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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1955
Page
3
A church notices a weekly schedule for the Church of the Nazarene led by Rev. R. Sprenger. Prayer and Praise meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Sunday features Sunday school at 10 am and Morning Worship at 11 am. A Young People's group meets first and third Sundays at 7 pm. You are invited to attend any service.
Evangelical and Reformed Pastor John F. Baumann presides over Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The Women’s Guild meets January 19 for a spiritual and educational session at the church. Senior choir rehearses January 22 at 8 p.m. Confirmation instruction at 9:30 a.m.
The church schedules Wednesday choir rehearsal at 7 30 p m Pilgrim Bible class also at 7 30 p m On Sunday January 23 Sunday school begins 9 15 a m Worship at 10 30 a m Pilgrim Fellowship at 2 p m and an all church potluck at 6 30 p m A program will review The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.
Pastor W Russell Hunter leads morning worship on Sunday January 23 at 9 45 a m with sermon Through the Fog The church hosts a church school at 9 45 a m and youth groups meet at 7 pm for junior and senior high. A Monday 7 pm men’s council dinner is also listed.
Sacred Heart Church lists Fr. P Lorenz as pastor and Fr. William Wilkie as assistant pastor. Masses Sundays and holy days at 6 8 and 10 a.m. Weekdays 6 45 a.m. School days also at 8 15 a.m. Confessions Saturdays and vigils 3 30 4 30 p.m. and 7 30 8 30 p.m. Thursdays before first Fridays 3 30 4 30 p.m.
Rev. Charles F. E. Hendricks leads Scotch Grove and Center Junction churches with 9:45 a.m. worship and 10:45 a.m. church school in Scotch Grove and 10 a.m. church school with 11:00 a.m. worship at Center Junction. Events include a Jan. 18 men’s meeting at Lost Nation 8 p.m. Jan. 20 center Junction choir rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Jan 23 annual meeting with basket dinner at noon. Jan 24 presbytery at Vinton for elders deacons trustees and women’s work personnel with 4 to 9 p.m. meetings. reservations for supper. Contact pastor for details.
Rey Paul Kenyon pastor leads Sunday services January 23 with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and Divine Worship at 10 30 a m Tuesday January 18 at noon Pastor s Circle meeting at church
A devotional appeal argues the soul is a divine spark within every child. It urges parents to support religious education and church worship to nurture spiritual inner-being and preserve the soul from life’s disappointments.
A church proclamation highlights four reasons to attend services and support the church. It urges regular church attendance and daily Bible reading, stressing benefits for individuals families communities and the church itself.
Rev. A K Stenzel lists Monday January 17 teachers meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday January 19 Young People 8 p.m. choir at 7 p.m. Friday January 21 adult membership class at 1 p.m. Sunday January 23 Sunday school and Bible class 9 30 a.m. Morning Worship 10 30 a.m.
The M O L club hosts a potluck supper at the church on Wednesday at 6 30 p m with table games singing and a program. Richard A Long and wife are general chairs. An adult choir rehearsal follows at 7 30 p m. On Thursday the Commission on Missions meets at 7 30 p m. Sunday features Sunday school at 9 30 with all ages classes and Morning Worship at 10 30 with a sermon Building on Negative Thinking M Y F meets at 7 p m in the church dining room.
Rev Arnold Schlueter leads a Wednesday program with a Ladies Aid sewing meeting at 2 p m and Choir rehearsal at 7 30 p m. Saturday offerings include Confirmation instruction at 9 a m Adult Bible class at 9 45 a m and Worship at 10 30 a m followed by the Annual Congregational meeting at 7 30 p m.
Pastor Kehren leads Wayne Zion Lutheran Rey with a January Epiphany service on Sunday January 23 featuring Confirmation and Holy Communion under the theme Going His Way Isaiah 30 21. Sunday school at 9 15 a.m. adult instruction and choir rehearsals scheduled midweek and baptism of four adults and one child on a Thursday evening.
Members of the Wayne Zion Lutheran church elected officers for 1955. Roles include church chairman Rev. F. H. Kehren secretary Arend Balster Jr treasurer Merle Jansen cemetery custodian Bennie Tobiason church deacon Raymond Poppe senior deacon George Hagen deacon Sievert Sievertsen three years trustee Will J. Zimmerman three years senior trustee William D. Wolken one year senior trustee Carl J. Gerdes two years.
Rev. Paul Kenyon of SS Peter and Paul Lutheran church will attend the Southeast Iowa Lutheran Welfare Society board meeting in Iowa City Monday evening January 17.
Schmidt Bros service station advertises free pick up and delivery service with phone contact 355 for customer convenience.
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