Franciscan Nuns Celebrate 800th Birthday of St Francis
In Dubuque Washington Park next Saturday June 26 a Franciscan Festival marks the 800th birthday of St Francis of Assisi. The event features a 9:30 a.m. mass by Archbishop James J. Byrne and a noontime peace rally with talks music and street drama. The piece profiles the order’s leadership Sister Susan Seitz and Sister Mary Clare O'Toole and outlines the group’s history from 19th century origins in Germany to 700 members in 25 states and Chile. It notes their continued mission in education health social service catechetical and pastoral work and their involvement with the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.
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Dubuque
James J. Byrne
Washington Park
St. Francis of Assisi
Francis
St. Francis
Christ
Susan Seitz
Cascade
Mary Clare O'Toole
Marie Therese Kalb
Susan
Germany
Mary Xavier Termehr
Sisters of Mercy
Third Order of St. Francis
America
Iowa City
States
Chile
Jesus
Marie Therese
Xavier
Interfaith Center
Riverside Drive
New York
N.Y
Anniversary Milestone for Wilton Pastor Ukena and Wife
The Rev G W Ukena pastor of the Wilton Presbyterian Church and his wife Violet celebrate 50 years of marriage with a public reception at 3 15 p m at the church. The event also marks his 50 years in the ministry and reflects a long pastorate including Jesup West Union and Wilton.
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Wilton
G.W. Ukena
Wilton Presbyterian Church
Violet
Ukena
Ukenas
Lakota Presbyterian Church
O.H. Frerking
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Jesup Presbyterian Church
West Union
Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church
Bible school youngsters seek pen pal letters from Cheyenne River
Grade school pupils at First Congregational Church in Des Moines plan to exchange letters with children on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Teachers Suzanne Seyfer and Melinda Krizan collected background information and drawings, as Pascal’s birth in 1623 is noted in the lesson.
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First Congregational Church
17Th St. SE
Cheyenne River Reservation
South Dakota
Suzanne
Seyfer
Meadowbrook Drive
Bible School
Melinda Krizan
Ave. NE
First Congregational
Donna James
Carroll Drive
The
Father Collins Honored at St Pius X on June 27
Parishioners of St Pius X Catholic Church will honor Rev. Bernard Collins, pastor for 10 years, at a noon mass and 1 to 3 p.m. reception in the St. Pius X School gym. The event marks his 45th year as a priest and includes a public program. Collins, 69, is a native of Peterborough Ontario, educated in Toronto and Dubuque, ordained 1937, with a long ministry in Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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St. Pius X Catholic Church
Bernard Collins
Collins
St. Pius X
Peterborough
Ontario
Canada
Toronto University
Columbia College
Loras
Dubuque
Sulpician Seminary
Washington
D.C
Catholic University
St. Raphael's Cathedral
Father Collins
Immaculate Conception Church
Cedar Rapids
Henry Rohlman
All Saints
Immaculate Conception
Fairbank
St. Thomas Acquinas
Webster City
St. Joseph’s
Mason City
St. Pius
Sacred Heart Parish
LaPorte City
Price Officials Say Whisky and Wine Ceiling Prices Lifted
Thirty years ago authorities announced suspension of ceiling prices on whisky and wine. The move aimed to ease controls affecting retailers and consumers.
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Tion
Mother Xavier
Mount St. Francis
Rita Clare Becker
Edmund Becker
Mother Xavier Termehr
Order
Coe College
University of Dubuque
Wilton Lions
Muscatine
Violet Ukena
C.R
Blaise Pascal
Philadelphia
John Neumann
Vatican
Keek Cr
Public Radio
Kirwoa+ Community College
First Presbyterian Church
3Rd Avenue
5Th Street
Greene Square
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