The Leavenworth Times from Leavenworth, Kansas • Page 7

Thomas Wood Guest Preacher for Series Thomas E. Wood will be the guest preacher at the 7:30 p.m. service Sunday for the continuing Great Preaching Series at the First Christian Church, Sixth and Seneca. His sermon topic, will be, "On Going Up the Wrong Side of the River" with text from Numbers 14:2635. Mr.

Wood serves on the staff Thomas E. Wood of the Division of Homeland Ministries of the Christian Church in Indianapolis as executive secretary of the department of ministry. He is a graduate of Phillips University in Enid, and of Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colo. He was awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Phillips University in 1973. Mr.

Wood is a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve as an Army chaplain, He and his wife, Peggy, have five daughters. The Seekers Sunday School class will be the greeters and -have the fellowship coffee hour following the service. The Chapel and the Chancel Choir will have the selected music for the service.

Dave Farmer, Les Brunk and Beck Irwin will be the ushers for the Sunday night service and the deacons will be Tom Sack, Tom Martin, Norman Hildwein, Melvin Driscoll, Dalton Maurin, and FredKesinger. "Man and Forgiveness" will be the sermon topic at both the 8:30 a.m and 10:40 a.m. worship services Sunday morning. Rev. Monte L.

Gravenstein will deliver the sermon at both services. The Youth Choir will sing the special music in the early service. In the 10:40 service the Cherub Choir will sing "Thank You God for Rain." Toad Strickler will do two piano solos, "Swing" and The Chancel Choir will sing "Golgotha" by Shaffer also in the late service. Pastor's classes for youth in third to sixth grade continue this Saturday morning at 11 in the minister's office. A two- week class will start Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

for youth in grades seven and up. Those-interested in participating in the class should call the church office. The bake sale sponsored by Christian Youth Fellowship has been cancelled for this Saturday. Plans are still being made for the CYF to hold a rummage sale on April 2 in the garage behind the church. All donations should be brought to the garage on April 2 between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m. The CYF will have a general business meeting at the church this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Chi Rho youth will not meet this week. The volleyball team sponsored by the First Christian Church will have their first game March 21 at 9:15 a.m., at East Junior High School. Dalton Maurin is the coach and Tom Sack is the assistant coach.

The players are: Sharon Maurin, Debbie Sack, Jack and Dian Pruim, Ron and Susie Jones, Gerald and Jane Gasko, Virgil and Winnie Henderson, Don and Joyce Bachtel, and Molly Porter. Everyone is invited to attend the game and cheer, the players on. Rev. Jarrett to Give Sermon The Rev. Hyman Jarrett, pastor of Sunflower Baptist Church, 806 Fifth will deliver' the sermon Sunday at the 11 a.m.

service. The combined choir, will sing, with Althea Crawford, as organist and also directing the choir. Dorothy Evans will be pianist. Ruth mission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

A laymen's meeting is set for 7 p.m. Monday and male chorus rehearsal is Monday p.m. Red Circle will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer service is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Special Music At Calvary Baptist "A Root Out of Dry Ground" is the sermon topic Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church, West Seventh and Olive streets. The combined choir will present an excerpt from "Seven Sayings from the Cross" as special Easter music. Mrs. Marge Eaton will direct and Mrs. Charlotte Goff will play the organ.

Elwood Knight will be welcoming deacon. Sunday school classes are at 9:30 a.m. The Baptist senior youth fellowship will meet at 6 p.m. with Elwood Knight. The Baptist junior youth fellowship will meet at 6:15 p.m.

with Mrs. Nadine Knapp. Evening worship is at 7. Mrs. Pam Vincent will have special music, accompanied by Mrs.

Marge Eaton. Skip Collins will be evening song leader. The adult and youth choirs will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Prayer meeting and Bible study 'is at 7 p.m.

The cottage prayer meetings for the upcoming revival will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Curtis Eaton; at 10 a.m. F'riday at the home of Rev. and Mrs.

Charles Bath; and at 7 p.m. Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Skip Collins. Special Mass and Dance on Saturday March 19 the R.E.A.C.H.

program at St. Joseph's Catholic Church will host 100 guests from St. Francis Xavier parish in Kansas City, Mo. and St. Peter's Cathedral in Kansas City, Kan.

for a special mass for the handicapped at 5 p.m. Then they'll join the Leavenworth R.E.A.C.H. at a social and dance in St. Joseph's gymnasium from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Hostesses at the dance will be provided by the George Edward White No.

56 Auxiliary of the VFiK, the Eagles Auxiliary and thffijbrusaders, a Leavenworth ycrnlh group. R.E.A.C.H. is for Religious Education And Community activities for the Handicapped, sponsored by the Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan. The parish celebration in honor of the feast of St. JoSeph Youth Will Play Role Sunday at Bethel AME Church Honoring Bruce Brunson at 90 Years A covered dish luncheon will follow the 11 a.m.

worship service Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, honoring Alice and Bruce Brunson. Members of the Brunson family will be in Leavenworth this weekend to tielebrate Bruce's 90th birthday anniversary. Members of the congregation, and close friends of the Brunsons In Leavenworth, are invited to the dinner in Fellowship Hall, beginning about 12:25. Those attending should bring a covered dish to share, and their own table service. John Murray will be toastmaster for the program, and members of Circle Five will be hostesses.

The event is sponsored by the membership commission. The sermon for the fourth Sunday in Lent will be "Love Lets Go." The text is Jesus' parable of the prodigal son. Assisting the pastor as lav reader will be Mrs. Ladine Graves, The Chancel Choir will sing "The Penitent" by Van de Water. The solo will be sung by Harriet Clark Buselt.

Serving as interim organists for the congregation are Lester Dalton and Debbie Kochanowski. Mrs. Kochanowski will play this Sunday's service. Greeters will be Effie Kelly, Harriett Denney and Emorv and Svlvia Cox. Flowers will be in honor of the Brunsons, given by their family.

Reservations are still being taken for the bus trip to Waldo Astoria Dinner Theater April 17. The cost, all inclusive, is $10. Please contact the church office for further information. Events this week include UPW calling day Tuesday at 1 p.m. Circle 1 will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m.

at the church. Adults and youth annual camp work day at Presbyterian camp is scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday, March 26-27. Overnight accommodations for workers is free; meals are at nominal cost. For information or sign up, call the church office. Members and friends are reminded that on Palm Sunday the sermon will be brought by a professional group of chancel dramatists, "The Covenant Players" of Reseda, Calif.

The message of Palm Sunday and Passion Week will be presented in a chancel drama. The Chancel Choir will also present a Palm Sunday anthem. From Our Churches 99 "Judgment, Forgiveness Topic of Methodists HAPPY FACE A "happy face" on a water tower appears to be smiling on a church at Eagle, in this photograph taken with a telephoto lens. (AP Wirephoto) Minister Has Lay Help on Sermon The Leevenworth Times, Friday, March 18.1977. Rev.

Dwight Dussair's Lenten series of sermons, "Search for Enlightenment," continues Sunday with the theme, "I Believe in Judgment and Forgiveness" at both the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services, at First United Methodist Church. Sunday at 5 p.m. the junior high youth will have a sack supper in fellowship hall and at 5:30 they will combine with the Senior High youth for a practice session for the musical entitled "Here Comes the Son" to be presented at 6:30 Sunday, March 27, in the church's main sanctuary. At 6:30 Sunday the Junior High -Youth will have their weekly devotions.

At 7 p.m. Sunday, Jerry Mill.ican,. a former criminal 'lawyer, will speak to the Sunday evening worship group in Wesley Hall. Everyone is welcome to this meeting. Child care will be provided.

"More than Bread," the theme of this year's "One Great Hour of Sharing" will be celebrated at both services Sunday. The schedule of meetings Monday includes the exercise class at 9:30 a.m., the United Methodist Women Visitations at 1:30 p.m. and the 'Tennial Belles practice at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday the Craft Class will meetat9a.m.in fellowship hall. Wednesday at 6:30 a.m.

the Rev. Fr. Norbert Licktieg, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Lansing, will be the speaker at the fifth Lenten breakfast to be held in fellowship hall. The public is "Good Grief" will be the title of the sermon by the Rev.

Steve Langhofer this Sunday at the 11 a.m. service at Lansing United Melodist Church. The scripture left will be John small group of laypersons worked with the minister on preparing this week's message which deals with the death of Jesus' good friend, Lazarus. The special Lenten projects continue. Boxes are available at the front door for those bringing canned food items; envelopes and coin folders can be obtained for those making World Service offerings.

"Open Now Thy the title of the choir anthem, will be directed by Nancy Langhofer and. accompanied by Marge Culver. The third session of the four- week study of Mark will be Sunday evening from 7 to 8:30 at the home of Harry and Louise Bannister, 121 Ethel Lane. Babysitting will be available at the church. Monday afternoon at 5 the sermon task group will again meet in the minister's study to review the scripture lesson for next week's sermon.

Wednesday evening choir rehearsal will be held at 7, followed at 8 by the monthly meeting of the administrative board. All church officers are encouraged to be present. On Palm Sunday the sacrament of Baptism will be administered, and Easter Sunday new members will be received. "Questions? 9 Subject For Missionary to Zaire Rev. Stohler invited to these breakfasts which will continue each Wednesday through April 6.

At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, the fifth in a series of Lenten Bible study meetings on the Gospel of Mark, conducted by Mrs. Rachel Voorhees, will be held in fellowship hall. At 4 p.m. Wednesday the Children's Choir will meet and the education commission will Wednesday from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

the fourth in a series of Parent-Children Communication seminars, conducted by Judy Moore, will be held in the Education Building. Thursday the Church Band will practice at 6:30 p.m. in the Education Building and the Sanctuary Choir will practice at 7:30 p.m. Pewside Notes will be held Sunday afternoon at 3p.m. On March 23, there will be an instruction at 7 p.m.

tor parents of children making their first Communion and first Confession; Mass will be said at 7:30 p.m. and meetings of the Cub Scouts and Crusaders will be held at 7:30 p.m. On March 24 Father Jordan Rooney will conduct the Seminar of Christian Renewal II in the eighth grade classroom at 7:30 p.m. 1 March 25 because of a teachers' workshop, there will be no school at St. Joseph's.

There will be a roller-skating party for St. Joseph students at the Satellite Skate Center from 2 to 3:30 p.m. A special Lenten Mass will be said at noon, and Stations of the Cross will be held The young people of the church will take an active part in the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at Bethel A.M.E. Church.

The third Sunday of each month they are in charge of the service under the leadership of the pastor, Rev. Dorsey McCullough, and their sponsor, Mrs. Robert Riggs. The youth' choir will sing and a young person will have an inspirational talk. Reverend McCullough will have'as the subject of his message "Youth! Don't Forget About God" wilh the scripture from Ecclesiastes 12:1, The African tea scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until May.

Mrs. Horace Phillips, president of Bethel's HOT Missionary Society, announces a benefit fashion show sponsored by the Kansas? Nebraska Conference Missionary Society, Sunday at 7 p.m. al Holiday Towers, Kansas C'ily, Knit. church schedule for the coming, week includes the monthly seminar on the African Methodist Episcopal Church Monday at 7 p.m. Steward Lawrence Sidney will conduct the seminar and the topic will be "The Local Church." The Hour of Power will be noon Tuesday; Bible study and prayer service is Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The young people's prayer team will meet al the church Thursday at 5 p.m. followed by their choir rehearsal. Sanctuary choir rehearsal is 7:30 p.m. Thursday. There will be a work party al the church Saturday at 11 a.m.

The chairperson for Bethel Pew Day April 3, Mrs. Joan Coubarous, has appointed the following to serve as captains for the day: Team One, Llllie Mae Hai'lfield; team two, GeraJdine Woods; team three, Cresojene McAHinster; team four, uanita Brundy; and youth captain, Spnjtra Love, NORTHWEST BAPTIST The sermon Sunday at the Northwest Baptist Church, 503 S. 18th will be "A Challenge Met" by the Rev. George C. Green.

Special music by the choir will be directed by Mrs. Ruth Mensch. Sunday School classes begin at 10 a.m. Topic for study in the adult class will be "The Wrath of God" taken from the Book of Romans, Chapter 1. The evening message at 7 p.m.

will be "Finishing the Course With Joy." Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. will be mid-week prayer and praise service with choir rehearsal following. KASTON MKTHODIST Tim Peterson, Gospel singer, will give a concert at the Easton United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday. Lunch will follow in the Methodist Hall.

CIU'HUI OF The Leavenworth Church of the will show a Hilly Graham film. "Corrie." at p.m. Sunday at the church, ITth and Cherokee street. ST. A musical tea will be held from -1 to li p.m.

Sunday at the St. James; CMK Church, 1 2H Pennsylvania, Sunday school will be at a.m. with morning worship at 11. Music will be by the gospel choir. A mission meeting will.be held Tuesday.

Wednesday's prayer service will be led by Web Butler. Combined choir practice will be hold Thursday. HAI'TIST The matrons of Sunflower Baptist Church, HOti Fifth arc sponsoring a I'J-hour Church-a-thon service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday until a.m. Saturday.

Breakfast will be served from midnight Friday Saturday. A special guest will be William Freeman. Kansas City. playing the organ. ST, PAl'l.

l.l'TIIKUAN "A Tale of Two Sons" will be the sermon topic Sunday at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Acolytes will be Brian Uurrod andBillGottschalk. The Senior Choir will sing at the 8 a.m.

service. Sunday School and Bible Classes will be held at 9:15 a.m. Lenten Vespers Wednesday will have as the theme, "The Cross For Modern Man For The Skeptic" and will include a chancel drama, Organist will bo Tom Harries, Acolyte will be Doug Neu. Grades three, four and five will sing. The Ladies, Auxiliary will offer refresh; ments afterwards in the church basement.

MISSIONARY BAPTIST Pastor Donald Sprague will give the morning message at the First Missionary Baptist Church, 120 N. Broadway, Sunday at the -regular church service. A prelude by the church organist at 10:45 a.m., be followed by the devotional, given by laymen, and the call to worship by the senior choir in procession. school is at 9:30 a.m. The lesson will be "The Church in Study The Way of Foregiving: Love" based on Luke chapter 15, verses 17-32.

Church members and church choirs will go to St. Joseph, to the Trinity Baptist Church at p.m.-Sunday, and the Rev. J. L. Kelly will be host pastor.

Rev. Sprague will give the sermon. Dinner will be served. Church weekly activities will include Monday, mission; Tuesday, choir meeting; Wednesday, prayer meeting; Thursday, laymen and Saturday, Spiritualaires. Evangelist Minister Is Guest Evangelist Eldon Kastl, Topeku, will be the guest minister this Sunday at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Seventy Wallace'Jackson will preside for the 11 a.m. worship, assisted by Priest P.lul Bennetts. Mrs. Marguerite McCollam be organist, and the choir will bring the ministry of music. They will sing "Every Day is a Belt eY Day." Church School wilj begin with devotions followed by classes at 45 a.m.

Wednesday evening prayer and fellowship service will be directed by Elder Charles Sowter and Deacon Melvin Williams. It will be held at the church at 7:30 p.m. Kaw Valley District Women's Retreat will be held at. the Chihowa Retreat Center March Guests svill be Dr. and Mrs.

Dick Troeh. Independence. Mo. Mrs. Marge Troeh is World Church Commissioner pf Women.

The theme for the retreat will be "Evangelism ()ur "Questions We Ask of Each Other" will be the sermon Sunday at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Fifth and Arch. At the 10:30 worship service Rev. R. J. Stohler will use Isaiah 12, I Corinthians and Luke 15 for the scriptures.

The special denominational offering for One Great Hour of Sharing will be received at this service. This offering is taken each year during Lent for the support of the wider mission of the United Church of Christ. The "mission moment" will be presented by Tom Scott. The choir will sing a Spanish hymn, "Come Christians, Join to Sing." Altar flowers will be given by Dorothy Easley in memory of deceased loved ones, and by Dorothy Burt in memory of Mrs. Rosamond Burt.

Church School, nursery through junior high, meets at 10:30. Members of the men's fellowship will host a coffee hour following the service. The Lenten study group will meet Wednesday, March 23, at 7:30 in the bicentennial room of the church. The theme of this year's study is "Versions of the The session this week will be "Personal and Private bibles." All members and friends of the church are invited to attend. The men's fellowship will meet at the church on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

They will be studying the New Testament book of I All men of the church are encouraged to attend. 1 Baptists Accenting The Youth A youth fellowship tonight from 7 to 9 in the Youth Activities Center and a tri-a- logue on Saturday are part of continuing youth week activities at Leavenworth Baptist Church, Broadway and Spruce. Youth week will conclude Sunday when the sermon will be "Lord! Discipline Your Child," based on Hebrews at the 11 a.m. worship service. The tri-a-logue on Saturday will be a three-way discussion among youth, parents and youth workers with a theme of "Building Relationships." Dinner will be served after the discussion at 5:30 p.m.

A nursery will be Mrs. Judy Vanek and Miss Terra Sue Cramer will teach 'worship one for the four- and five-year-olds Sunday at 9:45 am. Mrs. Cindy Estes will conduct children's worship two for grades one and (wo. The youth choir will meet Sunday at 2 p.m.

and at 6 p.m. for the "come fly" program. The Children's choirs will meet at in. and adults will continue their study on Christian discipleship with Pastor Gerald Graber leading, Sunday night worship services are at 7 p.m. Tuesday morning the Baptist Women's Mission Action project will be a birthday party for women residents having March birthdays at the Golden Age Ixxlge.

The women will meet at. At First Baptist Rev. Charles Moore, a missionary to Zaire, will be speaking at both the 6 p.m. fellowship for the school of missions and at the 7 p.m. worship Service Sunday at the First Baptist Church.

Charles Moore is a graduate of Central Baptist Theological Seminary. The 6 p.m. fellowship time will be highlight by a potluck supper. Each family attending should bring a covered dish. The Cherub Choir will be singing at the 7 p.m.

worship service; Doris Cooley will play the organ and Kathy Fisher will play the piano. Lee Foreman will be song leader. "The Cross of Christ" from Galatians 6:14 will be the sermon title for Rev. Orville Mason, pastor of the church, at the Sunday morning worship. Pre-service music will be played by Debbie Schmidt.

Special music will be a duet by David Keesling and Yvonne Nichols. The anthem, under the leadership of Lee Foreman, minister of music, will be "The Hallelujah Chorus" by George Powell will be assisting deacon. David and Debbie Redford will be greeters. Floyd Motley will be the trustee for the week ahead. First Bapcist Churclvwill have charge of the services at 2 p.m.

at the Leavenworth County infirmary. The youth choir will practice at 5 p.m. March 21 the scouts will meet at 7 p.m. March 23 all Baptist evening fellowship leaders will meet at 6 p.m. for a fellowship conference.

Adults Bible Study, Teensearch and Cherub and Junior choirs will meet at 7 p.m. The Adult Choir will practice at 8 p.m. March 24 the Finance Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. All Boards and Committees of the church will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. followed at 8 p.m.

by a board and committee chairman meeting. The New Way Singers will leave the church at 5:30 p.m. for Argentine Baptist Church to present their musical "The Family of The bus workers will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 26. Topic Sunday "The Way of Forgiving Love," based on Luke 15, will be theme of the Sunday school lesson Sunday at the Church of the Open Door, 1017 Randolph.

Junior church will be at 't a.m. for children four years old through the fourth grade. The Rev. Howard Jones, pastor, will be talking about Jesus' last words from the cross at the 11 a.m. worship.

The Examples, a senior high group, and the Believers, a junior high group, will meet with their leaders at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. A nursery is provided for infants during Sunday school and morning worship. "Twelve Evidences That We Have Lost Our First Love for the Lord" will be the topic of Rev. Jones at Sunday evening worship at 7.

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