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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
5
The notice lists St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street with services on Sunday at 6:00 8:00 9:30 and High Mass at 11:00. It notes convenient hours for Holy Mass and urges faithful attendance to render service to God.
Sunday services at 10 45 morning worship and 9 30 Sunday school. church council meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm. Thursday October 12 missionary society anniversary luncheon committee meets at Mrs Ernest Dieck home. Rev R C Shawl pastor. Corner of 138th Street and Wabash Avenue.
The note lists Sunday services at Ivanhoe Community Church Roosevelt School Building with 9 15 a m Sunday school led by Milton S Freeman and worship by Stanley Steinke and notes a World Wide Communion observance. A choir rehearsal is scheduled Thursday at 7 30 p m at Cyril Skidmore s home.
The First Methodist Church on Grant and Sheridan Sts lists Rev. Milton S. Freeman as pastor with Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by Bessie DeVries and worship at 11 a m. A 7 p m Youth Fellowship is planned. If sanctuary work is not finished the World Wide Communion will be postponed and services held in the Lincoln school building with a final clean up urged. Volunteers are requested.
Dr Gipsy Smith the renowned evangelist will lead Bethany Reformed Church Roseland Chicago October 8 to 15. He will preach at 10 am and 7:30 pm with a 2:30 pm mass meeting and a radio broadcast from 8 to 9 pm on Station WCHL reaching ten million listeners. The Bethany choir Girls Trio and Kings Messengers will provide music.
Rev Ph H Bassler leads Sunday services at 11 with no German service this week. October speakers include Rev Krohne of Chicago Sunday October 8 and Rev Horst of Beecher October 15. German services shift 9 15 and English 11 00. Visitors welcome to Immanuel.
St Pauls Church Missouri Synod holds German service at 9 30 am and English service at 10 45 am on Sunday October 8 with Sunday school at 9 30 am. Sermons focus on spreading the Gospel as preparation for Mission Sunday on October 15.
Voters meeting scheduled for October 9 at 3 p m is announced. The Lutheran Hour begins its twelfth season on October 8 with a 11 30 am broadcast on WGN.
Open Bible Church at 138th Street lists a Sunday schedule with Bible school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 00 with the mercy of God ceases as the topic 230 choir for radio 4 broadcast on WJOB 6 30 junior young people 7 45 evening service. Rev Herman Reich of Evansville Ind will lead evangelistic meetings nightly 7 45 starting Tuesday through Sunday October 15 urging attendance
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning for Mrs Julia B Stanczik of 13343 Indiana Avenue who died Saturday September 30 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. Born February 14 1868 in Wisconsin she was predeceased by her husband Ignatius. Survived by two daughters Mrs Ida Thurston of Wisconsin and Mrs
Clara Wesse of Chicago and her son Roland, who lived with her, survive. Services were held at St. Marys church in Riverdale with interment in Oakland cemetery. Bachmann funeral home arranged the services.
Funeral services for infant Dwight Warren Watson were held at Bachmann funeral home. He was born Saturday evening at St. Francis hospital Blue Island and died hours after birth. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery with Rev. Donald J Crocker presiding. Mrs. Watson, Dorothy Zilsberger before marriage, is the former daughter of George and Mrs. Zilsberger of Riverdale. T/Sgt. Watson was at a port of embarkation on the East Coast.
The Ivanhoe Woman's club opens its 1944-45 year with a 1:30 p m meeting on Tuesday October 10 at Mrs Clyde Trester's home 14810 Parnell avenue. Mrs R E Pfeiffer will speak on Club Ethics with Mrs E Krueger assisting.
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