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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
2
A roundup of Christmas activities at area churches includes youth leadership roles, pageants, and dinners. The Assembly of God plans seasonal services and a “The Greatest Gift” pageant. Shafter and Smith’s churches host pageants, carols, and combined Sunday School gatherings with choirs, soloists, and a grandmother narrating the Nativity.
Kern County Art District 1 met December 8 at Richland School Shafter to form a festival committee for the 19th annual Kern County Art Festival to be held April 1 and 2 in Shafter Memorial Hall with about 500 paintings. Entry blanks and rules for adult artists are available at Kern County Library. deadline March 1.
The First Baptist Church Sunday School presents Christmas In My Heart on Wednesday evening December 21 at 7 30 in the church auditorium 350 Pine The original play features the entire Sunday School with all departments represented and includes the choir and verse speaking choir The title by Mrs Dale Klint is a war story set in Vietnam this year with about 150 children in the production Assistant director is Mrs Mary Angal The senior choir earlier presented A Song Unending cantata on Sunday December 18 at 5 30 directed by Bill Hildebrand with Helen Branner and Hildebrand solo parts Christmas Day services Sunday December 25 at 9 45 for Sunday School and 10 50 morning worship There will be no evening services on Christmas Evening
Trinity Lutheran in Wasco presents Living Nativity on the church lawn nightly through Friday at 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Christmas Eve program at 7:30 features the Signs and Symbols of Christmas with Wayne Wilkins directing and the church choir under Mrs. Cave Bridge. Holy Communion and new members planned for Christmas Day. In Shafter, South Shafter Mennonite Brethren held a cantata The Savior Has Come with readings by Mrs. Jerry Zwall and piano by Leland Kroeker. Children and youth caroled at a rest home and Ford Lovell residence with treats afterward.
The Seventh-day Adventist church held a religious program at Kern Junior Academy on Friday night December 16 with a Saturday evening gathering for parents and students. A 4:30 p.m. vesper on Saturday December 17 followed at the church corner of Poplar and Lerdo with music directed by George Chalker and a reading The Choir of God by Mrs George Chalker. Pastor M E Heinrich announced a Christmas observance on Saturday December 24 at 11 a.m. worship.
Mrs Louise Cohen of New York will spend Christmas with Rev Wayne Owen and family at 115 West Munzer in Shafter. Mr and Mrs Fred Manke of Modesto visit in Shafter with Mr and Mrs Cliff Adams. Mr and Mrs Buel Mouser celebrate Christmas in their new Faber home after moving there last Saturday.
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