Christmas services and cantatas planned in Carbondale area
Churches across Carbondale and nearby towns schedule holiday programs from Sunday through Tuesday. Events include March to the Manger at Hopewell Baptist, candlelight services at Epiphany Lutheran and First Christian, a child Christmas program at First Baptist, and choir cantatas at Hurst, Johnston City, Marion, and Murphysboro churches. Missionaries speak in Herrin, with carols and pageants filling the season.
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Manger
Hopewell Baptist Church
E. Jackson
Carbondale
Epiphany Lutheran Church
W. Chatauqua St
Unitarian Fellowship In
First Baptist Church In
Marsha Bryant
First Christian Church
Christian Church In
Dutch Ridge
Dutch Ridge Baptist Church
Illinois 127
William D. Davis
First United Methodist Church
Herrin
Davis
United Methodist
Zaire
Africa
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
Johnston City
The
Park Parish Christian Church
E. Boyton
Marion
Youth Rehearses Live Nativity at Murphysboro Church
Youth from First Christian Church Murphysboro braved winds and snow to rehearse a live nativity set for this weekend. Seventh and eighth graders perform in a sequence of scenes about Christ’s birth, with costumes by church members and lights by high school students. The 15 minute shows run between 7 and 9 p m tonight and Saturday, with 15 minute intermissions.
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First Christian Church of
Murphysboro
Chris Naegele
Six SIU students baptized in cold Lake on campus
A frigid start to a day at Southern Illinois University Carbondale saw six people from the Upper Room Coffee House baptized in the lake near campus. About 40 onlookers watched from the beach as the ceremony proceeded in chilly water.
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House
Lake-on-the- Campus
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Jerry Bryant
St Mark Lutheran Church to mark 100th year in 1974 Steeleville
St Mark Lutheran Church in Steeleville marks its centennial after organizing February 15, 1874. The year features Founder's Day February 17, many services and events, a centennial banquet, a new official seal, and a three fold motto: past today and future.
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St. Mark Lutheran Church
Steeleville
Warren Wittbracht
St. Mark
Walter E
Rehmus
Christian Day School Board of Education
Jackie Wilson Rescued From Water By Rendleman Team
Matthew Rendleman and a teammate lift Jackie Wilson from the water in a rescuer effort captured by photographer Fred Lynch. The incident highlights quick action by bystanders.
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Matthew Rendleman
Jackie Wilson
Fred Lynch
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