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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1955
Page
6
New York report notes Rally Sunday opens Christian Education Week Sept 25 to Oct 2 with a 1955 theme Go Make Disciples of All. Churches plan home visitation to recruit parents and children, inviting parents to first Sunday school sessions and introducing class parents to programs.
The Methodist two district missionary institute meets at John Huss Church in Cedar Rapids for Cedar Rapids and Davenport districts. Supt John Ruthman and Sept Glenn Hartong preside. speakers include Dr Harold Bartz Elwood Poore and Dr H Hughes Dill. A film Song of the Shining Mountain will be shown. About 100 churches represented. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. luncheon served. The Rev Roy Smyres and Rev Smyres associate with the board of missions.
The spire of Salisbury Cathedral rises 404 feet, claimed to be the tallest in Great Britain, marking a landmark of Gothic architecture and national heritage.
A roundup of Cedar Rapids church services listing locations, ministers, and schedules. Includes Central and Prairie Street chapels, Moslem Temple services, Presbyterian Olivet, and multiple other churches with Sunday school and worship times, sermons, and addresses.
Directory of church services with multiple congregations listed. Includes addresses, pastors, and service times. Sermons noted on education and sin, with evening services and Bible school details. Locations span SE and SW Cedar Rapids area churches offering unified and evening services.
The Rev. Richard E. Grant leads Bible school at 10 with worship at 11. Sermon titled It Happened at Midnight precedes the evening service at 7 45 featuring The Secret of Power. Grace Church, 2905 D Avenue NE.
Immaculate Conception and nearby churches publish weekend mass times and clergy. Immaculate Conception at 859 Third Ave SE lists four assistants and masses at 5 45, 7, 8, 9 30, 11 and noon. St Ludmila at 211 Twenty first Ave SW presents masses at 5 45, 8, 10 and 11 30 led by Msgr Hruby and Fr Frana. St Patrick’s at 500 First Ave NW offers 5 30, 6 30, 7 30, 8 30, 10 and 11 am. St Matthew’s at 139 Twenty fourth St NE lists 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12. St Wenceslaus at 1224 Fifth St SE with Masses at 6, 8, 10 and 11 30. All Saints at Dalewood Ave and Twenty-ninth SE, led by Fr McDonough, with Masses at 6, 7 30, 9 30 and 11 30.
The Rev. Hugh Orchard leads Covington Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 45 The sermon centers on the dedication of the rebuilt church and its future vision for the congregation.
The Rev. M. E. Stombaugh leads services at 9 30 a m worship and 7 45 p m evening service with Sunday school at 10 30 a m at 3302 Oakland road NE.
The Rev. Norman Swenson leads an evening service at 7 30 PM at First-701 Twenty-fifth Street NE.
The Church of the Open Bible at 1311 L Street SW led by Rev Neal B Gail offers Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11 with morning activities and Bible study opportunities listed for attendees.
The Church of God in Christ on 730 H Street SW led by Rev. L C Colbert offers worship at 3 and 8 pm. At Little Mission Temple Emanuel located at 1014 Tenth Avenue SE Pastor Elder Bassett holds Sunday school at 10 and worship at 12 with an evening service at 8.
Church of Christ at Central Avenue NW invites Bible study at 9 30 followed by communion and related services led by Minister George Darling at 1500 First Avenue NW.
Church of the Brethren at 1057 Fourth Avenue SE schedules Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 11 and a 7 evening service with film Missionary to Walker's Garage and sermon titled Go Make Disciples delivered by Rev W R Burriss.
Sunday school starts at 11 and worship follows at 11 at First-1242 Second Avenue SE. The subject is Reality.
The Rev. J Richard Wagner leads activities at First-361 Seventeenth Street SE with classes for Juniors to adults at 9:45 and Beginners Primary at 10:55. Worship follows at 10:55. The sermon titled The Inside Story of the Refugee Problem is by the Rev. William F Hastings. Bethany-1300 Sixth Street NW, Rev Milton E White, Sunday school 9:30, Worship 10:30, Evening service 7:30.
The Cedar-526 Third avenue SW church led by Rev Frazer A Thomason lists church school at 9 45 worship at 8 30 and 10 50. The First-840 Third avenue SE led by Rev Jack A Oliver offers church school at 9 45 communion at 10 45 and a sermon titled A Teacher Sent from God.
Elder H. G. Darden invites the community to Sunday school at 10, worship at 11, and the evening service at 8. The address 1230 Fifteenth Street SE is listed for the activities.
The Rev. C. D. Gadbow leads Sunday school at 9:45 and 10:45 with an evening service at 7:30 at 1328 K Street SW Church of the Nazarene.
Union Ely road SW worship at 9 45 led by Rev William Suckow. Salem 225 First avenue SW with Rev Leonard FE Denver holds Sunday school 9 45 and worship at 8 30 and 10 45 sermon Dont Get Your Freedoms Mixed. St Andrews 324 Seventh street SE pastor Rev Hubert L Sunderman Sunday school 10 and worship 11. Sharon 1814 Ninth street SW Rev Walter M Cerka Sunday school 9 45 and worship 10 50.
Grace-525 A avenue NE lists Rev A T B Haines presiding with Matins at 8 and Communion at 8 15 followed by Church school at 9 45 and Sung Mass with sermon at 11 The Rev Philip Wheaton leads St Johns 355 Nineteenth street SE with Communion at 7 30 Church school at 10 30 and Communion with sermon at 11
First-351 Eighth avenue SW hosts Rev. Otto F. Artopoeus with church school at 9:30 and worship at 10:30, sermon titled The Weakness of Strength. Czech-1510 Second street SW hosts Dr. Milo Filipi with Bible school at 9:30 and worship at 10:30, sermon The Big Brother in Czech.
The Rev. Herman Mullis leads at FourSquare Gospel located at 609 First Avenue SW with Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m and an evening service at 730 p m.
The Rev. A. J. Stokes speaks as Sunday school meets at 9. worship at 11. evening service at 30. The venue is Interdenominational on Fifth Avenue SW.
Sabbath service Friday at eight p.m. Religi ous school Sunday at 9 45 a.m. Temple at 1947 Washington avenue SE with Rabbi Marvin M. Reznikoff leading.
Kingdom Hall at 1221 Center Point invites members to a Watchtower study at 7 p m titled You Can Crush Gossip featuring a guided discussion and practical steps for handling rumors and improving conduct.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds Priesthood at 8:30 and Sacrament at 6 with Sunday School at 10:30 at Dairydale court SE. The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on A avenue at Nineteenth Street NE offers Sunday School at 9:50 and a confirmation service.
St Mark s Augustana Zion Bethany First Our Savior s St Stephen s Good Shepherd Holy Redeemer Hope and Trinity churches list Sunday school times and worship services with various sermon topics led by Revs Engstrom Widmann Underwager Waggazer Youngquist Johnson Wipperman Wogen Sprengeler Erikson Harter and Beil across addresses on First Avenue NE SW and SE and surrounding streets.
Churches listed show locations Trinity Third Avenue Fifth Street SW Kenwood Bethel AME St Pauls St James Free Eve John Huss with pastors and service times. Sunday school 9:40 to 9:55 and worship 8:30 to 11 with sermons including themes Letting One's Self Off and Being Decisive.
St John the Baptist on Seventh Street SE led by Rev Daniel H B Montgomery offers Orthros at 10:30 and Liturgy at 11. St George on Tenth Street SE led by Rt Rev George Ghannam offers Sunday school at 9:45 Orthros and Liturgy at 11. St John’s on Avenue NE led by Dr Elias Georges offers Sunday school at 9:30 and Liturgy at 10:30.
The Rev. O. L. Kirk leads at Pentecostal Evangelical Church located at 629 I Avenue NW with Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. and an evening service at 7 45 p.m.
Capt and Mrs W Robert Wilkins lead Sunday school at 10. Holiness meeting at 11. Evening service at 8. Local church notice lists address and leaders for weekly gatherings.
The Rev. Walter A. Pierce leads daily services at 7 30 PM at 121 Second Street NE Sunshine Mission. Neighborhood worship is available every night with prayer and instruction.
The Seventh Day Adventist church at 3424 First Avenue NE lists Sabbath school on Saturday at 9 30 a m and worship at 11 a m led by Pastor Paul Gregoroff.
The Unitarian church at Peoples-600 Third Avenue SE hosts Rev. Waldemar Argow with church school at 11 and service at 11. The sermon topic asks whether modern science has discovered God.
The Grande Avenue unit at 1601 Grande Avenue SE led by Rev. William D. Ng offers Bible school at 9:45 and worship at 11. Christ Church at 2000 First Avenue NW led by Rev. Franklin T. Jones offers church school at 9 and worship at 10 with the sermon Five Minutes to Twelve.
Unity Center at 1015 Second Avenue SE invites Sunday worship with Sunday school at 9 30 and service at 11 led by Mable Swanson. Sermon titled Full Observance of Divine Law emphasizes daily devotion and lawful living.
The Rev. William Fairbank Hastings, head of German resettlement for the World Council of Churches, plans talks in Cedar Rapids and Elkader. He speaks Sunday at 10:55 a.m. in Cedar Rapids First Congregational Church and Wednesday at about 10:15 a.m. in Elkader at a Northeast Iowa Conference gathering. Hastings, based in Stuttgart, has long worked across Germany and led the displaced persons program. Also featured is Miss Alice Margaret Huggins, returning from China, to speak around 8 a.m. in Elkader, with 125 delegates expected at registration.
The story and a half tea room style building will cost 20000 to 25000 dollars when finished. The old parsonage has been relocated. During winter the new pastor Rev W C Odenbach will reside at the Mrs James Minert house.
The Rev. George Boyajian will lead a seven day Bible conference at Dairy Dale Baptist church in Cedar Rapids starting Sunday with nightly 7 30 sessions on an expository study of Pauls first epistle to the Thessalonians. The Rev Clement Breen will conduct a mission at Holy Name Catholic church in West Union with masses at 6 and 8 and devotions at 8 each day. Representatives from First Covenant church will attend the Iowa Covenant Sunday School Association conference in Pomeroy with Rev Arthur W Johnson and Miss Alva Johansson among speakers. The Rev Carl Steininge will hold forty hour devotions at St Josephs church in Earlville with Dana conference on Oct 2. Professor Paul W Glad of Coe College will speak at Daniels Park Presbyterian church on Sunday. Two church members preparing for the ministry will be honored at First Lutheran Cedar Rapids youth services with Richmond Anderson and Bruce Boling. Luther League worship at 7 30. A Couples class reunion is planned for First Lutheran.
The Rev. John Garlock a missionary to Africa will speak at two Eastern Iowa Assembly of God churches Sunday He will address the 10 am service at First Assembly of God Cedar Rapids and the 8 pm service at the Oxford Junction church Born in Africa he spent his early years on the gold coast and expects to return soon to his West Africa work.
The Rev. Philip Wheaton of the Church of the Epiphany in Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic will preach at 11 am Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church Cedar Rapids. He will take part in the baptism of the son of former parishioners Mr and Mrs A N Brouwer now residents of Cedar Rapids. Father Wheaton’s work has focused on Spanish speaking communities and refugees.
Winifred Albvenn Iowa City director of the southeast branch of the Lutheran Welfare Society will speak at a Lutheran Welfare Workshop in St Peter and Paul Lutheran church Monticello starting 9 30 a m Also on the program are Jack Greenley Des Moines director of case work services Rev Vance Baird director of refugee service and Helen Farley field secretary from Des Moines The event features leaders from Des Moines joining local participants for welfare discussion and services.
Special to The Gazette. In Strawberry Point an American Lutheran Sunday school teachers institute will run Sunday from 1 30 p m to 9 p m at First Lutheran church in Manchester. Dr John Hiltner of Wartburg college will lead two Bible study sessions. About 125 Sunday school teachers from Delaware Clayton Winneshiek Fayette Jones and Buchanan counties are expected.
Wallace J Bronner of Frankenmuth Michigan vice chairman of the International Walther League heads the district Walther League convention in Cedar Rapids. He will speak at the Sunday banquet at the Montrose hotel and lead lobby sings Friday and Saturday night. Rev Elmer H Yohr of Iowa City will MC the banquet. Charles W Laabs and Rev Walter Wendt organized settings. Rev Wendt will speak at worship services Sunday in Trinity Church and a Bible class for delegates is planned. The event opened Friday with a vesper and resolutions committee meeting.
Hope Lutheran church inaugurates as a mission congregation of the United Lutheran Church in America with services at 10 45 a m in Hayes school. Beginning next Sunday Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m at Hayes school. Rev Robert N Harter leads the new church transferred from Tipton. Dr Alfred J Beil addresses the service. Committee members assisting the pastor are Frank Vane Dale Newport and Robert Wright. Furnishings include an altar and pulpit by Morris Ludwick a cross and candlesticks by Raymond Fareland and a red altar cloth from First Lutheran church.
Special to The Gazette What Cheer Cornerstone for the remodeled St Josephs Catholic church was sealed last weekend with stones bearing names of architects contractors workers pastor and the mayor plus year coins and a reference to the August 11 Patriot-Chronicle issue about the remodeling project.
Cedar Rapids Jewish Community Council schedules Yom Kippur observances for Sunday and Monday. Memorial service Sunday 2 p.m. at Eben Israel cemetery. Liberal services include Kol Nidre Sunday 8:30 p.m. and Monday 11 a.m. Children’s service 2 p.m. Monday. Yiskor and Neilah at 2 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Conservative services include Kol Nidre Sunday 6:30 p.m. Monday morning 8 a.m. Children’s 9 a.m. Torah 10 a.m. Yiskor 10:30 a.m. Neilah 4:30 p.m.
Mt. Vernon reports the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church has acquired four parcels from Mr and Mrs Charles Lusted for a church building and parsonage for the one session organized here last spring.
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