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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
20
Weekly church page listing multiple sponsors including Automatic Button Co Helen Bamford Studio Beach Lumber and Supply Central State Bank Farm Supply John Deere Hawkeye Lumber H J Heinz Varieties RetzJer's Dairy Hill's Fairall Paint Home-Q-Nite Hunter's Television Jews Electric Light and Power J and K Button Kent Feeds Keepping's Diner J E Kranz Florist Loyal Order of Moose.
Local churches across the city announce Christmas Eve and Sunday services. Fifth and Cedar and Fourth and Iowa host morning worship and sermons including Unto You is Born a Saviour and Repeat the Sounding Joy. Several parishes plan candlelight and Christmas program events in the evening.
A church-centered message urges regular services and Bible reading as essential to personal virtue, family stability, and national welfare. It lists four reasons to attend and support the church, urging participation and moral sponsorship from the community. The piece closes with a roster of local businesses and institutions in Muscatine.
Listings show multiple churches with service times and pastors. 606 W Third Talmadge More toby hosts Sunday school at 9:30 am and worship at 10:30 am. Rev Charlotte Wright presides at 800 Main with Sunday school at 9:380 am and worship at 11 am. Evangelistic service at 8 pm and weekday Bible study. 1202 Lucas outlines Sacrament at 6:30 pm and Sunday school at 10 am under LaVern Hubard. Mediapolis First Baptist led by LaVeen Hubbard schedules worship at 8:45 am and a Christmas message titled Eternity, with Sunday school at 10 am. 1285 Lincoln Blvd lists Emmett Barnes as pastor offering Bible study 9:30 am, Christmas worship 10:45 am, and a Christmas Eve service at 5 pm.
North Methodist Parish led by Stephen R Root Jr and Le land L Enke hosts multiple worships at High Prairie Park Avenue Spangler and Sweetland chapels with sermons Come Too Soon and Frightened Men. Parish wide Christmas Eve service at Park Avenue church 10 pm features special music and readings from Christ Jesus Gospel lessons.
Pleasant Prairie Presbyterian invites worship at 945 a m with Rev Warry Throckagerton as guest speaker for both Pleasant Prairie and Blue Grass churches. Church school at 1045 a m Fiji and Sycamore led by Rev Jim Diehl. Sunday school at 930 a m and Worship at 1045 a m. Nazarene young society and juniors meet at 245 p m for Evangelical activities.
Faith Parish United Church of Christ at 200 Wy Third lists pastor W Kick er with church school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 43 a m Letts Independent United Brethren led by Rev Caleb Larson with Sunday school 9 20 to 10 30 a m and worship 10 30 to 11 30 a m Bible study Thursday 6 30 p m choir 7 30 p m Wapelle Bible Missionary at 701 Main Conaway pastor Sunday school 9 45 a m worship 11 a m Young People's Meeting 6 30 p m Evangelistic service 7 p m prayer meetings Tuesday and Thursday 7 p m
St Mathias on West Eighth Street lists Very Rev James J Welsh pastor and Rev Clarence Slangohr assistant with Sunday masses at 8 8 and 10 am and weekday masses. Holy Day masses set 6 7 and 9 am and 7 pm. first Friday masses with Holy Communion and confessions. Holy Hour 7 30 to 8 30 and first Saturday mass at 7 am. St Marys at 439 Green Street lists Rev Carl F Clems pastor and Rev Donald L Waldschmitt assistant. Sunday masses 6 and 10 am. weekday masses 6 20 and 9 am. confessions on Saturdays and eves of feast days and first Fridays. Holy Day masses 6 7 and 9 am and 7 pm. Novena services Friday 7 15 pm.
Church listings for Seventh Day Adventist locations include Mulberry Street address with Pastor A Schaefer and Rev E William Shapfer on Chestnut Street. Weekly services span Sunday school 9:30, worship 9:30 or 11, evangelistic sessions 7:30 p.m., prayer meetings midweek, and youth and choir activities led by named officers in Hicklin and Wapello. Additional notices reference Fourth and Iowa Lewis Furda pastor and Christmas worship 10:45 a.m. and Holy communion at 10 p.m.
Sunday and midweek worship times listed for First Evangelical United Brethren Bloomington Friends Highway 28 First Evangelical Mulberry and other nearby churches. Including pastors Freida Mc Leland Larry L Roberts Ward Young W A Tillberg J Arthur Eveland and special Christmas series with a visual presentation. diverse service times span morning, afternoon, and evening across multiple communities.
Town churches outline their Christmas program schedules with worship times, confessions, and special cantatas. Rev N A Bolinger Rev Lloyd Et Jin Rev Harry L Parker lead services. Episcopal, Baptist, Lutheran, and Greek Orthodox parishes list Holy Communion Morning Prayer Christmas Eve vesper, youth fellowships, and parsonage receptions with cantatas and caroling among activities.
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