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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1952
Page
7
Lakewood Village Community Church invites the public to join Bible addresses by Dr. John W. Bailey professor of New Testament Interpretation Berkeley Divinity School author on St. Paul. He will preach at 5:20 and 11 a.m. and speak at 8 a.m. Monday through Friday using Ephesians as the focus.
Beginning tomorrow All Saints Episcopal Church will host a sermon series Our Episcopal Heritage at 11 a.m. led by Rev. Harry Leigh Pink with Rogation Sunday prayers at 7 30 9 30 and 11 a.m. Holy communion is planned for Ascension Day at 7 and 10 a.m. The United Thank Offering and parish women will collect at the late service.
First Presbyterian Church young people present the fantasy Where Angels Fear To Tread this Sunday at 7 30 pm under Rev James Ford Armstrong and Westminster Fellowship Council. Production is part of the University of Life series with morning worship featuring a soprano Iris Eshelman and Cathedral Quarter directed by Carl H Robertson.
A Sunday Christian Science lesson titled Mortals and Immortals will stress man's existence in spirit versus the illusion of living in a mortal body. The golden text from Romans 8:9 reads They that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit if the Spirit of God dwell in you.
Billy Graham produced Christian film Mr Texas Picture will be shown Sunday at 7:30 pm at Calvary Baptist Church. Public invited with no charge. Graham is supported by Cliff Barrows Grady Wilson Jerry Beavan George Beverly Shea Paul Mickelson Todd Smith. Musical setting by Sons of the Pioneers Hardin-Simmons Cowboy band Redd Harper Cindy Walker Hour of Decision choir and the 1000-voice Crusade.
Howard M. Millett, finance committee chairman, announces a June 27 fundraising dinner in Long Beach First Ward social hall to raise $285,000 for a ward chapel and Stake Tabernacle to be built on 37th Street and Elm Avenue in California Heights. Ticket sales chairs are William P. Appleberry and Mrs. Irving Twitchell, with Karl M. Wad as bishop of the fourth ward and aides Late Wright, James Norman, and Axel Anderson.
Tulsa evangelist Rev. Ernie Rebb arrives in Long Beach to lead revival at the Assembly of God Church 1200 Atlantic Ave. Rev. L Bill Lewis announces daily services at 7 30 pm with morning and evening preaching and special music by Mrs. Rebb during the series starting today.
Rabbi Max Yorstan will speak at an 8:15 p.m. rally to discuss establishing a Lakewood Synagogue Center. The event meets at the Lakewood American Legion Hall, 5938 Parkcrest St, to discuss needs of Lakewood’s Jewish population. Contact Mrs. Aaron Aarons or Mrs. Leonard Holnick for more details.
A program featuring pianist Miss Diane Rointree will be presented for the Young Adults Group at First Methodist Church on Sunday at 5 45 p m. Unmarried adults aged 23 to 35 are invited to attend.
Women from Missouri Synod Lutheran parishes in the Long Beach area attend the fourth biennial Southern California district session of the Women’s Missionary League May 18 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church Los Angeles. Delegates from First Grace St John Bethany Lakewood communities attend with District Zone 7 leaders guiding events. The program includes sectional conferences a 130 member district chorus and a Monday address by Rev Alvaro Carino Filipino missionary on furlough.
Rev Paul R Gaston has accepted the fall to lead Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church at E Sixth St and Dawson Ave succeeding founder Rev Clara Grace who retires for health reasons He will preach his first sermon tomorrow He comes from El Paso Hope Ark and Springfield Mo where he signed from Drury College faculty He studied at San Francisco State College and graduated Central Bible Seminary His wife and two children will move to Long Beach after school term ends
The American Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity at Carson Street and Orange Avenue hosts the Orange Coast Federation Luther League spring rally tomorrow. Sessions start 2:30 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. dinner by Holy Trinity Guild, followed by 7:30 p.m. installation of officers led by Rev. Henry Ernest Koch. James Patterson and Miss Virginia Black are candidates for president and treasurer.
Rev. Vernon W. Hillmer of St John’s Lutheran Church announces limited applications for full enrollment at St John’s Lutheran School located at 67th St and Orange Ave The school will have three classrooms and a capacity of 100 pupils Interested parties should contact the Pastor or T Kenneth Sutton school board chairman
Youth for Christ stages a Brayton Theater rally at 7 45 PM with Edward Meier former Nazi interpreter and four language speaker, plus Upland College quartet and Brethren High Girls Ninette. Plans include a permanent Seaside Blvd headquarters and an All Night All Star graduation party June 12 at Wilton Hotel Marine Room.
The Youth of Unity and the Young Adult Group of Unity Chapel sponsor a dinner and full program after the morning service tomorrow announced by Douglas S Hamilton. The play Six Cups of Chocolate directed by Elizabeth T Stafford features Helen Houk Sonia Shoaff Jean Beaulieu Olive Shoaff Maureen Flowers and Shelley Rouse in the cast. All guests are welcome.
Stewardship of time talents and money will be the theme for the week at First Methodist Church starting Loyalty Sunday. About 200 volunteers will canvass homes under a committee chaired by E Wightman with Perry Sample and Charles E Walker leading finance and youth efforts. Rev William Harrison Myers plans sermons on That Gain is Godliness and a Faith and Fellowship Hour at 7 30 p m with Rev Robert A Walker guest speaker Reclaiming the Fourth R. Students from the church school join in weekday education events.
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