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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1937
Page
5
Christmas observances fill two churches with morning worship and school programs. Handley High School Auditorium hosts a Christmas Cantata and a joint union service at Handley School. Community groups plan choirs, plays, and a festival with tableaux and scripture.
Winchester Full Gospel Tabernacle No 455 announces Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 11 a m All C A s pen Prom Dredge evon ic Service 8 p m Friday Pea went no 8 p m.
The mission at 113 Cameron led by Rev J H Shade lists morning worship and sermon at 9 30, 11 o clock service, Young People meeting at 6 30, evening worship and sermon at 8, and a prayer meeting at 5 30 Thursday. The mission invites you.
The Salem Congregation Church of the Brethren led by Rev Cepnas Fahnestock and Rev W L Riggleman announces Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 a m Clyde Doyle is superintendent Young People meet at 7 p m Flossie Fultz Milton O Rea and Frances Luttrell lead and discuss What Do We Mean by the Spirit of Christmas Math 2 11 Luke 2 10 14 A Christmas entertainment and Sunday School treat are planned for the evening service Lynn ay school at 10 De Ping 11 a m First and Third Sundays Jesus said If any man would come unto me let him deny himself take up his cross and follow me All are invited to these services.
Grace Lutheran Church on West Boscawen Street lists Rev C Worthington Lowe as pastor. A union service at Handley High School is set for 7 30 p m with Rev Dr Stirewalt missionary to Japan and 41 p m eve service with choir under Miss Laren. Christmas program and annual congregational meeting scheduled for Sunday December 26 with decorating committee led by Mrs Rose Grimm.
Sunday School begins at 9 45 with Sam Preston as superintendent and E G Ayers as assistant. Morning worship at 11. Young people's meeting at 630. No evening service. Members attend cantata at Handley School at 730.cordial welcome to all worshippers.
Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church on Market and Cork Streets hosts a 9:45 a.m. church school under Courtney Taylor, 11 a.m. worship with a Christmas sermon, 2 p.m. kingdom roll call, and 6:30 p.m. Junior and Intermediate Christian Endeavor. No evening service. union services at Handley High School are encouraged. Public invited.
The Presbyterian Church South Loudoun Street announces Rev Ronald W. Wilson at 331 North Areas Street with office phone 114 South Loudoun Street, phone 282. Sunday School and Bible classes start 9 30, morning worship 11. Sermon topic The Meaning of Christmas. Christmas program Wednesday night at 7 30 in the Sunday School room. No night services. Members will attend pest at Handley School at 7 30.
Sunday School at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p. m. Evening worship at 7 30 p. m. Pastor Herman J. Womeldorf will tell the story of The Other Wise Man.
Gainesboro Charge M E Church South announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Sermon by pastor. Young people's meeting at 7 30 p.m. Wesley Chapel preaching at 3 p.m. Redland Sunday School at 10 a.m. Young people's meeting at 7 p.m. Worship at 7 45 p.m. Sermon by the pastor.
Rev Norman Uphouse leads Bible School at 9 30 a m with A C Frye as superintendent Morning Worship at 10 30 a m on The Factor of Truth in Christian Fellowship Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m on The Bible and Philosophy Evening worship at 7 30 p m with Noah and the Ark Prayer meeting each Friday at 7 30 p m and devotional study The Greatest Gift Christmas play December 25 at 7 30 p m You are invited to attend these services
The Church of Christ list shows events at 9.45 a.m. with H. H Jennings as superintendent and Claude M. Grove as assistant. Morning worship at 11 a.m. led by Melvin Miller with sermon by Rev. W. L. Dudley. Evening Endeavor groups meet, prayer and choir sessions follow throughout the day and week.
Rev Robert B On presides at Boscawen and Washington Streets with services at 8 am Holy Communion 9:45 Sunday School and 11 am Morning Prayer and sermon The kingdom not of this world leads the week prayers seeking God's power mercy and deliverance through Jesus Christ in steadfast faith and worship.
Braddock Street M E Church announces 945 am church school led by Walter Shade and 11 am sermon by Rev Swann titled His name shall be called Wonderful. Union service at 730 pm at Handley High School. No evening youth services. Church school pageant A song the whole world sings Wednesday at 530 pm with a Christmas theme. Worship invitation extended.
Opequon Group Presbyterian Rev. E S McGavock pastor contact 1198 J. Opequon Sunday School 10 a m Worship and sermon 11 a m Burnt Church Sunday School 2 p m Preaching 3 p m Opequon Chapel Sunday School 10 a m Young People service 6 30 p m Preaching 7 30 p Round Hill Sunday School 10 a m Young Peoples 6 30 p m
Rev. J. Goode leads Capon Bridge Bible School and Sandy Ridge Bible School with 2 pm worship and 3 pm prayer. Ebenezer Bible School at 10 am, evening worship at 7 30 pm. Christmas program arrangements and communion observed at worship services.
Mount Carmel F B Church on South Braddock Street announces Sunday School at 10 30 a m with John Morris and William Brown as superintendents. Worship at 11 45 a m and 8 30 p m with the evening topic Law Without Love. Trustees urge current expense pledges and delinquent members to send past due pastor salary pledges. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. A cordial welcome.
Representative Robertson of Virginia, after winning a stand vote, fell short by a small margin in a teller vote trying to amend the wages and hours bill. He attacked the bill's definition of substantial extent as unconstitutional and warned against expanding federal reach into interstate commerce.
Virginia farm and home demonstration agents returned home after a four day annual conference focused on sound agricultural planning. The gathering emphasized 4 H club work and strategies to broaden rural youth participation, with leaders detailing objectives and a family cooperation centered approach. Virginia has about 36 000 4 H members.
Richmond December 18 Wilbur C Hall chairman of the State Conservation and Development Commission said the commission will assist in establishing five tourist information bureaus in the state. Planned sites include Skyland Shenandoah National Park Colonial Williamsburg Mount Vernon Natural Bridge and Wytheville. The bureaus aim to keep travelers longer by offering accurate road and travel information.
Scout Executive Dan O Henry announces his office will move to the second floor of City Hall in the former Walter M Shade quarters. Shade’s office has moved to the McVicar building on West Boscawen Street. A move has been approved by the City Hall committee of Common Council after application to city authorities. The office had long been on Boscawen Street in the Odd Fellows building.
Will Rogers humorously notes how modern homes hum with electricity and radio while appliances act up. A man’s party ends when a cop is called to investigate a house where vacuum sweeps roam, the radio glows hot, and a sewing machine spins a bedtime tale.
The notice offers a 205 song collection for voice and piano with historical notes and wide range of tunes. Binds in durable paper and fully indexed. Price twenty cents postpaid with coupon to Washington D C.
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