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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
6
Father William Kelly announces services at St Andrews Church for Christmas with Masses at 9 and 10 a.m. tonight observances noted.
A county church roundup lists weekly schedules for multiple congregations in Nelsonville. Fort and Short led by J A Long offer morning worship and evening sermons. Epiphany Episcopal under Rollin S Polk observes Epiphany events. Pilgrim Holiness under Raymond Simpson holds services through the day. Methodist under L A Griffith features student recognition and no evening service. First Baptist led by B J Hall schedules Sunday school and communion. First Presbyterian under Lloyd Evans outlines new curriculum and Westminster and debate activities. Nazare ne Adams Street led by T H Arnott presents Sunday school and worship.
Nelsonville plans New Year’s night teen dance at the City Hall with cooperation from Knights of Pythias and the Nelsonville Avenue of Eagles. Joh Halloway’s Orchestra plays 8 to 11 p.m. Chaperones provided. peak attendance reached 200-250 teens from Nelsonville and nearby communities.
Nelsonville First Presbyterian Church will hold a 20 minute Christmas Day prayer service at 10 30 a m with Miss Mary Louise Bowen playing the pipe organ. The pastor Rev Lloyd Evans announces janitor John Herrold will give a new dime to every attendee as prayers for Episcopal and Presbyterian church common worship are read.
Funeral services for Henry Locke 76 who died Thursday morning at his Morris town home will be held Monday at 1 p m at the residence. Friends may call at the family home at any time. Burial will be at Green Lawn.
NYPS schedules include 6 15 p m preachers at 6 15 p m preaching at 7 p m by the pastor prayer meeting Thursday at 7 p m and a Watch Night service for New Year’s Eve.
A group of about 30 young parishioners from the Christian Church sang Christmas hymns and carols at the homes of the sick and shut-ins in Nelsonville. They gathered at 8 p.m. for the performances and were later treated to refreshments provided by the mothers of the participants. They plan another sing tonight.
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