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Christmas Eve Services
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will be at 6:5O and 1920 p. M:
"Carols For The Christ Child"
(Marryott); Nativity Minia-
tures," GA Christmas Suite for
pipe organ by Taylor; and
"Silent Night" (Kreckel.)
I'm this Blessed Christmas
Season of joy and hope with
the prayer of peace on earth for
all men, st. James Lutheran
Church offers these Christmas
Services for the worship and
spiritual enrichment of its
members and friends of the
community. AS the angel of
God announces the "glad It'd
ings of the Christmas Gospel"
you and yours are invited to
come and adore him.
CALVARY
Calvary Lutheran, having
been the first church in East
Cleveland to conduct a Christ
mas Eve Candlelight Service,
will continue the inspiring ira
dition on this Christmas Eve
at II o'clock. The service will
be preceded by a half hour
of Christmas music on the
organ and bells by the organist,
Mrs. Eleanore Robinson. At IL
p. m. the voice of the Herald
will resound with the ancient
prophecies Of the coming of the
Messiah. A solo voice and then
the full choir will respond in
the music of prophecy.
The service will center on
congregational singing of the
traditional Christmas music and
the soft light of candles and
the Christmas message of the
Pastor.
Music for the service will in
clude the anthem 30 Holy
Night" (Adam), with bass obli-
cato solo; Duett: "Come to the
Stable" (O'Hara), Karin Kuns
and Charlotte Weller. Anthem:
"The Little Christ Child From
Heaven Came Down" Mark
WORTH; and the Postlude:
Break Forth o Heavenly Beau
teous Light" BACH.
Pastor bert Secrist 1
will preach on the topic Small
Package, Great Gift" The serv-
ice will conclude as the singing
fades and the voice of the
Herald is again heard proclaim
ing Christ Has Come"
For the half hour of Christ
mas music, preceding the serv-
ices, Mrs. Robinson will play:
"Holy Night" (Bach), two folk
songs. "Christ Is Born Today"
and Fall On Your Knees YeIt
Christians" (Whitmer), a hymn
tune "Greentrees" (Purvis), i
"Walloon Christmas Rhapsody
(Ferrari), and two selections i
from Bach's cantata "For Unto
Us A Child Is Born" the Organ
Prelude and the Base Aria
Now Appears Thy Natal Day. Il
with Kenneth c. Robinson as
soloist. The selections will be
interspersed with carols on the
bells.
Sixth United Presbyterian
Church will dedicate its new
organ at the Sunday, December \
28th HOO a. m. worship serv-
ice.
However, the instrument, an
Allen, will be played on Christ
mas Eve. Mr.. Donald Warman, /
church organist giving a Christ !
mas recital at 1890 prior to the
1;:00 Christmas Eve meditation
hour /
This midnight service is be- I
ing sponsored by the Home !
builders Department and men,
bers participating will include +
Victor Snow, Thomas Radcliffe I
Mrs. Russell Seufer and Walter !
Shifler. There will be special \
music by the choir and the min i
ister, the Rev. Arthur Copeland Z
will speak on "Feats of Lights" =
Student Recognition Day will \
be observed in NJ e t h d 5 (
Churches across the land on
December 28th. Att
Meth Cd ist the \
morning worship will be under I
he leadership of the college and |.
university students from the !
congregation. y
At six that evening the Wo- (
mans Society of Christian Serv- !.
ice is entertaining the college y
students home for the holidays y
with a buffet supper to be fol- &
oWeG Dy entertainment. 2