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38 WILMETTE LIFE December 21, 1928 I ~ oers of Our Village News of Interest to the Chur-ch-G. Congregational Church Vere V. Loper, Minister W. E. McCormack Minister of Education The sp('cial Christmas services of the church will be held Sunday. Each departm('nt of the Church school i~ to have its own program and will m ee t at its regular hour. 9 :30 A. M.-P l"imary, .Junior and lntt> rm diate Departments; 10:45 A. M.-Cradl e Holl and Beginners' Departme nts; 12 !\oon- Senior Departrnent r~nd I<'orum for Adult:,;. The Christmas Lo\'e Offerin~ of the Chureh school, to be dividt.' d this ye:u betwee n our missionaries in India and tlw !\orthwestprn ·settlemt'>nt in Chicago, will lw gin,n this Su·1day. At th E> l\lo111in~ ·w orship sE>I'\"ie l::' at 10:45 p:ntic-ularly lwautiful Christmas service has bN·n pia nnNl. M L Loper's subjt>Ct will lw "The Gift of God" and he will also tell the story "Why the Chimes Ran~" to th e junior memb(·r:,; of the eong-rrg-ation. Some of tlw old carols are to he sung- in tlw spn·ke and Amy L es lie Toskt' Y, Dir(ldC·r of Musi(', has Jlrepare d thf' following program: Org-an Prelud(' "Jov to thP \\'orld" Anthem Jewett "The Stat· of Rethh·lwm" The Junior ('hoi r Quart<'ttr "The Shepherd':-; Christmas ~ong-"' .. Heimann Diddnson APt hem "Christians Awake~ Salute tlw rtappy Morn" . . . . . Maunder The Senior Choir On't·rtory Solos for the Harp a. "Prelude" .. llasst-llllans b. "Largo" .. Handel c. "It am(' l·pon tht· :\fidnight Ch·nr" Misl" Dm·<1 thy Bt'll Qun rtett<> . Sten·nson "Christmas Bells" Org-an Postludt.· "Hhapsodie on Christm:-ts Themes" . . . Gigout . . .. ~liss D11rothy Bell, the harp soloist, is a talentt>d playt·r who has made a fine reputation for herself as soloist with the Chicag-o SrmJ)hony orl'iwst ra and with Arthur Pryor's uand in the east. rt the evening service. The first service will for that reason be held in the Sunday ~chool roQms instead, but will take place at the usual hour, 9 :45 a. m. Since some members of the church will :wobably have to work late on Monday 1· vening which would . make it difficult for tht·m to attend the service on that night, it has be n deddt:d to have the Children's Senice on Sunday instead of on Monday vYening. V\· ~ hope that this atTangement will plea st: t: \'t: ryone and will enable t: veryone to attt·nd the service. Illea~ure Itor ~omt · yt·ars past we have had the of hearing some of our young nll'n pl:\y the time-honored Chrbtmas c:arols on their comets before · the early Chri~tmas sen·ice. We have again armnged for thi~ this year, and :,;o as you lean! your home for church on Tuesday tnf,rning- you may listen for this music whkh adds so much to the Christmas ~pi ri t. ln view of the fact that practi<:ally L'\·eryone in the church attends either the early service on Chri:-.;tmas Day Ot' L ht: !J :45 serviee the congregation ha:,; dedded to drop the 11 o'clock service enlirt>ly thi~ year. However, in case there n re any objections to this arrangement. Lh.e congTegation invite~ its members t o speak to the pastor. In that case th e 11 o'clock ::;ervtee would be re-instituted. The Order of the Holiday Sen ices Sunday morning, Dece111be 1· 23, at 11 Organ Prelu<.l.e- Christmas Themes . . Uuilmant ..................... Th l' Litur·g-y Sulo: The Shepherds .. . Corndius The Sermon : Mary':-.; Song· of Prai::H:' ·Offertory: lntct'lude in E minor .. Merkel The Benediction Grand Triumphal Chorus .. . . Guilmant ::-l utH.l<ty ewning, ClllL.UHEf\'::; ::;EKYlCE at 6 :30 f)rgan Prelude-Fanta~ie on Chl'istu1a~ Mdodies · l'roc es~ ional -0 come, all ye faithful The Liturgy The Ct11·i~tma:,; !-:itory in Song and He"itation The Sermon: God Addn.: ~::; 11 i~ Christmas Gift Luke 2 11-1~ Offertory--'P~u;toral' ~YI1ll>hony from Me:,;siah . . . . . . . . . . .11aendel Benediction The Nunc Dimittis Bizet Christma:,; 1'ostlude .Uistriuution ot Gift~ fur Children Tuesday morning, December 25 at 6 :30 Organ Prelude- Holy .Night ... . CiruiJer Hymn and Scripture H.t:ading Choir-For the Glory uf th e Lord (Me:ssiah) . . . .. Haendel· The · ~ermon: God':,; Decree and the Birth o( Je:,;us · Offertory: Htl ~hall Feed His Flock Haendel Betwdiction L~o:,;tlude-Halldujah Choru~1 - . llaendel Tue1-;day mot·ning-, December ~5 at !J :45 A. M. Organ Prelutle .. 0 d u froe hlil'he Hymn and Scripture reading The Story ot Christmas Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pa::;tor and Choir Sermon: The H.oad to the True Blessings of Chri:,;tmas · Offertory-N un :schwebt auf Engt·lsfluegeln Henedlction Po:stlude-Preul'l euch ihr f.. 'hri:-~ten alle At 5 o'('}o('k in the afternoon . '"The Christmas Flowt"rs," a nativity play, will IJe pn·sf:' ntt<d by nwmbers of the <'hurch <.:ehool. The St>nior Depa t·tnwnt das~ in Helig-iou:-; Drama, undet· the directiou of Mr. McCormack, has charge of the prorluetion of the play and the parts are flll taken by nwmbers of the :-~ehool. The Junior l'hoit·, under the direction of Amy Lei->lie Toskey, is furnishing the inc:idental music,. This will appeal to all ages and nwm bers of the congregn tiun and friends are cordially invited to atten<l. Dr. Herbert L. Willett of Kenilworth, well known a u t h o I' , professor and preacher, ·wi!J delin·r a Christmas messagf' at the Sunday E\'ening club which meets in tht' auditorium of thb ('hun:h at 7:30. . Tht"re will be Cht·istmaH music. th1~ money, clothing, provisions and toys for you to begin the Christmas day with several deserving families recommended worship. "Thanks be unto God for His by the Children's Memorial Hospital, and unspeakable gift." to two or· three Sunday Schools in the mountain:-; of Kentucky and Tennessee, as SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS were re- in previous years. ceived into our church last Sunday. It wa!'; Pastor Empson's first anniversary Sunday morning, December 30, at 11 and two enormous baskets of flowers o'clock, Dr. Willett's subject will be, were presented to the pastor and his "The Making· of the Past." family after the service. Owing to illn e8~ many of our people were unable to be present. The new members received were: Mrs. Fred Janssen, Mr. and Mrs. The V\T ilmette Baptist church extends Herman Kieselbach, Cathet·ine Lois Ki eselbach, Helen Mydland, and Claude heartiest greetings to all of our neigh J\1aine. Fred Abbott, who was also to bors and wishes for all a very happy ha n· ht-'en r eceived, was unable to be Christm!'ls. You are cordially invited to ,mr Sunday morning service at 11 o'clock prese nt because of illn e~s. when our minister, the R ev. George D. Alli:-.;on. will prea.ch a Christmas sermon Till~~ LUTHER LEAGUE will meet in i ng Christmas the church Sunday evening at 6 for their and our chorus choir will ssemi-monthly tea and devotional service. carols. Dale Ga~o;h is the devotional leader. On Sunday afternoon at 4 :.30 o'clock A MERHY CHR[STMAS AND HAPPY the dramatic pageant, "The Coming of ~H:W Vt·:AR TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS the King," will be presented and all are 1.:\T THIS COMMUNITY. IF YOU HAVE welcome. There will be unusual musical :-\0 ('Jil'llC I-L HOME WORSHIP HERE. and lighting effects. Parents and children alike will enjoy this program. Following is the cast of characters: A Mother ..... . .... .. . Mabelle Rennacker A Child Betty Gebert Miriam .. Elizabeth Bums 'fitu~ .. Z. A. Parkhurst .. . P. J. Church f'111'1lt.'l' Xi nth street and Greenleaf a \·enue Dan Pharisees-..A. E. Gebert ThP First Pre~byterian church f.'Xtends Benoni . Arthur C. Youngberg a cordial invitation to all those who nre SimN1ll ..... C. Herbert Jonel; not worshipping reg· ulal'!y elsewhere to Mushi n ttend the ser\'ices of this church. The · Shephenl.c;;........ . Pa.ul Redhead Eder Hev. Melvin R. V ender, formerly asso... Fred Borgfeldt ciate pastor· of the Fourth Street PresbyLP.Yi . Carbon P. Dubbs terian rhurch, Detroit, 1\-tich., will occupy l\ligu e1 . . ......... H. F. Dusham tht> pulpit at the reg- ular morning worship Kish ..... J a me:;; Hebert at 11 o'elock. .Takim AngelsArdis R e id, Cynthia Richards, Margaret At the Sunday S{'ho11l hour, !) :30 ..A. M., H.ichards, ·winifred Dingle, Lillian tlwr(' will h(· a joint Christmas exe rcise Scott, Loretta Anderson of all department:-.; of the Sunday school . ... Betty Clark in the Sunday school auditol"ium, to which Angel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary . .... Mrs. G. N. Lamb par ent~ and friends are inYited. Joseph ... Han·ey Bowen ln addition to th(' f'hristmas sermon ·Kings. . Gt:orge Williams Balthazar tlw ((\lartet will prt>s(·nt the following . . J. D. Dingle Gaspar musical program : ... . John Davis, Melchior Organ I'relud ('"The Holy :Xight" . Buck Pilgrims to Bethlehem.J. C. Blaylock, W. A. McKeighan, AnthemA. Heerens, Mrs. J. D. Dingle, Viola "Christlnas Da:v" .. Yon llolst Heid, Elizabeth Blaylock, Elizabeth Anthem· Lamb, Mary Lamb, Nancy Claar; "The Yirg-in an<l 1.. 'hiler· Hobert McKeighan, David Ha::ts, A. SoloYoungberg, Jr. "C:t>s u nambino" . . . Yon Scenes ::\Trs. Gannon ~eene I. The Plains of Bethlehem. Off('rtor:vChristmas Eve. ,, Pastoral Symphony" .. . Handel Scene II. Before the stable in which AnthemChrist was born. "! Saw· Three Ships" . . . . . .Mackinnon Produdng ~taff Catherine Bushouse, soprano General Dit·ector Mr:-~. M . E. Reid Rose Lutiger Gannon, contrnlto Production Director . l\Irs. E. A. Claar .John B. l\fille r, tenot· Stage Manager ...... . Mr. M. E. Reid Edward Otis, bass Erma Hounds, orgnnist and <lirettf·r Af;s't Stage Managers. . ...... . ... . . . E. E. McDow, James Mills .......... . l\1 i<l-\\'f>t·k "·e dnesday at ~~c;;turnes Mrs. J. C. Blaylock, Mrs. E. E. McDow 8 P. ::\T. ~ T t ( 1 I Wilmette Baptist r F 11 cl 0 ') First Presbyterian Church T T ri g; hl :>1 aJ si at L S< c tt w fe M Jfusic C'hristm:-ts day comes during Wc:'ek the otlwr stated meetings of th e Church and its organizations will be :·mitted. ~3eeause Tt is with profound sonuw we note the death of a member of this chun·h Hobert B. 11. Wilson, son of Mrs. An~elia D . V\' ilson, 8G9 Park H \·enue, which occurred Decemlwr 15 at the E\'anston hospital. Funeral sen·ices were held at 1 P. M. .Monda~· at Graceland cemetery chapel. Quartet . . Arthur Scott, W. A. Kendri<"k, W. M. Burns, W. Haa:-.; Junior Girls' Chorus Organist . . . . . . ..... Mrs. F. G. Guthridge 'The Christmas giving of this church, in addition to our usual missionary offerings. comprises a shipment of 100 boxes to Oak Fqrest institutions, sending of hospital supplies and gifts to several social centers at horne and abroad and th e care of needy families in our own community by the Sunday school and other organizations. Gifts may be brought -by the children to the 9 :30 session of the school or in the afternoon in connection with the pageant. As so many are participating in the pageant the usual B. Y. P. U. meeting will be omitted. St. John's Church \\'ilmette and rark avenues, Wilmette Coming Senlces Ht-rman \V. Meyer, M. A., Pastor Sunday, December 30-9 :30, u :45 a.nd 11 406 Prairie a \·enue Telephone 1396 Monday, December 31-Confel:>:-.ional servChurch telt·phone 3111 ice for eommunicants at 7:1:1 1'. 1\I. Hegular set·vice and Holy Communion St . . John's Lutheran <'hurch (·Xtends to at 7 :15 P. l\1. :til its membet·s and all its neighbors in Anuouncemeut on Saturday, Decemand auout Wilnwttt' the most hearty and ber 29. sincere Christmas greetings, and invites Tuesday, January 1 1tt 9 :15-t'onfe~::;ional all and eYeryone to unite with it in its sen·iee for communicallts !;ton·i ·es of thanks and prai~H:! to the 9 :45- Hegular ::;ervice arid lloly ComChrist child. munion. SERVICES Sunday, December 23- at 9 :30 A. l\1. Sunday s ·hool and Bible classes 9 :4G A. M. -First sen·iee and :;ermon 'l'he l"'ourth Sundny in Ad Hilt 1 1 : A. M. -Second st;>rvke anrt sermon 9 :45 A . .M. Sunday school Sermon: · .Jo~eph .Johnson, f-~Uperintendent "Mary's Song of Praise, the Magnificat" 11 A. l\1. Morning- worship Sunday, Decembt>r 23, at 6 :30 P. l\1. Sertnon, "Behold the Lamb of Gnd" "Children's Christnias Service" 4 P. 1\J. Christmas progTam Tue ·day, December 25, at 6 :30 A. l\L Distribution of Treat r Early Christmas seniee s~rmon: _OlJH CHRlSTl\IAS PH.OGRA.l\1 will be ··God's Decree and the Birth of Jesus g"l\·en at a Vesper ser\'ice Sunday afterChrh;t" Huon at 4. l~n·ryone is welcome. We inTuesday, December 25 at 9 :45 A. 1\l. \'itt> you to be our guests at a service in Second Christmas st"rvlee which the children will lead us in worSermon: ~; hip. "The Hoad to the Blessing~ <1f .. .... E Christmastide" .·'"'·' 'ARLY CHRISTMAS SERVI E wtll bE:' ht>ld in the chapel Christmas The children of the Sunday school are lll~ll'lling at 6 a. m. Hot refreshments requested to be there eat·ly next Sunday Will . ue ~en·ed immediately after tJ:ie morning, because the Sunday sehool will service Last year we had a spl d d .en .I . have its places assigned in <:hurch for turnout for our e. arly service. cW e lllVIte Kenilworth Union Church K.,.nilworth aYenue and V\'anvid{ roa(l Kenilworth Dt·. lTerhert L. Willett, minister Dr. Willett's subject next Sunday, De<·t:>mbE:'r 23, will be, "Without C'ht·istmas What'!" ' Tht> Young PeoplE>'s club will mee t on Sunday evening at 6 in the Guild room. ni St is (l at c. ce bE or D in Evang. Luth. Church Dr. Herbet't L. Willett, of Kenilworth, well known author, professor and The Ladies' Guild is su~pending- its. preacher, will deliver a Christmas mesnwt>tings during the holiday ~eason. Work sage to the Sunday Evening Club at 7:30 will be resumed on Monday, January 7. Sunday evening. The Wilmette Baptist church is the ThP Wednesday evening lectures on "Great Poets of the Ages" have been in- church of the lighted cross at the corner tet·mitted during the holidays. The three of Wilmette and Forest avenues. ~umbers, on Goethe, Browning and rt>nnyson. that will conclude the series will be given during January. ' Sunday, December 23, will be the fourth It was with regret that the officers of Sunday in Advent. There will be Holy the Sunday school decided that, owing to Communion at 8 :00 A. M. Upper Church tht> p:evalence of the "flu," the Christmas school in the· church at 10 o'clock. exercises announced for Saturday evening Primary Church school in the Club House should be omitted. Those of the Begin- at 9 :45. Confirmation service at 11 A. M. n,~rs' Department will however be held on t.. t urday afternoon at 3 o'clock, as an...,a The Christmas services will be as folnounced. The other departments of the lows: On Chrismas Eve, December 24, at School will hold Christmas exercises Sun- 4 P. M., in the Church, the Children's day morning at the regular school hour. Manger Service. At 11 :30 P. M. ChristTh e various ?lasses in the Sunday mas Eve, Midnight Service with Holy School are makmg special offerings of Communion at 12 o'clock. Christmas Day, C( tt 0 "' tc tc in gc (.;( bl St. Au~ustine's Church