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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
6
Christmas services and varied programs unfold across Union churches including First Methodist in Union and Zion Lutheran West Union. Readers, choirs, nativity dramatizations and special Christmas numbers feature multiple local families and Sunday worships with a focus on community celebration and charity.
William R. Noland will lead Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. A Christmas lesson titled The We Need Most will be shared. Come and join us for edg y with us.
Maynard Churches report Sunday services and Sunday School times at Presbyterian, Methodist, and Lutheran churches. Juvenile chorus caroling, Christmas program rehearsals, and a World Service fund appeal are noted. St Pauls reports a Christmas Eve program rehearsal and missionary society updates. calendar items include sacks, seals, cards, and devotional calendars.
Hazleton churches announce a Sunday program with Church School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. a candle lighting service at 4:36 p.m. includes hymns, solos, and scripture reading. Christmas Eve services follow Tuesday at 8 p.m. with a multi‑section pageant, plays, readings, songs, and a final hymn.
Strawberry Point churches announce schedules for December and Christmas celebrations. Emanuel Lutheran lists Sunday school at 9:30 with Childrens Service practice, divine worship at 10:45, and Christmas Eve events at 7:45 with gifts, plus 10 a.m. Christmas Day service. St Sebald and Congregational Christian report parties, Sunday school times, and Christmas programs. Methodist notes include Dr. Marcus Bach address to Young Adults, plans for Jan 9 with Dr. Marlin on Protestants Catholics and Jews in the US Navy, and forthcoming carol singing and sleigh ride. The season wraps with a Christmas Sunday morning service at 10, youth activities, and a Christmas Eve School program of music and readings.
Daily worship times listed for Wadena area churches include Morning Worship at United Brethren and Garden Prairie United Brethren Church. Garden Prairie adds a 10 a.m. Christmas program following Sunday school. Evening services not shown beyond standard schedule.
Stanley Church schedules a morning service at 9 30 with a Christmas sermon and a 10 30 Sunday School led by Mrs Erna Bates. An 8 pm Christmas program features selections by the choir, school recitations, and congregational carols including O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night.
A church pastor, R Park Anderson, invites friends to join Christmas services and share the season's joys with greetings extended to all attendees.
Churches list December activities with multiple pastors. West Union hosts morning worship and Christmas programs across churches including Presbyterian Bethel, Zion English Lutheran, Holy Name Catholic, St Olaf Lutheran, First Lutheran, and others. Christmas eve services, practice times, and Christmas day services are noted for each congregation.
Hawkeye Churches led by George H. Goodrick announce Sunday School at 10 a.m. with Idella Hauth as superintendent. Morning worship at 11. Next Sunday is Christmas Sunday with the Prince of Peace as the theme. A special choir and Christmas Eve program will be presented and a Christmas offering will aid missionary work.
Westgate St. Peter's Lutheran led by Rev. Otto C. Schultz plans services on Dec. 22 at 9 30 and 10 45 a m. Walther League Christmas banquet at 7 p m. Dec. 22. Christmas Eve service on Dec 24, Children’s service Dec 25, and Second Christmas Day Dec 26 German service at 10 a m. Rev. Schultz will remain with the Stanwood congregation, a welcomed decision praised by local friends.
Pastor William Follmer leads Randalia churches with a Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning service at 11 a.m. A Christmas Carol program is set for 8 p.m. on the day, followed by a children’s program with treats and a tree on Christmas Eve.
Clermont churches list Christmas season services across Highland West Clermont and Fast Clermont. Dates include December 21 to 26 with festival services at 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday school programs, rehearsals, and confirmands meeting as usual.
Morning worship at 9:45 includes Christmas carols and a Christmas message titled The Prince of Peace. Sunday school at 10:45 is led by Mrs Lida Ostrander with a special Christ mas Eve program at 8 pm for the public. New Methodist hymnals will be dedicated at the service on Sunday Dec 29.
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