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TULSA DAILY WORLD SUNDAY DECEMBER 19 1971 Part II Christmas Miracle' BBM Life concept to be considered by Bethel Temple members Sunday Mayor Robert Laortune Music Drama Herald Christ's Birth Noted Educator to Speak BBYO Slates Area Meet Church News BETH MACKLIN CHURCH EDITOR HEALING CHILD WAS DIERENCE Veteran Back to Viet as Chaplain 6:30 PM pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC See with and Hear i December JO 1:00 PM Pastor Pack COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 10:50 AM TREATS OR ALL PM Rev 939 1825 AM AM Monday leaching THE REVEREND ROBERT TERWILLIGER PhD DD Trinity Institute New York City EVANGEL ASSEMBLY ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Atlanta Avenue at 41st Street 0 THE VOICE PROPHECY BOX 55 105 ANGELES CALIORNIA Tulsa has hundreds of splendid churches of all faiths Attend the one of your choice each week December 20 10:00 Workshop TENTH ROCKORD CHURCH CHRIST SUNDAY NITE Sunday December 19 12:30 PM "Holy Spirit In The Jesus Revolu tion" A Series of Sermons and Addresses on Holy Spirit in the Coming of CANTATA DIRECTOR VEP ELLIS JR Minister 0 Music 6 SECTION Monday December 20 7:30 PM "The Holy Spirit in Christ's Life In Christians" Sunday December 19 9 11 AM "The Power of the Spirit In Jesus Christ" A A worm welcome awa its you Subjects Considered: Healing Dis cerning the Holy Spirit from Other Spirits Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Speaking in Tongues in the Church Stn Against the Holy Spirit Jim Miller Christian minstrel from Baylor University told this true story to the Tulsa Baptist ellowship Miller wearing a guitar his shoulder inter spersed his remarks with plaintive melodies but he had some pretty straight words to say to the clergymen think God puts people in our Miller ex plained we witness to them God holds us respon ACKNOWLEDGING that some laymen and ministers are reticent about holing Miller quoted Bob Harrington (Baptist) Chaplain of Bourbon' Street: you going to run off to: Hell No 2 or Hell No The student pastor who went into a Waco bar to witness al most missed the Vietnam vet eran seated in the gloom at the rear of the room The former serviceman was hunched over his drink lost in a gloom of his own and with an avowed intention of himself in He figured he had good cause He had returned to a world which had no place to offer him and to find that his 8 month old son whom he had never seen until his return was dying of leukemia PATIENTLY THE young pastor talked with the veteran telling him of love and pleading with the Vietnam re turnee to accept Christ as his savior Several trips later he was successful The veteran gave his heart to Christ then set out to overcome his alcohol ism The student minister went back again this time to pray with the veteran for the healing of his son The next' time the student saw his veteran friend the lat ter was on the seminary campus Elated over his own deliverance and that of his child the veteran had deter Bethel Temple began in 1942 as a group of 33 founding members in a former dancing school at 13th Street and Boul der Avenue The congregation had grown to 160 in 1959 when Davis became pastor SOON PARKING limitations and realization that most of the membership had moved to new homes in southeast Tulsa prompted a move to the present location offered for sale when the builders Beth any Lutheran Church moved to their present building 5324 46th St The Suburban Acres congre 18210 Adm PI Announces These Special Services SUNDAY DEC 19th Sunday 9:45 AM Morning 11:00 AM Pastor Billy speaking Christmas Treats will be given aith Baptist Church 7301 East 15th St Sunday Services 9:30 10:45 and 7:00 pm Now VOICE of PROPHECY On Radio EVERY DAY Lynette Savage harpist for the Tulsa Youth Symphony will present an arrangement for the harp of at East Side Christian Church At the same service 10:45 am the Sanctuary Choir will present a Christmas cantata Is by Katherine Davis Response to the ben ediction will be a choral rendi tion of with des cant by Tina Cbrlett A hi City Baptist Church a Sanctuary Choir cantata will fol low the program to begin at 6:30 pm CANDLELIGHT Communion service at 6:30 pm at South park Community Church (Church of God Anderson Ind) will be followed by a ju nior high presentation of ourth a drama Directed by Jim Davis min ister of music nine choirs of irst Baptist Church will join with the congregation in a Christmas music program Jesus Is to begin at 7 pm The cantata will be offered by the choir of John Calvin Presbyterian Church 8181 31st St where members Sunday will observe their first anniversary in their new church building ive choirs and the congre gation will join in a carol con cert at 7 pm Sunday at New Haven Methodist Church SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 WORSHIP 8:30 AND 10:50 (REV TROMBLEY) WEDNESDAY 7 (CHRISTMAS PROGRAM) gogue board of directors will outline the plight of the black Jew in America Several of the convention programs will be built around four Lubavitcher Chassidic Jews from Kansas City Mo and Los Angeles This segment of Jewry believe in three prin cipal concepts (wisdon under standing and knowledge) ab breviated in Hebrew as They have attempted to blend deep religious com mitment with equally profound son will be presented at 11 am Sunday by the sanctuary choir of Sand Springs Church of God and by the choir of Harvard Avenue Christian Church to the will be offered at 7 pm Sunday by the choir of East Tulsa Christian Church rom the majestic music of' George rederick Handel to the often clumsy but always winsome efforts of small chil dren and the antics of puppets Tulsa churches beginning Sunday will use many vehicles to tell again the news of the birth of the Son of God All the performances and cprvirpq listed here are open tv lllv puuiic niLUVUL vjiuj6v In addition to the 32nd con secutive performance of at 5 and 8 pm at Boston Avenue Methodist Church famed ora torio will be offered by the choirs of Kirk of the Hills (United Presbyterian) at 8:30 and 11 am services Sunday and by the choir of Memorial Baptist Church at 7:15 pm Soloists at the Kirk will in clude Mesdames Clyde Cole Walter LaVell Birch Pontius and Bill Huntley and at Me morial Marsha Hays Mrs Jack Talley Jerry Bethel and Charles Hughes and at 10:50 am by the choir of Cen tenary Methodist Church with dramatization of the Nativity by children of the church Sanctuary and Chapel Choirs of Immanuel Baptist Church will join at 7:15 pm Sunday to present We Now of by Harry Simeone accompanied by an ensemble of piano harpsichord brass and percussion Dr Bill Henry Stillwater district superintendent of the United Methodist Church will preach at 11 am Sunday at the irst Methodist Church in Mannford where ground is to be broken for a $55000 educa tional unit The Rev Thell Robertson pastor said a covered dish luncheon will follow the wor ship service and Henry will lead a groundbreaking cere mony after the luncheon The 3000 square foot addi tion will provide an enlarged study parlor choir room and fellowship hall to seat 200 The parlor will have a woodburning fireplace These rooms may be con verted for educational space The new building will free space in the original unit for educational use The membership 'has doubled in the last 18 months Exterior of the new struc ture will be of buff brick to match the existing unit el lowship hall in the original structure will be converted to an assembly area for group meetings SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:25 AM AND 6:00 PM Wednesday Drtilv innirnfian with HM1S RCHKrDS Herojdi Quartet Monriav Clergy Seminar: "Current Trend in the Church" Groundbreaking Sei al Mannford What was an unexpected in 1970 for the congregation of Bethel Temple (Assemblies of God) will put forth Sunday when members will have their first glimpse of the New Life Center concept which has grown out of their first year together The Revs Taylor Davis and George Smith co pastors of unusual congregation termed a proposed circular sanctuary a Center to meet the challenge and oppor tunity God has given The sanctuary will be at tached by a narthex building to the existing chapel on the Bethel Temple grounds 3311 41st St DESIGNED by Wallace Wozencraft the circular audi torium will seat 750 including 150 in a balcony and 60 in the choir A built in projection booth and screen will provide audi visual control and recording capability The narthex area will pro vide access to auditorium and chapel and include church of fices studies nur sery rest rooms and room Projected for the future is an educational wing which will extend northward from the narthex area or the present the congregation will continue to use an existing structure which offers kitchen fellow ship hall and classrooms and serves as the headquarters for the flourishing day care center and nursery CHANCEL area in the new sanctuary will be semi circu lar and seating will be the What was termed the origi nal was the way in which two congre gations the former Suburban Hills Assembly and Bethel Temple came together to form a single group just a month after their pastors had their original tentative con versation in which the possi bility was discussed emotional expression through media of music singing and dancing EISENSTEIN who will dis cuss educational trends was president of the Rabbinical As sembly of America from 1952 54 He has been visiting profes sor of Homiletics at the Jewish Theological Seminary and is the author of a number of can tatas International Service und seminars will explain where donations are allocated for this service organization Israeli dancing and singing oratory and debate contests and tradi tional and creative services are scheduled Debbie Levin and Keith abes both of Tulsa are the regional convention chairmen They will be assisted by Mrs Joseph inner and Robert Sai zow "Thy Kingdom Come1' Sunday 8:30 am KTUL(8) the irst Coming of Christ checks BBYO agenda with Debbi Levin and Keith abes Sunday December 19 6:00 PM "The Holy Spirit In His Body the Church" gation meanwhile had been started in 1954 by 16 charter members meeting in an ele mentary school They acquired a site at 3960 Hartford Ave and had made five additions to the original building when a changing neighborhood situ ation prompted a move That congregation headed bv Smith made their property available to members of the Church of the Living God No 53 headed by Bishop Musgrove The latter group was being compelled to move from their long time church home at 1101 Greenwood Ave by Urban Renewal mined to become a minister Last heard of he was back on Vietnam as a chaplain resounded through the Baptist Student Center chapel this week as Sunday School 9:45 AM Worship 1 1 0 0 AM Rev Lee Sheldon THE IRST Christmas can tata by Otis Skillings com poser of youth musicals and will be presented at 6 and 8:30 pm Sunday afSheridan Assembly 205 Sheridan Road Vep Ellis Jr music minister will direct with soloists Dale Lewis Jerry Kliewer Gradv Walker Carolyn Paint er Joan Long Lou Matson and Sue libbs At St a Methodist Church 1445 Quaker Ave at 7 pm Young Adult Class members will present and the Night in pup pet show form Refreshments will be served and the Will be open for the final time A visit with a family in Hol land a live Christmas tree presented by the Sanctuary Choir and music of choirs will form the back ground for a Pudding at 6:30 pm Sunday in the irst Christian Church ellowship Hall This choirs will offer selections from the Messiah at the 10:50 am service THE Lord's is the title of a folk musical by Lani Smith to be offered by youth choirs of irst Methodist Church at 7:30 pm Sunday John Halvorsen minister of music with speaking and solo parts taken by red ox Jr Timothy Thomas Donald Washburn Helen Johnson and Mary Turnbow The music of John Peter son has become almost as sy nonymous with Christmas as that of Handel and Bach Can tatas by Peterson which will be presented in Tulsa churches Sunday include a by the Adult choir of Southern Hills Baptist Church at 7:30 pm Night the Angels by the adult choir of aith Baptist Church at 7 pm and at 3 pm at Bethany Bap tist 16920 Admiral Place Both presentations will be ac companied by slides taken in the Holy Land by the aith pastor the Rev Charles Pack Night the Angels will also be offered at 7 pm Sunday by the choir of Northside Christian Church accompanied by pantomime performed by the youth rols of by Peter OR SEVERAL months be fore the Suburban Acres con gregation agreed to make way for the Church of the Living God congregation the Bethel Temple members had been praying for divine direction in expanding their ull Gospel outreacn to soutneasi A merger proposal presented by their pastors was approved by each of the participating congregations without a dis senting vote In the past year two addi tional parcels of land have been added to the Bethel Temple site to provide a four acre location for the proposed MONDAY Thru RIDAY KMJ 3:30 PM new building and a parsonage adjacent currently occupied by Smith and his family The pastors have been amazed they say at the inter est evinced within the past year by people outside the church in what is occurring within their parish They cite also meetings held within the year featuring speakers ranging from very young to individuals in their people of every race and of many national origins as an example of the type of pro gram they expect to present in the New Life Center CO PASTORS BETHEL TEMPLE 3333 41st OUR IRST ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY 10:50 AM OUR MIRICAL LO 7:00 PM NIGHT MIRICALS PASTORS DAVIS SMITH GLAD TIDINGS ASSEMBLY GOD Admiral Sandusky Sunday School 9:45 Worship 11:00 Evangelistic Service 7:00 Wed Evening Pasfor Coy Hcrshel Dyer Evangelist One of the leading authorities on the Reconstruc tionist movement in Judaism will speak here riday through Monday when Tulsa members of the Brith Youth Orga nization will be hosts to 350 Oklahoma and Texas BBYO members at the Camelot Inn Dr Ira Eisenstein has been president of the Jewish Re constructionist oundation and editor of the pub lication Reconstruction since 1959 or three years he has also served as president of Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Other major speakers are expected to be James Ben jamin a black Jewish leader from New York City and Da vid Sadowski 22 year old To ronto Canada resident who has traveled extensively with the Cleveland Caravan for So viet Jewry Sadowski will dis cus Soviet and American Jew ry BENJAMIN who has taught Hebrew in the Brooklyn area and was the only black mem ber of the Philadalphia Syna BIBLE SCHOOL CLASSES 9:30 AM SUNDAY 7:30 pm Your Experience With Jesus Evangelistic Temple South Peoria and 55th St CHRISTMAS SUNDAY 8:30 10:50 AM "HIS NAME IS WONDERUL" BY PASTOR DAN BELLER 9:45 AM BIBLE STUDY OR ALL AGES Sunday School 9:45 am Morning Worship 10:50 am CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT SERVICE 6:30 PM CENTRAL ASSEMBLY 5th PEORIA RED SMOLCHUCK JR PASTOR out speaking to people every said Mill er talking to them where the water hits the wheel I think I have no business stand ing in the pulpit on Sunday witnessing I think the pastor has to be the coach He has to be the one who knows how to play the game and to teach the people In every church I know of that is doing great things today laymen are taking the lead But laymen somebody has ML Olive Lutheran Church You are Invited to WORSHIP SERVICE 6:30 PM New Location Ninde's ft Garden Chapel 3841 So Peoria ft or More Information CALL 747 0985 SYNOD I The Christmas Story oh ilm HOLY NIGHT Complete with Sound DON'T MISS IT! Dan Beller Pasfor 7 PM CONCERT WITH THE TEMPLE CHOIR AW RICHARD COX PLUS OTHER SINGERS Watch on TV 10:30 AM Sunday Sheridan Assembly Sanctuary Choir Presents a Christmas Cantata written by Otis Shillings REJOICE! SUNDAY NITE DEC 19 TWO PERORMANCES 6:00 AND 8:30 PM HW1 COMING! DEC' 22nd WED 7:00 PM 1971 SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Miss the Children CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RPC ES We invite you to worship with us at our new location: NEW HAVEN at EAST 28Th Raich Boaqs Pastor CHRISTMAS SUNDAY Sunday Schoo! 9:30 AM Mnrninfl Wnrchin I wi? Christmas Cantata Glory God Adams i Disney Elementary School AT 11702 25th St 7ft Candleliahtina Service 5:30 PM St Baotist Youth ellowshio 6:30 PM TO nfice 9082 31st Briar Village Shopping Center Jft Child Care Provided or All Services Extended Session or All Pre Schoolers In AM Service TO Church Affiliated With American Baptist Conmtion (SHERIDAN ASSEMBLY? CHRISTIAN CENTER 205 SOUTH PHONE 838 9996 DR TERWILLIGER SPEAKERHERE ON CHARISMA Seven talks dealing Holy Spirit in the Com ing of will be offered Sunday and Monday at St Episcopal Church by Dr Robert Terwilliger di rector of Trinity Institute New York After preaching at the 9 and 11 am services Sunday at St Terwilliger will speak at 12:30 pm on Spirit in the Jesus and at 6 pm on Holy Spirit in His Body the He will conduct a teaching workshop at 10 am Monday and a clergy seminar on rent Trends in the at 1 pm His final address at 7:30 pm Monday will be Holy Spirit in Life in RfPi I i I s' A Jw 4V fe A S' i Xs jfr i i Jtt iKiiVrs 1 ja Ji A IV I I va 4 'V jieVrL i 7 4 4 4' iW Ay I rr yioW A) 15? Hl I 1'1.