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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
4
Rev C Flannery leads Holy Thursday March 30 6 30 PM Mass and procession Good Friday March 31 2 30 PM Mass of the Pre Sanctified Adoration of the Cross Holy Saturday April 1 8 PM Blessing of the Fire and High Mass Easter Sunday High Mass followed by Mass at 9 AM Local schedule notes reference Immaculate Conception Church and Rev C Flannery.
Church notices list multiple services across Grace Baptist Church St Pauls and various Lutheran churches in Irving Estherville Wallingford Lost Island and Wallingford with calendars for Holy Week Good Friday Easter Sunrise and festival services, confirmations, choirs and Sunday School events led by pastors Ray Kasper Irving Petersen T Fjetstul N L Jolivette and others.
An event titled We Behold His Glory will be shown for the benefit of the whole Sunday school. It lists a church council at 8:00 p.m. Monday and a junior choir at 3:45 p.m.
Pastor Ralph C. Grote leads Easter observances starting with a 6 30 Sunrise service by the MYF followed by breakfast. Church School at 9 30, Morning Worship at 10 30. Holy Communion in the parlor Thursday at 7 30 with Senior MYF after at 8 30. Good Friday services set for 2 o'clock.
The Senior MYF sponsors a Sacrificial Meal on Friday at 6 30 pm with Holy Communion for youth. A District MYF Spring Rally is set for Sunday in Emmetsburg on April 9 with Dr Ira B Allen of Minneapolis as speaker. An Intermediate MYF meeting is Wednesday at 4 00 pm and a Church Membership Class Saturday at 9 30 am.
Airman Velmer Hempstead of the U S Air Force will graduate June 26 after completing a 15 week aircraft mechanic course on reciprocating engines at Sheppard AFB Texas. He is also pursuing an Air Force General Education course for his high school diploma. He is the son of Mrs Vergie Hempstead of Graettinger. Address listed as A 3 Velmer R Hempstead AF 17571344 3762 Sq d Box 435 Sheppard AFB Texas.
The Graettinger area Lutheran churches will hold a joint three hour Good Friday service from 12 noon to 3 PM at St Pauls church. Rev Irvin Petersen Rev C T Fjelstul and Myron Jean Fogde conduct the service with a detailed program of the seven biblical words spoken by Jesus. Local organists and soloists provide musical entries between portions of the service. Attendees are asked to be seated and to remain during interludes.
The Graettinger PTA held a Tuesday night meeting at the school with president Peter Hart leading the business session. Marsha Olesen played a flute solo, Supt. Hartung spoke on the Dual School Systems, and teachers opened classrooms for viewing as patrons toured displays. a coffee hour followed with serving committee members named. Hot lunch menu for the coming week listed breaded ham sandwiches, soup, roast beef, fish sticks, and desserts with milk.
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