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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1959
Page
12
St Therese Catholic Church on West Lerdo Shafter announces communion Sunday for the Holy Name Society during the 8 o clock Mass. Regular Masses are held at 8 am and 10 am.
The Lesson-Sermon on Truth in Christian Science churches centers on Jesus as the embodiment of truth about man’s relation to God. It cites Peter’s confession as indicating divine revelation comes from the Father and not flesh, framing Truth as a rock of unshakable harmony and divine Life, Truth, and Love.
The School in Charge of Sunday Service at Sycamore and Tulare will observe Youth Sunday on January 25 during the Divine Worship at 11 oclock. High schools join in reporting on the Mid-Winter Conference of Pilgrim Fellowship held in Phoenix, Arizona during Christmas vacation, with Janet Jacobsen Christy Neuman and Shirley Kendrick also present. The service will be conducted by several youth with Call to Worship Introit Invocation Affirmation of Faith Prayer Offering and Benediction. Organist Jay Heinrich will play Contemplation by Vretblad Meditation by Lemaigre and Magnificat by Tozer.
Morning Prayer and Sunday School are set for 9 30 a m at St Mark's Episcopal Church 135 Avenue this Sunday the 25th A Bishops Committee meeting occurred Monday evening and is noted in the record
The Ebenezer Reformed Church will host an 11:00 a.m. service titled Whence Knoweth Thou the Truth with baptism and a mixed chorus. Sunday School meets at 10:00 a.m. on The Two Builders theme. Youth Fellowship 7:00 p.m. Pres. Clarence Bender leads the business session. The minister Melvin B. Nonhof conducts a devotional on Ism versus historical Christianity. All community members are welcome.
The Church of the Nazarene at 411 W Lerdo Rd will host evangelistic meetings January 25 to February 1 at 7 30 p m Rev John W Steen pastor leads the series with Rev A J Tosti of Trinity Church of the Nazarene Compton as evangelist Tosti brings about fifteen years of evangelistic work before his Compton pastorate
Maple Scouts set out from Maple School on a Saturday trip to Portuguese Meadows near the old YMCA camp. They built a log bridge, played a late game of commando, hiked the area, and endured bruises and sore muscles from tobogganing and rough terrain.
A 1959 notice lists W L Smith Buttonwillow chairman Meryl E Anderson McFarland M J Crider Arvin and A F 1401 Sycamore Drive Ween Pia R R Martin Glennville plus Ernest Siemens and Larry Schellen leading the farm program mentions transportation by Clyde Johnstone Kenneth Nicol and Don Lowen with Brian Siemens accompanying.
Graveside funeral services for Michael Dean Mitchell one month old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Mitchell of Lerdo Highway Shafter were conducted at Shafter Cemetery with Rev Block from Mennonite Brethren Church presiding. He died in a Bakersfield hospital on Jan 14 and is survived by parents three brothers three sisters and grandparents. Robert L Jones Funeral Home Wasco arranged services. The rest of article notes Census Bureau data on household growth between 1950 and 1958 and a note on milk intake for expectant mothers.
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