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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
7
Evening service on December 22 at 8. Regular Sunday services at 10 for Sunday school and 11 for morning worship. Sunday evening preaching at 7 20. Midweek prayer and Bible study at the home of Mrs Sarah Polon on North Eleventh Street.
Joseph M Kennedy presides over common worship at 11 a m with scripture Luke 2 and theme Tidings of Great Joy. Sunday school begins at 10 a m as part of the Christman program. A Sunday School Program and a Christmas tree are planned for Sunday evening with parents invited. No church events next week due to holiday schedule.
SS OTREA will be held Saturday afternoon with main sessions starting at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Readiness and on time arrival requested at /rehentent for the Beriinora and Jun iora events.
Church and Sunday School will proceed at usual hours in both locations. A Christmas sermon is scheduled. Christmas tree services are set for Friday night at Maple Hill and Sunday night at Gruver with planned gatherings for worship and reflection.
The junior choir will host a Christmas party at 7 30 in the church basement on December 23. Sunday school children meet for practice at 2 on Saturday. Regular services on December 24 begin at 11 with Sunday school at 10 and a sermon series The Benedictus theme Jesus the Light of the World. The Sunday school Christmas program starts at 7 30 that evening and proceeds benefit the Lutheran orphan home at Fort Dodge. Christmas services on December 25 begin at 10 30. The Christmas collection funds local Sunday school improvements. Saint Patrick’s Parish notes Saturday confessions with Father J J Keane.
Christmas festival services Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday school at 19 a.m. Christmas program practices at 267 p.m. Christmas day at 7 30 p.m. Congregational fellowship gathering with welcome to new members. Thursday evening December 28 at 7 o clock pot luck supper.
The church lists a Bible school at 10:00, an inspirational service at 11:00 with The Message “He shall be great,” and an annual children's Christmas program at 7:00 p.m. A sunrise service at 8:00 a.m. on Christmas Day features extra music and the pastor’s sermon “The Christmas Spirit Today.” Midweek services Thursday 7:30 p.m. are encouraged as “The Lord’s Reception Evening.” A Watch-Night rer-
Since Sunday evening December 31 the signing at nine o clock continues with a variety program. Refreshments and a social hour follow, extending until 12 03 a m. The public is partly invited to participate.
The Sunday school Christmas program will be this Friday at 8 p m with Christmas services Sunday at 11 a m. A Bible study and prayer session is planned Friday night at 8. Please note change of evening.
Local notices outline a Christmas program practice for children on Saturday morning and an evening Sunday program. Christmas services are set for Sunday at 11 a.m with Dozens Aid hosting Friday at the Knutsons. Festival services on Christmas day at 10 45 a.m and a Sunday school program is planned for Tuesday Dec 26 at 7 30 p.m. Congregational business meeting is scheduled for Wednesday Dec 27 at 1 30 p.m along with Ladiec aid hostesses listed.
Lawrence Gage Sunday School schedule lists morning worship at 11 a.m. and a Christmas program Sunday evening presented by Sunday school classes. Dudolf Holmgren, Sunday school superintendent, will be in charge. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening will be at the Ford Nelson home on North 18th Street. The group notes current study topics.
This past week studied forgiveness and unity themes in services. Weekly schedule includes Wednesday 2:30 pm basement Ladien prayer service, Thursday 8 pm Bible study on Job, Sunday 9:45 am Bible school, 10:50 am worship with Rev. W. C. Strong, Christmas party for primary junior dept 2:00-4:00 pm, and 7 pm Christmas family night. No Sunday evening Young People meeting. Wednesday choir practice 7:30 pm, Thursday 7:30 pm midweek fellowship. Text used Christ After Chaos by Bishop Moore. Looking ahead watchnight service Dec 31 opening 9:30 social hour, closing with communion.
Immanuel Lutheran announces a Saturday 10 a.m. final rehearsal for the Christmas program. Christmas day services are scheduled for 11 a.m. at the church led by L. G. Hinderaker.
A program will be held on Tuesday night in Section 24 at 8 p.m. The event details include location and time for attendees and participants.
Funeral rites were held December 9 for Chris Ernest Nissen 61 of Dolliver. Born October 30 1835 in Clinton he lived most his life in town as a farmer aside from 1905 to 1910 in Tilots. He married Augusta Schuidder December 29 1909 in Peru. He is survived by his widow Lester at home Leslie overseas and two daughters Mrs Lester Anderson of Ceylon Minn and Mrs Henry Movie of Ringsted plus three others.
Grandchildren survive along with three brothers John and Herman, both Ter and Willam of xonin Wisconsin. The fragment notes family survivors and origin in Wisconsin, indicating a death notice context.
The High Lake Get-together club met on November twenty eighth at the Opal Kiner home with hostesses Gladys Moffitt and Mrs. Kiner. A Christmas party followed at Edith Grodland’s home with prize awards to Louise Oddson Delavis Iverson and Pearl Peterson. Visitors Leona Kinnard Mildred Martinson Opal Hos tesses were Mrs Grodland and Glenidene Baker. A lunch was served and neighbors helped William Fisher saw wood last week with assistants Hante Jacobson Alvin Johnson Bobby Peterson and Bud Iverson.
GRAEYTINGER and others visited at Holy Family hospital in Estherville. William Strain and James McDonald will work in Webster City and Ankeny. Mr and Mrs Vasey welcomed a son at Holy Family hospital in Ketherville. Mrs Kettler and Lt Kettler, former local instructors, are parents of a newborn in Minneapolis. Sevdy couple returned home after visiting Thor relatives.
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