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Births

The following births have been reported by Burdette Tomiin Memorial Hospital: Holly Ann to Harold and Delores Crosby Cranmer of Villas, Dec. 6. James Alfred to Charles and Diane Myers Wagner of Strathmere, Dec. 9. Jeffrey Michael to Gary and Marshal Strickland Douglass of Cold Spring, Dec. 10. Jeremiah Henry to Albert and Joy Gaines Brown of Wildwood, Dec. 10. Shannon Bernice to Gerald and Vivian Lewis Van Dorn of Rio Grande, Dec. 10.

Holy Spirit Lutheran

VILLAS - "In My Father's House", based on Luke 2:49, is the subject of the sermon 10:30 a.m. this Sunday at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Bayshore Road and Washington Avenue. It is concerned with the 12-year-old Jesus in the

Temple, where Scripture says, "All who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers." Holy Communion is administered every first and third Sunday at Holy Spirit. The Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9:15 a.m. The Rev. Russell G. Jenkins is pastor.

Date Changed CAPE MAY - The regular meeting of the Catholic Golden Age Club will be held Thursday. Jan. 9 instead of Jan. 2, in the rectory basement of Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, Ocean Street at Washington Street Mall.

Anthony James to James and Deborah Bunda Colubiale of North Cape May, Dec. 11. George Ellsworth Jr. to George and Bernadette Neill Foley of Villas, Dec. 11. Ashley Kiyoko to Robert and Yumi Hughes Hensley of Court House. Dec. 11. I Timothy Morgan to William and Maria Grohe Weidman of Rio Grande, i Dec. 12. John Andrew to John Jr. and Pamela Rottner Waverka of North Cape » May, Dec. 12. i Karin Danielle to Jeffrey and Karin King Hickman of Wildwood Crest, Dec. 13.

Ensemble De Noel Concert

CAPE MAY - The choral group Ensemble de Noel will present a concert of sacred and secular Cape Fellowship BURLEIGH - The Cape Christian Fellowship holds services 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the Jersey Cape Dance Center, a quarter-mile north of the Burleigh light on Route 9. Chuck Woods is pastor. For further information, call 465-7520.

Christmas music 3 p.m. Saturday at the Baptist Church Hall, Gurney Street at Columbia Avenue. The 16 members of Ensemble de Noel hail from Middleburg, Pa. Founded in 1979, this group is as noted for its colorful Victorian costumes as it is for its sprightly musical arrangements.

The concert will be a benefit performance for next summer's MidAtlantic Stage program. Robert D. Stock, who founded and directs Ensemble de Noel, will serve as the set and > lighting designer for the upcoming theater season. The event is sponsored by I the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts.

Deaths

'Wisdom, Stature' BURLEIGH - Pastor Lee Cattell of Faith Fellowship Chapel will have as the title of his 11 a.m. Sunday sermon, "Wisdom, Stature and Favor", from Luke 2:41-52. At 7 p.m. he will preach on "Marks of a False Teacher" from II Peter 2. Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., New Year's Eve Service will be held, and Friday, 7 p.m. Youth Clubs meet. The chapel is at Rte. 9 and Oyster Road.

Agnes M. Connell, 81, of Ocean City, Dec. 17. She was a local resident for 15 years. She was born in Philadelphia. Catherine M. Deery, 79, of Ocean City, Dec. 17. Born in Philadelphia, she was a local resident for 23 years. Francis E. Ditzler Sr., 77, of Avalon, Dec. 17. A retired state assistant purchasing agent, he was a former superintendent of weights and measures in Cape May County. He worked for the Cape May County Bridge Commission and served as a dispatcher for the Avalon Police Dept.

Helen E. Doherty, 90, of North Wildwood. Dec. 16. She was a local resident for 46 years. Joseph J. Jones. 80. of Ocean City, Dec. 14. Formerly of Yeadon, Pa., he was a local resident for 15 years. A treasurer of the Ocean City Shuffleboard, he was a member of the Pa lestine-Rox borough Lodge 135, F amd AM. Annie Mesler, 104, of Villas, Dec. 15. Born in Illinois, she lived in Paterson until moving here four years ago. Pansy V. Schalek, 78, of Villas, Dec. 16. She was born in England and lived in Philadelphia before moving here 16 years ago. She was a retired hairdresser. Evelyn R. Waysz, 82, of Wildwood. Dec. 16. Born in Philadelphia, she formerly lived in Dover She was a local resident for four decades. I^eroy Wescott. 75. of Court House, Dept. 18. A retired Army staff sergeant, he was a local resident for two decades. He was born in Virginia

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