The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-11
FIRST CHURCH
 GREGG'S TOPIC
Historical Series of Ser. mons Being Concluded
 Tomorrow Morning

Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg, will con- clude his series of historical sermons on the four centuries which the First Church has served the com- munity tomorrow morning. His topic will be, The First Church in She goth Century: Facing New Needs.
 Dr. Gregg will speak to the Chris mon Society at 5 ?. m. tomorrow on Our Church and Its Young People. He and his wife will De guests of honor at this meeting.
 First Church notices for next week follow:
 Monday-7:30 p. m.--!The Ellen J. Whiton Book Club will meet with Miss Ruth E. Camp, Sands street.
 Tuesday-5:30 p. na.-Girl Scout Troop No. will be organized in the Scout House under the leader ship of Miss Lena Capristo.
 8 p. m.--At the opening meeting of the Twenty-Up Club Dr. md Mrs. Gregg will be guests of honor.
 Wednesday-10 a. m.-The First Church Guild will meet.
 1l:30 a. rn.-Meeting of the Exec utive Board of the Guild.
 12:30-Luncheon will be served.
 Friday-4 p. ln.-Cub Pack No. 22.
 7:30 p. m.-Boy Scouts, Troop No. 22.
 The program for the 250th anni- versary of the organization of the First Church in Waterbury, October 18 and i9, will be as follows:
 Saturday 10 a. m. to D. I'll. An exhibit of Church records, portraits and other articles of historic inter- est in the Church Parlors.
 3 p. m.-Nathaniel R. Bronson, Chairman of the Anniversary Com mittee will preside over the meeting to be held in the Parish House. Pa pers by Judge Walter D. Makepeace on Mark Leavenworth", by Miss Florentine H. Hayden on "The Five Meeting Houses, and by Mrs. Her. bert s. Rowland on 'SThe Windows and Other Memorials in the Pres ent Meeting House, will be read.
 5 to 6 p. n.-Tea will be served in the Parlors for all members of .ne Parish and the guests invited to the celebration of the 250th Annivers- ary.
 8 p. m.-Public Meeting in the Meeting -house. Mr. Nathaniel R. Bronson, chairman of the Anni- versary committee, will preside; Rev, Francis o. AyreS, Rector of St, Johns church, will offer prayer; Mayor Vincent A. Scully will speak for the City of Waterbury; Justice Arthur F. Els of the Supreme court of Connecticut will speak briefly; and Chief Justice William F. Malt bic will speak on Congregational ism ard Democracy. This is 6 civic occasion, and the members of the entire community are cordially in- vited.
 Sunday Il a. m. Service by Rev Herbert D. Gallaudet of Pine Orch- ard, Minister of tlie First Church 1920- 1928, Subject: ''The First Church Facing a New World"
 3:30 p. m. Communion Service Address by Rev. Floyd |. Roberts Assistant Minister 1027.192o, untjl recently @ missionary in Nakoya, Ja- pan under the American Board ot Commissioners of Foreign Missions He will be assisted at the Con- munion Table by Rev. Paul A. Gull lens of Newtown, Assistant Minister l925-le27 and Rev. Harold E. Craw of DanielSon, Assistant Minister 1884 1887. At this service the official representatives of the Mother Church (Farmington), the 1a Daughter churches, the g other Connecticut churches organized be- fore l700 and other churches oi Waterbury of all denominations wjN be recognized and welcomed.