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Show NEWS, Saturday, May 18, 1968 DESERET gA iT IN THE NEWS Witness Convention By ROGER PUSEY Deseret News Church Reporter ELKO, NE7. Meeting in the open at the Elko County Fairgrounds, Jehovah's Witnesses of Utah Circuit No. 1 will hold their circuit convention Friday through May 26. Fred Vandres, presiding minister of the Salt Lake congregation, said the theme will be Strengthening One Another to Remain in the Faith. In keeping with the theme, he said, emphasis will be placed on the need to regularly and systematically study Gods world, the Bible. The climax of the Bible educational program will be May 26 at 3 p.m. when Floyd F. Garrett, special traveling representative of the Watchtower Society, Brooklyn, N.Y., delivers the address Why Does God Permit Wicked- ness? Workmen Program Set The film Hitting the Mark will be MURRAY shown Sunday at 7 p.m. at Murray Bible Church, 171 E. 4800 South, to acquaint church members with a new program "Approved Workmen are Not Ashamed. AWANA is similar in many respects to Scouting programs, Rev. John Hornock said, Bible College Choir The Intermountain Bible College Choir and Drama Troupe, Grand Junction, Colo., will be at Southeast Christian Church, 6876 Highland Dr., Sunday for two performances. Rev. Charles Crane said the visitors will present two presentations with an intermission between. The choir portion will be Where Is Thy God? and the drama group will present Release which pictures the release of Barabbas from prison when Jesus became his substitute. We hope that as the children learn about God and His creations they will be helped to grow in their relationships to each other. Tnis is how Rev. Roger Prescott, pastor of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 2500 E. 39th South, feels about a vacation church school for children that began this week. k Commenting about the sehoot, the Rev. Mr. Prescott said, It is one of the most me: ingful Christian education tools because of the intensive study. STRESS CREATION Mrs. Barry C. Saunders, 27 school has chairman, youngsters between three and five years old registered. The cost for books, craft materials, records and film strips for the two weeks is $1.75 per child. With the theme God and His World with emphasir on God being the Creator of all things, the children brought birds nests, sea&hells, goldfish, a turkey egg and butterflies to school. OPEN TO ALL Mrs. Sa. ers said, We try to bring Gou into the activities although no specific is stressed. The religion school is open to children of all religions. The vacation church school at Our Saviours was held in June last year for children of all ags. Due to crowded conditions it was decided to have now and the the older children June Assisting Mrs. Saunders are 10-2- Lutheran Convention Pastors from Lutheran Church in America congregations in Utah will attend the Pacific Southwest Synod annual convention in Sacramento, Calif., Monday through Thursday. Scheduled to attend are Rev. Roger Lee, Holy Cross Lutheran, Brigham City; Rev. Lyle Paulsen, Elim Lutheran, Ogden; Rev. Dale B. Johnson, Our Saviors, Roy; Rev. James R.. Stewart, Holy Trinity, Rev. Neale E. Nelson, Zion Lutheran, Rev. Robert K. Our Saviours Lutheran, all of Salt Lake City; Rev. Stanford R. Hall, University of Utah Lutheran campus minister, and Rev. C. David Olsen, St. Paul's Lutheran. Kearns. Pres-cot- t, a mi ipa A?, ' w jV - The United Church PROVO of Christ has pledged itself to deal realistically with the crisis the nations urban ghettos, the churchs moderator said four-yea- as 'Mi. ; few, - 'J left, and Darrell Smith at church school A seashell fascinates Peter McAnally, Mrs. Doris McAnally, Mrs. Shirley Strunk, Mrs. Marge Flom, Mrs.- Pearl Shuh, Mrs. Dolores Allison and Mrs. Ethel Clifford. The day begins at 9:15 a.m. with a brief religious service and then the children can pick what theyd like to do for about 20 minutes. This consists of clay modeling or playing with blocks or quiet toys. Other include activities music, rhythm games, story time, picture maxing with cloth scraps, string, yarn and colored paper or dressing up in adult All of our stories clothes. have a Christian theme, Mrs. Saunders said. Mrs. Saunders said these activities hel,. the children learn how to use their hands, make friends and get along with others. Between rainstorms, children go outside for singing, Dr. Gibson I. West-por- t, Daniels, Conn., said the cii'le the final day of the childrens parbe invited to the see what theyve made and also participate in a picnic on the church lawn. 25, Services To Mark Ascension Another change concerns the. vows a minister takes when he He had to set an is ordained. example by abstinence from anything that would hurt specifically alcohol and. tobacco. These phrases were stricken and in their place was noted that a minister makes a com- Its function will be to do ev- plete dedication to the Christian and his life should in- erything possible to make the ministry elude ersonal purity, good habUnited Methodist Church a more inclusive body so far as its and self discipline, the Rev,. said. con- Mr. Persons are minority groups of the Because growing the Rev. Mr. Persons cerned, nationalism in foreign countries said. and the maturity of mission The merger will have little afMethodist churches have work, befect on churches in Utah asked for autonomy from tne. cause there are no Evangecal American church. Churches in. United Brethren churches in ti.e 14 countries were granted austate. tonomy to determine their own He said some of the changes destiny and the American will include changes in local church no longer will support church procedures and termi- them. nology. The standing committee The new church adopted a approach has been abolished r budget of $152 million and replaced task and a theme A New' Church by the force approach which is highly For A New World. About $20 functional, the district official million has been set as a goaf said. towards meeting the needs of Regarding changes in the Negroes, the poor and youth. Methodist members between ministry, the new 11,035,313-membwith 18 and 30 will be asked to serve denomination 42,000 churches in the U.S., will in the Voluntary Service Corps support 14 theological seminar- .through the church agencies, ies where ministers are trained. mostly in the cities, he added. Dean Gets Call mission to Nicar-- 1 Episcopal Church, said will be a persons in Nicaragua I learning experi-Jman- y aguj. ence for the Very Rev. Wesley probably dont have strong ties J with their own church. Frensdorff, dean of St. Marks There probably are many J E p iscopal Canominal Roman Catholics in the thedral, 231 E. he said. He is an au-- 1 country, 1st South. nominal-- 1 thority on religious ism" because he experienced it ( He has never at first hand. program. Part will go directly General Synod, governing body A Ascension visited a South cooperative of the church, has established a to the ghettos for A m e rican or The dean was born in Germa- - , be1 Day worship service will Commission on Open Member- held AmeriCentral of Lutheran parents, but was I ny 8 et Thursday p.m. at I programs of economic, political ship and Equal Opportunity to Emmanuel Christian Reformed can country. never active in his church. He s and cultural community devel- investigate any job discriminac a nt was a nominal Church, 1240 E. 5600 South. tion in the denomiration and Rev. either. his high school days in opment, he said. Spanish It is sponsored by the Evan- This is one of Frensdorff work to remove the last vesYork City when he came in con- The UCC Committee for Raof segregation fro1" Its gelical Ministerial As sanation the things I hope to learn. tact with several young Episco- - J cial Justice will coordinate the tiges and guest speaker will be Rev. and soon attended their J sanctuaries. 'v The his dean, wife, Dolores, Clarence Van Slooten, pastor of program. their five and children will,clurci F i r t Christian Reformed If we Intend to face up to Church and retiring association leave for Central America in He soon became a believer" 4 our obligation in this current and return to Salt in this Christian message and president. crisis '? have to recognize that after graduation from Columbia in a year. Lake City Rev. Austin Meekins, pastor it has priority. That makes It He will become pastor of an University in 1948 enrolled in of Bethel Church, Baptist General Theological Seminary nearly impossible for us to conEnglish-speakinEpiscopal conexplained about Ascension Day. sider other and competing Few York City. the Christian gregation, but will assist with Throughout claims on our churchs money, After graduation in 1951, he i He the Spanish congregations. The Salt Lake Ministerial As- world most people know the will live in Dr. Daniels said. the capital served as a pastor for eight Managua, Biblical account and historical will meet Tuesday at He noted that the UCCs exec- sociation years in northern Nevada and city. noon at Toppers Steak House, of the death, burial and resurfour years near Seattle, Wash., utive council has requested the Most of the Episcopalians in 4th South and 5h East, accord- rection of Jesus Christ. But few before coming to Salt Lake City. live conferences give serious conon the opposite to Rev. Robert H. Cochrane, know about the ascension of Nicaragua sideration to this critical need ing Christ and the fact that it crys- side of the country. The great He has been a prominent figpresident. affairs of the English-speakin- g ure in civic and religious before approving any capital tallizes some of the most impormembers Ill be serv- in Salt Lake City and is an outfunds their The program will be a debate tant doctrines of the Christian efforts within are over the proposed abortion law. either ing boundaries. government em- spoken critic of the Vietnam faith, he said. or businessmen from the war and a strong advocate oif for it will be Dr. Richployes Speoking His After Jesus resurrection, The crisis is on us. By ourU.S. or Great Britain, the dean increased civil rights legislaard Hebertson, Department of walked upon the earth for many selves we shall not match its tion. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uni- days and was seen by hundreds said. force but it calls for us to do Medical Center. Speak- of said! The Mr. Rev. Frensdorff During his absence. Rev disversity people including His what we can singly and in conit will be Rev. Mar- ciples. He then left the earth it will not be his duty to drag Lloyd Johnston, currently serv; ing against cert with others. We may prop- tin in Carmel, Calif., will Semple, vice chancellor of and went back to be with the people from their own reli-jin- g erly pray for an end to vio- the Salt Lake Catholic Diocese. and convert them to the sume his duties. Rev. in Father the Heaven," lence; we may at least as propwill be Officers for 1968-6erly work to end the conditions elected during the meeting. that provoke it. Dr. Daniels reported that the A Ministers denomin- ations semi- naries. four-yea- We games and kickball. stagger the quiet activities with the active ones," she said. On May the school, ents will church to the will go to support one-ye- speak today. the Besides the recent merger in Previously they were supportDallas. Tex., between the Meth- ed by the churches in the region odist Church and the Evangeli-- c where they were located, but; becausp of the merger they will, a 1 United be suppoited by the entire the B r ethren, discussed most church. Two per cent of allf local church financial resources item was race problems. Rev. Wil'iam R. Persons, dis-- t r ict superintendent for the merged newly (United Methodist Church, said a Commission Rev. Persons on Religion and Race was esr tablished with a budget of $700,000. - Church Of Christ Pledges Ghetto Fight, Official Says in The annual convention of the Green Orthodox Churchs Philoptochos Society from the 4th Archdio-cese- n District is being held in Salt Lake City this weekend. Bishop Meletios of Christianoupolis of the 4th District spoke Saturday afternoon and a dinner will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Athenian. Sundays schedule will Include church services at 10:30 a.m., a luncheon in the Hellenic Memorial Building, 279 S. 2nd West, and sightseeing at 2 p.m. The society coodinates benevolent programs of the Greek Orthodox Church, according to Mrs. Lela Parry, district president, and Mrs. Emanual Mavrakis, president of the Holy Trinity Chapter. rJ . ' two-wee- Rev. A. A. E. Berg, Brisbane, Australia, superintendent for the Church of the Nazarene in Australia, will be in Salt Lake City Sunday for two speaking en- Greek Society Meets '& "h pre-scho- Australian Visitor gagements. He will speak at 11 a.m. at First Church of the Nazarene, 2018 E. 21st South, and at Central Church of the Nazarene, 1076 Indiana Ave., at 7 p.m. Merged Churches Outline Policy Lutherans Open Vacation Church School For Tots 6,945 churches are asked to Daniels contribute from one to five per cent of their local budgets to support a special crisis program between 1969 and 1971. being If we could have that kind of response across the church, we would Dr. Daniels said, have $1 million to $5 million for our share in meeting the crisis in the nation. He spoke to delegates at the UCCs Intermountain Confer-enc- annual meeting at Provo Community Church, 175 N. Uni- versity. mid-Jun- Date Confab e g majority 9 of the money will be the National through spent crisis Council of Churches Part VALLEY CHAPEL Activities of The Church of Jesus Oirist of Latter-da- y Saints may be found in the Church News enclosed in todays Deseret News. METHODIST CENTENARY 1740 So. Sth Soft 485-913- . A. L. NISBITT, HOLLADAY Christ In tha Marketplace" (4977 Highland Drive) COTTONWOOD MALL fSo. End) Radio Ministry "The Morning ftibie Hoar4 KFMC Stereo H Sunday Mornings Yam. Morning Worship at Crost Carpot Evangelical Free Church 1910 last 3900 William R. "Prooching CRESTCARPETS a.m. Youth Church 10 a m. liblo Study Wod. 7 30 p A" Welcome Cot. CHRISTIAN Postal 277-39- Sunday School Morning Warship Youth Orauc . Evening Service Prayer Service, Wad. mA Btb 9.41am , 4:14 CHURCHES Ditciploi of Chriit CENTRAL CHRISTIAN South pm ......7:00 p.m 7. 30 p.m 370 So. 3rd lrt John J. Fourie, Minliter GRANGER COMMUNITY 2400 Wn 3000 South Glen W. Moll, Minister SorvicM at both locations 9 43 o. m. Church School a.m. Wunhip A Communion m Bibb Timcbmg Chunk -- EVERYONE 1 484-19- CHRIST 1375 lost 33rd Rev. OINI YELKIN. Sunday Worship and Church School 9 and II a.m. 464-77- COPPERTON Rev. LARRY HAWKS, 398-461- 3 nVorihip Service 9:30 a.m. FIRST So. at lnd Eatt Dr. Warron S. Rainbridge, BAPTiST CHURCH " Utah's Pioneer Protestant Cnirt h 21 SO Foothill Drivo o.m.-ChuSchool for all ages rch 9:30 vint a.m.-Di9:30 All Worship "Ado ef Prayar" i9bR 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service "The Fight of Faith" Power Louis 8. Gorhardt, Minister Frank M. Blish, Minister Emeritus Nursery service provided during warship NOTE: ed., H. Miller Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 8:4S All a.m. F8EE Bus Route-1- st So., 13h for 11 a.m. Divine Worship Eatt-1- 7th Seuth-363-8- 791 So. 484-19- MIDVALE 44 last Cantor Street 35S-- 1 563 Rev. Bl Rl 6. KREPS. 3SS-85Sunooy School 9i30 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. PARK CITY Rov. BURL 6. KREPS, A.M. TRINITY So. Rev. LARRY HAWKS, 398-68393-463- 3 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m,, and PARKING Provided at All Churches NURSERY CARE Science Churches welcome you Sundays at 11 a m. and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Sunday School is held at 1 1 a.m. at both First and Second Churches and at 9.30 a.m. at Millcreek Church. last South Tempi 8rt C Stroot 4 Biedu tact ef Temple Square First Church 352 East Third South Second Church 1165 Foothill Drive Millcreek Church South 2605 East Thirty-thir- Thomas Carson Jacksoa Donold C lydoy Church School 9:3S a.m. Worship Service 9:00 and 1 1 a.m. Sermon by Pastor Jackson NURSERY CARE MT. OLYMPUS Small children cared for during Sunday services. 3380 East 3900 South 377-J1J- S WASATCH 17th South end 17th test Rev. Idger Teevt WORSHIP 9 00 A SCHOOL 9 3C 11:00 A M -- WORSHIP SERVICE WE'COME TO AU Pastorst 355-85- Worship Service 9:00 4390 West S41S FIRST or 277-S4- COTTONWOOD Church School and Worship 9:30 & 11 A.M. Nursery Care Provided Same Hour Cordell, Minister NURSERY CARE 292-123- SERVICES Sunday School 9.45 a.m. Worship Services 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth Meetings 6 p.m: (Bethel only) Wed. 7:30 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study - ST. STEPHEN'S 441 S South 3200 West The Rev. Charles -Preble RESURRECTION at Peuntiful 400 East, Eountiful John . Comm. Service 100 N. The Rev. A I vPICIIlClY We Invite You to Our Meaningful Church Service 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Church Langfeldt -W- Ssuf Rub- - f nv S 1 Worship of 10 a.m. Huihagen Sunday School II a.m. H70 Wait 9th North (Rota Park) Jemet 2 Stewart, Pastor Svnday Morning Sarvica 11 a.m LCA TAROD I MDVR ALC - 50 175 7th P$tor 4:i 0521 11 Church school am.-KW- HO. C A VirIIC7C MID SMVlUUK UUK d School 945 a m - Nail Chrlstophtrsnn, Family Worship 18 o.mj East, 840 KC, 4 f HOLLADAY) 2500 Froscott, Pastor Worship 345 a m and It DEhECAJIED KCUCClYlCK Cast 1955 Stratford (20th ALC p.m. Bast 3900 Souths Roger 278 1412 Sunday LCA 00 a m. last 7585 South) Rev. Clayton W Hammell ftay Morning Worship Sunday School, Bible Class 9 S0 a nv Lata Morning 3 Worship 11:00 a m. 267 4352--M- n Winn d die lIfMJkl'C Earl L Riley, Th.D Peeler CBountHu School, "oitor Sunday Mp GOOD SHEPHERD IYI1 777 South 13th East HIM-ALC. ,M AnACC A Loo L.KU99 9.45 CosKIdl10:30 UrCe.m.--f'EJBICT Wc Sunday School for All Ages FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Mae w. 3300 louth. Worship 10 p.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Jos A Lvthro. Pastel fl 277-448- 299-434- 4844441 Foothill Dr. Robert H. Cochrone LUTHERAN 1070 , SAINTS' - - Bethel Baptist 952 East 9th South 7 Austia Meekins, Pastor Faith Baptist Granger. Meeting temporarily at 3536 Market. Pat Combes, Pastor, 1 Grace Baptist Bountiful. Meeting temporarily at Amer. Leg. Bidg. 43 W; 300 S. Marvin Cowan, Pastor, 6 9:45 a.m. 8:15 a.m. Sunduy School end Worship Service 11 te 11 Noon O. Glen So. an The Rev. TDIMITVI R. LJIV School nWW IKinil 3:30 a.m. 1580 Vina Straat (4Ut Soth) Frank ft Marshall. jfttjtar Eatt Carl ft Ericson, D.D. ALL GiIMsii, Mmntar 10 end It 30 o Marning tarvica farmani 3 Howiett H Seut(i The Rev. 1700 S69 Se. 13th Enit Service - Frensdorff ST. PAUL'S for All Persons We fr Sarvica Tima lit A Liberal Church PRESBYTERIAN Christian Talaphana South 231 East Tha Vary Rev. Wesley The Rev. G. Edward CHURCH Hugh EPISCOPAL ST. MARK'S "Block Powar" GRACE 8th West, 4th Rev. A. I. NESBITT, Church School Classes 9:45 a.m. 7amlly Worship 11 a.m. J 241 338-87- Pastor Thomas ED FIRST UNITARIAN 7:30 p.m. 486-03- Pastor WELCOME Allianca 4400 South 7th Eotf G. Powolt Oarfiold Minittar Sun. School A Worship 10 A 11 a.m. A 7 Evo. Worship Youth p m. Wodnosday Cottago Prayor Mooting 7:30 p.m. Nvor.tpooliBr . Hour-W- CHURCH FIRST CONGREGATIONAL 1880 Eatt S600 So. Gospel Service 7 p.m, "The Peace e( God" 4 p.m. 4:30 P.m. CALL An imleiendent, friendly Bihlr centered iluirth RIBLE SCHOOL 3900 So. M l.m. 11:00 o.m. E. 10 CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ANCHOR' Sendoy School 10:4S a.m. Worship Service 9:30 a.m. lnd FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 97 (Undenominational) Sunday School Worship Hour Prayer Service vening Service Rev. Thomas Consonco C. W. Hammell, Vacancy Pastor 5ou,h 5t Worship 8:1511 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. 1030 MO S. Foothill Naaa School 9:30 a.m, ft Ntison, Pastor worship 8:18 .md 3551543 fundav a.m. LCA. 11 MEAN QfMIMTICIII DvUll I liUL BAPTIST CHURCHES 1915 outh Orchard Driva-P- aul Aiken, Minister Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 o.m. CLEARFIELD COMMUNITY Two bastions Sunday CIDCTI RADTICT DMr I ID I Il3 Jw?,.s; School ond Church. 9 30 and 11 a.m. 777 Sou,h 13th School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 00 a m and 7:00 o.m. Dr Earl L Riley Pastor 440 Concord -- AM leaidoin Paster I IO I Sunday School 10, Morrlg Worship 11 a.m. 8CAfU D4DTICT DaAi V3 1 L E M LAYTON COMMUNITY "ab.T aTI.To.?.: Church School 30 am- - Worship Servtea 10 45 and 6 45 p m MATklA JVlAvarlMA 3901 Sou,h 8900 West James Guy, Int. Paster Church School Worship 9 45 and 11am. MURRAY COMMUNITY i Sunday School 9 45 o.m. Rev. Lnwrenee P. Lake. Paster Morning Warship Dam. |