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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
3
Corner Grant and Sheridan church invites worshipers for German service at 9 o clock and Divine worship at 11 with sermon The Enduring Word. Sunday School 10 and Universal Bible Sunday. Choir rehearsal and catechetical instruction listed.
The Ivanhoe Community Church led by Milton S Freeman invites participation in Advent worship and Bible reading Crusade to read 15 great chapters. Choir rehearsal and a confirmation class are scheduled, with a Christmas Sunday vesper and tree program planned for December 19.
St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street lists Mass times 7:00 8:30 high mass 10:00 and 11:00 on Sundays. The note urges faithful attendance as service to God and weekly participation.
Bethany Reformed Church at 111th Place and Perry Ave invites attendance for next Sunday with Dr. Harry J Hager preaching at 7 30 p m on Cutting to Pieces His Fathers Bible Special music directed by Goldie Ashlund followed by a film The Bible with Our Boys on the Battle Fronts at 9 p m Lord's Supper observed at 10 am with Lest We Remember message Church choir performs special music Vesper service at 3 pm with Communion and Lest We Forget message Radio broadcast on Station WAIT 820 kc at 4 30 pm features Dr Hager Will Gods Word be Rationed Next
Rev Walter J Kemmnitz leads St Pauls Church at 188th and Leyden Avenue with German service at 9 30 and English at 10 45 on Sunday December 12. Bible study and Sunday school at 9 30. Advent midweek service December 15 at 7 30 in English with Lord's Supper. Stephen A Haboush presents On Sacred Soil December 16 at 8 p m in the parish hall. Lutheran Hour airs Sundays on WGN.
Open Bible Church at 8 West 138th Street invites attendance at 9:45 a.m. Bible school 11:00 a.m. morning message Death to Self and 7:45 p.m. Abiding under the Wings of God. 6:30 p.m. groups rehearse for the Christmas program. Wednesday prayers at 9:30 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Bible devotions. Thursday 8:00 p.m. home Bible class at 14051 Park Ave hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Knuth.
The First Methodist Church at Corner Grant and Sheridan announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Bessie De Vries as superintendent and evening activities including Epworth league and Pre Hi league at 7 p m The church invites all women to a Friday December 10 Evening Circle program and notes the W S C S monthly meeting on Thursday December 16 Preparations are under way by four choirs and the Epworth league for the Christmas candlelighting service on Sunday at 7 45 p m
Our Savior's Church English Lutheran at 138th Street and Wabash Avenue schedules December events. The second year confirmation class meets Thursday at 4:30 p m, with a Saturday session at 10 a m. Sunday includes Sunday school at 9:30 a m and morning worship at 10:45 led by Rev Orlando Ingvoldstad, president of the Chicago Bible Society. Monday the church council will meet.
The text lists church events this week including a 7:30 p m meeting at the church on unspecified day and a 7 45 p m S C 8 club gathering at the church on Tuesday. Wednesday features the Women s Missionary Society meeting at 1 p m.
Lincoln and Sibley Boulevard location announces December 12 1943 worship at 9 15 a m with Rev G W Courrier preaching and church school at 10 30 a m led by James Diekman. A Tuesday 6 45 p m dinner at Thoburn church sponsors by the Southern District board of Lay Activities with speaker Dr Ezra M Cox.
Death of Mary Sellien occurred Sunday December 3 at her Riverdale home where she had worked for 56 years. Born May 22 1869 in Beecher Illinois she died aged 74. Funeral Wednesday two o clock Bachmann Funeral Home Rev Kemnitz officiated. Burial Oakland Cemetery. Survived by daughter Clara Middleborn and Paul Middleborn four grandchildren Mary Jane Middleborn Virginia Schukei Fay Rohlman.
Christian, one great grandchild, Don na Rohiman, and two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Schaflein and Mrs. Emma Se gert.
Mrs Harold Schaefer of Ivanhoe hosted her bridge club last Thursday with a farewell party for Mrs Carl Fischer who is leaving this week for Columbus Ohio.
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