Sunday School Dims as Critics Call for Longer Sessions
Educators say half hour weekly classes fail to teach Christian faith, urging longer Sundays or weekday church schools. Denominations propose 90 minute Sundays, released time with public schools, and summer programs to boost religious instruction for millions of Protestant and Catholic children.
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United Press International Vu
Robert F. Parker
Philadelphia
Lutheran Church In America
Parker
Episcopal Church
United Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court
National Council of Churches
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
School Enlargement Series Is Scheduled at Cedar Rapids Church
Three Missourians will conduct a Sunday school enlargement week Monday through Friday at Immanuel Baptist church in Cedar Rapids. They are J. W. Fisher Brotherhood secretary from Jefferson City and Max Cald—
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Baptist Church
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Fisher
Brotherhood
Jefferson City
Max Cald
Education leaders named in Kansas church directory entry
The listing names the education director of ten and the education director of First Baptist church in Lee's Bethany Baptist in Kansas Summit, along with Robert Shrimp City in the directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Well
Ten
First Baptist Church
Lee’s
Bethany Baptist
Kansas Summit
Robert Shrimp City
Cedar Rapids Church Notices Card
Directory of Cedar Rapids churches with Sunday school times and service hours across numerous congregations. Includes names of pastors and sermon topics such as Remembering What You Know and The Parable of the Good Samaritan, across Cedar Rapids neighborhoods.
Berean Center Point and Area Church Schedules
Calendar of Sunday school and service times for multiple churches including Berean Center Point Glen V High Cedar Dairy Dale Edgewood First Immanuel Mt. Zion Noelridge Noelridge at Golf Clifton NE. List includes S.S. start times, service times, and evening programs such as How Do You Know Gods Heart We Must All Ap pear The Care That Cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berean
Center Point Rd
Glen V. High
S.S
Calvary
CBA
3Rd Ave
Don L. Andersen
God
Cedar
Old
Marion Rd
Robert Pick
Dairy Dale
Vernon Rd
Stanley Rendahl
Edgewood
E Ave
Edgewood Rd
Fred T. Miller
First
ABC
2Nd Ave. SE
Edward V. Douglass
Lewis A. Miller
Mt. Zion
NBC
8Th St
Percy Burt
Parish Mass Times and Clergy Lists by Churches
All Saints Dalewood Immaculate Conception St Jude St Ludmila St Matthew St Patrick St Pius X St Wenceslaus church schedules and clergy names are listed with daily Mass times across multiple campuses including Edmund Becker McDermott Herzog Roach O Connor Pepper Zachar Paisley and others. Local masses span early morning to noon with varied weekday times.
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All Saints
Dalewood
Edmund J. Becker
Philip C. McDermott
John M. Herzog
Immaculate Conception
3Rd Ave
William A. Roach
John J. O’connor
J. David Pepper
St. Jude’s
Edgewood’ Rd
NW. S.S
St. Ludmila’s
St. Patrick’s
Ist Ave
St. Pius X
Council’ NE
M. S. Sheehy
Dean Walz
St. Wenceslaus
5Th St. SE
A. W. Chihak
Frank Benda
R. A. Ludwig
Church Directory Listings for Various Churches
Emmanuel Temple on 10th Ave SE shows SS at 10 and service at noon with New Jerusalem on 6th St SE. Bethany Mo at 2202 Forest Dr SE lists SS at 9:30 and services at 8 10:45. Concordia Mo at 4210 Johnson Ave NW, attendances 9 SS and 8 10:15 services. First LC A at 1000 3rd Ave SE with S S at 9 and services 8:30 11. Gloria Dei AL C at 153 is noted.
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Church OF God IN Christ
Emmanuel Temple
10Th Ave
New Jerusalem
6Th St. SE
H. Bassett
S.S
Eve
Bethany
Forest Dr. SE
E. W. Waggazer
Concordia
Johnson Ave
W. D
Marth. S.S
V. First
LCA
3Rd Ave
T. A. Youngquist
John W. Ried
Progressive Development at Fair Oaks Services Schedule
Bethany 1300 6th St NW Mary A White SS 9 30 Serv 8 30 10 30 Progres sive Development Fair Oaks 1243 Apache Trail NW Robert Steven berg SS 9 30 Serv 10 30
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Bethany
6Th St
Mary A. White
S.S
Fair Oaks
Apache Trail
Robert Stevenberg
Local Church Schedule Nominates Communion Times
The clipping lists Grace-525 A avenue NE with Thomas S Hulme and communion at 8 with Sunday School, St John’s 355 19th St SE under D A Loferski with communion at 8 and service at 10:30, and St Michael’s 2240 40th St NE with James R Gundrum and communion at 8 and service at 10.
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Ave
Thomas S. Hulme
S.S
St. John’s
St. SE
D.A. Loferski
St. Michael’s
St. NE
James R. Gundrum
Communion
Faith and Service Times at Local Churches
Evangelical United Brethren and Salem churches list Sunday school and service times. Buffalo-Blair’s Ferry road INE Ray C. Howland leads Sunday School at 10 with service at 11. Elmer C. Boom S.S. 9:30, service 10:30 at Faith 1004 30th St. NE. Salem 227 Ist Ave. SW features A F Frankhauser S.S. 9:45 and services at 8:30 and 10:50. Sharon 831 18th Ave. SW shows A T. Washington S.S. 9 and service 10. Union Elyrd. SW lists Robert Hefty S.S. 10 and service 9.9.
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Buffalo
Blair’s Ferry Rd
Ine
Ray
C. Howland
S.S
Faith
30Th St
Elmer C. Boom
Salem
Ist Ave
A.F. Frankhauser
Sharon
18Th Ave
A.T. Washington
Union—Elyrd
Robert Hefty
Jehovahs Witnesses East and West Unit Public Talks Schedule
East Unit at Center Point Road NE hosts a public talk at 7:15 on Does God Favor A Union of All Religions Watchtower. West Unit at 1221 Center Point Road NE offers a 4:15 talk Surviving Through Faith with a public discussion following.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
Center Point Rd
Watchtower
Center ‘Point Road
Mormon church service times and leadership noted
The notice lists Latter Day Saints locations with service times. Dale Street SE served by Lee M. Johnson at 8:30 Sunday school, 10:30 service, and evening 6:30. Reorganized at 120 19th St NE led by Robert H. Allen with Sunday school at 8:45 and worship at 10:00.
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Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Dale St
Lee M. Johnson
Reorganized
19Th St. NE
Robert H. Allen
Pres. S.S
Local Routes and Schedules for Whitlatch and Bailey
First address at 1328 K street SW and rest at East Whitlatch. S S 9 45. Oakland at 1515 29th street NE. Clayton Bailey. S S 9 45. Service 10 45 Eve. 7 30.
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K St. SW
Forrest E. Whitlatch
S.S
Oakland
29Th St
Clayton Bailey
St. George and St. John's Church Service Times
St George Minnesota area churches list services for St George and St John in Washington. Nicholas Laikley serves St George with Sunday school at 10 15 and service at 11. St John in St Johns Grady area lists John Kallimanis with Sunday school at 9 30 and liturgy at 10 30.
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St. George
Nicholas Laikley
S.S
St. John’s
Ave
John Kallimanis
Local church listings show Sunday services across multiple congregations
A directory of churches lists each service time and Sunday school at Calvin Point, Central Park, Christ Church, First, Has Memorial, Kenwood, Knox, Olivet, Sinclair, and Westminster with respective pastors or leaders. Terms include song titles and Bible references such as The Personal War, Who Am I, Our Father, A Singing Faith, If You Dare, Men Set Apart, Divine Initiative, God in Christ Reconciling, The Risk of Faith.
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Calvin
38Th
Alfred A. Kelsey
S.S
Central Park
B Ave
Allen S. van Cleve
J. Keith Trembath
Christ Church
Istave
John E. Wheatley
Our
5Th St
Francis W. Pritchard
Bob Alan Chaffee
9Th Ave
William Harnish
Kenwood
35Th St. NE
Donald R. Jarrert
Knox
Hollywood Blvd
James R. Hartsee
Olivet
10Th St. NW
Roger D. Patton
Sinclair
12Th Ave
Edward L. Beall
Westminster
3Rd Ave
John P. Woods
Frank Kno
Enlistment Sunday Services At Eden and Nearby Churches
Eden and First Congregational and Hiawatha churches hold morning worship with Sunday School at 9:30 to 10:55. Eden E and R Schneider announce 9:30 SS and 10:30 service. First Congregational J Richard Wagner 9:30 SS and 10:55 service. Hiawatha R D Rasmussen 9:15 SS and 10:30 service.
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Eden
E&r
8Th Ave
Community Meeting Notices at Local Centers
Baha may Center at 1810 Ridgewood Terrace SE hosts Tuesday 8 PM session. Grace Brethren at 2905 D Avenue NE lists Sunday school 9:30, service 10:30, evening 7. Christian and Missionary group also noted.
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Baha’i Center
Ridgewood Terr
Grace Brethren
Dave
W. Wayne Baker
S.S
Walker Church Hosts Eighth Mission Conference
The Walker Church will hold its eighth annual missionary conference from Tuesday to Sunday with nightly services at 7 30. A faith promise offering will be taken on the final night. Rev Robert Watt of Peoples Church Toronto will lead the program joined by Rev Mr and Mrs Dale Hendrickson Miss Dora Regier missionaries to Ecuador and Phyllis Linkenback, candidate to West Pakistan.
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Walker
United Church
Robert Watt
Peoples Church
Toronto
Canada
Dale Hendrickson
Dora Regier
Ecuador
Phylilis Linkenback
West
Pakistan
Seminar for Clergy on Mental Retardation Planned
A Sept 17 seminar for clergymen is sponsored by the Iowa Association for Retarded Children and Woodward State hospital and school. Speakers include Very Rev Msgr Elmer Behrmann of St Louis, a President's Panel on Mental Retardation member, and Rev Sigurd Petersen, former Protestant chaplain at the Parsons Kansas state facility. Reservations via the Center for Mentally Retarded in Cedar Rapids.
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The
Iowa Assn. For
Woodward State Hospital and School
Msgr
Elmer Behrmann
St. Louis
Sigurd Petersen
State Hospital and School
Parsons
Kan
Center For
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Mission Workshops Planned
A Des Moines report lists Methodist missionary workshops this month and next across Iowa. A 14 member team led by Rev E Morris Egeland of Oelwein will conduct sessions in Rockwell City Webster City Sioux City Chero kee DeWitt Garner Emmetsburg Toledo Hartley Cedar Falls Manchester Decorah and other dates.
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Des Moines
Rockwell City
Webster City
Sioux City
Cherokee
DeWitt
Garner
Emmetsburg
Toledo
Hartley
Cedar Falls
Manchester
Decorah
E. Morris Egeland
Oelwein
Church Women Schedule Leadership Training Day
Cedar Rapids Marion Council of United Church Women schedules an all day leadership training in Sharon Evangelical on Wednesday at 9 30 a m with sessions on two 1963 mission themes The program features Mrs Arthur Welty presiding and speakers Mrs John Troxel and Mrs Jackson Burns Delegates report attendance and Miss Alice Bothell chairs the day Affiliated with the National Council of Church Women the group covers 45 churches and over 5000 women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids- Marion
Council of United Church Women
Sharon
Danshann
Asia
John Troxel
Jackson Burns
Council
The
National Council of Church Women
First Lutheran Names New Musical Director
First Lutheran church in Cedar Rapids announced the appointment of Dr Rosella Duerksen as director of music. A Kansas native and Bethel College graduate, she holds a master’s from Westminster Choir College and a doctorate from Union Theological Seminary. She will direct four choirs and assist in Christian education, after previously serving as choirmaster at Trinity Lutheran in Ann Arbor and lecturing at the University of Michigan. Her husband Harold works at the University of Iowa. Harry A Christensen remains organist on the church staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids
Rosella Duerksen
Kansas
Bethel College
Westminster Choir College
Union Theological Seminary
Puerksen
Duerksen
First Lutheran
Iowa
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bible Teachers' Class Set for Tuesday in Cedar Rapids
Bible teachers' workshop to be held Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. at Riverside Recreation Center Cedar Rapids. Led by Rev Mr and Mrs Russell Barnes Des Moines Child Evangelism directors. Music teaching Bible verses and flannelgraph stories. Open to all interested persons sponsored by Cedar Rapids Children's Bible clubs. Syrita Schleuter director.
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Riverside Recreation Center
Cedar Rapids
Russell Barnes
Des Moines
Child Evangelism
Iowa
Children’s Bible Clubs of
Syrita Schleuter
Church Council Plans Assembly in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids Marion Area Council of Churches meeting for Sunday evening will begin at 7 30 pm at St. Michael s Episcopal church with Rev James Gundrum conducting opening worship. The agenda covers explanations of inter faith friendship Sunday on Sept 22 and the council program, plus brief sessions of three divisions and two departments. Edgar L King serves as council president with chairmen Revs Milton Vogel David Powell Dr John L Berger Clyde Sanborn and William Pohorsky.
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Cedar Rapids - Marion Area
Edgar L. King
Milton Vogel
David Powell
John L. Berger
Clyde Sanborn
William Pohorsky
Diocese Announces Priests Transfers in Davenport Diocese
The Davenport Diocese reveals four priest transfers in Eastern Iowa. Rev L H Mark moves from Brooklyn to St Patrick in Iowa City as pastor. Rev John T Kennedy from Charlotte will lead St Patrick in Brooklyn. Rev Andrew J Barry shifts from St Thomas More Iowa City to Sacred Heart Hospital Fort Madison as chaplain, with Rev Clarence W Stangohr of Albia succeeding him.
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Davenport
Iowa
L.H. Mark
Brooklyn
St. Patrick’s
Iowa City
St. Patrick's
John T. Kennedy
Charlotte
Andrew J. Barry
St. Thomas More Parish
Sacred Heart Hospital
Fort Madison
Clarence W. Stangohr
Albia
Methodist Laymen Hold Annual Retreat
Method is laymen from 14 northeast Iowa counties hold their annual retreat this weekend at Camp Pictured Rocks near Monticello. Speakers include Rev. Robert G. Wendel of Manchester, Dr. Frederick J. Ackman, Mr. Vernon, and Dr. Lawrence Havighurst of Oelwein. Chairmen are Kenneth Kittleson of Decorah and W. Z. Fidler of Bettendorf.
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Monticello
Iowa
Camp Pictured Rocks
Robert G. Wendel
Manchester
Frederick J. Ackman
Vernon
Lawrence Havighurst
Oelwein
Kenneth Kittleson
Decorah
W. Z. Fidler
Bettendorf
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Louis Cassels
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Haps
Gazette
Alan Carter
Grace Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids Church
Assembly OF God
Central
F Ave
B. P. Bell
Oakland Rd
Fred R. Gottwald
Christian
Barton G. Murray
John M. Hardy
Noelridge
Regal Ave
Marvin W. Gee
Cherry Hill St
F. Pohlmann
Good Shepherd
Wis
Second St. SW
Donald A. Seifert
Christ
Holy Redeemer
Eave
Lawrence Peterson
Hope
Bowling St
Richmond Anderson
Our Savior’s
ALC
William Hiller
St. Andrew’s
James M. Lesher
St. Mark’s
Ist
Richard W. Engstrom
St. Stephen’s
Meadowbrook
31St St. SE
N. L. Wogen
John M. Jensen
Trinity
E.W. Koberg
Zion
Hiawatha
Gilbert Meseke
Methodist
Asbury
26Th Ave
John K. Moore
Bethel
AME
John I. Thomas
Harold T. Rasche
33rd_ st. NE
Bernard G. Olson
Lovely Lane
Cedar Memorial Chapel
Donald T. Caspers
Charles Q. Wallace
St. Peter’s
Monroe School
Thomas A. Sears
Warren L. Feller
Wesleyan
G. M. Hubby
Alliance
Milford Olson
15Th St
Christian Science
2Nd Ave
SE. S.S
Church of the Brethren
4Th Ave
Robert E. Falls
Central Church of Christ
1St Ave
Bill J.humble
Ellis Park
Church of God
Lave
Earl Osnes
Church of God of Prophecy
Theodore Clemens
Cedar Hills
Gordon Ave
First Covenant
25Th St
Elmer F. Seagren
Covington
Hugh Orchard
A. J. Stokes
Is.s
Islamic Center
9Th St. NW
Robert D. Patton
Neal B. Gail
Pentecostal Evangelical
Save
O. L. Kirk
Religious Society of Friends
YMCA
Mabel Swanson
Lutheran
Episcopal
Evangelical United Brethren
Nazarene
United Church OF Christ
Christian and Missionary
Walker Church
Mission
Watt
Trinity Methodist
5Th St. S.W
Miss Bothell
Bible Teachers
Church Council
First Congregational Church
Church
A.m
J. Richard Wegner
1St Avenue
14Th Street
Pastor E. Koberg
Zondervan
Cedar Book and Bible Store
3Rd St
Reason
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Third Avenue At Bever S.E
Frank Kuo
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