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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
4
Rev C Flannery announces Midnight Mass at 12 00 on Christmas Eve and 7 9 a m masses on Christmas Day Confessions are set for Friday December 22 and Saturday December 23 with multiple time slots including 2 to 5 p m and 7 to 9 p m plus Sunday December 24 hours 2 to 5 p m
Rev C F Curtis leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m and Sunday worship at 10 30 a m Church activities include MYF each Thursday at 7 45 p m and a Sunday School program on Thursday evening December 21 at 8 p m.
Pastor H Irving Petersen leads St Pauls Lutheran with a busy weekly timetable. Pharsday features Luther League supper at 6:30 p.m. and choir at 8:00 p.m. Senior confirmation at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Junior confirmation at 10:15 a.m. Sunday includes a Sunday school Christmas program at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day service at 10:30 a.m. and a Golden Age Christmas party at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday December 27 at the parsonage.
The church offers a 9:00 a.m. Divine worship service and 10:15 a.m. Sunday school for all ages. Christmas Day features a 9:00 a.m. Festival Service and at 7:30 p.m. the annual Sunday school Christmas program.
Lost Island Lutheran announces Confirmation class meets at 10 30 a m. Christmas worship services scheduled for 9 00 a m. Pastor T Fjelstul leads the congregation with holiday observances and ongoing religious education opportunities.
Wallingford Lutheran Church announces Thursday events at 2 p m church women hostesses include Egeland Breevaart Jolivette and others Dining room hostess Mrs Rustad Mid week Bible Study 7 30 p m Senior Choir 8 30 p m Practice for Sunday School Program 9 a m Sunday School 7 30 p m Sunday School Christmas Program 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 45 a m Sunday School 9 30 a m Festival Worship Service
First Lutheran Co. T. Fjelstur, Pastor, announces events for Thursday December 21 with Luther League Supper at 6 30 pm at St. Paul s, and a Sunday School program at 8 pm. Senior Confirmation class meets at 10 45 am with no Sunday School.
Holy Family Hospital admitted Wilmer Peterson of Graettinger on Wednesday December 13 and Frank Pay ton of Graettinger on Saturday December 16. George Fiefie of Nashua was noted for digging a giant turnip weighing five and a half pounds and measuring 22 inches around.
A reflective piece contrasts festive yuletide preparations with the harsh realities of life. It recalls Joseph and Mary’s humble birth, the Roman oppression, and the poverty surrounding Jesus. It asks whether readers had a perfect Christmas and urges resolve to reduce the world’s woes through Christian action.
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