Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 24, 1962
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Prize Pumpkins? Highlighting the annual Family Harvest Gala of the First Congregational Church will be a Jack O'Lantern contest for the children of the congregation. Mrs. Ernest Nicolaides' children, (left to right) Mary, 5, David, 7 1/2, and Mark 8 1/2, are busy adding that last "sinister grin" to their pumpkins. Prizes will be awarded for the best small and large pumpkins and for the most unique, most happy and most scary.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 22, 1961
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'Treasure Tree': Lynn Bottum, Jim Knight and Tom Ufer (left to right) decorate a "Treasure Tree" with balls of wool yarn in which children from the first and second grades of the First Congregational Church school have wrapped tiny toys. The gifts will be sent to Algerian refugee centers in Tunisia and Morocco where mothers are being taught to knit. The toys will be given to refugee children. The refugee centers are maintained by the American Friends Service committee which has planned the yarn balls as a service project. Mrs. H. M. Crooks, jr., is superintendent of the local church school's primary department.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 11, 1961
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Bazaar Assembly Line: Mrs. William D. Hurst, Mrs. Ronald Robbins and Mrs. Robert Mayfield (left to right) step up their production of aprons fro the annual Harvest Home Festival bazaar to be held from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday by the Women's Fellowship of the First Congregational Church in the church.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 16, 1960
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Rehearse Opera: The Christmas opera, "Amahl and the Night Visitors," will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday and at 4 p.m. Wednesday at First Congregational Church. Miss Jean Austin (above) plays the mother, and Susan Hitchcock will be seen as Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 7, 1960
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Weaves Robe: Mrs. Richard N. Hamme (left), helps the Rev. Fred E. Luchs, minister of the First Congregational Church, adjust a robe she wove for him. The white robe has a linen warp and a heavy cotton woof pattern shot with gold threads. Mrs. Hamme spent two years weaving the cloth.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 28, 1960
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Displaying Items For Children's Booth: A "doll clothes tree" will be just one of the many items on sale at the Children's booth at the First Congregational Church's annual bazaar Thursday. Admiring the articles the women of the church have made for the bazaar are (left to right) Mrs. Robert Mayfield, Mrs. Charles North and Mrs. Vlado Getting. The bazaar will be held form 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. in the church parlors.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 21, 1960
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Hears of Crop: Ben C. Limb, minister of foreign affairs for Korea and a delegate to the United Nations, is shown here with Mrs. Jim Bob Stephenson, publicity chairman of the Washtenaw Country Christian Rural Overseas Project (CROP). Limb, who came to Ann Arbor for a University Platform Attractions lecture was told by Mrs. Stephenson that CROP workers seek $10,000 during Lent to sent about 60,000 pounds of dry milk to Korea for needy children. He said that Korea has 150,000 orphans and no dairy industry. Members of the local CROP drive Korea committee will meet at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, in the First Congregational Church.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 21, 1959
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Rehearse Opera: Greg Jones (center) is the central figure in Minotti's Christmas opera, "Amahl and the Night Visitors," which will be presented at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Playing the part of Amahl, he is shown here at rehearsal with Walker Wyatt, who portrays King Malchior, and Frances Tollas, who plays the role of Amahl's mother. The presentation will be open to the public without charge.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 11, 1958
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Make Fruit Cakes: Women of the First Congregational Church making fruit cakes for the bazaar to be held next Wednesday in the Parish Hall are (left to right) Mrs. Glenn Killins, Mrs. Fred Luchs, wife of the pastor, and Mrs. F. Clever Bald.