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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- NEWS JOURNAL, VIS I NORTH DAVIS LEADER, DECEMBER 17, 1981 Challenge Of Qrowflh LAYTON The challenge of growth is the most exciting part of Rev. Daryl Robarges career and calling as the pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Layton. mation about potential pastors. The congregation relies heavily on inspiration to select a pastor. Pastors serve a congregation for an indefinate period of time. As the pastor. Rev. Robarge is the administrator of church affairs. He is a member of a profession that does not have 5 hours. He spends about 60 hours a week at work, much of the time devoted to counday-byd- THE CHURCH that was once referred to as the mission congregation of Hill AFB, now has a congregation of 550 members. About half of the people are from the Layton area. Some travel from north Ogden and two members live in 9-- seling. Murray. Sunday School attendance now averages 130 people of all ages. The Lutheran congregation is very diversified. People belonging to the church come from all sections of the country and from all job experiences and careers. Rev. Robarge says it is a constant challenge to try to meet the needs of these very different people who are part of the congregation now and to anticipate the needs of those coming into the community. ANOTHER CHALLENGE Rev. Robarge faces is scrip- ture study. The Lutheran Church has a reputation for encouraging the professional clergy and to study the scriptures. Rev. Robarge stresses scripture study is much more than reading the Bible. A person must pull in the many things you know about theology together as you read a particular passage of scripture. The more you study, the more you know. A large portion of Rev. Robarges time is spent studying the scriptures and preparing material for Bible study classes and sermons. REV. ROBARGE was born in Utica, N.Y. He left home the age of a high school at junior to attend a private Lutheran High School in New York City. This was the beginning of his theological training. After high school, Rev. Robarge completed two years of schooling at a Lutheran Concordia Jr. College in New York City. He finished his bachelors of arts degree at a Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Ind. He then entered the Lutheran Seminary, an equivalent of graduate school in St. Louis, Mo. After four years of seminary study, he received his master's of divinity degree. W.tf f ii REV. ROBARGE classifies the ministry as a rather than a job. It is a most enjoyable profession because you are working w ith people in every situation. Rev. Robarge mentions the Lutheran Church will hold several special Christmas ser life-sty- Christmas progarm entitled Reflections of Faith with Mrs. Deborah Robarge as the coordinatior. CHRISTMAS EVE services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 24. A special candlelight service will be the same evening at 11 p.m. Christmas Day services will start at 10 a.m. Dec. encouraging congregation members to bring addressed Christmas cards to the church. These will be placed in a box and delivered to members of the congregation near Christmas time. The youth will also sing Christmas carols as they deliver cards to congregation members, dmg . 5 FOR the Lutheran ministry is financed in part by the church but most-l- y by the student. Rev. Robarge began working in mental hospitals at the age of 16 to secure money for his education. He worked throughout his schooling years with the exception of his senior year when his wife, Deborah, worked to help out. Lutheran schooling could be classified as a good liberal arts education. Extra emphasis is placed on languages. Rev. Robarge is trained in German, Latin, Greek and Hebrew. He has extensive training in phy- ,' - 9 fjh SUNSET Anyone who has worked with boys and girls for 28 years is going to have some fun Christmas projects young people and adults would like to try. Mrs. Norma Earl of Sunset is such a person. She does have many exciting homemade Christmas decorations in her home. Many of them are 4H projects. MRS. EARL began working in the 4H program when her oldest child was only two. She had neighborhood children in her group. The first seven years of 4H was with girls groups. When her son became old enough to join 4H, Mrs. Earl started to work with boys. She took on boys projects for the next seven years. The remainder of her experience has been with girls. This year Mrs. Earl and her club members are working on crafts and quilting. Last Saturday, the club members made pinecone wreaths. This project takes about V2 hours to complete. It can easily be done by children who are 0 years 4-- 25. The Lutheran youth group is i. TRAINING Fun Christmas Project vices. On Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. tne Sunday School w ill present a i sonality. Mrs. Earl uses bows, small Christmas decorations, sugar cubes wrapped like presents and assorted odds and ends to decorate the wreath. She make sure each wreath has a focal point at the top and at the bottom. The decorations are not glued to the wreath until the entire design is laid out. PREPARATION for wreath making begins in the summer when Mrs. Earl and her hus- band, Dale, start collecting pine cones. All shapes and varieties are needed. Small ones to put in open spaces on the wreath are not overlooked. The wreath base is of cardboard, styrofoam or any other sturdy material. This base is placed on a solid table on top of several layers of newspaper. Lineoleum paste is used to secure the pincones to the wreath base. LAST YEAR, Mrs. Earl made clever nativity scenes for the volunteer workers at the One-inc- The wreath should not be moved for a day or two so the paste is completely dry before it is hung. MRS. EARL became in- terested in giving homemade items for Christmas presents many years ago when she worked full time. A thoughtful babysitter made fresh pies for her. MRS. EARL starts placing the cones in the center of the wreath. She alternates the sizes and shapes to develop an individualized pattern. It is important to use small cones for simple yet very effective scene. Today, Mrs. Earl enjoys OTHER CHRISTMAS decorations she has made for her home include calico bells stuffed with quilt batting, a wood Christmas tree making things for people who work fulltime and are too busy to cook and decorate for themselves. This year, she plans to make rolls for friends and neighbors. She will place them in small baskets covered with a special cloth she is now sewing. the center so the opening doesnt close up. This inside first row of cones is placed flush with the bottom of the wreath base. After the cones have completely covered the wreath base, decorations are added to give the object color and per Hospital in McKay-De- e Ogden. She was president of the hospital volunteer organization at the time. h dowling is used for these original nativity scenes. The wood is cut to different lengths. Each piece represents a character from the nativity scene. The baby Jesus is made form a ' inch piece of dowling. The dowling is clothed with pieces of felt. Yam or felt is used for hair. The face is simply a large T" mark. A small lamb from a child's barnyard toy set completes the Man-zani- complete with lights and clothes pin tree ornaments. Christmas is a special time for Norma Earl. She gives part of herself with each gift. siology. THE SEMINARY program stresses the study of theology, the art of preaching, and the art of studying scripture. The third year is an internship. Rev. Robarge traveled to Molene, 111 for this phase of his schooling. It was there that he met his wife. She was a member of the congregation he was working with. The Robarges are parents of three children, Kristina 7, David 5 and Philip 3. THE FIRST assignment Rev. Robarge received as as pastor of a triple parish in eastern Colorado. He worked with three different church congregations. In May, 1978 he was called to come to Layton. A pastor receives a call to a congregation by members of that congregation. The people are given very sketchy infor- - CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Kaysville is one of about 30 youngsters singing in the play, The Nativity", being presented each evening through Saturday in the front yard of the Gordon and Leone residence at 615 E. Center. 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