The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 October 1984 — Page 19

At Grace Brethren Church — 'Rag' Man adds new touch

By JO STURGIS Staff Writer ' A Christian. It’sa big word to live up to, but Rick Glass fits the description in every sense. To exteriorly describe Rick Glass of Warsaw; he is a husband, father of five, manager at NAPA Auto Parts in Warsaw and a member of the Grace Brethren Church in Leesburg. But, beneath the surface, he is a whole lot more. Glass performs stories and incorporates magic tricks into these stories, which he performs at churches and schools throughout the county. , j Glass's performance career started 10 years ago when he was living in Virginia. His mother, who is a teacher of special needs children, asked Glass to tell a story to her class. Glass thought instead of just tell a story, he might as well act one out and add different voices and movements to the story. He told the story, “The Three Little Pigs,” with a few cfcmges such as naming all the characters in the story after his relatives. That’s where his storytelling all began and now he has lived in Warsaw for the past eight years, after being born here, and he is still performing stories. "This is the busiest fall I’ve ever experienced. I’ve been doing an average of one to two shows a week,” said Glass. Glass can perform 53 different stories and 75 different magic tricks, so he can perform in front of the same group several times with an entirely different show. He thinks he performs animal stories the best and one of hisfavorite animal stories is called “The Wall.” This story has eight different animals in it and they all have a different voice. The wall in the story symbolizes sin and all the animals try to get through the wall and fail. They don’t realize there is a door in the wall and with Jesus's help they could find it. But, Glass said his all around favorite story is still “The Three Little Pigs.” His favorite magic trick is one called Spotty. It is the kind of trick that doesn't work and doesn’t work until the very end. He said the children usually boo him

Changes signify Syracuse Nazarene Church

By JO STURGIS Staff Writer The first word that comes to mind when thinking about the Wawasee Community Church of the Nazarene is change. This church has increased its membership from eight to a Sunday attendance of 63 recently, changed its name to Wawasee Community Church of the Nazarene approximately a year ago, hired a new minister seven months ago and is now planning to move to a new location. One traditional practice still left at the church is the mid-week service or as the Wawasee Community Nazarene Church has named it — Christian Living Studies. “The mid-week service is traditiqnal to the Nazarene roots of over 100 years ago,” said Rev. Ron Blake, pastor at the Nazarene Church. Rev. Blake said the mid-week service is an indepth study of the Bible. ’ For the first three months that Rev. Blake conducted the studies, the group studied prayer. They are now studying, "What is the New Testament?’’. Beginning with Acts, the group is urged to read passages from the Bible and categorize the passages into two categories; Evangelism or Edification or both. Evangelism passages tell why the church exists’in the world and Edification passages tell why the church

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until the very end of the trick and then they are really amazed. Glass’s stage name, “RAG” Man, comes from the fact that he uses a lot of silk cloths in his magic tricks and that RAG are his initials for his name. The Leesburg Grace Brethren Church has been his favorite performance, said Glass. He performed there last spring and did three shows in 14 hours. He said by the time he got done he couldn’t even talk, but every audience was just great. He has also performed at area schools for Fire Prevention Week. For these shows, he incorporated safety fire rules into all his magic tricks. “I can fit my show for almost any audience but, I like the kids the best because they give instant feedback,” said Glass. Glass is also the Children’s Coordinator at Leesburg Grace Brethren. This involves coordinating the nursery thru sixth grade Sunday School classes and activities. Glass said he selects the curriculum, advises the teachers and meets with the teachers about every 14 months to discuss new approaches to teaching. He said he just tries keep the teachers fired up. As if all these activities aren’t enough to keep Glass busy, he is also a volunteer Winona Lake Fireman, an avid soccer player, a softball player and a basketball player. He broke his foot this year playing soccer, his first major injury, but he’ll be right back out there playing as soon as it heals, he said. Glass also writes poetry. He has written 13 poems. The first poem he ever wrote is entitled, “Ode To a Sofa.” He said most of his poems have a family theme and some are to make you cry and some are to make you laugh. He would like to write 10 more poems, have them illustrated and then published. “I’ve never had so much fun living as right now. I'm having a blast,” Glass related. These aren’t just words he speaks either, his joy for life shines through every word he speaks. Glass said the reason for his happiness is because Jesus Christ has become very close to him. “Jesus Christ is my crutch and what a crutch to have.” This words can pretty much sum up Rick Glass and his life.

r HHH■■ n I fl ~ jev*- -My JW REV. RON BLAKE exists as a gathered community. The last 20 to 90 minutes of the service are spent praying for others. Rev. Blake also encourages testimonies from members who want to make one. Rev. Blake said the mid-week service varies from week to week. Sometimes it is much more structured than other weeks. One thing he is trying to avoid is having the Wednesday evening service be just a miniature

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C Maish. Pastor Church School 9 30a m Worship Service 10 40am Church School Superintendent. Kim Conrad UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison. Pastor Ruth Ann Stork. Lay Leader Church School 9 15 a m Worship 10 Mam UMYF Sundays 30p m Bible Study Sundays 30 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Stetten. Pastor John Groat. Adult Supervisor Sally Jaques. Primary Supervisor * Worship Servftze 10 a m Sunday School9a m FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) William L Hutchins. Pastor Sunday School 10a.m Worship Service 11a m Sunday Evening 6p m Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7 pm TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Service 9 a m Sunday School & Bible Class lOMam GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing. Pastor Tim Hood. Sunday School Supt. Sunday School 9:30-10:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:3$ am. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer Service. Wednesday 7 p.m. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass ta.rn.and 10 45 am. Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m Confession Before Masses Holy Days 7a.m. and 7:30p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UN ITE D METHODIST Caenty Roads ISON and 375 E) Charles Taylor. Pastor Don Conley. Supt. Sunday School 0:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

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Sunday service. He tries to meet the needs of Christians and improve their relationship with the Lord. He f<dhe)is not trying to compete with school functions or the TN?, but if a need is out there, he hopes the midweek service can meet that netjd. mid-week servtoe-is'nible oriented and a personal time, said Rev. Blake. He added they don’t cover doctorate material or anything too in-depth. He is trying to meet the needs of all church members. He said all denominations could gain from the Wednesday service. Rev. Blake has only been with the Syracuse-based Nazarene Church since mid-March. Since that time he is happy with the advancements the church has made. He attributes the increase in membership to the solid lay leadership in the church. “This church has the most solid group of nuclei I’ve ever seen in a church,” said Blake. Although the church is still in the talking stages of constructing a new church building, they are all anxiously awaiting the start of construction. The church purchased 10 acres of land on SR 13 S., across from the Harris Funeral Home on which to build the new church. Blake said this should increase their membership and visibility in the community even more. The Wawasee Community Church of the Nazarene —a lot of changes, but also a lot of tradition.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Sunday School 9:Ma m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Awana Clubs Wednesday 6: top.m. HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer, Pastor Mike Zimmerman. Jr.. Supt Kendall Biller, Supt Sunday School 9:Ma m Worship 10:30a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Phillip Frew, Pastor Church School 9:15a.m. Worship Hour 10:Ma.m. UMYFSp.m ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Carner Syr.-Web. Rd. and 1090 N) Rev Don Ross. Pastor Larry McCullough, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9a m Worship lOa.m Evening Worship 7 p.m GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST . Service K):3oa.m Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Service 7 45 p m ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-A « itSON, 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. MILFORD CHAPEL (East Catharina Street) Naaman Martin, Arthur Hershberger, Pastors Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Karen Weaver. Pastor Worship Service9a.m. Sunday School 10: to a.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake. Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Living Studies 6 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m.

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■ -- I — - • ■ ■■ - ■ i' 'Xu THE RAG MAN — Rick Glass (alias “RAG” Man), Warsaw, has been performing stories and magic tricks in churches and schools for 10 years. In the picture above, “RAG” Man poses with two of his daughters. Holly and Heidi, before his performance for the Lessburg Grace Brethren Church on Sunday evening, Oct. 21.

NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CENTER NORTH WEBSTER Karen and Thorpe Mitchell, Pastors Worship Service 10 a.m. Adult Classes. Tuesday 7 p.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear, Pastor Worship 9 am Sunday School 10 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev Roy Mickley. Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a m CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer. Minister Fred Walls. Associate Minister Bible School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry. Team Pastors Church School 9:30 a m Worship lO Ma.m CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Frank Barcus. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship Service 10 45 a.m NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (9WNAIME) Glenn Byers. Pastor Sunday School 9 Mam Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes. Pastor Sunday School 9:30a m. Worship 10: Ma jn SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Comer Harrison A Peart St.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday4:3o p.m. Bible Study. Thursday 7:30p.m. BETHELCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly, Pastor Ruth Angle. Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

'Promises' WCSC meeting theme The ladies of the Syracuse Church of God WCSC recently met at the church with 19 members and one guest present. Gwen Williams opened the meeting with the song, “Standing On the Promises of God.” Pauline Firestone offered prayer. Martha Crawford started the meeting with a program entitled “Promises.” She passed out index cards and the group wrote down one promise for each month for the next year. The cards were entitled “Spiritual Growth: My Promises.” The following committees gave reports: Teri Newcomer reported for the Spiritual Life committee on the books “Betrayed” and “Martin Luther Had a Wife.” Pauline Firestone read “The Hidden Rainbow.” The stewardship committee will pass out jars with notes for each day of the month during November to raise money. The missions committee passed out pamphlets on missionaries for the group to read. The ladies were reminded to get their crafts and baked things ready for the silent auction in November. Joella Johnson passed out secret sister gifts to reveal names of the past year. The group exchanged names for the coming year. The meeting closed with prayer and refreshments were served.

APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Strassheim, Jesse Beer. Walter Steffen and Tom Speicher, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:Mp.m. CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Charles E. Towriss, Pastor Men's Prayer Worship 9:30a.m. Sunday School 10:45a.m. Evening Service or Praise 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott. Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30a.m. CHURCH OF GOO SYRACUSE Rev Michael Johnson. Pastor Tom Stiver, S.S. Supt. Sunday School9:Ma m. * Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Junior Worship lOXa.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkei. Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. BYC Sunday 4 p.m. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Lindemood. Pastor Worshipl Ma m end 10:45a.m. Church School 9:30 a.m. / BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN . (Us6)s Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship9:Ma m Sunday School 10:Ma m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:00 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland. Pastor Junior Blough. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. AAorning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. BRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Hartley. Pastor Sunday School 9:45a.m. AAorning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

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JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture9:Ma m. Watchtower Study lO Ma.m Tuesday. Study of Prophecy 7: M p.m. Thursday. Ministry School 7 p.m. SALEM COAAMUNITY CHURCH (ivy Mile Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30 a m AAorning Worship 10:Ma.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (NOE. Main St.) SYRACUSE Frank Barcus. Pastor Worship9:lsa.m. Sunday School 10:15a.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F. Shrlder. Pastor Morning Worship9:Ma m Sunday School lO:Ma.m. „ CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY (OMSR 15) MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl Avalos. Pastor Sunday Service 10:00a.m.-6:30p.m. Mid Week Worship Wed M p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dale Mendenhall. Pastor AAorning Worship 9:M am Church School 10:30a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (ITS N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10a.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: 9a.m. QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH (SMEaed99ON) DEWART LAKE Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10a.m. (Quaker Hall) WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Acrees Front High School) Norman D. McVey. Pastor Jon Rumley. S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship K>:3oa.m. and 7pjn. Mid week Wed. 7p.m. AWANA CluQt T»wrs. 43»pm.

Harvest-Homecoming at Church of Brothen North Webster Church of the Brethren invites the public to share in its Harvest-Homecoming Festivities on Sunday, Oct. 28. Pastor Paul F. Shrider will present a meditation entitled “Hired Hands” during the 9:30 a.m. worship hour. Church school classes will convene at 10:30 a.m. At noon there will be a carry-in dinner in the fellowship hall. There will be time to greet old friends and make new ones. At 2 p.m. special music will be provided by Orville and Lois Sherman, Wanda Miller and David Lawrence of the Timbercrest Home. Rev. Dester Cummins of the Blissville Church of the Brethren, will give a message entitled “Joy Beocmeth a Christian.” Women's Fellowship hears about Waggys African trip, Eberlys trip to Nicaragua The Women’s Fellowship of the Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford, met October 11 at the church with 16 members and three children in attendance. President Naomi Waggy fed the group in singing “Everything is Beautiful.” She gave highlights of her recent trip to Africa to visit her son, Dr. Norman, daughter-in-law, Carol, and granddaughter, Crystal. The Waggys are serving as missionaries in Nigeria. ‘ During her visit to Nicaragua, Mim Eberly lived with a missionary family, She gave interesting examples of home and family life and stressed the hardships faced by the women of that country. She closed the program with a song. “My Country,” and led in prayer. ; During the short business meeting it was reported that 13 school and heaith kits were donated for the Women’s Camp Project. Lc A Personal Growth Day will be held November 14 at the Maple Grove Church Wthe Brethren. Dr. Paul Robinson will be the speaker. 1 Hostesses were Erma Chambers and Florence Duncan. Fran Spencer to head Christian Church women Mrs. Tom (Fran) Spenser of Milford was elected to serve as president of the Christian Church Women’s Fellowship during that organization’s meeting Tuesday evening. Serving with Mrs. Spencer will be the following officers: Vice president — Mrs. Robert (Sally) Wise Secretary — Mrs. E. C. (Mary) Bailey Treasurer — Mrs. Dennis (Linda) Replogle Current President Mrs. D. G. (Jeri) Seely presided during the evening with the theme for the meeting being “The Joy of Sharing Praise.” A sharing time was held as was a silent auction of baked goods, crafts and white elephants. During the business meeting the women voted to purchase a number of needed items for the kitchen. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Nov. 14, with the theme being “The Joy of Giving.” Fruitbaskets will be made and distributed for the church. 'Bom Again Singers' to be at Solomen's Creek Again Singers” will be giving a performance at Solomen’s Creek United Methodist Church, north of Syracuse, on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 10:30-11:30 a m. The public is invited to attend.

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