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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1962

Page

6

Pope Sets Opening Date for Vatican Council On Feast Day

Pope John XXIII chose October 11 to open the Second Vatican Council linking it to the Council of Ephesus of 431. Ephesus, a key ancient city in New Testament times, is linked to Mary and John and site of early church decisions. The pope aims to stress religious unity and historic continuity.

John XXIII Ephesus Turkey John Aegean Sea John the Evangelist Mary Earth Jesus Basilica of Santa Sabina Vatican City Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy

Red Brick School Speech Therapy Underway

Bennington Friends of Retarded Children add a speech therapist to services at Red Brick School. Mrs. Donald Colby from Morgan Street tests all children this week and will start weekly Wednesday morning lessons. She notes focus on articulation and will work part time due to family duties.

Bennington Donald Colby Morgan Street Red Brick School Colby Ben-Mont Fordham University Northwestern University New York University West Virginia Crippled Children’s Association Veterans’ Administration Pennsylvania New York

Area Church Services Listings in Vermont Towns

Directory style notice lists Roman Catholic and Protestant services across East Arlington West Arlington Dorset East Dorset Manchester Pownal Pownal Center and surrounding areas with multiple congregations providing Sunday worship, Holy Communion, church school, and youth activities. Names include Rev. Gerald Buckley Rev. C G Belcher Rev. Charles Grande Rev. William Chace Jr Rev. A J MacDonald Rev. Edgar W Johnson Rev. Donald C Kelly and Rev. Isabelle King among others with service times from early morning to evening and daily confession notes.

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Kalamazoo College Singers Stop in New England

Kalamazoo College Collegium Musicum will perform two concerts in Bennington on Tuesday March 20 as the only New England stop of its 1962 spring tour. A 1 p.m. assembly and a 7:30 p.m. public concert at the First Baptist Church follow a visit to Bennington High School. The tour includes Detroit Cleveland Toledo Rochester Schenectady Chappaqua Norwich Ridgewood and Erie. Dr. Russell A. Hammar directs the ensemble and Bach Festival duties at Kalamazoo College. The program features choir string quartet organ harp piano and brass pieces including works by Purcell Mozart Koshetz DuBois Rogers and Bach.

Bennington New England Kalamazoo College Collegium Musicum Bennington High School First Baptist Church Detroit Mich Cleveland Toledo Ohio Rochester Schenectady Chappaqua Norwich N.Y Ridgewood N.J Erie

Autos Are Blessed Rome Day of St Francesca Romana

Luis Cardinal Concha archbishop of Bogota blessed hundreds of Rome automobiles Friday honoring St Francesca Romana patron saint of car drivers.

Rome Luis Cardinal Concha Bogota Francesca Romana

Bennington Churches Alliance Tabernacle and Nearby Congregations Schedule

A compact list of services and events from Bennington churches and religious groups. Details include service times, Sunday School, youth programs, Bible studies, and meetings across venues such as Alliance Tabernacle, Bennington Church of Christ, First Church of Christ Scientist, Old Stone Church, St. Peter's Episcopal, Seventh Day Adventist, Unitarian Fellowship, and Congregational Church.

Mine Explosion Kills 29 in Westphalia Shaft

An underground blast in the Sachsen coal mine near Heessen Germany killed 29 workers and injured eight, two seriously. Officials say 756 miners were on shift. 169 were in the tunnel where the explosion occurred. Gas buildup caused the ignition during blasting work.

Heesen Germany Sachsen

Bennington Area Churches Plan Lenten Services and Studies

Lenten services begin with a 7 30 p m union service at the First Methodist Church featuring Rev Wesley P Miles of Hoosick Falls NY and Rev A J MacDonald of Shaftsbury Methodist. Vermont Academy vesper services feature Rev Robert P Bell. Lenten breakfasts run Wednesdays 7 8 a m with Judge Eugene V Clark as speaker. various church groups schedule studies and youth programs through April with readings, lectures, and slide talks.

First Methodist Church Wesley P. Miles First United Church Presbyterian Hoosick Falls N.Y A. J. MacDonald Shaftsbury Community Center Home Service Red Cross Robert P. Bell Old First Church Vermont Academy

Girl Scouts Observe Sunday Services Across Churches

In Bennington area Girl Scouts and Brownies plan to attend church services tomorrow marking the second highlight of Girl Scout Week. Catholic units meet at Sacred Heart Parish Hall for 9 a.m. Mass and communion. Protestant units join at St. Peter's Episcopal Church for 9 15 a.m. services. In North Bennington Catholic scouts attend 8 a.m. Mass at St. John the Baptist and Protestant scouts attend 11 a.m. services at Baptist or Congregational churches.

St. Peter’s Eugene V. Clark Bennington County School of Religion the Inquirer Bennington Area Brownies Woodland Valley Sacred Heart Parish Hall St. Peter’s Episcopal Church North Bennington St. John the Baptist

Presbyterians urged to avoid extremism and combat communism

The United Presbyterian Church with 3 259 000 members asks its congregations to oppose extremism and defend Christian faith. A six page council letter targets freedom of pulpit and pew and warns against right wing extremist charges and infiltration claims. The note urges not to join groups like the John Birch Society and cites reports of campaigns against dissenting ministers and lay leaders.

New York United Presbyterian Church General Council Pew Eugene Carson Blake John Birch Society Blake

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Bennington Banner Bennington, Snt Jules Loh Church of Ephesus Diana Red Brick Area Church Services Arlington St. Columban’s Gerald T. Buckley East Arlington Federated Church Charles W. Grande West Arlington Methodist Church First Assembly of God Church W. C. Nelson East Dorset Union Chapel Congregational Alvan Lawrence Sandgate Methodist Church Manchester Edgar W. Johnson Baptist Youth Fellowship First E. H. Nickerson St. Paul’s Donald C. Kelly Pownal First Baptist Church of John C. Hatch Our Lady of Lourdes North Community Church Pownal Center Rev Isabelle King James Bagley Woodford Hollow Faith Bible Church R. E. Smith A. E. Center Ass’t Sayles North Adams, Mass Central Vermont Public Service Corporation Insurance Kalamzoo College Alf Kalamazoo Collegium Musicum Russell A. Hammar Hammar Queen Mary” Purcell Ascendit Deus Galus Magnificat Pacheloel Organ Sonata Koshetz Christiansen DuBois Psalms Rogers Alliance Tabernacle River St Cornelius W. Clarke Alliance Youth Fellowship Bennington Church of Christ South St G. W. Kieffer Rev. H. Glenn Payne Mt. Anthony Country Club First Church of Christ Scientist First Church of God North Bennington Road Hicks Avenue W. Earle Forman Board of Trustees Religious Society of Friends Laudears Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall Main St Frank W. Grippin Ellen J. Gird The R. P. Bell Church Barn Old Stone Church David Montague Sacred Heart Church Joseph Wiseman St. Francis de Sales Msgr. Francis B. Flanagan Vermont Soldiers’ Home Earle W. Forman William Peck Walter F. Miller Holy Communion Church School Adult Bible Group St. Mary’s Guild Hospital St. Mary’s Guild Wolf Second Congregational Hillside Street S. C. Greene P.m., Jr. Pilgrim Fellowship P.m, Sr. Pilgrim Fellowship Seventh Day Adventist Church Burgess Road Ronald Seeley Unitarian Fellowship Bennington Free Library Union and Silver Streets Bruce Mudgett North Bennington Baptist Church Alfred Scot Congregational Church Charles J. Parsley Meth-Con Youth Fellowship Tion Elmwood Ave Information Center Burlington, Vermont Second Congregational Church Methodist Michaelangelo Moses Rosemary Christie Nick Santo Slide Woman’s Fellowship Fred Burt Union St Harry Moses Europe Oberammergau Vermont Congregational Conference Bennington Youth Council Baptist Church Christian Science Services Girl Scouts Pork Walker’s Javery South Ernest H. Javery Alan H. Page Bennington Garage Corporation Main Street Hanson Walbridge Hanson - Walbridge
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