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6C at, Deo. 28, 1982 MiiMMapoMt Star and Tribune Churches build bridge to the Cdebratkm homeless as they open doors to the 'S3 hMtd by Cordon Petenon. Sr. and Gordon Petenon, Jr. featuring: Barry MoSutre Jerry a Ginger OaHin 5oufl Harbor Tefcvukm Choir CrzceGiurch (Formerly Edina Baptist) By Geerge W.

Cornell Aseoclated Preea New York, N.Y. On the dark street beside the church, a young woman opened the Iron-, grilled gate and an assorted crew of from a grocery chain and providing It to families in need. At St Stephen's church In Minneapolis, a "Loaves and Fishes" program serves free meals nightly, with the first 40 people getting a free bed, the church's capacity. In San Antonio, Texas, First Baptist Kathryn Ruby, a spokesman for the city's Human Resources Board, says churches now are "exceeding our expectations." t. Peter Smith, head of Partnership for the Homeless, an Interfaith organization to coordinate participation by churches and synagogues, says 50 to 100 of them will be sheltering the homeless by spring.

homeless men and women Tiled in Sunday School Morning Worship 8:30, 9:50 and 11:15 A.M. "A Word For The New Year" Hebrew 2: 1-4 Amkv floe Acker. gfewfl 6:00 P.M. Music and Bible Hour "Spirit of Qulotnest" IThees.4: 1-12 PmkMUtmlRKMt. aumisj 6300 KRANCE AVE.

SO. Hello folks." said Julie Kleszc- sauls nahmmj tenirtH cp lt Tru program will 6 viifco-taped' Church has established a kind of employment clearinghouse where Many are capable people thai have church members pool knowledge of Jobs to be matched with skills of the zewskl. Two volunteers serve nightly at Calvary-St George's Episcopal Church In lower Manhattan to accommodate the strangers. "It's good live at New Tears tvt concm December 31sU 9pm-12 mkfrugfu 926-1884 of a burgeoning religious operation In this city and in many communities across the nation. "It's Christianity in action," says the Rev.

Thomas Pike, the rector. "It builds a bridge between the church and the streets! In a sense we were Insulated before from some of the pain of the poor, the lonely and "But spending Just one night with them destroys the stereotypes. It's the New Testament is all abUt" In the Christmas season, such hospl-. tallty to "street people" may seem a particularly timely thing, but it has become a year-round- effort for churches In a country of. people stricken by hard times.

Describing some Inner- grace that comes from serving them, Kleszo-zewskl says, "It does more for us than It does for them." Calvary-St George's, with roots going back more than 300 years, was among three New York parishes that first opened their doors to the homeless early this year, a practice that is expanding here and around the country. Auditorium North Central BifiCe College 910EflwtAve.S. iw if i ll I Ramp loll I "Vt' I I I fnt-wBcffma -a I I occu ouiicicu oy i me economy. Smith said. They are of a type that makes you say, "There but for the grace of God am The Rev.

Howard Spragg, home missions executive of the United Church of prist, says it's up to the churches to take these people in. "We are: confronted with people who cannot wait for public policies, people who are cold and hungry." AJbert Vorspan, vice president of the Unioaof American Hebrew Congregations, called on synagogues to be- come "food depots" and aid stations for ''those who plunge through the administration's safety.net." In city after, city, such projects emerged. In Slidell, First Baptist began regularly picking up unsaleable but good merchandise to see you." They signed In the guest book. "Just like, a hotel," one remarked. Lines of cots In the church basement, with bedding neatly folded, looked more like an army barracks.

But It was a warm, restful place of bed and breakfast for those with nowhere else to go. They were mixed lot, young and old a nurse, an animal trainer, a private guard, a former member of the Mexican air force among the city's thousands without funds, job or roof. Caring for about a dozen of them each night at the combined parish of historic Calvary-St George's Is part NORTH COMO PRESBYTERIAN 965 Larpenteur, St Paul 48S-5581 Worship 10:00 A.M. "The Wisdom of Bringing Our Gifts To The King" unemployed. About a dozen Roman Catholic weeklies have begun running free employment ads to help the swollen ranks of unemployed In their areas.

In Ottumwa, Iowa, Roman Catholic, Methodist Baptist and Presbyterian churches help support a hot soup and sandwich program at First Lutheran Church. In Washington an ecumenical group each week tours surrounding farms, gathering leftover produce from the farmers and distributing it to lines of needy at Calvary United Methodist Church. In Greenville, S.C., Christ Church runs an ecumenically supported program called "Host" that supplies hot soup each noon. A sign reads, "No singing, no sermon, just hot homemade soup." At Calvary-St George's parish, help-: tng the needy has become part of worship. As the bread and wine of Holy Communion are carried to the altar, a big basket of donated foodstuffs also Is carried there, for later distribution to the neighborhood's POOr.

my CENTRAL FREE CHURCH 70710m Ave. So. 332-77 Or. H. Oene Maa, peerar Si30 AJA.

Swndoy School 9:30 A.M. School Of The Bible DR.WUIAMSNOW 10.30 o.m. 4 6.00 p.m. A WARM WELCOME! Calif ornia executive quits job to givfe a year: back to thelord 9.30A.M. "THE KING IN A MANGER" 6.00 P.M.

"THE SHEPHERD OF ISRAEL" Chrtstk NEW YEAR'S EVE SERVICE 11:00 pm Chunk (lormerty Minneapolis Ooepel Tabernacle) 13mAvt.8omdE.uk greasing from grocery clerk to junior executive, three years in a marketing position for a food broker, six years with a real estate firm and five with Xerox, learning everything from market Jargon to management skills. t-. from San Francisco, joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps af The food bank gathers salvageable and perishable foods and delivers them-to organizations like the Salvation Army, which distribute the goods to the poor, i "I am doing this to celebrate my year of sobriety," said Velasquez, a alcoholic. "I've decided to give the 10th year back to the Lord." Join the FORT SMELLING MEMORIAL CHAPEL By Katherine Keevil Associated Press Santa Monica, Calif. From a tiny section of a dimly lit basement Frank Velasquez distrib- uted five tons of food last week to agencies' for distribution to' the needy.

Velasquez actually wasn't in the office for more than a few moments. With one part-time helper, be spent most of his time driving about south- era California In a rented truck to pick up the donated food items from supermarkets and bakeries. tfntll recently, the 40-year-old Vela quez was a national account executive for Xerox, but as part of a self-proclaimed two-year program to "let go of i the. 'shoulds' and do the Hwyi. 44, 1 ami 4 ter hearing about it during an alcohol recovery retreat The nationwide organization, which he described as "the Catholic church's answer to the elasduez said 14-hour days are hot 'l.

at Jesus People Church 805 Hennepin Ave. unusual for him. But he said, ('I've never felt closer to God." SUNDAY WORSHIP 11.00 A.M. MWKN THf WORK Of CHRISTMAS MOWS" Safeway and Lucky markets donate Mut bt OotW CW at i iih Msmw uwin, ft. DrXUfhrd SUNDAY DECEMBER 26 PASTOR DENNIS WORRE Pastor Dennis Worre will bo speaking Join the Praise Singers as we joyfully worship our King of 1 Kings this Christmas season.

he joined the Jesuit volun Peace Corps or Vista," places people with agencies, which pay the $4,000 to $5,000 in annual costs per volunteer. 'I Velasquez Is one of six corps members living In a Santa Monica apartment Another man Is a teacher at a Santa Monica parochial school, two women work with abused and battered children at Children's Bureau In Los Angeles, and two more are volunteers at a Venice crisis center. There are about 300 volunteers 'In the five regions nationwide, most of them recent college graduates. He said they need not be Catholics, or have any religious but must be open to spiritual growth. i tafNbiyMflMWfifjf QMssjtjf PwfcsJsjiaM teer corps.

4 ft.lael ants ft "pull-dated" products, perishable foods like milk with expiration dates, said Velasquez. "They might have a rackful of ba- nanas that are a little green or a little brown," he explained. "If a Shipment of nice yellow bananas comes in, the green and brown ba- nanas, of course, are going to sit there, so they're thrown Instead, Velasquez collects, them. He. hopes to organize the fledgling pro-.

gram so well that others can take" over, and thinks he can expand list of donating markets and the For his room and board, and a 165 monthly stipend; Velasquez took over the West Side Food a project of the Westslde Ecumenical NEW VENTURES Chrhtkin Church (Dnxlplfiof Chrlit) i. lieaBg--MpaM types of food, as well, as the. bank's SUNDAY DECEMBER 26 6PM PASTOR MOSES VEGH Pastor Moses Vegh of Hope Temple, in Findlay, Ohio, is known to many as a pastor's pastor. With a strong emphasis on praise and worship, he has held Pastor's conferences all over the country. He is the founder of the National Music Symposium, and is currently on it's steering commitee.

United Methodist clerical workers Join labor union Associated Press New York. N.Y. facilities, now a- 950-square-toot room with two small refrigerators, a cooler and a freezer. "DovidandUs" Rtv. Robert John Preaching Worhip Service 9.30 A.M.

Church School 10.45 A.M. 6400 Tracy Edina 941-5833 MINNITONKA UNITID MITHOOISTCHUaCH A fnsjvdey, fjrowinsj), tsMrty cwiyfaaysJaMi eoot imsajITww 'OsV iuaidesv (csteMl 3 yWarsIsS QroeJv) 10 A.A Svntierw ScskmJ for OfJeH Hwyt 101 A MS9NtfaMnM "I feel like every experience Pve had In my life has been to prepare Clerical workers for the United me for this," he said, explaining that Methodist Board of Global Ministries ne spent six years wun bare way, pro- Sundty on TV UHF CH.39 'Join the Btlimen 10AMS11PM Christ Churcn 4000aaMnVwyRd. Sunday Momng Ma 004 a.m. CrwaholtMryWard Fr parking It available at the Downtown Auto Ramp, am a LaSalle Out Interpretation provided at all service! except Sundayt at Bam. SUNDAY, DEC.

26th have voted to Join the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union to represent the church staff In collective bargaining. Nonexecutive employes voted 133 to 88 to affiliate with UAW District 65, the first time 'church workers have chosen to unite with a major labor union, although some have formed their own unions. Laverrne Booker, an organizing committee member, said the decision would boost "morale and work' Ing conditions Perhaps now the general church will start looking at us as though we are human." The Methodist agency oversees most of the domestic and foreign mission work of the 10-mllllon-member Michael Servetua Unitarian 980 87th Aye. N.E.. Fridtoy WE 00 IT OURSELVES FamtyChmttnu Marti Reck dam.

Member M.S U.S. Church School Service 10:30 A.M. 871-6229 Bible Uson CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Golden Jtort (II Corlnthkmi i 9.15) Thonki be unto for hli unipeokable gift. SUNDAY SERVICES SUNDAY SCHOOL NURSERY Rev. Gordon K.

Peterson, Sr. (104S DIVINE SCIENCE 44th Upton Mpli. C.Kurrh nf IWllrnl Christianity Sunday Service 1 1 a.m. Dr. Vernon Shields, Mininter Words to Live by: 926-8033 ttCONO CHURCH SIXTH CHURCH l2 St.4 3rd Ave.

So. Hennepin I Summit IXCHSIOR CHURCH (10,30 a.m.) ,106 Center at Fint VmT am0d StVBNTH CHURCH (10 o.m.) OCHMN VAUIT SOCIETY 673ICtc4daVolevlW 50Hi A Jointt Sowlh THIRD CHURCH 42nd Xernt South FOvJRfM CHURCH IT 10:45 A.M. Rev. Gordon Peterson, 3100 Port EtOHTH CHURCH NEW BRIOHTON CHURCH 4300 Quean North 1 1 90 long loke Rood ST. lOUtS PARK CHURCH 1 441 tvoiild Avanw -i Colonial OFEpiNA CHURCH neajsw rWymti PVfBJpSaT wssjbjb' i Croutown Hwy 62Trocy Ave.

ALL ARE WELCOME! SUNDAY AT 6:00 P.M. REPEAT PERFORMANCE I- "THE BIRTHDAY PARTY" Featuring all of the children and teens from the Soul's Harbor Christian Education Departmentl .1 i BOXING DAY SUNDAY 8:45 and 10:30 A.M. 1 "THE GIFT OF GRACE" Th "day tfirr" Arthur Rouner prnchra. Our people will be on hand to welcome you to our New Knglanu villaire and iu beautiful Meetingnouie. Mmt of all.

you are welcome to "the company" a brother. lieter, friend. The Knlih "Boiinn Day" wa for boiing tvoi or ifu to friendi and helpini people It's a day for rememberinn each other. You come. CHRISTMAS MORNING COMMUNION 11:00 A.M.

"THE UNSPEAKABLE GIFT" i 9:00 A.M. There i Mill time to come, ilip Into the bo pew at Colonial and than the Lord's Supper on "The Day." We're open and ear to welcome you. LOCATED AT WASHINGTON AVE. THE NICOLLET MALL Sunday School THE MIRACLE TOWN 6o6p DETERMINATIVE REACTIONS AT CHRISTMAS For rtornwrion regordino, CAIVARY CHRISTIAH ACADEMY CoM Gory Peterton 33oM)77l KRShAM, KTIS-FM v' Dr. Gordon Johnson preaching at both services BLOOMINGTON ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH i SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 10:50 A.M.

NEW YEAR'S EYE WATCHNIGHT SERVICE 9:00 p.m. Corrie ten Boom film "Jesus Is Victor" 10:00 p.m. FellowBhip and Friendship 11:00 p.m. Music and Message 1. '2 Pastor Kendall Carkoti'pnaehing ll.SOp.rn.

KTIS-FM Midnight Hallelujah Chorus 10:30 A.M. SKRVICE: ANNUAL SONGS AND SERMONS SUNDAY i The Theme: "Compassion: The Spirit of i the Holiday Season" Prtwding: Paul Anderson Program Coordinator Gary Farland No Sunday School or Forum; Child Care Available Morning Worship Pastor Kingsritar apeaking 1 9:30 10:50 A.M. School ol the Bible P.M. Christmas Family Communion 8600 Btoomington Ave. So.

Wednesdays at 7:00 P.M. Services signed for the deaf CNcao at SannM St FIRST COVENANT CHURCH 1330093 554-1 100. 4-.