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Ground Breaking Tomorow For Mill Valley Methodists Sanctuary Verde Congregation Gets Reprieve High spot in the 58-year history of the Mill Valley Methodist Church will come tomorrow noon, with groundbreaking rites for the new, 358-seat sanctuary at Camino Alto and Sycamore Avenue. The new sanctuary will seat the congregation on three sides of the communion table, with the choir behind the fourth side, according to the minister, Rev. G. Russell Oaks. Architects for the structure are Shig Iyama and Bob Tanaka of Berkeley, contractor is Ed Burgar of San Rafael.

The church first was organized in 1907, with the Outdoor Art Club as its meeting place. The congregation soon acquired property at Sycamore and Blithedale avenues, and erected a tent on the grounds. The congregation also often met at the Odd Fellows Hall during those early years, but in 1913 the original building was erected on the church property. An addition was made in 1940, but by 1954, the congregation had found a newer, larger present one. Since much of their new property was tidelands, several years were spent in bringing it up to grade.

The Fellowship Hall, Sunday school and office buildings were the first erected on the new site, six years ago. Three years ago, the nursery school was built in cooperation with the Tamalpais Nursery School, which presently uses the building five days a week. Women's Leader Due In Larkspur Dorothy C. Wagner, secretary for relations of the commission on ecumenical mission and relations of the United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., will make two speaking appearances Tuesday for women of the Redwood Presbyterian Church in Larkspur. Her first appearance will be at the monthly luncheon, which this month will be held in the Marin Lutheran Church at 649 Meadowsweet NEW LUTHERAN EDIFICE sketch shows octagonal sanctuary and Sunday school and offices for All Saints Lutheran Church, which soon will be built in San Marin.

The sanctuary probably will feature seating the JUDGE HAROLD HALEY Kol Shofar speaker Kol Shofar Patriotic Rites Set Two special guests have been invited to attend Congregation Kol Washington-Lincoln Sabbath worship service on the evening of Feb. 26. according to Walter Hotzner, president pro tern of the conservative Jewish congregation in San Rafael. The speakers will include The Hon. Gideon Saguy, Consul for the State of Israel in San Francisco, and Judge Harold Haley, recently appointed to the Marin County Superior Court bench.

The special service will be held in the Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael. Inverness Church Seats New Officers St. Episcopal Church in Inverness has been pledged more than $6,000 for 1965 operating costs, as compared with $3,600 last year, according to Vicar Francis W. Read. He termed the report, given at the annual meeting, especially encouraging in light of the parish's separation from Bolinas.

Other business at the annual meeting included election of John S. Mason as warden, as Fate of the Loma Verde Community Church is far from settled, but it will not be closed for some time, members of the Baptist congregation learned at a special meeting Sunday afternoon. of the questions have not been answered, yet there is dedicated determination to seek the right the minister, Rev. Gilbert H. Hall summed it up.

The meeting was called because the church is not yet self- supporting, and may not become so unless the limited population it serves contributes an amount of energy and financial support, far above the national average. Alternatives posed by Lr. Lawrence Janssen of the American Baptist Convention strategy and planning headquarters, were to either revamp the church as a branch ministry of a larger, well established church, immediately add to Sunday school facilities which presently are overcrowded, or relocate the church to serve more centrally the entire Novato, Rafael Village as well as Ignacio and Loma Verde areas. Dr. Theron Duerfeldt, director of extension and strategy for American Baptist Churches of Northern California, said closing the church will not be considered until all other possibilities have been exhausted.

Some 70 congregation members attended the emergency session; another planning meeting will be called within a month, Rev. Hall announced. Following gathering, those attending dined on ham and turkey in buffet dinner hosted by Mrs. Isaac Campbell. New Congregation Soon For Novato Third In Series Of Psychology Lectures Due Old Are is the subject of the lecture to be given by Dr.

J. Hudson Ballard at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Novato Presbyterian Church. is a subject that has some helpfulness for every person, regardless of age, sex or condition of Dr. Ballard said.

is the third in a series Building permit for the future All Saints Lutheran Church in San Marin was issued by the City of Novato Thursday, after a second hearing before the city architectural committee. Bids for construction of the octagonal, ultramodern sanctuary capable of seating 225 congregation members and of classrooms and offices designed for 150 pupils are expected to be called within two weeks, according to the future newly- arrived minister, Rev. Arthur W. Sorensen. Plans have already been completed for what eventually will be a $175,000 project, by Warren Gilbert and Associates, San Jose architectural firm.

The new church is being built as a mission activity of the American Lutheran Church. Rev. Sorensen explained. Unlike some churches in which a congregation first organizes, and then erects a sanctuary, the Lutheran minister will be recruiting hjs congregation while the church walls are rising. The first organizational meeting and worship service will be held March 14 at 10 a.m.

at the Chapel of Marin, Novato Boulevard and Grant Avenue. All Saints will be the third Lutheran congregation in Novato. Good Shepherd Church serves southern neighborhoods of the city, and Grace Lutheran the central area. The new church will be located on an $85,000, 3.25-acre parcel at Novato Boulevard and San Marin Drive, to serve the fast-growing western area. Rev.

Sorensen, his wife Joan and three children have established a parsonage and church offices at San Luis Way. He comes to Novato from eight years as minister of Mount Tabor Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rev. Sorensen said that the new All Saints church probably will have a in the sanctuary, such as he found very successful in Salt Lake City. The gracefully curving roof will merge into a spire 60 feet high.

Church Pt aae 12 Feb. 13, 1965 Lutheran Council Sets Talks With Catholics HOLLYWOOD (UPI) The National Lutheran Council (NLC) has voted to officially co-sponsored with a Catholic bishops group dialogues between Catholic and Lutheran theologians. Unanimous endorsement of the talks Tuesday at the 47th annual convention gave the to have been sponsored importance. The NLC also voted to invite the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church, which does not belong to the council, to participate in the conversations. A highlight of the three-day first on the West ends today at the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, was Tuesday scheduled address by Eugene C.

Patterson, Pastor's New Tome Punctures Phonies Of The Cloth, Laymen Mrs. Frank Myer as clerk Drive. Corte Madera, because of ancj Cecil Asman as treasurer. construction work underway in Mason was elected delegate to, the Redwood i a the diocesan convention, with foLT Public non-sectarian lec- Church. In order to permit work- Phvllis Edgell as alter- es by Ballard- ing women to hear her.

she will nate; she was also named is provided without also speak at a dinner Tuesday! gate t0 lhe Marin Deanery. charge at the church. New members of the bishop's committee elected for three year terms were Ray Randall and Mrs. Myer. Holdover members for two years are Mason and Cecil Asman; Alfred West and French Dominican priest and evening in the Redwood church.

Miss Wagner served as a missionary in China until the Communist takeover, and has performed other overseas assignments for the national church headquarters. Since 1950, she has been active in programs for the church. She will tell the Redwood churchwomen of her first-hand experienc.e both in national headquarters and overseas, in the programs. Luncheon reservations are requested by hostesses Mesdames Marvin McCarty, William Anderson, Alex Kazakoff or Albert Miller; for the dinner by Mrs. Vernon Brown.

Dinner Event Planned For Episcopal Group Will Lecture Mrs. Richard Lyttle have one noted Biblical archaeologist year remaining of their terms. Father Roland de Vaux will lec- Retiring from the committee ture at Dominican College, San Rafael, during a brief, busy swing around Bay Area campuses next month. The date of his lecture on Bible and at Dominican will be Monday, but the time has not yet been set. Father de Vaux is rector of the School of Bible and Archaeology in Jerusalem, and were the outgoing clerk, Mrs.

Warren Merritt and treasurer. Howard Wurtz. New Church Has First Baptism Little Matthew Wainwright By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International are phonies in every profession, and the best way to deal with them is to poke fun at them. This service has been performed for the clergy by the Rev. Charles Merriil Smith, pastor of Wesley Methodist Church in Bloomington, 111.

He has perpetrated a book entitled, to Become a Bishop Without Being It is the most devastating and delightful piece of religious satire since C.S. Lewis wrote his famous With tongue in cheek, the Rev. Mr. Smith offers to ministers who are more concerned with promoting their own careers than with preaching the gospel of Christ. Along the way, he also aims some deadly barbs at lavmen.

Davis who was born day Fn English'oTa number alter the newly-established Unity 0f religious and archaeological Christ Church of Marin opened its doors at 167 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo, became the often involved in unpopular causes, and frequently intolerant of what he conceives to be injustice or What the successful preacher must be is pious. He must speak, even to his wife and children, in stained-glass He must wear, a black, oxford gray or navy blue suit which has been carefully tailored to look slightly out of style. The most important decision an aspiring minister must make is selecting a wife. A mis-step here is fatal to his career. He cannot sidestep the problem by remaining a bachelor.

clergyman who remains unmarried for more than a year after A Valentine dinner dance will first baptism recip- be held from 4:30 to 10 p.m. tomorrow in Hammond Hall of the Episcopal Church of Our Savior. Mill Valley, by the Episcopal Young Churchmen of the Deanery of Marin. Guest speaker will be Mary K. Jones.

will provide live music, and spaghetti will be served for dinner. ient last Sunday. It was also the first baptism performed by the Rev. Candida Wright, ordained last June at the Unity School of Christianity, Summit, Mo. The child is the first son of Mr.

and Mrs. Michael Davis, 129 Woodland Avenue, San Rafael. He is now two and a half months old. books. Record Of Christ FAITH LUTHERAN Lutheran Church in America 355 Rd.

linda) San Rafae1 9:30 a.m. Church School 11:00 a.m. Church Worship 479-3600 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 8 North San Pedro San Ratael Rev. Lincoln Brown Wirt 10:15 A.M. Worship Sunday School 9:30 (Nursery Care Provided) is to cultivate the right image, it is not necessary in fact, it is a positive handicap to be religious.

A genuinely religious man has deep convictions NEW YORK A world ab0ut the importance of doing premier was given here of a six- God's wju? and likely to be hour, recorded dramatization of uninterested in the kind of im the life of Christ, entitled to performed by a cast of nearly 200. Produced by Cincinnati business- man Thomas E. Wood, and Lor Productions Inc. of Los Angeles, the drama fills 11 long-playing records. Novato Youth Group Visiting Chinatown Seventeen members of the Novato Community Methodist Church college-age class will watch the Chinese New parade in San Francisco tonight, following an early dinner and visits to several Buddhist temples and shrines in Chinatown.

The young members will be accompanied by their church instructors, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph graduation from seminary is suspected of being abnormal, immoral or wife not be beautiful, stylish or Should she happen to possess these traits naturally, she must master the fine art of disguising them by the way she dresses and acts. Otherwise, the women in the congregation will never approve of her. Instead of carrying a girl for irrelevant such as falling in love, the Rev.

Mr. Smith sternly admonishes young ministers to pick a wife who can operate a mimeograph machine, play the piano, teach a Sunday school class, sing in the choir, and perform other chords which congregations expect from them in their role as unsalaried assistant pastor. editor of the Atlanta (Ga.) Con stitution. A Lutheran layman and vice chairman of the Federal Civil Rights Commission, topic was the of the churches and church members in public affairs. Bible Lectures Start Thursday Four lectures for adult Bible students will be given by Dr.

Gertrude Boyd Crane of Portland, in the First Methodist Church of San Rafael, beginning Thursday. At 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Fireplace Room of Wesley Hall, she will give the first two lectures on Book of On Sunday, Feb. 21, she will lecture at 7 p.m., and the final talk will be at 8 p.m., Feb. 22.

In addition, Dr. Crane will deliver sermons at both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. worship services Feb. 21, on Heed What You ST. LUKE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10 Bayview Dr.

at San Pedro Road. San Rafael Henry Kent, Minister Phone 454-2705 456-7884 Worship Churcn School 9:30 11:00 a.m. pression he makes on David Gargiulo. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER Glenwood 121 Knight S.R. Serving East San Ralael 00 a.m.

Holy Communion 0:00 a Family Service Child Care Thurs. 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion ie Rev. Richard Beaumont. Vicar 456-0508 First Methodist Church of San Rafael Miracle Mile.

Ross Valley Dr. Donald H. Baldwin, Minister 9:30 a Church School 9:30 11 a m. Worship 5:30 p.m. CA: 7:00 p.m.

MYF Child Care at Worship Services THE RICH AND POOR Meet together at Holy Innocents Corte Madera. The Lord Is The Maker Of Them All. Telephone: 924-4393 TRINITY LUTHERAN 333 Woodland S. R. (End of Street) SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Marin Lutheran Church 649 MEADOWSWEET DRIVE Corte Madera Gerald W. Garlid, Pastor Phone: 924-3782 SUNDAY SCHEDULE Morning Worship 8:30 and 11:00 Child Care at 11:00 Sunday School at 9:45 Chrisl lhe Victor Lutheran Church J. T. Rotto, Pastor GL 3-0748 2626 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

FAIRFAX Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. Divine Worship 11:00 CHILD CARE SAUSALITO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 112 Bulkley David C. Jacobsen, Pastor Sun. 11 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church San Anselmo (Kensington Ross Ave.) WORSHIP AT 9:30 11:00 RACE RELATIONS SUNDAY SERMON: Dr. Henry Kuizenga, Preaching Ministers: Henry Kuizenga Paul H. Buchholz Church School 9:30 11 Nursery Available Youth Program Jr Sr High CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH A Friendly G.A.R.B. Church Baltimore and Holcomb Sts. Larkspur, Calif.

9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Is Time To Build The 6:00 Baptist Training Fellowship. 7:00 p.m. You Reading Time 7:30 Wed.

Prayer Meeting. Rev. Michael Barkowska Ph. WAbash 4-2250 First Presbyterian Church of SAN RAFAEL Fifth and Sunday, 9:30 11:00 A.M. THE MASTER LOOKED Mr.

Baker Service of Holy Communion A complete weekly program for all ages Church School, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Ministers: Wesley C. Baker T. Royal Scott Director of Byron Jones ALL RACES WELCOME Lutheran Studies Up ST. LOUIS (UPI) Enrollment gains in the largest network of Protestant elementary schools are comparable with those being registered nationally by public and private school systems, according to a recent report.

Figures released by Dr. William A. Kramer, secretary of schools for The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, show there currently are 160,630 pupils enrolled, a gain of 2,581 over last year. Seminary Has Increasing Enrollment The largest enrollment since the fall semester of 1961 is registered at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary at Strawberry with 277 new and returning students this semester, according to Mrs. Isma Johnson Martin, registrar.

Up from the 1964 enrollment, the spring total reflects a continuing two-year increase in new students, and a seven per cent increase over the 1964 fall total of 259. The cumulative total for the academic y6ar 1964-65 now stands at 315. Of the 38 states and seven foreign countries represented in the student body, California and Texas lead in representation with 67 and 57 students respectively. Other states in the top 10 are Oklahoma, Arizona, Missouri, Washington, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee. Fifty-six of the students are graduates of 43 state colleges and universities holding at least a degree.

One hundred seventy-four hold at least a degree from 25 Southern Baptist colleges and universities. There are 37 of the cumulative total enrolled under the diploma program, as students who do not hold the four year degree. Seminary President Harold K. Graves announced that there are 78 prospective graduates for the spring graduation scheduled April 30. Woman Is Appointed NEW YORK (UPI) Mrs.

James D. Wyker, of Berea, has been named special representative throughout the country of the Department of United Church Women and tho Department of Councils of Churches of the National Council of Churches. SLEEPY HOLLOW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 100 Tarry San Anselmo 10:30 a.m.—Worship Service Church School Directions: North on Butterfield left on Van Winkle, Right on Tarry Rd. 453-8221 REDWOODS Presbyterian Church 110 Magnolia Larkspur WORSHIP 9:30 11:00 Church School: 9:30 11:00 Frank S. Hamilton, Minister UNITY CHRIST CHURCH OF MARIN Affiliated with Unity School of Christianity Rev.

Candida Wright, Minister Sunday Services 167 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Devotional Hour 11:00 Devotional Service Sermon Topic: GREAT AFFIRMATIVE Church office: Masonic Bldg. San Rafael Marin Evangelical Free Church Warren Wedan, Pastor Meeting Place: The Improvement Club 5th and Streets 9:45 A.M. Church School 11:00 A.M. Morning Worship 7:00 P.M.

Evening Worship Information 454-0697 All Are Welcome Nursery Care Provided CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSONSERMON SUBJECT: CHURCHES OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Sah Rafael Ave. NOVATO-1017 Third St. BOLIN Road SAN Magnolia Ave. Nova Albion Way, Terra MILL VALLEY-Throckmorton Blithedale Aves. Princess St.

The above churches are Branches of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ. Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts. SUNDAY SERVICES: 11:00 a.m.; except Larkspur 10:30 a.m.; additional service San Rafael 9:30 a.m. Child care available. SUNDAY SCHOOL: 11:00 a.m.; additional session 9:30 a.m.

Belvedere, San Rafael; Terra Linda, 9:30 only; Larkspur, 10:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETINGS, 8:00 p.m. Free Reading Rooms: BELVEDERE-Court, Boardwalk Shopping Center Street LARKSPUR-490 Magnolia Ave. MILL VALLEY-15 Throckmorton NOVATO-1017 Third St. SAN Fourth St.

at SECOND CHURCH 8 Nova Albion Way (Terra Linda) Princess St The BIBLE and SCIENCE HEALTH with Key to Vhe Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, and other of her writings, may be read, borrowed or purchased. Ail are invited to attend the services and use the Reading Rooms..