First Services Sunday in Sharon EUB New Sanctuary
Sharon Evangelical United Brethren church of Cedar Rapids holds its first service in the new sanctuary at 10 40 a m with new members received. Rev J I LaFavre of Cedar Falls will speak. A noon basket dinner follows and a 35 mm movie reel of last year’s activities. Dedication set for May 4 with Bishop Lyle Baughman presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Evangelical United Brethren Church of
Cedar Rapids
J. I. LaFavre
Cedar Falls
Lyle Baughman
Kansas City
Iowa Eub Conference
Tobin to Be Ordained in Rome Ceremony
Neil W. Tobin from Cascade will be ordained a Catholic priest in Rome on December 15 at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. His mother will attend. The rite is led by Archbishop Martin J. O Connor with Msgr. Raymond Etteldorf assisting. Tobin will celebrate his first Mass at St Peter's Basilica the next day with Msgr. Loras J. Watters as assistant. Born in Worthington, he is a son of Eleanor Tobin and the late Fred Tobin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Neil W. Tobin
St. Mary’s School
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Msgr
Loras J. Watters
Dubuque Archdiocese
North American College
Church of Santa Maria
Trastevere
Irwin H. Matt
Dubuque
Worthington
Eleanor Tobin
Fred Tobin
St. Mary’s
Loras College
Cedar Rapids Church Notices Full Weekend Schedule
A dense list of area churches with addresses and clergy, noting worship times and Sunday school, plus special programs and holiday messages across numerous denominations including Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran and more. Many listings specify service hours, sermon topics, and church locations in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
Missionary Merle Stombaugh to Lead Christian Service
The Rev. Merle Stombaugh of the Christian Missionary Alliance conducts services at 9:30 school hours, 10:30 worship, and 7:30 evening at 3412 Old Marioard NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian, Missionary Alliance
Old
Marioard, NE
Merle Stombaugh
Covenant Church Service Schedule at First 701 25th St NE
The Rev Norman Swenson leads services at Covenant Church First 701 25th St NE with Sunday school at 9 30 worship at 10 45 and an evening Christmas Hymn Service at 7 led by the congregation focusing on Jesus Christ as Son of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covenant
St. NE
Norman Swenson
Jesus Christ
Son of God
Church of God listings at Ellis Park and Prairie Street
The Church of God on Ellis Park 726 Lave NW led by Rev. Samuel C. Ritchart and the Church on Prairie Street NW 3336 Prairie Street NE led by Rev. Harold Justice hold Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11 with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF God
Ellis Park
Lave
Samuel C. Ritchart
Prairie Street
N. Am
Harold Justice
Central-1500 I slave James M McNiel Bible Study
Minister James M McNiel leads a Bible study at 9 30 AM and a sermon at 10 30 AM in the evening service schedule at Central 1500 location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. McNiel
Covington Church Services Notice
The Rev Hugh S. S. leads worship at 9 30 with a 2 45 service in Covington.
Church Services at First and Thany Streets
The Rev. J Richard Wagner leads at First-361 17th St SE with church school at 9 45 and 10 55 and worship at 10 55. Prepare Him Room. The Rev. Mary A White at Thany 1300 6th St NW holds church school at 9 30 and worship at 8 30 and 10 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
17Th St. SE
J. Richard Wagner
Thany
6Th St. NW
Mary A. White
1230 15th Street SE Worship Times
A brief church or school notice lists services with addresses and times. Morning worship at 11, evening service at 8, and a second event at 10 listed alongside the street address 1230 15th st SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. SE — S
Sunday Church Services and Contacts Summary
The Rev. Jack A. Oliver leads at First-840 3rd Ave SE with Sunday school at 9:45 and worship at 8:30 and 10:45, featuring the song So I Send I You by Lee Jackson. Cedar-526 3rd Ave SW hosts Rev. Ernest S. Worden with Sunday school 9:45 and worship 8:30 and 10:50, with Mrs. Dean Rogers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd Ave
Jack A. Oliver
Lee Jackson
Cedar
Ernest S. Worden
Dean Rogers
Salem and Nearby Churches Service Times Listed
Local church listings show Rev. Leonard E. Deaver at Salem 227 Ist Ave SW with Sunday school at 9:45 and worship at 8:30 and 10:45. St Andrew's on 324 7th St SE led by Rev. Hubert Sunderman with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11. Faith at 1004 30th St NE with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 9. Union Ely Rd SW led by Rev. Charles W Bellus with Sunday school at 10:30 and worship at 9:30. Sharon at 831 18th Ave SW with Sunday school at 9:30 and worship at 10:40. Buffalo-Blairs Ferry Rd NE listing Rev. Samuel Hahn with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11, featuring Take Ithe Sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ist Ave
Leonard E. Deaver
Christ
St. Andrew's
7Th St
Hubert L. Sunderman
Faith
30Th St
Union
Ely Rd
Charles W. Bellus
Sharon
18Th Ave
Walter Cerka
LaFavre
Buffalo
Blairs Ferry Rd
Samuel J. Hahn
Grace-525 A ave NE and St. John’s church notices
The Rev. James C. A. Cole leads Grace-525 A avenue NE with Communion at 8, Sunday School at 10, and a family service at 10. St. John’s at 355 19th Street SE, Rev. D. A. Loferski leads Communion at 8, family service and church school at 9:30, morning prayer and sermon at 11, with Communion on the first Sunday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ave
James C. A. Cole
St. John’s
19Th St
D. A. Loferski
FOURSQUARE GOSPEL Service Schedule
The Rev. Herman Mullis leads services at 9 45 Sunday school and 11 morning worship with an evening service at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foursquare Gospel
Herman Mullis
S. School
Interdenominational Church Schedule at 225 Fifth Ave SW
The Rev. A J Stokes leads services at this Interdenominational church with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11. Evening service at 7 complements the day’s ecclesiastical schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th Ave
Rev
A. J. Stokes
S. School
Missionary Mrs. Rogers to Speak at Cedar Rapids Area Churches
Mrs. Dean Rogers, a Paraguay missionary, will lead services at Cedar Christian in Cedar Rapids on Sunday morning and evening, at Alburnett church Tuesday afternoon, and at Vinton church Wednesday evening. She and her husband began mission work in Paraguay in 1954 after teaching in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Rogers
Paraguay
Cedar Christian Church
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett and
Vinton Christian Churches
Cedar Christian Services
First Christian
Marion Christian Church
Rogers
Alburnett
Vinton Church
Minneapolis
Indiana
Coronel
Oviedo
Salvation Army and Friends Church Notices
Salvation Army at 1123 3rd St SE led by Sr Capt and Mrs J E LaLone with Sunday school at 10 and holiness meeting at 11. Society of Friends at YMCA worship in Y's Men room 121 2nd St NE with Rev Walter A Pierce. service weeknights 7 30 and Sunday 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
St. Se—Sr
J. E. LaLone
S. School
Holiness Meeting
Society OF Friends
YMCA
2Nd St. NE
Walter A. Pierce
Church Council's Constitution Set For Annual Meeting
Mrs. Pierre Tracy heads a committee that prepared a new Cedar Rapids Marion Council of Churches constitution which delegates will vote on at the annual meeting. Dr. Jackson Burns of St. Paul's Methodist will speak on unity and install officers. Donald Sanford will sing. The Rev. Ernest Worden will give the invocation and Rev. John Woods will pronounce the benediction at a 6 p.m. dinner session at St. Paul's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Tracy
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Ernest S. Worden
Cedar Christian Church
John P. Woods
Westminster Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Church
Seventh Day Adventist Service at 3424 Istave NE
L M Heif ner invites readers to attend the Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 Istave Northeast with school Saturday at 9:30 and worship at 11, detailing service times for parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Day Adventist
Istave
L. M. Heifner
A Comfortable Man in the Minority presented by Rev Raible
At Peoples 600 third avenue SE an adult forum at 9 45 a lower school worship at 11 led by the Rev Peter S Raible. The program titled A Comfortable Man in the Minority discusses church concerns and community issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples
3Rd Ave. SE
Peter S. Raible
Church Schedules for E R and Czech Church
The E R church at 351 8th Ave SW lists Rev E K Schneider with Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 led by Rev E Wetzel. The Czech church at 1510 2nd St SW with Dr Milo Filipi offers Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 along with The Voice of Youth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E&r
8Th Ave
E. K. Schneider
E. Wetzel
Czech
2Nd St
Milo Filipi
Voice of Youth
Christ Church Service Times Noted
The Rev. Franklin T. Jones leads worship with church school at 9:30 and worship services at 9:30 and 11. The NW location is listed as Christ Church 2000 Islave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Islave
Franklin T. Jones
The Final Ac counting at S. School and Worship
Matel Swanson leads at 1015 2nd Ave SE with church schedule notes. The morning service begins 9:30 with worship at 11 and a mention of The Final Ac counting in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Ave
Matel Swanson
S. School
Virgil Spear Memorial Chimes Dedication Set
A memorial chimes dedication for the Virgil Spear family killed in an August auto accident will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren in Cedar Rapids. Friends of the Spear and Sandstrom families are invited. Dr. Alvin F. Brighthill of Bethany Biblical Seminary will conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Speer
Church of the Brethren
Cedar Rapids
Spear
Sandstrom
Alvin F. Brighthill
Bethany Biblical Seminary
Chicago
Northwestern University
Evanston
Alvin Brighthill
Bethany
Biblical Seminary
Orthodox Churches and Schedules Listed for Saint George and St John
The entry lists Saint George Syrian at 1202 10th St SE with Rt. Rev. George Ghannam and services at 9:45 for school, Orthros at 10 and Liturgy at 11. St John Hellenic at 501 A lave NE with Dr. Elias Georges and 9:30 school, Liturgy 10:30. St John Eastern at 600 7th.
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St. George
George Ghannam
St. John’s
Alave
Elias Georges
Ministerial Assn To Meet at Noon Friday
Christmas meeting of the Cedar Rapids and Marion Ministerial Association will be held next Friday at noon in Salem Evangelical United Brethren church Cedar Rapids. Ministers wives invited to the dinner. Reservations by Wednesday via EM 4-8602. Dr. Jackson Burns will speak on his world trip and a brief business meeting will follow. Ministers asked to report on Thanksgiving services. Offerings for Protestant chaplaincy at Iowa City and Oakdale will be collected.
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Cedar Rapids
Church Leaders Seek More Clergy Amid Shortage
Church leaders across denominations warn of a growing clergy shortage. Roman Catholic and Protestant leaders cite vast regions with few priests and efforts include Finland’s reduced ordination time and Helsinki degrees after 4 1/2 years, plus recruitment programs by the Disciples of Christ to boost numbers toward 4,500 by 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church of Finland
Faculty of Theology
University of Helsinki
Lowden Pastor Accepts Call to Skokie Church
The Rev. N. S. Robby, pastor of Zion's Evangelical and Reformed church in Lowden, has accepted a call to a church in Skokie Illinois. He will assume his new pastorate about March 1. Skokie, near Chicago, has about 15 000 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's
Skokie
Chicago
Are You Ready for Christmas Sermon Reflections
Summary of a sermon from First Presbyterian Marion by Rev. Jean P Hauter. The preacher contrasts the Wise and Foolish Maidens with readiness for Christ not just holiday prep. He urges faith in Jesus, strengthened by prayer and obedience, to avoid a closed door at Christ’s coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Christ
Herod
Caesar
First Presbyterian Church
Marion
Jean P. Hauter
Clothing drive nets nearly 24000 pounds for Lutheran relief
Chavile Wsrners reports six northeast Iowa counties sent 24000 pounds of clothing to New Windsor Maryland for sorting and shipment overseas. Campaign headquarters were in Calmar. Community notices include anniversary services, sermons by Dr E A Piper and Rev Waldo Hansen, and upcoming church programs across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran World Relief
Iowa
New Windsor
Oxford Junction
English Lutheran Church
E. A. Piper
Fairfield
Waldo Hansen
Cedar Rapids
New Religious Books Added to Public Library
The boys and girls department gains several new religious titles. Notable works include Lands of the Bible by Terrien and The Coming of the King the Story of the Nativity by Peale, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Terrien
Moore
Peale
Jesus
Allstrom
Newsome
Browne
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Collinwood Christian Church
Cleveland
International Convention of Christian Churches
Disciples of Christ
Rave
RRR
Reeteee
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Dama
Tobin
Cedar Rapids Church
Assembly OF God
Oakland Rd
L. N. Huffman
Central
A Ave
Charles E. Kingsfield
ABC
James M. Webb
Dairy Dale
Mt. Vernonrd
Arthur Westerhoff
Calvary
Don L. Andersen
Mt. Zion
8Th St
Percy Burt
Berean—Ymca
Glen V
Garrett Rosenboom
Paul
Edgewood
E Ave
Edgewood Rd
Fred T. Miller
Unified Service
Noelridge
Clifton
Richard
Krenz
Robert Clouse
Immaculate Conception
Maurice S. Sheehy
Thomas F. Currier
Dean L. Walbaum
St. Ludmila’s
21St Ave
Frank R. Hruby
Raphael Ludwig
St. Patrick’s
St. Wenceslaus
5Th St. SE
A. W. Chihak
Louis J. Trzil
Clarence Frana
Assis
St. Matthew’s
1St Ave
24Th St
All Saints
Dalewood Ave
29Th St
Edmund J. Becker
John P. Ptacek
Church OF God IN Christ
H St
4Th Ave
W. R. Burriss
Church OF Open Bible
Lst
Neal B. Gail
Christian Science
2Nd Ave. SE. S
9Th St. NW. S
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
Center Point Rd
Watchtower
Temple Judah
Washington Ave. SE
Morris M. Hershman
Dairydale Court
John H. Fossum
19Th St. NE
D. M. Cassiday
Lutheran
St. Mark’s
Richard W. Engstrom
USCA
T. A. Youngquist
Forest ‘Drive
E. W. Waggazer
Trinity
Julius E. Koch
Zion
Hiawatha
Ralph O. Underwager
Our Savior
Jave
Richard H. Baur
St. Stephen’s
ELC
Meadowbrook
N. L. Wogen
Sr. S
Jr. S
Good Shepherd
Wis
SE Ave
Hope
J St. SW
Robert N. Harter
Holy Redeemer
Eave
Norman A. Erikson
Concordia
Hoover School
Robert K. Olson
Presbyterian
Joseph Havlik
Knox
Hollywood Blvd
William E. Pfeffer
Central Park
Bave
Reuben Traden
Theodore G. Lilley
Arnie P. Ziegler
Sinclair
Ralph S. Colston
Pentecostal Evangelical
I Ave
Rev. O. L. Kirk. S
Methodist
Glenn Haftong
Clarence W. Tompkins
Kenwood
Bernard G. Olson
Wesleyan
Joe
G. M. Hubby
St. James
Ellis Blvd
Arthur Schuldt
the Son of
Man
St. Paul’s
Jackson Burns
H. Hughes Dill
Assoc. S
John Huss
14Th Ave
John K. Moore
Cr. W. Oscarson
Bethel Ame
6Th St
E. L. Johnson
Bury — Wilson High School
Nazarene
St. SW
Forrest E. Whitlatch
Church OF Christ
Covington
Hugh Ae S
Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church
Christian
Evangelical United Brethren
Episcopal
Lavina Ross Fowler
St. Paul
Galilee
Israel
Hannah
Zipporah
Moses
Apostolic Group
Jericho
Elijah
Elisha
Hiel
C.R
Sunshine Mission
Church Council
Unitarian
United Church OF Christ
United Presbyterian
Unity Center
Virgil Spear
Tom Henshaw
AP News
Francis E. Moriarty
St. Michael’s College
Vermont
Sens
France
North Carolina
The
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California
Jay R. Calhoun
United Christian Missionary Society
Lowden
Skekie Church
Chavile
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Unitarian Church
Lincoln
Neb
Peoples Church
Raible
Continental
American Unitarian Youth
Clarence Tompkins
Friendship Haven, Inc
Fort Dodge
Trinity Waves Church
Lamont Baptist Church
Paul Stumbo
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Christian Hild
Union Protestant Church
Quasqueton
Palestine
Near East
Evangelist Charles Hawkins
Cleveland, Tenn
Church of God of Prophecy
Eighth Avenue SW
Iow
a-Des Moines
Methodist Church
Columbus
Junction
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Philippines
Geneseo Methodist Church
Buckingham
Anne Hope
Grail Movement
Pax Romana
Catholics Center
Wille
Africa
McAuley Hall
Mt. Mercy College
Wesley Foundation
Iowa City
University of Iowa Methodist
Group No. 1
Independence
Albion R. King
Cornell College
Robert Regan
Methodist General Board of Temperance
Lord
United Seventh Day Brethren
Marion Ph. DR
Three Choirs
Trinity Lutheran Church
Seventh Ave
Charles W. Laabs
Julius Koch
American Bible Society
Bill, Graham
NEW York Crusade Film
Miracle WN Acs
Billy Graham
Cliff Barrows
George Beverly Shea
Todd Smith
Paul Mickelson
Jinx Falkenburg
Tex McCrary
Mr. and
New York
World Wide Pictures
Franklin High School
Roosevelt High School
Third Avenue SE
the Telephone Co
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