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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
1
Olson pastor leads a Bethlehem Lutheran Orville calendar with events from Thursday December 20 through Monday December 24. Junior Confirmation at 7:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Senior Confirmation 8:00 p.m. Sunday School at 9:35 p.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Annual Sunday School Christmas program 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service at 11:00 p.m. Christmas party and choir rehearsal on Thursday December 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Congregational Church led by Pastor Bernard Samuels announces December events. Saturday includes 1:30 practice and morning services. Sunday features 9:30 Sunday School and 10:30 morning worship with an evening Christmas program at 7:30, plus Bible study and prayers. December 26 Young People at 8, December 27 Bible study at 8. New Year's Eve service December 31 from 9 to 12 with Moody Bible Institute program. 1963 World Mission Conference January 20-25.
The First Reformed Church announces holiday activities led by Pastor George Kots. Events include Thursday December 20 at 8 pm choir rehearsal. December 22 1 1 30 and 2 00 Christmas practices. December 23 9 30 Divine Worship Sermon The Magnificant 10 45 Sunday School 7 30 Evening Worship Sermon The Herald of Good News. December 24 7 30 Christmas program and December 26 9 30 annual Christmas Service Sermon Gloria in Excelsis with choir There Way Shepherds.
The Woden and XK Methodist churches under Pastor A Fineran present a busy Christmas week. Ruth Circle Bible study Friday 8:00 with Bibles requested. Altrora Class 7:30 Friday hosts Operation Santa Claus. Christmas Pageant rehearsals for 7th graders at 1:00, and Sunday School 10:00 with Orville Koppen as superintendent. Morning Worship at 11:00 titled Have You Given Him Your Heart. Christmas Pageant on Monday 24 at 7:30, Esther Circle and Grace Circle meet Thursday 27 at 2:00.
Multiple churches including St Patrick's Woden and St Matthew's Stevens announce Christmas schedules. Masses and services begin at 7:30 a m and 10:30 a m with Christmas programs, caroling and Midnight Mass. Ramsey Reformed and Zion Lutheran list practice times and Sunday school. children invited to bring offerings.
No Confirmation classes on Sunday December 23. Sunday School and Bible classes for all ages at 9:45 am. Family Worship Service at 11:00 am with Unison Choir and offering for the Missionary Maland. Annual Sunday School Christmas program at 7:30 pm. Christmas Eve Candle Light Service at 10:30 pm with Senior Choir and offering for Missionary Maland. Christmas Day Worship at 10:00 am with Unison and Junior Choir and offering for Missionary Maland.
Courtesy calendar notes Ruth Circle meets at Methodist Church at 8:00 p.m. Esther Circle also meets at Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. Grace Circle meets at Methodist Church.
Improving Mr Earl Cushman of Lakota who underwent surgery December 11 at Buffalo Center Hospital is reported to be doing very well. Mr and Mrs Harvey Gilbert were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Speiker at Hayfield. Also Mr and Mrs Jake Winter Jr and family and Mrs John Skaare and Carol visited Mr and Mrs Robert Liverca on Tuesday evening for the seventh birthday of Mark Liverca.
Poem celebrates Christmas joys with vivid imagery of bright streets garlands church bells and caroling children. It reflects on Kris Kringle and the timeless wonder of youth using playful rural scenes and festive pageantry.
The article traces how Christmas carols evolved from medieval circular dances called caroles to macaronic Latin-embedded lyrics. It notes St Francis of Assisi in 1223 popularizing Nativity scenes, the rise of mystery plays, the French noels inspiring English carols, Puritan suppression, and their later revival of Christmas music.
Des Moines Sunday Register notes Willard Hunzelmah of Storm Lake has been appointed to the committee on sub standard practice of the National Association of Certified Public Accountancy Examiners. The American Legion Post distributed five hundred candy bars by Santa Claus to local children. John O Keefe, Post member in 1954 and 1955, rejoined for 1983, bringing total membership to 201.
Merlé E Porter sends thanks for kind words and deeds while in hospital and extends wishes for a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all, alongside Mrs Porter.
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