t ' is the theme
pre-Chri rna
Candleli ical, sponsored
by the Go pel horu of 10
E ORIAL CHURCH
Sunday, Decem er 9, at 5 p.m.
Th choir ill pre ent pecial -
musical lections in celebration
of the gloriou eason of Christ
mas. Special narration Rev.
James L. Holloway Pa tor of
Quinn Chapel A. .E. Chur h,
Ca poli. Instrumental, Sean
Houston.
This program ill be under
the direction of rs. Barbara
Bo ers: rs. Veretta hum,
organist and Mrs. Barbara La ie
minister of music.
Bennie Bowers is president
and Dr. Delano L. Do n,
pastor.
cCOY S T MPLE cocic
will be in their 16th year Annual
Concert Musical on Saturday
A' Christmas
f
tertetter
It's time gain to think bout
the mo t onderful star that
ever hung in the sky.
When God nt his Son into
the orld He announced His
birth by nding a star to guide
the 10 ly epherd of the field
near Bethlehem and, al 0, the
Royal' en from the East to
the place wher Chri t had been
born.
E er since tronomer have
t d to ccount for this mira
culou light, figuring bac ard
th y h ve discovered that orne
where about this time there was
conjunction of two large
pl net jupiter and Saturn.
u, they h ve convinced
m ny th t the light a cau d
by a natural urce in tead of
b in we me phenom non.
Let u not be confu d about
the n ture of the star, or spend
time arguing about it. The
que tion is not wheth r or not
we believe the St r of Bethl -
hem w natural event or
up rnatural, but whether we
believe in thi tory which ha
been proven to be authentic.
Thi tar heralded Christ' com-
ing into the world. That i
all that matters. I prefer to
think it w upernatural.
Christmas is a Holy day!
It i the celebration. of the
earthly birthday of the creator
of the univer e; but some
have turned it into a com
mercial, or even pagan orgy.
As you look up to the
December stars try to think of
the brightest one a being
the Christmas star. 0 doubt
Jupiter and Saturn will have
slipped over the western horizon
where they have been lingering
for veral months. But Venus
will remain or perhap in other
areas Sirius or Capella may
remind you of God s great
love for human kind.
Thi will be the last month
in which to view the orthern
Cro which i in a vertical
position just above' the western
horizon each evening.
I thin every one rejoices
this time of year when a few
days before Christmas the sun
reaches the point where it is
furthest south of the celestial
equator on Dec. 21. This is
known as the winter olstice
when days are shortest and
nights are Ion est.
The winter constellation are
now . all in the' eastern sky
and will remain for u to enjoy
the remainder of winter.
very Happy Christmas to
everyone who likes to star
gaze.
Dec. 8, ]984 at 7:30 p.m.
Among" the guest ch irs will
be: Penecostal C.O.G.I.C. of
South Heaven � Faith Temple of
Buchanan; Mount Zion
C.O.G.I.C. of Buchanan' and
gue t churches of the city.
Niles NAACP
electionsset'
lLES - The iles Branch
AACP will I hold its monthly
meeting at John W. Moore
Lodge Hall 323 . 7th Street,
comer of Seventy and Ferry
Streets, iles.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m.,
Tue day, December 11.
This is a .special meeting t
elect officers for the 1985/86
term. All members fr m
Buchanan, Ca opolis, Calvin
Center, iles and Vandalia are
asked to be pre nt.
VBUCO begins
seri es to
strengthen
the family
COVERT - The Van Buren
United Civic Organization
(VBUCO) pre nts the first of
it "Strengthening the Family
Program" on Saturday, Dec. 8,
at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center
on 34th Ave. (Lake Street
in Covert.
'The programs will deal with
tho su bjects and is ues that
are just out of the reach of most
hum n ervice agencies, and will
help you �o know where to
turn, hen to tum, and who, to
tum to, when others d n't re -
pond to your need," said
Freida Brown, President.
The Dec. 8 program will
C us n 'Mothers and Daugh
ter ."
'Breakfast i our treat" aid
rs. Bro n," pie se, the
public is as ed to join us."
B nnett Mickl
is program
chairm n.
Margaret H. Zo chke
Whitcomb Towers
St. Joseph Michigan
DECEMBER 5 - 11,1984 THE CITIZEN PAGE ELEVEN
Rev ·M.'
McAfee
compl etes
studies
Re . Milton P. Afe p -
tor of ew B thel Baptist
hurch, Townline Rd. for 14
years has succe fully completed
his tudie at Conro olleg
Extension Seminary under the
Directions of Dr. Dani I
Coo, pastor of Progr ive
Baptist Church and Direct r
of Lu ther Rice an Conrow
Colle e. Rev. cAfee attended
Chicago Baptist Institute, and
Luther Rice Extension Semi
nary.
Rev. McAfee h served
oderator of Union i ionary
Di trict Association, cond Vice
President General Bapti t State
Convention and is pre ntly
first Vice Pre ident of the
Union is ionary District
ociation. Rev. cAfee and
his wife Pearl re ide in au
Claire, ich. with two of their
9 children.
Service ill be held Sund y,
Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at e
Bethel. Dr. D.E. Cook will
confer the degree.
Rev. C. . Jone , pastor of
Beautiful Gate Baptist Church
will bring the me a e. The
host choir long with choirs
from Beautiful Gate and Mt.
Olive Choir of ile, where
Rev. Fletcher cAfee is pastor
will provide the mu ic. The
public is invited.
HOLIDAY
DEADLINES
Tuesday, Dec. 18 is the
deadline for all Church
News to appear in the
Dec. 26 and Jan. 2
issues.
Elec ronic
Marine Cpl. CAROLE H D-
Y, daughter of Cora c all
of 103 Superior Benton Har
bor, MI has re ently graduated
from on-Commissioned Officer
( CO) School.
During the cour e at Marine
Corps Air Station EI Toro,
CA, Hardaway tudied person
nel administration, Marine Corps
history and tradition military
courtesy and the principles and
technique of effective leader
ship. She also participated in
close order drill and a rigorous
physical fitne program.
A ] 980 graduate of Benton'
Harbor High School, and a
1982 graduate of Davenport
College, Grand Rapids, MI, with
an As ciate of Science degree,
she joined the arine Corp in
June 1982.
avy Petty Officer 3rd Class
CHRISTOPHER R. SCHMOE,
son of r. and r. Everett
Hauch of 30 S. 0 eefe,
Ca sopolis, MI, has completed
the Advanced Electronic Techni
cian our e.
During the l O-week cour
conducted at the aval Train
ing enter Great Lakes Ill.,
Schmoe received instructions
on the operations, maintenance
and repair of communication
stab n receiver systems with
an emphasi on antenna cou
plers voice terminal units and
microwave equipment.
A 1983 graduate of R ss
Beatty High Sch 01 he j ined
the avy in ovember 19 4.
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