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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1948
Page
5
The preacher defines Jesus mission as salvation through repentance and service. Key gospel claims, parables of the lost, and the exhortation to seek the one, not the many, anchor the message to follow the Jesus way of concern and witness.
St Pauls Evangelical And Reformed schedules a 10 15 a m service with Mrs Murray Jacobs guest soloist singing O Lord Be Merciful Bartlett The Rev Harold H Jung will speak on The Mystic Touch Bible School at 9 15 a m directed by Mrs E H McCandlish with Rosemary Marlett leading the group The devotional focuses on What We Know About Jesus His Work Of Salvation led by Robert E Shaffer The Junior Department devotional is led by Mrs Dwight Meehan with Mildred Beacom opening exercises for Beginners and Primary The Girls Choir rehearses at 6 30 p m Wednesday Senior Choir at 7 30 p m Friday catechetical instruction at 4 p m Tomorrow 10 30 a m a pre Lenten communion service with The Beattitudes Evans and Esther Hoover Phillips on organ and chimes Preschoolers may attend the Kindergarten Kirk The Children Church meets in the Chapel and Social Hall The attendance crusade continues at 9 30 a m with J F Mills as superintendent New enrollments rise in the 25 grade classes Teens and Twenties report from the Cleveland conference by Mary Jane Vandervort The worship service is led by Gretchen Munnich The Week includes Philathea Class covered dish Tuesday Married Young Methodist dinner Thursday Youth Choir led by Mrs Vivian P Learey Wednesday Temple choir party 8 p m WSCS February meeting and luncheon next Friday noon.
First Baptist Church announces Youth Week with James Young presiding at 10 40 am service. Rev John L Parr will preach on Testing 11 2 3 4. Girls choir under Mrs Rams dell sings Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled. Offertory The Odd Refrain played by Nate Kunin. E W Jones performs Theme in D and Grand Choir postlude.
Pleasant Ridge and Jacksonburg announce a six week United Sunday Night Service series from February 15 to March 21. Sessions begin at 7 30 p m each Sunday and alternate locations with James Tendent leading.
The Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe schedules Sunday School at 10 with Margaret Golden as Superintendent. Communion and baptism will follow at 11 30.
The 9:30 Bible School will study What we know about Jesus Work. The 10:30 am service features Rev. Robert Burris with the theme Youth Challenges the Church. Mise Theime Cooper sings The Voice in the Wilderness and Mrs Harold Dreut will be the organist.
Central Church of Christ hosts Bible study at 9 30 a m and worship at 7 39 p m. Crusaders for Christ meet 7 30 p m Tuesday prayer and Wednesday 7 30 p m session. Women’s Christian Service gathers 7 38 p m, Philotheons meet Saturday at 2 30 p m.
The First Church Of God holds Sunday school at 9 30 am with Omas Howard as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 40 am features a choir and Dr L Forrest speaking on Seeing the Unseen. A 3 pm youth visit the Sick. February Youth Month includes a 7 30 evangelistic service. Betty Porter leads congregational singing with duets and solos, and Rev W Curtis Lee delivers What Can We Know For Certain. Baptism follows the service.
Mayfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church announces morning worship at 7:43 a.m. and evening service at 7 p.m. A midweek service is planned for Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Missionary Society meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Rev. L. Gehron's home on Sheffield Street.
Grace Baptist Church announces Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 30 am and morning worship at 10 50 am. An evangelistic service is planned in the evening at 7 30 pm. Midweek prayer meeting and Bible study are scheduled for Wednesday.
The First Church of Christ will hold Sunday school at 10 30 am with Mrs Eugene Mack at the organ. The choir will sing My God and I and can you always believe in God. The morning message by Rev W D Brock and evening evangelistic singing with soloist Mrs Willougaivy. Loyal Womens Class meets Tuesday February 3 at 7 30 pm and Loyal Friends Class to meet at the minister's, Rev D Brock. Choir rehearsal at 3 pm. A class in personal evangelism organized with first meeting Wednesday at 7 pm.
Worship at 10 90 am presided by church officers. Youth Fellowship plans address and song performances by Miss Pra fiver Ev Virgie ie Mis Piles Y I speak on Youth Fellowship in My Community. Offertory la Memoire by William. Tuesday 7 00 pm women’s society meeting at Robert Banker home 2600 Elmo Place. Trustees meet 8 pm. Church police Wednesday and orchestra rehearsal 7 pm choir 9 pm. Friday Ladies Aid 7 30 pm.
New Hope Baptist holds Sunday school at 9 30 am with the lesson His Work Of Salvation taught by superintendent Robert Barber. LU B F Union meets Sunday at 2 30 pm. B T U at 6 pm followed by evening worship at 7 38 pm with Let Him Deliver Him Now. Circle No 2 meets at 615 Seventeenth Avenue Tuesday at 6 pm.
Church announcements must reach the desk of the Church Editor by Thursday after noon. They may be mailed or delivered by courier.
The Christian Science Lesson-Sermon for Sunday February 1 1948 centers on Love as the divine subject. The Golden Text from First John 4 12 emphasizes loving one another as God dwelling in us and his love being perfected. It cites First John 4 7 8 and a passage from Science and Health page 205 about one Mind and the danger of selfishness.
Ascension Episcopal schedules Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Church School led by R. Millen at 9:30 a.m. Rev. S. Hughes Garvin preaches at 11 a.m. on The Methodists, with choir directed by Vincent Carter and organist Mrs. Robert S. Sutton. February men’s meeting set for 3:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Lectures on The History of the Church by Rev. John Albert of Cincinnati follow at Church School. Miss Irene Scudds, diocesan educational adviser, to meet teachers at 7 p.m. in the parish library. Y P F and Junior League meet tomorrow at 7 p.m.
Calvary Methodist announces Sunday school at 9 15 p m led by J F Seibold. MORAL worship at 10 30 includes a children’s abolition program. Methodist Mixers meet at 6 pm. Evening service at 7 30 pm with Young People seeking a Cleveland convention speaker. Official board meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm Midweek service at 7 20 pm Wednesday. Youth choir 7 30 pm Wednesday and adult choir 8 0 pm.
The Rev B F Pieters will preach The Healing Power of Christ at the morning service continuing the Gospel of John series. Readers are invited to study John chapter three beforehand. Choral music by the choir under T A Repper. Offertory by Margarette and TA ll Thyle. Church school starts 9 30 a m with classes for all ages.
A dense list of Middletown area churches covers St John Roman Catholic, Oakland Presbyterian, Holy Trinity Catholic, First United Grethe, Holiness, Church of God Lakeside, Avalanche Cumberland, and many others. Services range from Low Mass to Morning Worship, Sunday School, and youth programs with varied times and holy day masses noted.
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Pastor Orvel Canad leads sessions at YMCA auditorium Saturday with Sabbath School at 1 30 pm and church service at 3 00 pm Missionary volunteer rally in Union Chapel Baunitz Room Route 4 Kiester Ra Sobert Pastor Sunday School Morning Worship NWA Youth Fellowship and Evening Service scheduled with 10 pm close
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