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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1960
Page
6
Elgin and nearby communities share Christmas visits travel and family gatherings. Residents note discharges from service including Richard Hiatt and Roger Frieden, with plans for holiday meals and visits to Postville Forrestburg Lamar and Ames. Family guests travel from Fayette West Union Clermont and Mason City for seasonal events and dinners.
Mr and Mrs Vince Bartunek and Linda plan Christmas with relatives in Iowa City. Ministers and wives from Dubuque district attend a Christmas dinner at Ochwe Methodist Church. Families in Town City Elkader Waterloo Mason City and Davenport host or visit for Christmas events. Deer hunting yields a limit for Conner Dummermuths.
Hlyria Community Church announces events with Pastor Donald T. Caspers. Thursday December 22 rehearsal for children at 7:00 PM. Saturday December 24 Christmas Eve children's program at 8:00 PM. Sunday December 25 Sacrament of Holy Communion observed at 11:15 AM.
Mrs Nels Olson plans a Saturday trip to Oelwein for Christmas with the Cart Rasmussen family and will see the David Queen family in Waterloo. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr and Mrs Fred Schott and Mr and Mrs Jim Smith of Sumner visited the Celia Kohls Selma Kohls and Walter Kohls households.
Elgin and Highland Lutheran parishes announce Christmas worship and program times. Elgin hosts a 10:30 a.m. Christmas festival service on Sunday. Highland plans a 7:30 p.m. Friday program and a Sunday school Christmas program.
Eldon Schroeder is pastor. Midweek service at 9 p.m. Christmas Eve program by Sunday school with a mission offering for church extension. Worship at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. No evening services. Tuesday 27 Christmas dinner for CBYF at Postville W and J Café, limited reservations. Wednesday 28 Junior CBYF meeting 7:30 to 9 p.m. Watch Night Service to remember.
At 5 p.m. special fism titled In Times Like These to be followed by a quarterly church business meeting. On Jan 1 at 2 p.m. Week of Prayer Meetings will be held in homes from Jan 3 through Jan 6.
St Pauls Methodist Church announces choir rehearsal at 7:00 p.m followed by Methodist Youth Fellowship enrollment. A gram at 7:30 p.m. Sacrament of Holy Communion observed at 10:00 a.m.
Marion Christmas Festal Worship at St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches features morning services at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Upcoming events include Christmas program on Sunday, Dec 26 with film strip, junior choir 7:30 p.m., and Christmas program at 8 p.m. in Norway with vesper service and communion at Chapel.
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