The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 47, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 December 1972 — Page 1

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Churches in Milford hold Yule programs Christmas Eve will find many people attending the church of their choice throughout the Lakeland area. Many of the churches, including those in Milford, will be planning special services in honor of the birth of the Christ Child. Christian While pastor and Mrs. Carl Shearer and family are vacationing with his relatives in Arizone, Norris Jackson, an elder of the Milford Christian church, will deliver the Christmas message on December 24. The children of the primary department will present a money tree for the baby Jesus during the service. No Sunday evening services will be held because of the holiday. A special program was held last Sunday featuring the birthday cake fa* baby Jesus. Our Lady of Guadalupe At 12 o’clock midnight on Sunday, Dec. 24, the Holy Mass will be offered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic church in Milford. It will welcome in the Christmas season which honors the birth of Jesus Christ. Father Eugene Zimmerman, pastor, will be the celebrant of the mass. He will be assisted by four altar boys — Robert and David De la Fuente, Jose de Luna, Jr., and Donald Bice. Ushers will be Jose de Luna (UMA president) and Frank Perales. A second mass will be offered in Spanish by Father Robert Baker CSC from South Bend at 11:30 a.m. Christmas morning. Apostolic Christian The Christmas program for the Apostolic Christian church was held last Sunday evening with Steve Weisser, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wolferman and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beer in charge. The nursery through primary II classes, the intermediates I and 11, Sunday school choir and adult choir along with several individuals joined to present the program There will be no special service this Sunday. 'Concord The Concord United Methodist church will feature a special Christmas program during the 10:30 a.m. worship hour Sunday morning. Rev. A. C. Underwood is pastor of the church. First Brethren Rev. Jerald Radcliff states there will be nothing special at the First Brethren church on Sunday, only the usual worship service. United Methodist Christmas eve candle lighting worship will be celebrated at the Milford United Methodist church beginning at 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24. A traditional and well loved service of the local United Methodist congregation, the candle lighting service will climax at midnight as worshipers carry their lighted candles into the night skies of a new Christmas day. Both the congregation’s choirs will provide musicfor this service. The pastor, Rev. Ralph P. Karstedt, will present a brief meditation: “What He Saw.” Guests from the Milford community are welcome to join in this special celebration of Christmas. The prelude will begin at 11 p.m. Among the other special Christmas activities of the local church will be a church school Christmas party for Christ at 10 a.m. Sunday morning and the Christmas worship at 10:40. The church’s children’s choir will sing during this latter hour. Rev. Karstedt’s message will be: “Apollo, Santa Claus and Jesus.” Approximately 40 persons of the Milford United Methodist church sang their way through the streets of Milford last Sunday evening. In an hour of Christmas caroling, which included participants from almost every age range, the singers went from house to house under cold skies and with snow crunching beneath their feet. Following the caroling, warm up refreshments (Continued In Right Column)

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Churches in Syracuse honor Christmas Following are church services for the various denominations in Syracuse on Sunday, Dec. 24 — Christmas eve: Grace Lutheran Grace Lutheran church will be holding it’s regular 10:45 morrung service on Sunday with a candlelight service set for 11 p.m. Wawasee Heights Wawasee Heights Baptist church will have a special Christmas program for the Sunday school at 9:30 followed by the church choir’s “Carol of Christmas” cantata by John z Peterson at the 10:30 service. A Christmas treat will be given each individual attending the morning service. Pastor and Mrs. Robert Mundy and sons will present a Christmas concert at 4:30 p.m. for their final • service at the church. Featured will be piano and organ solos and duets, along with vocal music and pertinent comments. The Mundys have served the Syracuse church for over nine years and will be moving to Lafayette December 28 where Pastor Mundy will assume pastorate of the Kossuth Street Baptist churcn. All Saint’s Chapel The usual 9 o’clock morning service will be held at All Saint’s Episcopal chapel with a half hour of carols in the evening starting at 10:30 followed by an 11 p.m. service. Saint Andrew’s An open candlelight communion service is set for Sunday evening at Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church between the hours of 6 and 7:30 Yclock. Church of God Family night is set for Wednesday night at the Syracuse Church of God at 7.30 o’clock with the annual Christmas party and program. The usual Sunday morning schedule will be followed with a special candlelight service from 7 to 8 o’clock in the evening and the public is invited. Saint Martin dePorres A midnight mass will be offered at Saint Martin dePorres church, Syracuse, on Sunday in honor of the birth of the Christ Child. Lawrence Griffith will be commentator, Art Carboneau and Richard Krachenfels, ushers, and Dave Taylor and Mike Bitner, altar boys. Charles Taylor will present a Christmas organ recital of traditional Christmas hymns . before and during the mass. An invitation is extended to all members of the community to attend. Masses on Christmas morning will be offered at 8 and 10 a.m. Assisting at the first service will be John and David Stoffel, altar boys, and Harold Stoffel and John Glon, ushers. Dan Griffith will be commentator. Lester McGriff will be commentator at the next service with Mike and Tim Morgan thaler as altar boys and Irvin and Robert Beamer, ushers. Church of the Brethren The Syracuse Church of the Brethren will present its annual Christmas program at 9:30 Sunday morning, Dec. 24. The theme will be “Tidings of Great Joy” and each class will be sharing in the presentation with recitations, musical f selections and greetings. The regular church service will follow with pastor Jack Farrell delivering the sermon. Visitors are welcome to attend all church services. Milford churches — (Churches In Milford Continued) were served in the church’s fellowship room by the members of the UMYF. , Bethel “The Birth at Bethlehem” as taken from Luke will be the sermon delivered by Rev. Duane Beals at the Bethel Church of the Brethren. Everyone is invited to attend the church of his choice during these special Christmas services and throughout the year.