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Page D-4 THE HAMMOND TIMES Friday, March 11, 1960 FIRST COMMVMON ON HOLY THVRSDAY Gloria Dei Lutheran Church To Organize on Palm Sunday HIGHLAND--Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Highland. The first i of Holy will become organized officially as a congregation of the United Communion will administered Lutheran Church in America at the 10.45 a.m. service on Palm to the new congregation by the Sunday in the Highland Christian School. Rev. Harold E.

Koch on Maundy Guest preacher the Organi- Thursday rational Service will be Rev chartcr mcmbers fo confirmation George Hoosr 8 i me congregation president of the 'jndwna Sxnod of Fim Lutheran Church, was discovered through a survey the t'LCA. Following a congress- Hammond, when it was organized lr and Mrs Aaron Nelson tiona! dinner the Rov. Merle just -1 years ago. First United fj" Frankc. Secretary for English the Rov.

Edward D. Driscoll. pas-'Highland and'' Missions of the LLCA preach 10! 1S molhcr congregation" Mi! Koch was i to develop o' DN supply- the new ehurch the Board of of 20 families. American Missions of the ULCA. FEAST OF PVRI1U Jews 6 Happy Day' Makes Constant Call to Valor Christian School.

He Carries All He Owns With Him All his worldly possessions are on the back and in the hands of this Tibetan refugee who with thousands of others fled Chinese Communist oppression with the Dalai Lama to the refugee camps in Assam and West Bengal, India. With the assistance of the Indian Central Committee for Refugees, the Indian Ked Cross nnd the American Catholic Bishops' overseas relief agency, a i Relief Services- X.C.W.C., immediate aid in the form of food, clothing, living quarters and medicines was provided. The refugee Is on his way to one of the uells in the Foothills, Darjelling, for water supplied by storage tanks. A bleak future faces the Tibetan refugees whose right to religious freedom forced them to flee. Your contribution to the Bishops' Relief Fund.

Empire State Building. New York 1. N. or the local Catholic church, assure continuance of the oluntary overseas relief programs. Swedish Women STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP -Despite opposition from some of its clergy, the Swedish State Lutheren Church will ordain its first three women this spring.

Onnation of women in the church was authorized last year. CHURCH NEWS Counseling Center Opens Second Year The Methodist-sponsored Calumet Pastoral Care and Counseling Center, Gary, has begun its second year of providing free counseling to persons within a 50-mile radius of the Calumet Region. Opened in February of the center is located at City Methodist Church, 575 Washington St Gary. Appointments with any of four clinically-trained ministers may be made for Wednesdays "and Thursdays. 2 to 5 m.

and 7 to 10 p.m.. by contacting the City Church office. Counselors are the Revs. Jasper Cox. Whiting; Glen Hulbert Merrillville; Clyde Linger, chaplain of Gary Methodist Hospital'' and Richard Thistle, pastor of City Church Procopius Abbey Is 75 Years Old The most Rev.

Martin D. McNamara, Bishop of the Joliet diocese, will be the celebrant of the Solemn Pontifical Mass at St Procopius Abbey on March 21. as part of the observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the abbey. The Most Rev. Andrew G.

Grutka. Bishop of the Gary diocese and alumnus of St. Procopius College, will preach. The mass, scheduled for the feast of St. Benedict, is set for 11 a.m.

and will be followed by a luncheon for guests. Midweek Lenten Services at United Brethren Midweek Lenten services are being offered at First United Lutheran Church, 6705 Hohman Ave Hammond, according to the Rev. Edward Driscoll, pastor. Title of the series of sermons Wednesday nights at 7:30 is, "Cross Reference." Important references to the cross in scnpture will be examined John McNeill is director of the choirs at First United. The Chancel Choir rehearses each Wednesday after the service.

Committees are at work right now for the dedication of the new nave on May 1st. Construction began last June. Final of African Series Last of a series of discussions and talks on Africa will take place Sunday at Highlands First Presbyterian Church family night with the showing of a film, "New Faces of 1 The 29 minute presentation is in color and tells the struggle for freedom on the Dark Continent, and the role being plaved by the Christian church. Potluck supper will be served at 5 30 m. followed by singing and worship for all.

At 6:30 p.m. various groups will meet for discussions on Africa. Mrs. Paul Robertson is in charge of the adult group and the topic, "The Church's Response in Africa" Other groups will continue with topics of last Sunday Showing of the film is set for 7 The chancel choir will lead devotions at the supper at which the church school teachers are hosts. Munster Reformed Church Teams Vie By DR.

HOWARD V. HARPER On the 14th of the Jewish month of Adar comes the happy festival of Purim, observed joyously and boisterously in memory of the time when almost the whole Jewish nation came within an inch or two of annihilation. The story, as recounted in the Old Testament book of Esther, tells how man named Hainan, Prime Minister of Persia, where the Jews were in exile in the sixth century B.C., plotted their complete destruction, and how his plan was thwarted by the courage of the Jewish-born queen Esther, the alertness of her cousin Mordecai, and presumably though God is not mentioned anywhere in the book of Esther by Divine Providence. THIS story with it's happy ending happy, that is, for everybody but Haman forms the background of a y's pleasant mixture of worship and frivolity. But there is more to it than that.

People don't keep on for 26 centuries exulting over one victory, no matter how important it was. Who today celebrates the anniversary of the night Washington crossed the Delaware, or the day the allies liberated Paris? To be so long remembered an event must reflect the deepest life of a people. It must mean something permanent and ongoing. And i does just this, It tells every Jew today that anti-Semitism is as old as Jewish history, that it may be expected to plague him and his people as long as Jews remain faithful to their special calling and that in every age it requires bravery and sacrifice. Purim is not the commemoration of an episode nearly so much aa it is a constant call to valor.

PURIM is observed in both synagogue and home. In the synagogue there are special prayers and the reading of the Megillah (the book of Esther) at the morning and evening services. And here, because it is a joyous time the serious rabbis tolerate the noisemakers with which the children set up a most undignified clatter each time the name of Haman is mentioned in the reading. At home there are special foods--Haman's caps, which are three cornered pastries filled with poppy seeds, dates, nuts, and raisins; kreplach, the delightful dough covered meatballs wonderful confections that only the Jewish women know how to make (Harry Golden may well have been right when he said the Jews' greatest contribution to American life is their cooking). And then, striking a note of stark simplicity, there are plain beans cooked in salted water.

They are included in the Purim fare because legend a Queen Esther, though surrounded by luxury In a foreign land, would not eat anything that was not kosher (clean according to Jewish ceremonial law) and so sustained herself on only beans and peas. THERE could not, of course, be any jealousy among the saints, but from a non-saintly point of view hoxv would you feel if your day was March 17, with St. Patrick stealing the show? The calendar for today is full of saints nobody ever has a chance to hear about, and if there should be a little grumbling among the blessed company it would be understandable. are the uncounted number of Martyrs of the Sera- peum, who died for their faith in a riot in Alexandria, in 390. And there is St.

Agricola. a good but unglamorous sixth century bishop in France, and St. Gertrude of Nivelles, a Ger-man abbess who died at the age of 30 in 659, exhausted with doing good works. Then there is St. Paul of Cyprus, who was martyred on the isle of Cyprus in 760 because he refused to trample on the Crucifix--and several other saints.

We mention them because we got to thinking how left out of things they must be feeling todav Blessing Painting Flannel-graph demonstration by Mrs. John Engle, Whiting, is viewed by (from the left) the Rev. James Frink, Hessville Baptist Church; the Rev. D. E.

Moore, Griffith Baptist Church; the Rev. H. W. Duncan, Hessville Assembly of God, and the Rev. George Irwin.

Cook Community Church. Mrs. Engle, an instructor the laboratory training school in at Calvary Baptist Church, Highland, demonstrates Christian virtues by clever use and narration of items placed on the flannel. Fifty-six churches from the Calumet Region are represented in the training school conducted annually bv the Calumet Region Evangelical Sunday- School Assn. The i i Reformed Church of Munster has Marched to Church and Sunday School in March" with two teams seeking to reach the moon by April 10th Team I-- "The LIGHT" and Team II-- "THE WAY" are competing against each other for a period of six weeks.

The purpose of this contest is to help the Sunday School and Church to grow in number as well as spiritually. A class of training for those who are senously interested in learning more of the Christian Faith is being held "for a six week period on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 in the Trinity Church If interested you may contact the Rev. Leestma. pastor of the Church people of the Sunday School are canvassing the town with Door Hangers" for every home Munster. The Key to Happiness and Security is offered to you at Trinity Reformed Church at the corner of Ridge and Columbia Ave.

in Sunday Worship services-9'30 a and 7 m. with Sunday School at a.m. Sunday, there will be special music by the Rev. Murfin's children i the Christian Fellowship from Hammond the a School hour. The committee in charge of i campaign is Mrs Mavnard a i chairman; Mrs.

Russell Hook; Louis Toth and Roy 1 1 jTelevision Series ABILENE. Tex. (AP) The 1 Highland Church of Christ here is' sponsoring production of a 52-week 1 television series, "Herald of Truth," to be shown on 43 TV stations! across the country later this year. The same church has sponsored a' "Herald of Truth" radio series for eight years. Community Lenten Service Witt Be Held March 16 Tallv in Tokvo TOKYO rAP)-- Japan now has 678,258 Christians, a gain of ap- 1 proximately 35,000 since 1958, latest statistics show.

They include 376.267 Protestants. 266.608 Roman Catholics and 35,293 Eastern Orthodox. Catholic Tourists BOSTON (AP)--Richard Cardinal dishing, Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, and six bishops will lead a group of Americans on a Catholic Travel League pilgrimage to famed church shrines and sites in Europe this summer. SAFARI FOR SOULS Dr. Howard Schomer, president of Chicago Theological Seminary, will be the guest speaker at the next Community Lenten Service, one of six sponsored by the First Methodist and First Congregational churches.

This service will take place March 16, at the Congregational Church, at 7:30 m. Host pastor will be the Rev. Donald Inghs. Dr. Schomer, before he became president of the Chicago Theological Seminary, served as World Council of Churches Secretary for Interchurch Aid in the European area with his base in Geneva, Switzerland.

He visited churchmen in both Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean lands as fraternal counselor and relief administrator. He is president of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and an editor-at-large for The Christian Century Magazine. Following the service on March Graham Services Nearly Cancelled Bv TOM McMAHAX. moved from the stadium in the Siens i i i By TOM McMAHAX, Keligion Editor, The Slate, Columbia, S. C- NAIROBI.

Kenya--Last a a group of hapless "Watutsis. who i before the spears of enemies, found ref- ngo in a mission compound one of Billy a a a a there On a far-ranging: tour of the lovely a i i Bcleian protectorate associate a prrvhed to a gathered a In the audience v. as the old man had the part of a i doctor in thr movie. "King: Solomons i His son. a i i a had been praying for him A the sermon, the old A i a among' those ho a i hearts to Jesus Cnri.t When Billy a i i at a paiatroopers a airport a A i a a i i i i a sign--- The i a i commission had a a i utes before a A i a Nationalists a a i a i a i a i freedom This tense on almost brought a i i of the services in A moved from the stadium in the city to a mission compound several miles away.

THE NEW king of Ruanda, an intelligent looking man of twenty-five stands six- feet-seven inches tall sat on the platform at the meeting A the meeting his followers crowded around lum so tightly that Graham started a i through the throng to rescue i Just i a his car but it could not so he carne into the mission- si y's home to a a i departure of the i The meeting was held in a setting of a i i beauty The site was ringed banana a Behind the gehst was Lake a a i a and the distant Congo a i Ahead were i lands which stretch toward thr i a a i of Moon Two days earlier Graham had a i lied sever.il i a a at the head of Lake i i a second hngest a world This sorv ice at i i a i -uui pnrt center, was related to another crowd of miles away. a i a a i a i i v. i A ans a Kuropoans" in trie i i relav i a a .1 Signs directed i i to aieas counsellors could talk i them the following languages- Luo, Luragoli a Swahih and English. MANY CRIPPLES crawled to the meetings on their hands and knees. One of the ushers had great holes in his ears where he used to wear ornaments.

Missionaries drove to the meetings from great distances Mr. Graham i some of them at a tent a in the highlands. Among them was a classmate who Mr. Graham's wifo 1(nv a i i a of a large leprosari- um As a a flew from Nairobi LOW COST AUTQ INSURANCE for full information Wi 2-8814 or 2-6301 NOME INSURANCE AGENCY S50A Hammond, Intf eo. II I Mil I to Kisumu he passed over an extinct volcano where the Mau Mau's used to hide.

He was told the thrilling stories of African Christians who refused to take "The Devil's Oath" and paid wath their own blood. On his return flight an informal press conference was turned into a Bible class as Graham ansxvrrrd a newsman's question by reading and rx- plaining Jesus' story about the four types of hearers when the Gospel is preached. The pilot came back to see why the plane had tilted upward and slowed and he found most of passengers clustered around Graham in the rear of the plane. Among them were rep- presentatives of Life, Time and Associated Press. The team returned to Nairobi on Friday for weekend meetings which are to be followed the last formal leg of the "Safari For Souls" Ethiopia.

The last preparatory service was being addressed by Mr. Joe Blinco when a tropical rainstorm broke and the crowd fled. Cliff Barrows dived under the platform. The Nairobi services are scheduled to be relayed by telephone to a dozen places, including the seaport city of Mombasa and Uganda City. The crowds at the relay meetings are expected to average over a thousand.

The Rev. Celestine Moskal, S.D.B., officiates at the blessing of a large oil painting of St. Dominic Savio and his teacher, St. John Bosco, at the chapel of St. Dominic Savio Junior- ate.

Cedar Lake. The 6-by-8 foot painting is the work of an Italian artist, P. G. Crida, who is renowned for more than 50 paintings of St. John Bosco.

Occasion was the Feast of St. Dominic Savio, patron of the Juniorate, which is the high school department of the minor seminary of the Salesians of St. John Bosco for the midwest. if Salesians Observe Feast of St. Savio CEDAR LAKE--The feast of St.

Dominic Savio, patron of St. Dominic Savio Junorate, Cedar Lake, was conducted Wednesday by the Salesians of St. John Bosco. The Juniorate is located on a 62 acre tract, formerly known as year's philosophy course lead- Mcrrie Del estate, located on Town-, i a A rce I Studies are interrupted for three ship Line Road, just North of Cedar years, during which time the young Salesian assumes teaching duties one of the many schools conducted by the Congregation here the States Four years of theological Lake. Simple religious services, in keeping with the spirit of Lent, were held.

The morning high mass was celebrated by the Rev. Joseph studies follow, either in this country Maffei. S.DB. retreat-vocation di- Europe, prior to ordination, rector The i sang Jan -poircrv-r tv, i Nieland's "Missa Populi" under the ,.1 5 ls onl direction of Broth Alphonse Mig- i a class attending the Jim- Hara Derate. Previous sophomore and 'or classes were consolidated EX' THE afternoon, the Rev.

i i i a rou at th Sacred stine Mosak. D.B., officiated at) the blessing of a large oil painting 1 of the patron saint and his teacher, A St. John Bosco. The painting now hangs over the main altar of the Juniorate chapel. Dominic Savlo, who died in 1857, class will be Cedar Lake.

Juniorate facilities are also used ir weekend retreats for 7tl grade and high school In the sum- are turned was beatified May 5, 1949, and fT, facili cs are turn onized June 12. .954. HP mer use as a boys cam onized June 12, 954. He was a pupil of St. John Bosco in the early days of the saint's apostolate for youth among the poor and underprivileged of the slums of Turin, Italy.

Wednesday night, a religious entertainment was held. It consisted of film strips on Biblical history with commentary by the Rev i Maffei. ST. DOMINIC Savio Juniorate is the high school department of the' minor seminary of the Salesians of St. John Bosco for the mid-west.

The curriculum consists of the standard four year a a i courses with stress on religion, Church history and Latin. After completion of the required courses here, students are sent to Don Bosco College, Newton, N.J., for one i a novitiate prior to making profession of vows as members of the Saiesians of St. John Bosco. and boys 8 to 14 years old and is conducted by the Salesians, with a complete program of land and water sports. The Juniorate is staffed by 5 Salesians priests and two Salesian DR.

SCHOMER 16 the women of the church will be hostesses to all who come at a Coffee and Fellowship Hour. The public is cordially invited to all of these Community Services. A British writer insists that one out of every five Londoners never takes a bath. Hold on. mister-maybe it just seems that way-on a crowded bus! I CHURCH of CHRIST Invites YPU To Attend OUR NEW CHURCH Calumet Ave.

and River Dr. DEVOTIONAL SERVICES: Sunday Morninf A Sunday School :00 A. M. Wednesday i "What Teaches" WednencUy, Study A. M.

Rev. Grace Free, Minister FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 523 Sibley St. Hammond, Ind. Invites you to: 1. Join the 1,212 others who attended our Sunday Schoollast Sunday at 9:45 A.

M. 2. Hear our Pastor for 7 Sunday evenings at 7:00 P.M. preach on the SECOND COMING OF JESUS. This Sunday evening's message: "When Jesus Comes for Church" REV.

JACK HYLES You are cordially invited to attend FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 5448 HOHMAN AVE. A Branch of Mother Church First Church of Christ. Scientist in Boston, Mass. SUBJECT: "SUBSTANCE' 1 Sunday A. M.

Sunday A. Wednesday P. tncludtt Tttttmanut Christian Scitnei Htaling READING ROOM 210 RUSSELL STREET Open Daily 10 A. M. to P.

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