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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1964
Page
6
The One Hour of Sharing appeal set a 1964 goal of 17,988,351 dollars for destitute relief in 44 countries, an increase of 1,142,211 from 1963. Observances will be by over 94,000 congregations on March 8, supported by Church World Service and various Protestant and Orthodox denominations.
Rev. Gerard Rogers and Rev. Edward Lundy of the Catholic Information Center in Boston led retreats at BCHS. They praised the seniors turned juniors and noted Vermont’s beauty and student interest, especially in girls basketball. The Benn Catholic retreat offers students time to reflect, with guidance to refocus goals after mid year exams.
Local churches announce Sunday services with sermons on truth and conversion, youth week activities across Alliance and Episcopal parishes, and parish meetings. St Peter’s vestry elections, Women's Planning Commission posts, and leadership training for the Lenten institute are planned. North Bennington Congregational marks Rev Parsley’s last service before new overseas assignment.
The Bennington Council of Churches sponsors a Lenten series titled An Adventure in Understanding. Ash Wednesday February 12 opens a schedule of Sunday nights through Lent ending on Good Friday, featuring hymn singing Scripture prayer and denomination histories followed by discussions with refreshments.
After the Senior Meth-Con Fellowship meeting at First Methodist Church Shaftsbury Rev Charles Parsley received a certificate of appreciation and a signed book. He leaves as a missionary designate to India under the United Church of Christ.
Multiple Bennington congregations post Sunday worship times and programs. Services span Bennington, Old Bennington and nearby churches with mass, Bible study, Sunday School, nursery care, choir rehearsals, and youth groups listed.
A directory of worship services across Vermont including Bennington area churches in West Arlington Shaftsbury Wilmington Manchester Pownal Sandgate Dorset East Dorset Arlington and East Dorset with details on pastors masses sermons morning services and youth fellowships indicating times for worship church schools and catechism classes. Individual congregations include First Congregational Zion Episcopal St Columba’s Roman Catholic Immaculate Conception and United Church among others led by Rev. Granville Greenwold Rev. R J Powers Rev. Donald C Kelly Rev. C G Belcher Rev. John Y Elliott STM Rev. Joel B Miller and Rev. Wesley P Miles.
The Baltimore Catholic Review urged priests to stop smoking and called on Catholics to examine their consciences about the morality of smoking. It suggested keeping children from smoking as long as possible.
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