Church Notes Evening Service and Welcoming Message
A church invites all to an evening service at 7 30 pm with prayer and Bible study. The note emphasizes no creed but Christ and no book but the Bible, promising a warm welcome to attendees.
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Newspaper
Renwick News
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1970
Page
1
A church invites all to an evening service at 7 30 pm with prayer and Bible study. The note emphasizes no creed but Christ and no book but the Bible, promising a warm welcome to attendees.
Local church notices list a Sunday worship service at 9am and morning devotional at 8:15. The item mentions a Methodist congregation in Hardy with standard weekly services.
Council on Ministries met. Pastor Donald L. Glazier and Mrs Glazier will attend church camp at Lake Okoboji this week.
Victor Lutheran Church led by Pastor G. Sorensta outlines worship with Holy Communion at 9 00 a m no sessions until fall ushers for July include Marvin Russen Virgil Ras foussen Robert Oppedaht Kev Oppedaht and others guiding services and seating changes amid summer pause.
St Paul Lutheran Church Renwick notes July and August Sunday School and circle meetings do not meet. Worship at 10 30 a m on Sundays and Wednesdays. Rebekah circle led by Mrs Marie Nissen meets at 2 p m at home. Martha circle led by Mrs Ben Schmits at 2 p m. Hostesses listed with leaders. Ushers for July include Orval Hoffman Everett Kraft George Markman Don Kraft Bernie Burras Maz Wanken. Acolytes Steve Sorenson Dan Thompson. Altar committee girls Joan Helmich and others.
Morning worship at Corwith begins at 9 00 with Holy Communion. Sunday service follows at 10 80. Walter Stover is superintendent. At noon Young Adults depart for five day canoe camp from Ely Ming returning Saturday. Attending are Beryl Reichter Glen E Mar tina and the pastor and wife. Tuesday 9 00 Coffee Hour and 9 30 Prayer and Study Group at Corwith.
The Klasse family reunion was held Sunday June 28 at the Renwick Library with 41 attendees. Officers included President Elmo Eiversen and Secretary-Treasurer Morgan Bloom. Slides from Switzerland and other countries were shown accompanying greetings from members across Minnesota Iowa and California.
Fifteen relatives gathered last Monday to refresh ments and help Mrs Laura Hippen celebrate her birthday. They came from Blairsburg Britt Galt Goldfield LaVerne and Renwick. On Wednesday afternoon more friends from Eagle Grove Nelle Engsteom Minnie Foley Henry Bloom and Lana Rossthan joined the celebrations.
The Renwick Class of 1950 marked a Class Réunion Sunday at the Legion Hall. Attendees included Forest Montgomery, Carol of Limé Springs, Phyllis Lane Sande and sons from Salem Oregon, Henry Pogge and family, Jerry Helmke and Sam Humbeldt, and multiple couples from Hardy Preston Mn River Forest 1st Eugene Haugland family from Sherbir Inn Webster City Goldfield Humboldt and Averill Blewett. Former teachers Forest Montgomery and others also attended.
The Conservation Commission stocked 25 000 muskellunge fry in Rathbun Reservoir the first artificial impoundment to receive muskellunge. Previously two natural lakes Clear Lake and the Okoboji’s had muskellunge. Superintendent Madden said ideal water conditions could yield legal size muskellunge in Rathbun within three years.
Renwick Merchants win 4 to 3 over Titonka in a strong home game on Wednesday. Jerry Johnson earned the win with Asa as the foser. Titonka led early in the second inning, but Renwick rallied with a two run double by Jim White and two runs in the sixth to take the lead. League play continues with Wednesday games at Renwick and Sundays mostly for other matchups.
187 students named on the Deans List at Nege College include Stephen May, son of a senior at the College of Business Administration. He will graduate in January and serves as a management trainee for the Green Giant Company.
Mrs. Maude Freerksen was moved on Friday from Mason City Hospital to the Ka Nawha Nursing Home where she is improving.
Memorial Hospital Belmond reports Mrs Pogge of Michigan underwent surgery last Friday evening. Her daughter Mrs Fred Metzger and children are in Belmont caring for her for a few weeks.
Members from Ames attended the American Women’s Conference of the Baptist Church held over Thursday and Friday. Attendees included Mrs Dorothy Reichter, Mrs Ellen Martin, Mrs Sharon Stover, Mrs Glen Earl Martin, Mrs Rosiald Cowles, Mrs Verne Reichter, and Mrs Kenneth Gillespie.
A Friday June 12 bridal show at St Paul Lutheran Church Parlor celebrated Vicky Helmke. Family and friends attended with readings, songs, and skits while gifts and yellow decor highlighted the event.
Twenty six local farmers attended Swanson's Storage and Grain Drying Meeting held Monday evening at Ren Wick Savings Bank. Talks by John Hughes of Iowa Extension and Darwie Trip of Modern Farm Systems sparked discussions on prices marketing storage and grain drying. Stan Schipull won a grain probe as door prize.
The Renwick Savings Bank will close at 6 p.m. on a specified July date, limiting evening access for customers. No further details on the date or reasons are provided in the fragment.
Ken Wilkie and family relocate to Camp Thunderbird in Bemidji to supervise a cabin of six boys. Wilkie acts as cabin counselor under a senior and junior counselor, with Robin and Brent Wilbur as visiting campers. Summer program runs June 24 to August 17 offering swimming, canoeing, polo, trips to Canada, rifle range, and 200 activities for about 240 boys.
Mr and Mrs Omer G Davis of Renwick will be honored at a 50th Wedding Anniversary Open House Sunday July 12 in the Renwick Library. They request no gifts. Omer G Davis and Berta G Smith married July 14 1920 at Goldfield Baptist Parsonage. They farmed in Renwick area then retired. Their family includes son Herschell daughter in law Mary Alice and Chris H Schneider and four grandchildren Debra Jeff Julie and Joni.
Last week's $20 gift certificate from the Renwick Commercial Club went unclaimed. This Friday the drawing will award $25 to a present attendee at 3 Pt. cat yan may ga home.
The Literary Guild met on June 17 with 14 members touring Fort Dodge. They visited the Rehabilitation and Blanden Art Gallery, Fort Museum and enjoyed supper at Rommey Inn followed by the Red Barn Play.
The Cosmopolitan Club met last Wednesday evening with Mrs Rich Gugger in attendance. Fourteen members attended a lesson by Mrs Refine Ross on Nutrition. The group plans its annual family picnic in July.
The Biw Club held a family picnic Sunday at Walton Park. Guests included Mr and Mrs Maurice Martin, Alfred Klein, Aundite Engstrom, Georgia Oppe dahl, Mr and Mrs Bert Huntley, Marion Huntley, Albert Nelson, Mrs Beer Martin, and Mrs Harold Trask among others.
Sunday afternoon guests visited the home of Mr and Mrs Don Lerdal including Renwick Mrs Martin Kleva and Anna and Mr and Mrs Mel Wilson of Humboldt. Extended visits included Mrs Hulda Fritzemeier of Bay City Michigan and Angie Helmke of Humboldt. Fort Dodge hosted a dinner honoring Michael McPeak and Mrs Mil ford McPeak. McPeak planned to attend flight school in Oklahoma.
Numerous visits mark a busy weekend with stops at Vergil Erwin, Crystal Lake, and Clarion homes. Attendees include Henriksens, Swans, Lannings, Gundvels, Annis, Drury, Eggle Grove party, Sadlers, Helgevolds, Browers, Kwaerts, Goeltsch, Thompson, Rice family, Fisher family, Hulda Fritzemeier, Markmann, Helmke, and McPeak. The United Methodist Builders Class hosted a Kennedy Park picnic near Fort Dodge.
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