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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1957
Page
5
The article reflects on Easter as Jesus rising and life beyond the grave. It lists sunrise and evening services at multiple churches including New Marshfield, South Canaan Baptist, St. Pauls Catholic, Central Ave Methodist, Athens Pilgrim Holiness, and more with times from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and notes pastors and congregations.
Easter schedule at Memorial Auditorium includes breakfast at 7 30 a.m. church school at 9 15 a.m. Easter service at 10 30 a.m. Cub Pack 56 meets Monday at 7 p.m. at Paul Brown’s home. Sanctuary choir rehearses Thursday at 7 p.m. Bible study 9 45 a.m. Worship 10 30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Mid week study Wednesday at 8 p.m. Wayne Porter evangelist leading. Dr John M Versteeg is minister. Commission on education Tuesday 7 30 p.m. church office.
First Presbyterian outlines multiple Sunday classes for ages from nursery to 3 years with morning worships at 10 15 and 11 15, plus evening youth groups and Tuesday speaker Mrs John Cady on Burma. First Wesleyan Methodist lists Sunday school at 9 45 and services from morning to evening with midweek prayer and choir.
A brief religious collage quotes Jeremiah 14 22 Luke 23 43 Seeley and Isaiah 16 5 alongside a line about Passover and the bread of heaven urging patience and mercy. The piece blends scripture with a devotional reflection attributed to A R Thompson and includes a reference to Gentile rain and heavenly rain showers.
Morning service at 10 45 a m features a lesson on the Doctrine of Atonement with a Golden Text from I John 4 10 The Wednesday service is at 7 30 p m and a ship service at 10 30 a m The preaching service begins at 8 p m led by The Rev Lawrence Souders The Carpenter Baptist Church holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m prayer at 10 30 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m led by The Rev Ray Biddle Also Guy sville Community offers Sunday school at 10 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m with Prayer Hellen Coe as pastor.
The Plains Church of the Nazarene schedules include Sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday, morning worship at 9:30 a.m., baptism of babies by Rev. Dr. John Versteeg, Sunday school at 10:15 a.m., MYF groups at 6 and 7 p.m., YF at 6:30 p.m., and evening service at 7:30 p.m. Mid-week service is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Virgil Versteeg and Rev. A. E. Beckwith lead as pastors at the Plains location.
Church invites attendance on Easter Sunday as a steady Sunday School average grows to about 100 worshipers per week, improving on last year’s numbers and encouraging new members to join.
The church timetable lists worship at 9 15 a m with Holy Communion at 10 30 a m on Sunday. Thursday study group at 4 p m and committee on university work at 7 30 p m. International Forum Friday at 3 30 p m led by Rev Austin F Shell.
The Church of the Good Shepherd outlines its Holy Week schedule with services on Good Friday from noon to 3 pm and Sunday Holy Communion at 8 am and 10:30 am plus a 10:30 am sermon. Bible study groups meet, baptism occurs Saturday at 4 pm, nursery and school for grades 1-12 are at 10:30 am, and choir rehearsal is Thursday. Phil Porter Jr. serves as rector.
Sabbath school begins at 9 30 a m led by Supt F Hooper Worship service at 11 a m includes baptism Elder James Davidson of Michigan guest speaker VP meeting at 3 p m Wednesday service at 7 30 p m Saturday services led by Arthur D Leach pastor.
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. YPM meeting at 7 p.m. Preaching at 7 p.m. by the Rev. L. A. Robinson of Athens. Prayer meeting Friday at 7:30 p.m. preaching by Mrs. M. L. Kimmey of Athens.
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