The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 December 1980 — Page 11

Three major holidays

By F. WAYNE LAWSON Pastor Bethany Church Os The Brethren In just a little over a month at the end of each year we in America celebrate three major holidays. (Holiday is a shortened form of “holy-day”). Two of these, Thanksgiving and Christmas are very directly related to the Christian faith. New Year’s Day is not so Obviously a holy day, but it too has its religious implications. Sometimes we may wish these days were spread out over the year a little more because they tend to get in the way of each other when they are so close together. Indeed, Thanksgiving is more and more getting pushed aside in favor of Christmas. Not many years ago, Christmas was not even thought of much before Thanksgiving was past. This certainly is no longer true. Without a doubt, Christmas is the most lengthy and the most celebrated holiday by most people in America. It does deserve our major ■ attention because it is so important to the Christian faith. It gives recognition to a special event in history. That Christian belief that a baby was born into the world as God’s special gift to humanity. Christians believe this to be the very Son of God, God Himself. Why did God send such a person? He did it because the human perception of His nature was very inadequate. He felt a need for a closer and more intimate contact with His human children. So, “when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem..." (Galations 4:4) A small boy stood before the picture of his absent father and said to his mother, “I wish he would step right out of that picture.” In a sense that is what God did. He came into the world in human flesh - in the form of His Son Jesus Christ. This is why Christians celebrate Christmas. The Scriptures tell us that Jesus is “Emmanuel... God with us." (Isaiah 7:14) We can now know what God is like. He is like Jesus Christ. “You have an advantage” said a leader of the Renaissance Movement in China many years ago, “in that all the ideas of Christianity have become inbodied in a Person.” How much easier it is to believe in God and have faith in Him because we have a living example of what He is like. He is like Jesus Christ. The birth of a baby can be a most enjoyable experience. Celebrating the birth of God’s Son is a joyous experience indeed. No

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wonder we sing "Hallelujah” at Christmas time. Someone has pointed out that it would be entirely correct to translate “Hallelujah” as “Hurrah for God.” Hurrah for God who was so wise and generous in sending His Son Jesus Christ to bless humanity. Sometimes I think it might be better if we could celebrate Thanksgiving Day after Christmas. Maybe it wouldn’t be so likely to get crowded out there. And, we might very well be better prepared to be really grateful. What could cause us to be really thankful to God than to comprehend the meaning of Christmas? A natural expression would be to thank God for all His wisdom and goodness. Then, sing with the Psalmist “give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever! ” (Psalm 107:1) Revival begins in Syracuse Both the Warsaw and Syracuse Churches of the Nazarene are enjoying a steady growth and increasing their activities. Rev. Theron Hanes of Warsaw will serve as evangelist in a week long revival meeting at the Syracuse Church of the Nazarene, 312 S. Harrison St. The revival began yesterday, Dec. 2, and will continue through Sunday, Dec. 7. Services start at 7 p.m. evenings and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Rev. Hanes had successful pastorates in Bristol and North Manchester. He is presently Warsaw's Church of the Nazarene pastor, which is one of the fastest growing churches in northeastern Indiana. A well-known area song evangelist. Rev. C. Earl Lykins, is in charge of music. Every one is welcome to attend.

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GRACE BRETHRENCHURCH LEESBURG Ralph Burns, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 10 30a m Morning Worship 10:45 11 45 am. Evening Worship 6 7 p m Prayer Service, Thursday 7 8 p m SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison & Pearl St.) David Hudson. Pastor Sunday School 10a.m Praiseand Worship, Sunday 7:30 p.m Youth Service, Tuesday 7 pm Bible Study, Thursday 7:30p m WAWASEE LAKESIDECHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Gary Moore, S S Supt. Worship Service lOa.m Sunday School 11 a m CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Ken Fast, Pastor Worship a m Sunday School 10:15 a m BARBEE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) John Petgen, Pastor Sunday School 9 am. Worship Service 10a.m Sunday Evening 7 p m Prayer Meeting. Wednesday 7 p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST (County Roads ISON And 375E) Charles Taylor. Pastor Don Conley Supt , Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10 30a.m SAINT ANDREW'S UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Philip Frew. Pastor Church School 9:15 a m Worship Hour 10:30a m UMYF6p.m t ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Corner Syra Web. Rd. And 1000 N) Rev. Hubert Schmucker Bernard Roberts, S S Supt Sunday School 9am Worship 10a m Evening Worship 7p.m GOSHENFIRSTCHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30a.m Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45p.m.

Speaking words of wisdom

By G. EDWARD GEANS Minister Where would we be without the world of “make believe?” There would be no Disneyland, no Wizard of Oz and no Sleeping Beauty. Perish the thought! We need the pretend world. What would we ever do without Charlie Brown? Sometimes “make believe” is the best world we

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WILLIAM E. McMANUS Bishop

Bishop McManus to celebrate feast at Milford church Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Fourth and Main Streets, Milford, has been advised that the Most Reverend William E. McManus, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, will be present for the celeb-ation of its patronal feast. The actual feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe this year falls on Friday, Dec. 12, and there will be an evening mass for the occasion. The official parish celebration will be at the noon mass on Sunday, Dec. 14, when Bishop McManus will be the principal celebrant for the noon Eucharistic Liturgy. Additional plans are being made for the afternoon following the worship service. A nine-day period of spiritual preparation for the feast, a novena, will be held in the church and in the homes of parishioners from December 3 to 11. The December 14 mass will be mainly in Spanish with some parts in English. The mass and the novena, like all services at the church, are open to the public.

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have in which to project our dreams, our values and our delights. On occasion, however, our pretend worlds can expose our weaknesses rather than our strengths. The saga of J.R. is typical. It is unbelieavable that so many people could become involved in a fictitious murder plot on television and at the same time almost totally ignore the hatred and bitterness that are very much a part of the very real world. Is it out of a sense of futility, restlessness, rebellion or sheer folly that sane men and women are driven to fantasy worlds that act out and often glorify the very evils we are trying to bring to an end in our real world 7 Perhaps our pretend dramas on the movie screen serve only to tease and tempt a human passion that never can be satisfied and that can only lead to despair, hopelessness and moral suicide. The Bible says “A tranquil heart is life to the body, but passion is rottenness to the bones” (Proverbs 14:30). J.R. and Dallas might never be cancelled. But the show and others like it, will never cancel out the hunger of the human soul. For that matter, there isn’t a “make believe’ world anywhere that can satisfy the human heart. Only Jesus can satisfy. He is no fantasy. He is real. May we seek Him with all our heart, mind and soul. “The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly;; (Proverbs 15;14). Who shot J.R.O Who caresO Let us get to work on the real problems in our world and the only real solution — Jesus! BIBLE VERSE ‘ ‘Sir. what must I do to be saved?" 1. Who asked this question? 2. Os whom was it asked? 3. What answer was given to this question? 4. Where may this question be found? Answers to Bible Verse l£‘of : 9l SPY > ,/asnoq Aqj pu® ‘poAes aq jpjqs noqj pu® Jsuq3 snsaf pjoq aqj uo aAaipg,, •£ •seps pu«.|n®d I •jayef ueiddijiqj aqj 'I

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO DaleW Parker, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m Morning Worship 10:30a m Sunday Evening Worship* p m Thursday Prayer Meeting 7 p m SAINTMARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 7: 15a.m; and!o:4sa.m. Saturday Mass 6 30 p. m Confession Before Masses Holy Days 7am and? 30p m HASTINGS ISLANDCHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer, Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr , Supt Kendall Biller, Supt Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10 30am. Prayer Meeting Thursday 730 p m APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Theo Beer, Henry Beer. Jesse Beer. E Imer Hartter and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10a.m. After noon Worshi p12:30 p m CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer, Minister Fred Walls, Associate Minister Bible School 9:30 a m. Worship 10:30a m and 7 p m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p m TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Olden Mitchell, Pastor Church School 9:30 a m Worship 10:30a. m CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH CROMWELL (111 W. Orange St.) Frank Barcus, Pastor Sunday School9:3oa.m. Worship Service 10:45 a m NEWSALEMCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (TOON A MOE) Glenn Byers, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex L ihdemood, Pastor Worship 8:30 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Church School 9:30 am.

Brighten Your Holiday Season With A Loving Spirit

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BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Larry Zimmerman. Pastor Donny Guy, S S Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10:30a m — 6pm Wednesday Services 7 p m TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Norman "Red" Schell, Vicar Church Service 9 a m Sunday School 10:15 am. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH Nth And Main Streets) MILFORD Rex Maximilian Korecki. O F M . Conv. Spanish mass noon Doctrina (CCD) Sunday 10:30a.m CHURCHOFGOO SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Murrell. Pastor Roger Kern, S S Supt Sunday School 9:30 am. Morning Worship 10:30a m FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel, Pastor Jerry Leiter, Supt Church School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 30a.m BYC Sunday 6 30p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly, Pastor Maryann Dowty, Bd Chm Sunday School 9 30a.m. Worship 10 30am. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (U.S 6) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a m Sunday School 10:36a m CHURCHOF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland, Pastor Howard Wenger, Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m Morn ing Wor ship 10.30 a. m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Haifley. Pastor Robert F. Graff, Assoc Pastor Sunday School 9:4$ am. Morning Worship 11 a.m Evening Service 7p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

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The holiday season is upon us once more, and no matter what holiday we celebrate, there are lessons in it for all of us. Stores and streets are crowded and tempers are short; and yet regardless of whether we observe Christmas, Chanukah or whatever, there is no better time of year to practice a little more love, kindness and patience than we normally do. This is in accordance with the teachings at your House of Worship, no matter what it is, and this is a good time to heed them; for they can help you form good habits that you may retain the whole yeSr ‘round. In any case, a loving spirit will do more than all the lights, decorations or candles to bring real joy and happiness into your home and your life during the coming holiday season.

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9 30a m Watchtower Study 10 30a m Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7 30 p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7 p m SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (V 2 Mile Southeast Os 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.) Frank Barcus, Pastor Worship 9:15 a m Sunday School 10:15 a m CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE SYRACUSE Harold Barton, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a: m Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m ChuKCHOFTHE brethren NORTHWEBSTER Paul F, Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a.m Sunday School 10:30a m BURROAK United methooist church Lawrence Byrnes. Pastor » Sunday School 9 30 a. m Worship 10 30a.m. UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Ross Richey. Pastor Bill Smith. Supt. Morning Worship 9 30a m. Church Schoo) 10:30 a m. ALL SAINTS'CHAPEL (Episcopal) LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. DavidL Hyndman Holy Eucharist9a.m. NORTHWEBSTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10:30 am. Wednesday6ervices 7 p.m

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QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS (500E And9ooN) DEWART LAKE Quaker Hall — 10 a m WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Norman D McVey, Pastor Larry Renner, S S Supt Sunday School 9 30 am Worship 10:30a.m. and7 p m Mid Week Wed 7 p.m AWANAClubsThurs 6 30p m CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE Paul Steele, Pastor Donald Sheline, Assoc Church School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 40a.m Jr. & Sr YF 6 30p m Sunday UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Kenneth Greenwood, Pastor Robert Cline, Lay Leader Church School 9 30 a m Worship 10:30a.m. UMYF Sunday6p m LAKELAND COMMUNITY CHURCH, OSWEGO Rev. RoyMickley, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 :30 a m EveningService7p m SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH F Hazen Sparks. Pastor Worship9:3oa.m .Sunday School 10 30am. MILFORDCHAPEL (Beer Road) Ben Shirk, Pastor Dale Schertz, Supt Sunday School 10a.m. Worship Service 11 a m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. CHURCHOFGOD NORTHWEBSTER Brice Casey, Pastor Henry McCrey, Associate Pastor Worship9:3oa.m. Sunday School 10:40 am. Evening Service 7 p.m. Family Night, Wednesday 7 p.m

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