Chula Vista Star-News from Chula Vista, California • Page 33

Reiigiom thm Congregation moves into new CH THE STAR-NEWS Thurtf, April 9, 1970 Cartoons carry the message NX. Church of Christ building Antist-secretany helps am chap I i V) The first gospel meeting in the new church bulkttnfl of the National City Church of Christ will be held between April 19 and April 26. The weekJong revival meetings will be held nightly at 7:30 p.m. Hie congregation of Rev. Wayne Williams recently moved into the new building at 2002 Granger Ave.

after a 10-month construction period. Williams said the congregation sold its old building at 1130 Hoover and. moved into temporary quarters at 2JM Reo Dr. until the new church was completed. The new building will seat about 330 people and is a two story structure.

The total area of the building is 10,000 square feet Some of the labor which went into the construction was donated by members of the congregation, Williams said. Downstairs a fellowship hall, complete with kitchen facilities, is located along with 18 classrooms. The auditorium and office are located on the top floor. Williams said the church was financed bjr the sale of the old building and church notes and bonds. The Sunday schedule of worship begins with Bible classes for aH ages at 9 30 a.m.

Worship services are held at 10:30 a.m. and I pm A Chula Vista secretary, who has been Interested In drawing and pain-' ting most of her life, la helping sell religion by using her talent on the Navy'i Shore Leaf publication. Mn. Mary Frltchoff of 716 Ave. asslsta her boss, Father Rene I Petit.

San Diego Naval Station chaplain, In getting his sermons over. "It Is almost as if we were ad men," she said of the sermons she illustrates or Petit. V'We present the product to the customer attrotlvely, and hope he buys It." EVERY MILITARY base newspaper has i chaplain's column. Once a week the chaplain writes a few paragraphs In which he attempts to get across to several thousand military readers a message of inspiration, a few words of wisdom and advice but does the message get through? Petit, who holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, with the aid of Mrs. Frltchoff has come up with some sermons with SNAP posters with pow.

They tell it like it is in as few words as possible. mi For Easter Mrs. Frltchoff designed a pen-and-ink drawing of a man struggling out of an egg shell It was captioned, "Break out shout for Joy." PETIT, A MEMBER OF the Nor-bcrtine Fathers, said, "I thought in order to get the printed word the sermon read I would try to give die readers something that posed a problem, that gets them to think rather than gives them an answer. Young people, in he said "distrust vertical communication the word from the top." For the past three years Mary Frltchoff has been attending western College evenings, working toward an associate art degree. She hopes to earn a commercial art certificate.

The Chula Vista woman, who has lived here most of her life, has had technical illustrations published in medical textbooks. An inspirational charcol drawing of hers, entitled "The Scripture Lesson" adorns the wall of the Naval reception center. DAN CHEAK, PASTOR First Southern Church plans burning of mortgage STAY ON THE BEAM Every day you hart decisions to maka. And soma of them may affect your whole Ufa, Do you with there wars some way to be sura of making tht right choice? A taw number of pt pie srt proving that when they turn to God with undtrstandlnf and expectancy of tha right answer thty art guided in their decisions, Hur Eugene DepoidTye of The Christian Sdanct Beard rfLscturttMp speak about God's tnwrtftf fovtnvneat af i HIscrMtionandRs fd ff ecton our tvttJ Christain Scienct lecture A charter member of the First Southern Baptist Church of Chula Vista, A. J.

Garner, who gave the first dollar to purchase the property win set a match to the mortgage at the end of a "Lay man's Revival" which opens Sunday. Men of the church 4ill occupy the pulpit each evening. On the last day of the revival, April 19, a charter member of the church, J. H. McCoy now of THE ARTIST-SECRETARY says she does most of her "message art" at home after wort "Father Petit tells me his idea and I do a drawing and submit it to him.

We work on it until we get the thing right." Mrs. Frltchoff Is the mother of two daughters, Jan, a graduate of Hilltop High School and now married, and Erika. a Junior at Chula Vista High SchooL The mother has been employed by the Navy for about cine years and hal held- her present position for four years. Asked If she is deeply religious person, Mrs. Frltchoff said, "No, not any more than most people." Star-News Photo rT L.i.

i REV. WAYNE WILLIAMS LOOKS OVER NEW BUILDING. -t i l.i i wnurcn dt wnnir rcermy moria inio nww quanari. Austin, Texas, be if Mayor to speak at Foursquare service PLANS FOR THE GOSPEL IN WORD AND PICTURE Father Petit and Mary Grltchoff work out Idea IT Lutherans, Baptists to Series starts on the teacher hear narcotics story number one narcotic problem area in the nation. IAYSIDE HEMBfTAJtY SCHOOL AUDfTOMUM 4M iMotv imn IMPERIAL MAOf Aprff 11, 170 I I tM.

Under rht Awiplcat of Firtf Church of Christ, Scientist Imperial Boch CHILD CARE PROVIDED the the Speaking on one of major problems in elections prompted Runyan to prepare a message which parallels the choice of the public officials an individual serves with the choices to be made in the spirtual realm. Morgan has been invited to address the congregation prior to the evening message. The service will begin at 7 pjn. and is open to the public, Runyan said, "Choose Ye Whom Ye wit! Serve," will be the topic of the evening service at the Calvary Foursquare Church, 16th and in National City Sunday. Mayor Kile Morgan win jointly address the congregation with Rev.

James Runyan. The upcoming City Council guest speaker. The pastor, Rev. Dan Cheak will preach Sunday at the 11 a.m. service.

Navy Ensign Norman Brown will speak Sunday evening at 7. Laymen speaking Monday through 'Friday at the 7:30 p.m. services are: Monday Bob a licensed minister who is a member of the church, and Vernon Zimmerman, director of brotherhood work for the church; Tuesday Ron Shaffhauser, Southwestern College football player and physical education major and Lt. (j.g.) P.G. Cowan, Navy underwater demoliton officer.

Wednesday Horace McGee, principal of Harbor Elementary School and Myron Woods, Baptist Men's president; Thursday Bill Stout, Convair engineer, and Rev. Erik Weldon, a border patrolman. Friday Percy Johnston, the church's custodian and a maintenance man at Southwestern College and J.O. Brixey, a prinicpal in a San Diego Junior high school; Saturday Navy Chief Johnny Johnson, and Bill nan been located and active in the Los Angeles area for more than 25 years. Its office is at 5055 Sunset in Hollywood.

The nonprofit organization is engaged in producing sound films, publishing printed literature end supplying speakers all over the nation. "PILL-BOARDS" with "goof-balls" and "bennies" are fabricated for law enforcement groups. Speakers have been provided for hundreds of groups a year, including schools, service-clubs, church services and organizations and other community groups. "Narcotics; pit of despair," a 20 minute sound movie will be shown at the Baptist Church service, according to Dr. Leroy Westbrook, pastor.

Westbrook said recent reports indicate that approximately 20 of the national narcotic problem exists in the state of California. Southern California is rapidly emerging as the The yough and seniors of the Paradise Valley Seventh-day Advent Sabbath Schools ere beginning a series of lessons titled "Christ, the Master Teacher, Saturday at 9:15 a.m. "No other teacher has made such effective use of stories to teach truths as did Jesus," according to W.E. Steinbach, who will present the study. Steinbach said the first lesson will study Jesus' teachings about God's seeking love for the wanderer from Luke 15 and John 10.

Daily applying Christ's teaching to their own lives is one of Steinbach's lesson goals. After-studying the Bible stories, commentaries will be found in "Christ's Object Lessons" by MrsY -E. G. White, At the 11 a.m. worship service Saturday Pastor Olaf Locke will lead the Paradise Valley Adventist Church in the observance of the Communion Service.

country, narcotics and narcotic addiction, the Rev. Eugene McDowell will bring an informative message Sunday to both the First Baptist Church and St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in National City. McDowell, representing the Narcotic Educational Foundation of America, will address the Lutheran congregation Sunday at the 6:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

services, He will speak and show a film strip at the First Baptist Church, 7th and at 7 p.m. ST. TIMOTHY'S, 2605 Morningside Paradise Hills, will hear McDowell's message entitled "Narcotics, A Christian Concern." Rev. Norman O. Dversadall, said the services are open to the public The Narcotic Educational Foundation of America has GOVERNMENT statistics reveal the existence of tens of thousands of heroin addicts in the nation, Westbrook said.

As much as 50 of the crimes in metropolitan areas of the country are committed by addicts who are desperately trying to support their addiction, Westbrook continued. "This illicit traffic is considered a constant threat to our youth and a growing menace to every community in our nation," Westbrook added. "AT THE PRESENT time it doesn't appear there is any single or simple solution to this problem. "Education and prevention is considered to be the major fronfand best cure and will lead to additional controls. "Youth must be adequately educated and adults alerted to this growing menace.

"The public is urged to attend this interesting and informative sessjon." OR SYNAGOGUE This directory is a regular STAR-NEWS feature. It is available to all religious organizations in National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and anywhere in the South Bay. For Information Regarding Listings Phone Kit Kelly 427-3000 Pounds, chairman of youth for the church. ADVENTIST CONGREGATIONAL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 16th and Highland, National City, 477-4630. Rev.

Reginald A. Berry, Pastor. Church School 9:11 a.m. Worship, 11:0 a.m. nursery during both.

paradise: valley SEVENTH DAT advert. 1ST, corner of 8th Burden, N.C. 4TT-86SC Pastor O. F. Looks.

Sabbath echool Sat 9:30 a.m., worship Trice 11 a.m., prayer meeting Wd 7:16 youth Frt. 8 p.m. IMPERIAL BEACH SEVENTH DAT ADVENTIST CHURCH, meeting at the Church of The Naiarene, 15th Evergreen, IB. 423-2343. Pastor, Ralph Robertson.

Sabbath School Sat. 9:15 e.m., Divine Worship 11 a.m. EPISCOPAL On the second Sunday of the revival Navy Chief Bill Baumgartner, an ordained Baptist minister, will preach. Following a potluck dinner at 1:30 p.m. the church will celebrate the 21st anniversary by burning the mortgage on the church property.

CHURCH OF THM GOOD fHEPHERD, Bonlta Road. Bonlta, 479-0941. The Rev. W. Treacle B.

Magruire, Rector. Sun 1:15, Morning Prayer Holy Communion; 10 Family Service and Church School, ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, T(6 1st Ave, C.V., 422-4141. The Rev. Gerald Graves.

Sun. a.m. Holy Communion; 10 a.m. Communion, Church school nursery. Communion Wed.

9 a.m. Women of St John's, 10 a.m. Ind Wed. Spotlight on religion- LUTHERAN APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLIES APOSTOLIC CHURCH, 257 Tremont Chula Wlsta, 422-6698. Rev.

P. T. Hermoslllo, Pastor. Sunday School, 10 a.m. to noon.

Bvt. Worship, 6 p.m. to 8:30. Wed. 7:30 p.m.

to 9. All welcome. Bl-Llngual (English Spanish) ASSEMBLY OF GOP CASTLE PARK ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 1225 Tobias Dr, Chula Vlst (1 block west of Palo-mar Hilltop) 23-666. Rer. Rick Bloom, pastor.

Sunday School 9:45 Morning- Wor-ship 11. Evansollstlo 7 p.m. Wed. 7:30 p.m. FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD, S47 4th C.

V. 427-6660, 420-7101. H. Sidney Ryan, pastor. Sun.

school, 9:45 a.m., worship 11 a.m. Young: People 6:45 p.m.; Evangelistic Service 7 p.m.; Midweek Service Wed. 7:30 p.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN CHCHCH, ttk A B. Chula Vista, 423-0491.

The Rev. Loren A. Rumsch; Worship 7:45 and 10:19 8.8. 9:16 a.m.; Holy Communion alternate Sundays. Christian day school, kindergarten.

ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Hilltop Chula Vista, 427-6616. Rev. Lauren Eg-dahl, James M. Donald, Pastors.

Ban, Worship and Christian Education Services for all, nursery thru adults 8:80 and 10:10 a.m. By REV. LESTER KINSOLVING MXTTHOOIST I I include Brooklyn's Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor Richard Neuhaus; Father Joseph Lucas, professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio and the Rev. Andrew Young, an Atlanta Baptist. The House has two ordained clergy besides the Rev.

Adant Clayton Powell, who are expected to seek reelection: Alabama Republican John Buchanan (Southern Baptist) and Wisconsin Republican Henry Schedeburg, a CongregationalisL And in Connecticut, a United Church of Christ minister, the Rev. Joseph Duffey of Hartford, has entered the race against incumbent Senator Thomas Dodd: The clergy-in-politics extends to state and municipal offices, such BAPTIST FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (American Baptist Convention? 635 E. 7th National City, 477-4147. Leroy Pastor. Bible echool 9:30 a.m.

Morning; worship 10:45. B.Y.F. 6 p.m. Eve. Worship 7.

Wed. 7:80 p.m. WEST VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH (American Baptist, Christ Centered), 687 Delaware, I.B., 424-8444. Pastor, David De Hass. Sun.

School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:50 a.m., Fellowship groups p.m. Eve. 7 p.m. Free bus. 424-3117.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST, 71 Third Chula Vista, 423-2525. 8. E. Collett. Pastor.

Worship services 9:30 11 a.m. (Nursery care thru a.ra.). Church school and Adult Classes 9:30 and 11 a.m. Youth groups p.m. FIRST UNITED METHODIST, 8th ft Ave, N.C.

Rev. Robert B. Davis, Minister: morning worship 9 10:30 nursery provided. Church School 9 a.m. U.M.Y.F.

6:15 p.m. Service Men's Lounge, Sat 7 to 11 p.m. CATHOLIC NESTOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1120 22nd St, Nestor. (Cor. Ave, 1 blk 0f Hlgh- way 6, Dr.

E. 'Burn, pastor, 423-2068 423-2210. Sun. school 9:30. Worship.

11. Youth groups 7 p.m. Prayer Tues. 9 a.m. ST.

CHARLES CATHOLIC CHURCH, 990 19th St, Imperial Beach, 423-0242. Rev. Joseph N. Stadler, Pastor. Mass: Sat 6 p.m., Sun.

7:30, 9, 12 noon, p.mrln-Spanish). Daily-8 a.m. Devotional: 7:30. theRevr Robert North- (EpiscopaiM- as JEFFERSON CITY, a current and growing Danforth" movement reaches its ultimate goal, the United State's Senate may soon have its first priest-senator. The Rev.

John C. Danforth, an Episcopal priest with enough theological competence. to-write for the magazine Theology Today, is also addressed as "The Hon. John Danforth'rce1iesAt- torney General of the State of Missouri. Tall, trim and craggily handsome, the 33 year-old Attorney General is the first Republican state office holder in more than 22 years and has been called to Washington, where President Nixon, among other high-ranking GOPs, has asked him to run against his fellow Episcopalian, Senator Stuart Symington.

Danforth is. thus far noncommittal, but is enjoying considerable attention. He is NAZAKENE Russia's "mad to illustrate that, a number of history's priest-politicians were notorious. On the other hand, their political ability is unquestioned and there have been highly admirable clergy statesmen, from Moses to Archbishop Makarios (at least from the standpoint of Greek Cypriots). The' U.S.

Constitution, in barring any religious test or prohibiition for public office, certainly guarantees the right of clergy to run forelection. Danforth has hardly -shown any favoritism to his own denomination or even to clergy in general. He enforced Missouri's constitutional prohibiition against money being paid for religious services by ruling against pay for a jail chapIaincyinJackson Countyr If he is elected to the Senate (despite Senator Symington's awesome ability to roll up votes) he may well find as many as seven clergy in the other house. The Very Rev. Robert J.

Drinan, S.J., on leave from his post as Dean of Boston College of Law School, has announced his 'candidacy for the House of Representatives from As one of the Jesuit order's most brilliant minds, Father Drinan has attracted national attention because Jie has urged Catholics to reduce their opposition to the liberalization of abortion laws. And while he does not favor unlimited abortion, his stance is manifestation of the ideal enunciated by Boston's Archbishop, Richard Cardinal Cushing, regarding- anti-contraceptive laws "Catholics do not need the force of civil Jaw to remain faithful to their own con victions nor they seek by law impose these convictions upon others." Other clergy candidates for Congress CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF THE NAKARENE, 246 St, Chu-la Vista, Rev. Frank C. Watkins, Sunday School 9:40. a.m.; Worship 10:50 a.m.; Youth Fellowship Service 6 p.m.

Eve. Worship 7 p.m. Wedj. Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m, PRESBFIERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 940 Hillton Dr, C.V. 426-2211.

Rer. Theodore Bahu. Pastor, Sunday Worship services 9 10:80 am. Church School, 9 10:30 a.m. Youth groups and prayer group Sunday evenings, p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 430 2nd Ave, Chula Vista, 422-5313. Luther Hardyman. Minister. Mrs. Jensen.

Youth Director. Church Sohool, 9 a.m. Wor- ship Service, 10 a.m. Youth Groups, 6:30 p.m. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1800 East 17th National City.

474-2254 477-2050. Richard L. Osness, Minister. Bible School 9:30, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6 p.m. Mid- week 7 p.m.

Minnesota state legislator, who is running for Mayor of St. Paul. 7 One of the most incisive rationales for this movement comes from San Francisco's City Hall which, from the number of employed therein, is beginning to look like an encamenical council. (Two Presbyterian two Catholics, one Baptist and one Episcopalian) Presbyterian John Shellenberger explains what he calls "another direction for the Christian As administrative assistant to San Francisco Supervisor Ronald Pelosi, he recalls: "There was a great thrust in seminary on the revelance of, ibe Christian Faith to social problems. jSeminary reinforced 'that zeal, but didn't give us the tools to work with.

Many of us "found ourselves attempting to be relevant to social, issues, but unable to pull It off in the traditional church structures." FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST. 41 I St, C.V. Worship 10 a.m. S. S.

10 a.m. Testimony meetings 8 p.m, 1st 3rd Wed. in Spanish English. Reading Room, 381 3rd. CV.

11 to 4:30 Dally. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, Plasa Blvd. Streets. National City. Sun.

.11:00 A.M., Sun. School 9:30, Wed. 8:00 P.M. Testimony Meetings, Reading Room, 732 Ave- N.C. All welcome.

WeU-cqUifJpcU Wlui ail cascutuu lugicmcm of both politics and the priesthood: a sense of humor. yiben, (or instance, any suggestions are; madd that his priestly office might conflict wttirfhe religious impartiality essential in UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONALCHURCH. 271 Chula Vista, 422-9263, Dr. Everett L. Sorenaen, Pastor.

9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Di- vine Worship and Church SchooL Nurserv both services. 7:00 p.m. Jr. and Sr.

High PF NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST any punuc vuumuxi, uc iuw. "I am in a great tradition running from the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell to Cardinal Richelieu!" The Rev. Mr, Danforth could add either Cardinal Wolsey or Rasputin, Czarist CHURCH OF CHRIST 231 4th Ave, Chula Vista 423-7747. Allan Brown, Minister.

jidi SCIENCE OF MIND CHURCH OF THE PHOE-MX Dr. Kathryn Breese, Minister. Sunday Services 9:30 11 a.m. at 666 Third Ave. Jr Church 9:80 a.ra.

in the church annex. Ph' 420-9767. For Dial-A-Tretmnt 420-0950 Schodl Sunday, 9:30 a-m. Worship Service, Yiung People's Meeting, 6 p.m..