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Hunter Valley · Churches

Churches, 1944

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Union of Churches Favoured

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday—The following resolution on church union was carried by the Methodist Conference:…

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The Churches To-morrow’s Services

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

Services in the Congregations Churches will be conducted by the Rev. W. J. Magor. At the morning service he will speak on A…

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Churchmen Disagree on Bombing

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK March 12.—Well-informed churchmen regard the protest by 28 clergymen against obliteration bombing as…

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Orthodox Church in Russia Return Sanctioned by Stalin

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

Stalin has sanctioned the return to official Russian life of the Orthodox Church, whose organisation and practice was…

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Methodist Harvest Festival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

Arrangements are well in hand for the harvest festival to be held in the Methodist Church west Maitland on Sunday March 19…

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Successful Parish Hall Rest Centre Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

Voted by all present as one of the outstanding social events of the season, the dance on Thursday. 24th February, exceeded beyond measure the…

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Merriwa's New Parish Priest. Farewelled at West Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

Eloquent tribute to the esteem in which Father Vincent Casey, former Administrator of St. John's parish, was held, was given in the large…

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Methodist Church Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

Owing to the Harvest Festival Thanksgiving services being held at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7.16 p.m, in the Methodist Church, the…

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The Life and Mission of Elijah

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

The rector of St. Paul’s, Rev. Carlos Stretch, on Sunday night delivered the second of a series of addresses on The Life and…

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Peace Bid by Roumania Prince Stirbey’s Mission

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

LONDON March 14.—Prince Stirbey, leader of what Is believed to be a Roumanian Mission, which visited Ankara, has…

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Methodist Harvest Festival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

The excellent display of goods being arranged in the West Maitland Methodist Church for the harvest festival will be an…

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Methodist Order of Knights

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

The Methodist Order of Knights for boys has added greatly to its membership during the past six months…

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Germans Destroy Italian Church

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 1

Soldiers of the British Eighty Army Inspect the ruins of the St. Thomas Cathedral at Ortona, Italy, which was wrecked by the Germans before they retreated from the town. The building 1000 years old, was blasted by the Germans in an effort to halt…

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St. John's Presbyterian Church. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 5

The annual meeting of the congregation of St. John's Presbyterian Church was held on Tuesday evening. The Rev. W. L. I Arnold presided,…

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Church Service

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

Church of England (Varish of Bellbird).—Bellbird, 8 a.m., H.C. West Cessnock: 9.30 a.m. H.C. Bellbird: [?] p.m. Evensong. Wednesday 22nd…

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Church Services

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

Hall Street Congregational Church, Cessnock, Sunday, 7 p.m. Preacher, Mr. A. Rose. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.—…

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The Churches. St. Alban's, Muswellbrook. Mothering

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

Mothering Sunday services will be held at St. Alban's on Sunday next. The old English Mothering Sunday, held on the fourth Sunday in Lent,…

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St. Matthew's Church, Melbury Harvest Festival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

The annual Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Service in connection with St. Matthew's Church, Melbury, took place on Saturday last. The…

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Baptist Church Meetings

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

A series of bright helpful meetings will be conducted by Pastor D. Grinham in the Baptist Churches of Hinton and…

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The Churches

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

Rev. N. J. C. Southwell will be the preacher at all services in the East Maitland Methodist Circuit, Largs, 9.45 a.m.,…

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