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Church News Briefs ^A \w ’ * v ■"*rv Tfcrv '-•••> - —■ '■ p— ■■■ ■ - Worship Service, Dinner Highlight raster’s A|k _ By Terms Simmons The Pasta?pjU^*BoanTtf Clin too Chapel AME OonChurdr re cently celebrated its anniversary during a service and dinner with the president. Margaret Garothers. presiding. Welcome was given by Berdie Hood; a musical selection by Bernard Caldwell; poem by Louise Workman; and the "Lord’s Pray er,’’ also by Bernard Caldwell. Recognition of guests was given by Dorothy Gettys and certificates were given out. Lelia Drakeford • presented parts of the East Stone— wall Concert Choir oh tape and remarks were given by Rev. Retoy Gaston, pastor of the church. Hostesses included Etha Shannon, Evelyn Jones and- Harrietts Raw linson. Members of the Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church Pastor’s Aide —Club Inrlnda Mnrgarwt Garrrfhprg president; Dorothy Gettys, vice president ; Dorothy McClure, secre tary; Barbara Lockhard, treasurer; and Berdie Hood, chaplain. Other members include Jacqueline Cole, Evelyn Jones, Virginia Phara, Emma Goodwin, Essa Mae Sum mers, Gladys Brown, Irene Mills, Willie Mae Agers, Geraldine Black ley and Etha Shannon. CLINTON CHAPEL The Spring Season of Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church will sell chicken, fish and chit’lin dinners Saturday, December 15, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The public is invited. Then on Sunday, December 16, at 11 a.m., the combined choirs hot Clinton Chapel will present- the Cantata, “Love Transcending.” The choir will be under the di rection of Samuel Hill and Dalton “Jackie” Johnson. Clinton Chapel is located at!901 Rozzeils Ferry Road. Rev. Retoy Gaston is pastor. WALLS MEMORIAL The choirs of Walls Memorial AME Zion Church will present a Christmas Musical at 5 p.m., Sun day, December 16, at the church, 2722 Bancroft St. The program will include tra ditional Christmas carols with chutrs ami congregation. A Cantata entitled, “Love Transcending” by John W. Peterson will also be pre sented. Narrator will be Julia Cureton. This program will end the cen tennial celebration at Walls (1884 1964) with a cake-cutting at the,end of this service. Worth Williams is -minillar nf.miitir anri Rpv -Iprry T White is minister. • 't '• MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE II mas Service Monday, December 17* at 7:30-fRm. The service will be held at Faith Memorial Baptist, 211 Lakewood Ave., where Rev. W. H. Caldwell Sr. is pastor. Gaston County Ministers ’ Confe rence will lead in the service as special guest. Several noted choirs will render music. The fellowship will bring together approximately 75 ministers along with members of their congrega tions. The service is open to the public. Rev. James E. Palmer is president of the Charlotte Minister’s Conference and Rev. William Lee Jr. is program chairman. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN - Suzuki Violin students will have s Play-In Wednesday, December 19, at 4:20 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 200 West Trade St. Students, ages three through junior high school, will come together to play music and games with and for each other. This informal celebration, free and open to the public, is a grand opportunity to observe the Suzuki Teaching Method first-hand. For more details, call the Com munity School of the Arts at 377-4117 and ask for Paul Herbert. UNITED SINGING CONVENTION The United Singing Convention of Charlotte will celebrate its 26th anniversary Sunday, December 16, at Salem Baptist Church. The'program will begin at 2:30 p.m. The message will be delivered by Rev. Anthony L. Jinwright, pastor of Salem. Music will be ren dered by choirs of Salem, St. John’s Baptist Church, St. Paul Community Baptist, and Second Calvary Baptist Church. The public is cordially lnvitsd to attend. Salem is located at 3316 Salem Church Rd. President emeri tus is Deacon Nathaniel Henderson of St. Paul Community Baptist; president is Deacon Carl Dixon of Second Calvary Baptist. CARMEL PRESBYTERIAN Michael Brantley will give a slide lecture on "The Splendor of the Baroque” Friday, December 14, at Carmel Presbyterian Church The 1 talk begins at 10:30 a.m. am) is free and open to the public Brantley, formerly head of the Educational Service Branch of the N.C. Mu seum at Art, is a travel consult ant with Circle Tours, Inc. in Raleigh . He has been one of the most popular speakers at ths Friends of the Mint meetings, having appeared before the group five times. The program is being sponsored by the Friends of the Mint Mu seum. For more information, call , June BBss from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. weekdays at 364-6777 CLINTON CHAPEL PASTOR’S AIDE ....With pastor Retoy Gaston, center NEW ST. JOHN BAPTIST “Where Is Jesus?" will be the theme of New St. John’s minister. Rev. Robert Leak, Sunday, Decem ber 16, during the 11 a.m. worship service On Saturday at 7 p.m., the Stars of Faith will have its Christmas Ban quet. A special guest speaker will bring the anointed message. New St. John is located at 2000 St. John Rd. in the Newell-Hickory Grove area of Charlotte. UNIVERSITY PARK BAPTIST Hie December Calendar at Uni versity Park Baptist Church in cludes Family Day on December 16; Playschool PTA meeting, December 17 at 7:30 p.m.; and December 23, the Sunday School Christmas Party will be presented. ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL Central Piedmont Community College Visiting Artist, Charles King, will perform in concert at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 115 West 7th St., Sunday, December 16, at S p.m. He will [day music of Bach, Walton, Barrios and others. A re ception will follow in the parish hall. The public is cordially invited to attend. SECOND CALVARY BAPTIST The church school department of Second Calvary Baptist Church will present Its Annual Christmas Pro gram, 6 p.m., Sunday, December 23. Everyone is cordially invited to conULand witness these Holy pre sentations. The Annual Christmas party, sponsored by the church school, will be held Monday, December 24, in the church dining hall. Watch night service will be held at the church Monday, December 31, at 11 p.m. -... . ST. PAUL PRESBYTERIAN ( The Deacons of St. Paul Pres byterian Church will be in charge of service December 23. The public is invited to this worship service Rev. Bob' Walton, pastor. The church is located on Robinson Church Rd. in the Hickory area. PLEASANT VALLEY ..Kershaw, S.C. - The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church on Hwy. 521, South, wiU honor its pastor with an Appreciation Service December 16. Guest minister will be Rev. James McCoy. Pastor of Pleasant Valley Baptist is Rev. D. P. Miller. The public is cordially Invited to honor Rev,. Miller on this special occasion. GREATER BETHEL AME The Annual Evangelism at Christ mas will be held at Greater Bethel AME Church December 19-21. Beginning Wednesday, December 19, Thursday, December 20, and Friday, December 21, at 7:30 p.m., the church will present a big Love Festival service of Evangelism at the church, 201 Grandin Rd. -During uwae ulflm tiw UiuiUi will be sharing love gifts. Rev. Levi Brown Jr., pdstor of the chinch, will '• preach these three nighfe. The church, at this time, will also be sharing with person in need and lifting up their spirits. Theme of the sermons will be “Faith Moves Mountains." > On Tuesday, December 25, at 10 a m. the church will hold its Annual Christmas celebration of the King Jesus Christ. All of the choirs of the church will be singing in this Christmas service; choirs of Great er Bethel and St. Mark’s Baptist Church will also render music. Guest ministers include Pastor Alonzo Colay. A special surprise guest speaker will deliver the Christ mas message. ----- You are invited to attend this service and also the Three Big Nights of evangelism. Don’t forget about receiving the Word from Greater Bethel’s radio broadcast each Sunday from 8:30 until 9:30 a.m. over WQCC, 1540 on your AM dial. Also on Sunday, Decamber 16, at 5 P-m, the combined choirs of Greater Bethel will be featured in a Christmas Cantata under the super vision of Doris Jenkins, mlntifff of music, and^ Donnel Cooper, guest director.—'Rie public is cordially invited to be present. Rev. Levi Brown Jr., pastor, will be at the phone for prayer or counseling. The number to call is 376-4345. . NEW ZION BAPTIST The Installation of the new pastor and first.lady of New Zion Baptist Church will be held December 16, 6 ■ ■ ' - The new pastor and host lady will be Rev. Jerdtniah Robinson and Jessie Mae Robinson. ' Rev. R. M. Young and the St. Paul Community Baptist Church will be special guests. Rev. Young will deliver the message. Charlotte Welcomes Dr. Sarah Pereira Dr. Sarah Martin Pereira, one member of the three-member Baha’i Board of Counselors now residing in the United States, has come to live in Charlotte aa a professor of Spanish Language at Johnson C. Smith University. She comes from Washington, D.C., where she was Acting Asso ciate Dean of D.C. Teachers Col lege, which is part of the Uni versity of the District of Columbia, , and Acting Academic Dean until her recent retirement from the Univer sity of the District of Columbia after 73 years of service as an educator and professor of the roman language. _1___ Dr. Pereira accepted a teaching position at Johnson C. Smith Uni versity because she loves to be of service to youth, said Mr. Robert James, a local spokesperson for the Dr. Pereira Baha ’i community hare. Mr. Jamaa said, “We here in Charlotte are blessed and honored to have such a distinguished person in our city who is so dedicated to higher educa tion for youth that she has come out CHRISTMAS IDEAS MENS 8UIT8 80% OFF Entira stock all Crtckstssr, Van (Julian, Richard Thomas fta* 190.00 tnwtoss 180.00 8080 200.00 10080 225.00 11880 278.00 18780 30080_10080 rMENS SWEATER VEST& 12.95 Reg. 21.00 Wool Bland V Neck MENS TALL & BIG - DRESS SHIRTS 50% OFF Arrow, Damon {all mens dress SLACKS of retirement to teech at Johnson C. Smith University. Mr. James went on to say that Dr. Pereira is bringing a rich back ground ot-jexperience in higher .education to Johnson C. Smith Uni versity with service at Penn Col lege, Cleveland, Ohio, at Shaw Uni versity, Raleigh, N.C., at Tennessee A4I in Nashville, Tn., and West Virginia State College. She received her A.B. from Ohio State with Phi Betta Kappa honors, an M.A. from Western Re serve University and a Ph D from Ohio Stats. In the beginning was the 1 Word, and the Word was with i God, and the Word was God. And the Word waa made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the 1 glory as of the only begotten of I the Father) full of grace and < truth. >1, Ms l:l, 14 ( Charlotte Poet J CHURCH DIRECTORY \ $5.M por column Inch, j Call 376-04M. ( 332-21*3 . ; . • ' .• •. .i 1 1243 W. Blvd. Sunday School: 4:45 a.m. Worship Service: II a.m. i '. Rev. Norman E. Kerry - Pastor “Where Christ Is Preached. As He Is. To Men As They Are" Graded Day Cara Maa.-Fri., 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Ages 4 months -S years) *'*' . r~«rw Vv :Jv.; - All >recor^ally^invited to attend. Todd SC -. c. -.»r . I,-.-- 4^. GETHSEMANE AME ZION On Sunday, December 16, after an abbreviated service, members of Gethsenmne and friends will Walk ‘ For World Hunger. Each participant is asked to to have a financial sponsor who will make a contribu tion or donation towards this cause. The starting point will be at Geth samane, Ml Campus St__ The community is mrriially invit ed to join inthis act of cbm pasaion to relieve starvation that is so prevalent in Africa today. The Missionary Department is coordinating this event; church pastor is Dr. George E. Battle Jr. Inquirers may call the church at 375-3900 for more information. Pan-Hellenic Council To ^isit Local Nursing Homes The art of caring and lovir« is one of the greatest needs of mankind. That is one reason why the program committee of the Charlotte Grad ate Pan-Hellenic Council will spon sor a visit to a local nursing home on Sunday,- December 16 —The yt nf raring and loving In nn» of the greatest needs of mankind. This art can be expressed in many ways, not only during this holiday season, but throughout the year as well. When one reaches out to the needy, forgotten and lonely, expres sions of true stewardship, love and service are conjured up. Such ex pressions give hope, faith and sup port to those in need. The Council saw this earlier in the year as they carried out a well-balanced Thanks giving dinner for a needy family. Their visit this Sunday to the Williams Nursing Home to share gifts and talents is another activity formed from members’ love for people. The Charlotte Graduate Pan-HeBeric Council Is composed <7 eight graduate fraternities and - sororities. The affiliates are Alpha Kappa Tryon Street Mall The Tryoo Street Mall is often and uptown Charlotte is bustling this holiday season. To add to the ex citement of the Mall being com-. pleted and Christmas coming, the Central Charlotte Association is sponsoring special events in the vicinity of the Square. Noontime performances on Mondays through Thursdays, December » to 21, and evening performances (5:30-6:30 p.m.) on Fridays, December 14 and 21, include the Uptown Christmas Carolers, the Tarrsdiddle Players’ excerpts from its children’s holiday play, Grey Seal Puppet’s “Holiday Gnome Show,’’ Carolina Choir Boys, Sweet Adelines’ quartet and -much morei Call 8774611 for more., information about special events at the Square. Many uptown merchants will ob serve extended hours for' the ccn venience of holiday shopperr: Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Gamma Rho, Phi Beta Sigma and Omega Psi Phi. Clarissy Knox of Zeta Phi Beta, is president of the Graduate Pan Hellenic Council: Charles Knight of Kappa Alpha Psi is chairman of the program committee. With Christmas coming upon us, the beautiful thoughts are those of unselfish origins. The Pan-Hellenic Council strives to multiply those unselfish motives for the well-being of those in need... and that neigh borly love is the real holiday spirit. ■■dentures B w# IimcMIm tel Choir - Uniforms Baptismal Badges Clergy Gloves Academic And Other Church Supplies PEER MQASURBMBNTS-PRBB DEMONSTR ATIONS.FREE ROBES WITH MINIMUM OHDRITOUTSTANDINQ QUALITY -OUTSTANDING PRICES <f ante's Howl Of Hobet ~ (104)892-4279
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