World Communion Observance Across Continents
Worshipers across the area join a world wide communion observance with prayers and bread breaking. Local events include a 7 15 to 10 pm Christian education school at First Baptist Church and an Oct 30 to Nov 4 mission series at Lutheran churches featuring Dr Andreas Bard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andreas Bard
Trinity Lutheran Church
Linden Ave
Syon
Dr. Bard
Manhattan Beach
Paul Bard
Mecklenberg
Germany
Lutheran Church of the World
Bard
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Kansas City
Martin C. Olson
Immeanuel Lutheran Church
Community church events and lectures listed for week
A series of family nights and talks fill church schedules across Long Beach. St John’s Presbyterian hosts a 6 30 pm supper with entertainment by Marion and Don Pratt. Bixby California Heights Men’s Club meets for a ladies rights event at 6 30 pm at California Heights Community Methodist Church Orange Ave and Bixby Rd. A children’s service runs at 2 pm Sunday at Volunteers of America Chapel 1509 Alamitos Ave. Belmont Heights Methodist hosts a Christianity discussion at 7 pm Sunday led by Rev Wesley Meal. Alan McGill performs at 7 30 pm Sunday First Foursquare Church at 11th St and Junipero Ave. Dr Louis T Talbot presents the film Martin Luther at 7 pm today Bethany Baptist Church 5225 Los Coyotes Diagonal and also at 7 30 pm Sunday First Congregational Church Third St and Cedar Ave. Rev R Merrill Jensen named East Long Beach area manager to coordinate Handel's Messiah performances across about 63 Southern California locations on Sunday afternoon Dec 4. Jensen and wife are organists active in local music circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Harris
Orient al
Atlantic Ave. Methodist Church
Atlantic Ave
Thailand
Burma
India
Cashmere
Tokyo
Women's Society of Christian Service
St. John's Presbyterian Church
Ximeno Ave
Paul Aijian
Marion
Don Pratt
Whistler
Orange Ave
Bixby Road
A. H. Atkins
Volunteers of America
Alamitos Ave
Wesley
Belmont Heights Methodist Church
Termina Ave
Alan McGill
Yated
Sacred Record
First Foursquare Church
11Th St
Junipero Ave
Louis T. Talbot
The
Bible Institute of Los Angeles
Church of the Open Door
Martin Luther
Bethany Baptist Church
Los Coyotes
First Congregational Church
Third St
Cedar Ave
R. Merrill Jensen
Immanuel Baptist Church
East Long Beach
Southern California
Witch Hunt Opens Liberal Forum Series
The Long Beach Liberal Forum begins its 1953 56 series at 8 p m Oct 8 at Unitarian Church Lime Ave The opening speaker is Gifford Phillips publisher of Frontier He will discuss Is the Witch Hunt Over Phillips has published Colorado weekly papers and serves on boards of the Urban League and ACLU Moderated by Rev Jack Kent cochairs Mary FrancesChadderdon and Evy Dawson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Liberal Forum
Unitarian Church
Lime Ave
Gifford Phillips Leverly Hills
Frontier
Phillips
Colorado
National Urban League
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Jack Kent
Mary Frances Chadderdon
Evy Dawson
Hi-Fi's to Perform on Church Talent Hour Sunday
The Hi-Fis Whit Cromwell Bob Yeary Don Knowlton and Toby Cromwell appear on the Church Talent Hour at 10 p.m. Sunday Channel 13. They will sing Jesus Is Mine composed by the Rev Carlton Buck pastor of the First Christian Church of Whittier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whit Cromwell
Bob Yeary
Don Knowlton
Toby Cromwell
Carlton Buck
First Christian Church of
Whittier
Growth in eight years Baptists dedicate 75000 building addition
First Baptist Church of Lakewood dedicates an 11000 square foot addition at 3 30 p m Sunday. Built at about 1375 000 by 100 volunteers the project expands sanctuary educational space offices and social areas. Open house follows as ministers from nearby churches greet attendees and tour the new facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Lakewood
Arbor Rd
George Taylor
Presbyterians Begin October Bible Crusade Across LA Area
Presbyterian churches in the Los Angeles area join a Synod of California Bible Crusade launching on Worldwide Communion Sunday. October readings come from the Acts of the Apostles with the theme We Are My Witnesses focusing on worship fellowship and witness. Pocket size Acts booklets and talking books plus braille volumes are distributed through the American Bible Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synod of California, Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Leonard T. Boyd
American, Bible Society
Los Angeles Presbytery
Abel
James i. Nettinga
American Bible Society
Southern California
Methodist church names choir director and organist
Norman C. Niles was named choir director and Bernice E. Baker appointed organist for North Long Beach Methodist Church at 5600 Linden Ave. Niles, a St Louis native with degrees from Concordia and USC, led church choirs in the Army era and Chicago Bach Chorus. Baker, from a musical family, holds UC Santa Barbaraand Long Beach State degrees, teaches at Lindbergh Junior High, and runs Bernice E. Baker School of Piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Niles
Bernice E. Baker
North Long Beach Methodist Church
Linden Ave
Ray C. ‘Mason
Niles
St Louis
Coneae Teachers’ College
Seward
Neb
University of Southern California
Seeh
Chicago Bach Chorus
North Side
Music Center
Rodney Music iStore
Miss Baker
Pine Ave
Helen King
Santa Barbara
Claude Baker
University of California At Santa Barbara
Long Beach State College
Lindbergh Junior High School
Pastor to Give Books at Pine Ave Church Rally
Albert J. Kemp pastor will distribute copies of his book titled 12 Great Chapters From the Book of Life to each person bringing five guests to rally day services at 11 a m Sunday at Pine Ave Church of God 1862 Pine Ave His sermon topic is Blessed Are the Pure in Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whenew
Albert J. Kemp
Pine Ave. Church of God
Pine Ave
Adventist Evangelists Plan Navajo Film Program
Spillman Lyman evangelistic team conducts sessions at Long Beach Seventh-day Adventist Auditorium with wife and daughter assisting. Topics include The True End of the World and God or Gorilla with a film and music preceding each talk. A Navajo Dawn film tour will be shown Sunday at First Brethren Church with Rev. Evan Adams leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spillman
Spillihan
First Brethren Church
Fifth St
Cherry Ave
Evan Adams
Brethren
New Mexico
Librarian Betty Reid Reviews Books for Mission Circle
Miss Betty Reid of the Long Beach Public Library art department will give a book review under the sponsorship of the Father Damien Mission Circle at 8 p.m. Wednesday in St. Matthew's cafeteria. Proceeds from ticket sales go to the Medical Missionaries of Mary and to fund Sister Mary Leonie McSweeney's medical studies for lepers in Attica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Reid
Long Beach
Noted musician to join Bethel Lutheran as director of music
Mrs Irene Banysy Palotay, internationally recognized musician, will be installed as director of music at 11 a.m. Sunday at Bethel Lutheran Church 700 E 70th St. A native of Hungary and USC music teacher she will lead the church choirs and serve as organist. She comes to the post after Benny Vaught’s resignation to Berkeley for her husband’s seminary studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Banysy Palotay
Bethel Lutheran Church
Hungary
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Budapest
University of Southern California
Palotay
Sherman Kershavn
Rastov
Shore Pastor Back in Pulpit At Bay Shore Church
The Rev. Milton G. Gabrielson returns to the Bay Shore Community Congregational Church pulpit after summer study and rest. He will lead the 9:30 and 12 a.m. services and discuss plans for the coming church year during world communion observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton G. Gabrielson
Bay Shore Community Congregational Church
Toledo
Gabrielson
Youth Night at Port Rally Ends Week of Harbor Crusade
Evan Gelist Pete Riggs leads a harbor area crusade in Wilmington at Pacific Coast Hwy and Vermont Ave. He, a former nightclub operator turned evangelist, speaks daily at 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays through October 16. Sponsors include 40 area churches and Christ for Greater Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Area
Pete Riggs
Pacific Coast Hwy
Vermont Ave
Wilmington
Riggs
Port Area
Christ For Greater Son
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World Communion
Auckland
New Zealand
British Isles
Fred Ullason
Bixby
California Heights
California Heights Community “Methodist Church
Luther
Gifford Phillips
NEW Look
Melvin Freed
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Tommy Haffrey
Roger
Heidi
Episcopal Church
Baptists
Harolds. Carlson
Roy McGrath
Ray Anderson
Lakewood Church
Presbyterians
Bible Crusade
N. L. B. Methodists
Bernice E. Baker Music
Norman C. Niles Choir
Churches. OF Christ
West Long Beach
Weeseeeneenve Spring
Delta Ford Carpenter
Minis Phono
Psi
Bill Fling
North Long Beach
Artesia H
Cooper
Min Snophoha
Bible School
Mission Circle
Guiding Light Tabernacle
Bud Chambers
His
Victory
Crusaders
Con Rose Ave
Hill Street
Signal Hill
Herschel
Lasson-Serman Tamarrow
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Lora Beach
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Barton
Massachusetts
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Elm Avenue
First Ghuren
Church OF Christ
Cedar Avenue of Savanth
Third Church OF Christ, Scientist
East Third Street
Fourth Church OF Christ
East Market St
Fifth Church OF Christ
Belmont Theatre
Sacard Street
A.M
Norwich
Weonesway
Christian Science Society
New American Lagion Hall
Woodruff and
Parkcraft Avenues
Locust Avenue
East Breadway
West
Third Street
Atlantic Avenue
Woodruff Avenue
Park Avenue
Vaught
Berkeley
John
Lutheran
Irene B. Palotay
Shore
Frances M. Parker
Town Hall
Hal Styles
Help Thy Neighbor
Lakewood Nazarene Church
Lew Davis
Yate Mem
Stadlure Sun
Envy Fina
Supt
Bod McHarges
Sanieg
Ben Gachason
Pasion
Port
Cerritos Ebell
John Hefferlin
End of the
Don Spillman
Atlantic Blvd
Sharon Spillman
Moving Picture
Lyman
Spillman-Lyman Evangelistic
Dynami
Don H. Spillman
Don Hirtt Spillman
Prophatic Bross
Man With
Lewis Lyman
Associaty
Lilwan Spillman
Orgoenist
Accompanst
Vera Lyman
God
Coupen
Bioc
City
20Th Century Bible School
P.O
Calif
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