Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-12-21
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AREA CHURCHES ARE PLANNING
INSpiRATlONAL PROGRAMS IN
CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS

Many of the Port Clinton area
churches are planning beautiful
programs of inspirational charac-
ter in tribute to the 1851 ami
versary of the birth of the Prince
of Peace.
This year the spiritual Christ
mas season begins early, in most
cases on Sunday, and on Monday,
which will be Christmas Eve. The
story of Christmas will be told
many times in word and song, and
adults will join children in enact
ing the we'll loved characterize
tons which symbolic the magic
of Christmas.
The usual church notices Will
be found elsewhere in this weeks
News, but summary of the spec
aal services planned up to press
time are given here:
Es. United Brethren Church
On Christmas eve a chlldren's
program will be given at o'clock
in the Evangelical United Breth-
rem Church. A Christmas cantata
will be sung at the church at 7:30
r. m. Sunday.
ST. Paufs Sloyak Lufh. Church
Christmas eve services are plan
ned at 7:30 o'clock in ST. Paui's
Slovak Lutheran Church. Divine
worship at that time will be com
bined with Sunday School pro-
gram. At 9 a. m. Christmas Day
the Christmas festival worship
will be observed in English, and
divine services will be held at
7:30 p. m. Wednesday, which is
known as the second day of
Christmas in this faith.
ST. John Lutheran Church
The Upstairs Sunday School of
st. John Lutheran Church will
hold its Christmas program at
7:30 p m. Sunday and on Mon
Gay the Downstairs Sunday School
will have program at 7:30 p. m.
Holy Communion and baptism
will be observed at 8 a. m. Tues
day in conjunction with Christ
mas service.
Immaculate Conception Church
Of six masses scheduled III
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, the Christmas celebration
will be emphasized at midnight on
Christmas eve. The Childrens S
Mass at the Crib will be held at
8 o'clock Christmas morning, in
addition to the regular services at
6, Z, 10 and 11:30 o'clock.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
The Junior Choir, under direc-
ton OF Mrs. Lee Bracken, will
sing at the 10:45 morning SER
vice in st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, and will also present the
Christmas story in pageant and
song at p. m. The presentation
will be planned and directed by
Mrs. Cyrus Wood and Mrs. Mar
garet Murphy. Following the play
the annual Christmas party will
take place in Guild Hall.
At Ills Christmas eve, carol
service with Holy Eucharist and
sermon by Rev. Roy w. Blanken-
ship, will be held. Music will be
by the adult choir, with Mrs.
Duane Adams at the organ.
Peace Lutheran Church
A Sunday School Christmas
program will be given in Peace
Lutheran Church at 7:45 pm.
Monday. A Christmas candle
light service will be conducted at
8 o'clock Christmas evening
Gypsum Community Church
A Sunday School Christmas pro
gram will be given in the Gypsum
Community Church at 7:3O p. m
Sunday, at which time candy will
be distributed to children of the
congregation.
Trinity Methodist Church
On Christmas Day Holy Com
munion will be held at IL a. m.
Trinity Methodist Church viii
have four Christmas services, be
ginning at $50 a. m. Sunday
when the primary and junior Sun
day School departments will pre-
sent program of Christmas car
OILS.
A midnight candle light service
will be held Christmas eve, be
ginning at IL p. m. A specia
music program has been arrang
ed.