Bennington Area Church Events Schedule
Community church listings for Bennington area include Rev. William Abernathy sermons on ecumenism, ecumenical Bible vigil at Bennington Elementary, and multiple worship services. Activities span Sunday school, adult study groups, MYF youth events, and ecumenical services at local schools and temples with choirs, nurseries, and evening gatherings.
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William Abernathy
Board of Deacons
Benninga Elementary School
Auditorum
Minister who fled Mississippi to work as social worker in Boston
The Rev. Donald A. Thompson, a Unitarian minister shot for his civil rights work, will serve as Minister for Social Responsibility in Boston. Executed duties include addressing racial tension and minority needs in the South End Roxbury and North Dorchester. Fund support comes from the Unitarian Universalist Freedom Fund. Thompson aims to apply his Mississippi experience to education housing and employment initiatives, with 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services and a full slate of church activities.
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South
Boston
James Reed
Donald A. Thompson
First Unitarian Church of
Jackson, Miss
South End
Roxbury
North Dorchester
Virgil Murdock
Thompson
Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian Churches
Unitarian Universalist Freedom Fund
Mississippi
Mississippi Council On Human Relations
Leila
Ecumenical Bible Vigil Planned in Bennington
Plans are underway for the first Ecumenical Bible Vigil in Bennington to be held at the Elementary School auditorium on Tuesday January 18 at 7 30 p m. The gathering promotes Christian unity through scripture readings hymn singing and prayers as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan 18 25 Local clergy include Rev Thomas A Bransfield Rev Thomas Steffans and Rev Frederick B Wolf Readings brief talks and prayers will be offered the Holy Cross Novitiate choir will lead hymns UNICEF will receive the offertory collected by lay Catholics and Protestants.
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Masonic Temple
Main St
Melvin McGaughey
Wise Servants
Mary Merrill
Carol Santo
James Lewis
Scott Butler
MYF
Joanne Mason
Ann Arnold
Kirt Adams
Putnam St. Circle IV
Holy Cross Novitiate
Commission On Education and
Sanctuary
Masonic Temple Ballroom
Bennington
National Council of Churches of Christ
National Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops
Thomas A. Bransfield
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church
Thomas Steffans
Second Congregational Church
Frederick B. Wolf
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Father Bransfield
Steffans
Father Wolf
Unicef
Ecumenical Movement May Prove Age's Greatest Accomplishment
United Press International reports on the week of prayer for Christian unity Jan 18 25 with Catholics and Protestants joining in services studies and dialogue. Pope Paul VI has engaged in joint worship and gestures toward reconciliation while local efforts like Worcester Massachusetts lauded for grassroots dialogue and national groups publish Living Room Dialogues to guide unity work.
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Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Rome
Istanbul
United States
Dallas
U.S
Worcester
Mass
National Council of Churches
The
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Catholic
Paul
United Church Women Elect New Officers at Bennington Unit
The Bennington unit of the United Church Women held its annual meeting at the North Bennington Baptist Church with 85 women present. Mrs. Bernard Whitman chaired the nominating committee, naming officers who were unanimously elected for the coming year. New president Mrs. Jolivette announced the group’s goals after a luncheon, with talks by state UCW president Mrs. Richard Sprague of Brattleboro.
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United Church
Richard Sprague
Brattleboro
Bennington
North Bennington Baptist Church
Bernard Whitman
Carl Jolivette
Paul Crane
John Vander Groef
Robert Gibbs
George Jenkins
Sprague
Leroy Marsden
UCW
Tye
Albert D. Ray
Alfred Scott
Gibbs
Jenkins
George Burke
Jolivette
Whitman
William Appeldorn
Arthur LaClair
Mereritt Hewitt
Public hearing set on junk yard license apps in Burlington
The Selectmen of Burlington announce a public hearing on Tuesday January 18 1966 at 7 30 p m at the Town Building regarding junk yard license applications for Lloyd M Bevins Marvin L Loveland and Robert A Johnson. Langlois Selectmen's Agent January 14 15 17.
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Bermington
Lloyd M. Bevins
No. Branch St. Ext
Marvin L. Loveland
Town Line Road
Robert A. Johnson
Bennington Lanes Local bowling schedule announced
Bennington Lanes opens Monday through Friday at 3 p.m. Enjoy free bowling each Friday night and moonlight bowling at 9 30 p.m. The alley also opens Saturday at 9 30 a.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Bennington Lanes
Catholics Plan Information Center in Peru
The Rev. John J. O'Brien MM, a Maryknoll missioner in South America for over 17 years and former newspaper writer, is named director of a Central Information Center in Lima. The center, established by the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, will gather and disseminate information for missionaries in Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico.
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Maryknoll
N.Y
UPI
John J. O’brien
South America
Lima
Peru
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Bolivia
Chile
Guatemala
el Salvador
Mexico
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Congregational Church
North
Kurn Hattin
ST. Peter’s Episcopal
First Methodist Church
Shaftsbury
A.J. MacDonald
Eleanor Lawrence
Eugene Kosche
United Catholic-Protestant
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Hillside St
WBTN
God
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
John
First Baptist Church
H. Glenn Payne
Paul Williams
Ketelbey
Flagler
Scarmolin
Soo Ho Han
Christian Education
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Board of Trustees
Friendly Circle
Susan Buck
Wilhelmina Smith
Lee Hammond
Carroll Killen
OLD First Church
Church Bible School
Monument Circle
John W. Vander Groef
2Corinthians
John H. Mason
Harold McDonald
Mendelssohn
St. Agnes
Willan
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Ladies Aid Society
Unitarian — Universalist
John Riddle
Bennington-Rutland
Eeecumenical Bible
United Press International
Hanson
Walbridge
National
Arlington
Ey Myrtateo
Jl View
R. Alma Langlois
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Dr. Jones
Wilfred LaFlamme
Rock OF Ages Granite
Barre Guild
E. Carver
Washington Avenue
Benningston Bookshop
Humane Society
Woodford
South Shaftsbury
West Shaftsbury
Bennington County Humane Society
Automotive Agencies
Toyota
Spike
S. Call
Roger Bushee
Itpert Ford
Main St. Bennington
Thurber’s
Thurber’s Garage, Inc
Pleasant St
Bennington Road
Volkswagen
Dial
Vermont
Willy’s
Wrecking Service
Leblanc’s
Bennington Flats
Catholics Plan Information Center
Hogar
Chevrolet
Cadillac Inc
Oldsmobile
Cyl., Ltd
Karl’s Motors
Hunt & Depot Streets
By Charles M. Schulz
B.C
Johnny Hart
the Cowards Club
Kate
Blondie
Steve Canyon
Chic Young
Milton Caniff
Miss Canyon
Judge Tendyn
MR. Hondo
MR. Hida
Veterans Administration
Heart of
Juliet Jones
By Stan Drake
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