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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1974
Page
3
Area churches across Bennington and Shaftsbury publish a packed weekly calendar. Services, Sunday School, choir rehearsals, youth meetings, and special observances fill mornings and evenings, with ecumenical events and Lenten services highlighted.
A Bennington Area Ecumenical Council Lent series at First Baptist Church begins with a 7 30 p m service Wednesday. The schedule lists worship services, Sunday schools, youth groups, choir practices, study groups, and prayer events across multiple churches in the area with times and leaders guiding each activity.
The Rev. Thomas Barrosse of Holy Cross Novitiate will lead a four week noon time Lenten program at First United Methodist Church. Sponsored by the Bennington Religious Education Foundation, sessions run March 6 13 27 and April 3 from noon to 1 p.m. Attendees may bring lunches.
A list of religious services across multiple churches including Open Bible Church Woodford Hollow with 10 a.m. Sunday School led by Paul M. Carr. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Masses at 8:10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.. 5 p.m. Saturday Mass. Quaker worship at Bennington Free Library. Old Stone Church Independent Baptist classes and services. St. Marys in the Mountains Episcopal Holy Communion services. St. Margaret Mary Masses with confessions on Saturday. East Dorset worship and Sunday School at 10 a.m.. Unitarian Fellowship Israel trip talk at McCullough Library. First Congregational Manchester worship with Communion and sermon. various choir, youth, and study activities through the week at several congregations.
A compact listing of worship services and meetings across several churches including Methodist Church Sandgate, United Church Dorset East Rupert, St Francis de Sales, St John the Baptist, Our Lady of Lourdes North Pownal, Our Lady of Fatima, and Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses. The timings cover Masses, Holy Communion, church school, guild meetings, and study sessions through the week.
Plans are progressing for a New Life Mission the week of March 10 at the First United Methodist Church under Rev. Roger Swanson. Mrs. Ethel Hamilton chairs the committee arranging a diversified program including music by the First Baptist Church Choir directed by Mrs. Warner Keeton. Anthems include In the Sweet Eye and Bye and I Want Jesus to Walk with Me. United Methodist Youth Fellowship will join the Monday service with Marion Tomm as song leader and Virginia Barrett singing In the Garden along with Mark Butler and Chris Henningsen on guitar.
The men of Redeemer Lutheran St. Peter's Episcopal and Second Congregational Churches join First United Methodist for a 7 am breakfast and program Wednesday. Rev. Richard D Campbell will lead a discussion on church business and evangelism. Chefs Jerry Butler Harold Cross and Henry Bushee assist. Various musical offerings are planned including solo and quartet performances with accompaniment by Herbert Millington Jr. and others.
John XXIII Center presents a four week Lenten program for adults on the theme At one ment or Reconciliation directed by Frank O Meara. Sessions run Thursday mornings and evenings in March at the center on School St with films and talks from St Francis de Sales and Sacred Heart parish members. Final parish observances of at one ment are set for early April at St Francis and Sacred Heart churches.
The First Congregational Church in Manchester announces a Lenten series titled Learning More About the Bible. The program includes Church School units for Grades 3-6, adult learning centers, sermons by Rev. Jerome J. Hevey Jr., and choral music by Mozart Stucky Marshall and Faure. Talk-back sessions after the morning sermon run 11 to 11:30 in the vestry with ongoing coffee hour Sundays.
Sister Janet Mead of St. Aloysius College Adelaide recorded a rock mass version of the Lord's Prayer that became a hit in Australia and released in the United States. Festival Records plans two new albums, with proceeds to her Sisters of Mercy, as she tours and lectures on drama and liturgical music.
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