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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1946
Page
8
A dense directory of Southside and downtown Lutheran and other church listings. It notes Rev Jensek and Rev Vernon Ticker among pastors, multiple services on Sundays and weekdays, Sunday schools, choir rehearsals, guest speakers, and holiday programs across numerous churches on South Presa, Northside, and nearby streets.
Full Gospel The Lite Church at 206 East Martin lists Sunday worship times with morning service at 11, jubilee and street service, evening prayer meeting on Saturday, Sunday school at 18 a.m., salvation meeting, and weekday services on Tuesday and Thursday.
The 11 a.m. confirmation service at St. Mark's Episcopal Church 315 East Pecan Street will be administered by Rt. Rev. Everett H. Jones Bishop of West Texas Diocese who will also preach at the 9:30 a.m. service. At 5 p.m. the Young People of St. Mark's meet for an hour of fellowship.
Alvin Cummings of Kelly sfield will lead the singing at Sunday evening worship in First Church of the Nazarene on Princeton and North Colorado streets. He will also sing a solo. Rev J Melton Thomas will speak on The Call of God at evening service. Morning worship features Rev Mr Thomas speaking on Reports from Zion as sermon theme.
The notice lists multiple congregations including Non Denominational UT HONE Ughthouse Gospel Chapel on S Eadie Street at South Presa with morning worship and an evening sermon, Congregational First Congregational Church at 25 Carolla Street, Latter Day Saints Southside San Antonio Branch at 455 Bailey Avenue with Sunday School and services, Nazarene Grace Church at Denver Boulevard and St Anthony Avenue with Sunday School and morning sermon, First Church of the Nazarene at Panceto and North Colorado with regular worship and midweek services.
The West Avenue Church of the Nazarene presents a lesson sermon titled God the Preserver of Man. Evangelistic services at 7:30 tonight feature a sermon on Man's Only Refuge. The Golden Text is Psalms 125:2 and a cited verse Psalms 121:5 emphasizes the Lord as keeper and shade.
Faith Lutheran church at Maxon and Malone streets lists a full week of activities. The Luther Teague Christmas party is Monday at 7 30 p m, adult confirmation class Tuesday, Bible study Wednesday at 7 30 p m, Women’s Missionary Society and Brotherhood Thursday at 3 p m, choir rehearsal Friday, and Sunday Divine Worship with Rev C J Diethloff delivering the sermon What Went Ye Out ta See.
The Foursquare Gospel church at 1408 South St Marys Street will welcome Rev Daisy Wilp banks Texas state superintendent and Rev Lucille Rogers as guest speakers for both morning and evening worship. Mrs Wilpbarks is sister to former pastor Rev Fred Beard and Mrs Rogers is a former pastor of the local church. Friends in San Antonio look forward to hearing them again.
Pastor of St Luke's Lutheran Church at 2424 West Houston Street will speak Sunday on The Reality of Christ based on Matthew 1:31 2-10 4. Monday at 8 p.m. the Luther Teague will host a Christmas party at 1624 West Commerce. Tuesday 3 p.m. the Sunday school teachers and officers meet in the parish house. Wednesday 8 p.m. children and young people rehearse for the Christmas service. Miss Betty Joe Seewala in charge. The choir rehearsal directed by Miss Elsie Hubbet zel at the sanctuary Thursday evening.
A fragmented church notices list Sunday services across Presbyterian congregations at North Alamo Fourth Street and Camden Street with morning worship at 9 45 and 9 86, sermons on grace and Christian unity, vesper services, Sunday school prompts, and pastor profiles including D D Patrick and D D Francis A T Davis. Additional listings include local business ads and service providers.
The Kindergarten class of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Topeka and South New Braunfels will present its Christmas pageant Friday evening at 7:30 oclock, followed by Sunday morning services where Rev. R. Wiederaenders will speak on The Answer to Your Doubts.
The Tryoiee Festival Choir of Travis Park Methodist Church will present Handel's Messiah at 7 20 Sunday evening during regular worship in Travis and Navarro streets. Director Wm A Triggs leads the choir with soloists Thelma Lemman contralto, A N Striegler, Thomas Malone, Wittlamt Triggs, and Hugh Brunieman. Organist Mrs Harry Leap and pianist Mrs Robert LaFoliette provide accompaniment. Sunday morning Dr Albert P Shirkey preaches on The Tread.
Duuay we IOV. Kaul Jr. Yor nelson, youth missionary to China and son of Dr. Fred S. Pennelson, will speak at Huisache Avenue Baptist Church 1339 West Huisache during three services 11 1 0 am 3 pm and 5 pm. The Rev. Mr. Donnelson is on his second nationwide preaching tour before returning to China soon. Grace Lutheran Church hosts a pre Christmas illustrated service with carols led by the congregation. At last week’s congregational meeting H C Thurman and R M Luckenbach were elected to the vestry with district representatives named.
The Rev. Milton Godwin a 15 year old boy preacher and radio singer will speak at both services Sunday at the First Assembly of God church Lancaster and Dittmar streets. He is noted within the Assembly of God church.
Dr Flord Allan Bash minister of Central Christian church selects The Music of the angels as Sunday evening message topic. Morning worship features a talk on The Grandeur of Godly Living by Bash.
The Rev. R. Parten will deliver the Sunday evening sermon on Pilate and Jesus at Lighthouse Gospel Chapel, 103 Sadie Street. On Sunday morning he speaks on Seven Steps in Peters Pawn tat, during worship hour.
The Rev R Wiedergenders will preside at Sunday evening services at St Pauls Lutheran Church at South Presa and Roseborough with a sermon Who is on the Lords side The pastor will also preach Sunday morning on The Answer to Your Doubts The Lutheran Laymen's League meets Monday at 8 p m and a Christmas pageant is planned by St Pauls kindergarten class at the school
The Rev Lon Ray Call who organized the First Unitarian Church of San Antonio in 1945 visits the city for a brief stay with Unitarians. He will preach at the East wing of the municipal auditorium this Sunday and survey Texas congregations before proceeding to Corpus Christi to assess prospects for a new church. He will also meet trustees and discuss plans for the property at 217 Prishing avenue.
Rev George Krueger Fratt will be guest speaker at the Highland Park Lutheran church at 8 p m Thursday. Sunday school Christmas party sponsored by the men on Friday at 7240 p m. Two Christmas pageant rehearsals set for Monday 7 p m and Tuesday 7 30 p m. Pastor Dr W A Bierkes will occupy his pulpit through all worship services with themes How Many Gods Have You and Art Theatre That Should Come.
The annual Stewardship Day will be observed during Sunday worship at First Congregational Church located at 105 Carolina Street at Labor and Presa streets. The sermon by Rev. Arthur G. Swartz will be on the theme Stewardship in Life.
The Rev. E. R. Figgins of West Avenue Church of the Nazarene, at West Avenue and Frost, has announced his Sunday evening sermon. At morning service he will address a subject described as man's only refuge, with reference to evil as the source.
Dee Hill pastor of Bea con Hill Church of Christ announces Sunday sermons Itching Ears and our False Prophets in morning hour and A Way That Advent in evening worship The Rev Eric N Hawking of Ascension Lutheran will preach The Forerunner of the King at 10 30 am The Ascension church meets at 393 Quentin Drive and will hold worship at 10 30 am The children rehearse at 10 30 am for a Christmas program December 22 at 7 30 pm titled Christmas Everywhere The board of administration will meet Monday at 8 pm in the pastor s home
The Rev William Sherwood Episcopal City Missionary will be guest preacher Sunday at St Luke's Episcopal Church 104 Cloverleaf Alamo Heights. Sherwood formerly led the Episcopal church in Eagle Pass before his current city missionary duties.
A garbled catalog lists numerous Graham area names including Spons Brand Engraving Co. The Chicken Shack City Rendering Co. Cable Feed Store Crowley Feed Co. J.C. Dielmann Co. H. Difflinger Roller Mills Economy Shoe Repair and more. The fragmentary text mentions hotels, drug stores, churches, and various local enterprises without coherent context.
A dense listing of businesses and entities including drugstores stores hardware firms and service companies. Notable names include Nash Drug Store Packard Show Store LaFeria Department Store San Antonio Drug Co Schilo s and Santa Rosa Hospital among others. The fragment suggests a directory page enumerating local commerce and professional services.
The Southern regional director of youth work Free Methodist Church will speak to the district gathering of young people next Thursday at 7 45 p m in First Free Methodist Church 3331 West Travis Street The Rev Mr Watkins is described as an outstanding speaker with messages appealing to the youth Dr W C Hardy will be guest speaker at the Easter Sunday services in the same church
Rev Max G Heinrich will deliver How May Church Members Best Prepare for Christmas as the morning message at Zion Lutheran Church 702 Cincinnati. Fellowship and Bible Story class Sunday morning notes Christian Brotherhood. Sunday school board meets Monday at 7 30 p m to finish Youth Christmas service plans.
A garbled listing of church names, addresses, and service times across multiple denominations including First Christian, Central Christian, Eastside, Emmanuel Pentecostal, International Bible College, Episcopal churches such as St. Mark's and St. Paul’s Memorial, Trinity Church, St. Luke's, and St. Stephen's. It notes ministers, Sunday worship times, prayer services, Sunday schools, and special events with various dates and locations in the city.
A garbled OCR fragment names several enterprises and individuals in a Texas business directory style entry. Items include Natarupathic Pryatclan, Texas By-Products Plants, Texas Steam Laundry, Billy Burke Laundry & Cleaners, P. B. Thomson Thrift Lumber Co, Geo. fi. Tingle, Triple XXX Drive-in Cafe, Union Bus Lines, Union Feed Co, Valerio's Italian Restaurant, White & Blue Cab Co, Checker Cab Co, Winter Garden Root Beer, Wolfe's Inn Cafe, Wollf & Marx Co, Weedlawn Furnitura Cos.
A fragmented church notices page lists First Assembly of God along with Glad Tidings and Northside churches. It notes Sunday school times 9 to 11 AM, preaching and evangelistic services in evenings, and midweek prayer or Bible study meetings, with several pastors named and addresses including 138 Denver Blvd and 417 Catalina Street.
A dense snippet lists multiple Church of Christ congregations with addresses on West Magnolia Avenue and Northside, Mistletoe and Howard Streets, Porter Street, Grove Avenue, and East Mayfield Boulevard. It names ministers such as Cecil EY Hui, Hill, Wilmeth, and Rury, with service times, Bible school, and midweek sessions, plus notes on morning and evening worships and associate ministers. The brief item resembles a church directory segment from a local newspaper.
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