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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1937
Page
2
The church announces Good Friday service in English at 7 30 pm with sermon from John 3 14 15. Easter Sunday features German service 9 30 am English 10 45 am with Lord's Supper. Sunday school at 9 30 am plus a sacred concert by St Paul Mixed Choir at 8 pm.
St Marys Church at 810 East 187th Street Riverdale lists Holy Week events led by Rev John N Weiler. Good Friday includes Way of the Cross at 3 PM and devotion at 8 PM. Holy Saturday services 7 AM and 8:15 AM with confessions 3 to 5:30 PM and 7:30 to 9 PM. Easter Sunday low masses at 7 and 9 AM and high mass with benediction at 11 AM.
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church Grant and Sheridan Streets invites all to a Sunday school session at 10 o'clock with Christ Dreshall as superintendent and a class for every age. Divine worship with communion follows at 11 o'clock on Easter morning with a cantata Christ Triumphant at 8 o'clock. Choir rehearsal Thursday 8 p.m. Ladies Aid Thursday 2 p.m. A cordial invitation to the public.
Easter services at First Methodist Episcopal Church corner Grant and Sheridan Sts include 9 45 a m church school with an Easter play by children 11 a m morning worship on the theme The Ever Living Christ and new junior choir debut under Miss Denny and Mrs M K Weidner Jr 29 voices plus a 4 00 p m vesper service and senior choir directed by …
Mrs Arline Weidner will present the Easter Angels cantata with a church choir. The roster lists sopranos Frances Fourteneuve Isabel Putnam Lydia Hoffman Gertrude Fike altos Myr tie Stanley Mae Jamieson Ardath Anders Geraldine Crocker Corinne Trimble Ione Blake tenors Harold Stanley Edward Hoffman bassos John Ehlers Bruce Waddell. Junior choir rehearsal Friday at 6:30 with robes to be brought to Good Friday practice.
Good Friday service at 7:45 p m sermon Jesus the Crucified with Women's choir music. Easter Sunrise 6:00 a m sermon They have taken Away My Lord with Holy Communion. Easter Service 10:45 a m sermon The Significance of Easter with Women's and Girls Choirs. Luther League meetings April 2 7:15 p m and devotional session March 7. Sunday School 9:30 am hymn books introduced.
St Clements Episcopal Church at 153rd and Loomis posts Holy Communion at 8 a m and 11 15 a m on Easter. Church school meets 10 30 a m and attends part of the service. Maundy Thursday 9 a m Holy Baptism Saturday before Easter at 4 p m. Good Friday three hour vigil 12 noon to 3 pm with short addresses. Vicar available 7 30 to 8 30 on Saturday for counsel and penance. Confirmation rescheduled to Sunday afternoon April 11.
The Sandridge M E Church led by Rev. Leopold Schneider hosts Easter worship at 9 15 with a 10 80 program by the Sunday school. Central M E Church Blue Island choir performs the cantata King Triumphant by B A Ashford. Mission Society sponsors the service and holds meetings at Mrs C Baker’s home on Thursday.
Martin S. Charles a former Communist Spiritualist and Athlest will speak at the Bethany Reformed Church Roseland located at 111th place and Perry avenue on Sunday afternoon Pastor Harry J. Wager leads the Bethany church community and invites attendance to hear the speaker deliver his talk.
The Bethany church forecasts an overflow crowd for Easter services featuring Dr. Harry J. Hager with sermons on the mortal body and Resurrection Day Roll Call. Choirs perform songs by Lillenas Fearis and Maker, plus a Bethany Broadcast on WWAE radio. A Good Friday talk, and an international program by the Student's League of Many Nations from near Binghamton will bring global scenes to Roseland.
In a witty exchange, a wife says she could listen to the opera forever, while the husband counters that one would need to hear it to understand the singing, hinting at the complexity and passion of the performance.
Berger School students report new books in the Robin Reading Class and craft a Dutch windmill with boxes, boards, and a pole. They describe tulips, a fern-like plant, and a Victrola, while peers share Easter cards, marbles, and a note about a pupil's eye injury.
In room three at Bowen School the whole grades achieved perfect scores on a context spelling test. Mrs Sperry from Syracuse visited and spoke about local products. The Achievement Club held an all day convention at Morrison Hotel April 2 with officers from the county. Mr Puffer supervised. A slide show The Beau ties of America aided geography. A sound film Man's Best Friend delighted the auditorium. Five intramural volleyball teams formed with captains named. The Hopeless Ten won the tournament led by captain Robert Gallegos.
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