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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1959
Page
3
A two week Lenten Mission will be held at St Anthony's Catholic Church starting with daily services at 7:30 p.m. and 12:07 p.m. during the first week, with evening devotions on Wednesdays. The church requests parishioners living between 7th Street and Anaheim to attend the first week and residents in another area to attend the second week due to large expected attendance.
Swami Vandanananda, a jnananda born nun and former minister, will speak at the Los Prabhavananda temple in the Holly Altos United Church Los Angeles region. An open forum will follow discussing Hindu and Christian teachings as part of a program on world religions.
The Rev William J Diehm pastor of North Long Beach Christian Church will preach five Lenten messages ending at Easter Sunday. The series titled The Teaching Christ Miraculous Christ Compassionate Christ Crucified Christ and Strong Christ will explore attributes of Christ with dates March 1 8 16 22 and 29 at 1115 E Market St.
Calvary United and First United Presbyterian churches will unite for a vesper service at 7 p.m. Sunday at First United Presbyterian, 1 St. and Atlantic Ave. The Rev. Albert E. Kelly of Whittier will speak on We've a Story to Tell. Kelly, a former moderator and longtime administrator for the denomination, recently visited mission fields abroad.
Special Lenten services will be held at Trinity United Presbyterian Church on Del Amo Blvd near Orange Ave starting Sunday at 7 39 p m. Each Sunday features guest speakers with the first guest Rev Gilbert Allen assistant pastor Beverly Vista Church Beverly Fluts.
Lutherans plan a dedication service for a memorial hall altar at the Latin American Methodist Church 1350 Redonda Ave. The event honors late Pastor Dr S Douglas Walters Long Beach District Superintendent with a Spanish service and an English sermon by Walters. Betty Portillo presents the memorial on behalf of her family and friends in memory of her father Rev William Portillo who died two years ago. Special numbers feature in the worship and the service is led by the pastor.
Richard Du Bois a 23 year old New Yorker known as Mr America will headline weekend events at Calvary Temple Assembly of God 3212 Bath St He has held titles including Mr New York State 1953 Mr America 1954 and Mr USA 1957 The Rev L L Shipley announced tonight 7 30 pm youth safety 6 pm Sunday and the regular service at 7 pm
Dr. Gaylord Falde will dedicate the $170000 fellowship hall at Gur Saviour's Lutheran Church 370 Juni 1, Ipera Ave tomorrow at 3 30 pm. The facility, designed by Kenneth Wing and built by Voge Inc of Los Angeles, adds 30000 square feet for parish use with gym courts, a fireside room, a large modern kitchen, youth room, stage with curtains and a 145x18 ft movie screen, and a wired PA and intercom system. The expansion will boost Sunday School and youth facilities. Pastor Virgil F Bjerke has led since 1950s. The church, established 1920, now serves 1206 members. Tomorrow at 11 am the TV program The Great Churches of the Golden West originates from the church.
The Southern California Bible College choir under Paul J. Johnson will sing at the Long Beach Assembly of God at 4103 Cherry Ave tomorrow morning. Pastor J. Kirk Soper leads the church, hosting a program tied to the Race for Space Sunday school contest that began last Sunday. A scale model racket will be awarded to a youngster Sunday March 8.
The Rev. Barnard and Rev. Reid are named in a church notice. The Rev. Reid of the Revival Center Church at 200 Atlantic Ave will depart for missionary work in America and jest. The Rev. Jerry Barnard will oversee church affairs during Reid's absence and after seven years of missionary and tent revival work.
The Luther Leagues of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church will sponsor a full length movie about Albert Schweitzer tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. The film highlights his life as a missionary to Africa and his years of service.
The First Baptist Church of Los Alamitos will install Rev Lawrence Duncan as pastor in a 10 45 morning service at Green Street and Bloomfield Avenue. Duncan, a Oklahoma Baptist University graduate with a Master of Theology from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, has pastored in Kansas and helped with American Baptist Convention work in Wichita. He and his wife have two sons and a daughter and will move to Los Alamitos after March 1. Paul Rayo will conduct the installation with a reception following.
Philosophy Professor M Estés Haley of Pasadena College will speak at the North Long Beach Church of the Nazarene at 10 45 am tomorrow. Special music to be provided by the pastor C Edwin Murphey and the jectured choir. Haley earned BA and MA at Pasadena College and recently completed PhD prep at USC. Previously he served as pastor in towns in Texas and California.
Rev Frank Craig Waoad will preach tomorrow at 11 am at Seaside Mission Baptist Church Goodwill Chapel 457 Garden Ave The sermon asks six questions related to the text Heapel 212-19 and invites parishioners to reflect on the calling to prayer.
At the eight day thirty sixth annual convention in Los Angeles the Foursquare Church announced property and equipment valued at 26 068 431 owned by the denomination. The Rev Milton Ellithorpe said 92 510 conversions and 15 861 baptisms occurred, with Sunday school attendance at 69 774. The report covers 723 churches in the United States and Canada and 24 missions in 28 foreign countries. The denomination runs three Bible training centers and built 110 new buildings in 1958 while conducting 28 youth camps nationwide.
Holy Communion will be observed at 8 30 a m and 11 a m services at Emmanuel Lutheran Church 345 Carson St tomorrow Sunday school at 9 40 a m and 11 00 a m Hi League meets at 5 p m Rev Hugh Foster National Parks missions secretary will speak and show Sequoia and Kings Canyon Park preaching ministry at Family Night at 6 40 p m During Lent services are held each Wednesday at 7 30 p m Rev Martin Olson is pastor.
A noted Negro choir named Wings will discuss alcoholism as a major public health problem during a service at the First Seventh-day Adventist Church on 7 30 p.m. at the Crossroads Community Club location on 3rd Street WAME. The event invites the couple’s club members and the community to hear the discussion led by Jordan and the group.
Heaven will be the Sun day topic at the Self Realizing Fellowship Church located at 430 IE Ocean Blvd. A pastor leads discussion on spiritual themes and daily living guidance for attendees.
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