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1. The choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys
sinning to join the choir.
2. This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north
ends of this church. Children will be baptized at both ends.
3. Wednesday the Ladies Literary Society will meet. Mrs. Johnson
will sing, "Put me in My Little Bed", accompanied by the
Pastor.
4. Thursday at 5 p. m. there will be a meeting of the Little
Mothers Club. All wishing to become little mothers will please meet
the pastor in the study.
5. The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls
on people who are not afflicted with any church.
6. This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Brown to come
forward and lay an egg on the altar.
7. The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind
and they can be seen in the church basement on Friday
afternoon.
8. At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be
"What is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
9. Tonight's Sermon: What is hell? Come early and listen to our
choir practice.
10. Evening massage - 6 p. m.
11. The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the
congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake
breakfast next Sunday morning.
12. The Diet Club will meet Thursday night at 7:30 p. m. Please
use the large double door at the side entrance.
13. Our annual church picnic will be held Saturday afternoon. If
it rains, it will be held in the morning.
14. The audience is asked to remain seated until the end of the
recession.
15. A cookbook is being compiled by the ladies of the church.
Please submit your favorite recipe, also a short antidote for
it.
16. The senior pastor will be away for two weeks. The staff
members during his absence you will find pinned to the church
notice board.
17. The low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to
8:30 p. m. Please use the back door.
18. Ushers will eat latecomers.
19. Women's Group sale of unwanted items. Please bring your
husbands.
20. The third verse of "Blessed Assurance" will be sung without
musical accomplishment.
21. Would the congregation kindly remember that the box marked
'For the Sick' is for financial contributions only.
22. The vicar is on holiday until the 27th. Local clergy will be
celebrating on the Sundays when he is away.
23. Mr. Bradford was elected and has accepted the office of head
deacon. We could not get a better man
24. Are you 45 and getting nowhere? Why not consider the
Christian ministry?
25. Services are at 11:00 and 6:30. Come early if you want a
back seat.
26. A new loudspeaker system has been installed in the church.
It was given by one of our members in honor of his wife.
27. Hymn No. 58 - 'Gold Will Take Care of You.'
28. Visitors are asked to sing their names at the church
entrance.
29. Our young people are preparing the pizza dinner. It will be
held in the perish hall.
30. The maintenance of the church graveyard is becoming
increasingly costly. It would be a great help if parishioners would
do their best to tend their own graves.
31. The Ladies Society will be selling their new cookbook at the
church supper this Wednesday night. The proceeds will help purchase
a stomach pump for our community hospital.
32. Don't let worry kill you - let the church help.
33. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to
follow.
34. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and
community.
35. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we
have a nursery downstairs.
36. The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the
birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and Mrs. Julius
Belzer.
37. Tuesday at 4:00 PM there will be an ice-cream social. All
ladies giving milk will please come early.
38. The service will close with Little Drop of Water. One of the
ladies will start quietly and the rest of the congregation will
join in.
39. Next Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the
cost of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something on the
new carpet will come forward and do so.
40. A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church
hall. Music will follow.
41. The 1997 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and
11.
42. Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church
secretary.
43. 8 new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition
of several new members and to the deterioration of some older
ones.
44. Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Alan in
preparing for the girth of their first child.
45. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to
be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
46. The Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10.
All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the
B.S. is done.
47. The sermon this morning: WOMEN IN THE CHURCH. The closing
song: RISE UP, O MEN OF GOD
48. The sermon this morning: GOSSIP . . . THE SPEAKING OF EVIL.
The closing song: I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY
49. The sermon this morning: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES #3 . . .
EUTHANASIA The closing song: TAKE MY LIFE
50. The sermon this morning: PREDESTINATION . . . WHAT ABOUT
HELL? The closing song: I'LL GO WHERE YOU WANT ME TO GO
51. If you are going to be hospitalized for an operation,
contact the pastor. Special prayer also for those who are seriously
sick by request.
52. The preacher will preach his farewell message after which
the choir will sing, "Break Forth With Joy".
53. Today...Christian Youth Fellowship House Sexuality Course. 8
p. m. Please park in the rear parking lot for this activity.
54. During the absence of our pastor, we enjoyed the rare
privilege of hearing a good sermon when A. B. Doe supplied our
pulpit.
55. The Rev. Adams spoke briefly, much to the delight of his
audience.
56. The Church is glad to have with us today as our guest
minister the Rev. Shirley Green who has Mrs. Green with him. After
the service we request that all remain in the sanctuary for the
Hanging of the Greens.
57. The 'eighth graders' will be presenting Shakespeare's
'Hamlet' in the church basement on Friday at 7 p. m. The
congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
58. We need volunteers for summer camp. There will be sinning
and dancing.
59. Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for
testes.
60. A minister posted a sign at his reserved parking space in
the church lot: "Old Proverb - He who parks in Minister's space
must preach Sunday Sermon."
61. Next Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be soloist for the morning
service. The Pastor will then speak on, "It's a Terrible
Experience".
62. Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing services
will be discontinued until further notice.
63. The music for today's service was all composed by George
Friedrich Handel in celebration of the 300th anniversary of his
birth.
64. The concert held in the Fellowship Hall was a great success.
Special thanks are due to the Minister's daughter who labored the
whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.
65. Today's Sermon: How much can a man drink? with hymns from a
full choir.
66. The Lutheran Mens Group will meet at 6 p. m. Steak, mashed
potatoes, green beans, bread and dessert will be served for a
nominal feel.
67. Irving Benson and Jessie Cort were married October 14 in the
Church. So ends a friendship that began in school days.
68. Bilingual Chicken Dinner this Sunday at Noon
69. The Gospel according to Luck
70. Sunday worship will begin with personal medication
71. The associate minister unveiled the church's new tithing
campaign slogan last Sunday, "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours".
72. Church Rummage Sale: A good opportunity to get rid of
anything not worth keeping but too good to throw away. Bring your
husband.
73. This evening at 7:00 p. m. there will be a hymn sing in the
park across from the church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to
sin.
74. Hymn: Immoral, Invisible
