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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1951
Page
6
Rev Joseph W Hobbs presides at Manito Egypt Community Church with A D Meeker Sunday School superintendent. Sunday School starts at 10 00 a m CST and Morning Worship follows at 11 00 a m CST.
The church offers Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. led by Supt F E Bender with an invitation to bring guests. Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. features a message by the minister, a theme on faith, and a choir performance.
Paul N. Rager leads a Sunday program at Spring Lake Church with a Palm Tree object lesson for all ages. Gifts offered to children and adults who bring flying saucers dropped from an airplane this weekend. Morning service at 10:45 features a sermon by the pastor. Annual church officers election. Youth Fellowship at 6:30 led by Shirley McLaughlin. Evening service at 7:30. Mid week prayer and Bible study Wednesday at 7:30 on Christ's return. Ladies' prayer Thursday at 2 at Mrs Ernest Cooper's home.
The Rev. P. E. Fangers of Pekin will fill the pulpit for the morning worship at Egypt Community Church on Sunday.
Arrangements are under way for a church pot luck dinner after Sunday services on October 28 to honor The Rev. A C D Seehase and his family as they prepare to move to Wisconsin where he has accepted a ministerial call.
Rev and Mrs D J Powell of Manito Methodist Church traveled to Peoria to attend the Peoria District Meeting led by Supt Dr Claude Temple. The program emphasized conference institutions and Causes with Dr John Patterson, a thirty year India missionary, delivering the evening address. The Powells called it one of the best meetings in years.
The Pekin Group of the Methodist Youth Fellowship will close the Fall Institute with a banquet at the Delavan Church Monday evening. Attendees will take an offering of supplies for Sunset fame in Quincy. The project supports local elderly residents. Rev. Chas Lotz, former Manito pastor, leads the home.
Ten members of St Pauls Lutheran church traveled to Springfield for Concordia Seminary Central Illinois Annual Donation Day. A noon luncheon fed about one thousand attendees and the seminary offered an afternoon program. Attendees from St Pauls included Mr and Mrs Louis Lussenhop Mr and Mrs John Grube Mesdames George Handke Robert Singley Emmet James Louis Hiller Leonard Graff and Miss Leona Graff.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at the Methodist church shifts its November meeting to November 1 for a Family Fellowship night. A sound movie titled Love Thy Neighbor will be shown and a carry-in supper will follow. The event aims to be inspirational for the congregation.
The Tabitha Society of St. Pauls Lutheran Church nominates officers for 1952. Committee members Mrs. Robert Singley Green Valley Mrs. Ben Jacobs San Jose Miss Leona Graff Manila met Wednesday with Mrs Clarence Fornoff to prepare candidates. Election set for Thursday November 1 with Mrs Singley hosting the group meeting in the church basement.
At Concordia Seminary in Springfield the guests included Mrs. Theodore Sieving widow of Rev. Theodore Sieving former St. Pauls Lutheran pastor, two Sieving daughters, and three granddaughters. Rev. and Mrs. Bruno Prange with Jima and Mary from Watseka Ill. Mrs. Prange formerly Corolia Sieving. Mrs. Hugo Schumacher and daughter Harriet from New Minden Ill. Mrs. Schumacher formerly Vera Sieving.
The Walther League will hold a Friday 7:30 p.m. church meeting to prepare for the Zone Rally on October 28. Local pastors and students from the congregation are expected to attend and plan event activities.
Mrs Fornoff will host the Lutheran Ladies League gathering in the church basement on Friday afternoon October 26 at 2 o'clock.
Miss Marguerette Staley of Peoria stayed overnight with Harold Meyer. Mrs Meyer and Miss Staley drove to Springfield to attend the funeral of their cousin.
Mr and Mrs William Meyer and family and Harry Weaver of Peoria joined Mr and Mrs Fred Albrecht in Pekin Saturday evening to celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Mrs Harry Van Buskirk returned home Saturday from Memorial Hospital Springfield. Phone your news to No. 89.
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