Christmas Music in Churches Advent Choirs Shine Across City
From numerous churches including All Saints Episcopal Trinity Episcopal and St. Pauls Lutheran, a Christmas music program unfolds with choral Eucharists and carol services. Singers, organists, and choirs perform Bach Praetorius and traditional carols, culminating in midnight and morning worship across multiple parishes.
Sunday Is Feast Of First Martyr
The article explains St Stephen as the first martyr and deacon, notes his stones death, and links St Stephen's Day to Christmas customs and Boxing Day. It covers calendar changes from Julian to Gregorian, January 1 as New Year in many traditions, and mentions Watchnight services and the Ananias Club teaser for next week.
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Watchtower Bible Talk Here Sunday
Ernest S. Bennett, special representative of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, will speak on Living for the New World at 3 P.M. Sunday in Kingdom Hall Syracuse North Unit. Bennett, a 17 year minister with past service in multiple states, is currently training at Gilead in South Lansing, N.Y. and will be assigned in the United States after graduation.
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Kingdom Hall
James St
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Bennett
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Christmas Eve Services Across Local Churches
TheAcross churches present Christmas Eve programs with prelude carols and candle lighting. Rev Russell Damstra. Dr Ralph Redman and Rev James McGaffin lead sermons and choir performances. Various choirs sing traditional carols including Away in a Manger and Silent Night at First Ward Presbyterian, Friedens, Robinson Memorial, Calvary Evangelical United Brethren, and Weslboro area churches with meditations on Christ birth and continuing the Christmas spirit.
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Mary
Wade
Chadwick
Shepherds On
Friedens Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ralph L. Redman
Harold Naumann
Lillian Jerome
Seeley
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Herald Angels
Doris Zoeckler
Duler Judae
Duncan Jack Gifford
Little Town of Bethlehe
Hien
Herald Anrels
Bible Schoolsat
John Morris
Christmas Eve Service at First Methodist Church
The annual Christmas Eve service hosted by Syracuse area Methodists will be held at First Methodist Church. Bishop W Earl Ledden will deliver the meditation, with Grace French Peckham as organist and Jane Whitney Turner on harp. Tenor Robert Evans will sing, and the service includes carols led by Rev Charles R Benton, with several district and church pastors participating. a Christmas tableau closes the event.
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First Presbyterian Citrct
William H. McConaghy
James Lowell Harris
First Presbyterian Church
Ada Shinaman Crouse
Zion
Handel
Ceee
Luther
Billings
Jeanette
Wallace
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W. Earl Ledden
Methodist Church
Latin America
Grace French Peckham
Jane Whitney Turner
Robert Evans
Charles R. Benton
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Ledden
Albert L. Baner
Warren G. Odom
R. Wayne Archer
Bellevue Heights Methodist Church
Walter E. Setth
Mire Wars Iren G. Odom
Cantata The King of Peace at Syracuse Seventh-Day Adventist
A Christmas cantata The King of Peace will be presented today at 8 P.M. by the choir of the Syracuse Seventh-Day Adventist Church under Keith Attle with Mrs Attle as organist. Soloists include Mrs Wilman Laxman Miss Marylin Ingersoll Elder Raleigh Burchfield and Robert Lake.
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Syracuse Seventh-Day Adventist Church
James and Oaksts
Keith Attle
Attle
Wilman Laxman
Marylin Ingersoll
Raleigh Burchfield
Robert Lake
South China Island Union Station
Howard Capman
New York Conference of
Seven-Day Adventists
M. Wesley Tufts
Buffalo
Cicero Community Choirs Sing Sunday at Cicero Methodist
On Sunday at 8 P.M. the Cicero Community Methodist Church will host a Christmas program in the church auditorium. The candlelight procession and carols feature about 35 voices from junior, youth and senior choirs with solos, slides, and scripture readings by Mary Agnes Wagner. Mrs. Fred Blackmer directs and Mrs. Richard Congdon plays the organ. Rev. J Wayne Hunter is pastor.
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ST. Paul's Lutheran Church
Frederick C. Ellerman
Louise Childs
Borse cc
PlaceOrius
E. H. Sears
Luke
Healy Willan
Berman
Mandelssonn
Gustave Holst
Bethlehem
Prulins Brooks Orcan
Himmel HochBach
Cicero Community Methodist
Mary Agnes Wagner
North
Syracuse
Fred Blackmer
Richard Congdon
J. Wayne Hunter
Christmas Eve Song Program at Elmwood Presbyterian
Elmwood Presbyterian Church hosts its second annual Christmas Eve service of carols and candle lighting at 7 30 P M Dr J Edward Hamilton and Rev E Charles Smith lead with 18 Westminster Fellowship and Young Adults helpers Mrs Elizabeth Flock guest harpist, Mrs Mildred Brick organist, solos by Daniel Calkins and Richard W Morris Jr.
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Eimwood Presbyterian Church
J. Edward Hamilton
E. Charles Smith
Westminster Fellowship
Elizabeth Flock
Mildred Brick
Daniel Calkins
Richard W. Morris, Jr
Rev Moffett to Deliver Christmas Sermon at Centenary Church
Christmas Sunday services at Centenary Methodist Church begin 1 A M with Rev Lloyd V Moffett delivering the sermon Through all Generations The choir led by Thelmas MacNeil Curren will sing the English carol What Child Is This The event highlights a festive morning of worship and music
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ALL Saints Episcopal Church
Ebeling
Emmanuel
Praetorius
Rale
T. Adamstran
Halter
Jesus
Berlioz
Tyriey
Wenceslas
Balkan
Rose
Evelyn Cesarone
Ruth Gettman
Shirler_ Eriksson
Ada Leveen
Doris Forth
Marion Krapf
Jeannette B. Kelsen
Centenary Methodist Church
Lloyd V. Moffett
Thelmas MacNeil Curren
Wise Men Still See the Star and Find the Christ Child
Sermonette by Rev Nicholas Titus of Eastwood Baptist reflects on a Sunday school activity where children place nativity figures and learn the Christmas story. A girl recalls finding Jesus under Jimmie's star and the message invites readers to seek the Christ child in acts of kindness, family love, and sorrow.
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