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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1953
Page
8
Community church notices list St Paul’s Lutheran with minister A Borchelt and Sunday School at 9 30 a m Divine Service 10 20 a m Catholic Mass around 10 a m all in the Manito area indicating a weekend schedule for worship services.
Paul N. Rager serves as minister with services on daylight time. Sunday School 9 45 morning worship 10 45 pastor preaching choir singing youth fellowship 6 46 evening service 7 30 evangelistic hour testimonies singspiration Bible message prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday 8 p m choir rehearsal following Ladies Prayer Meeting Thursday 2 p m at Wanda Goldens.
D J Powell minister leads all services on daylight time at Manito Methodist Church. Sunday School begins 9 45 a m with F B E Bender superintendent. A modern scholar Kenneth Laurette remarks that a great gospel gives hope to the masses amid the age’s trials.
A church service outline celebrates democracy and faith as the Gospel in action. Morning Worship at 10 45 features Organist George B Ethell Adult Choir directed by Mrs Ralph Lee Prelude Religieuse and To A Wild Rose Offertory. Sermon theme Our Contempt for the Familiar. Methodist Youth Fellowship 6 30 led by Loretta Warner and Charles Bilyeu with music and a lesson on The Church Comes to America.
Weekend guests of Mrs. Lila O'Hara and her son Pat included Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Daniels and Mrs. Frank Trowbridge of Pekin. Also visiting Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Henry Mr. and Mrs. Bill Scarf cliff of Pekin and Mr. and Mrs. Gene O'Hara of Peoria. The group spent the evening watching television.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leitner and Frances Meyer of Pekin visited Mr. and Mrs. William Meyer and family for Sunday dinner. Miss Lorraine Meyer spent a short vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Patchett and family at Big Rock, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Fischer were Sunday dinner guests of the Meyers.
Mr and Mrs Henry Fischer and Mr and Mrs Mal Willett with daughters were Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs C J DeSutter. The gathering highlighted neighborly hospitality and family connections.
Mrs. Mabel Schierbeck enjoyed the weekend in Springfield visiting her sisters Mrs. Nelle Bale and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Garman.
Joyce Shelabarger of Havana was a week end guest of Mr and Mrs Bill Shelabarger and gon.
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