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WHITE FALCON
Friday, December 17, 1965

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Tradition Of Giving
Servicemen Give
Christmas is a Christian religious day but one of the
traditions that has grown around it—selfless giving—is
recognized by all faiths as a high point in human conduct.
To those in the armed forces this tradition of giving is
a way of life. They give their time, energy, and some-
times their lives, insuring, among other things, that Ameri-
cans are free to commemorate the birth of Christ.
This year thousands of American servicemen and women
will be away from home over the Christmas holiday. Many
will be in other lands—some in combat.
For all military personnel Christmas should have a spe-
cial meaning; one that should temper the natural pains of
homesickness with the understanding that they are giving
the most valuable of gifts, something of themselves.
(AFPS);
PROMOTED—Mr. Gunnar P. Gudjonsson receives his promotion to
Leadingman, Painter from Lt Edward H. Hubei, Public Works Main-
tenance Officer. Behind Lieutenant Hubei is Mr. Arthur C. Waterman,
director of Maintenance, while Bjarni Jonsson stands behind the new
leadingman.
BEWARE THE MELTING “ROCKS”
Most of the winter we will be walking and driving on what is
literally a surface of melting ice cubes. It’s common knowledge that
frigid ice cubes fresh from the freezer are easy to handle. Ice and
snow at below zero temperatures offer a fair degree of traction. But
due to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream, the winter tem-
peratures at Keflavik hover just around the melting point (32 degrees
F.). Wet ice near the melting point has been found to be three times as
slippery as ice at a temperature close to zero. But the most treacher-
ous surface of all is harmless looking slush. In slush you get a dif-
ferent type of skid. Your rear wheels may not break away at all.
Instead the front end takes charge, refuses to steer, and goes into
a stubborn “plow skid.” Nothing leaves a driver so shaken. In a
passing situation, it can throw you off the road in a wink, or slide
you head on into another car. And it demands a new rule: In slush,
never-repeat, never-pull out to overtake another car.
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SUPPORT YOUR RED CROSS
Christmas
Services
The following schedule is for
religious services at the Naval
Station for the Christmas Season:
Saturday, Dec. 18
Hanukkah, Jewish Festival of
Light.
Sunday, Dec. 19
Christmas Sunday. Carol Service
with Protestant choirs at 6 p. m.
(Choir from Station Chapel,
Keflavik and Reykjavik.)
Tuesday, Dec. 21
Christmas Pageant. A dramatic
portrayal of the Christmas Story
in the Field House at 7 and 8 p.m.,
Protestants and Catholics uniting.
Friday, Dec. 24
Candlelight Service for Protes-
tants in the chapel at 7 p.m. Vigil
of Christmas Mass at 12 midnight
in the chapel for Catholics.
Saturday, Dec. 25
Protestant Communion at 9:30
and 11 a. m. at the chapel. Catho-
lic Mass at 10 a.m. in the Polar
Club and 12:15 p.m. in the chapel.
Sunday, Dec. 26
Regular Sunday Schedule. Carol
Service at 5 p.m. in Keflavik
Lutheran Church with Protestant
choirs singing. Protestant Sunday
School Christmas Program at 7
p.m. in the chapel.
Friday, Dec. 31
Protestant Communion at 7 p.m.
in the chapel followed by Fellow-
ship Hour.
Saturday, Jan. 1
Catholic Sunday Schedule of Mass-
es. Protestant Communion Ser-
vice at 11 a. m.
Chaplain A
Corner
by Chaplain John W. Wishard
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Catholics To Observe
Days Of Abstinence
All Catholics are reminded
that the Vigil of Christmas, Dec.
24, is a strict day of fast and
abstinence. But in order for
personnel to celebrate Christ-
mas Eve, Catholics are free to
choose either the 23rd or 24th
of December as their day of
abstinence from eating meat.
Also the galleys will serve
alternate meatless meals on
Dec. 23 and 24.
THE WHITE FALCON
U.S. Naval Station Keflavik
White Falcon’s mission—To in-
form and entertain all hands, to
serve as a positive factor in pro-
moting the efficiency, welfare and
contentment of personnel.
Capt Emile E. Pierre, Jr., USN
Commanding Officer
Cdr Richard C. James
Executive Officer
Ens William R. Brenneman
Service Information Officer
Staff
J. P. Schmieg, JOSN, Editor
D. E. Jones, JOSA, Reporter
SSgt. D. Watkins
AFI News Editor
H. Maisenhelder, J02
W.
Technical Advisor
The White Falcon Is published weekly on
Saturdays In accordance with NAVKXOS
P-35, revised June 1958, for free dlstrlb-
tlon to personnel of Naval Station Ke/Wik.
It Is printed commercially by the Isaloldar-
prentsmldja,, Reykjavik, Ice., from non-ap-
proprlatea funds.
Opinions and statements made In articles
published here are those of the authors and
are not to be construed as official views of
the U.S. Govt., Dept, of Defense or the Navy
Dept.
In the commercialism of modern Christmases, the mass of the
people too often go year after year and miss the intrinsic beauty of
this great season. All throughout the pre-Christmas days, known in
the Christian world as ADVENT, the attention of the religiously
oriented is focused upon the role of the Virgin Mary in the great
mystery of God made Man; the great Truth that Divine Love is so
infinite, so encompassing, that it could culminate in the Virgin Birth
of the Incarnate God.
Beauty Of Love
The seeming impossible mystery of virginal love should give rise
to consideration of the Beauty of human love—the enrichment it gives
to personality, the fulfillment it brings to human character, and what
ugliness its corruption has brought to the world. The poet Swinburne,
in writing one of the most blasphemous sentences ever penned chal-
lenged Christ in saying:
“Thou hast conquered, O Pale Galilean. The whole world has gone
grey with Thy breath ....”
Swinburne felt that Christianity and its morality had taken the
color, enthusiasm and joy out of life and left only pale, plodding
dullness.
And yet, what has the antithesis of Christian teaching brought to
the world—the pages of the Christmas Story ring out with love—the
pages penned by Swinburne or Madalyn Murray speak only of lust
and self gratification!
Marriage-Ordained By God
As God became one with Man by taking flesh of the Virgin Mary,
God identified Himself with man—so man identifies himself with the
partner he chooses for life in the union of marriage. The two be-
came as one—the two become “one flesh.” his is the Beauty of human
love, and the Beauty of it can be found only in marriage. We speak of
Casanova as “the great lover” but he never learned to really love—
he simply gratified himself with partner after partner, and if he
thought to truly identify himself with each one, he would have been
the greatest schizophrenic the world has ever known!
Giving Not Receiving
Contemplation, then on the Beauty of Christmas and the Incarnation
teaches man the great profundity of love—that love is unselfish, is es-
sentially GIVING, as “God so loved the world that He gave His only be-
gotten Son” and that therefore, the restrictions that Christian morality
places upon man and his observance of chastity—is to insure that this
great power to produce what God has given to man be kept at the
sacred fulfillent of holy love, love that has been consecrated and
sanctified in the Holy State of Matrimony.
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CATHOLIC
SUNDAY: Sunday Mass ....................................... Polar Club 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Mass...................................Main Chapel 12:15 and 5:00 p.m.
Religious Education for Children .................... High School 11:00 p.m,
HOLY DAY MASSES: .......................... Announced in Plan of the Day
WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday, Wednesday, Friday....................Polar Club 6:30 a.m.
Monday through Friday.....................Blessed Sacrament Chapel 5:30 p.m.
Saturday.................................. Blessed Sacrament Chapel 11:45 a.m.
CONFESSIONS: Saturday........................ Blessed Sacrament Chapel 4—6:00 p.m.
Sunday ........................................... Polar Club 9:30—9:55 p.m.
Blessed Sacrament Chapel 4:30—4:55 p.m.
Weekda* ..............................one-half hour before every weekday Mass.
(Confessions heard any other time in Chaplain‘s office)
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
Father John W. Wishard, Ltjg, USNR, Tel. Ext. 2111/4111 BOQ Ext, 2224
Appointments can be made for baptisms, weddings by calling chaplain's office Ext. 4111
PROTESTANT SERVICES AND CHAPEL ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY: Morning Worship Service (Broadcast).............. Main Chapel 11:00 a.m.
Morning Worship Service............................ Polar Club 12:00 noon
Worship Service ................................... Rockville 2:00 p.m.
Worship Service (First and Third Sundays).......... Grindavik 2:00 p.m.
Evening Vesper Service .............................. Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hour..................................... Chapel Annex 8:00 p.m.
Sunday School (For All Ages).......................... High School 9:30 a.m.
Adult Bible Class .................................... High School 9:30 a.m.
Episcopal Lay Service ............................... Main. Chapel 9:00 a.m.
Lutheran Service (Except First Sunday)................ Main Chapel 9:30 a.m.
Latter Day Saints Lay Service ....................... Chapel Annex 9:30 a.m.
Latter Day Saints Sunday School ..................... Chapel Annex 10:30 a.m.
Christian Science Lay Service........................ Chapel Annex 12:00 noon
Church of Christ Lay Service......................... Chapel Annex 3:00 p.m.
Holy Communion Service (First Sundays)................ Main Chapel 11:00 a.m
Reykjavik English Speaking Sunday School ............. USIS Library 10:30 a.mn
Reykjavik Worship Service (First Sunday).....Uni. of Iceland Chapel 12:00 noo.
MONDAY: Adult Bible Study Group....................... Chaplain’s Office 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY: Prayer Service ................................... Main Chapel 7:00 p.m
WEDNESDAY: Altar Guild (Second Wednesdays) ........... Chaplain's Office 10:30 a.m*
Protestant Youth of the Chapel ...................... Chapel Annex 4:00 p.m*
Chapel Choir Rehearsal ............................... Main Chapel 7:30 p.m*
Sunday School Teachers (Second) Wednesdays........... Chapel Annex 7 :00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Bible Study Group ............................... Chapel Annex 6:00 a.m,
FRIDAY: Youth Chapel Choir Rehearsal ....................... Main Chapel 4:00 p.m.
Assemblies of God Lay Service ........................ Main Chapel 7:00 p.m .
PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS
Chaplain Alfred R. Saeger, Jr., Cdr, USN, Tel. Ext 7157
Chaplain Robert E. Blade, LCdr, USNR, Tel. Ext. 4111
Chaplain Robert G. Brown, Lt, USN Tel. Ext. 5273
NURSERY SERVICE
During all Sunday morning Services, from 9:15 a.m. — 1:30 p.m., a free nursery is provided in
the Station Nursery for children over six months of age while their parents attend Services.