The-Helm_1971-03-25; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK MALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
VOL. 10 NO. 44 Entered as Second—Clas* Matter
Poet Office, Lynbrook, N.Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, March 25, 1971 10<
Fiftieth Anniversary
Mayor Francis X. Becker of Lynbrook has officially proclaimed Cultural
Week of the Arts in connmennoration of the 50th Anniversary of Tennple
-El in Lynbrook. (l-r) Rabbi Harold Saperstein, Mrs. Gertrude Lang-ultural
Committee Chairman), MrSo Harold Ehrlich (Art Show Chair-
/H-h her painting of "Winter Scene" and Mayor Francis X. Becker.
Emanu-sam
(C
man) with
Nassau County Executive Ralph G, Caso makes it
official as he signs deed to the former Naval De-vice
Training Center in Sands Point, making it
county property. Taking part in ceremony at the
128-acre, onetime military installation which the
federal government gave to Nassau County at no cost
are U.S. Sen. James L. Bucklev (r). Rep. John W.
Wydler and (to Wydler's right) Anthony Corbisiero
of the U.S. Department of the Interior's bureau of
outdoor recreation. Site will be developed as a
county park with passive recreation facilities and
conservation education programs.
Personalities
Citizens Committee
For All Life
The Citizens Committee For
All Life has chartered a bus to
Albany on Monday, March 29th,
to demonstrate their support for
the Donovan - Crawford bill,
which would repeal the 1970
Abortion Reform Act and restore
the original law.
The group is meeting State
Senator Ctonovan and Majority
Leader Earl Bridges on the steps
of the State Capitol.
The bus is leaving from the
Earle Avenue Parking lot at 8:30
A.M. and will return the same
day at 3:00 P.M.
All those interested should call
Mrs. Robert Maier - LY 3^623
or Mrs. Kenneth Grande Ly 3-
3425.
Communion Breakfast
On Sunday Morning, March 28,
1971, St. Mary's Council, K. of
C,, is holding their Annual Com-munion
Breakfast, at their Club-house.
Mass will be celebrated at
8 AM,, at Our Lady of Peace,
R.C, Church, on Merrick Road,
Lynbrook, N.Y.
E s c o r t ^ by the Color Guard
of the 4th Degree, the Members
will then proceed to the Club-house,
where Breakfast will be
S6rV6Cls
It is hoped that every Brotiier
Knight reading this item, will
make every effort to attend.
John Richardson Michael was
bom in Qoversville, New York,
to Fay and Helena Michael, who
now reside in OneOnta, N.Y., he is
an only child. He remained in
GloversvUle until the 4th Grade,
when his father became the Asst.
Supt. ofthe Upstate Baptist Home,
the family was then moved to
Oneonta, N.Y,
Pastor Michael attended One-onta
High School taking part in
all athletics, he graduated in
1944.
He served in the United States
Navy in the Pacific Theatre of
War for two and one-half years,
on both a hospital ship and a re-pair
ship which saw much
service.
He first felt the call to serve
the Lord when he was still in
high school and feels that his
fine family background has a
great deal to do with his decision
to serve the Lord, Hisfatherwas
a Lay Minister and the family
were very devote and religious.
Upon his return from military
service he graduated from Provi-dence
Bible Institute in Rhode
Island. He was a class-mate of
both Pastor Howard Crist of
Hendrickson Ave. Bible Church
and Pastor Russell Christian of
The Old Church in Lynbrook,
He played on the basketball team
and later became coach of the
Bible Institute team.
He married the former May
Millar from Mass. in 1949. They
have a son, Mark AUen, age 17,
another son, David Scott, age 13,
and a daughter, Mary Beth, age
8. David Scott goes to Malveme
High School, and Mary Beth to
Davidson Ave, School, while Mark
goes to Huntington Christian
School, They are an affectionate,
close-knit family and do many
things together.
After P r o v i d e n c e , Pastor
Michael went to Wheaton College
in Illinois for two years, then
transferred from there to East-em
Nazarene College in Wollas-ton,
Mass. He e a r n e d his
Master's Degree in Religious
Education at S y r a c u s e Uni-versity,
After his graduation, he served
in his first post as Asst, Pastor
at The Central Baptist Church in
Springfield, HI, and later, he
served in the West Oneonta Bap-tist
Church as Pastor, and then,
in Immanuel Baptist Church in
Aubum, N,Y. as Pastor,
Five years ago, he came to the
Lynbrook Baptist Church as the
Pastor and leader of his con-gregation.
He is quite a handsome gentle-
Pastor John R. Michael
man, with a muscular sturdy
athletic build and a height of 5 ft.,
11 inc. with kindly eyes and dark
hair just turning to iron grey at
the temples. His Favorite color
is green and with a twinkle in
his eye he claimed that this was
because of the drop oflrishinhis
ancestry. His hobbies when he
can find the time are all types of
music and stamp collecting and
magic, which this interviewer
found quite intriguing.
The two most m e m o r a b le
events in his entire life are first,
his first conversion and dedica-tion
of himself to God, when he
was still in high school and felt
that the Lord had need of him and
secondly, his marriage to his
wonderful and devoted wife, May,
who he couldn't praise enough.
This year is his 20th Anniversary
Ordination and he is serving his
second term as President of the
New York State Conservative
Baptist Assoc,
Pastor Michael stressed the
great importance of an early re-ligious
training of the young for
every child and a good whole-some
family background.
He feels that as adults, we
often do not listen to young people
and we have to be willing to in-volve
ourselves with them and
their problems. On the other
hand, he feels that young people
must also realize tiieir own re-sponsibility
to themselves, their
family, their community and to
society and to each other,
I found Pastor Michael one of
the most sincere and interesting
religious leaders in Lynbrook and
a wonderful minister his people
are fortunate to have.
Molloy Guild Hosts Crusader
The Molloy College Parent's
Guild will host the Rev, Morton
A, Hill, S J . , on Tuesday, March
30, in Kellenberg Hall at 7:30
P.m.
Fr. Hill, a noted crusader
against "the forces of smut," is
a member of the Presidential
Commission' on Obscenity and
Pornography, He will speak on
"the ever growing problems of
pornography in the media," and
the constant fight of the company
of which he is the president
MoraUty in Media, Inc., "to
keep pomographic literature off
the new stands and out of the hands
of the young,"
MM, Inc. is a non-profit, in-terfaith
organization "working to
counter the effects of smut," said
Fr, Hill. Among its projects are
a newsletter, forums, talks to
interest groups, providing wit-nesses
in court cases and report-ing
community opinion to law en-forcement
agencies.
Hie public is invited to the talk,
f r e e of charge.