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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1969
Page
7
A local church listing provides pastors and weekly schedules for Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Church of Christ, United Church of Christ, and other congregations. It includes Mass times, worship hours, Sunday School, and midweek services across multiple parishes and towns. Scheduled events feature seasonal and special observances where noted.
A listing of weekly worship times for multiple churches in the area. Includes First Baptist A Gail Jones Stanwood Friends Seventh Day Baptists Victory Bible Church St Raphael Episcopal Mission United Methodist Church of God Seventh Day Church of the Brethren Assembly of God and other congregations with Sunday School times Morning Worship Evening Services and special study or youth programs.
Coy Tatum a UND starting offensive guard for three seasons underwent open heart surgery at age 13. He describes the procedure and its impact on his football career and resilience.
Lodge of Chicago Illinois Salvation Army evangelist leads a series of revival meetings through Sunday at 7 15 nightly with musical selections. His wife Mrs Lodge joins Saturday meeting. The Lodges have held posts in Illinois Indiana Missouri and Chicago area and preached across the United States Canada West Indies Mexico and the Holy Land.
Rev. Roger Biddle superintendent of the Topeka District will guest minister at 9:30 and 11 a.m. services Sunday at First United Methodist Church 10th and Walnut. He speaks on The Holy Corridor. Biddle is a Kansas State College graduate with Hartford Seminary training and has pastored Wathena Kansas City and Fort Scott churches.
Robert Hoffman assistant attorney general for Kansas will address the Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship at 10 a.m. Sunday in Pleasant Valley meeting house. He will discuss laws marriage and Unitarians.
The annual congregational meeting will start about 10 a.m. after the 9 a.m. service with no 11 a.m. service. Carl Reuter Sr. will lead. A tentative year budget of 78 746 is proposed 27 643 for wider church work in Central States Synod and 61 103 for general operations. Reports will be given by pastors Hamilton and Little and church committees. Wayne Pine, Gene Hardtarfer, Hays and Wagner will be introduced as newly elected officers.
The Trinity Episcopal Church hosts its 112th annual parish meeting with a 6 PM supper in the parish hall at 1011 Vermont. Attendees will discuss building and remodeling plans and elect two wardens and four vestrymen.
An Inter-Church Youth Council organizing party will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union to reform ICYC. The group formed last spring to support Lawrence youth activities across churches. organizers hope a board of youth and adult representatives will guide recreation, service, and De program efforts while each church keeps its own youth group.
Catholics and Protestants in Lawrence will join daily 4 45 p m and Sunday 4 30 p m prayers at St Lawrence Chapel 1915 Stratford Rd Jan 18 25 The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was designated by bishops committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and by the World and National Council of Churches The ecumenical prayers will be added to daily masses Christians from all churches are invited to participate.
Rev and Mrs Ray Spear retired missionaries from Lawrence lead study sessions on Southeast Asia at Cen tenary Methodist Church 4th and Elm. Sessions begin 5 p.m. Sundays through Feb 2. The Spear couple spent 35 years in Burma.
A memorial fund in honor of the late Joseph Laqua of Lecompton is set up at Plymouth Congregational Church 935 Vt. It will be included in the church organ fund. Donations in his memory may be made to the organ fund.
A Chicago newspaper is believed to have published the first United States automobile road map in 1886, marking an early milestone in motor travel and public navigation. The item reflects early urban awareness of vehicular routes and expansion of transport mapping.
Washington AP data shows Willard Wirtz, labor secretary, urging to raise the federal minimum wage to 1.00 per hour starting 1970 and 2.00 per hour by 1971 for all jobs under federal reach. He called for broader coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act and urged state action to support full supplementary coverage. The AFL-CIO praised the plan and said Meany backs the push.
Nineteen officers elect of the First Presbyterian Church will be installed at 9 and 11 a.m. services Sunday. Deacons to be inducted at 9 a.m. include Lewis Coffey Phil Chappell Russ Watkins Gordon Shreves Ron Foster Richard Zinn Albert G Smith Jr and Russell Steen. Elders to be installed at 11 a.m. include George Ryan James Stokes John Anderson Don Green and Bernie Taylor. Also installed are trustees elect Mrs C R Bittenbender Ray Glass Don McDow and Kenneth Ragland. All terms are for three years except those filling unexpired terms.
Two guest ministers will lead evening services at the Wesleyan Church on Sunday at 6 p.m. Rev. John Calhoun of Kansas City will present songs and musical interpretations at a youth service. Rev. Ronald R. Brannon, district superintendent, will speak at 7 p.m. Brannon previously led Wichita First Wesleyan for 17 years and is on his annual circuit visit.
At Jacksonville the 33 man AFL squads brushed on defensive plays for the Gator Bowl classic. Joe Namath and John Hadl traded compliments with Namath calling himself the better quarterback and Hadl praising Namath as a master at sizing up defenses as both vie for separate league honors.
The Health Organization in Geneva said flu is spreading but offered no figures or specifics. Authorities cautioned on transmission without providing numbers or regional data.
Kansas governors across 14 terms averaged 65 percent enactment of their recommendations. Gov. William Avery signed 34 of 46 proposals for 73.8 percent success, while Gov. Edward Arn and Gov. John Anderson posted high first term rates around 72.7 to 73.3 percent. Analyst James T. Havel notes governors are active participants and leaders in the legislature.
Notices announce the Board of Commissioners of Lawrence acts as Board of Equalization at City Hall February hearing on property assessments tied to several Sanitary Sewer ordinances and subdivision improvements. Residents may view appraisal reports at City Clerk, with written or oral objections allowed. The City Clerk warns the right to reject any bias.
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