Pentecost Sunday Sees Missions Goal Shortage
Retiring pastor Reverend W M Doughty will farewell What Cheer Methodist church in June after forty one years, while remaining active in church work. The piece notes Asia Africa missionary trends, native leadership, and Western funding concerns as churches face globalization challenges and continued growth of Buddhism Hinduism and Islam.
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Louis Cassels
Asia
Gazette
Washington
Wiltecost
Mostimer M. Doughty
Methodist Church
Ponent
Doughty
Africa
Ottumwa
Missouri
Westminster Selects Richard duBois Choir Director
Westminster Presbyterian church in Cedar Rapids announced Richard duBois will lead the choir and serve as organist, with the choir to begin Sept. 1 and the organist starting June 16. duBois holds a master of music from the American Conservatory in Chicago and studied at Northwestern and Cincinnati Conservatory. Fran Chaloupka will be the organist and is a Coe College junior mentored by Eleanor Taylor.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Wperlatu
the Gazette
Aurora
Aurora Methodist
Richard duBois
American Conservatory
Chicago
Northwestern University
Cincinnati Conservatory
Fran Chaloupka
Coe College
Eleanor Taylor
Wilson High School
Sting
Ramon Moss
Waubeek Methodist Church to Rededicate After Remodel
Waubeek Methodist church will hold a 2 p.m. rededication Sunday with Rev. Clarence Pettersen of Stimwood presiding. Former pastors will participate as the building, now remodeled with a new basement, is re opened. Bible school at 10, picnic dinner at noon. no morning service. Pastor is Rev. GO L. Allison of Central City.
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Spectal
Gazette
Waubeek
GO. L. Allison
Central City
Aurora Methodist Church History and Upcoming Services
De George Dunn will speak at 10 am during the service in Mudville near Aurora. Afternoon program and reception planned. The local church history outlines the Mudville congregation founded by Rev B C Barnes, with Cedar Rapids area notices and a long list of churches and pastors in the Aurora region.
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de. George Dunn
Pubuque
Mudville
Aurora
B.C. Barnes
Strawberry Point
Waucoma and Cedar Rapids church services review
Marion speakers J P Gable and his wife show pictures from Japan and around the world to aid a church building fund. Cedar Rapids pastors and speakers address Sunday events at various churches, with confirmations and a reception planned after First Lutheran services.
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Phe Rey
J. P. — Gable
Marion
Boam
Federated Church
Waucoma
Japan
Gable
Waucoma Church
Four East Iowa Men Ordained at Dubuque
Ten men were ordained to the sub diaconate at Mt. St. Bernard seminary in Dubuque last Saturday by Bishop James W. Casey. From the area, Robert W. Cizel of Cedar Rapids St Patrick’s, George W. Karnik of Fort Atkinson St John’s, Daniel J. Keppler of Edgewood St Mark’s, and Thomas J. Schwinn of Cedar Rapids All Saints parish were among the new sub deacons. Stanley J. Hayek of Immaculate Conception parish in Clutier received tonsure, signaling entry into the clergy.
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Mt. St. Bernard Seminary
Dubuque
James W. Casey
Robert W. Cizel
St. Patrick's
Cedar Rapids
George W. Karnik
St. John’s
Fort Atkinson
Daniel J. Keppler
St. Mark’s
Edgewood
Thomas J. Schwinn
Saints
Areca
Jeipht
Stanley J. Hayek
Jef Immaculate Conception
Clutier
Three Eastern Iowa Priests Transferred This Week
Transfer of three more Catholic priests in Eastern Iowa reported this week. Rev. Edgar C. Kolfenbach moves from St. Columbkille’s Dubuque to St. Mary’s Hanover Township Afton/Kale county area. Rev. Cletus Z. Hawes will become assistant at St. Columbkille’s Elkader, taking Kolfenbach’s post. Other clergy shifts include Rev. Walter A. Pierce and Rev. Martin Laughlin transferring among area parishes. details note ordinations in 1952. A farewell was held for Rev. Jocheski of Ryan parish. Cedar Rapids rites mark a church service change and jubilee events at SS Ambrose college campus.
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Iowa
Edgar C. Kolfenbach
St. Columbkilie's Church
Dubuque
St. Mary's Church
Hanover Township
Aflamakee County
Cletus Z. Hawes
St. Joseph's
Elkader
Father Kolfenbach
St. Columbkille's
Revised Standard Version Apocrypha Ready Sept 30
New York reports a revised Apocrypha aligned with the RSV to appear Sept 30, coordinated by Dr Luther A Weigle and the National Council of Churches. The edition places the Apocrypha after the New Testament, drawing on Codex Vaticanus Alexandrinus and other sources, with broad medieval and Latin influences.
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New York
Luther AL Weigle
New Haven
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Weigle
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Theodotion
Egypt
Luther
Cadal
Eld
Protestant Episcopal Church
National Council
Council
International Council of Religivien
Ous Education
Jpoard
Representa
Juves
Torthy
ICRE
National Council of Churches
IMS
Iew Educational Unit Is Started at Waukon
WAUKON The Rev William Tjaden pastor of the First Presbyterian church here timed over the first spadeful of earth Sunday for the church s new educational unit The wing will be one story 102 by 55 feet brick and attached to the west side including Sunday school rooms a dining room and modern kitchen Architects Thorson Thorson and Madson of Waterloo led the project with contractors Robey Wie led committees names listed for the building panel and planning progress
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William Tjaden
First Presbyterian Church
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Donald Bulman
G. BE
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Floyd Larsson
Edwin Hix
R. J. Def Liries
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H. Leslie
Leasard
Dale Robey
Robey
Graduation at Trinity Lutheran School Sunday
The Rev. Dernard Bruch of Newhall will speak at graduation exercises for the sixth graders of Trinity Lutheran School. The day school students graduate during the 11 am service. Bruch’s topic is Christian Education Builds for Time and Eternity. Elmer H. Draster, chairman of the board of Christian Education, will present the diplomas. Principal Chiales Lyauba will award scholarships and Christian altabs.
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Dernard Bruch
Newhall
Praders
Trinity Lutheran School
Trinity Culturch
Bruch
Elmer H. Draster
Board of
Christian Education
Wil
Ciplurnis
Chiales Lyauba
Gloria Delaplain Appointed to San Antonio Mission
Gloria Mae Delaplain of Cedar Ripies has been named to direct kindergarten activities in the Mexican Christian Institute mission at San Antonio. She is a former college student who completed work toward a bachelor’s degree at Trinity University. Disciples headquarters in Indianapolis announced funds for a memorial in Manati Puerto Rico for a former Iowan missionary.
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Gazette
Indianapolis
Gloria Mae
Gard Delaplain
Cedar Ripies
San Antonio
Mexican Christian Institute
Disciples of Christ
Delaipain
Coa College
University of Town
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Disciples
Manati
Puerto Rico
Florence
Drake University
Mss Mills
T ‘He
Japanese Student To Speak At Salem EUB Church
Shnichō Tsujinaka, a 30 year old United Theological Seminary student in Dayton, Ohio, will speak at the 6:30 and 10:45 services Sunday at Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church in Cedar Rapids. He trains for the ministry after serving in the Japanese naval air force in World War II and choosing Christianity in 1946 influenced by a Japanese minister on his college faculty.
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Willian Follmier
Stanley
Sharon
Shnichō Tsujinaka
United Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Salem
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Cedar Rapids
Church of Christ
Japan
Vining Priest To Note His 25th Anniversary
VINING The Rev. Joseph A Syrovy, a Cedar Rapids native and pastor of the Vining and Oller Catholic churches, will celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of his ordination with a solemn high Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mars in Vining. Retired Archbishop Henry P. Rohman of Dubuque will attend. The Rt Rev. Mayor Frank Ro U rny will deliver the sermon and a dinner will follow in a CSA hall. He was ordained May 21, 1932, after studies at St Gudmils Budd school, St Procopius Academy, and Loras College. He has served as chaplain at Mercy hospital and pastor at several parishes.
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Spectal
Vining
Joseph A! Syrovy
Cedar Rap
Gols
Oller C
Jn St. Mars’s
Henry PF. Itohiman
Duburcoue
Fragmentary note on Christ life days from Britannica
A terse remark asserts that records exist for about 40 days of Christ's life, claiming Britannica counts 50 days in total, though the text is unclear and seems garbled. The line reads as an archival fragment referencing a Britannica encyclopedia claim.
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Encyelopedia Britannica
New Pastor Named by Methodists as Waukon
WAUKON Rev. Clarence James formerly of Viroqua Wisconsin has been named pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church in Waukon He succeeds Rev Raymond Orr now pastor in West Liberty James has spent seven years in Viroqua Wisconsin
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Waukon
Clarence James
Viroqua
Wis
I Bean
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Raymond Orr
West Liberty
James
Geven
Annual Picnic of Youth Conference at Coe College
Youth Council of the Cedar Rapids Marion Council of Churches will hold its annual picnic June 16 on the Coe College athletic field with rain plan in the fieldhouse. Activities start at 3 pm with supper at 6 and a vesper service at 7. Coe facilities host softball volleyball badminton and more. Contact Bill Carr for teams seeking events. President Bob Kubik announced the details.
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Youth Council of
Cedar Rapids-Marion Council of Churches
Coe College
Coe
Wally Schwankick
Schwank
Cee
Bill Carr
Ab Empire
Rach Spore
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Bob Kubik
Vacation Bible Schools Planned by Cedar Rapids Churches
Cedar Rapids churches announce daily Vacation Bible School sessions starting next Monday. Participating churches include Nodridge Baptist Cedar Christian Faith St Andrews Evangelical United Brethren First Good Shepherd Hope Holy Redeemer Lutheran St James St Pauls Trinity Methodist Sinclair Memorial Oliver Central Park Presbyterian Christ Church United Presbyterian. Sessions run two and a half hours daily for five weeks with Christ Church opening at 9 30 a.m.
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Nodridge Baptist
Cedar Christian
Faith
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