Herald & Lantern 30 November '83

LAURA AND TIM SENSING

New Congregation Forms in County COURT HOUSE — A new Church of Christ is being established here, largely through the Vineland Church of Christ, which conceived the idea five years ago. The greatest impetus for establishing the congregation in Cape May County came when Jim and Barbara Chapman, both teachers in the Vineland Public School System, moved to Stone Harbor in the fall of 1962. The Chapmans were charter members of the Vineland Church in 1971. They were joined by other members of the church in Cape May County who had been commuting to Vineland or Northfield for services. CHAPMAN AND Dan Cooper, minister of the Vineland church, met with the Webb Chapel Church of Christ in Dallas in June. They were assured that the large, missionminded church would provide most of the financial assistance. After several candidates were considered, Tim Sensing, who had just graduated from Harding Graduate School, Memphis. Term., with the MTh degree, was selected to undertaft the ministry. His wife, Laura, is a registered nurse. As a newlywed couple of only a year, they moved to South Jersey at the end of September. Sensing graduated with a B.A. in Environmental Occupational Safety and Health from Purdue University, where his father is a professor. He completed 23 hours of undergraduate work in Bible at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., then moved to Harding Graduate School, where he finished his MTh degree. SENSING WORKED as an interim campus minister at Purdue University, led small group Bible studies, served as a youth leader, worked with Christian Camps and p’-cached as the pulpit minister the Snoden Circle Church of Christ from January'. 1962. until his move to New Jersey. The Sensings, since Nov. 1, have been meeting Sunday and Wednesday evenings with the nucleus of Christians who are starting the new congregation. They drive to Vineland for Sunday morning worship. The group is now meeting in homes, but is seeking to rent quarters in the Court House area, and it is hoped to hold Sunday morning worship services here within six months.

‘Messiah’ Scheduled

OCEAN CITY - The Masterwork Choir of St. Peter’s United Methodist Church will perform ^ Handel’s Messian (Part I and selected choruses from Parts II and III) 4 p.m. in the sanctuary. Dr. Eugene McCoy will conduct. This performance will feature the 80-voice Masterwork Choir. They will be accompanied by orchestra. The soloists will be Nancy Fox-Hoover, soprano; Mertine Johns, mezzo-soprano; Bruce Grant, tenor; Brian Gibson, baritone-bass. In the past this group has performed such works as Brahm’s Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem, Haydn’s Creation, and Mendelssohn's Elijah. Dr. McCoy, before comHymn Sing Set SEA VILLE - There will be a hymn sing at Seaville Methodist Church, Rte. 9,7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. There will be* special music and refreshments in the social hall to follow.

ing to Ocean City, was director of music at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, Calif. This is the first performance of the Messiah in Ocean City in five years. There will be a free will offering. Service Tells

Of Passover COURT HOUSE - The Evengelization Society of Philadelphia, an organization of which the primary purpose is a Christian witness to the Jews of its community, will be in charge of both services Sunday at Faith Fellowship Chapel, Rte. 9. The Rev. Keith Whitney will present a demonstration and explanation of the Passover Seder at the 11 a.m. service. At the 7 p.m. service he will present the Hanukkah-Christmas similarities and contrasts. Music and narration will be by Mrs. Virginia Whitney and Mrs. Ruth Hample. Everyone is invited to attend.

religion Msgr. Seidenburg In New Pastorate

CAMDEN — Bishop George H. Guilfoyle announced this week the appointment of Msgr. Augustine J. Seidenburg, who taught at Wildwood Catholic High School in 1957, as pastor of St. James Church, Ventnor, effective Dec. 14. He succeeds Msgr. Edward J. O’Connor, who is retiring. For more than 11 years Msgr. Seidenburg has been pastor at St. Thomas Church, Brigantine, where 50 years ago he had served as an altar boy. The monsigner was born in Philadelphia on April 10, 1922. Msgr. Seidenburg’s family moved to the Atlantic City area when he was 2. He attended Holy Spirit Grammar School and Holy Spirit High School in Atlantic City, and was later to

return to Holy Spirit parish as administrator in January 1962 and to Holy Spirit High School as principal during the construction of the new school facilities in Absecon. He spent three years on active duty as a chaplain with the United States Navy. He was stationed successively at St. Albans Naval Hospital. NY, Kwajalein Island in the Pacific and the U.S. Naval Air Station in Norfolk. VA. Msgr. Seidenburg continued his chaplain service with naval reserve units until his retirement from the navy with the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1961. Following his tenure as principal of Holy Spirit High School, Msgr. Seidenburg was appointed pastor of St. Gregory Church in

‘Littlest Angel’ Will Be Benefit

NORTH WILDWOOD - The Methodist Church here will be the scene for the Script-Teasers’ Scholarship Foundation’s musical production, “Heaven’s Littlest Anger*, 7 p.m; Saturday. Based on Charles Tazewell’s story, “The Littlest Angel”, the ScriptTeasers’ production will feature an original musical score by Janet Norcross of Haddonfield and a script by Paula Aaronson, a summer resident of North Wildwood, who also

directs.

ALSO APPEARING in major roles in the production will be Ethel Filer of Wildwood Crest as Keeper of the Gates , John Muller of Mantua as the child's only earthly friend. Old Baggy Pants, and Kevin Shea of Pine Hill as Brother Courage, the chief Administrator of Heaven. Set and Costume Designs will be by Paul Aaronson of Mantua, a iunior at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, who was associated with the Midatlantic Arts Center’s dramatic productions this

Magnolia in 1965. Four years later he became pastor of Our Lady Star of Community Celebration Of Advent Sea Isle City — A celebration of the advent of Christmas will be shared by the combined churches of the 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Sea Isle City Methodist Church, JFK Blvd. and Park Rd., will co-host a united community Christmas Program featuring special Christmas music by the Methodist Church Choir. The congregation of the Messiah Lutheran Church and St. Joseph's R.C. Church are cosponsoring the program Refreshments and a social will follow. Everyone in Sep Isle City and surrounding communities are invited to come together in the holiday spirit and enjoy this annual event.

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Home Vespers Program Set CAPE MAY - The Cottage Vespers program of* the First Presbyterian Church will next start Wednesday, Nov.30. The 7:30 p.m. Wednesday services will be held at 1600 Delaware Ave. (884-3729) and 118 Decatur St. (884-5031) Church members are asked to call the home they plan to attend.

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