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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1949
Page
4
An aged church pageant noted as Pageant Sunday at St Peter's Church with readings and music. The program featured a catechism exercise and a sermon by the rector and choir performances, reflecting the local parish event.
Cooperators finishing the last year of a four year project meet Don Smith, Farm Bureau Management service field man for northeastern Illinois, in the Farm Bureau meeting room at 10:30 tomorrow morning. Smith will review this year’s activities and discuss items of general interest to longtime cooperators.
Will County Farm and Home bureau and Agricultural Extension service sponsor a recreation training school Friday Jan. 6 at the Ottawa Street Methodist church. The goal is to train leaders and provide experience in leading recreation work for youth groups and leaders from churches schools and other organizations. Kanakakee and Kendall counties are invited.
The Joliet Junior Chamber of Commerce announced a 6 pm Monday deadline for entries to the outdoor residential Christmas lighting contest. Eligible Joliet residents can enter by submitting the printed form, with no entry fee, available at Stillman’s Drug Store. Judging weighs artistic effect 50 percent, originality 25 percent, ingenuity 15 percent, and Christmas spirit 10 percent. The city is split into east and west divisions with prizes awarded accordingly.
Information on the award appears and access details are provided. Call Mr Raulin at 3 8494 after 6 p m for further information about the display awards in each division.
St Peters Evangelical Lutheran church says Sunday 10:45 sermon titled Gods Eternal Law will be broadcast on station WJOL. Holy Communion at 8:30 service. Sunday school at home Sunday school and Mission starts 9:30. Children bring Christmas tree offerings for orphans. Bible classes meet at 9:45.
The Joliet Catholic Youth organization will host a Christmas party Wednesday for children at the Guardian Angel home and the Lutheran home for children. Decorations refreshments and entertainment are provided with individual presents for each child.
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