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Volume 10, Number.2& THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, December 20. 1984 in rents
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Beauty Off like Week?
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TAPS Helps Pregnant Teens
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Opens In Charlotte
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“O come all ye faithful..." i« the
beginning of one familiar Christinas
carole. But as the year winds up
far the glorious recognition of Jesus’
birth, many church services will be
geared to those who are faithless or
those who are seeking to strengthen
their faith in God.
There will be a new hunger in the
lives of many as the year turns over
anew. Perhaps the best place to
quench that hunger will be to attend
services where that special food for
thought, food for faith and food for
salvation will be served.
The Christian Education and Mu
sic Department of Faith Memorial
Baptist Chyrch, 211 Lakewood Ave.,
will present a Festival entitled,
"The Real Meaning of Christmas,”
5:10 p.m., Sunday, December 23.
Rev. W. H. Caldwell, pastor.
- Simpson-Gillespi United Method
ist Church, 540 Winston St,, will be
the sight for "A Christmas Festival
of Song and Scripture." Presented
by the Chancel Choir of the church,
these beautiful renditions will be
performed 11 a m., Sunday, Decem
ber 23.
At Second Calvary Baptist
Church, 114 Nelson Rd., the Church
School will perform several plays
concerning Christmas. The younger
Highway Patrol Asks
Motorists To Drive
fWith Extreme Caution
..Raleigh - With more than 1,300
people already killed on North Caro
lina’s highways this year, the State
Highway Patrol Commander, Col.
David L. Matthews, asks all mo
torists to drive with extreme cau
tion during the coming holidays.
‘'Traffic fatalities to date are
running more than 150 ahead of last
year's fatalities at this time, and
Christmas and New Year’s are yet
to come,” Matthews said. “Safe
driving practices by all motorists
are absolutely essential for the
holidays.”
According to Matthews, citations
issued for speeding are up over last
year and troopers are apprehend
ing more impaired drivers. “These
two violations continue to be re
flected in a disproportionate
number of accidents, especially
olidays,” he aaid.
ay Patrol records indicate
the two violations were involved in
12 of 13 fatal accidents which
killed four people during the same
holiday periods last year. Nine died
during the Christmas holidays and
five during New Year’s.
Matthews said that troopers will
be patrolling the highways, enforc
ing the traffic laws and assisting the
traveling public during the holidays,
but he encouraged assistance and
cooperation from all concerned
citizens
"Motorists should Wear their seat
belts, even on short trips; and those
traveling groat distances should
take a rest stop every 100 miles,” he
said.
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contribute to safeholidays," Mat
Mid. "Limit the number of
drinks containing alcohol and assure
that a sober parson drives impaired
guests home. After all, responsible
people don’t let their friends drive
drunk,’’ he said.
The Christmas holidays will start
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generation will recite special
speeches. Under the able direction
of Ella Norman, Mrs. Welborn and
Mrs. Cathey, Sunday School su
perintendent, Deacon Carl Dixon,
and the van drivers, the plays and
speeches will be given at 6 p m
Sunday, December 23, at the church.
Also on Monday, December 24, the
Church School will sponsor its an
nual Christmas Party for the child
ren in the church dining hall. Food,
fun and games, in addition to Chris
tian fellowship can be experienced.
At the University Park Baptist
Church, Keller Ave. and Senior
Drive, the Sunday School will pre
sent a Christmas Party Sunday,
December 23. The public is invited to j
share in this warm production. Rev. ]
Dr. James E. Palmer is pastor.
For some, Christmas Day is a
time to be in church worshipping the I
Lord. On Tuesday, December 25, at I
10 a m., the annual Christmas ce- J
lebration of Jesus Christ will be held
at Greater Bethel AME Church. All '
of the church choirs will sing as well j
as the choirs of St. Mark’s Baptist
and Moore’s Sanctuary AME Zion
Church. Alonzo Coley will be spe
cial guest and a surprise speaker j
will be presented to deliver the
Christmas sermon.
On Christmas morning at io, the j
annual Joint Christmas service will
be held at the Greater Bethel AME
Church at 201 Grandin Rd.
Participating churches and their
pastors and choirs will include: St.
Mark’s Baptist, Rev. Alonzo Coley,
pastor; Moore’s Sanctuary AME |
Zion Church, Rev. John Jackson,
pastor; Greater Bethel AME !
Church, Rev. Levi Brown Jr., host
pastor.
Rev. Jackson will deliver the
Christmas message. The Knights of
Templar will be guests at this
Christmas Service. The general pu
blic is invited to attend.
Communion will be served to all
desirous of sharing.
Sunday, December 23, the theme
for the sermon at New St. John
Baptist Church, 2000 St. John Rd.,
will be “The Christmas Doctrine of
Love.” Speaker will be Rev. Charlie
Williams, associate minister of the
church.
Following the morning service,
the Christmas program of the
church will be presented.
The Sunday School of Grier
Heights Presbyterian Church will
present its annual Christmas Pro
gram and Candlelight Service Sun
day, December 23, 5:30 p.m., at the
church, 325 Skyland Ave.
The feature of the program will be
the presentation of a play entitled,
“Christmas Is For Everyone,”
directed by Calvin Lewers.
Cast of characters include: Karen
Morris, Genora Fant, Dannielle
Mathis, Kesten Morris, William
Allison Sr., Walter Howell, Alex
ander Howell, Vivian Wright, Shava
Lewers, Sherman Fant, Ruby
Graddy, Tracey Price, Dinna Black
moore, and Dorothy Ellis.
Dr. Lloyd B. Morris is pastor of
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Po*i Poll Reveah:
Giariotteans
Would Give Gifts Of “Tolerance And Love”
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
Looking at both peat and current
events In the world today - famine in
Africa, the threat of nuclear war, the
!. assassination of Prime Minister
Ghandi and the chemical spill in
Indie that caused the deaths of over
2,000 people - it’s clear that all is not
right in the world.
Here, at Christmas time, ee we
give each other p mauls to show our
love and concern for one another,
some local citizens were asked, “If
you could give the world a Christ
mas present, whet would it be?"
Aware of the turmoil and unrest that ^
covers the globe, those questioned
were very definite about the pre
sente they would give the World
"There are many gifts that I
would give the world;" began
Vivian Nivens, executive director of
the Afro-American Cultural Center,
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.Would give many gift*
‘‘•motif them would be peace In
these difficult times, we need a
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greater level of harmony and re
spect for one another It is my hope
that one day we can look beyond our
difficulties and see each other's
commonalities But most important
ly, it's my hope that we receive the
gifts of tolerance and love."
The gift of peace also coincided
with the thoughts of Bettye Harris of
the Charlotte Housing Authority.
"Only as we acquire peace in the
world can we have good relation
ships with one another," she con
cluded.
In giving the world a present,
Rev Bernard Sullivan of East
Stonewall AME Zion Church centers
his gifts on the "basic Christmas
message." "The message at peace
on earth, good will towards men la
the gift I’d give to the world. I feat
we should respect God enough to
respect each other For me, the
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