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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1978
Page
2
The sermon by Timothy Draxler argues that loving things above people causes heartache and world problems. He cites Jesus’ humility and stresses prioritizing ministry and love for others over material possessions.
The Ohio Council of Churches released its 1977 voting record for the 112th Geneva Assembly. It lists all 132 legislators’ votes on 23 Senate bills and 30 House bills. Rev. Robert Graetz called the record generally favorable and not partisan.
The Rev Shelby Linville of Middletown is named associate pastor at Trinity Baptist Temple. He will head athletic programs at Heritage Christian School and teach at Baptist Bible Institute while engaging in youth work at the church complex. Linville, a 1948 Middletown High School graduate, played for Ohio and Kentucky teams and later coached and taught in multiple Kentucky and Ohio schools before founding Berea Baptist Church in Middletown. He and wife Yvonne have three sons.
A special self denial prayer service will be held at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Faith United Methodist Church with guest speaker the Rev Wie eral star of the Korean United Methodist Church of Dayton. The service is led by United Methodist Women and the pastor Chai leads about 100 people including 50 Korean families in the chapel of Christ United Methodist Church in Kettering. The group formed in December 1975 and may rename if admitted to the West Ohio Conference. Soloists Penny Standafer and Virgilio Clemente will perform at the two services. The Rev Chai will speak on Can We Really Deny Ourselves.
Washington AP reports the number of Roman Catholic permanent deacons in the United States reached 2,387, with 2,610 candidates in training. The program, restored in 1967, allows deacons to baptize officiate marriages and funerals preach and assist priests, a growth Monsignor Ernest J. Fiedler calls dramatic.
A gospel music film titled Say It With Music will be shown tomorrow at 7 15 p m at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church. The program features Imperials Archers Randy Matthews and Gloria Roe with free admission.
The Rev William Grate will be installed as pastor of Mount Pleasant United Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 7 pm with Rev Robert McQuilkin presiding. Grate, a Cincinnati native, taught in Ohio schools and served in Ethiopia before pastoring North Minster Church. A reception and a youth group performance of Godspell will follow.
The observance of Church Unity Octave at Mount St. Marys Seminary Norwood features two services in the seminary chapel. Thursday at 5 30 p.m. Rev Ronald Redder will preach a prayer service for Christian unity with Presbyterian ministers in residence for a week. January 24 at 7 30 p.m. Rev M Edmund Hussey will celebrate the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom using both Roman and Byzantine rites.
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