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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1945
Page
4
During this Lenten season Catholics in the Albany Diocese seek dispensation from fast and abstinence rules. The note outlines that some congregations may permit meat consumption under specific conditions and mentions church officials and local clergy guidance.
Church groups plan continued joint services to ease coal shortage, with the Presbyterian Church hosting the first two unions. Rev Ear Robinson of the Second Baptist Church will deliver the sermon, and Rev Jonastos of the Memorial Church will preside for the early services scheduled February 18 and 25.
A notice lists worship times, sermons, and Sunday school for multiple churches in the region. Rev. Oscar Ezli at Zion's Evangelical and Reformed in Tabarton leads Sunday worship. Averill Park and Sebaghticoke Presbyterians host sermons by Rev. John F. Gaffigan and Rev. George Hilgus respectively. Other congregations include Rasymertown Evangelical Lutheran, Gilead Lutheran, Poestenkill Evangelical Lutheran, and East Poesterrkill Baptist with sermons on "Seeing Jesus" and "The Propelling Motive" along with Bible school times and youth group meetings. Pleasant Baptist, Averill Park Methodist, and Sand Lake Presbyterian also schedule services and choirs.
A dense church directory lists services across many denominations including Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and Catholic churches. It cites church names, street locations, pastors, service times, and parish activities for venues such as Trinity Episcopal, Christ Episcopal, St Luke's, Redeemer Lutheran, St John’s, First Presbyterian, Westminster, and St Peter’s Catholic at Fifth Avenue, Third Street, Congress Street, Liberty Streets, and nearby avenues.
The Troy Conference of the Methodist Church considers omitting its annual sessions due to government travel and convention suspensions. A revised plan places open sessions and pastor appointments on April 1 to 3 with the bishop presiding and ordination scheduled, eliminating the Monday session from last year.
Two leading American and European soloists will perform at the Troy Chromatic Concerts. Anna Keskas, a youthful American contralto, and Marcel Hubert, a French cellist, will be featured with the Music Hall program.
Pastor Shilton M Lavery will lead a series of Lenten services at 7:30 pm starting next week. The theme is The Marks of The Christian with topics including What Is Spirituality and What May We Hope. The series runs Wednesdays and Thursdays through March with Holy Communion on Holy Thursday March 2.
The Reformed Church invites members to a Founders Day dinner Thursday at 7 pm with reservations due by Saturday to Mrs David Boyd. Rev Nelson Van Ranrite leads the Lenien season theme Inter vise With Jesus and the choir’s What Manifold Are Thy Works. An emergency fund goal of 30 dollars is noted and a $25 contribution was approved. Members plan sewing for the church fair and hostesses are Mrs Rose Dickenson Lilian Shortsleeves and Mrs Shirjy Jameson.
Mayor Francis M Diver of Green Island is appointed to lead the Red Cross chapter. A village fundraising quota of 9500 is set, with plans for volunteer drives, district layout meetings, and chairmen appointments. A Sunday observance is noted and church services referenced, including Holy Eucharist and midweek prayers amid fuel shortages. Lieut Robert Catman, son of local residents, has arrived overseas in France after training at Fort Belvoir.
Mrs. Marie H Sidell of Schenectady died suddenly in the lobby of a local movie theater on Thursday. The fire department and emergency squad took forty minutes to locate a physician during the doctors holiday. physicians arrived too late to save her.
East Side Jackie Kelly, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kelly of Griswold Avenue, is hospitalized after arm severed artery and tendon cut when he reached the bottom of a small slope and put his arm through a shed window owned by H E Manation at 633 Pawling Avenue. John Walters Jr. rendered first aid before transfer to hospital. Also noted are furloughs: Pfc William J Hennessy home from Tacoma for 15 days to be with wife and parents. Staff Sergeant Carl Miller completing 50 army air corps missions on furlough with parents at 24 Woodlawn Court. Miller, a ball turret gunner with the 8th Air Force, holds the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two stars.
Troops of the American Fifth Army engaged German forces in the Serchio Valley area of Italy with counterattacks repulsed along the western coastal sector. The driver of the offensive faced difficult terrain as patrols and strikes continued, while the Mediterranean Allied Air Force increased sorties, bombing targets near Vienna Graz and Northern Italy as Balkan and Yugoslav air operations supported the effort.
Graduate of Catholic Central High School enlisted March 6 1943 and received Mings April 2 1964 at Tyndall Field Fla to install officers Regular meeting of the W C S of Pawling Avenue Methodist Church set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. Installation led by Rev Arthur H Landmesser. Refreshments to follow for church bazaar planning with hostesses listed.
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