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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1949
Page
6
The Union Congregational Church started a summer schedule last Sunday with attendance more than doubling. Sunday School meets at nine, service at 9 40, classes end at 10 30 to avoid heat, Primary Department runs parallel. Next Sunday Rev Gordon di Baker continues Psalms of Ancient Israel with The Endless Pilgrimage and the Children's Choir will sing Onward, Christian Soldiers.
A Wasco branch of the First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston holds services Sundays at 11 a m and a third Wednesday at 8 p m at 7th and Palm.
Sunday School at 9 45 in the Church of the Nazarene invites all ages to classes. Morning Worship at 11 00 N Y P S and Junior Service at 7 00 p m. Evening evangelistic hour at 8 00 p m. Mid week service at 8 00 Wednesday. Bring a friend.
John Bartel, pastor at First Mennonite Church, announces Sunday worship at 11 a.m. with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Anthony Heller and Mrs. Edna Neufeld Jr. serve as superintendents. A short worship precedes a trek to Kern Park for the Sunday School picnic. scripture from Psalms 104:13 is cited.
Miss Beverly Duke of Shafter attended a Wasco bridal dower given in honor of Mrs George T. Dipple. The party, hosted by Mrs Max, featured the hostess arranging the celebration for the couple and guests attended the event in Wasco.
Late last week Shafter notes show girls from Mahkahwee and Horizon Club plotting a weeklong Yenis Plante Camp in the Greenhorn Mountains. New and former members including Marilyn Smith Norma Neuman and Joan Peters discuss the excursion with Donna Hare Mixon Weitz Crabb and Dixie Sturges among those planning to join.
The text reflects joy in worship from the Psalms and New Testament, citing Psalm 46 as a refuge even if earth fails. It notes Paul and Silas praising in prison, the certainty of God’s love in Christ, and the Resurrection as foundation for enduring faith amid judgment and cosmic order.
The article extols studying the Book of Psalms as a complete work revealing the range of human emotion from exaltation to despair. It highlights Psalms as worshipful poetry showing nature and human life, urging personal devotion from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150 and stressing its relevance to religious life today.
Smith's Corner Gospel Chapel lists worship at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. An evening service follows at 6:30 p.m. A Thursday 7:30 p.m. Young People's Meeting is also scheduled.
A discussion of the Book of Psalms as Israel's great song book emphasizing content over form. It explains Hebrew poetic parallelism, rhythm without rhyme, and how psalms express life and movement tied to Israel's history from Abraham to exile and return.
Six members of the First Baptist Church youth group depart tomorrow for the Hume Lake Young People's Conference in California. The group includes Rachel and Helen Anderson Jimmie Fay Witcher Norma Jean Nix and Jimmie Grumbles. They won first six places in a church sponsored contest and will spend the day at the conference grounds with the remainder driving up for a picnic. The church usually funds two attendees but extra donations allowed six to go this year.
Orth odox Missionary Baptist Church at 220 No Kern Street lists Sam Wilcoxon as pastor. Sunday School 9 45 a m with Don ald Graves as superintendent. Morning service 11 00 a m Bapt ist Training Union 6 p m Martin Brannan preaching 8 00 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m Women s Missionary Union Thursday 2 30 p m Men s Brotherhood meeting Friday 7 30 p m.
The Church of Christ holds services at the Woman's Clubhouse located at Sunset and James Streets every Sunday at 10 30 a m and 8 p m One assembly one speaking at a time.
St Therese Catholic Church Shafter lists Rev Breslin as assistant pastor with Masses at 9 00 a m every Sunday. The item highlights the church and woman s clubhouse connection and weekly service schedule.
The Ebenezer Reform Church announces Sunday activities with a 10:00 Sunday School and an 11:00 worship service led by James, at Sunset.
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