Lutheran Church
Service April 12
The Rev. Joseph Frenz of An
chorage will conduct Lutheran
church services with communion
at the Naval Station chapel an
nex on Thursday, April 12th at
8:00 p:m:
All Lutherans and any interest
ed persons are invited to attend.
If transportation is needed please
call Mrs. Ron Batchelor at 486
2818.
Jerry
(Ed. note: We reprint herewith
a speech delivered by Graham
Fisher, president of the Kodiak
Toastmaster’s Club, before the all
Alaska Speakoff held in Anchor
age recently. It is noteworthy for
its unusual theme, and religious
sincerity. Subsequent installments
will appear in later issues.)
My speech concerns a little boy
—a true story of a little boy that
had so much to tell us and so
many, many memorable points
for each of us to remember.
These number so many that I
should tell you just a few before
beginning.
Those of you that are parents,
do you recognize the needs and
desires of your children?
In providing education for your
children, do you also provide for
religious education?
Are we as adults stable and se
cure?
Jerry was born on ' July 7th,
1951 in a small southern Illinois
town.. During the first four years
of his life, it was that of any nor
mal boy, into all sorts of mischief
and with the usual childhood ill
nesses. The only point one can
now remember that is significant
of what was to happen, was his
seriousness at times. Unlike most
children, though he wasn’t sick,
he was very content to sit in a
chair doing nothing but remain
ing absolutely quiet. Of course
his Mom was more than a bit hap
py to have him this way. Since
Jerry was the only son of a family
of three children, many plans for
his future were made.
At the age of five, Jerry was
enrolled in Kindergarden and it
was at this point that significant
changes began to develop in Jer
ry. I say significant since the
changes wrought were not those
of what any child undergoes upon
being enrolled in school. For ex
ample,—though this was not a par
ochial school, Jerry began asking
his Mother to read the bible to
him. Like any normal Mother
she was more than happy to have
her son so interested, but at the
same time wondering if what she
wras reading to him—was she able
to accurately interpret it for him—
and would he be able to under
stand that which she was reading.
—I am afraid this mother found it
a bit exasperating in having to
read the Bible to her son before
each meal and before his going
to bed at night. At times her
comment was “I don’t have time,”
but Jerry would rather not eat
than to eat without his mother
having first read to him.... It
was also at this age,—Jerry came
up with his own Blessing and in
sisted that his Blessing be asked
before each and every meal the
family ate.—Another point of
significance, he memorized his
own bedtime Prayer_ While
this is only a prayer of a child, it
has considerable meaning and the
more you think about his prayer
the more meaning it possesses.
His prayer was— “when I sleep,
the Angels go around me...—..
When I sleep, the Angels go
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around me.”_ This is only a
childs bedtime prayer, but think
about it for a moment...
Shortly after entering the first
grade of school, he started asking
his parents to take him to a Sun
day School. Though the family
were members of a given church,
Jerry did not wish to attend there,
but insisted he be taken to one
of his own choice.... The par
ents were completely unable to
rationalize the enormity of this
young son of theirs.... They just
couldn’t understand his desire to
attend a Church opposite from
that in which they were members
and in which he had been bap
tized- At this point, we might
ask ourselves how we would re
act in a similar situation... .The
parents did take him to church
each Sunday and it was not at all
uncommon thru the next couple
years for Jerry to remain at the
church for dinner with the pas
tors family and on arriving home
in the evening he would be a
very tired but completely happy
young man-After Sundays like
this I heard his mother remark
quite often at how strange Jerry
would be in coming home from a
day with his church and its pas
tor.
Shortly after his 7th birthday,
Jerry announced to his family he
was going to be baptized into his
church and become a member of
it. His parents at this point were
quite annoyed with this son of
theirs and spent hours in telling
him of his baptismal in their
church and why, to them, it
wasn’t necessary for another bap
tismal, but if he wanted to be
come a member of another church
he could. Jerry’s reply to this
line of thought was..
If you believe in God why don’t
you go to church and why doesn’t
Carol and the baby.
How could God accept me in be
ing baptized when you don’t even
believe in God or your church
You never go, and you don’t
even like to read the Bible to me
or listen to my prayers... He fur
ther told his parents he didn’t be
lieve he had been baptized in God
since they didn’t believe, but that
he wanted to- A short time
thereafter Jerry was baptized in
his church and it was as though
again a new boy had been born...
With this, he was now only rarely
absent from any Church function.
By the time Jerry had reached
his 8th birthday he was asking
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Sunday School 10:00 A-. M
Worship Service 10:45 A. M.
Meeting each Sunday morning
in the Old City Hall Bldg.
For Information call 487—5846
Christian Science *
Society
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.
Testimony Meeting
.2nd & 4th Wed.
8:00 p.m.
Reading Room.Wed.
7-8 p.m.
Located at 31 Benson
near Cope St.
St. James
The Fisherman
Episcopal Church
Passion Sunday
Church School 9:45 a.m.
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Guild: 2nd Wednesday, 8 p.m.
and begging his parents and sis
ters to come to Church with him
and they must too become mem
bers of his Church.... But the
parents did not attend nor did
his two sisters. But Jerry was re
lentless in his efforts to have them
do this. It was almost at the
point of being ridiculous, to the
parents that is, to have their
young son attempting to explain
the Teachings of God to them and
trying to show them why they
must believe as he and become a
part of his church. The family
too were relentless in their ex
planations to him of their belief
in their church and of their own
beliefs in God. Many were the
times when Jerry went crying to
his room in dismay at his parents
seeming disinterest and non-belief
in his church.... Remember this
is only a boy, 8 years old that....
(To be continued)
Church of God
6th & I Streets
Fred Mamaloff, Pastor
Sunday School .. 10 a.m.
Morning Worship.11 a m.
Evening Service _ 7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service .. 7:30 p.ra.
Wednesday
Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the annual dinner
sponsored by St. Mary’s Alter So
ciety are now available from St.
Mary’s Parochial School students.
The dinner will be held at the
Elks Hall from 3 p.m. to 9 pin.
on Sunday, April 29. “The pub
lic is extended a cordial invitation
to attend,’’ stated a spokesman for
the sponsoring group.
Kodiak Assembly
of God Church
Mission Road
Pastor Wm. L. Cummins
Phone 486—2491
“Not By Might, Nor By Power,
But By My Spirit, Saith the
Lord of Hosts.”
SERVICE SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
Sunday School.10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship .. 11:00 a.m.
Christ’s Ambassadors 6:30 p.m.
Evangelistic Service . 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Women’s Prayer
Meeting . 2:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Youth Meeting.7:00 p.m.
Prayer Meeting.8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Missionettes . 2:00 p.m.
The Community Baptist Church
tRev. Lewis White, Pastor
“The Big White Church on the Hill”
Sunday School — 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship — 11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship Groups — 8:30 p.m.
Evening Worship — 7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service—7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal 8 p.m. Wednesday
"HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE”
All denominations are Welcome
Berean Baptist Church
REV. CLETIS LEVERETT, PASTOR
L. B. LINDSEY, S. S. SUPERINTENDENT
A Bible Believing Baptist Church with
a Real Concern for Souls of Men.
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45
MORNING WORSHIP 11:00
EVENING SERVICE 7:00
PRAYER MEETING (Wed.) 7:30
“For the Word of God and the
Testimony of Jesus Christ.”
KODIAK DIRECTORY
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB
No. 187
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOE
Meets every Friday
evening
at 8:30 p.m.
Visiting Members Welcome
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
Hours of Business
Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 6pm
Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon
Sundays and Holidays, Closed
Wires may be filed during the
closed office hours by dialing 110.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Regular meetings 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
at the VFW Hall.
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 12 noon at Fishermen’s
Hall.
KODIAK
LODGE
F. & A. M.
No. 295
Meetings — Stated 3rd Monday,
8 p.m. at Kodiak Masonic Temple
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN’S CLUB
Business Meeting — 1st Monday at
7:3* p.m.
Dinner Meeting — 3rd Monday at
7:00 p.m. at Town Club
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17
AMERICAN LEGION
Carl Rodli, Commander
Phone 486—5375
Henry White, Adiulant