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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1979

Page

8

Episcipalian Christmas Eve Service at First Presbyterian

Episcipalian and First Presbyterian Odessa churches hold Christmas Eve services with candlelight and traditional carols. The Episcopalians begin at 10 30 p m with a Candlelighting Ceremony, choir, and elaborate music directed by Peter Figert and Rev Donald Hungerford. The First Presbyterian service follows at 6 p m with ministers H G Wardlaw Jr and J Robert Hawkins, Sanctuary Choir, and organist Linda Lassiter. Congregation members decorate the sanctuary with greenery and poinsettias for the public invitation.

First Presbyterian William Stevie Robert Peterson Stephen White Alice Belanger Jerry Stephens David Jackson Monica Fry Linda Jones Ann Figert First Presbyterian Church of Odessa 14Th and Sam Houston H.G. Wardlaw, Jr J. Robert Hawkins Stanley Engebretson Linda Lassiter

Youth to lead worship service at First Baptist Church

The First Baptist Church hosts a 7 p.m. service on December 23 led by youth. David Johnson from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth delivers the message, Odessa College student Jenny Finch offers a dramatic reading, and a group including Grant Davis and Lance Herrington performs a drama Peace on Earth Good Will Toward Men. The Youth Choir will sing Christmas carols with Dusty Radabaugh from Hardin-Simmons University directing.

The First Baptist Church David Johnson Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth Jenny Finch Odessa College Grant Davis Grant Lauderdale Jean Hill Susan Bryant Steve Dawson Jack Harding Lance Herrington Dusty Radabaugh Hardin-Simmons

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