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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1957
Page
6
National Children’s Day on June 9 prompted local churches to join in worship and Sunday school programs. Officials note growing church enrollment, with 21 new church additions planned to expand education wings as Sunday schools outgrow older facilities.
Rev Edward H Riedesel will become assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church Jefferson at Falls St in New Castle. He plans to start in late July after serving Bethel and Concord churches in southern Ohio. He is a Western Theological Seminary graduate and Kent State alum. He is married to Jo Anne Brownson and they have two children. He was ordained May 22, 1955, by the Presbytery of St. Clairsville Ohio. His father is Rev Normand A Riedesel of Island Creek Presbyterian Church Toronto Ohio.
Homer T. Rickabaugh was ordained at the First Presbyterian Church Williamsport on June 4. He will serve a three year evangelistic educational mission in Seoul Korea after attending a Montreal mission institute. His father Rev C E Rickabaugh led prayers and charges. visitors included Rev Donald Moffett Rev Joseph Kuehne Jr and Dr George W Carson.
A Children’s Day program will be held tomorrow at 9 30 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church auditorium Jefferson at Falls Streets. Songs recitations and dramatic presentations will be given by boys and girls from the nursery kindergarten primary junior departments. Joseph D Weller assistant general superintendent leads the organizing committee. Department superintendents are Mrs Howard M Kirk Jr nursery Mrs Robert G Magill kindergarten Miss Georgiana McNees primary and Mrs Harold Cox junior department.
Rev Fleming, a newcomer to the community, raises activity in the New Castle Ministerial Assn and civic work. The speaker recalls General Zebulon Pike’s words on Pike Peak near Denver and urges a shift from past failures toward a royal, universal peace through faith and prophecy.
Sacred program by St Paul Bible Institute singers at the Lawrence County Alliance youth rally on June 11 at 7 45 p m in Castlewood Alliance Church. The diverse program includes mixed quartet ladies trio duets and solos with youth testimonies interspersed. Musicians hail from North Carolina Minnesota Wisconsin Ohio and other states under the direction of Rev Harry Polding. The rally unites churches Pearson Sampson Hoover Heights Washington Union North Side New Wilmington Drake Castlewood Ellwood City and Portersville.
Dr Gene Stone observes the church’s first anniversary at the First Presbyterian Church Jefferson at Falls Streets New Castle. He preaches at 11 a m on The Gift of the Holy Spirit. Prior to New Castle he led seven years as General Secretary of the International Society of Christian Endeavor Columbus Ohio.
Notices for area churches list services and program times with church names locations and pastors. Includes Baptist First Where East Meets North St Paul s Bethel Second North Norris Way Holy Trinity Polish Catholic Parish First Congregational First Christian Episcopal Trinity United Methodist St Luke AME Zion Croton First Jefferson North Hoover Heights Tabernacle Salvation Army and Christian Assembly with service details and special programs.
Nick Choco pastor of Gardner Chapel of the Assembly of God will be ordained in a special service in Harrisburg on June 13. He has led Gardner Assembly of God since August and is a 1948 New Castle High School graduate and Eastern Bible Institute alum with two years licensed ministry. Rev A Newton Chase Eastern District Superintendent will direct the ordination with Credentials committee approving in April.
The Lawrence County Council of Catholic Women will hold an open Deanery meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at St. James Church in New Bedford. Rev. William J. Maher will speak, with Miss Mary McGarry and Mrs. Vern Coonfare also on the program. Deanery President Mrs. John Otto will preside. Parish ladies will host.
New Castle district of the Free Methodist Church sets July 4 to 14 for the annual camp meeting at the Croton area camp grounds on Scott and Vine Streets. Daily services at 10 45 am 1 30 pm and 7 30 pm with a full staff. Rev H L Jones Zanesville OH principal evangelist. Youth evangelist Rev Dwight Horton Syracuse NY. Rev Hazel Fraley local children's worker. Rev Bokko Tsuchiyama of Japan missionary speaker. Rev Byron Lamson missionary secretary will speak. Rev George Saylor district superintendent is camp president.
Dr W Donald McClure pioneer missionary to Nilotic tribes of western Ethiopia will be guest preacher at First UP Church morning services at 9 40 and 11 tomorrow. He is home on emergency furlough to attend his daughter's marriage. He is Westminster College and Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary alumus and noted adventurer hunter and author of Red headed Rash and Religious detailing his missionary exploits.
Groundbreaking ceremonies planned tomorrow at Calvary Independent Church 424 E Moody Ave after the 11 am service. Rev Howard Sartell will lead on the former Moorehead estate west lawn for a colonial style church to include the mansion as an educational wing. By 1958 sanctuary seats 600 with space for 200 more. funding via two $75,000 bond issues by church members and friends. Dedication hoped for November 1958, marking the churchs 20th anniversary.
Beginning Monday a prayer revival will be held at St. John United Holy Church 1207 Moravia St nightly at 7 p.m. Special songs and a short sermon will be featured with prayer for revival in New Castle. Rev. G. M. Walker will lead the sick prayer. Special requests will be received 6 to 7 p.m.
A Brethren in Christ service at the Mission on West Washington Street will feature Elder John J. Martin of Elizabethtown Pennsylvania speaking tomorrow at 11 a.m. Martin serves as minister of the Dauphin and Lebanon district. Elder Harry Fink will direct the service.
A brief note on how motifs in Persian rugs convey meaning with birds symbolizing happiness brooks representing life flow and a tree denoting contemplation. The text urges caution with portraits of children in movement.
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