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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1937
Page
2
The sermon set for May 23 at The Churches Musscourl Synea will answer why worship should honor the triune God. Pastor Rev. Walter J. Kemnitz will cite Matt 3 13 17 to argue that the only true God revealed in the Bible is Father Son and Holy Ghost.
The Our Savior's Community Church announces a week of events including Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m with Holy Trinity observances and first communion for confirmands. Luther League at 7 p m and upcoming events include Mother and Daughter banquet May 27 and Boy/Girl choir meetings later in the week.
St Marys Church located at 810 East 137th Street Riverdale lists Rev John N Weiler as pastor with service hours Sundays at 7 00 9 00 and 11 00 A M The notices emphasize convenient Mass times and faithful attendance as offering to God.
Morning worship at nine with German language service and church school at ten led by Christ Dreshall, superintendent. Divine worship at eleven with choir anthem. Choir rehearsal Thursday evening. Report on North Illinois District conference Monday May 24 at eight. You are welcome if no church home. The ministry is a ministry unto life.
The notice lists services at First Methodist Episcopal Church Grant and Sheridan Streets with Pastor Rev. Donald R. Crocker. Sunday includes church school at 9:45 and morning worship at 11 with the theme In Quest of Beauty. Additional events include Hi-League rallies, meetings, choir practice, and a Sunday 2:00 church school at Ivanhoe Community Church Ro osevelt School.
Dr. Harry J. Hager presides at Bethany Reformed Church Roseland Illinois with sermons on Our Living Christ of Today The Christ of History and The Christ That Is To Be The Senior choir Good News and Girls Junior choirs perform The Bethany Bible broadcast airs at WWAE 1206 kilocycles Hammond inc with Hager speaking on The Christ That Is To Be at 3 30 pm next Sunday night 730 pm service and 10 am message.
Kev Leopold Schneider, pastor invites parishioners to morning worship on Sunday May 23 at 10:15, Sunday school at 10:30, vesper service at 4:30. The choir of the First German Church of Chicago will give a sacred concert. Thursday prayer service at 7:45 and choir rehearsal at 8:45. A quip notes wild oats lead to the grim reaper.
At St Clements Episcopal Church located at 153rd and Loomis Harvey Rev W O Cross pastor there will be Holy Communion at 8 a m Church school at 9 45 a m Morning prayer at 11 15 a m Evensong at 5 p m The annual Children's Flower Service will be held Sunday May 23 comprising Evensong and the offering of flowers by the Church school Parishioners are urged to attend and those who wish to donate flowers should bring them to one of the services or before 3 45 p m Garden flowers are requested.
The Coed Club of Thornton Junior College elected Marilyn Saggars president for 1937 38 with Harriet Johnson as secretary and Elzade Winterle as treasurer. Helen Rice Jean Henderson and Katherine Vandagrift were other nominees for the three posts. The club also sent jellies jams sugar handknit wristlets and other goods to elderly residents at Oak Forest.
Sunday 4 p.m. concert in church by AL. Haase on the Hammond electric organ. Program includes organ works by Borowski Handel Bach Frysinger and Widor plus congregational singing and scripture readings.
The Walther League banquet will be held May 25 at 6 p.m. at St Pauls School at 138th and Leyden Ave. Rev W J Kemnitz will open and close with prayer, C Zimbrich acts as toastmaster, Rev H Harthun is guest speaker on Walther League and Your God-Given Talents. Performances include Walter Bachman vocal solos, H Reisbach monologue, short play My Father Looks Up to Thee with Chester Melvin Lina as the pastor and Wim Reitz as a deacon, Louis Kemnitz as elderly professor. E O Haase will play Hammond organ. Tickets 50 cents. Miss Lillian Poeplauchairman. All Lutherans invited.
The passage urges clever social finesse by praising a woman's gown to win favor while warning against repetitive phrases that reveal familiarity. It frames flattery as a strategic tool and notes the value of timely compliments in social interactions.
Dale Theatre manager Phil Dieter says two brand new 1437 De Vry high speed projectors will be installed before week’s end after earlier delays due to strike conditions. New lenses and air conditioning bids have been opened as part of the reopening improvements.
Parishioners of St. Nicholas church Roseland will honor Rev. Theodore Bonifas on his fiftieth priesthood anniversary. A solemn Mass at 11:00 a.m. precedes a 5:00 p.m. Golden Jubilee banquet at St. Willibrord's hall. Fourth degree Knights of Columbus from several councils serve as honorary escort with Bernard Sheil auxiliary bishop of Chicago attending.
The Junior Club of the G W Spencer Womens Relief Corps holds a card and dance at Riverdale village hall on May 22 at 1 30 pm with 10 23 cent admission and prize. Decoration Day parade arrangements planned. The Ladies Aid of St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church hosts a banco party May 26 at 2 pm with 25 cent admission. St Pauls Mixed Choir presents Station WTNT June 2 at 8 pm with 40 and 25 cent rates. Dolton St Pauls Lutheran eighth graders fund bake sale May 29 at 1 pm to help gifts for the school. seventh graders support the effort.
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