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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1978
Page
2
A sermon defines prayer as communion with God the Creator and sustainer. It emphasizes prayer should align with God's will, not manipulate divine power, and fosters unity with the Spirit. The pastor urges believers to deepen and strengthen their prayer lives.
Clergy and laity in the Middletown area are invited to submit a religion oriented column to The Journal's Sawdust Trail. The Saturday feature welcomes personal faith experiences and positive statements about any aspect of faith. Submissions should be about 250 words and contact Sandy Pawelkoski at The Journal for inquiries.
A range of Sunday worship services at multiple churches including First Christian First Baptist Messiah Lutheran St Luke United Presbyterian and others. Topics include Epistle to the Middletonians Hosea and the Hooker Values Thy Will Be Done and more with various liturgists and guest speakers. A congregational picnic at Armco Park and a commissioning for Appalachia Service Project are noted.
The Calvary Baptist Church at 1601 Jackson Lane will screen The Power of Prayer tomorrow at 7 p.m. The film features prominent Christian spokesmen including Dr. W. A. Criswell Dr. John F Wailvoord Josh and Dottie McDowell Chaplain Ray and Dr and Mrs Howard Hendricks. Opening scenes explore Jewish history in Israel and its relation to prayer.
The Horizons, a Franklin youth gospel group, will give a free concert Sunday at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church. David Bicknell will host the event, organized by local-area youths from area churches.
Tent Troupe brings a 24 city Virginia to Maryland tour to Lebanon with a 2 pm children’s matinee and 8 pm adult performance in a large tent on the Resurrection Lutheran Church grounds at 1270 N Broadway. The matinee includes tales from Ireland, Africa, Baghdad, Indonesia and the Orient with audience participation and free souvenirs. The 8 pm show presents Steinbeck’s The Pearl in parable form about Kino and a cursed pearl. The cast is local high school students from St Luke Lutheran Silver Spring. Free admission and parking.
Wayne Younge, Middletown Monroe Young Life director, will headline the 10:15 a.m. Sunday service at Second Baptist Church 116 S. Verity Parkway. The report notes Young Life's local start in May 1972 with breakfast clubs and Bible studies, funding through fundraisers and donations, and mentions a 11 day Frontier Ranch camp trip highlights by Robin Cooper.
The Rev. David Sisson has been named pastor of Red Lion United Methodist Church, succeeding Rev. Harry Sinks. A Ohio State graduate, he is pursuing a master of divinity at Asbury Theological Seminary and is ordained in the West Ohio Conference. The Sissons, from Columbus, moved to Red Lion in June with wife Patricia and daughter Cara Beth, born Thanksgiving Day 1977.
Hosanna themed program runs Monday to Friday at First Baptist Church Riverview Avenue from 9 to 11 30 am for children ages 3 through grade 5 Registration is 1 per child Co chairmen are Mrs Lonnie Arnett and Mrs Bill Harner A program for parents is set for Friday evening.
In 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie appeared before the League of Nations in Geneva appealing for collective security and aid against Italian aggressions in Ethiopia as nations debated responses and sanctions amid the Abyssinian crisis.
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