Congress proclaims April 30 a National Day of Humiliation
The Congress proclaims April 30 1974 a National Day of Humiliation Fasting and Prayer The First Congregational Church in Old Bennington will be open 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday for prayer The Congressional Record text stresses mankind dependence on God repentance and mercy and urges national humility before the Creator.
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First Congregational Church
Old Bennington
Congressional Record
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Dorset
East Dorset
Michael Harry
Windsor
Mass
Lester Tufts
Vermont Baptists Celebrate 150th Anniversary in Montpelier
Delegates from American Baptist churches in Vermont gather May 3 and 4 at First Baptist Church Montpelier to mark the Vermont Baptist State Convention centennial. Noted speakers include Rev Dr Robert Campbell with ecumenical leaders and a religious music program by local youth groups and church choirs.
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Montpelier
Vermont
First Baptist Church
Brandon
Robert Campbell
American Baptist Churches
U.S.A
Jitsuo Morkowa
Louise Paw
Burma
Ralph Rott
World Missions
John Marshall
Anthropologist to speak at May Fellowship event
Dr. Joanna Kirkpatrick a Bennington College anthropologist will speak at the May Fellowship luncheon sponsored by Church Women United held Friday May 3 at North Bennington Congregational Church. The meeting open to area women runs 11 a.m. with service by churchwomen and soloist Mrs William A Flood.
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Church Women United
North Bennington Congregational Church
Joanna Kirkpatrick
Bennington College
California
Stanford University
Yale
University of California At Berkeley
Pakistan
India
Lymann van Nostrand
William A. Flood
Bennington Area Church Notices Highlights Local Services
A dense schedule lists worships, sermons, choirs, classes, and meals across Bennington area churches. Notable items include Old Bennington services with William J. Clark Jr. preaching, and Bach cantata performances. several towns host Sunday schools, youth groups, and prayer observances.
Congregationalists to gather for 179th annual meeting
Delegates from Vermont Conference United Church of Christ congregations will assemble in Norwich for a three day session. President Mrs Gene Irons of Bennington will open at 2 p m Friday. The program blends church and pluralism discussions with business, a pastors reception, and a theme Oneness in ChristOur Strength.
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Norwich
Vermont
Hoosick area churches plan Day of Humiliation service
Hoosick Falls New York churches plan a 7 30 p m service at the First United Church under the Hoosick Area Church Association to observe a National Day of Humiliation and Prayer. Local pastors government officials and radio prayers will be included with sessions on worship formats church goals youth time choices and community faith issues.
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Hoosick
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
U.S. Congress
First United Church
Hoosick Area
R. Marshall Witten
Bennington
David A Travers
Greensboro
John DeBoer
Richard
Interfaith Dessert Draws 200 CWU Women to CWU Event
Dr. C Stanton Gallup spoke at the Interfaith Dessert gathering at First Baptist Church as 200 area women heard a message on What God Can Do. The program featured a songfest led by Mrs. William Flood and numbers by Fellowship Singers, with opening prayer by Mrs. Fred Welling and benediction by Mrs. John Keough.
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C. Stanton Gallup
First Baptist Church
Plainfield
Conn
Gallup
Fred Welling
William Flood
Connie Howard
Lee Ann Persons
David Riddle
Glenn Serre
Jayne Latif
John Keough
Harry Hayden
Leroy Marsden
Thomas Harrison
Alvan Lawrence
Dean Hanson
Bennington Area Ecumenical Council to assess past present future
The April meeting at St Peter s Episcopal Church features a panel on the council s accomplishments with speakers from Shaftsbury United Methodist First United Methodist North Bennington Baptist and the host church. A covered dish supper at 6 30 precedes the program moderated by Rev Leo Hourihan followed by an open discussion.
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Baptist Church
North Bennington
Leo Hourihan
St. James Episcopal Church
Arlington
Lawrence A. Sherwin
Arthur F. Moody
Bennington Area
Angus J. MacDonald
Shaftsbury United Methodist Church
Loomis Dana
Richard D. Campbell
First United Methodist Church
Dexter Davis
Kenneth W. Costin
Alvan Lawrence
North Bennington Baptist Church
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Robert Kerr
Donald Brushett
United Methodist Church
Howard Stearns
Vermont Ecumenical Council
First Baptist Church of
Burlington
Charlotte Congregational Church
Margaret Dowdy
Bristol
Middlebury
CWU
Waterbury
Dorset Church
Bennington Area Church Notices
Federated Church East
Church Barn
Jesus
William J. Clark Jr
Newfane Congregational Church
George Elwell
Bach
Barn
Ladies Aid Society
Manse
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
R. Kenneth W. Costin
St. Peter’s
St. Mary’s Guild
Wilmington
Congregational Church
North Pown At
Jim Metcalf
West Arlington
David Bort
Arvel M. Steece
Newfane
Seventh-day Adventist Church
George C. Mills
Society of Friends
Quakers
Bennington Free Library
John P. R. Morgan
Rupert
Old Stone Church
Independent Baptist
Edwin M. Ellis
Kingdom Hall
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Congregation
All Faiths Chapel
Vermont Veterans Home
Joseph Quinn
Peter and Paul
M. Everett Corbett
Pownal
Kenneth Schwebel
St. Mary’s In the Mountains
John C. Morris
Community Church
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
Church of Christ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
McCullough Library
Sacrament Meeting
Open Bible Church
Woodford Hollow
Paul M. Carr
David Hubbard
United Church
Dorset-East Rupert
Church
Hal C. Miller III
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
Church of Christ West
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
Gerald T. Buckley
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
North Pownal
Aly
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Manchester
Castleton State Teachers College
Robert Aborn
Woodford
Louis A. Cook
Church of God
Leslie Wright
Redeemer Lutheran
Second Congregational Church
Allen Barnes
Floyd I. la Bombard
Sanctuary
Marie Pooler
Warner Keeton
Ralph Carmichael
Boy Scouts
Shaftsbury
Christ
George Blake
Cherub
UMYF
Webelos
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester Center
Robert L. Clayton
Guild of St. Margaret
Daughters of Zion
Berry A. Wall
Thomas D. Steffen
Board of Women’s Fellowship
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Rachmaninoff
Merrick Counsell’s
Pilgrim Singer and Carollers
Israel Independence
Janson Huebsch
Berith Sholom
Troy
Karl Gooschalk
Main Street
Israel
Robert Springer
John Elliott
Dubie
National Board For Homeland Ministries
Mineo Katagiri
Church For Mission Priorities
Eugene van Kranenburgh
New England
Stewardship Council
Dartmouth College
David Adams
Fred Berthold
Thailand
Church Council
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H
South Street
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