The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 December 1983 — Page 20

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., December 14,1983

Area churches offer something for everyone

Many churches in the surrounding communities have scheduled special activities for the holiday season. Individual reports for respective areas are: Mllford-Leesburg Hastings Island Chapel United Methodist Church has scheduled a family carry-in dinner at the church next Sunday, Dec. 18, at 5:30 p.m. All area residents are welcome to attend the dinner and program presented by the Salem United Methodist Church, Bremen, hand bell choir. Rev. and Mrs. David Widmoyer will host all church members and friends at an open house this Saturday, Dec. 17, from 6 until 8 p.m.; and all area residents are invited to participate in the Thursday advent studies at 7 p.m. Then on Christmas Day, the church service will be held at 10 a m. with no Sunday School. Jodi Brown and Margie Brooks are in charge of the “Unto Bethlehem” pageant scheduled at the Milford United Methodist Church on Christmas Eve at 11 p.m. Bethel women remember Christmas past . An evening of crafts and remembering past Christmases occupied the Bethel Church of the Brethren Women’s fellowship party on Thursday, Dec. 8. Betty Smith and Phyllis Sorensen were in charge of the evening’s activities and program while Gail Chalk and Kay Kammerer were hostesses with Viola Kaiser assisting. Each person arriving at the Christmas party chose a craft table to sit at and work on popsicle stick sleds, wooden gingerbread persons or stenciled gift bags. These items also adorned the tree in the fellowship room. Annie Replogle, Nancy Snider and Arlene Cory gave Christmas remembrances of their childhoods and Melissa Snider sang “Angels We Have Heard on High.” For another part of the program, Betty Smith read “Christmas Is Remembering” and the group sang childhood Christmas songs. Maryann Dowty presided over the business meeting. Bertha Moneyheffer reported the Christmas project committee found a family to help and any extra money will be given to the children’s department Christmas project. Devotions were given by Rosemary Wagner. As a closing, all present sang, “Silent Night.”

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The Milford church will also hold its worship service at 10 a.m. with Sunday School cancelled. Activities at the Christian Church of Milford begin Saturday, Dec. 17, with the Spirit of Love Choir, under the direction of Peg Custer, presenting a program to the Syracuse Senior Citizens at 1 p.m. On Sunday morning, all junior department classes will be featured in a special presentation of “A White Christmas” at 9:30 a.m. The children will portray the true meaning of Christmas by telling how important it is to give to those in need. A birthday cake for Jesus will be presented the program with all children served cake during the worship service. Adults will then be treated to cake, coffee and punch immediately following the service. On the same day at 2 p.m., the Christian Church School Will present its Christmas program to all interested persons. On Wednesday, Dec. 21, lan Crawshaw, minister and singer with Ambassadors for Christ from Fremont, Ohio, will present a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. On Friday, Dec. 23, the high school youth will go Christmas caroling and on Christmas Eve, a 10 p.m. candlelight service will be held at the church. On Christmas Sunday, Sonya Harman will present special music at the 10:30 worship service. The Apostolic Christian Church of Milford will present its Christmas program this Sunday, Dec. 18, at 12:15 p.m. with all Sunday School classes and choirs participating. Christmas Day services will be held the following Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Tomorrow (Thursday) the women from New Salem Church of the Brethren will hold their Christmas program with the young people’s program on Friday and church caroling scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 18. At Bethany Church of the Brethren, US 6E, the youth will sponsor a Christmas caroling night on the 18th and a family worship experience including communion will be held Christmas Sunday from 10 until 11 am. Bethel Church of the Brethren will combine with the First Brethren Church of Milford for a Christmas Eve program at the First Brethren Church at 11 p.m. Both churches will hold individual Christmas Day services from 10 until 11 a.m. with families participating in the Advent portion of the service. At Bethel, Ed and Marcia Dowty will be in charge of the Advent

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service on the 18th and the Doris and Dick Wolferman family will be in charge of the Christmas Day Advent service. Throughout the entire Advent season, Bethel has stressed the five words: faith, hope, love, joy and peace with the Advent wreath, candles and sermons. The cantata “Joseph the Carpenter” will be presented this Sunday, Dec. 18, by the choir from the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Then on Christmas Sunday, a worship service including scripture readings and Christmas hymns will begin at 9:30 a.m. with an informal gathering scheduled for all families at 10:30. Syracuse Grace Bible Church will have a church gathering following regular services on Christmas Day. At Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church, the children’s department will present the “Christmas Pageant” story during the morning worship service Sunday, Dec. 18. Then at 11:15 p.m. on Christmas Eve, there will be a candlelight worship service with special music. There will be no Sunday School on Christmas Day at Saint Andrew’s, but the morning worship service will be held at 10:30 a.m. with special music. Grace Lutheran Church will have a children’s program this Sunday morning and if the weather permits, there will be an all church caroling at 6:30 p.m. A candlelight Christmas Eve service will begin at 11 p.m. on December 24 and a 9:15 worship service will be held Christmas morning. The children’s and ladies choirs at Wawasee Lakeside Chapel will participate in the morning service on Sunday, Dec. 18, and at 6:30 p.m., the church will sponsor an all church caroling party. On Christmas Eve from 7 until 7:30 p.m., a candlelight worship service will be held with regularly scheduled services on Christmas Day. The Sunday School classes of Syracuse United Pentecostal Church will present “A Gathering at the Manger” during this Sunday’s 10 a.m. service. The adult Christmas banquet will be held Thursday, Dec. 22, at 6 p.m. and a candlelight service on Christmas Eve will begin at € p.m. Members of the church will also participate in a live manger scene this weekend, December 16-17, and next weekend, Dec. 23-24, from 6 until 9 p.m. There

GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing, Pastor Tim Hood, Sunday School Supt Sunday School 9:3010:30 a m. Morning Worship 10:35 a m. Evening Worship t p m. Prayer Service, Wednesday 7 p.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Comer Harrison A Pearl St.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Praise and Worship, Sunday 4:30 p.m. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Stetten, Pastor John Groat. Adult Supervisor Sally Jaguos, Primary Supervisor Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Karen Weaver, Pastor Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:20 a.m. FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive. Little Barbee Lake) William L. Hutchins. Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 4 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7 p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST (County Roads 150 N and 37SE) Charles Taylor, Pastor Don Conley. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Philip Frew. Pastor Church School 9: IS a.m. Worship Hour 10:30 a.m. UMYF 4 p m ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Ceraor Syr.-Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. Don Ross. Pastor Larry McCullough. S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Service 7:43 p.m. UNITED METNOOIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rea L Indemood. Pastor Worship 0:30 a.m. and 10:45 am. Church School 9:30 a.m.

will be no church services on Christinas Day.

“Worship with Christmas Symbols” will be the theme Sunday, Dec. 18, for the annual children’s Christmas program at Calvary United Methodist Church, under the direction of Beckie Thomas. The program, set for the 10:40 a.m. worship service, will feature: the nursery class, under the direction of Denise Garner and Diane Darr, sharing songs and readings about stars; kindergarten pupils, directed by Dorothy Keim, Jane Tuttle and Kay Neff, presenting a live nativity; Primary I, under the direction of Steve Davis and Bobbi Laughlin, presenting songs and readings about bells; Primary 11, pupils of Carol Elder and Vaunda Huffer, presenting a skit about Christmas trees; two acrostics on joy presented by the Junior Department, directed by Shirley Bobeck and Millie Shively; the junior high, directed by Char Ough, will feature “Christmas Lights;” and the senior high, under Sherry Leedy’s direction, will be narrators. Kay Neff, coordinator, announced there will be an open house featuring special Christmas symbols in the children’s department following the service. The public is invited to the program and open house which will be followed with refreshments in the parlor including Jesus’ birthday cake. Other Christmas activities at the church include: a candlelight communion service at 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve; and a Sunday morning worship service on Christmas Day at 10 a.m. Sunday School and church service will be combined. Saint Martin’s dePorres Catholic Church will have a children’s mass at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve which includes a dramatization of the shepherds and angels bringing gifts to the Christ child. A midnight mass, beginning at 11:35 p.m. on Christmas Eve, will include scripture and choral readings as well as a small choir presentation. At midnight, Jack Marr will chant the Proclamation of the Incarnation with a trumpet solo. Mass on Sunday morning will be at 10 a.m. with the regular Christmas service. Zion Chapel United Brethren will have a children’s program during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, Dec. 18, while a special service on Christmas Day will include several film strips on “The Nativity” and “Announciation of the Nativity.” There will be the regular 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. service.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Dale W. Parker, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 4 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Awana Clubs Wednesday 4:30 p.m. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 7: IS a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m. Confession Before Masses Holy Days 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Wldmoyer. 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 Dale Strasshelm. Jesse Beer. Elmer Hartter and Walter Stetten, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer, Minister Fred Walls. Associate Minister Bible School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN . QRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry, Team Pastors Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Frank Barcus. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:4S a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900 N B 200E) Glenn Byers. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 4 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

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The Wawasee Heights Baptist Church Choir will present “A Night to Remember” by Harold DeCou on Sunday evening, Dec. 18, at 7. During the Sunday School hour on Christmas Day, the children’s department will have a small service and regular services will be held Christmas morning but no services will be held that evening. All Saints Episcopal Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 10:30 p.m. with a carol sing and recitation of the Holy Eucharist. On Christmas Day, services will begin at 9 a.m. The elementary Sunday School Christmas program at the Syracuse Church of the Brethren will be held Sunday, Dec. 18, during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. That evening, a caroling party will begin at 6 p.m. with refreshementS following. On Christmas morning, Sunday School will be held at 9:30 a.m. with a Crismon service scheduled for 10:30. North Webster The North Webster Church of God’s adult choir will present “He Started the Whole World Singing,” a Bill Gaither cantata, at 7 p.m. this Sunday. Then the children’s department will present a version of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” on Wednesday evening, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. On Christmas morning, there will be a 9:30 a.m. service only and a 7 p.m. communion service that evening. The North Webster United Methodist Church will hold a family service at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve as well as a candlelight service with a choral presentation at 11 pjn. Then on Christmas Day, the Sunday School classes will meet briefly with a coffee time for parents and the morning church service will be held from 9:30 until 11 a.m. The Bible Christian Church will have a Christmas musical during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, service. The musical is an original arrangement. In the afternoon, there will be an all church Christmas caroling accompanied by distribution of fruit baskets. Following the caroling, refreshments and fellowship will be held in the church parsonage. On Christmas morning, Sunday School will be held at 9:30 and the worship service will be held at 10:30. Many people have combined their efforts and hard work for these Christmas programs and all area residents are encouraged to attend the church of their choice.

CHURCH OF GOD NORTHWEBSTER Charles E. Towrlss. Pastor Henry R. McCray. Associate Pastor Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Prime Time Senior High S p.m. Evening Service or Praise 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Llnscott. Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Johnson. Pastor Tom Stiver, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Junior Worship 10:30 a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tlnkel. Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. BYC Sunday 4 p.m. Mid week worship 7 p.m. BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly, Pastor Oonn Kesler, Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US 4) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:00 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland. Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Half ley. Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

By O. BEX UNDEMOOD North Webster United Methodist Church As I look at Christmas 1983 with video games — computers, Cabbage Patch and military dolls — along with wines and liquors, something inside me cries out for an old fashioned Christmas. I am quite sure that the most mod and futuristic Christmas that one could celebrate would be a Christmas of the 19305, 40s or 50s. I remember my mother always read Lloyd C. Douglas' “Home for Christmas.” We lived in Missouri and later Idaho in those days. Now I live just a few miles from the place that was “home” for Christmas. Truly a small world. When I think of Christmas as a boy, I remember two things besides the fun and happiness. Those two things were temperance and peace. In the old days, folks, the word temperance meant abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverage. The first Sunday of Advent — the last Sunday of November was always Pledge Sunday at which time we took “the pledge’’ to promise ourselves we would go another year without taking a drink of wine, beer or liquor. In the 19505, the Methodist Church had a campaign in which families promised each other that they would abstain from the use of alcohol. Some place along the line we have accepted the fact (I wonder if it wasn’t advertising) that temperance is moderation in all things. My reading this year says that one of the world’s leading problems is alcohol. We Americans hold this problem in common with Russia, China, Japan, France and Germany. The medical profession is warning us. Churches stressed the importance of not drinking alcohol all through the 1920 s to mid-19505. It is still the only problem in America that has caused two Constitutional Amendments. I have been related to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) since 1949 and last Sunday night at the AA Christmas Party of the North

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9:30a.m. Watchtower Study 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Ministry School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (1 Vi Mile Southeast Os Wllmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer-Blble Study Wednesday 7 p.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E. Main St.) SYRACUSE Frank Barcus. Pastor Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTHWEBSTER Paul F. Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY (Old SR IS) MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl Avalos. Pastor Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mid Week Worship Wed.. 4:30 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dale Mendenhall. Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School 10:30 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (ITS N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Service 10 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist: 9 a.m. QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH , (544 E and 904 N) DEWART LAKE Sunday School 9: IS a.m. Worship 10 a.m. (Quaker Hall) WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Norman D. McVey. Pastor Jon Rumley, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mld-Wsek Wad. 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Thura. 4:30 p.m.

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Tolerance and peace

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C. Malsh, Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:40 a.m UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Kenneth Greenwood. Pastor Mary Duncan. Lay Leader Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. UMYF Sunday 4 p.m. Bible Study Sunday 5:30 p.m. LAKELAND COMMUNITY CHURCH OSWEGO Rev. Roy Mickley. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Don Shellne. Pastor Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. MILFORD CHAPEL (Beer Road) William Yoder. Pastor Mylin Hooley, Lay Leader Weldon Yoder. Supt. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-A* 14S0N, E. Lake Wawasee) Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, and Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIQONIER Don Fischer. Vicar Church Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. SPANISH CHURCH OF GOD (SR 13. South Os The Bowling Alley) Rev. Bernabe C. Moreno Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening 4:00 p.m. WeWiesday Evening 7:00 p.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OFTHENAZARENE James E. Otis, Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Living Studies 4 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m.

Webster group which celebrated its 37th year, I heard for the first time said the key thing in “the program” is Don’t Drink. The only way I know to stay sober is to not take the first drink. I have seen marriage problem after marriage problem compounded by drinking beer, wine and what used to be whiskey but is now vodka. Not enough money and quarreling so we drink and it gets worse. The second thing I remember about Christmas in the old days was peace. I remember all of the excitement of saving, keeping secrets, making Christmas presents. You’d be so wound up when you hit the bed you’d think you’d never be able to go to sleep. Then you’d remember the star, shepherds, wisemen, Mary and Joseph, The Baby. The next thing, an older brother, a little sister would awaken you for the tree Christmas morning. Mom and Dad wished we’d go back to bed. Then family time. No

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Circles plan December meetings

The three ladies’ circles at Calvary United Methodist Church met during the month of November with the following individual reports: Ruth Circle met at the church after the United Methodist Women held its general meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16. After a potluck supper, hosted by the circle, Dr. Wendell Shank spoke to the group about his mission work in Haiti. Luella Longenbaugh, circle leader, was in charge of the business meeting with 11 members present. The Christmas pledge was made to Gran and Virginia Godley who are presently missionaries in Africa. Mrs. Godley is a member of the circle. The December meeting will be held on the 28th when a gift exchange is planned and new prayer partners will be chosen. Martha Circle met on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the youth room at 9 a.m. with 16 members and one guest, Mrs. Agatha Eubanks, present. Mary Margaret Willard and

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there was no television. Peace meant no more war. 1 remember when my brother was in the South Pacific during World War 11. We kept the tree up until he came home in April — no needles on it, but we sure had a Christmas when he came home from the Navy. Peace at Christmas is no war — shooting or fighting among peoples of the earth. It also means the quiet of the manger scene. Peace means God with us. Peace is for the world but also for a person’s own world. Christmas is all of God’s love given to us in the person of His Son Jesus. God’s gift of Jesus to us all is peace when one is caught up in the why questions. God’s love gift of Jesus gives a quiet, a tolerance, an acceptance, even an endurance to the situations of human living which can be described only as peace. Peace that passes all understanding. Two things: peace - don’t drink alcohol. Merry Christmas.

Lucy Maves served breakfast and Lillian Disher, treasurer, was the program leader who presented an appropriate program for the thank offering month. Betty Eaton conducted the business meeting. A Christmas gift shower for Bashor Home will be held Wednesday, Dec. 21, for that month’s meeting. The Lois Circle meeting was opened with a reading by Carl Holt entitled, “Insight,” on Monday, Nov. 21, at 1 p.m. in the youth room. Opal Nolan and Wava Witmer were hostesses for the 10 members and one guest, Mrs. Dorothy Thomas, who attended. Millie Shively was in charge of the business meeting and Mildred Nicolai gave the program, “Thank God Now,” from the Daily Word. Thank offering boxes were also presented to the group. A farewell gift was given to Izel Beck who will be moving to bard Hill with Mrs. Calvin Beck. The December meeting is set for the 21st.