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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1966
Page
6
The 41st Bread Loaf Writers Conference begins Wednesday on the Middlebury College mountain campus with a capacity attendance of 185 and a staff of 12 drawn from various institutions.
An Aug 14 Christian Science lecture Life Unafraid by William Henry Alton C.S.B. will be held at 7 p.m. in Mount Greylock Regional High School auditorium, no admission charge. Alton, a former Rockefeller aide and WWII intelligence captain, is aNYC Christian Science teacher on tour with Boston church lectures.
The First Baptist Church conducted a four day day camp on Aug 14 at Battlefield Park Walloomsac NY. Activities included nature hikes reading and crafts with worship at day end. Director Soo Ho Han led a staff including Leslie Winn and Jean McSherry. Total registration reached 36 pupils. The camp concluded with a hamburger picnic hosted by Rev. Mr Payne.
Father Paul Bresnehan, diocesan fund director, announced a new high of 89813.59 in the Bishop's Fund advance and special gifts phase for 1966, beating the 1961 record of 73795.61. Six parishes hit their goals as districts report strong giving across Burlington, Bellows Falls, Bennington, Montpelier, Newport, Rutland, and St. Albans. the campaign runs from Aug. 7 with further results to be released after telephone meetings.
A detailed church events list across Bennington area featuring St Peters Episcipal Holy Communion services at 7 30 and 9 15 a m with sermons by Rev Herbert W Sanderson and Rev Frederick B Wolf Morning prayer guest sermons and nursery care at multiple times. Additional notes include vestry meetings choir rehearsals and guest preachers from First Methodist and City Rescue Mission with sermon topics and music selections.
London the American religious leader Dr Dana McLean Greeley head of the Unitarian Universalist Association urged President Johnson to appoint a blue ribbon commission on peace. He said the Vietnam policy is wrong and called for armistice and support for self determination amid a global interfaith gathering.
A broad shift urges churches, synagogues to target adults for religious education. Leaders like Dr. W Kent Gilbert III and Dr. Frank Gaebelein advocate informed laity as essential for effective faith formation, with Jews and Catholics alike joining the call for adult programs and deeper understanding. A Lutheran experiment and a reform temple push adult classes, while a national survey notes widespread doctrinal uncertainty among practicing believers.
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