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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1930
Page
2
The Wilmette Baptist Church on Forest and Wilmette avenues hosts an 11 o'clock New Year service themed on Rodin's The Hand of God. New members will join, communion observed, and a Blooming-ton trip planned for April to see The Passion Play.
After a devastating fire, the First Presbyterian Church uses the Woman's club at Greenleaf for worship until a new building is ready. Services include 11 am Sunday sermon Beginning the New Year With Christ and 9:30 am Sunday school. A session meeting is planned, and prayer meeting resumes January 8 at 8 pm. New member reception planned for February second Sunday.
St Augustine's outlines January activities with Holy communion at 8 am and 11 am on Sundays, Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 45, corporate communion for Boys' and Girls' leagues, and Epiphany holy communion at 8 am on January 6. The Vestry met to plan the parish annual meeting. 68 parishioners were confirmed by Bishop Anderson, a parish record. Miss Jane Addams speaks on International Peace at 7:30 pm Sunday Evening club.
The English Lutheran Church on Greenleaf at Seventh, with Carl I. Empson as pastor, lists a 9:45 Sunday school with Walter Reisner as superintendent and an 11:00 Worship service featuring a sermon on The Flight into Egypt. A church council meeting is set for Monday January 6 1930 replacing the regular January session.
The article notes the first 1930 meeting held in the Primary auditorium on Thursday afternoon of this week following the election of new officers. It urges support and regular attendance, and mentions the Men's Brotherhood regular meeting set for Monday evening, January 13.
The Senior High league resumes Sunday at 5 30 in its room and the First Quarterly conference meets Wednesday at 8 00 with Rev Aubrey S Moore presiding It also lists January Ladies Aid meeting January 9 with executive board 10 00 division meetings 10 30 lunch served at noon and a 1 30 business meeting in the new Woman's room The church participates in the Sunday Evening club at 7 30 with Miss Jane Adams and violinist Anna Nyberg Spooner She Ellen Nobroom notes the dedicated Woman's room and announces Wilmette Book Review Club starting January 12 10 30 led by Mrs Joseph Purvis Ten reviews for five dollars The Girl Scouts resume meetings next week Troop IV Tuesday 3 45 Troop II Wednesday afternoon Troop I Thursday 7 00 The Sunday morning music includes Rogers Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars and Varhis A Sabbath Calm is on the Earth.
The congregation will hold a communion service at morning worship next Sunday with Dr. Loper delivering the address The Charter of Prayer. Church school meets in Primary Junior Intermediate at 9 30 am Cradle Roll Beginners and Primary at 10 45 am and Senior and Adult Forum at noon New Year circles plan meetings East End Monday lunch at Mrs Holdaway 723 Forest Ave North End at 1226 Ashland Ave Crescent circle all day Tuesday at Mrs Evans 616 Gregory Ave Parish dinner and meeting Wednesday 6 30 pm guest speaker Dr Bhaskar Pandurange Hivale of the University of Bombay slides will accompany his talk He is noted as the first guest in the Mission Commission Guest Book and a Harvard Ph D holder The schedule of regular activities is to follow
Wilmette Lutheran church schedules 9:20 Sunday school 9:45 first sermon 11 second sermon with pastor Herman W. Meyer at 406 Prairie Ave The church council meets Tuesday and annual pastor report delivered January 6 The Christian education classes resume January 9 A concert by Concordia Glee Club January 6 at New Trier Auditorium supports the college gymnasium fund Tickets available from Young People members
Dr Herbert L Willett, minister at Kenilworth Union, will speak on The Unfinished Adventure Sunday morning January 5. Beginning January 8 he begins a Wednesday lecture series How the Bible Grew using The Bible Through the Centuries as a study basis. Ladies Guild to resume January 6 at 10 with monthly luncheon and Sunday school meets weekly at 9 45 AM.
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