The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 April 1978 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 12,1978

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Spanish-speaking persons find church service they understand

Spanish-American, Spanish and persons with Cuban origins have found a church service they can understand in the area. Because the service is done entirely in Spanish. The Spanish service began in 1976 in the Grace pible Church, Syracuse. Dr. David Haifley, pastor of the church, offered the use of his school facility after daughter Kathleen attended a Spanish service in Milford. “And it’s worked out real well,” Dr. Haifley commented. “We’ve enjoyed having them.” The non-denominational, fundamental, independent Baptist service is held each / Sunday, with Sunday School at 10' a.m. and the 11 a.m. service presented in Spanish by Rev. Rafael Rios. Rios came to this county in 1960 from Cuba and has been a missionary in Mexico for three and one-half years. “I really think the greatest call a man can have is preaching the gospel,” Rev. Rios said. He set his goal on establishing fundamental, independent churches after graduating from Moody Bible College, Chicago. As a missionary pastor, he holds Bible classes WednesdaySm Fort Wayne, Thursday in South Bend, Tuesday and Saturday in Warsaw and in Chicago on Sundays. Conditions demonstrated the need for the services, the C minister said. Marital, drug and child disobedience problems existed among the people. “We believe that the Gospel of Christ is the only way to strengthen their lives,” Rev. Rios explained. A handful of-families, numbering between 20 to 40 people, attend the services regularly. They come from an area bordered by Warsaw and Goshen, Milford and Syracuse. “There is a great barrier,” the former missionary said. Many of these people learn a little English and lose their Spanish. Often, he said, he must repeat phrases three or four times in the service before they are comprehended. “I believe it’s a country within,” ( he added. f Rev. Rios said the service was '

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COOPERATE FOR SERVICE — Dr. David Haifley, pastor of the Grace Bible Church, Syracuse, left; and Rev. Rafael Rios, have cooperated so a Spanish service became available to area persons. Rev. Rios leads the service and Sunday School, done entirely in Spanish, and the facility used is a schoolroom at the Syracuse church.

established so the people would feel comfortable, at home. If they were to attend an English ser-

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SAINT PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH LIGONIER Father Frank Kronewitter Masses: Sat. 6 p.m. and Sun. 10:30 a.m. NORTH WEBSTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Charles E. Myers, Pastor Tom Hoffert, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 Wednesday Services 7 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Church Service 9:15 Sunday School 10:15 Larry Miller, pastor OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th and Main Streets) MILFORD English mass 9 a.m. Spanish mass 10:30 a.m. Confession before masses GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Haifley, Pastor Robert F. Graff, Asso. Pastor Sunday School 9:45 Morning Worship 11 Evening Service 7 Wednesday Evening Service 7 JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9:30 Watchtown Study 10:30 Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 Thursday, Ministry School 7 SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (V1 Mile Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 * Sunday Evening Service 7 Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH SYRACUSE (200 E. Main St.) Steven Archer, Pastor Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 11 Sunday School 11 Wednesday Service 7:45

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CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Carl R. Lott, Pastor Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 LAKELAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Robert L. Chidister, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 Baptist Fellowship Hour 5:30 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Ken Fast, Pastor Mrs. Chris Kammerer, Supt. Morning Worship 9:30 Church School 10:30 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Everett Owens, Pastor Mrs. Robert Brown, Supt. Church School 9:30 Worship 10:30 UMYF Sunday 6:30 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F. Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Mike Mathews, Supt. Church School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Morning Prayer Service Tuesday 9 BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Raymond Hoover, Gen. Bd. Chrm Dr. Homer Burke, Deacon Chrm. Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (U.S. 6) Doug Archer, Pastor Eugene Lange, S. S. Supt. Morning Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 MILFORDCHAPEL (South Main) Ben Shirk, Gen. Supt. Jerome Zehr, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 10 Worship Service 11

is for them to have a personal relationship with Christ,’’ Rev. Rios said. He counsels them on

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ALL SAINTS'CHAPEL (Episcopal) LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist 9 SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Philip Frew, Pastor Church School 9:15 Worship Hour 10:30 J.l.F.'s 2 p.m. UMYF 7 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Brice Casey, Pastor Men’s Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Family night, Wednesday 7 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Joe Hibschman, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Evening Service 7:30 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Gary T. Meadors, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Evening Worship 7 Thursday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Steve Bornman, S. S. Supt. Worship Service 10 Sunday School 11 TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Clarence B. Fike, Pastor Church School 9:30 * Worship 10:30 HASTINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer - Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt. Kendall Biller, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 Young Adults Wednesday 7:30 APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Theo Beer; Henry Beer; Jesse Beer; Elmer Hartter and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 Sunday School 10 Afternoon Worship 12:30 »

family problems and finances. “I try to encourage them also to iead good Christian books,” he said. Occasionally, attenders of the Spanish service and the regular service get together at the church for services when Rev. Rios interprets in both languages. And all-day fellowships are held with members of each service attending. “Many of these people have been mistreated,” Rev. Rios said, and are skeptical about how they will be received by English speaking persons. The Grace Bible Church in Syracuse is a temporary home for the service, the minister said. He hopes to locate the service in Milford in the future, if a facility can be obtained. Call to prayer... is set Tomorrow (Thursday) the United Methodist Women of Milford will hold an annual observance, “The Call to Prayer and Self Denial.” The program will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the home of Mrs. Max Duncan. Major events of the observance include the “Quiet Day,” and description of the mission projects for which a special offering is given. Each woman who takes part is asked to give for others by denying herself and to pray. Through prayer, she experiences a spiritual oneness with planners, mission workers and those served in churchrelated ministries. The offering will be used in two areas. In the United States, the off ering will be used for Mission Institutions, maintenance and improvement of women’s division owned property. Overseas, the offering will be used for “Children and Youth in Today’s World.” The service for the “Quiet Day,” “Be Thou My Vision” was written by Jean Hawk Troy. The service is organized around the hymn, “BeThou My Vision.” The theme is hunger — physical, spiritual, emotional and intellectual hunger. The Milford unit will participate in an “Agape Meal” luncheon with representation of foods from poor nations of the world.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Robert Greenwood, Minister Rick Brouillette, Associate Minister Robert Hamman, Supt. Bible School 9:30 Worship 8:15, 10:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 CONCORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (County Roads 300 and Rookstool) Everett Owens, Pastor Roberta Laughlin, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 10:15 Worship Service 9:15 CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH CROMWELL (111 W. Orange St.) Steve Archer, Pastor Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. X NEW SALEM CHURCH OFTHE BRETHREN (900N&200E) Irvin Miller, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 Evening Worship 7 BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Ralph Burns, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 10:30 Morning Worship 10:30-11:30 Evening Worship 6-7 Prayer Service, Thurs. 7-8 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Paul Steele, Pastor A. C. Underwood, Assistant Worship 8:30 and 10:45 Church School 9:30 Junior-Senior UMY 6-8 BARBEE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) Bryce Foster, Pastor Sunday School 9 . Worship Service 10 Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7 SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison B Pearl Sts.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10 Praise and Worship, Sunday 7:30 Youth Service, Tuesday 7 Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (407 $. Cavin St.) LIGONIER Sunday School 9:30 Worship Service 10:40

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Pascal Nelson led in devotions Sunday morning by reading Acts 8:1-8 and led in prayer. Kevin Harney sang “Show a Little Kindness” with his mother Mrs. Don Harney accompaning. Pastor Miller delivered the morning message, “The Scattered Church.” On Sunday evening Pastor Miller showed his colored slides illustrating his message “Fulfilled Prophecies in the Land of Egypt.” “Happy Birthday” was sung to Guy Fisher on Sunday. He will be 92 years old on Friday, April 14. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Morehouse spent the past two weeks vacationing in Florida. Mrs. Rebecca McManamon and three daughters of Indianapolis visited several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schermerhorn of Leesburg. On Thursday, they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Noah Endsley of Huntington. On Wednesday evening they called on Mrs. Anna Pinkerton in the Fountain View Home at Goshen. TO SPEAK — Rev. Melvin Paulus, an Ogden evangelist, will be the speaker for the revival services at Milford Chapel Wednesday, April 19 through Sunday, April 23. The revivals will begin at 7 p.m. each evening. Rev. Paulus is a businessman and pilot who has worked with youth in various programs throughout the states. Special music will also be presented each evening. The public is invited to attend.

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MORRISCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST (County Roads 1 SON and 375E) Charles Taylor, Pastor Gordon Tuttle, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) James Freerksen, Pastor Bryce Medlock, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 and 7 Mid-Week Wed. 7 Youth Study Wed. 7 AWANA Clubs Thurs. 6:30 CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE SYRACUSE Norman Lincoln, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m. Mid-week Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Wed. CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE Ross D. Cook, Pastor Donald Sheline, Assoc. Church School 9:30 Morning Worship 8:30, 10:30 Jr. & Sr. YF 6:30 Sunday SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Kenneth Sarrazine Sunday Mass 7:15 and 10:45 a.m. Saturday Mass 6:15 a.m. Confession before Masses Holy Days 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. ' ZSOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Robert ©. Wilburn, Pastor Summer Schedule Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:00 Bible Study and prayer 7 p.m. Wednesday ZION CHAPEL U. B. CHURCH (Corner Svra.-Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. Frank D' Winterhalter Eldon J. Watkins, S. S. Supt. Worship 9 Sunday School 10 Evening Worship 7 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE George Phillips, Pastor Stanley Barnhart, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m.

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Mrs. Grace Ulery is a resident of Fountain View Home in Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. John Mullinix and daughters of Cromwell spent the past 10 days in Florida. Miss Rhonda Hurd spent her spring vacation in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Marston of Columbus, Ohio, spent Friday and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson. Mrs. Marston is the former Susie Baker. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs Edwin Meek and daughters were, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Evans of Goshen, Mrs. Lydia Morehouse and Miss Doris Tom. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Morehouse and Georgina and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Newcum and David spent Sunday afternoon with relatives near Bluffton. The Star Class met Saturday evening at a local restaurant for supper. The table was decorated 'ldeashop 78' slated The Milford Christian Church will be hosting ‘ldeashop 78’ on Friday, April 21, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. and from 9 a m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. ‘ldeashop 78’ is sponsored by Standard Publishing Company and is for anyone interested in improving skills as a Sunday School teacher or youth leader. Five editors of Standard Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, will be in Milford to lead in the workshop. Teachers from all churches are invited to attend. For registration information contact the Milford Christian Church office. “He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house.” —Proverbs 15:27 There is no greater disaster than greed. —Lao Tzu (6th Century 8.C.)

with two mum plants. Those present for the evening were, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schermerhorn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meek, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mathews, Mrs. Lydia Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse and Donna Moser and Doris Tom. Committee arrangements were in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Darr, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mock and Nelson Morehouse. Darrell Rater, who was a patient at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne for several months, was able to attend church again Sunday. J J 4a i SPECIAL SERVICES — Rev. E. Stanley Smith, pastor of the Elkhart City Church of the Brethren, will be the speaker for four special services to be held in April at the Bethel Church of the Brethren. The meetings will open Thursday evening, April 20, at 7 p.m. On Friday evening, after the service, all will be urged to participate in a “talk-back” session, followed by refreshments. There will be two Sunday services on April 23, one at 10:30 and one at 7 p.m. Rev. Smith is the son of Bethel’s former pastor, Harlan Smith. His parents were at one time missionaries in north China, where he was born. Smith is a graduate of Manchester College and Bethany Seminary. He has served churches in Illinois, Ohio and at Plymouth and Elkhart. Bethel invites all to attend the meetings.

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