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Churches, 1939

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Mother's Day Special Services in Churches Honoured by God

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 4

Special services in celebration of Mother's Day were conducted in most of the churches of the district yesterday. Music and addresses suitable to the occasion were given…

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Annual Catholic Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

Owing to the date selected for the annual Catholic Bali at Dungog clashing with the date of the Bandon Grove ball, an alteration has been…

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Garden Party Inter-Parish Popular Girl

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 6

A well-attended garden party was held at the residence of Mrs. J. Schofield on Saturday afternoon, when friends and supporters of Miss Joyce…

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Mother's Day Sunday School Pageant Methodist Church Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 8

A beautiful feature of the Mother's Day service conducted at the Methodist Church, Dungog, on Sunday night last was a pageant presented by…

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Opens To-night Presbyterian Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 6

The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of N.S.W. opens tonight at the Presbyterian Assembly Hall, Sydney…

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Tea Meeting Congregational Church Annual Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 6

Golden tones predominated in the effective floral decorative scheme in the Congregational School Hall last night, when the…

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Presbyterian Church Mother's Day Services SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 6

The Rev. J. S. Rapkins, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Singleton, is attending the Presbyterian General Assembly of N.S.W. in…

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Presbyterian Assembly Moderator's Plea for Unity Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 6

The new Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, the Rt. Rev. A. D. Marchant, urged the need for church unity in his inaugural…

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Churches Call for Prayer London, May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 1

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Lang, and repre-sentatives of the Free Churches of Scotland, and others, have signed a call to prayer at Whitsuntide, in which they will em-phasise the world's need for a new alliance to Christian ideals…

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Old Pastor To Visit Baptist Church DUNDOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 9

Rev. G. H. Morley, who 20 years ago was pastor of the Baptist Church, Dungog, will visit the district one week-end next month, and will preach…

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Presbyterian Church

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

A special order of service as used throughout this and other States was observed in connection with Mother's Day at St. Andrew's Presbyterian…

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Kurri Presbyterian Church Mothers' Day Service

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 9

The evening service at the Kurri Kurri Presbyterian Church on Sunday was devoted to the celebration of Mothers…

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Catholic Ball Plans at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 3

Progress reports concerning the forthcoming Catholic Ball to be held at Morpeth are most heartening, writes a correspondent…

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Catholic Ball at Ravensworth a Great Success

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

This year's function at Ravensworth, held on Wednesday night, in aid of the R.C. Church funds, took the shape of a masked ball. The…

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Mother's Day Observance in Local Churches

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

The feature of the Mother's Day commemoration at the Methodist Church on Sunday last was the appropriate tableau, arranged and…

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Church Aid

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 4

The Methodist Ladies' Church Aid held their recent monthly meeting on Wednesday, the 10th inst. Mrs. A. McRae, senr., presided. Mrs. H…

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Call to Prayer United Church Action

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 8

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Lang, and representatives of the Free Churches of Scotland and others have signed a call to prayer at…

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Church Notes All Saints' Church

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 7

On Sunday night at All Saints' Church the Wor. Master of Lodge United St. Andrew No. 34 has invited the brethren of the Lodge to attend…

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Catholic Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 7

The annual Catholic ball will be conducted in the Astor Theatre, Mopeth, on Tuesday June 13. Tabernacies' Band will supply the music…

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Glendon Brook Annual Catholic Ball SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 2

The honorary secretary, Miss Margaret Drinan, and an enthusiastic organising committee, was busily engaged making arrangements for the…

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