December 19, 1979
Senior, junior, cherub
choirs to sing at Trinity
The Advent - Christmas
services at Trinity Lutheran,
Church, Mount Joy, will be
enriched by special music by
the Senior, Junior and
Cherub Choirs, soloists, and
organist, Dr. LeonaFrances
Woskowiak, Director of
Music.
The Cherub and Senior
Choirs will sing at the 10:45
am service, Sunday, Dec-
ember 23, with the Cherub
Choir singing ‘‘Christmas
Questions’’ by Irvin B.
Dohner, under the direction
of Miss Woskowiak and
Mrs. Jane Drenner, pianist.
The children of the choir
created additional stanzas
for this anthem.
The Senior Choir will sing
“Welcome, Tiny King of
Joy” by LeonaFrances
Woskowiak. This anthem
written by the Director of
Music is dedicated to The
Rev. David E. Klepper, Jr.,
pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church.
Other service music will
include two preludes—
‘““Choral Partita on: ‘From
Heaven Above to Earth I
Come’ ’’ by Paul Manz and
““Noel Joyeux’' by Gordon
Young; the offertory ‘‘What
Child is This?’’ by Paul
Manz; and the postlude
“Toccata on: ‘Joy to the
World’ *’ by LeonaFrances
Woskowiak.
The Family Candlelight
Service at 7 pm, Monday,
December 24, will involve
singing Christmas songs,
reading of the Christmas
Story, a Children’s story and
music by the Junior Choir.
The choir will sing ‘‘Long
Time Ago’’ by Natalie
Sleeth and ‘‘All Come, Sing
Alleluia’’ by Michael
Jothen.
Service music will include
two preludes—*‘‘Noel VI:
‘bur Les Jeux D’Anches’ ”’
by Louis Claude Daquin and
“The Joy of Christmas’ by
Miss Woskowiak; the offer-
tory ‘Silent Night’ ar-
ranged by Charles Black;
the postlude ‘‘Hallelujah
Chorus’’ from “The
Messiah’’ by George Fred-
erick Handel.
Following this service and
at 9 pm, Miss Woskowiak,
organist, will present a
recital on the outdoor
carillon.
The Christmas Candle-
ligh Communion service at
11 pm, Monday, December
24, will be preceded by a
half hour organ recital by
Miss Woskowiak, inlcuding
a solo ‘‘O Holy Night” by
Mrs. Dorothy Heilig, so-
prano.
Service music includes
two preludes written by Dr.
Woskowiak — ‘‘Christmas
Peace, Christmas Love’’ and
‘“Holy Child of Bethlehem’,
dedicated to The Rev. David
E. Klepper, Jr. with soprano
soloist Mrs. Dorothy Heilig.
The offertory ‘‘Silent
Night’’ arranged by Miss
Woskowiak will be followed
by the Senior Choir anthem
‘‘Masters in This Hall’, a
French Carol arranged by
W.H. Brown, Jr.
During the Holy Com-
munion, the Senior Choir
will sing a Czech Carol “‘In
Bethlehem is Born a King”’
arranged by Walter Ehret
and during the candlelight
procession the Senior Choir
will sing ‘‘Peace, Peace’’ by
Rick and Sylvia Powell while
the congregation sings
‘“Silent Night’’. The organ-
ist will be assisted by Kathy
Klepper playing the chimes.
The Senior Choir anthems
for the candlelight service
were purchased by Mrs.
Mariam Gainer in loving
membory of her husband.
Cyrus.
—Mrs. James B. Heilig
Every year, Willis Herr donates a Christmas tree to the
kids at Riverview Elementary School. And every year,
the kids make a lot of nice decorations for the tree. The
SUSQUEHANNA TIMES—Page 17
photo shows Romayne Kline’s 2d grade class in front of
the tree. Kids in all grades helped make the tree
impressively beautiful this year.
Festival of Lessons and Carols to be celebrated
December 23, St. Luke’s Episcopal,
On the fourth Sunday of
Advent, December 23, the
10:30 am service at St.
Luke's Episcopal Church,
Mount Joy, will be a
Festival of Lessons and
Carols. This service was
first used many years ago in
Turo Cathedral, England. It
consists of seven lessons
and seven carols. The
lessons trace the history of
salvation from the fall of
mankind in the Garden of
Eden to the birth of Jesus
and the significance of that
birth for all mankind.
On Christmas Eve, Dec-
ember 24, there will be two
services offered. At 7:30
pm, there will be a family
service with Eucharist. This
service is planned especially
for families with children.
Candles will be distributed
to everyone as they enter
the church for this service.
After communion, the Rect-
or will light one small candle
“An Old-Fashioned Christmas’ at Crossroads Brethren
Sunday morning, Decem-
ber 23 in the 10:30 worship
hour, ‘““An Old-Fashioned
Christmas’’ will be pre-
sented at the Cross Roads
Brethren in Christ Church.
The nostalgic musical is
filled with traditional songs
of the Season, and many
lovely new songs. It is
arranged and composed by
Don Wyrtzen.
_ Just imagine—no traffic
Jams, no frantic shoppers,
no after-Christmas returns.
Through the record of a
diary written by a 12 year
old girl, the audience is
transmitted back in time to
1883—to a very different
kind of Christmas. It was a
Christmas that focused on
the real meaning—the birth
of Jesus Christ. It was when
God, because of His love,-
became a man.
The musical will be
presented by the adult
choir, joined by voices from
Mt. Pleasant BIC, a
children’s choir, and is
directed by Lamar Dourte.
An orchestral accompani-
ment tape is used. Narration
is provided by Jim Zook,
host; John Wolgemuth,
grandfather; Pam Lefever,
Elizabeth; and Dwayne
Sollenberger, Timothy. The
soloists for the musical are
Dale Engle, Joyce Heisey,
Gene and Marcia Mellinger.
The choir will also present
the musical Saturday eve-
ning, December 22 at the
Bethel Springs BIC and
December 23, 9:00am. at
the Mt. Pleasant Church.
You are invited to share
this inspirational experience
Sunday morning.
‘HIS LAND”
Across a barren land,
scarred by centuries of war
and neglect, the spectres of
ancient Israel appear, hover
and fade away. Suddenly
there is movement of a
different sort, and slowly,
steadily, a startling trans-
formation begins to take
place.
Thus begins ‘‘His Land,”
the thrilling story of Israel
from ancient to modern
times. ‘His Land,” a
one-hour color feature
motion picture, takes you on
a journey through space,
time and current events.
You see graphically, the fact
that Israel today is a living
testimony to the words of
the prophets when they
proclaimed that Israel would
take her place among the
nations of the world.
In the company of Cliff
Barrows and Cliff Richard,
England’s popular star, who
sings a number of new
Ralph Carmichael songs,
some of which were actually
written on location, you
travel the vibrant streets
and lonely solitary paths of
this nation whose destiny is
daily discussed in the
counsels of governments all
over the world...the same
paths taken by Jesus and
the prophets: Galilee...the
wilderness...Jerusalem...
the Mount of Olives... min-
gle with the people of
modern Israel as they work,
play and build a nation.
Words of Scripture come,
to life as the two men reflect
upon the events that in
recent years have confirmed
much of the ancient
prophecies. You are witness
to the fact that out of death
and desolation is emerging a
new Land...a ‘‘Land of milk
and honey,”” where the
future climactic events of
history will take place.
‘His Land,’’ rich in color
and authentic sights and
sounds, with a popular
musical score composed and
arranged by Ralph Carmi-
hael has been called a
musical journey into the soul
of a nation, and will be
shown on December 30,
1979 at 7PM., at Cross
Roads Brethren in Christ
Church, S. Angle and
Donegal Springs Road,
Mount Joy, Pa.
‘‘His Land,” truly a feast
of color, sound and song. An
unforgettable experience!
Mount Joy
from the alter candle
symbolizing the Christ. The
ushers will then light their
candles from this one candle
and proceed to light the
candles of the congregation.
This ceremony symbolizes
that the light of Christ
shines in each of our hearts.
After the service, a piece
of birthday cake will be
given to each child in honor
of Our Lord’s birthday.
The late Christmas Eve
service will begin at 11:15
pm with a Carol Sing led by
the choir. Immediately fol-
lowing this at 11:30 pm will
be a Choral Eucharist and
Christmas message.
There will be one celebra-
tion of Holy Communion on
Christmas Day at 9:30 am.
This latter service is
planned for those who
prefer a smaller and quieter
observance of Christmas.
A live nativity scene
at Cross Roads Church
No, it’s not just plastic
figures, but a “LIVE”
Nativity Scene, presented
by the youth of Cross Roads
Brethren in Christ Church.
You may see it, Saturday
thru Monday, December
22-24, 7 to 9PM. in the
church parking lot at
Donegal Springs Road and
South Angle Street in Mount
Joy.
As in past years, the
scene will feature several
animals along with the
portrayal of the Nativity
characters. Christmas music
will be played in the
background.
Drive in and enjoy a
close-up view.