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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1956
Page
20
Local church listings describe services across denominations with morning worship, Sunday School, youth groups, and midweek meetings. Notable speakers include Rev. Delp and Rev. Heinze, with programs at First Church of Christ Scientist and several Lutheran, Brethren, EUB, and Baptist congregations.
Christmas Notices Due December 20 for church services must be at the Herald-Mail by Thursday December 20. Listings include First Christian Church worship 9:30, Calvary Brethren Bible School 9:45, Morning Worship 11, and many others with guest ministers and Christmas topics. A large community Christmas program and breakings are detailed across churches, with Advent prayers and children's programs.
A survey of morning worship times and Sunday School schedules across numerous churches including Christ Evangel and Reformed Cavetown First, Myersville Lutheran, St Mark Wallaville, St Paul Myersville and others. Listings show sermon titles such as A New Heart and The Feast, with additional notes on catechetical classes and choir or cantata events.
Williamsport churches schedule Sunday activities with Zion Lutheran Sunday School at 9 30 morning worship 16 26 Taaber League 6 30 Sunday evening vesper service 7 80 Rehobeth A Sunday School 9 30 Morning Worship 30 45 Yoors Fellows 1350 Sunday evening Evening Worship 7 90 Avbury Mathedit services every second and fourth Sunday
A compact sermon noting Pauls warning against church disputes in Corinth and stressing that love binds diverse gifts. It discusses charity, prophecy, and martyrdom, arguing that without love even gifted actions are void and that a forgiving, patient spirit fulfills Christlike unity.
The text discusses spiritual gifts and love as described by Paul, stressing that every member has talents to use in service. It notes differences among children in abilities, urges parents and teachers to recognize and nurture their gifts, and cites shared moral guidance from Corinthians to inspire home and Sunday school values. It ends with a memory verse concept and a conclusion about US education.
Broadfording youths from the Junior Chamber and the Chamber form a united study group to explore a federated United Fund drive. The joint committee will survey communities, meet welfare groups, and report findings and a proposed program to lead a city county giving effort.
Emmanuel Evangel United Brethren Church presents its annual Christmas program Sunday night December 15 at 730. The Kinder garten through junior groups sing carols and a pantomime The Littlest Angel stars Billy Kendle with Barry Fogle Gary Smith and others in supporting roles Mrs Alice Fearnow reads the story and Mrs Louise Byers provides musical effects A piano prel ude by Mrs Louise Byers opens the program Gifts will be distributed after the dramatization Refreshments will be served The public is invited to attend.
Members of the advisory committee of Hagerstown Junior College toured the new building adjoining South Hagerstown High School and heard glowing reports on future prospects. Enrollment has risen to 164 full time students this year from 157 last year and 129 in 1954 55, with 177 part time students this year.
Hancock High School will present its Christmas program next Wednesday for the student body in the morning and at eight oclock that evening. Mrs Janet Burton will direct the varsity choir with full and part time help from Miss Tumbchouse and the school hand. After the pageant, the audience will split into six groups to sing carols at St Pauls Lutheran Church and then return for refreshments.
The Regular Christmas program of Central United Brethren Church Robb ersville will be held Sunday night December 16 at 7 30 featuring recitations exercises relics and plays by the children with special vocal selections by the choir directed by John Clopper and an invitation extended by Rev Charles Barnhart to the public.
The Rev. Robert F. Fields, Berkeley Springs Presbyterian pastor for two and half years, will leave January 4 for Roanoke Virginia to work in Montgomery Presbytery. He will serve in the suburban area where services meet in the pastor’s residence, aided by a growing population from a new electric plant opening.
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