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Show J - A NEW CHURCH YEAR COMING UP!! 1986 The theme for 1986 will be "Choose you this 25:15. The Legend of St. Nick Difficult to Trace Efforts to track down the story of Santa Claus nearty atways futile and certainly difficult to are day" taken from Joshua pinpoint. But there does seem to be a general agreement that there was a Christian holy man . who lived in the fourth century who became known as St. Nicholas. Records of the time, though sketchy, seem to PXO&X" Iwph.,e, Indicate that the man who later gained this title entered a monastery and became archbishop of Your congregation may decide to work on all of these areas, a few But in your planning for 1986 it is may be even just one. important to look at these suggestions as program resources will be provided for them. How to establish a Temple Field School in the Leadership: congregation Christian Education: How to improve the congregations Christian a Christian church in Asia Minor. or a ultimately a patron saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. There is substantial evidence that he was present at the first Council of Nicea in A.D. 325 when Christian doctrine was discussed and the famed Nicean Creed evolved. He was buried in Myra on the southern coast of modem Turkey. By the eleventh century it is believed some Education for adults. Italian Pastoral Care: How to build (new resources: Visiting: Skill for Church How Stewardship: stewardship (new resources: visiting program. a a Pastoral Care text study guide "The Steward: and A tions. One is that he restored the life of two young boys who had been murdered by a treach erous host. The other is that he gave sur reptitious gifts to the three daughters of a poor who, unable to give them dowries, was about to abandon them to a life of sin. His life became public knowledge after he was adopted Bow to shift from ma'irrtenance to outreach (new resources: Workshops - Video tape "The Great Conmission" New Members" & "Nurturing "From Maintenance to Researchers seem to agree that the associa tion of giving gifts to children originated in the nurseries of Holland in the ,fifteenth and six Yisitiur PXQ&xg A new program has been proposed by the First Director of Field Ministries for visiting three It indicates what area Presidency and the times during the of ministry would be emphasized during the visit. Fall Season 2. Winter Season (Dec. 3. Spring Season (March On - - Nov.) Feb.) - May) - - beginning of our church and But the question still remains: is there a Santa Stewardship Evangelism named Virginia wrote to the editor of the New - on this day the be celebrated ministry of remembering the the' experience of Pentecost; in the early thurch. Berjtaie Day (Third Sunday in September) heritage we have in our scriptures and World - we will celebrate the look at the value and of them. Cgnference 1986 are York Sun asking if there really was a Santa Claus, he replied in part: "Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign he doesn't exist. The most real things in' the world are' those that neither children not men can 'see. Did you ever dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that is no proof that they are not there. see fairies Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unseeable in the world. "You can tear apart a baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world that not the strongest man nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived can tear apart. Our faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance·can ,push Many districts have already elected delegates for World Conference. others will do it in the near future. The dates for World Conference Dutch were noted seafarers. And, of course, the legend of St. Nicholas came to the New World through the Dutch colonists that settled in New Claus? In 1897 when a young eight-year-old girl May) Holy Spirit amongst us will importance that he was the patron saint of sailors, and the Pastoral Care the Church Calendax lruigwment Day (Third Sunday in the teenth centuries. They attribute this to the fact Amsterdam of New York. (Sept. 1. IIev DAY' , by an order of monks some time around A.D. 1200, and from that time on he became the patron saint of children, scholars, merchants, and sailors. Outreach" year. man "Peace Be With You" - associating St. ,Nicholas with gifts to children arise? Two legends offer some explana - Mjssionary: remains which pilgrims come annually. But how did the Come of - his This church is still considered a holy shrine to to response Symbol Age." Ziopic Relations: How to minister within the local community 2 video tape workshop kits (new resources: "Feeding This World" that to a improve congregational New adult decided Rome, and his tomb was eventually transferred church in Bari, Italy, on, the Adriatic Sea. Ministry Counseling idea of Biblical merchants should be moved closer to the Christian popes in Leadership) to He established record of charity and understanding and was April 5-13. 1986. aside that curtain and view the real beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all the world there is nothing else real and abiding." From the Armed Forces N:H;letter =, .. .... . & Jan Ism .. 4 ' - / |
