Pastor Penny marks 22 years in ministry at St James
Prospect Park pastor Rev Wilfred F Penny celebrates 22 years in the ministry and nine years as rector of St James Episcopal Church. His new Father Reinhardt Hall education building was dedicated last Sunday. He serves as fire department chaplain and Taylor Hospital chaplain, and once helped during a fire alarm mid service. He recalls mentors from Brooklyn and a mission to Thule Air Force Base. He envisions Christian unity and has written on Eucharist unity for The Living Church. He and wife Donald have four children and a study suite between rectory and sanctuary.
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Prospect Park
Wilfred F. Penny
St. James Episcopal Church
Reinhardt Hall
Penny
Taylor Hospital
Father Penny
Tom Smith
Tom Kelly
Thule Air Force Base
Greenland
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Wall Street
Daddy Hall
Seed of
Christian Service
Living Church
Duquesne University
God
Christ
Mr. Penny
Donald.een
Gregory
Christopher
Michaela
Kevin Wilfred
Ohev Sholom Graduation Set For Largest Class
Chester reports the largest Ohev Sholom Religious School Class will graduate Sunday at 2 30 p m in the main auditorium. Twenty two students who completed five years of study plus Sabbath and holiday service will receive certificates. Albert Knopf chairs the school committee and will present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Ohev Sholom Religious School
Albert Knopf
Paul Baylin
Joseph Baylin
Marcia Beck
William Beck
Lawrence Dworkin
Leon Dworkin
Gerald Goldstein
Louis Goldstein
Linda Hittner
Alvin Hittner
Harry Kaplan
Lester Kaplan
Steven Kohn
Louis Kohn
Susan
Phyllis Levinstein
Donald Levinstein
Steven Levinstein
Sidney Levinstein
Steven Marinoff
David Marinoff
Saralee
Musical Memorials at Colwyn Baptist Church
The Colwyn Baptist Church choir plans a 7 p.m. Sunday performance titled Musical Memories featuring hymns requested by the congregation and annual favorite anthems. Holy Communion occurs at 11 a.m. with a sermon by Rev. A M Thompson. Church groups meet Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for meetings and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colwyn
The
Baptist Church
A. M. Thompson
Phillipians
Bishop Confirms Class Of 9 At St Martins Church
The visiting Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania administered confirmation at St Martins Episcopal Church. Confirmed were Douglas Bostock Dodd Donna Irene Hackett Judith Lyn Holden Dorothea Ann Price Arthur Russell III Jane Louise Russell Margaret Alice Smale Clifton Murray Whittaker Elizabeth Hope Whittaker.
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Marcus Hook
Andrews Y. Y. Tsu
Diocese of
Pennsylvania
St. Martins Episcopal Church
Douglas Bostock Dodd
Donna Irene Hackett
Judith Lyn Holden
Dorothea Ann Price
Arthur Russell III
Jane Louise Russell
Margaret Alice Smale
Clifton Murray Whittaker
Elizabeth Hope Whittaker
Vacation Bible School Dates Set at Calvary Church
Middletown residents may register children ages five to junior high for the Calvary Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible School running June 17 to June 28, weekdays 9 to 11 45 a.m. Registration requires child name grades and father’s name address and telephone, sent to the church at Middletown and Knowlton Roads.
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Middletown
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Knowlton Roads
Lima Methodist Church invites sign up for vacation church school
Registration for vacation church school at Lima Methodist Church takes place Sunday and June 9 in the church narthex after morning services. The school runs June 17 to 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays with the theme Widening Relationships. Children aged four before June 17 to completing 6th grade may attend. Junior and senior high students may assist as aides and join a special study path under Pastor Rev. Benjamin Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Lima Methodist Church
Benjamin Gould
Collingdale Nazarenes Show Touch of Brass Film
Premier screening at 8 p m Wednesday in the Church of the Nazarene MacDade Boulevard and Staley Avenue features Billy Graham motion picture Touch of Brass filmed in Manchester England. Cast from the area. score by Ralph Carmichael. includes featurette To God the Glory with Graham platform team and Christianaires Choir. Cliff Barrows leads a sing along segment for the audience.
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God
Graham
Christianaires Choir
Cliff Barrows
Jubilee celebration marks Brother Henry A. Streb’s 25 years
Brother Henry A. Streb S M a St James High School faculty member celebrated his silver jubilee in the Marianist Order with a reception at the Marianist residence. Relatives from Baltimore and friends from New York Washington Baltimore and Chester attended.
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Chester
Henry A. Streb
S.M
St. James High School
Brother Streb
Baltimore
New York
Washington
University of Dayton
Ohio
University of Pittsburgh
Cathedral School
St. Anthony's School
St. Mary's School
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
St. John's Home For Orphans
Brooklyn
N.Y
Purcell High School
Cincinnati
St. James
Missioner Ruth Nichol to Speak at Clifton Church
Miss Ruth M. Nichol, a missionary of 30 years in Ethiopia, will address Trinity United Presbyterian Church at 11:15 a.m. service. An 10 a.m. Bible School hour will feature a 15 minute message for junior and senior high groups. Special recognition will be given to 10 high school seniors at the 11:15 service. Infant baptisms are scheduled for June 9 at 11:15 a.m.
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Clifton Heights
Ruth M. Nichol
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Ethiopia
Nichol
Olivet Celebrates Rev Edward Rodisch Tenth Anniversary
Prospect Park Olivet Presbyterian Church honors Rev Edward W Rodisch for ten years as minister with a reception after Sunday evening worship. Attendance and income have grown. a major building and fund raising drive is planned. Rodisch emphasizes youth work, teaches summer Bible school, and has guided ordained ministers and missionary Clare Sode in Cairo. He served in multiple pastorates, held presbytery roles, and led evangelism efforts, including a 1959 Japan mission.
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Prospect Park
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Edward W. Rodisch
Rodisch
Olivet
Clare Sode
Cairo
Richard Ribble
Japan
Mary
Maryville (Tennessee) College
Nancy
Interboro Junior High
Deborah
Pennsylvania Ave. School
Olney
Philadelphia
Frankford High School
Grove City College
Princeton University
Prattsburg
Pulteney
N. Y
Holmesburg
General Assembly
Pittsburgh
Presbytery of
Synod
Presbytery
Honors Graduates at First Baptist Church Service
Fourteen young people from First Baptist Church will be honored at a baccalaureate service Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Those graduating from Millersville State College Chester High School Ridley Township Indian Lane Showalter Smedley Sun Valley junior high schools will wear caps and gowns. The senior choir will sing and Rev. Alpha M. Finch will deliver the sermon.
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Chester
First Baptist Church
Frederick J. Smeeton
Alpha M. Finch
William H. Fox
Sarah
P. Holcroft
Kay Replogle
Millersville State College
Connie Downie
Joanne Holmes
Yolanda Mendizabal
Chester High School
James Hulton
Ridley Township High School
Betty Harper
Indian Lane
Joanne Galvin
Jacqueline Harper
Lillian Price
Timothy Replogle
Sheila Riccardi
Janet Stern
Showalter
Marsha Eagle
Smedley Junior
Lawrence Sharpe
Sun Valley Junior
Class Ends With Rites At Ogden
Ogden Baptist Church completed a Bible study course and membership class with Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Belles Mr. and Mrs. William Pierson and Mrs. Frank lin Kates receiving baptism. They will join church membership Sunday morning alongside Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shepperly by letter of faith. The course was led by Rev. Donald Parvin.
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OGDEN
Benjamin Belles
William Pierson
Franklin Kates
The
Baptist Church
Stanley Shepperly
Donald Parvin
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Reginald H. Kent
Marcus Hook Baptist Church
Market & Ormond Sts
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Travilla
WYVCH
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Providence Rd
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Lurna Pole
Touc Biss
Crete
Cliff Geo
Beverly Tedd
Bom Barrows
Shea Smith
Hustar
South Penn
Saville Ave
Eddystone
First Presbyterian Church
Edgmont Avenue
23Rd Street
Grace
Bible Fellowship
S. Providence Road
Wallingford
John H. Riggall
Charles J. Woodbridge
Word OF Life
Schoon Lake, N. Y
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