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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1955
Page
8
The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Athens lists Sunday services including Holy Communion at 8 am and a 10:30 am service with a sermon. Church school for grades 1-12 and nursery care are available, with confirmation classes and interdenominational events for students later in the day.
First Presbyterian offers worship at 9:30 and 11 am with nursery care during the late service. Cless Class at 9:45, Church School 9:30. Westminster Foundry hosts Faith in Action banquet at 5 pm with Rev Russ Jones 6 pm. Convocation Monday 9:40 am features Prof Chad Walsh Beloit College. Lent meditation Wednesday 7 8 am chapel at Music Hall at 12 40 1 pm.
District 14 meeting of men in Chauncey with Russell Deitch of Toledo as speaker. Student meeting at 8 p.m. Organ reverie 6 p.m. Sunday worship 10 15 a m nursery provided. CYF 6 p.m. Vespers 6 p.m. Monday high school choir Tuesday Girl Scouts week of common dinner 6 15 p.m. speaker David Fields. Wednesday senior choir 6 30 p.m. junior church 6 p.m. committee meeting 7 p.m. Rev Joe B Maffett minister.
Sunday features church school at 9 15 a m service at 10 30 a m WF Episcopal Church at 5 p m evening Vespers Music Hall 8 p m SHFS 24 F State St 5 30 p m IF at E State St 6 90 p m Monday Cub Pack 5 Westminster House 7 p m Tuesday Wesley Choir 6 30 p m Music Hall Thursday Sanctuary Choir 7 p m Music Hall Saturday MTC for high school 9 10 a m Wesley choir 1 30 p m Dr John Versteeg minister
Sunday school 9 30 worship 10 30 BTU 6 30 evangelistic service 7 45 Wednesday GA meeting 6 30 Sunday school teachers and officers 7 prayer and Bible study 7 90 p m Wednesday choir rehearsal 8 30 p m The Rev John I Snedden pastor
Sunday school at 9 30 am junior church and worship at 10 30 am NYPS service at 6 am evangelistic service led by Billa Selby at 7 30 pm Tuesday services at 7 30 pm The Rev George Anderson is the speaker Drell H Goff is the minister
Sunday school at 9 30 am worship at 11 am BTU at 6 30 pm service at 7 30 pm Wednesday prayer service 7 30 pm Thursday youth choir 7 30 pm Friday conference 7 30 pm Rev Franklin Upthegrove serves as pastor.
The Athens Pilgrim Holiness church schedules a 10 30 am service and an evangelistic service at 7 30 pm on Wednesday plus a prayer meeting at 7 30 pm The Rev W L Russell serves as pastor and leads the congregation.
New Marshfield and unions announce church services from 9:30 a.m. church school and worship to 7:30 p.m. gatherings. The Rev. Carroll Chesser serves Pleasan ton church with morning worship and WSCS events listed.
Sunday school at 9 30 with Rus Sell Jellison as superintendent worship at 10 30 NYPS and Junior at 7 p m evangelistic service at 7 30 p m Wednesday prayer at 7 30 p m Church Board meeting Lena Brandenburg pastor.
The Whites Chapel Wesleyan church reports morning ship at 10 30 am and WYPS program at 7 pm Preaching at 7 30 pm with Rev B H Pugh as speaker Wednesday events led by pastor Rev Roy E Deeter
The Plains Methodist holds worship at 9 30 am Sunday with church school at 10 15 am and a second service at 7 30 pm both Sunday and Thursday The Rev J A Thornton is the minister.
Albany Baptist lists Bible school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m BYF at 8 p m Sunday and Bible study and prayer at 7 30 p m Wednesday The Rev Roland P Globig serves as pastor.
Sunday school at 9 30 am YPM meets at 7 pm Friday prayer meeting and 7 pm preaching led by Mrs M L Kim Mey note church activities and speaker schedule
In this Everyday Religion piece, Don D Tullis laments society’s obsession with fashion and social conformity. He warns that style dictates behavior, fueling reckless driving, crime, and broken families, and urges a moral revival through honesty, kindness, and faith as the path to a better world.
Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning service at 10 45 a m with Christ Jesus as the season sermon and the golden text from 1 John 4 9. Wednesday evening service at 7 30 p m.
Sunday schedule includes church school at 9 30 a m worship at 9 30 a m and 10 30 a m commission on education at 7 30 p m Monday activities include MYF at 6 15 p m WSCS at 7 30 p m Wednesday features prayer meeting at 7 30 p m Anna Edwards leads today and the Commission on Membership and Evangelism meets at 7 30 p m The Rev Melvin Alkire is pastor.
The bulletin details a Tuesday 7 30 p m youth fellowship and a missionary meeting at 7 p m on Saturday Class Six hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Clyde Smith with Rev R E Kelchner serving as pastor.
A Friday meeting of District 14 of the Disciples of Christ will be held at Chauncey at 6 45 p m The Rev Russell Deitch will preside Chairman J A Simpkins of Athens and Fred Lee Tom of Athens will lead singing FE J Person will lead devotions.
Sunday school at 9 am on W N College St and worship at 10 30 am on 37 N Court St. Catechetical instruction is Tuesday at 7 30 pm and devotions are Wednesday at 6 45 pm led by The Rev Robert Schmeding pastor.
A schedule listing weekly religious meetings and study times for Jenmovah’s Witnesses. Friday 7:30 pm service meeting and ministry school. Sunday public address 2:30 pm, Bible study 3:45 pm. Tuesday Bible study 7:30 pm.
In Chesterhill the church holds worship at 9 45 a m with church school. Amesville offers worship at 9 30 a m church school at 10 and youth fellowship at 7 30 p m. Sharpsburg schedules worship at 9 a m church school at 9 15 a m led by Rev Kenneth D Frazier.
Schedule lists Sunday school at Amesville parish 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 7 p.m. The New England parish offers Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. and message at 10 15 a.m. Carthage hosts a worship service at 2 30 p.m. with The Rev. J Mervin Hess as minister.
The Rev. B. H. Pugh will speak Saturday at 7 30 p m Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 a m The Rev Roy E Deeter is pastor with a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m instructions shown for Federal Valley church services
The Rev. Roland P. Globig leads South Canaan Baptist with Bible school at 9 45 a m prayer and preaching at 11 a m Sunday. Evening and midweek meetings include 7 30 p m Thursday prayer and Bible study and 7 30 p m Friday Missionary Band activities.
Sunday school at 9 45 am worship at 11 am evangelistic service at 7 30 pm prayer and Bible study Wednesday Rev. E L Richardson is pastor.
The Salvation Army announces a weekly program including Sunday school at 9 30 am service at 10 30 am youth group at 5 pm evangelistic service at 7 45 pm. Tuesday Junior Legion at 4 pm evangelistic service at 7 45 pm Major Wiseman leads. Wednesday Corps cadets at 6 pm evangelistic service at 7 45. Thursday Crusaders at 4 pm Friday street service at 7 pm evangelistic service at 7 pm.
Sabbath school at 9 45 a m led by Mrs F Hooper supt with Lorraine Crandall secretary. Worship service at 11 15 a m with Rev J O McLeod treasurer of the Ohio Conference of Seventh Day Adventists as speaker and baptism at close of service. Services are on Saturday Arthur D Leach pastor.
Lenten services announced for St Pauls include Wednesday and Thursday 7:30 p.m. sermons Rosary and Benediction and Friday Stations of the Cross Along with daily masses at 7 and 8 a m Daily Rosary at 7 p m An Catholic Inquiry Class at St Pauls School Kern Street public invited.
The notice lists worship at 9 45 am 10 30 am and 7 30 pm with Ross of Marietta as speaker A Wednesday Bible study at 7 30 pm a new Bible class at 9 45 am Christman leads the discussion group at 6 30 pm Jack Kemp leads
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Mrs. Gilbert Knight is superintendent. Worship at 11 a.m. Laymen's service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Bible study at 8 p.m. The pastor is L. Shanafelt.
Albany Methodist charges list weekly activities across Albany Temple Pearl Chapel and Snowville including church school at 9 30 am 9 am 10 am and 10 am worship times with prayer meetings Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday led by The Rev William H Covert pastor.
Sunday school at Shade-Poston Methodist 10 am led by Clarence Creamer supt Prayer service 7 30 pm MYF 7 30 pm Poston Sunday school 10 am Philip James Wednesday Prayer service 7 30 pm Thursday Young People's 7 pm No addresses or dates beyond this week listed
The notice lists worship at 11 am with Sunday school at 10 am and a prayer meeting at 8 pm led by The Rev. Clayton W. Green.
The church hosts a school session at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m and a Youth Fellowship gathering at 7 30 p m with activities announced for the week.
Mr and Mrs Pearl Parker learn son Cedric Parker has been promoted to first lieutenant with the 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers at Ft Bragg NC Mrs Thomas G Parker is informed her husband Sgt Major Thomas G Parker has been chosen as honor graduate at the Utility NCO course at an engineering school Mrs Lew Diehl reported ill. Mr and Mrs Vern Stary Columbus and Mr and Mrs Clarence Ackley Pomeroy spent Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs Norman Schaefer Mrs George Howell Pomeroy visited her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs John Diehl Mrs Louella Stehl ill but improving.
Inventor Willis H Carrier solved a color printing plant problem by creating air conditioning. The breakthrough occurred more than fifty years ago, marking a turning point in climate control for industry.
The Western Local PTA celebrated Founders Day at Rutland High School Auditorium with Mrs Thelma Campbell leading the program and Mrs Blanche Nelson presiding. Mrs Virginia Neilson represented the PTA in This Is Your Life while Dexter Grade School children sang patriotic hymns and a Work Ohio University trip was discussed. The Rutland High School Band planned a program for the next meeting on March 14 and the Methodist Youth Fellowship reported 60 members under Rev Robert Linter.
More than 100 people attended the Meigs County Youth Rally held at the Church of Christ recently. The event gathered local youths for the community gathering and activities.
Guests of Mr and Mrs Lewis Kennedy included Mr and Mrs Wendell Kaydor and their children from Mason. Mrs Joan Welsmiller is ill in a Columbus hospital per her mother Mrs June Cremeans. Roberta Smith has been ill and absent from school for a week. Charles Ballenger of Columbus spent the weekend with his wife Jeda and daughters Gloria Jean and Kaye. Allen Braley of Columbus visited recently in Rutland.
A family group including John Braley and his son Floyd traveled to Columbus to visit Mrs. Fogie Braley who is ill there.
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