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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1968
Page
6
Washington reports rising costs and a shortage of trained personnel threaten Catholic elementary and secondary schools. Parochial schools may merge programs and shift focus to inner cities as lay teachers replace nuns, with debate over public funding and church-state ties. Vocations to priesthood have fallen steadily, with dropout rates near 50 percent by the 1960s.
Archbishop Alter releases decree allowing Mass in private homes and in nursing and rest homes for small groups. Home masses occur once a year for study groups, once yearly for block groups, weekly in nursing homes, and up to twice yearly for ill parishioners, not replacing regular parish Masses. Priests will celebrate these home services and no experiments with current rites are allowed.
One local minister, Rev Wesley K. Poole, 13 N Elmer Drive, is chosen as a delegate to the 17th quadren nial General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene in Kansas City Mo. He joins 11 other delegates from the Southwestern Ohio district representing 80 Nazarene churches.
Pastor Roger L. Tappert will preach on The Joyous Vine at the 8 and 10 15 a.m. worship services. Church school begins at 9 15 a.m.
The Rev. Edwin Bobbitt preaches at 10:30 a.m. on The Christian Family. Church school sessions begin at 9:15 a.m. and are open to all ages.
The First Methodist Church will hold school and worship services at 9 15 and 10 35 a m Dr Austin R Whitmore will speak on A Confined Christian at both services
Rev Kent D Moorehead of Christ Methodist Church will lecture on Walter Rauschenbusch and the Nature of God during the 10 30 am worship service. Church school begins at 9 15 am.
Intern J Weston Jones leads the service with the theme Sock it to em at the 8 and 10 30 am worship. Church school begins at 9 15 am.
Rev. Clifford D. Stearns leads the 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. worship with its theme Faith That Builds. Church school opens at 9:25 a.m.
The Rev. Victor A. Kurz will speak on God's Love and Ours during the 10:30 a.m. worship at Messiah Lutheran Church. Chureti School begins at 9 a.m. at the same venue.
The Mecedary Baptist Church of Dayton will join a worship service at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Marcus Clark serves as pastor.
Rev. Robert W. McNamara urges true biblical conversion as a three fold life shift from world to God to world, embracing public responsibility, social justice, and shared Christian life. He links conversion to national issues, family strength, and active service in community and government.
A dense schedule lists church choirs youth groups and services from Sunday through Saturday. Included are First United Methodist Aldersgate and First Presbyterian Junior and All-Choir events, Bethlehem Lutheran and Messiah Lutheran sessions, St. Pauls classes and prayers, Girl and Webelos activities, and Scout meetings with times across multiple venues.
The Rev. Isaac Flora of North Side Christian Church in Xenia will headline a Franklin Church of Christ revival from Sunday to Friday with 7:30 p.m. services and a 10:30 a.m. worship tomorrow. Dan Lanham of Cincinnati Bible Seminary directs music with local and visiting groups providing specials. The services are open to all.
The Logan Avenue Church of Christ shares that F Wayne Dunn will speak at 10 30 a m on Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth during the worship service. James Cockerham will discuss The Revelation of Jesus Christ at 6 p m for the evening service. Church school begins at 9 30 a m.
St Pauls United marks National Family Week with the theme Strong Families Strong Communities. Rev. Robert W. McNamara leads worship at 8 15 and 10 25 a m highlighting family centered values.
Rev. Leon R. DeForest will lead the 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. services at Mt. Olivet United Presbyterian. The topic is We Need the Law. Church school begins at 9:30 a.m.
The Christian Science weekly study centers on Everlasting Punishment. The Golden Text from Psalms proclaims that light rises for the upright in darkness and that the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, underscoring enduring reverence.
May 12 marks the annual Women’s Day rally at United Missionary Baptist Church. Guest speaker is Mrs. Cleo I. Hale, wife of Dr. Phale D. Hale. Soloists include Mrs. Rachele Powell of Dayton at 3 30 p.m. and Mrs. Robert Alford of Cincinnati at 11 a.m.
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