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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
4
Church notices list pastors and assistant pastors, masses weekdays and Sundays, holyday masses, confessions, and devotions. It includes St Vincent DePaul, Altar Society, Holy Name, Mothers and Friends, and parish meeting times. It notes inquiry class in the rectory and regular meeting dates.
St Pauls Lutheran Church missouri synod at 227 N Good Haven Dr lists divine services at 8:00 and 10:15 am with a radio broadcast on WCBW FM. Sunday School and Bible Classes for all ages at 9:05 am. visitors welcome at all services.
Community church listings show services across Saint Stephens area. Saint Stephen's Assembly of God, First Baptist Church, First Methodist, St Paul United Church of Christ, and others outline Sunday school times, morning and evening worships, midweek and prayer meetings, and a vacation Bible school schedule broadcast on WCBW-FM. Visitors welcomed.
A devotional excerpt cites 1 Peter 1 13 21 urging believers to set hope on heavenly grace. It describes selling possessions to prepare for migration to the United States and living in daily righteousness as evidence of eternal hope. The piece closes with a prayer and a thought for the day by Max Zaleman Grocer Ohio.
The Rev and Mrs Sifford and family moved to their Puxico Missouri home last week after son Larry graduated from Columbia High School Rev Sifford previously led the First Baptist Church in Columbia and now serves as pastor in Puxico Missouri
The notice lists senior high activities with wagons leaving the church Monday at 7 00 for a hayride and Post High Fellowship on Wednesday at 7 30. It records only times and events without additional details.
The notice advertises Sunday worship at 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with an Open Bible Study Friday at 8:00 p.m. It invites everyone to join and provides a contact number 281-4826 for location details.
Zoar United Church announces a vacation church school led by Rev. Wilbur L. Biasch in New Hanover Illinois from June 6 to June 17. Sessions run 8:30 to 11:00 a m Monday through Friday with instruction and activities for youngsters.
Members of Bethel No. 65 International Order of Job's Daughters held their installation and reception at the Masonic Hall in Columbia on Sunday evening, June 4. Kay Lynn Ralston was installed as Honored Queen with numerous officers and choir members also installed, along with Guardian and Associate Guardian councils and DeMolay participants. The benediction was delivered by Rev. John Trnka of Hope United Church of Christ in St. Louis.
The Rev J Ralph Arnold pastor of St Lawrence Parish Lawrenceville marked his silver jubilee as a priest last Thursday He and two other judiiarians celebrated a High Mass of Thanksgiving with Most Rev Albert R Zuroweste Bishop of Belleville at St Albert the Great Church Fair View Heights Fr Arnold moderator of the north section East Deanery Council of Catholic Women formerly was pastor of St Patrick s Parish at Tipton and chaplain at St Clement s Hospital He was appointed to the Lawrenceville Parish in 1955.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Steppig of 113 N Ferkel Street entertained relatives Friday evening in honor of their daughter Rebecca Ann who graduated from Columbia High School. Attendees included numerous relatives from Columbia Granite City Valmeyer East Carondelet St Louis County and East St Louis among others.
Pvt. Joseph A. Descher 23 finished eight weeks of artillery training at Fort Hood Texas as a cannoneer with maintenance and firing duties in field artillery. Pvt. Eugene W. Gruber 19, Waterloo, completed eight weeks after enlisting in January and basic training at Fort Hood. Airman George F. May USN, Waterloo, returned from Vietnam aboard USS Ticonderoga with seven months of combat in the South China Sea and over 10 000 missions in 115 days with Seventh Fleet.
Elmer Janson, manager of Weisbacher's Department Stores, and his wife returned Tuesday from a six day Hawaii trip to attend a Philco convention. Philco plans to entertain 4 500 dealers in Hawaii showcasing its 1967 product line and will dispatch five groups of about 800 dealers nationwide for shows.
The first session of the daily Vacation Bible School at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia opened Monday. Morning sessions run for two weeks for children ages four through sixth grade. The Rev. Norman Rahmoler leads the program with five principals assisting. The theme is The Church and each child receives cookies and a cool drink daily along with games and guest speakers.
Forty four women from St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia and guests visited the DuBois Center near Du Bois Illinois. They traveled by chartered bus from 10 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. The Illinois South Conference owns and operates the 120 acre site which was expanded by 20 acres from the Illinois Central Railroad. A large meeting hall and several cottages for youth and families have been added. Rev Norman Witthaus, formerly of Valmeyer, is now manager and resides on site.
The Soil Conservation Service offers a set of 52 full color lithographs titled America The Beautiful showing rural America and sound conservation. Each 20x24 inch print highlights conservation in states plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and costs five dollars for the full set or ten cents per state. Mail orders to the Government Printing Office in Washington DC 20402 or request order blanks at the local Soil Conservation Service office.
Esther Veit and Ralph Mergelkamp of Millstadt were married Sunday May 29 at Zion United Church of Christ Millstadt at 4 30 p m Attendants were Mr and Mrs George Emery of Millstadt Supper for relatives followed at the Brass Rail The couple will reside on the Mergelkamp farm near Millstadt
The sermon argues money cannot buy happiness though it can solve financial problems and buy pleasures. True happiness comes from perspective faith and self confidence to face problems with determination.
A pink and blue shower was hosted Sunday June 5 at 214 Norma Avenue Waterloo for Mrs. Richard Fichter of Millstadt. Hosts were Wanda Gummersheimer Lorena Gleiber Leona Sensel. Numerous guests attended including Esther Keim Charles Fichter Levi Sensel John Reisner Florence Illert Roy Illert Pam and many more. Mrs. Fichter is the former Bernice Keim daughter of Esther Keim of Millstadt.
Mr and Mrs B D Middleton hosted a Sunday morning breakfast on June 5 honoring Miss Donna Kuehner and Robert Heisler. Guests included Mr and Mrs Julius Kuehner Mr and Mrs Paul Heisler and daughter Lori.
Cadet Dirk Gress son of Mr and Mrs Eberhard Gress of Columbia receives the plaque for the highest sophomore scholarship from Lt Col Eugene Lamm at the seventy seventh commencement of Missouri Military Academy in Mexico. He also earns a non commissioned officer warrant a spelling plaque and academic honors in Biology I Latin II and Modern History.
Since January 1965, more than 22 000 rural families in the United States have enjoyed better incomes because they were eligible for an Economic Opportunity loan from the Farmers Home Administration. Loans up to $2 500 help small farmers improve operations or rural residents set up a small business.
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