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12 News Herald, Port Clinton, Ohio 3 bsr Make Church Attendance A Part Of Your Life Bishop Ensley to conduct Sunday Lakeside services achusetts, New Hampshire, and Qhio. Between 1938 and 1944, he was Professor of Homiletics at Boston University. In 1944 he was made Professor of Systematic Theology. In the fall of 1944 he returned to Ohio as minister of North Broadway Methodist Church in Columbus. During his eight-year pastorate, North Broadway grew from 1500 to more than 3000.

In 1952 he was elected a Bishop of the Methodist Church by the North Central Jurisdictional Conference. Between 1952 and 1964 he served as Bishop of the Iowa Area and in 1964 he was named Bishop of the Ohio West Area. Bishop Ensley has been a delegate to many world conferences and served on numerous National Boards and committees of the United Methodist Church. He is trustee of four universities and a member of four fraternities. Bishop Ensley is the author of "John Wesley, "Paul's Letters to Local Churches," "The Marks of Christian Education" and "Persons Can Attend The Church of Your Choice LAKESIDE Bishop F.

Gerald Ensley will conduct the morning worship service, 11 a.m. Sunday, in Hoover Auditorium. Bishop Ensley is the Resident Bishop of the Ohio West Area of the United Methodist Church. He holds a number of high offices in the general church, among them the presidency of the American Section of the World Methodist Council; the vice presidency of the Council of World Service and Finance of the United Methodist Church; the chairmanship of the United Methodist Committee for Conversations with the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, and membership on the international Committee for the Conversations with the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Ensley holds degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University and Boston University from which he was graduated with the Ph.D.

in 1938. He also was a Jacob Sleeper Fellow at the University of Berlin in 1931-32 and holds honorary degrees and honors from eleven other colleges. He was ordained in 1936 and has held pastorates in Mass 4 News Herald Church News Jesus speaks theme St. John notes July Christmas slated Sunday Sunday, July 25, the congregation of St. John Lutheran Church will again observe "Christmas-In-July" at the morning worship.

As in the past, the purpose is two-fold. First, it gives opportunity to hear about the miracle of Christ's birth without the rush and commercialization of the Christmas season. Second, it provides opportunity to help people in need at this time. Members of the congregation are asked to bring to the service non-perishable food items that can be used by people in the community who need it. A recepticle for monetary gifts will be used to buy toys for youth at The Oaks, a home of The American Lutheran Church for orphaned American Indian children in Oklahoma.

The other half will be given to an individual in the community. LUTHER LEAGUE Officers who provide leadership for the Luther League at St. John's during the coming year were installed at the 8 a.m. worship service Sunday, July 11. They are president, Valerie Skorupa; vice president, Roby Twynham; treasurer, Louise Bice; secretary, Lori Twynham; chaplain, Vaughn Brewer; representatives to Board of Parish Education, Pat Gottschalk and Donna Nobis.

HOME FESTIVAL Forty-third Annual Festival of the Lutheran Home of 88f Port Clinton THE WESLEYAN CHURCH E. Fifth at Fulton Rev. Edward Miller, Pastor Phone Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.

Morning Worship. 10:30 a.m. Children's Church. 6:45 p.m. Youth Service.

7:30 p.m. Evening Evangelistic. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer service. Thursday: 10 a.m.

Prayer service. PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 900 South Jefferson Street William Luoma, Pastor Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 7:00 p.m. Luther League ST.

PAUL SLOVAK LUTHERAN CHURCH Hayes and Third Rev. William Luoma, Pastor Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Worship Service. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 410 Monroe Street Rev. Everett Altic, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Worship. 6:00 p.m. Youth Service.

7:00 p.m. Evangelistic Service. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Adami and E. Second Ministers Elmer G. Stratton Herbert J.

Thompson Sunday: 0:00 a.m. Drive-In Worship at Ottawa Drive-In Theatre on route 163 east of Port Clinton. 'Come as you are" 9:15 a.m. Church School with classes for all ages. 10:30 a.m.

Worship in the Sanctuary. Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. Men's Interdenominational Prayer Breakfast ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Corner of Jefferson and Second Rev. Roger L.

Tiffany, Rector Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion. 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon ST. JOHN LUTHERAN 207 Adams Street Pastors Harry S.

Holzapfel Richard W. Buchsteiner Sunday: 8:00 a.m. First worship service broadcast over WRWR-FM. 9:15 a.m. Church School and Nursery.

10:30 a.m. Second worship service and Nursery. Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. Golden Age Club meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Fifth and Jackson Sts.

Pastors Dr. Leonard L. Reckart Rev. Lawrence D. Reynolds Sunday: 9:00 a.m.

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Danbury ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Church Road Wm. C. Bowers, Pastor Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Catechism.

10:15 a.m. Worship. Elliston TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev. Paul Folino, Pastor Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Church School.

10:30 a.m. Morning Worship. ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Earl W. Lelst, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Church School.

10:30 a.m. Worship Service. Clay Center FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. J. R.

Walter, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Unified Service. Elmore TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (Mo. Synod) Rev. L.

Frank Bunn, Pastor Sunday: 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Worship. 9:15 a.m. Sunday School. Genoa GENOA ALLIANCE CHAPEL 1207 N.

Main Street Curtis Heritage, Pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m.' Sunday School. Mr. Luther Miller, Superintendent. 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship.

6:30 p.m. Young People's Fellowship. Adult Discussion Time. 7:30 p.m. Evening Evangelistic Service.

Rocky Ridge ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH N. Ralph Huget, Pastor Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School. 10:15 a.m.

Worship Service. Williston ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH Henry A. Tegtmeier, Pastor Sunday: 7:45 and 10:15 a.m. Divine Worship.

9:00 a.m. Sunday School 2:00 p.m. Luther League to ride bicycles to Crane Creek Park. Wednesday: 8:00 p.m. Joint choir rehearsal at St.

Peter's Blackberry. Put-in-Bay MOTHER OF SORROWS CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Herbert Willraaa Sunday Masses: 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. ST. PAUL'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH George S. Johnston, Rector Sunday: 8:00 a.m.

Holy Communion. 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon. First Sunday of each month. Holy Communion at i SANDUSKY COUNTY 8 I 1 FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN ASS N.

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rresMrt, 0. iwercy win De Sunday, July at the home in Williston. USpirat IOH ftSttss-X: A great promise IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH Fourth and Madison Streets Rev. C. J.

Dobmeyer Rev. Lawrence Scharf SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Masses Sunday: 7:00 a.m.; 11:30 am. Daily Masses: 6:45 a.m.

and 7:30 a.m. Confessions on Saturday: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. and after the 7 o'clock Mass. FAITH CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 827 Superior Court Rev. Walter Hurse, Pastor Sunday: 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School. 12:00 a.m. Sunday Worship. 6:00 p.m. V.P.W.W.

Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. Bible Study. Friday: 7:30 p.m. Weekday Service THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Carpenter's Hall J. B.

Green Pastor Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship 7:30 p.m. Preaching PORT CLINTON BAPTIST CHURCH Limestahl Subdivision Rev.

Edward Hovis, Pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Worship. 6:00 p.m.

Training Union. 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship. Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Prayer Ser- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 323 Beech Street Rev.

Charles B. Johnson, Pastor Sunday: 9:45 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School. 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship.

7:00 p.m. Evening Worship. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Midweek Prayer Service.

FIRST CHURCH Cf GOD Garfield and Ohio Streets Virgil L. Binegar, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship.

7:30 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Prayer Ser- PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD Limestahl Subdivision Rev. Roy D.

Gif ford Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Worship. 7:00 p.m.

Evangelistic Services. Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Young People's Service. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 207 Faltoa Street Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Church services.

Sunday School. Wednesday: 8:00 pm. Wed. service. 2 to 4:30 p.m.

Reading Room open. MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH Washingtoa and Sink Street James Irby, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Bible School. 10:30 a.m. Worship.

10:45 a.m. Communion. CHURCH OF CHRIST E. Third and Maple Streets Jim Hensley, Evangelist Sunday: 9 45 am. Bible Study.

10 30 a.m. Worship. 7 00 p.m. Evening Worship. Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.

BS. Oak Harbor ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH County Road 17, Salem Township Robert Srhlarhter, Pastor Sunday 9 15 a m. Sunday School. I 15 and 10 30 a Worship service.

Monday through Friday: 9 30 to 12 00 noon Daily Vacation Bible School Friday: 7:30 p.m. Closing activities. Thursday: 6 30 p.m. Junior Choir rehearsal. Loose offering at both worship services nest Sunday for Luther Home of Mercy.

REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Interim I Teetotal N-S. E-W Elder Edgar Robertson. Paster Ceantelors, EMers. Leah) Wb-ebeegh a EntlaWadtworth Sunday: 9 30 am- Church School. 10 40 a m.

Worship Hour. 4 00 m. Zion's Leaeue tnd and 3rd Sundays: 7 00 m. Bible Study. Alternate Sundays Program.

Monday: 7 00 Choir. First Tuesday: 7.30 pm. Dept. of Women Meeting. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3M E.

Ottawa Street Rev. Howard D. Prnine Sunday: 9.14 a m. Church School. 10 30 a Morning Worship.

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH Car. Charrb and Ottawa Street Rev. Jmepfe R. Betw. Potor Theodore Wodswerla.

Annum raster Sunday: 10 00 am Sunday School. II 00 a Worship 7 30 m. Evening Service Thursday: 7 30 m. Midweek Service. ST.

JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHER AN CHURCH HareM C. Rati, Paster Nermea P. Waag, Paster Sunday: 1 00 am. Worship Service. 9 I a Sunday School 10 Worship Service 1:30 pm.

Special Congregational Meeting 7 00pm -Couple's Club Monday: 9 00 pm. Altar Guild Meeting Tuesdav: 7:30 pm. Sunday School Teachers Meeting IMJCrode 7 10 pm. A LCW Board Meet-mg Wednesday: 1 00 1 00 pm Ice Cream Social sponsored by the couple's Dub ST. PAUL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev.

Carl W. Bonnuth, Pastor Mr. Charles Hablitzel, Superintendent Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Worship Service. 9: 15 a.m.

Church School 10: 15 a.m. Worship Service. 2:00 p.m. Service at Rivervie Home. 6:30 p.m.

Youth Fellowship Meeting. Thursday: Senior Choir rehearsal. LAPOINTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH West Harbor Road Rev Hubert Boles Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School. 10:15 a.m.

Morning Worship. ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH 215 Church Street Rev. Father Donald Mohr Sunday Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

First Friday of each month: 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Confession, 3:30 p.m., following the 4:30 p.m. Mass, and 7:30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHAPEL State Route 19 Lay pastor James W.

Tberiac Sunday: Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Moming Worship. 6:00 p.m. Evening Service.

Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting. Gypsum GYPSUM TABERNACLE Plasterbed Road Rev. Samuel Graves Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School.

12 Noon Devotional Service. 7:30 p.m. Service. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Bible Study.

Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Young People Service. Friday: 7:30 p.m. Evangelic Ser- GYPSUM COMMUNITY CHURCH Corner Route 2 and Gypsam Road Rev. Lonio Green, Minister Sunday: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School. 10: 15 a.m. Moming Worship. Sermon: "How Do You Read the Signs?" Cataivba Island CATAWBA UNION CHAPEL Non-Denominations Services Porter Road, Catawba Island Rev. George Reep, Pastor Sunday: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School. 10:15 a.m. Worship Service. RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH Catawba East Road Rev. Erwia A.

Strang, Pastor Sunday: 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services. 9:15 a.m. Sunday School Marblehead ST. JOSEPH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 802 Barclay Street Marblehead, Ohio Rev.

Carttoa A. Ott Saturday: 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.' Sunday Mass Sunday: 7:30 9 00 10 30 a.m. -Mass Weekday Masses: 7:00 a.m. Excepting Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: 5 15 -6 45 pm.

Confessions. Saturday: 11:00 11:30 3 00 1:45 5 00 5 30 and 7:00 Confessions. ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH Stone and Elliott Lloyd A. Hasselbacb, Pastor Sunday: 9 00 a.m.

Worship Service. 10 05 a m. Sunday School FIRST BAPTIST CHAPEL I11W. Mala St. Marblehead, Ohio Rev.

Jack Weaver, paster Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. 10 45a m. Worship Service. 7 OOp Evening Worship.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL Prairie aad James Streets Glen C. Cornell, Pastor Artkir E. Ross, Associate Sunday: 9 30 a Sunday School. 10 Worship Service. HOLY ASSUMPTION RUSSIAN HRTHOIK1X CHURCH Rev.

Fr. Seva A. Cbsley, Pastor Sunday: 9 00 am. Divine Liturgy. Holy Days: 9 00 a m.

Divine Liturgy. Saturday: 6 30 pm. Vesperf. 6 00 m. Children Hour.

7:30 pm. Confession. THE JESUS CHURCH Straese Lane, Marblehead Rev. Kdwta M. Crawford Sunday: 10 00 a m.

and 7 30 m. -Worship Servlre. Tuesday: 7 30 m. Worship Service. Thursday: 7.30 pm.

Worship Service. Saturday: 7:30 pm, Worship Service. ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Byunttiie Rite Catholic Ckerrb Fast Mala Street Marhlrbeod. Ohio 41440 Father Myree Horayak, Paster Divine Liturgies: Daily 9 00 am Saturdays 9 ooa .7 ttp m. Sundava: 9 00a 10 no a Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance Saturday 115pm to7 15p Daily: Before each scheduled Divine Liturgy.

Lalicside THE LAKESIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH tm4 L. SersfM. Pastor 4tt Central, Lakeside Sunday: 9 00 a m. and 10 00 a m. Worship Service 9 00 a m.

Ctiurck School, nursery through adult. Nursery service available at the 10 00 a service only. By PASTOR WILLIAM LUOMA 1L i Peace Lutheran Church Theme for the Daily Vacation Bible School at First Church of God, Garfield and Ohio streets, will be "Jesus Speaks to Our Classes will be held Monday through Friday, July 19 to July 23 with closing exercise Sunday, July 25. Time for classes is 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

All children age four through thirteen are invited to attend. Director is Mrs. Mae Binegar. Pastor of First Church of God is the Rev. Virgil Binegar.

Dr. Baer chaplain of week LAKESIDE Dr. Richard A. Baer Jr. will be Chaplain of the Week at Lakeside, July 19 24.

Dr. Baer is an Associate Professor of Religion, Earlham School of Religion, Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. Topics for the Chaplain's hour in Hoover Auditorium, 10 a.m. each morning, will be on Ecology and Religion and Man's relationship to each of them. Dr.

Baer has been a consultant to the Environmental Stewardship Action Team of the National Council of Churches of Christ. This group is known as the Ecology Church Action Project and is a coalitional effort of a number of denominations within the Council. Dr. Baer is author of several articles on Conservation and Man's natural environment. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and Princeton Theological Seminary.

He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Harvard University. Dr. Baer will be the noon speaker at the Port Clinton Kiwanis Gub, Wednesday, July 21. Gerald Elsholz in Pence pulpit Mr. Gerald Elsholz, of the Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio will be conducting worship services at Peace Lutheran Church and St.

Paul Slovak Church this Sunday, July 18. Elsholz is married to the former Patricia Morgan, who is in the Nursing School at Capital University. The couple Is scheduled to leave in the fall for Miles City, for a year of Internship. STATE FARM INSURANCE i For Insurance Call: Ken McAfee 230 West Third St. PORT CLINTON Phona 734-2715 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Horn Of ficei Bloomington, Illinois .4 Synod tackles issues MILWAUKEE One day's journey into its giant convention workbook ending late Saturday evening brought the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's 49th meeting to a weekend respite, reduced on this occasion to a half-day.

The convention's voting delegates (nearly 1,000) and the officials, advisers and consultants (an equal number) returned Sunday afternoon to topics aimed at reconciling differences. President J.A.O. Preus said early in his 37-page document, "It is no secret that in our time we have certain doctrinal problems within our church. On the one hand, it can be pointed out that doctrinal controversy is a sign of a living and concerned church. It can also be said that no church is ever totally free of doctrinal controversy." Another issue, relationship to U.S.A.

(LCUSA), Dr. Preus said snouia oe me suDject ot an in- tensive study of needs and "'-ntials in cooperative work, ihe first day's business also considered resolutions in the Jons, evangelism and Bvviai ubiii viuac a ivii ivi was paid to elections to board memDersmps. tsawoung iook place at the close of the after- kaah aaealnn Dr. Walter Wolbrecht, execu- tive director of the synod, gave his official report at the Saturday afternoon session, calling for efficiency and the formulation of clear objectives as the church faces its mission in a changing society. In higher education actions, the convention resolved to continue operation of Saint John's College, Winfield, Kan.

The Synod's Board for Higher Education has recommended that the two-year college be consolidated with other schools operated by the church in nearby states and the property be sold by June 1972. Dr. Preus 's report also dealt in detail with the fellowship relationship with The American Lutheran Church, voted two years ago at the Synod's Denver convention. A movement to suspend or rescind this action has been underway. Although fellowship (permitting free interchange of pastors and acceptance of communicants at each others' altars) has been "well received in some areas of the church, there are many other areas where it has been almost totally unaccepted." Dr.

Preus said. loly Assumption plans festival MARBLEHEAD Parishioners of the Holy Assumption Orthodox Church of Marblehead are busily preparing for their annual Halupki Festival to be held Sunday, August 1, on its own premises. The day will be gin with service of Divine Liturgy 10 a.m., the responses will be sung by the choir of St. Andrew's Orthodox Church of Maple Heights, O. under direction of John Romanchik.

After the service, a traditional ham and halupki dinner will be offered; carry-out, if desired, will also be available. Ladies of the parish will have a display of needlework Items, as well as novelty items, religious articles, souvenirs. The public is cordially invited. Sometimes in the realm of religion, and especially in the confines of the church, we get hung-up on numbers. If a religious meeting is held, one of the first questions asked is, "How many were there?" If the number seems to be above what might have been expected, we call the gathering a success.

By the same token, if the turn-out was poor, and only a hand ful of people showed up, we feel it must have been a failure. Our society often equates numbers with success. We grow up with the notion, "the more, the better." Out in religion, we really ought to question this common belief as the only measurement of success. Jesus gave a great promise when he said, "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them." We ought to remember this and take it to heart. The key to such a gathering is, that it is "in my name." Because of the promised presence of Christ, the two or three become three or four.

And this is enough for a blessing. Numbers have their place. Someone counted the crowd at the feeding of the five thousand; and in the early church a total of three thousand persons were baptized at one time. We are glad when large numbers of people show interest in the faith. Christianity, by nature, includes all men in its mission, and seeks to reach large numbers with the Gospel.

But numbers are not the chief gauge as to whether religion is successful or not. The question we ought to ask of a religious gathering is-'Was Christ there?" Whether there were three or three thousand, this makes all the diffefence. Prayer Help us to see what counts. LAKESIDE MARBLEHEAD FIRST BAPTIST CHAPEL Meeting in American Legion Hall 113 West Main St. Sunday School 9i45 Worship Service 10:45 Evening Service 7:00 P.M.

A CHURCH MINISTERING TO NEW PEOPLE EACH WEEK. Pastor Jack Weaver Ph. 626-4728 "Jesus Said YOU must be born again".