The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 45, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 November 1984 — Page 16

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 21,1984

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At Morris Chapel — Tuttle directs primary Sunday School program

By JO STURGIS Staff Writer “Sunday School material is much morje interesting now and more colorful for the eyes of a child,” said Mrs. Naomi Tuttle, reflecting on the changes in Sunday School classes over the years. Mrs. Tuttle, Warsaw, has served as The primary supervisor at the Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, CR 150 N and 375E, for the past 34 years. The primary division includes beginners through the eighth grade. She started attending Morris Chapel after she married. One of the first things she noticed was that the children met for Sunday School in the front of the church. She thought the children needed a room of their own, so suggested the church refurbish part of the basement into a classroom. This was done and she volunteered to carry out the duties of primary supervisor. “After the children started meeting in their own room, the attendance really grew>’ said Mrs. Tuttle. Her duties as a primary supervisor include selecting the Sunday School teachers and the material and

Old-fashioned Thanksgiving celebrated in Syracuse

An old-fashioned Thanksgiving supper was held at the Syracuse Church of God on Wednesday, Nov 14, at 6:30 p.m The only lighting used for the evening was candles, oil lamps and kerosene lanterns Joe Hibschman gave the welcome and Rick Edgar asked for the blessing on the food Most people' attending the supper were dressed in Pilgrim outfits. The supper included meats such as duck, venison, and pheasant as well as the favorites — turkey, ham. dressing, vegetables Following the meal, as program was held in the sanctuary. Lee Adams, member of the Syracuse Church of God. made a presentation to pastor Mike Johnson Adams is also a member of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau and that organization is presenting certificates to churches which have been in existence over 100 years at the same location The Syracuse Church of God. which was established in 1863, qualified for this honor. Only three other

Nappanee Service Center to close

The Nappanee Service Center, owned and administered by the Church of the Brethren, will close permanently on Saturday. Nov. 24. The Center houses the International Gift Shop, carrying unique handcrafts from economically developing areas around the globe It also serves as a collection depot for clothing destined for economic, civil and natural disaster sites worldwide. First opened in 1944, it served as a regional collection depot for donated clothing and food. Animal fat, contributed by church members of many denominations around the United States, was rendered into soap to be sent to European victims of World War 11. Through the years as world need changed, the

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filling in when one of the teachers is absent. She holds periodic meetings with the Sunday School teachers to offer support and gain feedback, but says she would like to have more meetings in the future. “Sunday School materials have also changed over the years by not having as many Bible verses in the lessons,” added Mrs. Tuttle. But she doesn’t view this as all ba(J. “There are more practical, everyday experiences in the Sunday School texts today. This helps the children learn about everyday living within the Christian concept.” Mrs. Tuttle enjoys her work as a primary supervisor because she enjoys children. “I also feel a person needs to be busy with the Lord’s work and do all he can do,” said Mrs. Tuttle. F Mrs. Tuttle also supervises the Bible School program each summer in addition to her Sunday School duties. Mrs. Marilyn Kenipe, Ridinger Lake, assists Mrs. Tuttle with her supervisor's duties and in the selecting of materials for the Bible School. Mrs. Tuttle and her husband, Gordon have threte children.

Kosciusko County churches meet the qualifications set up by the Farm Bureau, Inc. Women’s Auxiliary. Those churches are Atwood Aldersgate United Methodist, Oswego Baptist and the Millwood Chapel Christian Church. Following the presentation, Hibschman introduced David Hess, who provided the entertainment for the evening. Hess chatted with the audience and sang several songs, including “Tribute to the American Farmer” and “Have You Looked Into the Mirror of Your Soul?” Hess wrote both selections. He then shared his thoughts about Thanksgiving with the group, reading from the 100th Psalm and I Thessalonians 5. He closed by singing “One Day at a Time.” Hess lives in Goshen and is married and the father of two children. He is self-employed as a farmer and a motivational speaker with Midwest Agri-Sounds. He graduated from Wakarusa High School and attended Goshen and Bethel Colleges and the Indiana University South Bend, School of Real Estate.

Nappanee Center adjusted its response. In the early 1950’5, a SERRV International Gift Ship was added. Through this economic development program artisans in over 40 countries receive an income generating outlet for their handcrafts. The Nappanee Center building has been maintained by SERRV since 1981. Clothing is still collected at Nappanee for Church World Service and Lutheran World Relief. Arrangements are being made to continue this service at another location and will be announced later. The three-story brick building, formerly used to manufacture horse-drawn carriages, has been sold to Ted Speicher

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C Maish. Pastor Church School 9 30a m Worship Service 10 40 a m Church School Superintendent Kim Conrad UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison. Pastor Ruth Ann Stork. Lay Leader Church School 9 15 am Worship 10 30 a m UMYF Sunday 5 30pm Bible Study Sunday 5 30 p m WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harian Stetten. Pastor John Groat. Adult Supervisor Sally Jaques. Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a m Sunday School 9a 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 am Sunday Evening6p m Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7 pm TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer. Pastor Divine Service?a m Sunday School A Bible Class 10 30 a.m? GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing. Pastor Tim Hood. Sunday School Supt Sunday School 9:30 10:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:35a m. Evening Worship6p m Prayer Service. Wednesday 7 p.m. SAINT MARTIN OE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass#a m and 10 45am Saturday Mass 5.30 p m Confession Before Masses Holy Days 7 a m and 7 30 p.m MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST County Reads 15. N and 375E 3 Charles Taylor, Pastor Don Conley. Supt. Sunday School 9: 30 a m Worship 10 30 am

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Roderick ("Rick”) Smith, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m Morning Worship 10:30a m Sunday Evening Worship 6 p m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p m Awana Clubs Wednesday 6:lspm HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer. Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr , Supt Kendall Biller. Supt. Sunday School 9 30a.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 9:15 a m Worship Hour 10:30a m UMYFipm ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Comer 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 7pm GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10 30a m. Sunday School 10 30 a m - Wednesday Service 7; 45 p m ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-ABIOSON, E. LakeWawasee) Dr Gary M.-Tuttle, and Rev Sarah M. Tuttle. Pastors Morning Worship 10 am Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p m MILFORD CHAPEL ■ (East Catherine Street) Naaman Martin. Arthur Hershberger. Pastors Sunday School 10a.m. Worship Service II am. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Karen Weaver. Pastor Worship Service 9 a m. Sunday School 10:20 a.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NJkZARENE Ron Blake. Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Living Studies*p.m Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m.

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COUNTRY CHURCH — This church located on CR 150 N and 375E is called the Morris Chapel United Methodist Church. All the members are especially proud of this church after the original one burned 20 years ago. Mrs.

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THANKSGIVING SPIRIT — The Hibschman family. 71957 CR 35,'Syracuse, relives the Pilgrim days by dressing in old-fashioned attire and gathering around the table to give thanks. They were among the many families who attended

traditional day of Thanksgiving is here, That our heavenly Father has shown us His ways For a festive occasion this time of the year Sp that we could accomplish some action During which we acknowledge the ways we are worthwhile, blessed, To make someone less fortunate able to smile; With whatever good fortune we may have And obey what the place of our worship possessed; commands, But let's also remember, the rest of the days, Which we do by entrusting our lives to His hands.

NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CENTER NORTH WEBSTER Karen and Thorpe Mitthell, Pastors Worship Service 10 a m Adult Classes. Tuesday 7 p m SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear, Pastor Worship 9 a m Sunday School 10 a m FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev Roy Mickley. Pastor Sunday School 9 30a.m Worship Service 10 30a.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH , MILFORD Carl Shearer. Minister Fred Walls. Associate Minister Bible School 9 a m Worship 10a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7pm TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorbtha 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 30a m Worship Service 10 45a m NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (9MNA2ME) Glenn Byers. Pastor Sunday School 9:30a m Worship 10 30 am 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 10:30a. m SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison * Pearl St.) David Hudson. Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday 6:30 p.m. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 P m < BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly. Pastor Ruth Angle. Bd Chm Sunday School 9 30am Worship IO »4.m

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Naomi Tuttle said there were some hard times after the original church burned and before the new church was completed Mrs. Tuttle has served as the primary supervisor at Morris Chapel for 34 years. (Photo by Jo Sturgis)

the old-fashioned Thanksgiving supper at the Syracuse Church of God on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Sitting are children Roger. Dee Ann, and Janet and standing are Donna and Joe Hibschman, their parents. (Photo by Jo Sturgis)

APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Strassheim, Jesse Beer. Walter Steffen and Tom Speicher, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:30p m CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Charles E. Towriss, Pastor Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:30a.m Worship 9 30a.m Sunday School 10 45 a m Evening Service or Praise 7 pm BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden. Pastor Sunday School 9 :30 a m ship 10 30a.m. 6p m Wednesday Services 7 p.m OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott. Administrator Sunday Mass 10 30 a m CHURCH OF GOO SYRACUSE Rev Michael Johnson. Pastor Tom Stiver, S.S Supt Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m Junior Worship 10:30a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel. Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10 Ma m BYC Sunday 6pm. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Lindemood, Pastor Worship •: 30a.m. and 10:45 am Church School 9:30 a.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN . (US4) F Wayne Lawson. Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m. Sunday School 10:Kam Wednesday Activity Night 7: 00 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland. Pastor Junior Blough, Supt Sunday School 9:Ka m. Morning Worship 10 :30 a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. GRACE bible church SYRACUSE Dr David R Haifley. Pastor Sunday School 9:45a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m

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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 (IVi Mile Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30 a m Morning Worship 10 30 a m Sunday Evening Service 7pm Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E. Main St.) , SYRACUSE Frank Barcus. Pastor Worship 9:15a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a m CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F. Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY (Old SR 15) MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl Avalos. Pastor Sunday Service 10:00a m. 6:30p.m. Mid Week Worship Wed . 6:30p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dale Mendenhall. Pastor Morning Worship9.3oa.m Church School 10:30a.m FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (175 N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a m'. Sunday Service 10a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKEWAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist: 9a.m. QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH (SMEand9MN) DEWART LAKE Sunday School9:lsa.m. Worship 10a.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 Mid Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Thurs. 6:30 p.m.

Community service held at First Brethren A community Thanksgiving service will be held Wednesday evening at the Milford First Brethren Church at 7:30 p.m. The First Brethren Church is the host church for the service with the Christian, United Methodist, Bethel Church of the Brethren and Hastings Island Chapel churches all participating in the Grace Shearer will direct the community choir with Kim Evans as* accompanist. They will perform two songs. Fred Walls will present a slide and music presentation entitled “My Country and Community — We Give Thanks.” Carl Shearer, pastor of the Milford Christian Church, will follow with the message “Thankfulness.” Rev. Paul Tinkel, host pastor, will be the worship leader. The public is invited to attend. Thanksgiving Day The Pilgrims settled on the bleak shores of New England in 1620. Faced with a serious famine they still could be thankful for freedom to worship God as they pleased; and in the fall when they could sit down to a table loaded with food, they could truly thank God. In 1863, Thanksgiving Day became a national celebration when President Lincoln proclaimed in the midst oPthe Civil War, a day for expressing gratitude to God. In I Thess. 5:18, the Bible says, “In everything give thartks. ” Here are some unusual ones. Daniel prayed and thanked God three times a day even when if meant being thrown into the lion's den. (Dan. 6:7, 10) Within the belly of the great fish, Jonah prayed unto the Lord, “I will sacrifice unto Thee with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that I have vowed.” Because of their captivity, the Israelites were later able to thank God for freeing them. (Jer 30:19) In sickness, in suffering, in poverty, and in the crime that besets our nation, we can be thankful for the forces that combat these things. An unknown author wrote this: “Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, “Thank you Lord: for my family for there are many who are lonely.”' When John Wesley fell and broke his arm, he thanked God that he had not broken his head. A nursing Home patient with crippling arthritis kept on saying how good God had been to her. When we pass through suffering and tribulation, we can be thankful because God said in the Bible. “All things work together for good to them that love God;” (Rom. 8:28) and it could be that through these things God is trying to conform us to Jesus. The following has been said about thankfulness. “Something to be thankful for is that you’re here to be thankful." —Nov. 1974 Sunshine Magazine. Izaak Walton has said, “God has two dwellings — one in« Heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.” "Thankful people are on the way to happiness.” — Dr. Arthur Caliandro. Ralph Waldo Emerson has said, “For everything Thy goodness sends. Father in heaven, we thank Thee.” In his book on Hosea, Dr. J. Vernon McGee says, “The worst sins are being committed by the children of God who are ungrateful; ” and so we should pray the prayer of George Herbert (1569-1633): “Thou hast given much to me. give me one thing more —a grateful heart.” Thanksgiving should be a part of our daily lives because God's gifts keep on coming and so does His love. We should continuously thank God for words from His Bible, such as: "Lo, I am with youalway...” (Matt. 28:20) Above all, each day we should thank God for His unspeakable gift (2 Cor. 9:5) of giving to us salvation through believing that Christ is the Son of God. (John 11:27 and Acts 8:37)

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