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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT — Rev. Paul Fulp, pastor of the Milford United Methodist Church, explains the advent wreath to his children, Scott, left, Bill, center and Julie, right. The Fulp family all participates in the lighting of the Advent Wreath on the four Sunday evenings before Christmas.
December 2 first Sunday in Advent
The advent season is almost here with the first Sunday of Advent being December 2. On this day many denominations will light the first candle of five, symbolizing the preparation for Christ's pirth. The custom of the Advent, a Latin jvord for “coming,” originated in Germany in the 1500 s and may have started with the Lutheran denomination there. Advent, as an observance, started jn the fifth century in the church of Gaul and in Rome during the sixth century. It first began as a six week observance, one of pennance and preparation for the birth of the Christ Child. Toward the 13th century the observance was shortened to four Weeks. Through the years Advent has come to mean four weeks before Christmas, when Christians prepare for the coming of the Christ Child. Homes and churches are decorated with religious symbols, poinsettias and candles calling to mind the birth of Jesus in a manger. In the advent wreath the purple
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candles are used to signify the preparation for the birth and the fifth candle, which is normally lighted on Christmas day is white, for the purity of Christ. In making the wreath, individual candleholders or a cylindrical piece of styrofoam with holes for candles are used. Evergreen boughs, the green representing life in winter, or dried flower arrangements are added to the wreath. The greenery comes from theSauttic religion. A Family Time Rev. Paul Fulp, pastor at Milford United Methodist Church, reflects back to last year when the advent wreath was situated next to the fireplace in their former home. On Sunday evening his family would gather at the wreath where a small worship service would be held. The material Rev. Fulp used would come from a Sunday School lesson with litanies and scripture verses also. Each child would take part in the service and the youngest child would light the candles. Following the service the family
GRACE BRETHRENCHURCH LEESBURG Ralph Burns, Pastor Sunday School9:3o -lOxlOa.m. Morning Worship 10:45-11:45 a.m. Evening Worship 6-7 p.m. Prayer Service, Thursday 7-8 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Rex Lindemood, Pastor Worshipß:3oa.m. and 10:45a.m. Church School 9:30 a.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison & Pearl Sts.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Praise and Worship, Sunday 7:30 p.m. Youth Service, Tuesday 7p.m. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Gary Moore, S.S. Supt. Worship Service 10a.m. Sunday School 11 a m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Ken Fast, Pastor Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. BARBEE COMMUNTIY CHURCH (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) John Petgen, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7 p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST (County Roads 150 N and 375E) Charles Taylor, Pastor Don Conley, Supt. Sunday School 9.30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Philip Frew, Pastor Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship Hour 10:30 a.m. UMYF6p.m. ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Corner Syra.-Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. Hubert Schmucker Bernard Roberts, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45 p.m.
would sing Christmas Carols the children had chosen. In the Fulp advent wreath, ne stays with the traditional four purple candles symbolizing penitence and royalty. Each of the candles has a theme Preperation, Love, Joy and Service. Also one year Rev. Fulp made five different banners to hang symbolizing the themes of the candles with pictures. When it came time for the final candle to be lit on Christ’s birth. Rev. Fulp stated the family would gather around and before exchanging gifts, the white and final candle was lit, putting Christ back into Christmas.
Try a little kindness during the holiday season When you see the first gleam of the tinsel and the ornaments on the shelves of your favorite store, this signals the start of the holiday season with all the gift-giving and festivities. It is also the time to put yourself into the spirit of the season, by improving your manners wherever you go. Whether behind the wheel of your car or standing in line in a crowded store, try to exhibit a little more patience toward everyone you meet. This will be easier to do if you take the time to go to Church, where you will be reminded of what the Christmas season is all about. With enough practice, you may find your new spirit of love and kindness becoming a year-'round habit instead of merely a holiday special; and that as a result, people will be nicer than ever to you.
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The real part of Christmas is the giving, for God gave His only Son and in keeping with that theme of giving on Christmas the children’s department <rf the Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford, has been working on the Heifer Project: The project will come to a close on Sunday, Dec. 2, the first Sunday of advent, when the children will bring wool bags filled with pennies, nickles and dimes saved for the project. The project was started in November and each Sunday there was a special item worked on in connection with the project. Such items as puppets, music, and poetry were used with the children to get across the idea of giving. The church as a group has been included in the project and families are encouraged to participate. Mrs. Raymond Hoover, Milford, Sunday school superintendent for the children’s department, stated the parents of the children have helped tremendously in helping the children understand the idea of giving and caring. She also added that the children have been excited about it and have talked about how they have saved their money from work they have done. Throughout the rest of December slides of missions in the United States will be shown along with the crafts made by the Indians out of wool. The concept of imagining how the money from the project will be shared with a mission in the United States has been carried throughout the project. Mrs. Hoover stated that the church has been informed of the Heifer Project missions through a film strip presentation entitled “Each one Helps” which states the mission of the church is to reach out. In order for one lamb to be purchased by the Milford church, approximately SIOO-125 is needed for a yearling lamb and it is hoped that at least this amount will be reached if not more. Heifer Project Dan West, a Middlebury farmer, began the Heifer Project in 1944 as a non-profit, non-
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO 4 Dale W. Parker, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship6p.m. Thursday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. CONCORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (County Roads3ooand Rookstool) Paul Fulp, Pastor Roberta Laughlin, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 9:15 a.m. NORTHWEBSTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. HASTINGS ISLANDCHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer, Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt. Kendall Biller, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Theo Beer; Henry Beer, Jesse Beer, Elmer Hartter and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Robert Greenwood, Minister Rick Brouillette, Associate Minister Bible School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEKCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Olden Mitchell, Pastor Church School 9:30 a. m. Worship 10:30 a.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH CROMWELL (111 W. OfßigeSt.) Steve Archer, Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900N4200E) Irvin Miller, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m.
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sectarian agency. West dreamed about the project while he was a relief worker in Spain during the Spanish Civil War and was handing out powdered milk to women and children. The idea came to him after seeing the hunger and poverty of the world, which today is a common issue. The original idea was to give a
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WISCONSIN EV. LUTHERAN SYNOD MISSION - WARSAW Cardinal Center (Corner — Smith & Winona Aves.) Wayne Meier, Pastor Sunday School and Bible Class 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship Service 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Larry Zimmerman, Pastor Donny Guy. S.S. Supt. Sunday School9:3oa m. Worship 10:30 a.m. — 6p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER William Oaksford, Pastor Church Serv ice 9 a. m. Sunday School 10:15a.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th and Main Streets) MILFORD Rev. Maximilian Korecki. 0.F.M., Conv. Spanish mass noon Doctrine (CCD) Sunday 10:30a.m. CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Murrell, Pastor Roger Kern, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday EveningService7:3op.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD George Brown, Interim Pastor Robert Rassi, Supt. Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. BYC Sunday 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. BETHELCHURCHOF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Herbert Reuter, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN U.S. 6 F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Mor ni ng Worship 9:30 a. m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. MILFORD CHAPEL (South Main) Ben Shirk, Pastor Date Schertz, Supt. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a m v Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
HEIFER PROJECT COMES TO AN END — TTie children’s department at the Bethel Church of the Brethren. Milford, will end its work on the Heifer Project on Sunday, Dec. 2, when the children bring their wool bags filled with pennies, nickels and dimes they have saved to buy a yearling lamb. Seated on the floor listening to a story are Kelley Boggs, Timmy Bradley, John Wright, Ryan Smith and Julie Kaiser. Triose standing are Sarah Bultemeier, Jenny Sorensen, Mrs. Herbert (Pat) Reuter, co-children’s superintendent, holding Jeremy Olsen, Matthew Mast and Mrs. Raymond (Lura) Hoover, co-children’s superintendent. Hanging a wool bag on the Christmas tree is Todd Boggs.
GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr David R. Haifley, Pastor Robert F. Graff, Assoc. Pastor Sunday School 9 45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m. JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture9:3oa.m. Watchtown Study 10:30a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (1> 2 Mile Southeast of Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH SYRACUSE (200 E. Main St.) Steven Archer, Pastor Worship9:3oa.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Norman D. McVey, Pastor Bryce Medlock, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. and 7 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Thurs. 6:30p.m. LAKELAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Robert L. Chidister, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 70:30a.m. Baptist Fellowship Hours:3op.m. UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Ross Richey, Pastor Bill Smith, Supt Morning Worship 9:30a.m. Church School 10:30 a.m. UNITEDMETHOOISTCHURCH MILFORD Paul Fulp, Pastor Robert Cline, Lay Leader Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. UMYF Sunday 6 p.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTHWEBSTER Paul F. Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a. m. Sunday School 10.30a.m.
living animal to a family and when the first offspring was born the family would give it to another family. West died in 1971 The Heifer Project has become a nationally known project with a Midwest Office on US 33 south of Goshen. Director of the Midwest office, David Boothby, will be speaking on the Heifer Project on Sunday morning, Dec. 9, his topic will be, “Feeding the Multitudes.” The purpose of Heifer Project International is to help people produce food and income for themselves, along with expanding the livestock production to help overcome worldwide protein malnutrition. In over three decades the HPI has sent more than 50,000 animals and nearly two million chickens to people in 93 countries and 18 states. The current programs are
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CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland, Pastor Howard Wenger, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. CHURCHOFGOD NORTHWEBSTER Brice Casey, Pastor Henry McCrey, Associate Pastor Worship9:3oa.m. Sunday School 10.40a:m. E veni ng Serv ice 7 p. m. Family Night, Wednesday 7 p.m. CHURCHOF THE NAZARENE SYRACUSE Norman Lincoln, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE Paul Steele, Pastor Donald Sheline, Assoc. Church School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:40a.m. Jr. & Sr. YF6:3op.m. Sunday SAI NT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Kenneth Sarazine Sunday Mass 7:15 am.; and 10:45 a.m. Saturday Mass 6:15p.m. Confession Before Masses Holy Days 7 a.m. and 7:30p.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITEDMETHOOISTCHURCH F. Hazen Sparks, Pastor Worship9:3oa.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. ~ MILFORD OUTREACHCHAPEL Luther Chalk, Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. BURR OAK UNITEDMETHOOISTCHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. ALL SAINTS'CHAPEL (Episcopal) LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist 9a.m.
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in 26 countries and 14 states. Heifer Project is a member of the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service and of the International Council of Voluntary
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