Zeigler WMU Holds Joint Meeting with Church Circles
The Women Missions Union of the First Baptist Church Zeigler met the Ruth Ford and Irene Hanley Circles. Mrs. Jessie Neu led the business and programs including Africa work and Nigeria missions discussed by several members. Attendees planned to join the all church WMU camp at Lake Salateeska on Aug 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missioms Union
First Baptist Church
Zeigler
Ruth Ford
Irene Hanley
Jessie Neu
W.M.U
All Church
Wm.u
Lake Salateeska
Pinckneyville
L. C. Brower
Neu
Southern Baptist
Africa
Gladys Lusky
George Green
Nigeria
Robert Knight
W.M.A
E. H. Moore
C. H. Jennings
Mary Huey
Zeigler Girls Plan Book Study Program With Luncheon
Zeigler First Baptist Intermediate Girls Auxiliary members outlined a book study program scheduled for Aug. 10 at Marie Kakouris's home on Baggott Street Zeigler. A noon covered dish luncheon will be served and nine members will be served by hostess Mrs Curtis Jennings who is counsellor for the group. A Nigeria mission program followed prayers with Benita Brothers leading a Happy Birthday tribute to 100 years of mission service in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler
Zeigler First Baptist Church
Marie Kakouris
Baggott Street
Benita Brothers
Nigeria
Curtis Jennings
Jennings
Reverend Montgomery to Speak at Grace Methodist
Rev. Charles Montgomery will deliver the sermon at Grace Methodist church 601 South Marion Street Sunday evening at 7 30. A former Carbondale resident and Southern Illinois University graduate he now pastors First Methodist Church in West Grove Pennsylvania and is visiting his mother Mrs Anna May Montgomery 318 East Hester Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Carbondale
Charles Montgomery
Grace Methodist Church
South
Marion Street
Mr. Montgomery
Southern Illinois University
First Methodist Church
West Grove
Anna May Montgomery
East Hester Street
First Methodist
C. C. Hall
C. Horton Talley
Department of Speech
Grace Methodist
Glenn F. Sharp
Jonah
The
Missionary
Gorham — Methodist Church
Shirley Milner
Walnut Street Baptist Church plans Sunday school growth
The Walnut Street Baptist Church Carbondale announces an enlargement campaign with a teachers study course. Each department will visit members and prospective members aiming for a Sunday school goal of 491 on Sunday August 6. All church members and visitors are invited to attend at 9:30 a.m. next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Carbondale
Communion Announcements Set for August Office Hours
Parishioners must register in the church office on Saturday August 5 between 4 and 5 PM or 7 and 8 PM to receive Holy Communion.
Revival Meetings at Assembly of God Church Vienna
Revival meetings continue at the Assembly of God Church in Vienna with nightly services at 7 45 led by Pastor D C Morningstar and supported by nearby church pastors. Tonight features a musical program led by the Alvey family of Paducah Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
Vienna
Rev
D. C. Morningstar
Alvey
Paducah
Zeigler Pastor and Family Attend Chicken Fry
The Young Adult Class of the Methodist church plus teacher Mrs Arlen Browning and Rev and Mrs Clifford Sullivan attended a chicken fry at Herrin city park on Thursday evening July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Arlen Browning
Clifford Sullivan
Herrin City Park
Johnston Sunday School Class Holds Meeting
Officers and teachers of the First Baptist church Sunday school class in Johnston City met Tuesday evening at the church. After a business session a social hour followed. The Junior department led the entertainment program with Mrs James Parker as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Johnston City
James Parker
Vision Expected Aug 15 Women Sees Virgin Mary at Necedah Shrine
A farm wife, Mrs. Fred Van Hoof, will reportedly see the Virgin Mary again on August 15 at her Necedah farm knoll. Locals prepare for up to 10 000 pilgrims with signs, trains, buses, and traffic plans as the Catholic Church reviews the apparitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necedah
Wis
Fred van Hoof
van Hook Farm
van Hoof
Sunday church listings across Illinois towns
Local church notices across Carbondale Carterville Herrin Murphysboro Vienna and Gorham list worship times Sunday schools vespers and sermons with pastors and topics including Your Favorite Psalm Reform ed or Redeemed Jezebel's Church and A Well Dressed Church plus quarterly conference dates and guest speakers.
Church Services in Southern Illinois Sunday Notices
Local church listings show multiple denominations with service times and sermon topics across Carbondale Herrin Carterville Murphysboro De Soto Chester and Royalton. Topics include Watching for the Day and the Hour The Turning Point Spirit The Light of the World and In Christ with various worship times and church schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Presbyterian
Apostolic Carbondale
First Apostolic
Calvin L. Rigdon
Children’s Church
Royalton
Church of the Nazarene
Marshall H. Gregory
Herrin Woman Presents Program to Church Guild
Mrs Clyne Walker of Herrin spoke on Rural Church Work to the Presbyterian Women s Guild in an afternoon meeting on Thursday July 27 at the home of Mrs Harold Fisher route 1 Herrin. Mrs A J Schnipper presided. 22 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyne Walker
Herrin
Presbyterian Women’s Guild
Harold Fisher
A. J. Schnipper
Norma Backensto Guest of Johnston TEL Class
Mrs. J. H. Clayton and Mrs. Robert McMullin hosted the T. E. L. class of First Baptist Johnston City at Mrs. J. F. Backensto’s home on 1101 Barham Avenue. Devotional by Mrs. W. J. Hoover and program led by Mrs. Nettie Kee. Norma Backensto of Perryville Mo. was a guest. about 25 ladies attended refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Backensto
Johnston Tel
J. H. Clayton
Robert McMullin
First Baptist Church
Johnston City
J. F. Backensto
Barham Avenue
W. J. Hoover
Nettie Kee
First Christian Board Sets Monday Meeting
The Official Board of the First Christian church will meet Monday evening at 7 30 at the church. On Wednesday the Kings Daughters class will meet with Mrs J C Williams for a 6 30 p m covered dish picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Christian Church
King’s Daughters
J. C. Williams
Lutheran Hour Announces August Speakers
The Lutheran Hour named speakers for August. Rev. Herman Scherer of First Lutheran Church Chattanooga speaks on ABC Sundays August 6 13 20 and 27. Rev. Kenneth Hoffman Lutheran Hospital Chaplain Vicksburg Mississippi speaks on Mutual Sundays August 6 13 20 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Hour
Herman Scherer
First Lutheran Church
Chattanooga
Tenn
ABC Network
Mutual Broadcasting System
Kenneth Hoffman
Lutheran Hospital
Vicksburg
Miss
Carbondale Baptists Honor Sunbeams
The University Baptist church will honor its Sunbeam band this Sunday at 10 45 during worship. Sunbeams are for children four to eight and meet semi monthly. Mrs Edgar Clayton and Mrs Leo Houghland are group counsels. Sunbeam Focus Week ends with Sunday service. The service will also recognize the newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Sturm with a white Bible presented at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Baptist Church
Sunbeams
Edgar Clayton
Leo Houghland
University Church
Charles Sturm
Herrin Woman’s Society program features Christian Students From Many Lands
Mrs. Flo Ladd of Herrin led the Thursday evening Woman’s Society of Christian Service program at Herrin First Methodist. Assisting were Betty Phelps Joan Stephens and Vickie Shadowens. Talks covered Brazilian schools Stanley high school in India and Laura Hayworth Normal School in China. A duet by Betty Phelps and Lucretia Payne followed, then a business meeting and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo Ladd
Herrin
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Herrin First
Betty Phelps
Lucretia Payne
L. A. Mifflin
Ruth Oliver
Minnie Malandrone
Mayme Vallet
Rachael Veach
Winifred Treece
Zeigler G A Juniors Host Story Telling Program
The Junior Girl's Auxiliary of Zeigler First Baptist church held a story telling program I See It Coming at the church Tuesday afternoon Aug 1. They planned a book study on Friday Aug 4 at Mrs Curtis Jennings home with a noon covered dish luncheon and a 9 30 a.m. start. Afterward sunbeams received refreshments as Sunbeam Focus Week continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler G. A
Zeigler First Baptist Church
Curtis Jennings
Carbondale Youth Attend Convocation at Shurtless College
Miss Audry Ewert and Gary McCarty represented Carbondale's First Baptist Church at a weekend youth convocation in Alton. The event invited two youths from each denomination for campus tours chapel services and a visit to St. Louis Municipal Opera. The pair stayed in college dorms with Rev. W. L. Reppenhagen and family who then continued to Litchfield for a funeral service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audry Ewert
Gary McCarty
First Baptist Church
Shurtless College
Alton
St. Louis
W. L. Reppenhagen
Litchfield
Chester Circle Picnic at Fort Kaskaskia
The Second Circle of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid in Chester held its annual picnic supper at Fort Kaskaskia on Tuesday night August 1 with their husbands as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Chester
Fort Kaskaskia
Vienna Church Booth At Fair Boosts Building Fund
Taylor Methodist Church in Vienna organized a booth at the Johnson County Fair to raise funds for a new church building. They sold soft drinks ice cream lunches sandwiches and baked foods earning gratifying results. The church located north of Vienna east of Highway 45 dates back over a century and will be rebuilt in glazed tile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Methodist Church
Vienna
Johnson County
Mary Marthas Meet in Herrin for Revival Plans
Mary Martha class of Bryan Street Baptist church Herrin met Friday night July 28 to discuss revival services now under way and the Herrin centennial August 13. Sunbeam Focus week was planned for August and the program opened with short discussions led by Olive Ward and Jeanette Minton. Edith Campbell closed with prayer as Marie Hausman and Mary Deu hosted a social hour with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Martha
Bryan Street Baptist Church
Herrin
Rena Petty
Olive Ward
Jeanette Minton
Edith Campbell
Marie Hausman
Mary Deu
Sermon Series At Carbondale Church
Rev W L Reppenhagen of Carbondale First Baptist Church announces a series of morning sermons on nature themes. The first sermon on Your Favorite Psalm features guest soloist Don Harriss. The series includes Three Gardens Why the Birds Sing and Ships At Sea. Sunday night devotions and a travelogue screen show follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Reppenhagen
Carbondale
First Baptist Church
Don Harriss
Marion Harriss
W. L. Randle
Max Turner
Kesnar
Zeigler Sunbeam Class Observes Sunbeam Week
The Sunbeams at Zeigler First Baptist observe Sunbeam Week with activities this week. On Tuesday they met with counsellor Mrs. Robert Knight for a regular session. Miss Suzanne Knight entertained with stories and refreshments were served by the Junior G A group. Twelve Sunbeams and sponsors attended. A mission study book event is planned Friday August 4 at 2 p.m. led by Miss Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler First Baptist Church
Robert Knight
Suzanne Knight
Murphysboro Church Group Meets
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Centenary Methodist church Murphysboro met at the church on Wednesday August 2. Hostesses for the 25 members present were Ethel Morgan Nell Wunderle Matilda White and Nell Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Centenary Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Ethel Morgan
Nell Wunderle
Matilda White
Nell Smith
See You Sunday Robert Hastings at University Baptist
Church members invite you to attend two morning services at 8 30 and 10 45 this Sunday. The meetings are held temporarily at 208 North Illinois in Carbondale with a paid nursery attendant available during all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hastings
N. Illinois
University Baptist Church
Carbondale
Temperance Speaker Charles Wesley Ewing to Speak at Makanda Church
Radio commentator and temperance advocate Charles Wesley Ewing will speak at The First Methodist Church in Makanda Illinois on Sunday evening August 6 at 7 30 p m. Ewing is known for Midwest radio broadcasts and nationwide temperance writings. He is described as a dynamic speaker who uses humor and solid logic to argue against liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wesley Ewing
First Methodist
Makanda
Illinois
Ewing
Midwest
Mr. Ewing
Two Herrin Girls Earn Attendance Awards
The Junior Girls' Auxiliary of Herrin First Baptist Church honored Shirley Graves and Betsy Duncan for perfect Sunday school attendance after a July 25 party at Mrs. Clara Winning's home. Shirley received a going away gift as she prepares to leave Herrin with her parents. Jr. G. A. meeting set for August 2 at Mrs. Winning's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin First Baptist Church
Shirley Graves
Betsy Duncan
Clara Winning
North Eighth Street
Herrin
Shirley
Jr. G. A's
Winning
Eleven Steeleville youths attend State Lutheran meet
Eleven representatives from Steeleville attended the State Lutheran League convention in Chicago from July 28 to 30, joining discussions and worship during the three day gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steeleville
State Lutheran League
Chicago
Former Herrin Guild Member Attends Dinner
The Herrin Presbyterian Westminster Guild held a chicken dinner at Vaughn's on Monday night July 31 with fourteen members and one guest Mrs. Raymo Faro of New York. Mrs. Faro is a former member of the Herrin Guild. Plans were discussed for a August picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Guild
Herrin Presbyterian Westminster Guild
Vaughn
Raymo Faro
New York
Faro
Zeigler Class Attends Festival Choir Concert
The Bethany Class of Zeigler First Baptist church traveled to Carbondale Friday to attend the Festival Choir Concert ending the Baptist Church Music School week. Accompanied by Homer King and Lloyd Williams, class members Nora Payne Jessie Neu Ida Hodge Grace Knight Carolyn Casson Florence Myers Thelma Williams and Anna King attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Zeigler First Baptist Church
Carbondale
Baptist Church Music School
Homer King
Lloyd Williams
Nora Payne
Jessie Neu
Ida Hodge
Grace Knight
Carolyn Casson
Florence Myers
Thelma Williams
Anna King
Johnston Church Members Hold Ice Cream Social
Members of the Loyal Sons and Daughters class of the First Christian Church in Johnston City hosted families at an ice cream supper held in the church basement due to rain. About 50 members and guests attended, with plans for an outdoor event at Mr. and Mrs. Walter Becker’s country home east of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Sons and Daughters
First Christian Church
Johnston City
Walter Becker
Zeigler Society Hosts Alfresco Social in Royalton
Despite heavy rain on July 31, Zeigler Altar Society members enjoyed an Alfresco Social with St. Ann's guests in Royalton. A planned wiener roast moved indoors, games ran until eight, then the group roasted wieners and marshmallows outdoors when the rain stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altar Society of
Zeigler
Royalton
St. Ann’s Altar Society
Anniversary Observed for Murphysboro Women’s Society
The tenth anniversary of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church Murphysboro was observed August 2 at 7:30 p m. with the second annual Birthday Party for all church women. Over 100 guests dined at month themed tables as Mrs Glenn Ozburn. president, spoke on active Methodist women participation. A skit by three members and piano by Mrs Frank Parrish highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Glenn Ozburn
Frank Parrish
Carbondale Church Plans Week of Religious Movies
Miles Chapel C. M. E. church at 410 East Jackson Street hosts a week of religious films from Sunday to Friday starting August 6 at 3:00 each night. Evangelist Banner leads the programs with religious singing, open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Chapel C. M. E
East Jackson Street
Jarius
Evangelist Banner
Murphysboro Wesley Guild Plans Fall Activities
The Wesleyan Service Guild of the First Methodist Church Murphysboro opened fall activities with a cabinet meeting at Mrs. R. S. Sabine’s home on Spruce Street. A later officers and program leaders meeting followed at Mrs. Woodson Fuller’s Murphysboro home. A September Birthday Party will mark the eighth anniversary and feature Past Presidents reviewing the guild’s achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Murrysboro
R. S. Sabine
Spruce Street
Murphysboro
Woodson Fuller
Royalton Zeigler Catholic Parish Attends Service
Rev. Father Charles Seifert of Royalton leads the Royalton and Zeigler Catholic churches with thirty six members from Zeigler and Royalton in attendance at a joint service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Seifert
Royalton
Father Seifert
Zeigler
Zeigler and
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