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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
3
Forest Park Methodist and Forest Park Baptist churches issue notices for May events. Events include Sunday school and worship services, a May 1 luncheon bake sale, May 17 meetings for budgeting and choir rehearsals, and youth programs. Other items list German worship, nursery care, and a church board meeting May 21. Reverend Wallace Anderson and Reverend Kern are mentioned as ministers.
The First Presbyterian Church Ferdinand Lexington hosts a May 19 worship at 1 a.m. with the sermon The Beautiful Gleaner and Westminster Chore Anthem. Soloists Mr. Hloffman and Mr. Nelson. Sabbath School at 9:46 a.m. led by Mildred Witchener. Woman's Bible Class studies Obadiah at 10 a.m. Presbyterian Men's Forum led by David Kelly. A. Class taught by Jane Rasmussen at 9 p.m. Westminster Choir rehearsal on May 23 at 2:30 p.m. Rummage sale at Forest Park Church on May 21. Note praising Mother's Day service as inspiring and well attended. Dr. Lou Wallace Gade, pastor.
St John By Lutheran Church conducts German worship at 9:45 am with Sunday school for high school age and English service at 10:45 am with nursery for under one. Communion is on the first Sunday monthly at 8 am in German and on the third Sunday at 10:45 am and 7:20 pm. summer and autumn times noted.
First Ev and Reformed Church Elgin and Harvard announce Sunday May 10 starting 9:30 am with Sunday School and kindergarten class. 10 am church service with Rev Chester L Marcus preaching. 7 pm Youth Fellowship. May 20 7:30 pm Sunday School teachers and officers meeting and Bible study. 8 pm Women’s fashion show at Park Building. Thursday and Friday work night at the church. Carl W Borger, pastor.
Church notices show Mass at St Bernardine’s Harrison with devotional times and days. Our Lady of Fatima devotion follows at 7:45 pm. weekly Friday Masses, evening services, and calendar notes appear in the fragments.
Sunday service times include morning and weekend sessions at Readington location Open weekdays nursery care for children of preschool age during Sunday services provided by qualified staff a Sunday setting weekly schedule listed
Harrison Street Bible Church announces services and activities for the Sandy School lasses and Young People's society. Includes prayer meetings and Bible study events targeted at families and youth with specific times Wednesday and Friday sessions.
Fragmentary OCR shows CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH at 515 Franklin River Street. It lists Holy Communion and family Eucharist times, various services, lectures, and inquiries. Mentions Wednesday and Thursday activities, women’s study and parish events. Details are garbled and partially unreadable.
The readable notes list St Luke's Catholic Church at 528 Lathrop River Fursat with Mass times including 8:00 am and 7:30 devotions on Thursdays. Assistants named include Rev Paul A. Barchardt Rev William K. Chickering Rev Frank J. Gill and the pastor Rev Thomas A. Canty.
St Peter s Lutheran Church at 300 Hannah Ave lists May events including religious school release time at 2:30 pm Thursday and senior chair rehearsal at 7:30 pm. Weekend programs feature Spring luncheon by Seminary Guild, NEC radi fame speaker Dr Everett Mitchell on May 17, and various choir, Sunday school, and worship services led by Rev St W Roth with special music. Community activities include Slyma Pi Iota meeting and Loyal Ladies Aid quilting, plus Brownie and Boy Scout meetings.
A shopper questions the Cham ber of Commerce promotion asking why tickets must be requested at purchase. The writer suggests tickets should be freely given with purchases and imagines they are all winners. The letter asks readers if they experience the same practice when shopping locally.
A brief aphorism suggests that paying twice for a single experience is wasteful and harmful. It underscores the futility of redundancy and the value of value for money.
During Sunday worship on May 12 eight confirmands joined the Methodist church. Led by Pastor Rev. Wallace Anderson the class met regularly for instruction. Front row names include Karen Heller Carolyn Strodtz Jeanette Nicholson Nanty Robinson and Rev. Anderson. Back row lists Lynn Vandeberg Priscilla Holcombe Margaret Bossert and Bernard Anderson.
I Pike, 437 Harlem, celebrated his birthday on May 10 with a dinner. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Swaner and daughter Barbara Ann and Mr and Mrs Mashs. In the evening Mrs Irena Swaner, Mr and Mrs John Curre and Phil Peterson visited. Coke and coffee were served and they all played cards.
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