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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1962

Page

6

Bennington Quakers Host Weekend Quarterly Meeting

Bennington Quakers gather this weekend with participants from Hanover New Hampshire Burlington Middlebury Plainfield and scattered Friends across the region for the first Quarterly Meeting held in Bennington. Events include Quaker Dialogues led by Rachel Dubois sessions at the New Englander Motor Inn and Bennington Elementary School plus a public Meeting for Worship at 11 a.m. Sunday and a quarterly business meeting led by Alan Walker with John Sullivan in attendance.

Bennington Vermont New Hampshire New York Massachusetts New Englander Motor Inn Armory Hanover N.H Burlington Middlebury Plainfield Rachel Dubois Alan Walker John Sullivan WCAX American Friends Service Committee Cambridge Mass Religious Society of Friends Quakers New Englander Motor Inn

Bell Ringers to Perform Christmas Concert in Bennington

The Chancel Bell Ringers of Pittsfield Mass will present a Christmas music program at the Second Congregational Church in Bennington Tuesday at 8 pm. Members include Betty Minnis Eleanor Christiansen Phyllis Bassett Carol Mesnig Carl Mesnig Howard Fohrnhaltz and Helen Fohrhaltz with Howard Fohrhaltz directing. The group owns 30 English handbells cast at Whitechapel in London, famed for Big Ben.

Pittsfield Mass Second Congregational Church Bennington Betty Minnis Eleanor Christiansen Phyllis Bassett Carol Mesnig Carl Mesnig Howard Fohrnhaltz Helen Fohrhaltz White Chapel London England Tower of London

Religious Christmas Cards Rise With Notable Demand

The rise in religious imagery on Christmas cards continues since the 1940s with 35 percent of over 3 billion cards this year featuring religious designs. Madonna and Child remains top, followed by the Three Wise Men and Holy Family, as publishers offer clergy and Sunday School cards amid a shift from non seasonal motifs first used in early card history.

Belfast Ireland Louis Prang Boston

Advent Wreath Symbolism At St Peters Episcopal Church

The Advent wreath marks the four Sundays before Christmas with a candle lit each week and a final lighting on the last Sunday. Daily services at St. Peter's Church include Morning Prayer at 9 am, Evening Prayer at 5 15 pm, and Holy Communion on Wednesdays 7 am and Thursdays 9 15 am. A Christian Education meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 pm and Alcoholics Anonymous meets weekly Wednesday at 8 pm. A Missionary Alliance Family Night is planned for Sunday 7 30 pm with a sermon and reception.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church St. Peter’s Church Pleasant School Streets Alcoholics Anonymous Missionary Alliance Church Thomas Nevers Wyclif Bible Translators

Bennington Area Churches Schedule for Sunday Worship

A listing of worship times and programs for multiple congregations in Bennington including Congregational, First Church of God, Unitarian Fellowship, Roman Catholic, First Church of Christ Scientist, Seventh Day Adventist, St Francis de Sales, Episcopal and more. Services range from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Sunday schools, nurseries, prayer meetings, and fellowship events scheduled throughout the day.

Parish Worship Schedules Across Towns

A consolidated listing shows multiple churches and their service times across towns including Arlington Dorset Sandgate Pownal East Dorset Hoosick Manchester Shaftsbury Woodford Hollow Sunderland and more. Entries specify worship times Sunday schools and special services with clergy names and church affiliations.

Scripture Passages Shared From Science and Health Theme

A correlative citation from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is read. It discusses all substance, intelligence and immortality as attributes of God, describing them as eternal manifestations of the infinite divine Principle, Love.

Mary Baker Eddy

Danby Church to Screen Billy Graham Film Tonight

Evangelist Billy Graham's Shadow of the Boomerang will be shown at the Congregational Church in Danby tonight at 7 30. The outdoor action drama filmed Down Under is set in Australia's Outback and tied to the Billy Graham Australian Crusade.

Danaby Billy Graham Down Under Australia Outback

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