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ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mercury, Pottstown, Pa December 24 1977 23 Church to use new Pell candlesticks BAPTIST Calvary Baptist Church of Pottstown Rtf' 422 and Limerick Center Rd (opposite Lakeside Inn). Joseph diCandilo, Pastor Sunday School, 9 15 am; Morning Worship. 10:30 am; Evening Service at Wednesday Service, 7:30 pm First Baptist, St. Peters Village, the Rev. Lynn Leavenworth, pastor, 189 6387 Worship Service 10 am.

Church School. 11:15 am Parker Ford, the Rev. William Waterston pastor. 9:30 am, Sunday School, 10:45 am, Worship Service. 7 pm.BYF.

Puehtown, Kimberton Road, Rev Dean Goodwin, Pastor 9:30 am, Sunday School: 10:45 am. Worship Service. Victory Baptist Church, Gilbertsville and Snyder Roads Combined Sunday School and Worship Service, every Sunday. 2 PM Larry Dealer, Pastor Dial 327-2000. BRETHREN Coventry, Kenilworth.

Rev Larry Graybill. pastor. Tomorrow, Church School, 9:30 am; Worship Service, 10:30 am. Parker Ford, the Rev Robert Latshaw, pastor. Church school, 9 30 am; Worship service, 10: 45 am; 7.30 pm.

A Bible Preaching Church. CHURCH OF GOD Church of God. Pentecostal, Route 724, near Spring City, Pa. Rev Phillip L. f'ook.

Pastor. Phone 9483525. 9:45 am. Sunday School; 11am, Children's Church; 11 am. Morning Worship; 7 pm.

Evening Worship, Tuesday, 9:30 am. Ladies Prayer Meeting. Wednesday, 7.30 pm. Family Training Hour All are welcome EPISCOPAL St. Gabriel's Douglassville, the Rev.

Kenneth Cosby, rector. Christmas Eve. 7:30 pm, in the Cha pel-Com unity Christmas Carols and Candlelight Service with string ensemble; 11 pm, in the Church-Christmas Eve Eucharist Choral and Candlelight Service; Sunday, Christmas, 10:45 am, Holy Communion Service INDEPENDENT Colebrookdale Chapel. Farmington RD 2, Boyertown. Robert Stringfellow, pastor 9:45 am.

Sunday School; 10:55 am, Worship Service 7 pm. Evening Service; Wednesday 7 pm. Prayer Meeting All are welcome to attend. Ebenezer Bible Chapel. 1 mi.

We. of Knauertown, on Rt. 23, Warwick Furnace Road. Elmer B. Stoltzfus, Pastor.

9:30 am, Bible School, 10:30 am. Morning Worship: 7 pm. Evening Worship; Wednesday, 7 pm Services for all ages. High Point Ind. Baptist Chapel, Geigertown Pastor Bill Park Jr.

9:30 am, Bible School; 10:45 am. Morning Worship; 5:30 pm. Youth Fellowship; 6:30 pm, Evening Service. Wednesday, 7:15 pm. Prayer Meeting Dial 286-5380.

Limerick Chapel. 378 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick, the Rev. Richard 1 Gregory, Pastor Sunday, 10 am, Bible Hour-Pastor Gregory; 6:30 pm. Island Home Prayer Group; 7 pm, Evening Service-Pastor Gregory; Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Sr High Dept Teachers Meeting; Saturday.

7 to 9 pm. New Years Eve Service. Pastor's Study WPAZ 1370 AM to Noon Every day except Sunday Faith Independent Baptist, Livingston Drive, Phoenixville, Fred Dilworth Pastor, 9:30 am, Sunday School; 10:45 am. Morning Worship; 7 pm, Evening Service; Wednesday 7 pm, Prayer Meeting. Mountain View Chapel, 156 Douglas Drive, Douglassville, Bruce L.

Waldt. Pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 am; Worship. 10:30 am; Service 7 pm, Wednesday Night, 7:30 pm. Services.

For info call 3260591 or LUTHERAN New Hanover Lutheran, the Rev. Edgar M. Cooper, Pastor. Mr. A.

L. Spotts, Director of Music. Sunday Services, 7:45 am and 10:15 am; Sunday Church School for all ages, 9 am. St. Matthews, Rt 401, Chester Springs, the Rev.

James A. Hullhan, Pastor 9:30 am, Sunday School; 10:15 am, Worship Service. St. Lutheran Church, Old Swede and Morlatton Roads, Douglassville. the Rev.

Larry V. Schell, Pastor; Thomas Irwin, Intern 9 am, Sunday School; 10:15 am, Worship and Nursery. MENNONITE Frederick Mennonite, Frederick, the Rev. Walter Alderfer, pastor Sunday Worship Service, 9:30 am; ChurchSchool, 10:30 am. QUAKERS Exeter Friends, Meeting House Road, So.

of Rt 562, Amity Twp, between Stone rsville Weavertown Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Meeting for Worship, Sunday UNTTED METHODIST Alice Focht Memorial First and Hook Birdsboro. The Rev. Allen Beistline, pastor. 9:30 am, Sunday School; 10:45 am.

Worship Service with nursery care and sermon. Temple, Temple at Unionville Road, North Coventry. "The Little White Church on the Leon G. Pastor. Candlelight Worship, Christmas Eve, 7 pm; Family Worship, Christmas Day, 10 a m.

SPIRITUALIST Spiritual Science Center 523 Lewis Limerick, the Rev. Jack Adcock, pastor. Services, 2 pm and 7:30 pm; Tuesday, 7:30 pm. call: 948-7745. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Falkner Swamp Reformed, RD 1.

Pike, mi. E. of 663, the Rev. Gary C. Hauze, pastor.

Church School, 9 am; Worship, 8 am 10:30 am. St. James. Limerick, the Rev. Evelyn J.

Aurand, Pastor. 9 am, Church School; 10:15 am, Morning Worship including Time of Sharing with the children Nursery provided for pre-schoolers. Choirs for all ages. Easy entrance for handicapped. Youth Fellowship.

Sunday evening. St. Paul's. Amityville, the William E. Hamer Pastor.

Christmas Eve Service, 8 pm and 11 pm; Christmas Day Communion Sorv ice. 10 am. Twenty-two additional pew aisle candlesticks will adorn the nave of Grace Lutheran Church. 680 N. Charlotte when worshipers attend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.

Crafted by Richard F. Pell the new candlesticks, with their pew holders, are a memorial gift of the families and friends of Frank Rosenberry, Jacob Keeler and Mildred Hutt. The black stem of each stick is held in place on the pew, fashioned with oak wood holders The bowl of each stick also was crafted from oak. The candle, held in place by a brass-copper collar, has candles 17 inches high an inch and a half thick, topped with a fluted glass follower. Twenty-two center aisle candlesticks already have been crafted and utilized on previous candlelight services.

The first Christmas Eve service will begin at 7 p. m. with organ, harp and sextet preludes. (Rural Churches Continued) Sheperd of the Hills U.C.C., RD 1. Bechteisville.

Rev. Vernon Stoop, Pastor Sunday, 9 30 am. Com bined Church School and Worship Florence Erb will be at the organ console. The harpist will be Hazel Rhinehart, a member of the chancel choir. Sextet members included Missy Smith, Becky Smith.

Kim Reazor, Kim Bartholow, Cathy Cashmore and Ann Humphreys Kim Oreenawalt is the flutist The service will be introduced by choir voices from various sections in the church singing the French carol In This In addition to the congregational hymn-sing, the junior and chapel choirs, under direction of Connie Humphreys, will sing anthems and read the Christmas scripture or as a group Soloists include Cathy Cashmore, Kim Barthlow, Becky Smith and Missy Smith. Bedth Endy will be the flutist. A brief meditation, "The Gift of the Christ will be given by the Rev. Richard Hoffert. pastor, at the large creche arranged over the middle of the chancel steps.

At the conclusion of the meditation, the Sunday School children will present their offerings to Ken Crest Centers in Philadelphia and ANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTS ALLIANCE Christian and Missionary Alliance, 828 N. Hanover. Rev. John B. Harmon, pastor.

Regular services held. Call 323-1890 ADVENTIST Seventh-Day Adventist. Charlotte Master James Brown, pastor Saturday. 9 30 am. Sabbath School; 11 am, Morning Worship.

Seventh-Day Adventist, 515 Walnut A R. Jones. Pastor Saturday, 9:30 am, Sabbath School; 11 am, Worship Service. APOSTOLIC Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith. 612 Jefferson Elder Paul E.

F'aithful, Pastor. at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm; Tuesday, 7:45 pm; Thursday, 7:45 pm; Radio Broadcast, Sunday, 2 pm, WPAZ. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Calvary Assembly of God, 426 Laurelwood Road, the Rev Allen Farrell, pastor, Sunday School, 9:45 am; Worship Service, 10:45 am; Evening Service, 7 pm; Wednesday, Prayer and Bible Study, 7 pm. Charismatic and 700 Club Listeners always welcome. Calvary Tabernacle Assembly of God, 611 Montgomery Ave, the Rev.

James E. Murray, Pastor. Sunday School, 9 30 am; Worship Service, 10:30 am; Evening Service, 7 pm; Wednesday, Prayer and Bible study, 7:30 pm Everyone welcome. Grace Assembly of God, Route 23 and Bridge Spring City RD 1, the Rev. Jack A Mason, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 am; Morning Worship 11 am; Evangelistic Service 7 pm; Wednesday, Prayer and Bible Study, 7 pm.

Visitors expected at all services. BAPTIST First Baptist Church, King and Charlotte the Rev. George Ballein, Pastor. For Bus Transportation, call 323-6683. Sunday.

10 am. Family Worship Service: Birthday Wednesday. 7:30 am. Prayer Breakfast; 6:30 pm, Sr High BYF Party at Gotsch Residence. BRETHREN First Church of the Brethren, Fifth and York the Rev.

John Gliek, pastor, 9:30 am, Sunday School; 10:45 am, Morning Worship Tuesday, 3:30 pm, Bible Club; Wednesday, 7 pm. Bible Study Stowe Brethren in Christ. Glasgow St. Sunday School. 9:30 am; Worship, 10:30 am; Wednesday, Prayer Meeting, 7:30 pm Dial 326-4383.

CATHOLIC St. Aloysius, Beech and Hanover Rev. Michael F. Bednar, Pastor. Tomorrow, Upper Church Masses, 5:30, 7, 8.

9. 10:15, 11:30 and and Lower Church 9 and 10:15 am. Si Peter's. 1128 South Street, Pottstown, Rev Charles Steimach. Masses 7 am, daily.

Sunday, Masses at 6, 7:30, 9, 10 and 11:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ Scientist, Evans and Prospect Sts. Sunday School and Church Service. 11 am; Wednesday, Testimonial Meeting. 8 pm.

THE BIBLE BRINGS COM FORT, AND HEALING, TOO EASTERN ORTHODOX Holy Trinity, Lincoln and Hale the Rev. Theodore C. Heckman. 323-4183. Divine Liturgy, 10 am.

EPISCOPAL Christ, 316 High St. The Rev. Wilfred F. Penny, rector Sam, Holy Eucharist; 9:30 am, Family Eucharist. INDEPENDENT Hillside Gospel Chapel, Mervine and Feist.

11 am, Family Bible Hour and Sunday School; 7 pm, Evening Service; Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Prayer and Bible Study. All welcome LATTER-DAY SAINTS Pottstown Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterdav Saints, 115 King Pottstown (The YWCA), meets at the following times: Seminary, 8 am, Sunday; Priesthood, 9 am, Sunday; Relief Society, 9 am, Sunday; Sunday- School, 10:30 am; Sacrament, 5 pm; Youth Meeting, (APYW), 7:30 pm, Tuesday; Primary, Wednesday, 10 am. HOLINESS CHRISTIAN Holiness Christian Church, Hilltop and Buchert Roads, the Rev Lester Mont Clare. They will be brought to the creche as gifts to the Christ Child The bags in which the offerings will be placed were made by Lena Gauger and the women at the mor.tly Christian Service workday The young people will sing their favorite song Can I Give while the sixth graders and youth choirs present Bible in Folksongs The light of the Christmas creche from the two large candlesticks on either side will be distributed to the worshipers as they sing and then "pass the peace of to each other.

While the organist and harpist play variations of the worshipers will bring their gifts to the creche. The offerings will be received in alms basins by Marck Scheifely and Todd Rabenold, altar boys Assisting are Todd Endy. crucifer; Woodrow Frick, chief usher, Gordon Hafer, captain; Jen non Kepner, Karl Rauscher, Robert Rauscher, Lindwood Seasholtz, Sherwood vergey, David Yergey, Herman Shoff, Ken Runda and Paul Moser. Pastor Sunday School, 9:30 am; Worship Service, 10:40 am, Evangelistic Service starting at pm, followed by Youth Service, Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Worship For information, call 323-9149 or 3235396 LUTHERAN St.

James. High and Pricc the Rev. James Daniels, Pastor Christmas Eve. 7 pm, Early Candlelight Service; 11 pm. Late Candlelight Service; Midnight, Holy Communion; Sunday, in am, Christmas Day Service.

Grace Lutheran Church. 660 Charlotte St The Rev. Richard Hoffert, Pastor Christmas Eve. 7 pm, Children's Service; 11 pm Candlelight Service; Sunday, 8 am, Communion; 9:20 am. Education.

10:45 am, Worship Service. Emmanuel. Hanover and Walnut Sts the Rev Martin Acker, senior Pastor; the Rev. James Giannantonio, Asst. Pastor Christmas Eve, 7:30 pm.

Family Service; 11 pm. Festival Service. 12:30, Sacrament of the Altar for servicemen and college student-' Christmas Day, 10 am. Family Worship Service St. Glasgow and Walnut Stowe, the Rev John Smohk, Pastor One Service only at 10:30 am.

No Sunday Church School St. 75 E. Main South Pottstown, the Rev. William Shaud, Pastor. Christmas Eve, 7 pm 11 pm, Candlelight Services, with Holy Communion at 11 pm; Sunday, 9:15 am, Sunday School; 10:30 am, Worship Service (Nursery).

Transfiguration. Hanover and Chestnut Dr. Edgar Chrisemer, PhD, Pastor Christmas Eve. 11 pm. Candlelight Service; Sunday, 10:15 am.

Worship Service. NAZARENE Church of the Nazarene. Beech and Cedar Sunday School, 9:30 am; Worship Service, 10:45 am, with Nursery provided; Evening Service, 6 pm; Wednesday, Prayer and Praise Service and Youth Meeting, PRESBYTERIAN First United, 750 N. Evans The Rev. Richard Martin and Rev Simmons Gardner.

9:30 am. Church School; 9:30 am and 11 am, Worship Services. UNITED METHODIST Cedarville, 1092 Laurelwood Road, Dr. Glenn J. Fisher, Pastor.

9:20 am, Sunday School; 9:30 am. Worship Service. first United, 414 High the Rev Donald E. Ray, Pastor. Saturday, 7:30 pm.

Candlelight Service; Sunday, 10 am, Christmas Family Worship. Salem United Methodist, West and Evans Dr. Daniel Brodhead, Pastor. Sunday School. 9 am; Church Service.

10 am Searles Memorial United Methodist, Beech and Hanover Sts the Rev. Gerald H. Ihle, pastor Church School, 9:15 am; Morning Worship, 10:30 am. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST St. Paul's, Franklin and Grace the Rev.

Roland C. Turnbach, pastor Worship Service, 8 am and 10:30 am; Church School, Trinity, Hanover and King Sts the Rev. G. Richard Ott, Pastor. Christmas Eve, 7 pm, Family Service; 11 pm, Candlelight Service; Christmas Day, 10:15 am, Combined Service.

Zion's, Hanover and Chestnut the Rev, Stanley Wagner, Pastor. Christmas Eve, 10:45 pm, Service of Candlelight and Carols, with sermon Sunday, 9:30 am. Worship Service with message, the Right Gift- Problem by Rev. Wagner. OTHER POTSTOWN CHURCHES Catacombs Outreach, 1223 N.

Keim St. Sunday, 10:30 am, Fellowship; Monday, 7:30 pm. Bible Study. Radio 2nd and 4th Sunday, 12 am to 2 am, WBYO, 107.5 FM. Mennonite, Hanover and Prospect Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am, Sunday School 10:30 am Unitarian Universalist At Cedarville Grange, Saturday, 7 pm, Annual Christmas Eve Presentation by Fellowship children and the Fiasco Players.

For information, call John Smith, 323-5561. Emmanuel Lutheran slates one service One great service of worship will be featured at 10 a. on Sunday, Christmas Day in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hanover and Walnut streets There also will be an appropriate sermon for children as well as a carol-sing. Members assisting include Mr and Mrs Ralph Rhoads, greeters; Leonard baugh, chief usher; Joseph Rosenbaum, captain; Bruce E. Bindcer, Carl R.

Smith. Gerald Garber, J. Richard Weand, David M. DeLong, H. Henry Burdan, Elmer Gephart, Leonard Hatfield, ushers; David Donald, acolyte; Craig First Baptist sets theme for Christmas Birthday will be the theme of the 10 a.

m. worship service on Sunday. Christmas Day, in First Baptist Church, Charlotte and King streets. The adult choir will sing People with the youth and choirs presenting The Visionaires will sing The Rev. Georeg Ballein.

pastor, will use the meditation The Advent-Christmas banner, designed by Virginia Waldrop, will be featured, including symbols of the of among which are Gift of Gift of Gift of Gift of and Gift of Praise." The Holy Family will be enacted by Stanley Waldrop. Virginia Waldrop and Sarah Waldrop. The children and families also will present White Gifts of food for the Pottstown Interfaith Emergency Service. A birthday treat will follow Combined choirs to sing at service The combined choirs will provide the music at the 10:45 a m. worship service on Sunday, Christmas Day, in Transfiguration Lutheran Church, Chestnut and Hanover streets.

Junior choir members are Lisa Rinehart, Amy Ziegler. Ami, i i and Lori Leberman; Barbara and Mark Wasson; Cindy and Harvey Beck. Mark Shilla- day and Alan Schultz. The chapel and senior members include Thurley Neiffer, Beverly and Randy Bernice Davis, Jane Hampton, Betty Anderson. Phyllis Rife.

Marilyn Hochschwender and Marily Hochschwender And, Sharon Saylor, Marily Shilladay, Holly Geiser, Katy Gray, Eric Miller, David Purnell, Paul Hallman, John Shaner, David Moser, David Lafferty, Kenneth Behle and Chris Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Miller Jr. are the directors of music.

Wilhelm, crucifer; the Rev. James Giannantonio, lector; Cheryl Goffice and Judy March, nursery; Evangelism Committee assisting in the finance room The youth wijll hold a holiday dance from 8 m. to midnight on Wednesday. On Thursday, the eighth grade catechetical class will take a trip to Valley Forge Music Fair to see The bus will leave at 7 m. Choir to present folk cantata A folk cantata the will be presented by the girl's choir on Sunday at the 9:30 a worship service in First Church of the Brethren.

Fifth and York streets. A birthday party for Jesus also will take place. Soloists include Debbie Mckee, Sandy Hiser, Wendy Sheeler and Holly Kerr. Laurie Sheeler is the pianist and Sandy Hiser, the guitarist. At 10:45 a.

the Rev. John W. Glick, pastor, will use the theme a Way to Spend Sunday Paula Glick is the acolyte. Mr. and Mrs.

Barry Bill will present their son Edward L. Bill for baby dedication. Holy Communion also will be administered. The senior choiir will provide the music. Local pastor plans Christmas sermon The Rev.

Gerald Ihle, pastor of Searles Memorial United Methodist Church, Beech and Hanover streets, will preach on the theme All Started In a at 10:30 a. m. on Sunday. Christmas Day. The junior choir will sing in a with the senior choir presenting They Saw the Rebekah and Lynne readers.

Boyer, Smith Brian Fi 1 by are the lav Candy will be distributed to the church school young people. Tuekmantel, ushers; Lutheran Church Circle of Charity, sacristans under direction of Alma Borneman The 11 servicxe will begin with organ and harp preludes by Miss Erb and Hazel Rhinehart followed by the order for vespers, with congregational Christmas carol singing The chancel choir will sing three anthems. After Pastor meditation Has the worshipers the Christmas peace to each other The distribution of the Christmas light from the creche will be done by James Griesmer and Michael Griesmer, alt boys. Members participating include Brian Kistler, crucifer Wellington Smith, chief Chris Pell, team captain; Michael Wyda, Bob Fine, David Schafer, David Hamm, Donna Hallman, Beth Bebb and Ann Humphreys, ushers; Lutheran Church Circle of Kindness, sacristans. The first service on Christmas Day will be at 8 a.

m. with the celebration of the Sacrament of the Atlar. Assistants are Cheryl Fine, crucifer; Beth Endy and Debbie Feight, acolytes; Merrill Kline, chief usher; Lawrence Romich team captain; Chris Hollenbach, 'Ird, Gerald Haring, Henry Clay, John Hallman, Leonard Rath, David Hoffert and Michael Bedell, ushers. Lutheran Church Women's Circle of Endurance, sacristans A film will be shown at 9:20 m. entitled First A birthday party in honor of the Christ Child will be featured including carols and a fellowship hour Grace Schafer is coordinator, assisted by Dody Matthias, head of educational ministries.

The 10:45 a. m. celebration of the Sacrament of the Altar will include the following participants: Scott Braunsberu, crucifer; Tood Rabenold and Michael Strunack, acolytes; Woodrow Frick, chief usher and Leonard Rosenberry, team captain. And, Richard Hendricks. Harry Kepner, James Engle, Malcolm Carver, Ed ward Marquardt and Roland Beck, ushers; Lutheran Church Women's Circle of Hope, sacristans; Naomi Fichthorn and Jane Geyer, church nursery.

At 4 p. there will be a brief celebration of the Sacrament of the Altar, designed especially for the inform Leidy Gaugler. congregational lector, will assist Pastor Hoffert. His meditation will be of God The 80 memorial and gift poinsettias will be arranged in the chancel today by Iva Kline, Ada Jackson, Eva Moyedr, Alma Borneman, chief sacristans. Additional decorations of trees, lights, chrismons and wreaths also will be arranged in the nave, chancel and sanctuary.

Ralph Oister congregational sexton, will assist. The outdoor creche will be place on the church's lawn Schumacher and Reher Funeral Home 359 King 326-5755 R. E. Schumacher D. Reber FUNERAL HOME 71 1 Franklin Street Pottstown 323-0277.