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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
2
The morning service will feature a reading of a letter by E Hoover of the U S Department of Justice for National Family Week. The pastor invites all mothers to hear the message during the service at church.
A church invites participation in a remembrance ritual using white flowers for a departed mother and red for a living mother. It notes a special sermon and music, with no evening service this Sunday, and asks help with purchasing a new hymn book for the service.
The Church of Christ Woman's Club Building invites attendance at four Sunday services with two sermons by Brother T. O. Davis next Sunday. Morning service at 10 30 and evening service at 8 15 are listed.
The notice lists Brethren church at 400 Kern Street with Rev. H. D. Wiebe as pastor. Sunday 9:30 a.m. is set for Sunday school with a class for everybody.
Notices announce election of one board member for Richland Elementary School District on May 19 1944 at the music room Brick Building Richland Elementary School. Officers overseeing the election include Mrs Juanita B Bobst inspector Mrs Florence Lindquist judge and William A Livers clerk. Also a Kern County unified school district election notice and a May 1 1944 board minutes listing budget dates leases and personnel actions.
Graves president of the Gideons will deliver a sermon at 1 a.m. followed by a 6:30 p.m. prayer service. The schedule includes 6:45 Christian Fellowship, 7 p.m. Bible study, 7:45 Jugendverein, and 8 p.m. Wednesday midweek prayer services and Bible study.
Rev. Owen pastor at St. John s Church Wasco residence 1018 Broadway Wasco phone 688. Sunday Masses at 7 30 a m St John s Church Wasco 9 00 a m Women s Club building Shafter 10 30 a m St John s Church Wasco Confessions Saturday evenings and before Masses on Sunday.
First Mennonite Church invites all ages to Sunday school at 10 oclock with Ver non Neufeld as superintendent. The morning worship begins at 11, with a sermon titled Gods Way followed by Baptismal and Communion services. At 7 oclock the Christian Endeavor societies meet and the adult Bible study continues.
Announcement notes the start of a Vacation Bible School in cooperation with First Baptist Church. It will run Monday morning at 9 o'clock, with supervision by the Mother’s Club and open to all boys and girls five years old and older who wish to enroll in the Troop School for Christian Soldiers.
Seventh Day Adventist GC invites public to Sabbath worship with Tai Lingenfelter pastor at 9 30 a m and 11 a m sermons. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 8 p m. May 6 Prof Roth Kern Academy Bible instructor led Doctrines class with choir leader Lawrence Heath to Taft for 11 o clock program.
The Christian Science Society, a branch of The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. and a Sunday school at 10 a.m. An evening meeting occurs the first Wednesday of each month at 8 p.m. The Golden Text for the Lesson Sermon is Mortals and Immortals.
The excerpt cites Mary Baker Eddy stating that recognizing man as God’s likeness frees humanity to master infinite ideas. It asserts such conviction shuts the door on death and opens it toward immortality, framing mortality as overcome by spiritual understanding.
Week end guests of Mrs J A Roscamp and her son Robert included Mr and Mrs Frank Muttart and Mrs Rose Muttart of Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs Earl Roscamp and family from Cuyama. Mrs Frank Muttart formerly Agnes Roscamp stayed for several days with her mother. The Mennonite Brethren church sewing circle held a Mother-Daughter banquet in the church basement Tuesday evening with musical numbers and a talk by Miss Marguerite Johnson.
Chaplain and Mrs. Clayton Rammer in the Navy were guests of the Rev and Mrs R Klaudt of Shafter. Chaplain Remmler in the Navy was stationed near Oakland and spoke at the Sunday morning service of the Reformed church.
Miss Marian Harrison and Miss Jean Baughman of Bakersfield visited Marian Harrison's parents Mr. and Mrs. George J. Harrison in Shafter over the weekend for a family visit.
Cpl Harry Hofman of the Army Air Corps on a 15 day furlough from Paine Field Washington visits Shafter with the weather squadron. His civilian flight instructor brother Ernest Hofman from Lancaster California was home last weekend. Both sons of E H Hofman of Shafter.
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