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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1954

Page

5

Epiphany Greek Rites Held At Local Church

Parishioners of the Church of the Assumption host Greek Orthodox congregations from the west coast for the Feast of the Epiphany. Colorful services occur at Municipal Auditorium and Rainbow Pier with the traditional Holy Cross throwing ceremony into the sea. The rescuer earns a special blessing from Rt Rev Athenagoras of San Francisco. Assisting bishop Rev Nicholas Billiris and other clergy from Sancta Sophia Cathedral assist.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 17Th St Pacific Ave West Coast Municipal Auditorium Rainbow Pier Athenagoras San Francisco Western States Greek Orthodox Church Bes Nicholas Billiris The Assumption Church Leonidas C. Contos Anthony K. Kosturas A. Home Demapolos Sancta Sophia Cathedral Los Angeles

First Church Names New Pastor Nelson R Warner

Nelson R Warner, pastor of First United Presbyterian Lincoln, has accepted the call from First Church Long Beach to lead the Long Beach congregation. He is due Feb 1 to begin duties, succeeding Rev Ralph Marshall Grove who moved to Pasadena. Warner served four years in western Kansas before WWII chaplaincy and has led Lincoln since 1948. his wife and two children accompany him.

Nelson R. Warner First United Presbyterian Church of Lincoln Neb First Church Long Beach Nelson Ralph Marshall Grove Pasatena First JP Wton Kan Warner Virginia Don Tarkio College Tarkio, Mo

Who Is America’s 1953 Man of God

A roundup of figures from Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish groups proposed as America’s 1953 top defender of faith. Names include Bishop Vincent S. Waters, Rev. Billy Graham, Rabbi Mordecia Kaplan, Father Emil Kapaun, Cardinal McIntire, Bishop Oxnam, Norman Vincent Peale, and others shaping religious life nationwide.

George W. Cornell New York UPI America the Nations Pilsen Kan Norman Vincent Peale J. Francis Cardinal McIntire Wall Street Messenger Los Angeles Abba Hillel Silver Cleveland Israel Fulton Sheen Jesse M. Bader

Annual Report Day for Lutheran Folk

The second Sunday after Christmas marks Annual Report Day for St. John's Lutheran Church Mo. Synod 67th 5t Orange Ave. Church officers will be installed and Rev. Vernon William Hillmer will speak on Growing Up In Christ. New officlary includes Kenneth Sutton Debhert Dunlap Reuben Weerts Arnold Hundt Vernon War neke Paul Angerhof er Ed Streetz Louis Smock Ed Stein ert Charles Shore Fred Gutz Ir vin Altman

St. John's Lutheran Church Mo. Synod Orange Ave Vernon William Hillmer Kenneth Sutton Debhert Dunlap Reuben Weerts Arnold Hundt Vernon Warneke Paul Angerhofer Ed Streetz

Church Adds Minister to Its Staff

Lakewood Village Community Church announces Rev Fred Doty of Chalmers Indiana will join staff. He brings extensive work with young people including years as youth adviser with the International Council of Community Churches. He studied at Duke and did theological work at Yale and Purdue. he, Mrs. Doty and their three children arrive about February 15.

Lakewood Village Community Church Fred Doty Chalmers Ind International Council of Community Churches Duke University Yale University Purdue University Doty

Salvation Army Leaders Here for Long Beach Service

Salvation Army leaders Lt. Commissioner and Mrs. Holland French of San Francisco visit the Long Beach corps Sunday night at 7 30 in the Citadel chapel 329 Locust Ave Los Angeles divisional commander and wife will speak and music by the corps songsters are planned public invited

Gerald Kennedy Los Angeles Area First Methodist Church William Harrison Myers Bertha Borst Indonesia Telay Long Beach Corps Salvation Army Holland French San Francisco Citadel Chapel Locust. Ave Denna Ate Abmen Abo Ha J George Johnstone Los Wail Philippine Islands Al/Angeles Cok Songsters Commissioner Holland Wastarn Tacritoria The

World Missionary Conference at Long Beach Soul Clinic hosts evening

Soul Clinic and Long Beach Youth for Christ present a World Missionary Conference at Tracy Auditorium 219 Ee Seaside Blvd at 7:30 PM. Jim Colbert will MC. The Seminaires, 19 ministerial students from Western Evangelical Seminary Portland, will sing. Rev. Lee Shelly will present 45 minutes of tour films and commentary. Closing sessions Sunday include a 2:30 PM service and a 7:30 PM final address by Fred Jordan.

Long Beach Europe South Africa Great Britain ABC Fred Jordan

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