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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1980
Page
5
Murphysboro churches unite in a Christmas Food Basket program with week of Dec 21 distributions. Call St. Peters United Church of Christ at 684 3582 for info. Also featuring an all church party, readings, cantatas, and a Singspiration at Berean Christian Church.
In Carbondale on December 14 1980 the First Unitarian Fellowship hosts a 1030 am service with Rev John F Hayward of Southern Illinois University Carbondale delivering In Place of Darkness. A unity meeting follows at Green Street Church of God with Southern Illinois churches joining.
A series of church events including a 2:30 p.m. Sunday concert at Church of God in Carbondale featuring Norman Horners group Hewlett Family and the Victory Echoes proceeds for building a program. Elm Street Baptist Murphysboro presents a Christmas folk musical It’s the Lord’s Thing at 7 p.m. Sunday Our Lady of Mount Carmel Herrin hosts a parish Christmas program at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday with a mission donation. First Baptist Herrin hosts a 7 p.m. Sunday Christmas dinner and choir performances First Presbyterian Marion hosts Advent family potluck at 6 p.m. Sunday with Normagene Warner reading and crosses baked into sheet cakes. Second Baptist Marion holds White Christmas Mission March service with gifts for Lottie Moon and Christmas baskets. St John Evangelical Lutheran Chester 40 member choir presents Christmas Festival cantata at 8 p.m. Wednesday with Sue Reiman as guest pianist. Pentecostal Faith Assembly Crainville presents Love Gave Us Christmas Dec 20. The Lighthouse Royalton hosts Indian family in song at 2 p.m. Sunday. Pentecostal Bush guests Evangelist Richard Pearce for services Saturday and Sunday. Crab Orchard United Methodist Church Cantata The Beginning of Christmas at 7 p.m. Sunday. Liberty Baptist Rockwood hosts potluck dinner and caroling after morning worship with live manger scene. Elm Street Baptist Murphysboro sponsors the chapel located on Illinois 3 seven miles south of Chester.
The Immanuel Lites of Cobden will present a gospel concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Church of God in Murphysboro located at 402 N. Second St. Evangelist Wendell Jellison and his family from Portland Indiana will join weekend revival services at the First Pentecostal Church in Herrin with programs at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 9:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The Jellisons have two daughters and have recorded six gospel albums touring the United States and Canada.
The Pastor's Aid Society of Bethel AME Church plans a 3 p.m. Sunday Christmas musical in Murphysboro featuring a program of songs and carols by church members.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Lewis Lane, Carbondale, hosts a fund raiser selling 11x14 color family portraits for 7.95 with a frame, taken December 20 at the chapel. Orders can be placed by calling 687-2925 or 549-1952. An annual children’s Christmas program titled A Christmas Heritage is set for 7 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist, 302 W Main St. A record bazaar of gospel music by James Cleveland and others starts at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Greater.
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