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Plymouth Church Of The Pilgrims(Congregational)M orning W orship at 11:0C a.m .Children's Cnoirs Singing \Rev. Frank A. G oodw in, preachingChurch School Class for Ages 3-13and Nursery Care ProvidedINTERIM MINISTER: Frank A. Goodwin ORGANIST %u00ab DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Arnold Ostlund, Jr DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S CHOIRS: Narcissa Titman Orange & Hicks Streets 624-4743St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Episcopal ChurchW elcom es YouSundays at 11 a.m.H oly Eucharist and SermonC hurch School and Nursery AvailableThe Rev. William D. Persell, Rector The Rev. Craig D. Townsend, AssociateC o rn e r of C lin to n and M o n tag u e Streets %u2022 875-6960A Part of Yaur CommunityRabbi G erald I. W eider Rabbi Emeritus Eugene ). SackSABBATH SERVICESFri. Eve. Nov. 21, 8:15pm %u2022 Sat Morn. Nov. 22, 10:30amO U T R E A C H P R O G R A MSunday Morn. 10:30am, Nov. 23rd. %u201cTo Question isHuman; To Doubt is Jewish%u201dFor m ore in form ation call the Tem ple office (768-3814). AReform congregation, located at Garfield Place and 8th Avenue,Park Slope.BETHLEHEMLUTHERANt H u K t HThird Ave. at Pacific St.Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY624-0242Paul T. Matson, PastorSUNDAYS:Services 11 a.m.Choir participatingSunday School9:45 a.m.Everyone invitedConcert, Play or F a ir...If You%u2019ve Got anEvent Coming, MakeSure It%u2019s inThe PhoenixUp and ComingListings\Deadline, Friday beforeThursday Publication DayLooking forLearning?Whether you want toplay better tennis,learn to cookChinese or need helpwith your Spanish,you can find it all inThe Phoenix%u2019INSTRUCTIONCLASSIFIED GUIDEr ' H U R C H N E W CMass For Maryknoll SistersThe Sisters%u2019 Senate of the Diocese of Brooklyn will hold a memorial mass on December 2, to honor the Maryknoll Sisters, Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, on the sixth anniversary of their deaths.The mass will start at 8pm in St. James Cathedral Basilica, 250 Cathedral Place, off Tilary St. in Downtown Brooklyn. Prior to the liturgy, music of the Altiplano will be played on pan pipes and flutes by the Central American group Hinantillan. The Cathedral Choir will sing the music of the mass.A reception will be held after the liturgy in the Pavillion. Sister Brigid O%u2019Meara, C.S.J. says %u201cPeople of all faiths are cordially invited to honor these women of our city who gave their lives for others.%u201d For further information call 332-5125.Jewish Faith DiscussedThe Outreach Committee at Congregation Beth Elohim will continue its second series of discussion groups for people interested in issues affecting Jews-by-Choice, Jews by birth married to non-Jews and parents with children in interfaith marriages. Each meeting will include a brief lecture, experiential exercises to identify thoughts on the topic day and an open discussion. Each workshop begins at 10:30am in the Synagogue, at Greenfield Place and Eighth Avenue.%u201cTo Question Is Human, To Doubt Is Jewish,%u201d dealing with what organizers call %u201clingering questions about Jewishness,%u201d will be the topic for November 23. On December 14, the series will continue with %u201cLove Against Tradition: Challenges of Intermarriage,%u201d with guest speaker Dr. Egon Mayer, professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College.On December 21, the group will contemplate %u201cThe December Dilemma,%u201d the conflicts betw c e i l u u n a o a i m i i a u a u k u h .The first workshop of the new year will be on February 1, with %u201cHam on Bagels with Mayonnaise,%u201d on relating to in-laws. There will be an interactive discussion with the N.Y. Federation of Reform Synagogues Outreach Director Dr. Caroline Kunin. The series will end on March 29, with %u201cThe Spring Dilemma: Passover and Easter.%u201dDignity Plans Slope LiturgyDignity/Brooklyn, an organization of Catholic gay men and lesbian women, will hold its monthly liturgy on November 23 at 5pm at St. Augustine%u2019s Roman Catholic Church, Sixth Avenue and Park Place. The liturgy will be followed by a social hour. For further information, call 739-1697.Lutheran Church Fixed UpThe congregation of Bethlehem Lutheran Church at a special meeting in late September, approved spending $30,000 from the church%u2019s reserve funds for repairs and improvements. These include pointing and weatherproofing the bell tower, installing gates across the church stoops, painting of the church windows, and the repair and refurnishing of the church doors. The bell tower repairs have since been completed.The names of the church Council officers and members for the coming year have also been announced. They are: Walter Olson, president; Mabelle Lundahl, vice-president; Karen Scott, secretary; Russell Ubele, treasurer; Bea Monson, financial secretary; Lenny Nelson, property chairperson; and Gloria Carlson, Ted Glick, Bill Berggren, Eric Johnson, Pearl Gulin and Sonia Gordon, members.Congregation Is On The Hot SeatCongregation Beth Elohimtowk C m 7 N I T 2P.S. If you%u2019re a teacher,The Phoenix InstructionGuide is a great place tofind students who arelooking for learning rightin their own neighborhoodNPast Perfect,Present TenseThat's the way some peopie define nostalgia. It's so easy to hunger for the good old days, the good old ways. Going backwards is really 1 not a forward-looking idea. The Catholic Church was once described as a \ancient, a beauty ever new.\To gain a glimpse of what's stirring and special about the Church why not try a free trial subscription to Tfie W e t. the weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens.A changed Church offers challenge and comfort. If you're in any way tense, take this TABLET. We're sure you'll feel perfect all over again. Write your own prescription for a free, 10-week subscription to The W e t.Yes, I d like to receive The Tablet for 10 weeks free of charge. N a m e ____________Address' / '%u25a0 -t ; . f r ^ 7 i n------ ~ TT h e T a b le t. O ne Hanson Place. Brooklyn, New York 1124 718/ 789-1500There was a time in the history of St. Ann%u2019s Church when the pews that line the floor and balcony were filled with parishioners attending Sunday service at the venerable Brooklyn Heights church.Over the most recent years, however, the church, which has room for some 750 people in its main sanctuary, is filled with empty pews as a smaller congregation of roughly 125 people join together for service on Sundays. The smaller number leaves the balcony largely vacant and when the congregation spreads throughout the church, there are an average of only two or three worshipers per row.Observing the tendency of his congregation to fan out among the two rows of 19 pews that line the floor, William Purcell, rector of the Brooklyn Heights church, decided to make an effort to pull the congregation together. A study of seating patterns conducted by the church showed that parishioners tended to isolate themselves rather than sit together. And in the most recent edition of the church newsletter, Purcell calls on the parishioners to sit in the front two-thirds of the church.%u201cIt creates a more intimate feeling that you%u2019re not worshipping alone, instead you%u2019re together with others in the pew,%u201d Purcell says of his call for closer seating arrangements. %u201cThis way you%u2019re not standing alone hearing yourself sing a solo in the corner,%u201d he explains.The experiment in sitting closer together was proposed by Purcell for the month of November and he says there has been some success. %u201cIt%u2019s worked about half well. A number of people have made an effort to move to the front. Others won%u2019t be deterred from their old seating places for any reason,%u201d he says.Unlike some churches, Purcell says he will not rope off the back half of the church to force people to sit together. %u201cWe are offering them the choice,%u201d he says.The number of parishioners attending the church regularly has also been on the rise in recent years, according to Purcell, but he points out that the Brooklyn Heights comChurch o f St. Ann: SeatingPattern fo r Sun., Oct. 12Clergy Acolytes* * * A LTA R:__!%u00bb/ S i . . . : : # - s .. .. & j;%u2014 !!____________ 1 _________i / / / / / : . . . %u00bbgF :...' L. J ! %u201e .: i. \r y e i ^ e y i i c %u2019s r y r y ; ; ; ;............. .... I T I %u201d :. ..i%u00bbaV . . . v %u00ab' . v o r i r j! ...!%u2019if ? L ..: __::__:/r///r ; U i 4 p r : : a v ? r j r ; ;1%u2014 %u2022<%u2014f %u2014 II__s*3P! __1 i__i!_________::__::__i;__i:__%u2022*%u2014 *!%u2014**%u2014 i:%u2014 i*%u2014 :*%u2014!._ . 11... %u2022. ...1The Choir4 :__://///The UshersThe diagram that was printed in the St.Ann%u2019s Church newsletter where Rev. Perselldiscussed his views about the seatingsituation.munity in many respects is a transient community, limiting the number of people attending the church. %u201cThere are a lot of young people here on the move and we minister to people who are at a certain point in their life and we prepare them to serve in other churches later,%u201d he explains.In the meantime, however, while they take part in worship in Brooklyn Heights at St. Ann%u2019s, Purcell hopes that his will be less a congregation of individuals and more a parish family joining in worship. %u2014 Elizabeth Koch.UNITARIAN OFWCxTKrVN\l >-i %u2014 I -IT 11 juiiudy, iNuvciiiuti ^ j , i i c.4iii\Donald W. McKinney Barbara HebnerPierrepont Si & Monroe PI 6 2 4 -5 4 6 6A center ol free religion since 1833Keep Up WithWhat's ComingWith Our NewPHOENIXPREVIEWA look at what%u2019s coming on the arts scenefo r the whole month.Coming Nov. 27.Page 24, TH E P H O E N IX , N o v e m b e r 20, 1986