The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 January 1979 — Page 11

Play an important role —

Gladys Culver, Violet Miller lend their special talents

Playing the church organ is a hobby Mrs. Arnold (Gladys) Culver, r 1 North Webster, has been playing organ for the North Webster Church of God since the church was dedicated in 1954. Her love of music goes back a lot farther, however. Her mother, Elsie Strombeck, used to play piano at the church. It was with her mother’s encouragement that Mrs. Culver took over her mother’s place. She commented, “I always want to encourage people with musical talent, they should be pressured, like my mother pressured me. I’m thankful for it.” Piano Player Mrs. Culver began her musical lessons at the age of 14 when she played piano for the church. It wasn’t until the church got an organ, however, that she took up playing that instrument. “I just taught myself to play,” she said, “I really enjoy it.” She added it didn’t take her too long to learn the organ. She is just one of many talented people who play for the church. She shares her organ duties with Donna Robbins. Also lending their time and musical talents either on the organ or piano are: Mary Jo Lundy, Jim Stump, Marsha Conkling, Pauline White, Jill Sliger, Edna Peebles and Nancy Casey. The times when Mrs. Culver plays for the church are determined by a schedule set up by Linden Boggs, musical director. Boggs is also in charge of selecting the music to be played. When it is her turn to play, she will usually play for an entire month. Favorite Hymns Even though the music is preselected, Mrs. Culver does have a few favorite hymns of her own. She commented, “I like music. I’ve just grown up with music.”

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Kia i b PLAYING SINCE AGE 14 — Mrs. Gladys Culver, r 1 North Webster, church organist for the North Webster Church of God, has been playing some form of musical instrument since the age of 14. Even though now her attention primarily focuses on the organ, she will take the time to tinkle out a tune on the piano occasionally. ‘

The Bill Gaither and Lanny Wolfe selections are her favorites, she said, for prelude and offertories. But, she added, “I like them all.” The organist tries to lead an active life in the church. She will substitute teach occasionally as well as serve on several committees. “I get involved in a lot of things.” She also tries to lead an active life outside the church. She taught second grade at North Webster for 36 years and will now substitute

United Methodist Women elect new officers

The United Methodist Women of Milford met Thursday morning, Jan. 11, in the church fellowship room. Mrs. Richard Roose led the devotion. President Mrs. Dean Cousins conducted the installation of newly elected officers who are: Vice president — Mrs. Max Duncan

SAINT PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH LIGONIER Father Frank Kronewitter Masses: Sat. 6 p.m. and'Sun. 103 C a.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Larry Zimmerman, Pastor Donny Guy, S.S. Supt Sunday School 9 30 Worship 10:30 Wednesday Services 7 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Church Service 9 A M. Sunday School 10:15 William pastor OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4ttfand Main Streets) MILFORD Father Thomas Lemos, CSC Associate: Marcelino Espinoza Spanish mass noon Confession before masses (or appointment) GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Haifley, Pastor Robert F: Graff, Asso. Pastor Sunday School 9 45 Morning Worship 11 Evening Service 7 Wectiesday 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 (Vi 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 (100 E. Main St.) Steven Archer, Pastor Worship 9:30 < Sunday School 10:30 GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 11 00 Sunday School 11 00 Wednesday Service 7:45

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teach when needed. She rents cottages in the summer, too. She said, “My life has been a full one. I keep busy.” Os course, her favorite hobby is her music. She can usually be found practicing at the church two to three times a week. Mrs. Culver and her husband, Arnold, have two sons: Gary and Bart.

Secretary — Mrs. Harlan Wuthrich Chairwoman of nomination — Mrs. Robert Brown Items needed for the new church kitchen will be given in the form of a kitchen shower following the February meeting. Mrs. T. A. Miller presented the

CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Richard McCreary, 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 CHURO Rev. Robert L. Chidisrer, 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 Robert Cline, Lay Leader Church School 9130 Worship 10:30 UMYF Sunday 6 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTHWEBSTER Paul F. Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Jeff Carroll, Pastor Robert Rassi, Supt. Church School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 BYC Sunday 6.30 p.m. “ Morning Prayer Service Tuesday 9a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Nelda Rhoades. Pastor Herbert Reuter, S.S. Supt « Sunday Schodl 9:30 Worship 10:30 BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (U.S. 4) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Eugene Lange, S. S. Supt. Morning Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 . MILFORD CHAPEL (South Main) Ben Shirk, Pastor Joe Shetler S.S. Supt. Sunday School 10 Worship Service 11 Wednesday Service 7

community bazaar to be held in April. The group unanimously voted to participate. Mrs. Francis Vandegrift conducted the 1979 pledge service. A carry-in lunch was served following the business meeting. The February 8 meeting will be held at the church.

ALL SAINTS'CHAPEL (Episcopal) LAKEWAWASEE 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 Rev. Michael Murrell, Pastor Roger Kerri, S. S. Supt Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Evening Service 7 30 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Dale W. Parker, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Evening Worship 6 Thursday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. 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 NORTHWEBSTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 Wednesday Services 7 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

/ CHRISTIAN CHURCH ' MILFORD Robert Greenwood, Minister Rick Brouillette. Associate Minister Jack Hunsberger, Supt. Bible School 9 30 Worship 8:15, 10:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OFTHEBRETHREN Timothy K. Morphew. Pastor Church School 9:30 Worship 10:30 CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH CROMWELL (111 W. Orange St.) Steve Archer, Pastor Worship Service 11 a m. Sunday School 10 a m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE 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 METftODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Rex Lindemood, Pastor Worship 8.30 and 10:45 Church School 9:30 SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison A Pearl Sts.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10 Praise and Worship, Sunday 7:30 Youth Service, Tuesday 7 'Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Ray Swartzentruber, S. S. Supt. Worship Service 10 Sunday School 11 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (407 S. Cavin St.) LIGONIER Sunday School 9: 30 Worship Service 10:40 BARBEE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) Bryce Foster, Pastor Sunday School 9 Worship Service 10 Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7

ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE

Sees to needs of committees The Council of Ministries at the United Methodist Church in Milford is a council that makes recommendations to the church’s administrative board. Chairing the council is Mrs. T. A. (Violet) Miller, Milford. The council is made up of chairpersons or people who are in charge of various work areas in the church. Some of the areas within the church that are to be represented on the council are: Evangelism, worship stewardship, social concerns, education, health and welfare ministries, ecumenical and inter-religious concerns, family ministries, missions, religion and race and several persons from different church organizations such as the Men’s Fellowship and United Methodist Women Mrs. Miller’s duty as chairperson is to check on the committees and to see what needs to be done gets done. “It’s your job to see if there’s a job to be done and that it gets done, even if it means doing it yourself,’’ stated Mrs. Miller. She further commented about how she has “always felt, if I’m going to be blamed for something, I want to have made the decision. ” The job of the council is to make recommendations to the administrative board of the church. Any groups within the < church can come to the council and ask for help with a project or for support. The minister also works with the council to implement his plans for the church. Mrs. Miller is also on the worship committee, a past officer of the United Methdist Women,, a coordinator for social concerns, arranges special music and was in charge of the organ committee. Outside the church she is in the Milford Sorosis Club and participates in bridge clubs. The Miller family has lived in the Milford community for the past 18 years, moving here from Michigan. Her husband, Al. is a doctor of veterinary medicine and works at the Large Animal Clinic on SR 15, Milford. Their son, Paul, is a senior at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo, and their daughter, Tammy, is a senior at Wawasee High School, Syracuse.

MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST (County Roads ISON and 37SE) •r Charles Taylor, Pastor Gordon Tuttle, Supt Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Norman D McVey. Pastor Bryce Medlock, S. S. Supt Sunday School 9 30 Worship 10:30 and 7 Mid Week Wed. 7 Youth Study Wed. 7 AW AN A 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 Paul Steele. Pastor Donald Sheline, Assoc. Church School 9:30 Morning Worship 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. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH F. Hazen Sparks, Pastor Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 ZION CHAPEL U. B. CHURCH <Corner Svra.-Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. Hurbert Schmucker < Eldon J. Watkins, S. S. Supt. Worship 10 Sunday School 9 Evening Worship 7 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN / SYRACUSE John McFarland, Pastor Charles Baldwin, S. S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10: 30 Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m.

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r ■' i 1 &•. v ’ ALSO ON WORSHIP COMMITTEE — Besides being chairperson of the council on ministries, Mrs. T. A. Miller. Milford, is on the committee to help the pastor with the worship service. Shown above Mrs. Miller looks through one of the song books the United Methodist Church, Milford, uses. She is looking for a song to follow with the minister’s sermon.

Rally held in Indianapolis on Church Freedom Package

A rally was held in the state capitol on January 16 to encourage the state legislators to pass the church freedom package, which would repeal injustices in the equivalency bill, the day care bill and unemployment compensation. In the unemployment compensation bill, being introduced by Representative Paul E Burkley would free church operated schools from present unemployment compensation laws. Presently churches must pay unemployment compensation taxes. The day care bill, under the church freedom package, would eliminate the necessity of state licenses for church operated preschools. Under existing laws it simply states that ‘‘non-profit’’ organizations operating schools and day care centers for pre

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1 “...thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they £ love to pray standing in the synagogues... that they may be seen of men'” —Matthew 6:5 It is no fault of Christianity that a hypocrite falls into sin. St. Jerome

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