St. John's Lutheran
St. John’s Lutheran Church,
like other churches, is preparing
to celebrate the birth of the
Christ child. During noon hours
and evenings Christmas carols
may be heard by those driving
* near the church. For several
weeks the children have been
preparing for their Christmas
program which will be held on
Sunday, December 22 at 3 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend and
participate in this program.
Members of the Ladies’ Aid
and other interested persons are
meeting this evening, at 7:30 in
the church basement for the an
nual Christmas party. During the
early part of the evening Christ
mas gifts will be wrapped and
stockings will 'be filled for the
Sunday School children and small
visitors. Those with imaginative
ideas will make Christmas tree
trimmings, There will be a gift
exchange.
There will be church services
at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December
29 with the Rev. Joseph Frenz of
the Anchorage Lutheran Church
to offer the message. Everyone
is welcome to attend.
Latter Day Saints
A number of programs are
planned at the Church of Jesus.
Christ of Latter Day Saints.
This evening members of the
Primary Association will hold
their Christmas program at the
church at 7:30. The highlight of
the evening will be a visit from
Santa Clause.
Two programs are slated for
Sunday, December 22. At 10 a.m.
the Sunday School will be in
charge of the Christmas program
and at the evening service there
will be a Christmas service at
7:30 for the entire congregation.
On Monday evening the Mutual
* Improvement Association will
hold their Christmas program at
. 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday evening a group
of young people from the church
will be carolling in the valley
| ’ ’ area.
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Si. Michael's Church
The annual Midnight Mass will
be offered at St. Michael’s Cath
olic Church on December 25. The
church doors will be open from
early evening December 24, thro
ugh the service. Persons planning
to attend are reminded that at
tendance at this Mass is usually
large and that seating is limited.
Although the Rev. James P.
Snead will not be able to attend
because of illness, a priest will
be in attendance to hear confes
sions and offer the Mass.
Members of the parish will dec
orate the church immediately fol
lowing the Sunday morning ser
vice on December 22.
Special Christmas music will
be offered.
First Baptist Church
The Rev. Ben Jordan of the
First Baptist Church of Anchor
age, will offer the Christmas ser
vice in the First Baptist Church
of Palmer on Sunday, December
22.
Sunday School will begin at
10 a.m. and the worship service
at 11 a.m. A special Christmas
program, including traditional
Christmas carols, will be present
ed and Sunday School teachers
are planning special treats for
children of their departments.
United Protestant
Christmas programs and ser
vices at the United Protestant
Church started this past Sunday
and will continue through the
month. A Christmas sermon has
been chosen by the Rev. Bertram
Rutan for the December 22, 11
a.m. service. That evening the
Sunday School program will be
presented at 7:30 p.m. A Chris
mas Eve candlelight service will
be held in the church, starting at
9 p.m. on December 24. At this
service the choir will present
“The Song of Christmas”. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend any and all of the programs.
Sution Community Church
The annual Christmas program
will be held at the Sutton Com
munity Church in Sutton on Sun
day, December 22 at 3:30 p.m. All
families of the community are in
vited to attend and participate in
the program. Members of the
Sunday School classes will pre
sent the program of dialogues,
recitations and special music.
There is to be a decorated Christ
mas tree and treats for the chil
dren The Rev. A. B. Compton has
extended a cordial welcome to all
members of the community.
Hiway Church of God
Christmas services at the Hi
way Church of God will be held
on Sunday, December 22, begin
ning at 10:30 a.m. when the an
nual Sunday School program will
be presented. The program will
include Christmas musical selec
tions by the children’s band;
special Christmas singing and
several recitations by the church
children.
The Rev. Joan Ashby will offer
her Christmas sermon and follow
ing the service there will be a
gift exchange and treats will be
distributed to the children.
Sunday evening the play, ‘The
Friendly Christmas Tree” will be
presented at 8 p.m. by the junior
department of the church. The
public is invited to attend the
morning and evening programs.
St. Bartholomew Church
Holy Communion will be cele
brated December 25 at St. Bar
tholomew’s Episcopal Church in
Palmer at 4 p.m. by the Rev.
Malcolm Miner of All Saints
Episcopal Church of Anchorage.
The service will be held at Gran
ge hall and will be followed by
an open-house buffet which will
be served by the Episcopal
Church Women.
Church of God
Services for the Christmas sea
son will begin Sunday at the
Church of God when at 9:45 a.m.
•The Flight into Egypt”, a color
sound filmstrip will be shown.
Short Sunday School sessions will
follow the viewing of this pic
ture and morning worship will
begin at 11 a.m. Christmas music
will be presented by the choir
and Mrs. Lewis Pinkham will
sing “The Birthday of a King”.
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The topic of the Rev. Arley Skin
ner’s sermon will be “The Phil
osophy of a Babe’’. Sunday even
ing boys, girls, youth and choir
of the entire church will add to
the joys of the Christmas season
through the presentation of the
ever-charming “'Christmas Story”.
This promises to be a most en
joyable service in readings, scfip
tures and song. Candy and nut
treats will be distributed at the
close of the service.
On Christmas evening, Decem
ber 25, a service of Christmas
carols in story and song will be
presented at 8 p.m. The Rev. Jar
rell Frazee, of Anchorage, -will be
guest speaker.
WASILLACHURCHES
PLAN SPECIAL
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
Church of Christ
The public is incited to attend
the Christmas program at the
Wasilla Church of Christ on Sun
day, December 22, at 0M) p.m.
The following program will be
presented:
“If I Were a Christmas Star”,
Jamie Carney: “Bells,” Amy
Line, Bonnie Coglan, Mary Ann
Thomas, Markie Fritzler, Candy
Carson, John Reader, and John
nie Nunley; “The Birthday Can
dle,,’ Sheila Reddington; “We
Share the Gifts,” John Polis,
Pete Polis, and Bobbie Loran;
“Why We Give Gifts”, Butch
Hulke; “Holy Night”, Mary Line,
Roxy Carney, Colleen Carter,
Sharon Reader and Patsy Os
borne; “The Christmas Story”,
Fredia Hulke; “Christmas Eve in
Bethlehem”, a play. Taking part
in the later will be Linda Berg
man, master of ceremonies; Floyd
Morrison, reporter; Kathy Cog
Jan, Huolia: Donna Harvey,
Mary; Allan Browne, Joseph;
Kenny Harvey, Johnnie Polis,
and Larry Teeland, shepherds;
Judy Bergman, Ediane Olson,
Jane Nunley, angels; Clyda
Thomas, Helen Carter, Joan Nun
ley, Neil Thomas, Skip Coglan,
and Ken Taylor, choir.
A number of special numbers
-will be presented during the play.
First Presbyterian Church
The annual Sunday School
Christmas program of the First
Presbyterian Church of Was ilia
will be presented Sunday, De
cember 22, at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs
Peter Nelson, Sunday School
superintendent in charge of .the
program. Miss Karen Olson will
preside.
The program will begin with
recorded Christmas music, fol
lowed by the singing of “Silent
Night! Holy Night!”. Mr. Victor
C. Urban, pastor of the church,
will offer the invocation and lead
the Lord’s Prayer. Roger Lincoln
of. the junior class will recite
“Our Favorite Season”; Miss
Patsy Green’s class of beginners
will recite “Christmas Sharing”;
a song, “Today is Jesus’ Birthday”
will be spoken by Mrs. Ruth
Roth’s primary class; Karen Ol
son will give the recitation “Light
of the World”; a clarinet solo,
“Away in the Manger” will be
given by Miss Janeil Brown, ac
companied by Mrs. Victor Urban.
A Christmas Drama, “Christ
mas in the Cobbler Shop,’ will be
presented by the young people’s
class of which Mr. Urban is the
teacher. Vadney Bledsoe will play
the lead role as Mr. Martin the
cobbler: Jo Ann Huston will have
the part of Mrs. Blackburn, a
customer; Joseph, a good samar
itan, will be played by Erling
j Nelson. The children will be
Linda Wyse, Cheryl Clarke and
Glenna Huston. Audrey Dinkle
will play the Spirit of Christmas,
with Barbara Clarke as the Spirit
of Dreams. The Voice of the Mas
ter will be by Janeil Browne.
The lost boy will be Billy Creep;
a homeless woman and lost boy
will be played by Trudy Huston
and Jimmy Huston and Frank
Hill will play the part of the
traveler.
Treats for the youngsters, pro
vided by the Friendly Circle Wo
men’s Association, will be given
out following the program. There
will also be an informal fellow
ship hour in the basement of the
church.
The Sanctuary of the church
will be decorated by the adult
Tractor Lost in
Butte Area Fire
Fire of undetermined origin
caused $5,000 damage on the
dairy farm of Leonard Williams,
Butte area, early Sunday even
ing- Included in the loss was a
tractor which was housed in a
garage building that burned.
Seven members of the Palmer
volunteer fire department an
swered an assist call from the
Butte volunteer fire department
Prompt response of the Butte
fire department kept the fire
from spreading. Volunteers re-,
cently completed the heating sys
tem in the fire hall.
Bible class of which Frank Roth,
is the teacher.
The church’s traditional Can
dlelight Communion Service will
be held on Christmas Eve at 8:00
p.m. The pastor says: “All who
humbly put their trust in Christ
and desire His help to lead a holy
life are invited and encouraged
to come to this sacrament.’*
Assembly of God
On Sunday, December 22, at
the 10 a.m. service, each depart
ment of the Wasilla Assembly of
God Sunday School will present
_a phase of the Christmas message
At 11 a.m. morning devotions and
a message by the Rev. Paul E
Riley on the subject “Unto Yoh
Is Born A Savior” will be offer
ed. Evening service will be held
at 8 p.m. with congregational
singing of Christmas carols, and
a special vocal number. A 30
minute film, “Escape to Egypt"
will be shown. Christmas treat
bags will be distributed to all at
the close of the service. Everyone
is welcome to attend the services
Dr. Don Dafoe, commissioner
of education, visited the Wasilla
school December 13. A special
P-TA meeting was called for
Friday evening to give residents
an opportunity to discuss with
Dr. Dafoe the incorporated school
district. Dr. Dafoe explained
thoroughly the forming and work
of an incorporated school district
and announced he will return
late in January with more infor
mation and would discuss the in
corporation again at that time
with all interested residents. Dr
Dafoe was accompanied by Ar
nold Granville, education super
visor for the Anchorage field.
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