis Lewis K. Davis Grace Rogers Grace James Pat Brum Charles Claude Roy Victor Wardle Fi Yar Ow Wy Evnne Peswas Jefferson Ise Dean Keiser Gabriel Deanna_ Keiser Kenneth Schmidt Tad Jones Paul Hayes Shepherds Wayne Strickler Clinton Ar Kenneth Jordan Wise Men Philip Ellsthorpe Wilson High School

Universal Bible Sunday Observance at Cross Roads Church

Cross Roads Church and related congregations announce Universal Bible Sunday as part of the Advent Christmas series in the Foster School auditorium. Rev. Baron A. McLean will discuss Christmas background in Hebrew and Jewish scriptures. An ancient plain song anthem titled O Come, O Come, Efomenuel will be sung.

Lakewood Cross Roads Community Congregational Church Foster School Clark, Ave South St Baron A. McLean

First Church Chair to Sing The Messiah Sunday

The Cathedral Choir of First Presbyterian Church will perform Handel's The Messiah, a revived tradition at First Church, on Sunday evening. Twenty singers will join under director Charles H. Mahin with Mrs. A J Keltie at the organ and Mrs. Lucille Mahin at the piano. Soloists include Carol Winand Iris Eshelman Alta Robert Ballagh Harry Read and James Jay. Guest minister Reverend William A Grubb, former Emmanuel Presbyterian Church member and Korea missionary, will preach at Emmanuel Church Sunday morning with the evening service led by Pastor Reverend Edward E Baird.

First Presbyterian Church First Church Reuben F. Pieters Charles H. Mahin Imusic A. J. Keltie Lucille Mahin Carol Winand Iris Eshelman Alta Robert Ballagh Harry Read James Jay William A. Grubb Emmanuel Presbyterian Church Korea Board of Foreign Missions Presbyterian Church, USA Emmanuel Church Westminster Church Sacramento UCLA Princeton Theological Seminary Yale School of Oriental Languages Edward E. Baird Martin DeVries Reuben Field Pieters Judge DeVries Westminster Gardens Presbyterian Home Duarte

YFC Rally to Feature Gospel Artist

Clarence E Thorpe, gospel artist, is to be featured at the Youth for Christ rally tonight in Tracy auditorium Tracy Boulevard. His sermons include visual drawings projected on a large screen and he aims to aid revival campaigns with his art after being ordained in Los Angeles. A new film The Burning Answer will be shown at 3 PM for the family hour per Jim Colbert director.

Clarence E. Thorpe Youth For Christ Tracy Auditorium E. Seaside Blvd Theological Seminary Clarence Thorpe Thorpe Los Angeles Los Angel Florida Bits Institute of Los Angeles Jim Colbert

Concert Hall Carol Recital Set Tuesday

Recreation Commission presents the Long Beach Singers 26th annual Christmas program titled Christmas Carols of Many Lands at Concert Hall Municipal Auditorium Tuesday at 8 p m. Free admission. The event features visualizations by the drama department and instrumental solos by Mary Anne Rey nakis Alayne Armstrong and others.

the Recreation Commission Municipal Auditorium Long Beath Singers Rolla Alford Recreation Commission Drama Department Commission On Supervision Virginia Clark Mary Anne Rey Nakis Alayne Armstrong Ann Neihardt Lucille Redmond Geraldine Osgood Bernice Campbell Verna Rae Harkey Mildred Redford Mararet Tolby Louis J. Ctaig Robert E. Campbell Lambert Ross Long Beach Singers Lucile Redmond Chester Osgood Betty Perry Barbara Long Betty Fae Campbell

First Methodist Church Plans Gifts Service

The White Shrine Gifts Service at First Methodist Church features a 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship with a church school tradition of collecting wrapped food gifts for the less fortunate. A living tableaux titled The Coming of Christ will be shown, presided by Arthur W. Scentt, followed by a 7:30 p.m. performance of Boy With a Cart by Christopher Fry by the Bishop's Company.

First Methodist Church Arthur W. Scntt Bishop's’ ‘Company Christopher Fry

Yuletide Pageant by Young People at Westminster

Westminster Presbyterian Church Calvary group presents The Great Light a Christmas pageant with youth chorus narration and candle lighting. Participants include Lucretia Lampson Ardeth Lowe Diane Thompson Carolyn Molleen Carolyn Vaughan Ray Vaughan Lloyd Curtis Wayne Curtis Robert Miller Richard Byrnes and 18 more youths. Miss Jean O Whiting director compiled and will direct.

Westminster Fellowship of Cal Vary Presbyterian Church Lucretia Lampson Ardeth* Lowe Diane Thompson Carolyn Molleen Carolyn Vaughan Ray Vaughan Lloyd Curtis Wayne Curtis Robert Miller Richard Byrnes Jean O. Whiting Christian Education

Calvary Men Gather For Yuletide Breakfast Event

The Calvary Baptist Church Men’s Fellowship will hold a Christmas season breakfast Sunday at 7 15 am in the social hall. A J Hill will speak on his seven years in Saudi Arabia oil fields and church work for employees of oil companies. The event features chalk talks by Bob Bridler and musical numbers, with J L Jennings and others cooking and hosting.

Calvary Baptist Church South St. and Lime Ave A. J. Hill Saudi Arabia Sunjay Bob Briedler J. L. Jennings Earl Lovell Tom McCoy Hank Hankin Eerl Gilman J. R. Bennett Bob Case Harvey Sandstone Art Dow Btls Givens Kenneth Clark

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