THE PERKINS JOURNAL-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25,1997
These Fine Businesses Urge You To Attend The Church of Your Choice
PERKINS BUILDERS
SUPPLY
Open Mon.-Fri. 7:30-6 p.m. & Sat. 8-5 p.m.
Sadler Road & Hwy 33oPerkins
547-5333
108 Newport Ct. Perkins, OK 74059
219 SOUTH MAIN ePERKINS *547-2555
Lost Creek United Methodist
3 miles north of SH33 on US177 and 1mile west
Sunday School...9:45 a.m.
Worship...11 a.m.
Youth...4:30 p.m. Sundays
Sunday evening classes...6 p.m.
Sunday evening worship...6:45
Wednesday Childrens Choir...6:45
Ladies Ensemble...7:15
Choir...7:45
Wed. moning Bible study...9:30
Men's Prayer Breakfast...Last Sunday of each month..7 a.m.
Max d minister...547-5207
PAYNE COUNTY BANK
202 S. Main*Perkins°547-2436
For your banking convenienk
OUR DRIVE-IN IS NOW OPEN uN~rIL 6 P.M.
EVERY FRIDAY
Lobby Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ' .................
• Saturday 8 a.m. to Noon ...................
Drive-In Hours: M-Th 7:30.4 *Fri. 7-30-6,Sat. 7:30-12
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Open M-F 8:30-6.Sat 8:30-1 p.m.
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FUNERAL HOMES
FUNERAL HOME
Perkins and Stillwater *372-5550.610 S. Duncan
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Serving Ioayne, £incoln and £ogan CouvTdes
?or Over 108 years
547-2411
"Our Family Serving Your Family-Since 1943"
1102 South Perkins Road
John & Merle Harshbarger
405/372-8585 If No Answer: 405/377-6150
First Baptist Church
500 E. Knipe Street
Perkins, Ok
547-2494
Albert May, Pastor
Sunday School ............ 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship ....... 10:50 a.m.
Discipleship Training ..5 p.m..-
Evening Worship ......... 6 p.m.
Wednesday
GA's.RA's MiF's Youth
Group .................... 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Praise & Prayer Time .... 6:30 p.m.
Bible Study. .................... 7:00 p.m.
Church of Christ
Terry Tharp, Pastor
1100 Lover's Lane
Perkins
547-5393
Bible Evangelistic Temple
1102 Pogue Street
Perkins
547-5076
Jerry Sparkman
Sunday School...9:45 a.m.
Morning Service...11:00 a.m.
Evening Service...6 p.m.
Wednesday Service...7:30 p.m.
Thursday...7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
1005 E. Kirk
Perkins
547-2481
Susan Ross, Pastor
Sunday School .... 10 a.m.
Morning Worship...10:55 a.m.
Youth Activities...4:30 p.m.
Children's Choir...6 p.m.
River of Life
2 Miles North of SH33 on US177
377-4896
Don Russell, Pastor
Sunday School...10 a.m.
Worship...10:45 a.m.
Sunday Evening...6:30 p.m.
Wednesday...7:00 p.m.
Church of The First Born
Perkins
547-5406
Eden Chapel United Methodist
Two miles east of Perkins on SH33
and two miles north
Sunday Morning Worship...9:30
Sunday School...11:00
Youth...4:30 p.m. at Lost Creek
Sunday Evenings...6 Classes
(At Lost Creek)...6:45 Worship
Wednesday...Choir practice
Third Saturday...9 a.m. UM Women
547-5207
Max Rudd, minister
Friends Chapel
1/2 mile south of SH33, 7 miles west
of Perkins Road
Merl Kinser
Sunday Services:
Sunday School .... 10 a.m.
Morning Worship...11 a.m.
Choir Practice...6 p.m.
Evening Service...7 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study...7 p.m.
First Assembly of God .
North Main, Perkins
547-5111
David Raines
Seventh Day Adventist
213 SW Second
Perkins
Saturday Services Begin At3 p.m.
Pastor Stanley Buckmaster
377-2533
First Baptist Church
By Wanda Earp
The Christmas season is drawing to a close this week and we will
see our church family at the Wednesday evening Candleli
at 9 p.m. Come dressed casually and let this be your Christmas Eve
treat.
On Dec. 3 1, the Youth will congregate at the Middle School Gym
a New Year's Celebration.
The Church directories are in and if you had your picture made
your directory will be here.
The G.A. Christmas Card Post Office will be closed so be sure to
to see if you had cards sent to you. About Christmas cards
Russell was asking for, she has plenty for this year for her
home needs.
This morning we heard the FBC Orchestra play the special
entitled "Emanuel."
Bro. Albert May gave us a very good sermon since everyone is
stressed out trying to keep up with the normal needed things and
trying to make a wonderful Christmas celebration for our families.
are "running" at times. We have to make decisions as to just what
really necessary and what God needs from us. Of course we love many
people and we try to give everyone something and it throws us into
that old famous "Tizzy." We get to looking at the storm and think
there is no easy way we can come through it all. This is much like the
time when Jesus was in the boat in the storm with his followers.
was asleep and the Disciples called him out of sleep and he just
the storm.
There is a lesson for sure. List your treasures at this time and decide
which ones are important and those which are temporal. Some are
just not so important.
Agra Baptist Church
By Lois Sumrall
How many of us have been too busy this month with all this
ping and making candies, cookies, going to children's school
_office_ parties church parties and programs that we are just too tired to
Mehan Union Church
Mehan Road
372-4544
Rev. Larry Eslinger
Cimarron Christian
Brotherhood
Ernest Strubhar
547-2066
First Christian Church
119 E. Stumbo
Perkins
Office: 547-2004
Parsonage: 547-5830
Richard Craven, Minister
Sunday School...10:45 a.m.
Morning Worship...9:30 a.m.
Wednesday Evening...7 p.m.
enjoy Christmas as it was meant to be. And we still have a hu
left to eat. We need to just relax, give thanks to God for His
and put Jesus first on this day and every day of our liveS;, '
Bro. Jim Reed used Luke 2:1-7 as text and titled his massage
dreaming of a right Christmas" that 1st, we should be obu- ient as
seph. it is easy to obey when we understand God's instructions and
should obey when we don't understand them in the same
way; 2nd, have the faith of Mary--faith is taking God at His word
do as He asks; 3rd, worship like the shepherds--upon hearing
was born, they left their flocks to see Jesus and left still praising
and spreading the good news.
4th, giving like the wisemen--they gave the very best they had,
holding back anything. Bro. Jim asked us to think of our very
birthday party with lots of presents and food--only when it was
to pass out and open gifts, everyone got some except you. After
party, you are left with used wrapping paper, bows--no one even re"
membered to say "Happy Birthday." Now you know how Jesus
when we forget to tell Him "Happy Birthday." 5th, the .¢
it's a bright, beautiful light but its greatest duty was to lead others to
Jesus. We need to be witnesses by leading others to Jesus. 6th, the
stable opened its doors and humbly welcomed the Christ Child with
manger for a bed. When Christ comes knocking at our hearts, are
like the inn too full of ourselves of pride, of the world, to have
for Jesus or do we humble ourselves and invite Him to change
lives?
And remember that Baby in the manger is the same person as a
who died for our sins, then arose to give us life over death. The best
gift we can give this Christmas is our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the evening, the program was great. Has it ever amazed you
those Children h.a.t c_.an_ _rl( v(:r l. l.I'illg £&.& 12,
good the night of the program? The rain didn't keep families
We thank God it was rain and not ice.
Wednesday, December 24, the church will be opened for all
wish to spend time with the Lord.
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Happy Birthday to Jesus[
First United Methodist
Rev. Susan Ross, Minister
On the first Sunday after Christmas, the Sacrament of the Lord's
per will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. At the 10:55 service, the choir
sing the anthem "The Lost Boy" and Curtis Burns will provide
saxophone music. The sermon, "Stop, Listen, Question,' will look
Luke's story of Jesus as a young boy in the Temple. He was only just
baby, and now he's a teen-ager asking questions? What kind of ChriSt"
. mas gift is this?
There will be no bell or choir rehearsals on Dec. 31.
On Jan. 4, the Outreach Ministry Team will meet at noon.
Sunday School classes for all ages begin wee y at 10 a m and wof
ship follows at 1 O: 55. The Sacrament of the Lord s Supper'is celebrate°
at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month and lfl
the 10:55 service on other Sundays. Visitors are always welcome.
Mehan Union Church
By Elba Vassar
The Christmas spirit emerged at Mehan Union Church last
The Big Kids, little kids, Adult Choir and volunteers from the con
tion presented an unannounced presentation of "Jo)
kazoos between Sunday School and Church service. At Morning
ship, the Adult Choir, aided by the children, presented the musical
Shepherds and Kings." The Children's Choir presented "Famous
of the Bible" on Sunday evening.
There was no Wednesday service, but a special service was obserV
Christmas 10;30 a.m.
A new board member will be elected at the congregational
Jan. 9. The new board member will serve seven years.
Lost Cre .k United Methodist Church
By Linda Kay Edmondson
Sunday, December 21, 1997, welcome was performed by
Huff, choir sang a special medley of Christmas songs. Sunday
classes presented their Christmas program Christmas Around
World. Sunday evening, The Greater Joy, a dramatic musical, was
