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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1950
Page
4
Fragmented program notes describe a Friday three hour service at the First Congregational Church in Lincoln with readings titled The Word of In Father forgive them and The Word of fan Care. It lists various speakers and soloists including Rev. Orville Baker and Mrs Esther Brucker with multiple time blocks from noon to 8 PM, detailing periods and attendees.
Palm Sunday services at St. Pauls Lutheran reconfirmed five children and three adults. Confirmands listed include LeRoy Bacimann Myer Richard Miler Wail Charles Rutt Rowland Richard Wackrow Wesley Dorothy Garner Shirley Jablonski and Gene Delores Rehwald Marlene. Easter week schedule notes Holy Week events with communion and sermons by Rev. Rockhoff and others.
The 1950 Holy Week schedule at St Barbara's lists Confessions on Wednesday 4 6 and 7 30 9 p m Holy Thursday masses at 6 and 7 a m with an 8 a m Mass and procession Adoration to follow . ort Holy hour 8 30 p m Good Friday pre sanctified mass at 8 a m Way of the cross to 3 p m Veneration of the cross all day Novena for Our Sorrowful Mother at 7 and 8 p m Sermon and veneration of the cross at both services Holy Saturday blessings and mass at 7 a m Confessions 3 6 and 7 30 9 30 p m Children confessions in afternoon Easter Sunday Masses at 7 8 9 10 13 11 15 and 12 15 o clock High Mass at 12 15 o clock.
The Brookfield Methodist church will host two identical Easter Day services at 8 20 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Rev Rogers delivers the sermon He Went With Them. The Youth choir directed by Lois Kapp performs Welcome Happy Morning by W B Olds. A Senior choir quartet of Kadlee Walther Hupp Slouka assists. The Austin Kuhns directed choir sings As it Began to Dawn. Alice Adams serves as svlotat. A nursery will be available for small children at the library across the street at the 11 o clock service only.
A Holy Thursday service at First Congregational Church will celebrate the Lord's Supper on April 6 at 8 p m. The rites include confirmation of young people and reception of new members. Names receiving full membership include Mary Lou Stuenkel Lia Rae Olekay Virginia Carol Seiler Gail Irene Loess Charlene Joyce Rubin Diana Elizabeth Pulven Dolores Ruth Neumann Ernest Charles Stuenkel Paul Melvin Neumann William Robert Tiedt and Charles Wilkerson Fourreau with Mrs Joseph Secker Jr as organist.
Miss Shirley Savana daughter of Mr and Mrs Micheal Savana of Oak arrived home March 21 from New Haven Conn. She will rejoin the Ice Follies zone April 19 in Indianapolis. Mr Savana nurses a broken leg and cannot fully enjoy the home visit.
Easter program at First Congregational Church features Easter stories read by C vere Bash and a living adventure sermon by Rev Wilfred Wakefield titled the Adventure for Living. Music includes Kohlmanns Easter Fantasy and The Holy City arranged for piano and organ, performed by Mrs Edward Edison and Mrs Harold Peel. Three choirs join in Sing All Ye Christian People Sing led by C Harold Bash, with a special piece In the End of the Sabbath by Oley Speaks conducted by James Bard.
The VFW of Brookfield sponsors two Boy Scouts for a paid trip to the Boy Scouts National Jam Boree at Valley Forge National Park Pennsylvania. A selected Scout from each troop in Brookfield was represented at a meeting at the Village Hall on Saturday April 1. Ray Jiral of Troop 23 was absent due to a tennis match for R-B High.
West Suburban Lodge of the Swedish Fraternity of America will hold a business meeting and initiation on Thursday April 13 at 3 o'clock in the National Hall. All members are urged to be present.
Brookfield youths appeared on WENR-TV on April 4 to perform American folk dances. Eight participants practiced under Brookfield Recreation Commission at Gross School with chaperone Harold F Bjérke of LaGrange guiding the group. The couples were Edward Maresh with Gloria Kusner, Joseph Svoboda with Stanley Kusner, Bill Oleen with Kathleen Gribben, and Don Johnson with Alice Gribben.
Special Easter services will be observed at Hollywood Community Church announced by Rev John W Kitching. Good Friday candle lighting at 7 30 p m features soloist Mrs A M MacPheat with the choir performing God So Loved the World and O Savior of the World. Easter Sunday includes a sermon on Easter morning and four musical numbers Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones On An Easter Morning Christ the Lord has Risen Lift Up Your Heads. Sunday school for children meets at 9 45 a m.
Examinations to diagnose tuberculosis and other chest disorders will be held at the Brookfield Health Center clinic at 3837 Prairie Ave on Friday April 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. Dr Julius B Novak of The Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago will conduct the exams with a public health nurse. X-rays not included but available by contact. Clinics held on the first Friday of each month.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Peppard announce the engagement of their daughter Vera Kratky to Otto M Nedved son of Mr and Mrs Otto F Nedved of Riverside Northwood Riverside. Vera and Otto are Riverside High School graduates 1945 and Illinois University 1948 for Vera and 1950 for Otto after Navy service. Otto is an electrical engineer with Motorola. They plan to marry June 3.
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