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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1971
Page
3
Den church hosts former pastors John Wipperman and Richard Baur for a Fall Festival anniversary program with sermons and a dinner. Kenwood Park Presbyterians, Mt Mercy College sister, and local groups present lectures, films, and youth performances. Events include Divine Word enrollment, overseas missions talks, a Week of Prayer for Iowa legislators, and Mt Zion Missionary Baptist church marking 57 years with a service by Rev Fields.
The First Presbyterian Church will dedicate a new pipe organ with a 7 p.m. Sunday service and recital. The Rev. John Shew will lead the dedicatory service with the chancel choir directed by Prof. Paul S. Ray. Prof. Gerhard Krapf of the University of Iowa will perform the recital and is noted as a German trained organist. The instrument, a Reuter organ donated by Mrs. Sutherland Dows and Mrs. Henrietta Dows Arnold, replaces the 1926 E. M. Skinner organ removed last summer.
Two services are planned at Foursquare Gospel church next weekend. The Rev and Mrs Irvin Espe seth and their son David will present at 7 30 p m Thursday with slides and artifacts from Venezuela Guatemala in native dress. The next night Dr and Mrs Howard P Courtney will lead an evangelical service at 7 30 p m.
A short classified notice touts usable merchandise offered at affordable prices with quick sales expected and a focus on low advertising costs to draw buyers.
Mrs Edward E Sears of 224 18th Street SE leaves Cedar Rapids October 31 on a United Methodist Church general board of missions assignment. She will visit Bombay to consult with the India church, then Korea, then Japan Hong Kong and Taiwan as part of a team including bishops and officers. She is vice president of the board's women's division and chairs its finance section and will return November 20.
Jean-Marie Vianney Rubayita, a 25 year old from Rwanda who later lived in Tanzania, arrived in Iowa to study at Kirkwood College. Sponsored by First Lutheran Church Cedar Rapids, the George Lowe family of Marion hosts him as he completes high school requirements and plans for law studies while also working in Kirkwood’s foreign language department.
Cedar Rapids church listings show numerous congregations with service times S S hours and weekday worships. Denominational variety includes Methodist, LCA, SBC, ABC, United, Reformed, and independent groups with morning services and evening programs.
All Saints Dalewood Saint Masses listed with times on Sat and Sun for Edmund J Becker John A Schmitz Everett Hemann and others across Immaculate Conception St Jude St Ludmila St Matthew St Patrick St Pius X St Wenceslaus with names of clergy and weekend services across multiple locations in SE NW NE and city streets.
Readable schedule items show addresses Cedar-6th street at 3rd ave SW with Neville G. Clayton at SS 9, service 10:15 and First-840 3rd ave SE with John M. Hardy at SS 9:30, service 10:40. Also Noelridge 4529 Regal ave NE with James Pittman interim minister at 8:8, 10:45 and service 9:30.
Notices list two Jehovah’s Witness public talks at West Unit 1221 Center Point and East Unit 3103 Pioneer Ave SE with sessions at 9 30. A Watchtower event follows at East unit 3103 at 10 30. Title Christian Conquerors Share in Pesventy Glory appears as a quoted theme.
Mormon meeting notices list Priesthood at 8:30, Sunday School at 10:30, and evening service at 5. At Reorganized Church location 120 19th St NB Elder Mel K Dotson leads Sunday School at 9:30.
Asbury 351 26th ave SW Charles R Mehaffey S.S. 10 Serv 9 11 Bertram Fred Vataipavore S.S. 10 Serv 1 15 Bethel AME 512 6th st oe a Moore S.S. 9 30 Buffalo Blairs ryrd NE Wilbert R Tru ie S.S. 10 15 Serv 9 Faith United 1000 30th st NE Wilbert R Trusheim S.S. 9 15 Serv 10 30 Free 800 Gave NW C W Oscarson Jr S.S. 9 45 Serv 10 45 Eve 7 Kenwood United 302 33rd st NE Clifton W Ellerbeck IS S 9 45 Serv 8 30 11 Condemned Or Loved By God Lovely Lane United 42nd and Weing rd NE Don F
Readers note scattered church service times. Ist avenue address lists Ist Ave SW with Aleck Ulmet at 9:45 Sunday school and 10:45 service plus an 7:30 evening and Wednesday 7:30. Oakland address includes Crawford Howe with 9:45 Sunday school and Trinity at 1328 K Street SW lists Lyle Berger with 9:30 Sunday school, 10:30 service and 7:00 Eve service.
Parish listings show service times and clergy at St George Sy 1202 10th SE Elias Ziton S S 10:45 Matins 10:30 Liturgy 11 St John E 600 7th St SE Alexander George 5.5 9:45 Matins 10 Liturgy 11 St John Gr 501 A Ave NE with scheduled liturgy and matins across multiple locations and priests.
The Rev Eugene Leffingwell will be installed as associate pastor of Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church by the Presbytery of Northeast Iowa at a 9:30 a.m. service Sunday. He has been assistant pastor since March 15 and is a graduate of the University of Dubuque and Dubuque Theological Seminary, having formerly served a St Paul church. Dr Richard Sedlacek will be moderator for the service.
A premiere screening of The Late Liz starring Anne Baxter will be at Times theater Cedar Rapids 7 30 p m Thursday Nov 11. Tickets fund CROP with sales at Marion First United Methodist Church and Churches United office. CROP supports hunger relief shipping seven million pounds of food to 30 countries and works to attack root causes through seeds, water, tools, and training.
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