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Churches, 1937

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Church in Africa. Missionaries' Successes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 10

Representatives of the various missionary bodies at work in the South-west Territory (South Africa) were called together for a conference recently by the…

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St. Patrick's, Church Hell

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 21

The Holy Week ceremonies commenced on Thursday with a sung Mass at 7 a.m., the celebrant being Rev. Father L. Menard, S.M., and the master of ceremonies…

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Sacred Heart Church, Darlinghurst

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 21

The ceremonies of Holy Week were carried out with due solemnity at the Sacred Heart Church, Darlinghurst, crowded congregations assisting. On Holy Thursday…

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Haydn's "Seven Last Words." at St. Patrick's, Church Hill

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 19

To a congregation that filled to overflowing St. Patrick's, Church on Good Friday night, Rev. Father A. P. Jeffcott, S.M., in simple language told the story of…

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Church Activities

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 6

The Easter services at St. Paul's Church of England, Wentworthville, were well attended, as were those at St. Mark's, Pendle Hill, and St. John's,…

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Christian Science Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 14
Also in The Broadcaster

"Reality" was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist on Sunday. The Golden Text was: "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all…

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St. Mark's Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

The floral decorations, the delightful singing of the choir, and the general arrangements by the wardens and officers, combined to attract large…

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Church Festival Event of the Year

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

Arrangements have been completed for the festival of St. Mark's Church, Granville, to be held from April 17 until April 25…

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Knox Church

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

The service at the Knox Presbyterian Church, Granville, next Sunday will be conducted by Mr. J. Gardiner, secretary of the China Inland Mission. He…

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Spanish Reds Have Destroyed 20,000 Churches and Convents Priests Hunted with Diabolical Ingenuity Catholics Displaying Great Fortitude

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 36

Paris.—Twenty thousand churches and convents have been sacked or burned in Spain, according to documented reports published by "La Croix du Midi," which…

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Easter in the Churches. St. Mary's Cathedral

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 26

The Holy Week ceremonies at St. Mary's Cathedral were splendidly attended, and on Good Friday the congregations at the Mass of the Presanctified in…

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The Church and Communism Delta, Socratic Club, Sydney

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 11

From a book entitled "Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism," by Dr. Fanfaul, I gather that the Catholic ethos is anti-capitalistic. Is that right?…

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Crimes of the Church!

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 10

The Church in Spain kept the Spaniards ignorant, hoarded the wealth, starved the people, and rained the country. That is all moonshine. When people…

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Godless Museum in a Church. Moscow's Latest Gross Act of Sacrilege

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 13

When the ancient walls of the Strasnoi Monastery, containing the Central Anti-Religious Museum of Moscow, were destroyed last autumn, it was…

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Hundreds Killed by Shower of Bombs 25 Women Blown Up While in Church Nuns Die When Convent Is Destroyed Barracks Horror London

The Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

HUNDREDS were killed to-day, when rebel planes bombed Durango, a town 13 miles south-east of Bilbao, in Northern Spain. One bomb blew up a convent, killing 13 nuns…

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Broadcast Church Service

The Propeller · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

On Sunday morning next the service at the Presbyterian Church, Hurstville, will be broadcast from 2FC. The Rev. E. A. Davies will…

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Pre-wedding Parties. Presentation to Church Workers

The Propeller · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 8

Prior to their marriage on March 20th, Miss Maud Plater and Mr. Thomas A. Chandler were the guests of honour at several social evenings…

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LOOKING Backwards Our Catholic Life of Long Age "There's many a memory bright and fair will tingle at a name, But leave unstirred the embers there we cannot fan to flame. "Around the Boree Log." Notes From Our Files of 1898

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 14

Catholic history, or that part of it which is of interest to our priesthood, was made in October, when a number of young Australians were present at St…

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Letters Church and Slums. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 4

Sir,—Being a product of the siums myself, I have followed with interest the present discussion in the "Herald," and have wondered why the Churen is singled out. I am not a…

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