The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 March 1984 — Page 14

THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., March 14,1984

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Music: A glad celebration

By DAVID C. MAISH Calvary United Methodist Church Music is an important, central element in most Christian worship celebrations. In fact, it has been for some the central element in worship that has helped them to sense and express their worship to God. I have had persons, young and old, say to me that the children singing or the adult choir’s anthem of a particular worship service was the high point for them in a specific worship service. This is not surprising because

Char Binkley to be featured at 6th annual women's rally

Char Binkley, assistant manager of radio station WBCL, Fort Wayne, and a well known area speaker, will be the speaker at the sixth annual Women’s Rally at the Christian Church of Milford on Saturday. March 24. The theme of the rally is “God’s Joy In My Life.” Registration and coffee shop will be held in the church’s activities center between 7:30 and 8:30. The closing session of the day will begin at 2 p.m. Lunch will be served. Mrs. Binkley spent six years as a public school teacher in Indiana — being named “Outstanding Young Educator of Fort Wayne ’’ Besides being assistant manager at WBCL she is hostess of “Mid-Morning.” a daily, 55 minute program. “What’s Cookin’.” a daily five-minute recipe program; and “Kids’ Kaleidoscope,” a weekly 30-minute children’s program Her husband, Steve, is a family and personal counselor at Markle Medical Center, Markle. Steve and Char are a seminar team and conduct “Prescription for Family Harmony” seminars and speak on family life and personal development at banquets, conferences and workshops. They are the parents of two teenage children, Angela and Andrew. She will speak on the topics, “the Joy of Being A Millionaire Woman” and “Joy in My Life Even on Stormy Days ’’ f The rally is an opporti\nity for the women of the church fio share the love and knowledge 6f Jesus Christ while strengthening their

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music has been central to worship for centuries. In the Old Testament there are hymns, especially the Psalms since many of them were sung as part of worship celebration. Psalm 98 admonishes us to sing to God: “Sing for joy to the Lord, all the earth; praise him with songs and shouts of joy! Sing prajses to the Lord! Play music on the harps! Blow trumpets and horns, and shout for joy to the Lord, our king.” In the New Testament after the Lord’s Supper, the Bible says in Mark 14, “Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.”

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CHAR BINKLEY own daily walk. Workshops Seven workshops are slated during the day. They are as follows. i “The Joy of Devotions and Prayer.” Judy VanCuren of Goshen will share the joy of personal devotions and prayer time and how these can be developed. “The Joy of a Talent for God.” Grace Shearer of Milford will share the joy of finding the talents God had given you for His work. “Joy in my Home.” Donna Ellis, a professional decorator from Warsaw, will share her decorating skills. There should be a difference in a Christian’s home. Can visitors in your home find Christ there? “The Joy of God’s Music.”

As I personally reflect back on 1 outstanding worship experience , for myself, they too are often j memories filled with drama and t music. I have even felt, as it 1 were, chills up and down my spine as I have heartily sung a * familiar hymn witty the congrega--1 tion and members of the choir ; add an angelic descant over the I voices of the congregation. It was I as though the heavenly host - themselves were joining in the timeless celebration to Gai. * As Methodism is this year i celebrating its 200 years of i history, the bicentennial of the f Methodist movement in America,

Janice Pippenger of Warsaw, who will also serve as song leader for the rally, will share her musical knowledge and her love of God’s music. “The Joy of Helping Others.” Kathy Simpson of the Kosciusko County Hospice program will explain this program of assisting people in their special time of need. “The Joy of Sharing Ideas.” Sandy Sheckler of Nappanee and Patricia Barrentine will team up Jo led a discussion that workers in women’s programs won’t want to miss. Mrs. Sheckler comes to Milford from the Markle Christian church and Mrs. Barrentine comes from the Athens, Ga., church. Both have exciting ideas to share. “The Joy of Being a Senior Citizen.” Tom Garman of Golden Years in New Haven will share the joys of being a senior citizen and tell about the home. A soup and salad lunch will be included in the registration fee. A hobby display will be held. Persons attending the rally will have their choice of attending three of the seven workshops. Because of limited space, workshops must be chosen when registering. Persons wanting more information should contact the church office or Mrs. D. G. (Jeri) Seely, president of the women’s fellowship. The office number is 658-9151. Mrs. Seely’s number is 658-4842. Registrations will be taken at the door, however, choice of workshop can not be guaranteed if rooms are full.

GRACE BRETHRENCHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing. Pastor Tim Hood. Sunday School Supt Sunday School 9 3010 :» a m Morning Worship 10:35 a m. Evening Worship 4 p.m Prayer Service. Wednesday 7 p.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison A Peart 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 Jaques, Primary Supervisor Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a m. Sunday School 11 am CLUHETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Karen Weaver. Pastor Worship Service 9 a m Sunday School 10:20 a.m. FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuh* Drive. Little Barbee Lake) William L. Hutchins. Paster 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 UHITEDMETHOOIST (County Reads IMNaadI7SE) Charles Taylor. Pastor Don Conley. Supt Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Philip Frew. Pastor Church School 9: IS a.m. Worship Hour 10:30 a.m. UMYF 4 p.m ZION CHANEL U.B. CHURCH (Comer Syr.-Web. Rd. and MOON) Rev. Don Ross. Pastor Larry McCullough. S.S. Supt. Sunday School 0 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 7:45 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex LMomood. Pastor Worship 0:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Church Schgai 0:30 a.m.

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it reminds all of us in Christendom of the shared music we all sing. Many of the favorite hymns of all denominations were written by the Wesleys who founded Methodism. Charles Wesley wrote over 6,500 hymns. On the day of his conversion, May 12,1738, Charles “lay sick in body and spirit in the home of Mr. Bray, "a poor, ignorant mechanic, who knew nothing but Christ.’ Charles discovered Martin Luther’s commentary on Galatians and in reading it and praying, found his peace with God. Immediately he began writing his first hymn and was encouraged to proceed by Mr. Bray.” How much we owe to quiet folks like Mr. Bray. Following are the titles of some of the loved hymns written by Charles Wesley and sung yet today by hundreds of thousands of congregations: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Love Divine, All Loves Excelling. These and other hymns of the Wesleys will be shared on Sunday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in the Syracuse Calvary United Methodist Church as part of a Syracuse Ministerial Association Lenten Series. Varner Chance will be narrator and director of this Wesley Hymn Fest and choirs from three United Methodist Churches and a quartet from a Church of the Brethren will also be singing in the service. You are invited to share in singing songs to God in glad celebration. Lenten Series continues at North Webster UM Weekly Lenten Services at the North Webster United Methodist Church began last Sunday and will continue on each consecutive Sunday at 6 p.m. through April 8. The list of special programs is: March 18 — the Cornerstone Quartet from Warsaw 25 — 45 Goshen youth represent? the group Fifth Season April 1 — Rev. Ralph Holderman will present a sermon and share his art work 8 —a carry-in dinner will precede a Puppet Show for all ages. All programs are open to the public.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Sunday School 0:30 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 7:15 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 UNITEO METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer, Pastor Mike Zimmerman. Jr.. Supt. Kendall Biller. Supt. Sunday School 0:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Strasshelm. Jesse Beer. E Inter Heritor and Walter Steffen. Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:30 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer, Minister Fred Walls. Associate Minister Bible School 0:30 a m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN •RAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry. Team Pastors Church School 0:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. • CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Frank Barcut, Pastor Sunday School 0:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:4$ a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (90MB3WE) Glonn Byers. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. WprsNp 10:30 a.m. \ Evening Worship 4 p.m. Wednesday OOeetlng 7.30 pjn. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 aJn. Worship 10:30 ajn.

Napponee Missionary Holds two gospel concerts

Two concerts of Christian music have been set at the Nappanee Missionary Church, S.R. 19N, Nappanee. The Evangels Quartet will present its concert Sunday, March 18, at 7 p.m.; and the Cathedral Quartet will present its concert on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. The Evangels have been singing together for the past six months and are currently representing Vennard College throughout Manchester choir sings in Nappanee The 36-voice Manchester A Cappella Choir will perform Sunday, March 18, at the Union Center Church of the Brethren, 70535 CR 11, Nappanee, at 7 p.m. The presentation is being included as part of a cooperative Brethren Church Lenten Series. The mixed choir, directed by Dr. Floyd Slotterback, assistant professor of music, will present Mozart’s “Mass in F Major, K. 192” with string accompaniment. Several selections for double choir and a group of Jester Hairiston Spirituals will also be performed by the group. The choir was first founded in 1946 and began its annual spring break touring in 1947 under the direction of Dr. Clyde Holsinger. Current conductor Slotterback is celebrating his fifth year with the college choir. From March 17 through 23, the choir will tour Indiana and Michigan With students from nearly every academic major offered at the college participating. Women in Methodism shown on 16 “A Lost History,” a one-hour program documenting the women of Methodism, will appear on Sunday, March 18, at 1 p.m. on Channel 16, South Bend. The program uses a storytelling style to link historical and contemporary women. Also, this year is the Bicentennial Year of Celebration: Methodism in America for the United Methodist Church. Methodism officially began 200 years ago in America with the founding conference at Lovely Lane Chapel in Baltimore, Md. ■ The event, held from Dec. 24, 1784, through Jan. 2, 1785, brought together Francis Ashbury, Thomas Coke and other preachers and followers of John Wesley’s plan to form the Methodist Episcopal Church. The local Methodist Churches will hold special events in honor of the bicentennial celebration.

CHURCH OF GOO NORTHWEBSTER Charles E. Towriss, 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 5 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. J Wednesday Services 7 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4lh And Mata Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. CHURCH OF GOO SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Johnson, Pastor Tom Silver. S.S. Supt. Sunday Scheel 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Junior Worship 10:30 a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tlnkei. Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. BYC Sunday 4 p.m. Mid week worship 7 p.m. BETHELCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly. Pastor Dorm Kesler. Bd. Own Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US4) F. Wbyne Lawton. Pastor n«* m ' MavRORRB Wewßr •••**■ Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:00 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland. Pastor Junior Blough. Supt. Sunday School 0:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a m. Sunday BMe Study 7 p.m. MACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Half ley. Pastor Sunday School 0:43 a.m. Morning Worship 11a.m. Evening Service 7 pjn. Wednesday Evening Service 7 pjn. »

the Midwest states. Vennard is a four-year interdenominational college located in University Park, lowa. The Cathedral Quartet has been known as a winning combination of talent and as a result of that has won many coveted awards and recorded over 50 long-playing albums of which several have been nominated for the Grammy Award. The Cathedral Quartet consists of Glen Payne who in 1983 was one of the top five lead singers in The Singing News Fan Awards. He serves on the board of director of the National Quartet Convention, has sung Gospel music professionally for over 40 years and has managed the quartet since he originated the group in 1964. George Younce, bass, received the Favorite Bass Singer Award from the Singing News Fan Awards in the years 1981 and 1983. He has been singing Gospel music professionally for over 30 years and is also the emcee for the group. Mark Trammell, baritone and bass guitarist, was chosen the favorite baritone in 1983 by the Singing News Fan Awards. He is also in charge of the sound system and the Quartet Newsletter. Danny Funderburk, tenor, was one of the top five tenor singers in The Singing News Fan Awards in 1983. He is the newest member of the quartet. Accompanying the group is Roger Bennett, named one of the

After a carry-in dinner on Wednesday, March 21, those attending the Lenten Service at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse will hear and see the well-known television and radio personality, Mr. Eiffel G. Plasterer, also known as “Mr. Bubbles.” Plasterer, a former physics and science teacher at Huntington High School, is now retired and gives full time to his lectures which use demonstrations of the use of bubbles to illustrate his Christian faith. His lectures and demonstrations are in demand at churches, schools, banquets, clubs and similar meetings. Plasterer is past chairman of the physics section of the Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers and is listed in the “Who’s Who of the American Platform,” a publication of th€ International Lyceum Association. He is now head of the organization known as “Bubbles Concerto.” The public is invited to see and hear this man’s method of demonstrating faith through his medium of talk and showmanship.

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JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 0:30 a.m. Watchtower Study 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7.30 p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (ivy Mito Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer-Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E. Mata St.) SYRACUSE Frank Barcus, Pastor Worship 9:ls 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 (OMSRIS) 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 ajh. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (17$ N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School Ma 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 MAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH (saaE and SOON) DEWART LAKE Sunday School 9:15 am. Worship W a.m. (Quaker Hall) WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Acraas From HM Scheel) Norman D. McVey. Pasler Jon Rumley. S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:3S a/n. Worship W:3O a.m. and 7 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Ciube Thurs. 4:30 p.m.

'Mr. Bubble' presents program

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 ME THODIST 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. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev. Roy Mickley. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Don Shellne. Pastor Worship 9 am Sunday School 10 a.m. « MILFORD CHAPEL (Boer Read) Naaman Martin, Sen. Pastor Arthur Hershberger, Jr. Pastor Joe Shetler. SS Superintendent Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. ROCK CHURCH INTERDE NOMINATIONAL (13-A AIOSON, E. Lake Wawasee) Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, and Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle. Pastors Morning Worship W a.m Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer. Vicar Church Service 9 a.m. Sunday School W: 15 a.m. SPANISH CHURCH OF GOO (SR 13. South Os The BewMegAltey) Rev. Bernabe C. Moreno Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening 4:00 p.m.> Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE James E. Otis. Pastor Church School 9:3# «JR. ••eel. Christian Living pjn.

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finest pianists in America, who in 1983 was in the top five favorite musicians by The Singing News Fan Awards. He is also in charge of the quartet’s music companies.

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Today (Wednesday) at 7:15 p.m. Paul and Evelyn Gilman of LaGrange will show slides as they tell of the work of the Elkhart District missions program. It includes pictures of the construction of the new United Methodist parsonage in Durant,

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Dave Engbrecht, pastor of the Nappanee Missionary Church, invites the public to attend both nights of gospel music. Extra parking and seating will be available and admission is free.

Miss., where Rev. Sylvester Miller and his associate serve a total of 11 churches A number of local people have assisted in the work of the district missions program and the public is invited to attend this program and lecture.

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