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A-4 THE STATE JOtR.AL Feb. 1. 1975 Organist Ivan Sokol Presenting Recital Church Notes tion Sunday in the 9 and 10:30 a.m. worship services. -'A Venture in Disciple-ship," a program Feb.

7-9, sponsored by Faith United Methodist Church, 4301 S. Waverly, will be previewed on. the Community Calendar program of WILX-TV, Channel. 10, about 11:10 a.m. Sunday.

Participants in the 15-minute program will be Chairperson Jeanne Guile, Diane Griffith (youth) and Robert Grosvenor (administrative board). Mrs. Sandra'Palmer will speak Sunday in a 3:30 p.m. worship service at the Rose of Sharon Church of God In Christ, 1110 Lathrop, under the sponsorship of the Sewing Circle of the church. Music will be furnished by the Palmer Singers and others.

Offerings wfll go toward the building fund. Czech An organ recital will be presented by Ivan Sokol, Czechoslovakia organist, at 4 p.m. Sunday in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, .218 W. Ottawa.

He will play works by Vincent Lubeck, Detrich Bux- tehude, J.S. Bach, Jehan Alain, Max Reger and Leos Janacek. The recital is free to the public and will be followed by a reception honoring the organist. Sokol, who is on an extensive concert tour of the United States before returning to his position as professor of organ at the Kosice Conservatory in Czechoslovakia, has given Ivan, Sokol DEWITT Alan Cropsey of DeWitt has accepted a position on the faculty of South Riley Bible School in DeWitt. A graduate of DeWitt High School and Bob Jones University, S.C., Cropsey is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Harmon Cropsey, 5833 Howe, DeWitt. Emerson Boles 416 Huron, who recently retired after 31 years as treasurer of the Mt. ion Baptist Church, 1317 Ballard, was honored at a testimonial service and a "This Is Your Life" program at the church. An active member of the church since 1927, Boles also served on the Deacon and Trustee Boards.

Six weekly panel sessions on the subject, "Conflict and Controversy," will be featured on Sundays during the 11 a.m. adult education series of Central United Methodist Church, W. Ottawa at N. Cap-itoL beginning this Sunday. Moderator will be C.

Jon Holmes. conflict and controversy as a part of everyday life will be: Kenneth and Joan Harvey, Marion and Leora Stutes, Robert Abra-ham, James Stark, Paul Thompson, James and Chris Walker, Robert Stebbins, Paul Joseph retired Unitarian-Universalist minister living in Detroit, will speak at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian-Universalist Church, 855 Grove, East Lansing, on the topic, "An Overview of Ethics." Worshipers are being encouraged to bring with them "situations' which they may have experienced or read about for a "talk-back" exercise in applying particular ethical systems to specific everyday problems. The film, "The Burning Hell," will be shown by the Rev. Don Green and his son, the Rev.

Tim Green of Parker Memoriar-Baptist Church, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Matthew AME Church, 522 W. Maple. A free will offering will be accepted.

Members of area churches are being asked to view the film, according to the Rev. Rosa Lee Porter, pastor. ST. JOHNS The 60-piece Concert. Band of Condordia Lutheran College, Ann Arbor, directed by Quentin Marino, professor of instrumental music, will give a public concert at 7:30 p.m.

next Saturday in St. John's Lutheran Church, 511 E. Sturgis. The band is made up of students prepar- The Rev. Dr.

Howard Sug-den, pastor of South Baptist Church, S. Washington at Moores River Drive, will fill three out-of-state speaking engagements during February. Sunday through next Friday he will speak at the Bi-bletown Conference at Boca Raton, Feb. 11-14 at the annual Bible Conference at Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, and Feb. 26-28 at the annual Bible Conference at Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio.

He also will speak in the chapel service there each day. Revival services are being held this weekend at Cedar-way Free Methodist Church, 4515 S. Cedar, with the Rev. Elwyn Cutler of Flint as evangelist. He will speak at 7 o'clock tonight in a youth rally, and in worship services 10:45 a.m.

and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tonight's service is planned by the young people. Mrs. Glenna Maxwell of Flint sing Sunday night.

Mr. Cutler has been a pastor for more than 25 years; has served as a crusade speaker about 10 foreign countries, has been Michigan representative for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for past four years. and Jamie Zimmer and Ron Robotham. A filmstrip entitled "Out of God's Eternal Ocean" will be shown in the Baha'i weekly public meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at the home of June and Richard Thomas, 4061 Wood-bridge. A discussion of the principles of the Baha'i Faith and of Biblical prophecy will follow.

Brian Ling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ling, 1701 N.Capitol, will receive his God and Country" Award Sunday during the 10:45 a.m. service at North Presbyterian Church, 108 W. Grand River.

Sunday is Boy Scout Sunday. Brian is an active member of the church's Troop 3. Youth Week End, an annual event at Pennway Church of God, 4207 Alpha, got under way Friday night, and will continue today with conferences, led by the Rev. Edward Nelson, on the topic, "Relationships." "Friday Frolics," a program of entertainment, opened the weekend festivities. A formal banquet is scheduled tonight, featuring the Covenant Singers of Anderson College, Anderson, Ind.

The young people of the church will lead the congrega minister who serves as substance abuse program coordinator, Office of Substance Abuse Services, Kalamazoo County Health Department, and Dr. Richard C. Bates, Lansing, chairman of the Michigan State Medical Society's Committee on Alcohol and Drug Dependency. SPONSORS OF the conference are the Michigan Council on Alcohol Problems and the Michigan Office of Drug Abuse. Two Churches Plan Installations Clergy to Seek Answers They are: Mrs.

Irene Albrecht, president; Mrs. Jane Zatecnka, vice president; Mrs. Joyce Gregory, secretary; Mrs. Mary Ann Friedrichsen, treasurer; Mrs. Marian Stoll and Mrs.

Shirley Pohl, secretaries of education; and Mrs. Mary Hoffman and Mrs. Helen Good, secretaries of stewardship. Christ Lutheran Newly-elected officers of Christ Lutheran Church, 122 S. Pennsylvania were installed this past Sunday and will conduct their first meeting next week.

They are: Dr. Carl Gross, chairman; Mrs. Alva Moore, secretary; Donald White, treasurer; Dean Marsh, and Merrill Wyble, auditors. The Board of Education includes: Mrs. Elwyn Allen, Judd Olmstead, Harold West, J)r.

W. Freeman Snyder, Sunday School superintendent." The Board of Deacons includes: Arlen Blank, Robert Underhill Clarence Kuerbitz, Theodore Patenge, Les Bollwahn. On the Board of Trustees are Arnold Gaspersohn, Charles Wing, Mrs. Robert Mea-cham, Rudolph Schultz, Donald Smelker and Mrs. Gla-dyce Landy.

Peoples Church A budget of $287,000 has been adopted for 1975 by Peoples Church, East Lansing. Elders elected to four-year terms were: Dr. James Close, Dr. Allen Jacobs. Mrs.

Matthew Keene, Mrs. David DanLooy, William Dansby and R. W. Culver. Installation rites will be a part of the Sunday morning services at two Lansing area churches.

Another church announced officers recently installed, and a fourth, new officers elected. They are as follows: First Presbyterian The ordination and installation of deacons at First Presbyterian Church, W. Ottawa at Chestnut, will take place at the 9:30 a.m. worship service Sunday. Elders will be ordained and installed at the 11 a.m.

service. New members of the Session are: Milton Cummings, Clark DeHaven (also trustee), Don Dohoney, Harold Hal-stead. Richard Jones, L. A. Murray (also trustee).

Dr. Harry Nesmith and Mrs. Roger Wilkinson. Deacons are: Mrs. HalBergan, Kenneth Blizzard, Marvin Burdinie, Mrs.

Roger Conrad, Harold Cunningham, Harley Foust, Douglas Finley, Jack Fuller, Mrs. Russell Hendrick, Fred Hunter, Russell Jenks, Richard Kangas, Phillip Kimball, Mrs. Ellen Mc Adams, Edward McAleer, Mrs. Helen McWhinney, Mrs. John Newton, Edwin Novak, James Stanaway, Richard Steele, Robert To-th and David Vanderwall.

University Lutheran Executive officers of the American Lutheran Church Women of University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison, East Lansing, will be officially installed Sunday in the 10:45 a.m. service. Minister, Wife to Be Feted On Wedding Anniversary What is the role of the church in preventing and combatting alcoholism and drug abuse? What should be the role of the minister and other religious workers in helping to overcome addiction? AND HOW should they counsel and assist the family of the addicted? These are among questions to which 150 Michigan clergy and church leaders will seek answers in a Feb. 10-11 conference in Michigan State University's Kellogg Center for Continuing Education.

"The Pastor's and Religious Workers' Roles as Effective Referral Persons in the Crises of Substance Abuse Counseling" is the theme of the first statewide ecumenical workshop. THE KEYNOTE speaker will be the Rev. John E. Keller, administrative director. Division of Psychiatry, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, 111., and author of "Drinking Problem?" (1971) and "Ministering to Alcoholics" (1966).

Workshop sessions will deal with such matters as the extent of the substance abuse problem, symptoms, approaches, referral, psychological support and "night ministry." Workshop leaders will include the Rev. Vaughn Quinn, O.M.I., executive director, Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Detroit, who is chairman of the Detroit Mayor's Committee on Substance Abuse; the Rev. Wilbur E. Courter, a United Methodist concerts In several. countries.

The Christian Science way of worshiping God will be explained in a public lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Prudden Hall of the Civic Center. Speaker will be Geith Plim-mer of London, whose appearance here wfll be sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Lansing. The title of his lecture will be "Christian Science: The Christian's Best Friend." Plimmer -was formerly a schoolmaster in New Zealand and his native Australia, and a joint head-fnaster in England. 1 I I SS Geith Plimmer Church, 549 E.

Mt. Hope; Christ Lutheran, 122 S. Pennsylvania; Trinity Lutheran, 501 W. Saginaw; and Grace Lutheran, 528 N. Logan.

i The initial meeting raised questions about parish organizational structure and budget, according to the Rev. Robert Mayer of Christ Church. Parish efforts, in the community were outlined. Group discussions centered on parish strengths and areas fifSt Christian Churcli (Disciples of iooi Qitftt m. Church Sehoo Church Christ) Itr Read If tol 9:45 Wo Dl rsnip Sarvic 11:00 Booher.

Minister COLONIAL VILLAGE BAPTIST CHURCH 201 Boston Blvd. Ph. 489 6771 10 A.M. Sunday School 11 A.M. Morning Worship 6:30 P.M.

Evening Service Youth Groups Wed. Mid Week Service 7 P.M. Rev. Arthur W. Boymook.

Pastor Nursery at All Services Everyone Welcome at at will in and the Church Young Show The 50th wedding anniversary of the Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Wallschlaeger will be observed Sunday by University United Methodist Church, 11 20 S.

Harrison, East Lansing, with a reception for the couple from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the church lounge. Mr. Wallschlaeger is associate minister of the local church on a part-time basis. A CHURCH committee, on arrangements is headed by Mrs.

Blackman, and Mrs. Judy Trupp is in charge of refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Wallschlaeger have served Methodist churches for more than 50 years.

They met at Boston University as students when he was attending the School of Theology and she was at the School of Religious Education. In 1927, after serving several churches in Massa- ing for the various ministries of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. EATON RAPIDS "The Healing Ministry of the Church, a documentary film on the prayer of faith and how it is bringing healing to the sick, will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 9, in 'the Pineroom of the" First United Methodist Church, 600 S.

Main. The film is being shown in preparation for the church's Weekend Conference on Spiritual Healing scheduled the weekend of April 19, when Dr. and Mrs. Clair King of Canton, Ohio will be featured. More than 60 junior high young people from South Baptist Church are attending a retreat at Bethel Bible Conference grounds near Trufant, under the direction of Samuel Hoyt, youth pastor.

The event opened Friday and will continue through today, featuring Bible studies, singing and recreation. 7 5y Paul Little Fellowship Event Set At Alma ALMA "A 20th Century Look at First Century Christianity" is the theme of a three-day program being presented by the Scott Christian Fellowship at Alma College. Speaker for the conference, which opened Friday and will continue through Sunday in" the Dunning Memorial Chapel, is Paul Little, associate professor of evangelism in the School of World Mission at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, 111. He also is an author, and is assistant to the president of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, of which Scott Christian Fellowship is a chapter. Little will speak at 2 and 8 p.m.

today and at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday on campus. Builders of Aquorius Rev C. Jewell. Minister 10:30 A.M.

WAVtRLY CHAPEL- Mr Claude Griffin. A M. 3:30 P.M. RETREAT CHAPEL tSunf.td. Mich Rev.

Clarvnce Shaver paking A Christian Healing Ministry NORTH EAST ASBURY 2200 Lake Lansing Rd. Pastor: John Myette tO 00 A.Ttt. CHAPEL HILL Haslett Area, -just off M-78 at Marsh Coleman Rds. Pastor: Paul Scheibner TOJiiA: tt.OO GUNNISONVILLE Wood Clark Rds. Pastor: Scheibner TVwAif? 9:30 t.fft.

SOUTH EAST 4 CALVARY 1919 S. Pennsylvania Pastor: H. James Birdsall 3fcwiC- tf. OO A.TK. CHRIST 517 W.

JoUy Rd. Pastor: D. L. Crawford Scot. 7Vvuli 9:30 A- eitJt Scie 9:30 n.d6 MT.

HOPE 501 E. Mt. Hope Pastorr D. H. Merrill 2d4tA- fO.OO St.

IK. Suu( 5oW POTTER PARK Dakin Gray Sts. Pastor: Peter Kunnen j41K. UNIVERSITY 1 120 S. Harrison.

L. Pastor: Donn Doten tO. -30 sf.TH. Strength were discussed, as well as ac-titivies for senior citizens. THE PARISHES also dealt with the problem of summer 'church attendance and the constant need for increasing the level of Christian giving to meet expanding budgets and soaring costs.

Each parish was concerned about serving'" in an effective way the large number of children and youth represented in the church's membership. PILGRIM- CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (KntU (JAu-vcA eA-ut) 12S PBinjyhnnia A Pk I4 734 RfV DONALD A WtNSTHOM. MnisUf Motnng Soviet I Church School 9 30 11 00 A Asbury United Methodist Church, 2200 Lake Lansing will be host Tuesday noon for the Grace Luncheon for Greater Lansing clergymen. Reservations are being accepted by the Lansing Area Council of Churches. Co-sponsors include six denominations American Lutheran, Catholic, Church of God, Lutheran Church in America, United Church of Christ and United Methodist.

They also include the Michigan, Detroit and Lansing Councils of Churches, Michigan and Lansing divisions of the National Council on Alcoholism, Alcohol and Drug Information Foundation, Detroit City Health Department" and MSlXs Continuing Education Service. ii i.mw Rev. and Mrs. Wallschlaeger chussetts, they were assigned to Detroit, and later served in Flint, Bay City, Lapeer, Berkley, Adrian, Owosso, Howell, Lansing Central and University Church. CHURCHES WESTMINSTER 143 N.

logan Street Corner of Logan and W. Oakland The Rev. David P. McClean Pastor The Rev. Oavid N.

Henderson Ass't. Pastor WORSHIP CHURCH SCHOOL Sun. 9:15 11:00 A.M. Phone 484-8433 0KEM0S Okemos Rd (Across from High School) Paster: Rev. Ranald P.

Byais 10 A.M. Marring Warship 11 AM. Church School and Adult Hour 8:30 MID 11:00 PASTOR SAMUEL L. HOYT NURSERY, TODDLERS ROOM CHILDREN'S CHURCH 11:00 BIBLE SCHOOL 9:45 A.M. CHAPEL TIME WED.

7:30 PASTOR HOYT is1 rVM 1 A UNITED PRESBYTERIAN "Amazing" strength in the younger age levels in four local Lutheran Churches was reported by their councils as they held their first joint' meeting this week at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The median age levels, they noted, vary from 27 to 34 years of age. MEETING TO explore common problems and share common resources were the councils of Bethlehem MISSOURI SYNOD LUTHERAN CHURCHES Welcome You! ASCENSION LUTHfRAN 2780 Hasten E. Lansing Sunday School 9:15 A.M. Worship 8 10 30 A.M.

Dr. Roy Schroeder. Pastor CHRIST LUTHERAN 122 S. Pennsylvania -Sunday School Bible-Study 9 45 AM. Worship 8:30 11 A.M.

Robert F. Mayer. Pastor Enno L. Woldt. Pastor Emeritus ST.

MATTrtW 2418 N. Aurelius. Holt School 9:40 A M. Worship 8:30 11 A.M. and 7 P.M.

Mon. Night 8 30 A.M. Broadcast on WJI W. R. Richardt.

Pastor S. E. Woell. Lay Minister the Greater Lansing Area WELCOME YOU! Lansing Area UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES Sponsored bv United Methodist Union of FIRST Ottawa at Chestnut (Downtown) Rev. Irving Phillips.

Minister Asst. Minister. Rev. John Jeffrey Dir. of Ch.

Ed. Elizabeth Wills Choir Dr. Robert Sidnel Oiganist, Robert Aseltkie Morning Worship and Sunday School 9 30 11:00 A.M. "TOOLS FOR THE WORKING CHRISTIAN" HOLT Corner of Holt Aureius Pastor: Rv. David Milbourti Churcli School Worship Service 11-12 CNId Cart Provided EASTMlNSTER Abbott Rd.

Near M-78 Minister Rev. Paul W. W. Green 9:30 a.m. Church School Sunday Worship 1 045 a m.

Phones 337-0893. 33741183' NORTH 108 W. Grand River, corner Washington Avenue Pastor: Rev. Paul Livingston a 30 Church School 10:45 Worship Service "GRACE WHO OR WHAT?" I Corinthians 1: 1-9 Nuistiy Cart Piavidirf Both Sirvkts 'Amazing of parish concern. Some of the strengths reflected effective worship and Bible study.

One council explained its church's method of develop-. ing a budget to express its theology and mission goals; another outlined its church's organized athletic program for neighborhood children. A witnessing program through the mail was yet another means of neighborhood contact. Food banks and assistance programs for the needy TRINITY AME CHURCH 3500 W. Holmes Rd.

Rev A. P.esioa Pastor 330 SUNDAY SCHOOL 10.45 h. 7 WORSHIP WISCONSIN SYNOD LUTHERAN SERVICES ZION 4001 S. Pennsylvania Sunday School 9:15 A.M. Church Service 10:30 A M.

EMANUEL N. Capitol Kilborn Sunday School 9:30 A.M. 9:30 A.M. German 8:15 11 :00 A.M. English Child Care provided NORTH WEST DELTA MILLS Delta River Drive Pastor: David Morton It.

00 rf.TK. FIRST Waverly Delta River Dr. Pastor: John Sorenson TOxtAck: f4.Vt. REDEEMER Bridge St. DeWitt Pastor: Richard L.

Clark 9:30 yf.Tfe. SOUTH WEST GRACE 1900 Boston Blvd. Pastor: C.W. Hutchens TOAifi: 9:30 TRINITY Corner St. Joe Canal Pastor: Gerald Bates Sunday Worship 1 1 :00 A.M.

C'nurcn 5uiuui Mrs ivi. Youth Fellowship 6:00 P.M. FAITH S. Waverly Rd. Pastor: Richard Johns TVuJUa: tO 00 i.TJt.

DIMONDALE Creyts Rd. at 1-96 Pastor: Thomas Weber Worship: 10. O0 A.M. bOWNTOWN CENTRAL 215 N. Capitol Ave.

Pastor: Howard Lyman 9 -4 '5 tt.OO st.TX. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE THE CHRISTIAN'S BEST FRIEND Come to this free lecture by Geith A. Plimmer, C.S. of London, England 'Member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship PASTOR H. KEITH BIIMLEY SPEAKING SUNDAY 7.00 P.IY1.

UNUSUAL MUSICAL PROGRAM Wm BAPTIST CHURCH SOUTH WASHINGTON AT M00RSRIVLR DRIVE DR. HOWARD F. SUGDEIM, PASTOR REV. H. KEITH BINKLEY, MINISTER OF EDUCATION JAMES E.

EMERY, MINISTER OF MUSIC AND COLLEGE SAMUEL L. HOYT. MINISTER OF YOUTH Civic Center Small Auditorium (Washtenaw Street Entrance) Thursday, February 6 at 8:00 P.iVl. Auspices First Church of Christ, Scientist, Lansing jj -i pm la Ample Parking adjacent CENTRAL METHODIST Invites You to Share the Joy and Friendship of its Fellowship. Lent begins with Holy Communion at 7:00 P.M.

on Febuary Welcome! Sunday Services at 9:13 and 11:00 A.M. are varied arid creative. Welcome! Ienten Noon Service each Wednesday at 12:10 P.M. Welcome! 0- I.