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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1983
Page
2
The Shafter Press accepts free weddings engagements birth announcements and club or church news with submissions due by Monday noon. Contact society writer Jeanette Wheeler on Mondays or Fridays at 746-4942 or 399-5925. Photos should be black and white. color acceptable if properly exposed.
Holy Week activities in Shafter include a Community Good Friday Service at Valley Bible Church and a Sunrise Service at Manuel Park, sponsored by local churches and Kiwanis. Multiple church choirs present Easter musicales and concerts at Mennonite Brethren, Valley Bible, and Methodist churches, with sermons on Easter themes and communal worship across town.
Dave Howard a general contractor will address the Christian Business Men's Committee at Yee's Steak House. The meeting is held at noon every Thursday and all men are welcome to attend.
The Bethel Choir of St. Paul Minnesota a cappella group of 70 voices led by Dr Robert Berglund will give a sacred concert at Shafter High School Auditorium on April 7 at 7 30 p.m. A free will offering will be taken. The program includes Vaughan Williams Lord Thou Hast Been Our Refuge and other choral works by Watt Thompson Bach and Brahms.
Miss Darleen Peters daughter of Mr and Mrs Douglas Peters of 29542 Madera Avenue Shafter is engaged to marry Steve Reimer also of Shafter The wedding is planned for October 1 at the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church Peters a Wasco High School alumna 1978 attended Tabor College and has worked as a receptionist and governess Reimer a Wasco High School graduate 1972 earned a BA in 1975 studied in Israel and holds an UCLA MA with a PhD nearing completion He operates Natanya Enterprises in Shafter
Sarah Johnson marked her 90th birthday on March 13 at her home with children and friends. She and her late husband Jake arrived in Shafter in 1923 and she is a charter member of the Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church. Family and friends from Sacramento Merced Bakersfield Loma Linda and Shafter attended the potluck and music, including four of her children and many relatives.
The First Pentecostal Church of God at 425 So Shafter Ave hosts a Wednesday Dial A Request prayer line from 8 15 am to 9 30 am with 746 2539. Pastors John Davis and Tom Kelley lead the Prayer Group meeting at 9 30 am in the Main Sanctuary and invite public participation. Anointed cloths are available by mailing an address for sending.
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