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Valley of Cleveland Family Life
Observance The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Cleveland held the annual Family Life Program Worship service at Old Stone Church on Sunday, November 24th. The annual event is the 13th time that the brethren of the Valley have celebrated the Family Life Program at Old Stone Church. Leading the Worship Service was Rev. & Doctor Gary L. Kornell, Pastor of Old Stone, and a member of the Valley of Cleveland. He was assisted by Mark J. Bollinger, Patrick J. Mann, and John Whitehouse, Jr., officers of the A.A.S.R. Valley of Cleveland. The service was based on a Thanksgiving theme. Music sung by the congregation included “Come Ye Thankful People,” “Come and O Beautiful For Spacious Skies” and “Take My Life and Let it be...consecrated Lord to Thee.” The world-famous Old Stone Church choir, directed by Eric Wicks, along with the Old Stone Church Pipe organ, played by Music Director William C. Shaffer, provided a moving religious musical experience for those who attended the service with two special anthems commemorating this festival season. Dr. Kornell’s sermon topic “ThanksLiving--An Attitude of Gratitude!” was based on a passage from Exodus 17:7 which reads “ Is The Lord among us or not?” The text for Dr. Kornell’s sermon is a favorite of his. It is significant because in it we may see ourselves questioning God on what has he done for us today as it was in Exodus when the Jews were being led by Moses out of Egypt to the Promised Land. They, and in some instances we, feel that God has abandoned us. However he has carried us this far and will not abandon us in the future. He also made three points regarding Thanksgiving. (1) Remember to Remember and give God Thanks for the good things which you have enjoyed and the bad things which you survived with the help of God. (2) Thanksgiving is about ThanksLiving...it is a process...it is on-going...it is a life of gratitude. (3) Do not tempt God...don’t put him to the test. God is to be trusted at all times whether we win or lose. You can bet your life! Following the 10:30 a.m. service, a reception for the brethren and guests of the Valley of Cleveland was held in the church social hall. The Family Life Program worship service is an annual event on the schedule of the Valley of Cleveland. Plan now to attend this sacred and moving program at Old Stone Church in 2003. Family Life Observance programs are scheduled regularly by the valley. Plan to attend them with your family. Chairman for the Valley of Cleveland Family Life Observance program is John H. Whitehouse, Jr. Thank you John for arranging this vital and important program for the Valley at Old Stone Church.
Mark Bollinger and his wife Debbie and daughter Marissa sign the registration book at the Old Stone Church at 13th annual Valley of Cleveland Family Life Program Worship Service.
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A reception was held in Memorial Hall of Old Stone Church following the Valley of Cleveland Family Life Program Worship Service. Over 50 Scottish Rite Masons and their families attended the annual service.
Alan Jones, Most Wise Master, and David W. Leifer, Senior Warden of Ariel Chapter Rose Croix helped to celebrate The Valley of Cleveland Family Life Worship Service Program at Old Stone Church November 24.
RIGHT: Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Valley of Cleveland, Glenn Beaver and his wife Marlene, en-joy coffee and a snack following the Family Life Worship Service Program at Old Stone Church. The Worship Service is an annual event on the Valley of Cleveland event program.
Robert J. Hibjan makes it a “Family Affair” at the Valley of Cleveland Family Worship Service with his wife Kathy and grandaughters Tiffany and Jennifer Urnack, and Tiffany McLaughlin.
M.S.A.-Elect Henry Mack and his wife Millie shared in the excellent refreshments at the Valley Family Life Week Worship Service. The Service is an annual event, kicking off the Family Life Program for 2003. |
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Assisting in the Valley of Cleveland Family Life Observance at Old Stone Church in Downtown Cleveland with Pastor, Rev. Dr. Gary Kornell, center, were from left: John H. Whitehouse, Engineer and Seneschal of Lake Erie Consistory Chairman of the Valley of Cleveland Family Life Observance program; Patrick J. Mann, Master of Ceremonies of Ariel Chapter Rose Croix and Mark J. Bollinger, Orator of Eliadah Lodge of Perfection.
