Holiday church services fill week in area
Area churches announce Christmas programs and carols across Herrin Carbondale Murphysboro and Marion with youth cantatas nativity scenes and pageants. Herrin First Methodist and Baptist churches schedule children programs while Western Heights Christian and Lakeland Baptist prepare cantatas and devotionals. Local churches plan caroling, pageants, and special sermons through December 22 with choirs and live nativity scenes drawing crowds.
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Carbondale
First Methodist Church
Everett Thompson
Sanctuary
Fred Waring
First Christian Church
University Baptist Church
the Angels
Margaret Ann Bartles
Western Heights Christian Church
Southern Illinois University
Santana Southern Baptist Church
Lakeland Baptist Church Choir
Dale Clemmons
June Kline
Bob Barrow
Herrin
Herrin First Baptist Church
West Moonroe Street
Apostolic Church
R. G. Jackson
Jackson, Tenn
Murphysboro
First Presbyetrian
Young People's Organization
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Iwls
Pine St
Sumilay
Elm Street Baptist Church
Glenn Ozburn
Bethlehem
Benson
Our Lady Of Mt Carmel Rectory Open House Notes Build
The Our Lady of Mt Carmel parish in Herrin completed a two story air conditioned rectory during May replacing the old building. The new $46 000 project features offices a kitchen utility room and living dining areas on the first floor and an apartment a study and guest rooms on the second floor with contemporary and classic interior design including wallpaper murals and prints by Dali Hidalgo and Opper. An open house Sunday drew about 350 visitors.
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Wesley Chor
Robert Delton
Belleville
General Contract Church
Herrin
Com Gasperi
Tetor Knale
Bernard P. Mongan
Tivoli Gardens
Rome
Salvador Dali
Hidalgo
Opper
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic
The Pastor What Does He Do During Week
Rev Boyd Cubbage of Herrin First Presbyterian Church explains a minister’s varied week from sermon writing to family calls. He meets new families, visits shut-ins, counsels engaged couples, plans classes, and oversees church programs while balancing social outreach and administrative duties.
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Herrin First Christian Church
Lesgowas
Boyd Cubbage
Herrin
Cubbage
Gerald Bailey
Duried
Nois Presbyterian Synod
Cubbagel
Field
Cabbage
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Williamson
Ohio
Mt. Union College
Western Theological Seminary
Pennsylvania
Penn
Thesylvania
Alaska
South
Methodist Church Christmas Concert at Carbondale
The Sanctuary Choir of the First Methodist Church Carbondale presents a Christmas program at 7:45 p.m. Sunday featuring soloists Mrs. Laurada Bunten Mrs. Lamelia Hall Oren Walker and Dr. Mark Graham with a quartet and Keith Pierce as organist. The program includes original music and carol excerpts with Oren Walker narrating. admission is free.
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Roy Ringwald
Villa Hutson
Fred Waring
F. Melius Christ
Bylianson
Noble Cain
Methodist Church
Carbondale
Oren Walker
Laurada Bunten
Lamelia Hall
Mark Graham
Hill
Aladyne Taylor
Charles Taylor
Clifford Dey
Keith Pierce
Taylor
Southern Illinois University Music
Christmas Rehearsal Sets Kids Program at Local Church
Children from Our Savior Lutheran Church Carbon will rehearse for a Christmas program led by Reverend Dennis Lyerla pastor this Sunday at 2 Following the practice the group will attend a Christmas party At a December meeting Reverend Wallace Curlee was elected vice president and Reverend Gerald Gulley secretary treasurer The alliance plans its 1963 program at January meeting Herrin's Union Thanksgiving service has long been an alliance project
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Children of Our Savior Lutheran Church
Carbon
Dennis Lyerla
First Apostolic Church
Rin
Wallace Curlee
i /second Baptist Church
Gerald Gulley
First Methodist Church
Alliance
Herrin
Church Program at The Forges Free Methodist Church
The Forges Free Methodist Church hosts a Christmas program at 7 p.m. on December 23 featuring songs, recitations, and a short sermon by pastor The Rev. Tony R. Jayne.
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Forges Free Methodist
Return From Rome Bishop Comments On Council Work
Bishop Albert R. Zuroweste of Belleville returned from Rome praising the Ecumenical Council’s first session. He noted vernacular liturgy expansion, efforts for goodwill among peoples, global bishops’ direct contact with universal church issues, and groundwork for next sessions starting September 8. The session drew 2,209 attendees from 132 nations and 15 rites, with Pope John XXIII hoping to finish by December.
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Ecumenical Council
Albert R. Zuroweste
Belleville
Zuroweste
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Rome
John Ixxiii
Universal Church
U. S
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