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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
13
The notice lists worship times for Presbyterian Rodman and West Bend churches, Assumption Roman Catholic mass times, St Thomas Catholic mass times, Free Methodist services, Faith Tabernacle activities, First Congregational events, and church school and choir practices with dates in December. It notes multiple pastors and daily mass schedules, Sunday offerings, and youth programs.
A church notices a December schedule for women's circles at multiple locations with meetings, meals, and a Christmas family festival at the church on Sunday December 18. St John’s Lutheran in Cylinder Iowa lists choir practices, confirmation, and a family night film discussion focused on alcohol issues. St Paul’s Lutheran and The Methodist Church also outline programs and meetings for December.
The piece argues to keep Christ in Christmas by using Santa Claus as a bridge to the Nativity. It stresses adults must guide children to the birth of Jesus, noting public school nativity tensions and the danger of separating Santa from Christ. A child’s reflection underscores Jesus comes first in the holiday spirit.
Readings and schedules for Advent and Christmas services at Trinity Episcopal Church and First Methodist in Emmetaburg. Highlights include Holy Eucharist, family prayers, Christmas Eve and Day worship, youth and choir activities, candlelight services, and a December 24 program with coffee hour.
Johnson, pastor leads Sunday school and Bible classes at 10 a.m. Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Christmas program practice is Saturday at 8 p.m. Confirmation classes meet Saturday for juniors 9:30 a.m. and seniors 10:30 a.m. Luther League meets Sunday. Naomi Circle meets Tuesday Dec 13 at 8 p.m. in the Fireside room with hostesses Matt Brown Arnold Nielsen and Oscar Lee.
Rodman residents note the discharge of a local soldier who served 37 months in Germany and has returned home to rejoin family. Community events include a Christmas meeting with gift exchange, a Fern Valley club gathering, and plans for a Band Boosters Christmas party. Local students and staff from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls visited and events across Rodman feature dances, plays, and a Christmas operetta at Rodman school.
The piece urges daily devotion to prayer as essential as daily practice in art or work. It argues regular prayer brings joy and happiness, and that the Church assists individuals and families in making prayer a daily habit for personal and communal benefit.
A page shows multiple local business entries including Emmetsburg and MecNAMARA Moving, Klingaman Seed, National Farm Loan Association, Needham Cleaners, Nicholson Studio, Orville's Plumbing and Heating, Quaker Oats and assorted hardware and farm supply firms. Entries list services and telephone dial numbers for each business.
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