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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1977

Page

3

Area Church Notices Highlights Weekend Services

A consolidated church notices listing mass times worship services and activities across area parishes. St Margaret Marys St James Episcopal Federated Church and others schedule masses at 8 9 10 30 a.m. worships prayer meetings midweek meals and youth activities with sermons by named pastors and lay leaders.

St. Margaret Mary’s St. Francis de Sales Catholic

Pownal and area church services listed for Sunday schedule

The notice lists multiple churches in Pownal North Pownal West Rupert and surrounding areas with Sunday schedules and service details. It includes Mass times at Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima, worship services led by pastors and ministers, combined with Sunday school and prayer meetings. Visitors are welcome at several congregations.

Edward Buehler Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church North Pownal Herbert Lorenz Jesus Church of Christ West

All Saints' Episcopal Church Services Hoosick Falls

Hoosick Falls All Saints Episcopal Church on Route 7 holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. and a 10:45 a.m. service. Holy communion is observed on the first and third Sundays, morning prayer on the second and fourth, and litany on the fifth.

Main Street All Saints’ Episcopal Church

Graham Defends Funds as WECEF Audited by Top Firm

Evangelist Billy Graham released a six page statement from Minneapolis defending his organizations finances amid claims of secret WECEF funds. He said WECEF is audited annually and on file with the IRS and openly accessible. He asserted the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is overseen by a board with no paid executives on the executive committee and that funds are handled legally with high ethical standards. The statement notes annual audits by a major U.S. accounting firm and transparency to prevent dishonor to Christ.

David E. Anderson UPI Billy Graham Graham World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund Internal Revenue Service Minneapolis

Past Regents Club annual meeting set for Oct 22 Rutland

The Past Regents Club plans its annual meeting on October 22 1977 at the Rutland Holiday Inn with the theme Come Unto Me Eva Horton and Barbara Trotier of Essex Junction lead the program Bylaw changes go to Dessie Salvatori Barre 05641 New officers and members will be installed by Barbara Trotier current Catholic Daughters Regent and Neva Ironside of Barre A membership requires prior Catholic Daughters Regent service two-year term Open to eligible applicants via Dessie Salvatori address.

Rutland Regents Club Rutland Holiday Inn Eva Horton Barbara Trotier Essex Junction Dessie Salvatori R.D Barre Catholic Daughters State of Vermont Neva Ironside

Clergy ban challenged by Baptist minister before Supreme Court

A Tennessee law barring clergy from public office is challenged by Rev. Paul McDaniel in a case that may reach the Supreme Court this fall. Amici including the AJC, ACLU, Americans United, and various denominations join in arguing the ban violates the First Amendment free exercise clause.

Tennessee Supreme Court Paul McDaniel McDaniel Potter Stewart Amicus State of

Rev Gratz to preach at First United Methodist Shaftsbury

The Rev Richard Gratz son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Gratz of Shaftsbury will guest preach at 9 30 am Sunday August 28 at First United Methodist Church Shaftsbury His sermon title Heaven or Hell is based on The Great Divorce by C S Lewis He is former pastor at Tabernacle UMC Albemarle NC and first candidate from Shaftsbury church in 115 years

First United Methodist Richard Gratz Shaftsbury First United Methodist Church Ernest Gratz Eagle Street Heaven Or Hell C.S. Lewis Gratz Tabernacle United Methodist Church Albemarle N.C Norwood Surry Mt Troy United Methodist Church Phiefer College Misenheimer Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Susie Needham Vt. Technical College Randolph BSA

Oral Roberts San Francisco TV Special Highlights Bridges

Oral Roberts presents a San Francisco location program with the theme bridge over troubled waters. The hour long special features the Lennon Sisters, Richard Roberts, and World Action Singers, airing on WRGB-4 September 1 and WTEN-10 September 4, reaching 500 stations internationally.

San Francisco Oral Roberts Bay City WRGB WTEN Roberts Lennons Jesus Richard Roberts World Action Oral Roberts University Ministry United States Canada

Chapel demolition protested by town in Massachusetts

Washington officials urged Episcopal Church to transfer St. Andrew's Chapel to the town for limited use or as an historical site. About half the town's 400 residents protested, with Arlo Guthrie among the pickets. The plan aimed to preserve the chapel's religious heritage while preventing misuse by nonreligious groups.

Washington, Mass UPI Washington Selectmen St. Andrew’s Chapel Berkshire County Episcopal Church Washington Arlo Guthrie Henry MacLaren United Press International MacLaren St. Andrew's Massachusetts Episcopal Alexander Stewart

Church sues FBI over Washington raid in $1 million suit

The Church of Scientology files a $1 million suit in federal court naming Attorney General Griffin Bell FBI Director Clarence Kelley U S Attorney Robert Ogren and 20 FBI agents as defendants seeking damages and protections against further searches The church contends agents conducted an exploratory rummaging seized private files and internal documents related to other suits U S District Judge William Bryant has ruled the raid illegal but kept documents from return pending appeal

Washington UPI Church of Scientology FBI Griffin Bell Clarence Kelley U.S Robert Ogren William Bryant D.C Los Angeles

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Area Church Notices Arlington West Arlington David Bort St. James Episcopal Thomas Dyson Warwick Bermuda Memorial Lounge Federated Church East Sunderland Union Lester Tufts Bennington Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormons Molly Stark North Bennington Baptist Bible Baptist Independent Fundamental Michael Twardy School St The Green Mountains Jeffrey Hale Bennington Free Library Silver St South Shaftsbury Church of God Chapel Road Redeemer Lutheran Allen Barnes Second Congregational Church Hillside Street First United Methodist Sidney J. Lambert Bonita Lambert Ellen Wilkinson Schubert St. Peter’s Episcopal Kenneth W. Costin Missionary Alliance Family Bible School Dennis Dodge Wilma Sinclair First Baptist Floyd I. la Bombard Muriel Kennard the Lord J. Varley Roberts Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation Howard Fish Society of Friends Quakers Monument School St. John the Baptist Catholic Church North Bennington Second Congregational United Church of Christ Thomas D. Steffen Women’s Fellowship Board Florence Harries Monument Avenue All Faiths Chapel Vermont Veterans Home M. Everett Corbett First Congregational Old Bennington Arvel M. Steece North Bennington Congregational Kendall Rich Dorset United Church of Christ Dorset East Rupert Hal C. Miller III Church of Christ Congregational Church East Dorset Manchester Sacred Heart Catholic Church Zion Episcopal St. John’s Chapel Robert L. Clayton Jerome J. Hevey Jr Maths Richards Pownal Baptist Church Kenneth Schwebel David Hubbard Pownal Center Rupert Sandgate Edward A. Clark Wilmington Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church St. Mary’s In the Mountains John C. Morris John P. R. Morgan Hoosick Falls, N.Y Victors Swift's Premium Christ America Past Regents Club Adams Mass Quaker Meeting House Robert Bacon Old Chatham N.Y Friends Meeting B. David E. Anderson American Jewish Congress American Civil Liberties Union American Ethical Union Americans United For Separation of Church and State Baptist Joint Committee On Public Affairs Board of Church and Society of the National Council of Churches United Church of Christ, United Presbyterian Church Unitarian Universalist Association Rev. Gratz Gate Bridge Lennon Sisters Kathy Lennon Clark God Church Vogue and Vaumily Main St Williamstown
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