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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1966
Page
4
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites visitors to Divine Services at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m. with a broadcast on WCBW-FM. Sunday School and Bible Classes for all ages meet at 9:05 a.m. Rev Herman C Lebenbauer leads the Missouri Synod congregation at 227 N Good Haven Drive.
Church listings for Saint Stephen's Assembly of God and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church include service times, mass schedules, confessions, devotions, holy days, and various societies. Open Bible study Fridays and a call for location details at 281-4826.
Rev Friz and Rev Rahmoeller lead worship with 8:00 and 10:15 services and 9:00 Sunday School. Broadcast over WCBW FM. Monday events include 6:30 Sunday school staff supper and training with Dr Eugene Wehrli of Eden Seminary. Board of Christian Education continues.
Six Catholic churches in Metro City designated Jubilee Churches by Bishop Albert R Zuroweste for the Jubilee Year proclaimed by Pope Paul VI. The period extends to May 28. The churches are Immaculate Conception Columbia Saint Marys and Saint Henrys in Belleville Holy Childhood Mascoutah Immaculate Conception Centreville and Saint Henrys East St Louis.
The wedding of Miss Susan Mc Sonkey and Arthur Woodcock will be held Saturday March 5 at 1 00 p m in St Paul United Church of Christ. Mr and Mrs Homer Pilgrim of East St Louis have moved into the home they purchased from Mr and Mrs Harry Niemann at 1105 North Main Street in Columbia.
The notice lists church events including Evening Guild on Tuesday at 8:00 and a Second Lenten Service on Wednesday at 8:00 followed by meetings of the Church Consistory and Cemetery Board at 9:00. Thursday features a Women's Guild Prayer Circle at 12:30 and a 1:00 gathering, with Pastor Friz to discuss the play The Deputy. Choirs rehearse Thursday evening and Confirmation Class sessions run Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00.
Sunday School at 9 30 morning service at 10 45 Training Union at 6 30 evening service at 7 30 Rehearsal prayer meeting at 7 45 Wednesday Nursery available during services.
The Zoar United Church of Christ in New Hanover Illinois lists services and activities. Sunday School at 8 45 a m and worship at 10 a m with several events including nursing home visit on Feb 24 junior choir Feb 25 World Day of Prayer Feb 27 and a series of Lenten and youth gatherings through Mar 9. Rev Wilbur L Biasch presides.
Miss Karon Wilde daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Wilde of 809 Bottom Avenue has been accepted as a student in Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing St Louis She will begin on September 5 1966 Wilde a Columbia High School senior has served as a Candy Striper at Memorial Belleville. Mr and Mrs Robert Roessler moved to 1412 Evergreen Lane Cascade Hills Columbia. The Monroe County Home Makers Extension Association Moredock Unit postponed its meeting from last Monday to Monday February 28 at the home of Mrs Justin Ebert 957 North Briegel Street Columbia.
The Upper Room devotional reflects on Jesus walking with disciples on the road to Emmaus and Moses glowing from closeness to God. It emphasizes drawing near to Christ to renew, resist temptation, and fulfill divine mission, ending with a prayer for closeness and steadfast witness.
Mrs. Laura Lindemann of Dupo celebrated her 81st birthday with the L O P H Club Saturday afternoon. Members from Columbia and Waterloo joined in the gathering while guests Marguerite Bollinger and others recalled the club’s sixty year history of monthly gatherings at members’ homes.
Mrs. Jack Norman and Mrs. T. B. Henderson from the Columbia Public Library attended a meeting of the Regional Library systems in New Athens Illinois last Wednesday evening. Attendees from two county areas formed committees to begin work on regional plans with Mrs. Norman on By-Laws and Mrs. Henderson on the Plan of Service.
Columbia superintendent of schools B D Middleton attended a meeting of the Legislative Committee of the IEA in Springfield Illinois last weekend. He serves as chairman of the sub committee on finances for the group.
On Friday afternoon February 25 World Day of Prayer services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Valmeyer for members of area churches. Visitors and friends are welcome to attend.
Ronnie Doerr eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Doerr of Columbia R R 2 returned from St Elizabeth s Hospital Belleville after a toncil ectomy performed last week. Mrs August Ruth Goldschmidt of Valmeyer R R 1 was a medical patient at St Clement s Hospital Red Bud and returned home. Mrs Emil Hilda Ritter of Belleville has been transferred from Memorial Hospital Belleville to Memorial Nursing Home after an injury last December. Mrs Oswald Schneider of Columbia R R 2 and her husband spending winter in Florida is a patient at a Winter Haven Florida Hospital for pneumonia treatment.
J T MecDierman of 221 South Rapp Avenue is a medical patient at St Elizabeths Hospital in Belleville since Saturday.
February meeting of the Columbia Woman's Club drew forty four attendees including members and visitors. Mrs. Charles Todd presided. a patriotic program was led by Mrs. Clifford Haber. Prize winners in clothing included Mrs. William Kuergeleis for a dress and Mrs. F. W. Weiner for a dress, with other top entries in suits and coats. Betsey Thompson and Gregg Giffhorn won children’s division prizes. Winners to compete at the 22nd District I F W C in Belleville in March. Refreshments were provided by the committee.
The Parents and Friends Club of Immaculate Conception School will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday March 1 at 8 p m in the school cafeteria. Dr Arthur L McAuliffe chiropractor will show a film and lecture on posture followed by a Q A period. Mrs Charles W Groninger Newman Auxiliary President will outline the auxiliary program for the coming year. The business meeting will be led by club president Mrs Aloys Riebeling.
Cynthia Ann Roediger daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Roediger was baptized at St Paul Lutheran Church at eight with water from the Riv er Jordan. Her sponsors are aunt Mrs Erma Hissminger uncle Robert Forness and cousin Thomas Eugene Roediger. A family dinner followed the ceremony at their Columbia home with many relatives present.
Time to Economize offers tips on saving money with seasonal foods frozen vegetables and selective meat cuts. Use leftovers creatively by repurposing pot roast into sandwiches and reusing canned fruits in gelatin salads. Transform remaining vegetables into soups chowders and hash to stretch meals.
A Methodist congregation resumes worship in Monroe County at Schmidt Funeral Home Chapel in Columbia after 25 years. Dr. Vernie Barnett will preach the first sermon at 9 30 a m with support from the Vandalia District Missionary Society. The effort aims to establish a permanent church and school program across the seven county district.
Airman Stephen Schneider of Waterloo and Miss Ann Gibbs of Glendale were set to wed at Kirkwood Baptist Church at 7 30 PM on March 5 after a White House call and a Pentagon briefing assured the groom’s leave. Gibbs had written to President Johnson on February 8 and copied Senator Symington seeking approval.
George H. Gass, a physiology professor at Southern Illinois University, leads a study of living conditions during long space voyages for NASA. The research examines crew health, cabin environment, and psychological factors affecting astronauts on extended missions.
Mrs. Prakseda Meskenas of Chicago dies at 84. Mother of Rev Vincent Meskenas who served as administrator at Immaculate Conception Parish after Rev John Schroeder. Funeral today at Queen of Peace Church Chicago. Survived by Father Meskenas, an Air Force major in Thailand, and daughter Mrs Tony Dauter.
Norman Stewart of East St. Louis will present slides of arch aeological excavations at Dothan Israel this Sunday at 7 30 p m at First Baptist Church The event invites the public and notes Mr Stewart is an undergraduate archaeology graduate of Wheaton College and works toward a doctorate He has studied at Wheaton Princeton University Jerusalem and has toured Europe and Israel and will teach at the University of Jerusalem upon return The church is located at 626 Bottom Avenue.
A special meeting on Preparing Young People for Satisfying Marriage and Family Life will be held at the Farm Bureau Hall in Waterloo on Monday March 7 at 7 30 p m All teenage girls their mothers and adults working with young people are invited The speaker is Miss Lucille Peppon Family Life Specialist University of Illinois sponsored by the Monroe County Home Economics Extension Council.
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