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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1966
Page
3
Pope Paul VI proclaims an extraordinary jubilee to mark the Vatican II conclusion. The world Catholic community will observe through Pentecost May 29 with focus on diocesan decrees, cathedral study, and unity of collegial bishops, urging pilgrimages to Rome and reflection on indulgences and church governance.
Joyce Landorf, soprano and recording artist, will present a half hour concert of sacred melodies during the gospel hour at Mayfair Community Reformed Church Lakewood. Rev John E Hibmin will open the service at 730 pm with invocation sermon and scripture.
In Philadelphia discussions this week bring 90 Dominican priests and 30 Protestant scholars led by Dr. Arthur Crabtree and Rev. Clarence J. Lee Jr. The talks revisit justification by faith, Protestant reform, and the Council of Trent era, with Catholic and Lutheran delegates noting church departures and divisions.
A brief note indicates a special Survey section released in January with an unclear date. The fragment suggests timing and section naming but lacks full details on scope or content.
The Long Beach Council of Church Women will review this year’s work and install officers for 1966 at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Dr. Hugh David Boreham will install Mrs. Harold Schoesson as president, with others named for key posts. The ecumenical service included a high mass sung by Rev. Robert Every and Anglican chants as Protestants joined in.
In a broad review of religion in 1965, the Vatican Council’s push for religious liberty is tied to American Catholic vitality and the U S role. Rev John Courtney Murray led the authorial effort while bishops from Spain and others supported the measure by a wide margin 1998 to 224. The council’s stance mirrors the U S First Amendment concept of worship freedom.
Leaders from Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism at a summit urged a united push to bolster Jewish education during college years. A Conservative official noted students’ indifference to doctrinal disputes as a unifying challenge across branches. The article also references ancient temples on Mt. Gerizim and religious education efforts by Methodists and Baptists amid broader church news.
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