Centennial marks 100 years of St Matthews Church South Ridge
Wilton Wisconsin observes the centennial of St Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Ridge. Since 1877 the congregation has grown from home meetings to a brick church with German and English services, multiple pastors, and a 1974 addition. Three June 26 services will feature Rev Leland Wurster, Rev Richard Lauersdorf, and Rev James Schneider.
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Musch School
St. Matthews
W. Bergholz
Dr. Martin Luther King College
New Ulm
Minn
Russell Kloehn
Tappan
N.D
Kloehn
St. Matthews Evangelical Church
Leland Wurster
St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church
South Ridge
Celebrate Life with Christian Joy in Faith
A sermonette urges believers to embrace life with joy not gloom. It contrasts solemn duty with celebratory faith, cites Christ alive, and calls for positive affirmation and acts of love. It emphasizes sharing happiness, kindness, and the abundance of earthly service and future life.
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Christ
Priest to Celebrate 25th Anniversary Mass in La Crosse Diocese
In Philadelphia the Episcopal Church monthly Epislocan reports a mate 17 year record with break even finances and 275 000 circulation. In La Crosse Diocese Father O Connor to celebrate Mass at Msgr Precity Hall 5 to 7 pm. O Connell ordained May 31 1952 has led Assumption Columbus Aquinas high schools and serves on priest personnel board. He studied at Catholic University and St Francis Seminary.
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Philadelphia
The
Episcopal Church
Episcopalian
Church
Henry L. McCorkle
Brate
John Rossiter
Father O'Connell
Diocesan
Assumption
Wisconsin Rapids
Columbus
Marshfield
Aquinas
Holy Trinity
la Crosse
Providence, R.I
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Seminary Graduate John Gibbs Earns Master of Divinity
John Gibbs son of Mr and Mrs Durance Gibbs 223 N 20th St earned a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton NJ He is a Central High School and University of Wisconsin La Crosse graduate Gibbs has served at the First Presbyterian Church La Crosse and the New Amsterdam Presbyterian Church rural Holmen
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John Gibbs
Changing Notions of God Across Generations at Chicago Conference
Religious scholars from Jewish and Christian backgrounds debated how modern life reshapes transcendence from grand cosmic figures to intimate communal and relational experiences. They cited thinkers like Buber and Hoffmann, noting a shift toward personal connection, shared worship, and a moral guiding presence beyond self.
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New York
University of Chicago Divinity School
Lawrence Hoffman
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Bruce Larson
Sanibel, Fla
Word Books
Waco
Tex
Martin Buber
Buber
John T. Pawlikowski
Catholic Theological Union
Chicago
University
Divinity School
Reform Judaism
The
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Sanford Seltzer
Boston
Haskell Bernat
Hollywood
Calif
Pawlikowski
Jehovah's Witnesses Convene In St Paul For Summer Assembly
About 300 area delegates will attend a four day convention at the St Paul Minnesota Civic Auditorium from June 30 to July 3. The event is one of 108 such gatherings nationwide this summer and will cover topics on family life youth responsibility marriage and training children.
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Jehovah's Witnesses
New Pastor Appointed at St Luke's United Methodist Church
The Rev Billy F Bross named pastor at 1022 Caledonia St La Crosse Wis succeeds Rev Douglas Fraley He comes from Guthrie Okla studied at Oklahoma City University and Garrett Evangelical Seminary He plans youth learning centers guided education and children’s sermons at St Luke's joined by wife Jo Ann and two children at 1220 Sill St
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Billy F. Bross
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Caledonia St
Mr. Bross
Guthrie, Okla
Oklahoma City University
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston, Il
Madison
Prairie du Chien
Dodgeville
Ridgeway
Bethany United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
la Crosse
Dodgeville United Methodist Church
Grace United Methodist Church
Douglas Fraley
St. Luke’s
Con
Jo Ann
Sill St
Associate pastor reassigned to Wisconsin Rapids parish
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church says associate pastor Rev John Beckfelt will transfer to St Vincent De Paul parish in Wisconsin Rapids. Reception times follow Masses today and multiple Sunday services. Replacement Rev Robert Nelson was ordained in May by Bishop Frederick Freking of the Diocese of La Crosse.
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John Beckfelt
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Wisconsin Rapids
Father Beckfelt
Blessed Sacrament
Robert Nelson
Frederick Freking
Diocese of la Crosse
Church leaders urge support for blacks in Southern Africa
Eighty Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders including 25 from southern Africa urged Christians to support and participate in the struggle of Africans against white minority rule. The joint meeting by the National Council of Churches and the US Catholic Conference condemned intensified brutality as a violation of fundamental human rights and dignity.
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National Council of Churches
The
US Catholic Conference
Southern
Africa
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Sault St. Marie, Mich
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Billings
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Percy Larson
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Clayton Engan
Larry Koehn
Oscar Engebretson
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