Church Listings and Services at Local Congregations
A parish guide lists St Pauls Lutheran on 227 N Good Haven Dr with Rev Herman C Lehenbauer and multiple services including 8:00 am and 10:15 am broadcasts on WCBW FM plus Sunday School at 9:05 am. First Baptist Church at 626 Bottom Ave shows schedule with services, Sunday School, Training Union, and Wednesday prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missour Synoa
Good Haven Drive
Herman C. Lehenbauer
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Immaculate Conception Church Schedule and Societies
The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church lists Mass times weekdays 6:30 and 8:15 a.m. and Sundays 6:30 8:00 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Holyday Masses at 5:30 and 8:00 a.m. Evening Mass 7:30 p.m. Confessions listed Saturday 4-5 and 7-8 p.m. Societies meet St Vincent DePaul Wednesdays Altar Society third Thursday Holy Name Society third Tuesday Mothers and Friends Club first Tuesday inquiry class and meetings in rectory Monday and Friday 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent DePaul
Altar Society
Holy Name Society
Mothers and Friends Club
Zoar United Church of Christ Community Notices
Rev Wilbur L Biasch leads a September calendar from Zoar United Church of Christ New Hanover Illinois including Junior choir 7 8 p m Family Day Program reservations by Sept 11 Ladies Luncheon 12 30 p m St Paul Columbia event Pastor s Circle E St Louis 11 30 a m Confirmation Class 9 11 30 a m Special Conference meeting Consecration of S S staff 10 a m Men s Retreat DuBois Center Ladies at Nursing Home Waterloo 1 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoar United Church OF Christ
Evangelical and Reformed
New Hanover
Illinois
Wilbur L. Biasch
Harold Pieper
St. Paul
Columbia
Sunday church services and activities listed for two congregations
Bethany Methodist Church offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. worship at 11:00 a.m. and evening services. St Paul United Church lists two Sunday worship services at 8:00 and 10:15 a.m. with 9:00 a.m. Sunday school and a WCBW FM broadcast of the second service, plus midweek youth and choir activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wcbw-Fm
Post High Fellowship
Living Epistle of Christ in a Bosnian Village
In Bosnia a simple farmer becomes a living gospel in his village, his life read by all as the Epistle of Christ. People in the tenth settlement recognize him as the “new believer” whose daily witness speaks louder than words, especially to those who cannot read. The piece prays for divine power to live for God and reflect Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
Miss Schwankhaus Weds Richard Dreher in Belleville
Miss Nancy Schwankhaus daughter of Mr and Mrs Wiles Schwankhaus of Okanville Illinois wed Richard Dreher son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Dreher of Columbia in a double ring ceremony at St Henrys Catholic Church Belleville Monday September 5 at 230 pm Msgr Leonard Bauer officiated The bride wore a silk organza over taffeta gown with alencon lace and sequin trim The train was voluminous and she carried gardenias The bridal party included maid of honor Mrs Earl Menner bridesmaids JoAnn Schwankhaus and others The reception followed at Turner Hall Columbia The couple plan to reside at 210 W Divers St Columbia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Schwankhaus
Wiles Schwankhaus
Okanville
Ill
Richard Dreher
Adolph Dreher
Columbia
Leonard Bauer
St. Henry's Catholic Church
Belleville
Earl Menner
JoAnn Schwankhaus
Jerry Krewinghaus
James L. Juengling
Dean Schorr
Russell Boehne
Jerry Landgraf
Lester Schneider
Turner Hall
Mary Sue Alexander
Okanville Community High School
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Dreher
Assumption High School
East St. Louis
Monsanto Chemical Co
Lake of the Ozarks
W. Divers St
Prayer Fragments Invoke Spirit and Father
A prayer fragment invokes blessing in the Spirit with the familiar Our Father passage. The text closes with Amen, reflecting liturgical devotion and communal worship.
Wm Neusel Hosts Birthday Celebration at Home
Wm Neusel entertained friends at his home Thursday for his birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wm Ferkel Mr and Mrs Frank Willis Mr and Mrs Don Brady and daughters Nancy Carolyn and Sabrina Mrs Frances Niclas Mrs Johanna Pike Katherine Ferkel and Mrs Lena Pearson. A barbecue supper was enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Neusel
Wm. Ferkel
Frank Willis
Don Brady
Nancy
Carolyn
Sabrina
Frances Niclas
Johanna Pike
Katherine Ferkel
Lena Pearson
Sunday Sermon on Courage and Faith in Tough Choices
The sermon argues courage exceeds physical strength in resolving hard situations. It urges standing firm for right over popularity, trusting God and Christian principles as the source of lasting courage. It calls for daily faith building through prayer to endure life’s strains.
Women’s Fellowship Meets at St. Paul UCC
The September gathering of the Women’s Fellowship at St. Paul United Church of Christ drew about 50 members. Guests included Rev. Theodore Van Dyck of World Service. Mrs. Emil Schneider led the business meeting and Mrs. Edward Harres chaired the serving committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Fellowship of St. Paul United Church of Christ
Edward Harres
Chaiman
Emil Schneider
Theodore van Dyck
World Service
Lutheran Guild Session Monday at Trinity Millstadt
A regular Mission Guild for Lutheran Women gathering is planned for Monday September 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt. Lunch will be served at noon followed by a 1 p.m. business meeting led by president Mrs. Allen DeFoe. Rev. Gulfre Laurent of St. John Lutheran East St. Louis speaks. Members are urged to bring gifts for Bethesda Lutheran Home Watertown Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Guild For
Lutheran Women
Trinity Lutheran Church
Millstadt
Allen DeFoe
Gulfrey Laurent
St. John Lutheran Church
East St. Louis
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Bethesda Lutheran Home
Watertown
Wise
Religious survey planned by Monroe and St Clair County churches
Churches in Monroe and St Clair counties plan a two county Christian survey from September 16 to 23. Lutheran Methodist Baptist and Assembly of God churches in Columbia with E Carondelet and Dupo participate. Dr W A Powell of Nashville directs the survey with local support from Father R S S Wesselman and Sherman Bridgman. Training sessions run September 15 16 and 17 at First Baptist Church Columbia. Volunteers will leaflet and announce by radio and TV to recruit nonattenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
St. Clair County
Methodist
Baptist
Assembly of God Churches of Columbia
E. Carondelet
Dupo
E. L. Pennington
First Baptist Church
Monroe County
First Baptist Church of Columbia
W. A. Powell
Nashville, Tenn
R. S&s. Wesselman
Catholic Church
Sherman Bridgman
East St. Louis Baptist Association
First Baptist
Bottom Ave
Columbia
Vacation Trip Notes From Bald and Kurtz
Mr and Mrs Arthur Bald and Aieda Kurtz return from a South trip visiting Jackson Vicksburg Gulfport Biloxi Mississippi and New Orleans. In Jackson they met Mrs L Bickelhaupt and Mrs Lloyd Powell then visited Mendenhall to see Mr and Mrs Wm C Scarborough. At St Paul UCC Confirmation Class enrollment forty six members enrolled with first session next Saturday at 9 to 11 am. Mr and Mrs C W Richert and Mr and Mrs Alvin G Klein hosted a barbecue Sunday for Amour Krupnik and family from Webster Groves Missouri and Jack L Norman and family and Mrs Bertha Tunze of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bald
Aieda Kurtz
South
Jackson
Vicksburg
Gulfport
Biloxi
Mississippi
New Orleans
L. Bickelhhaupt
Lloyd Powell
Mendenhall, Miss
Wm. C. Scarborough
St. Paul United Church of Christ
C. W. Richert
Alvin G. Klein
North Main Street
Amour Krupnik
Webster Groves
Jack L. Norman
Bertha Tunze
Columbia
Family Pot Luck Sandwich Ideas by Helen Hale
A collection of simple sandwich ideas for a family pot luck. Suggestions include open-face turkey on lettuce with Thousand Island, shrimp or crab salad in hollowed French rolls, bacon and cheese on toasted Vienna, corned beef with slaw on a Kaiser, egg salad on white, and steak with mayonnaise blue cheese on a toasted bun.
Surprise Bridal Shower For Carol Deffenbaugh
Miss Carol Deffenbaugh was the guest of honor at a surprise bridal shower August 31 at the home of Mrs. Charles Bergmann. Hostesses and attendees from multiple towns joined in pink and white decor, games, luncheon, and gifts as preparations continue for her October 8 wedding to Bernhardt Bergmann.
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Carol Deffenbaugh
Charles Bergmann
David Asselmeier
Shirley Bergmann
David Bound
Dale Deffenbaugh
Albert Jahr
Robin Jahr
Linda Vollmer
Carrie Asselmeier
Irene Asselmeier
Norman Barker
Louise Barker
Cindy Bound
Lydia Bergmann
Alice Challacombe
Charles Crowder
Sue Curry
Lester Deffenbaugh
Helen Glaenzer
Gene Gummersheimer
Florence Jaenke
Fred Juengling
Charles Kaempfe
Joseph Lueyak
Linda Manson
George Roessler
Mary Roessler
Roger Stechmesser
Judy Stumpf
Columbia
William Kettler
Arthur Mueller
Ben Taake
Clarence Taake
Valmeyer
Millard Bailey
James Chadderton
Janice
Larry Coleman
Edward Wilson
Jackie Wilson
Belleville
Lloyd Groh
New Athens
Pearl Daab
Collinsville
Edward Mueller
Marilyn
O’fallon
Joe Bergmann
D. L. Bound, Sr
Harlan Foster
Howard Haberl
Kenneth Haller
David Hopp
Carolyn Houser
Herbert Krebel
Ruth Kuergeleis
Gene Pomeroy
Louis Schneider
Eugene Schoenhoff
Linda Steppig
Kathy Stumpf
Arthur Wink
Miss Deffenbaugh
Bernhardt Bergmann
Women’s Club to Meet September 15 at St Paul UCC
The Columbia Women’s Club begins its 1966 67 year with a September 15 gathering at 1 30 p m in the Recreation Rooms of St Paul United Church of Christ. President Mrs Clifford Schrader leads a program titled Today’s Woman and Scouting with Mrs Gilbert Arnin and Mrs Charles Todd coordinating. Visitors and new members are welcome and a membership tea will follow. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Paul Lambeck celebrated their marriage last Saturday with a Friday evening reception at their North Main Street home. Mr and Mrs Fred Nottmeier returned from a Michigan vacation visiting Norman Nottmeier in Warren and sightseeing in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Women’s Club
St. Paul
Paul Lambeck
North Main Street
Columbia
Fred Nottmeier
Carl Street
Michigan
Norman Nottmeier
Warren
Detroit
Ghyselinck Barbecue Social At Columbia Home
Mr and Mrs Jules Ghyselinck of 231 St Paul Street hosted a large gathering with children at their Columbia residence on Sunday evening. Guests enjoyed a pleasant eve ning of renewing old acquaintances and visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Ghyselinck
St. Paul Street
Columbia
Nursing Home News Church Services and Community Visits
Sunday School at the Waterloo First Baptist Church provided resident transportation to the Nursing Home chapel. Birthday celebrant Mrs Dexner shared ice cream with friends. Peach donations arrived from Mrs Henry Emery and Lynn W Surgeon. Thursday services were led by Pastor Otto Bassler of St Paul UCC. Residents craft for a bazaar and picnic on September 21.
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First Baptist Church of
Waterloo
Chapel Corner
Henry Emery
Lynn W. Surgeon
Otto Bassler
St. Paul United Church of Christ of Waterloo
Vicki Luhr
Mary Hoffmann
Heisler Family Vacation in Chicago Over Labor Day
Mr and Mrs Robert Heisler and Miss Kathy Heisler spent the Labor Day vacation in Chicago. The trip highlighted a family holiday with leisure time in a major city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Heisler
Kathy Heisler
Chicago
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ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
House OF Prayer
Sbc
D.C
Bottom Avenue
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Elmer Holtgrave
Robert Dollar
Edmund Fitzmorris
A. m
S. S
DuBois Cen
Saint Stephen's
Bethany Methodist Church
John Wood
Virginia
Nashville Tennessee
Monroe National Bank
Columbia, Illinois
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Artcraft Studio
Julie Seehwankhaus
Joseph Menner
Dennis Schwankhaus
Donald Schwankhaus
James Juengling
Lutheran Guild
John McFeron
Michael
Pekin
Anna Lefholz
Paul Heisler
Lori
Florida
Helen Hale
Helen
Tom Dorr
Ferdie
Mitz
Nursing Home News
Fred G. Rapp & Son, Inc
General Insurance Agency
South Central
Illinois Department
Rudy Klein
Fults
Mrs. Klein
God
Isaiah
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