Tiny Chapel Hosts Big Mass on Feast Day in Bayou Goula
BAYOU GOULA La UPI—The 10 by 14 foot Chapel of the Madonna beside the Mississippi River Road holds Mass for 300 to 400 on Aug 15 each year despite space limits. Pastor Lester Schexnayder notes Vatican changes allow facing the congregation. The chapel, built in 1905 by Anthony Gullo after a pledged vow, houses a marble Madonna imported from Italy and relies on caretakers like Rita Zito who tend candles daily. Christmas charity drives are common, with broader holiday appeals underway.
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Schexnayder
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
White Castle
Anthony Gullo
Gullo
Gallo
Italy
Bayou Goula
Charity scrutiny urges careful giving guidance
A nationwide look at charitable giving warns about waste and mismanagement. Experts cite Pallottine Missionaries in Baltimore and the American Kidney Fund, with reform efforts noted for accountability and efficiency. A World Vision program example shows cost-effective sponsor fundraising turning a $900,000 intake into over $6 million. Readers urged to check administration costs, fundraising efficiency, independent audits, and board independence before contributing.
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Changing Times
Baltimore
American Kidney Fund
Ohio
World Vision International
Monrovia
California
United States
Canada
Australia
World Vision
Bennington Area Church Advent and Christmas Schedule
Bennington area churches publish extensive Advent and Christmas observances. Services span Bennington Federated, St James Episcopal, United Methodist West Arlington, St Margaret Mary, St Francis de Sales, Kingdom Hall, Latter-day Saints, Unitarian Universalist, Bible Baptist, Church of Christ, Quakers, First Church of Christ Scientist, and many others with Masses, holy communion, choir rehearsals, Sunday schools, nursery care, and special Christmas programs through the week.
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Federated Church
David Andrews
Bailey Hall
St. James Episcopal
John T. Adams
St. James
Dorothea Whitley
Lorraine Moody
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
McCullough Library
North Bennington
Sacrament Meeting
Zion Episcopal Manchester Center
Guild of St. Margaret
Mary Boline
Quiet Day at Old First Church Preps Christmas Gift
Old First Church hosts a pre Christmas Quiet Day on Tuesday December 21 from 10 to 6 at the meetinghouse. Attendees should arrive 9:30 to 10 and bring fruit and a sealed cash gift. Dr Arvel M Steece leads the event and more information can be obtained by calling 442 4802.
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Old Bennington
Angus MacDonald
Church Barn
Arvel M. Steece
Monica Murray
Ladies’ Aid Society
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Clara Killen
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Old Stone Church
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Howard B. Ford Jr
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Eugene Kosche
UMW
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Sunderland
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Edward Clark
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