Boston University Glee Club to Sing Palm Sunday
The 49 member Boston University Glee Club directed by Dr. James R. Houghton will perform at First Methodist Church on Palm Sunday evening March 22 as part of Bennington County Council of Churches Lenten Series. Dr. Houghton, retiring this year, has led university choruses and tours.
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James R. Houghton
Boston University Glee Club
First Methodist
Bennington County Council of Churches
Houghton
Boston University
Univers Chorus
Seminary Liners
University Glee Club
Bennington
Glee Club
United States
Europe
Alaska
Retreat Planned for Episcopal Church Women in Vermont
The Rev Canon Edward T H Williams of Albany New York will lead an overnight Episcopal church women retreat at Rock Point Burlington Vermont on Tuesday and Wednesday The Diocesan Board of the Women of the Episcopal Church in Vermont sponsors the major diocesan Lenten program Mrs William D Flanders of St James Mission Essex Junction chairs the event inviting all Vermont Episcopal women to attend starting at 2 p m Friday and ending after lunch Wednesday Williams a former Vermont priest now serves as hospital chaplain in Albany and is on the Cathedral of All Saints staff He has long collaborated with the Order of the Holy Cross and led many retreats and spiritual programs
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Burlington
Edward T. H. Williams
Albany
N.Y
Episcopal Church
Vermont
Rock Point
The
Women of the Episcopal Church In
William D. Flanders
St. James Mission
Essex Junction
Epis Church
Bennington Council of Churches
Frederick B. Wolf
Donald A. Webster
Kenneth Porter
Inquirers
St. Peter’s
Jesus
Bennington Area Churches Schedule Sunday Events
Bennington churches feature multi service worship, Sunday school, and youth groups. First Methodist lists sermons at 9 and 11, adult and high school classes, Four Nights for God visitation and Junior MYF 5 p.m. Senior MYF 6:30 p.m. St Peter's hosts final interchurch meeting and Passiontide observances. Second Congregational offers services at 9:30 and 11 with sermons on The Shadow of Peter and Lent activities including Pilgrim Fellowships and Lenten union service.
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Charles Lack
James Conklin
David Peterson
Russell Christie
Sion
Carol Santo
Alan Hollister
MYF
Beefore
St. Peter’s
Come Mission On
Peter
Pilgrim Fellowship
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Shaftsbury First Methodist Church
A.J. MacDonald
Alvan Lawrence
Main St
M.R. McGaughey
Ellen J. Gird
Junior Methodist
Senior Methodist
Second Congregational
Hillside St
Bennington
Union and
Silver Sts
First Baptist Church
H. Glenn Payne
First Church of God
W. Earle Forman
North Bennington
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Shaftsbury Church Reports Progress at Fourth Conference
The annual Fourth Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist Church Shaftsbury met Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Lawrence Larrowe presiding. Mrs. Russell Mack served as secretary of the Official Board and twenty reports from committees and boards were read and acted upon.
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First Methodist Church
Shaftsbury
Lawrence Larrowe
Russell Mack
Green Acres 4 H Club Drives Auto Project Start
The Green Acres 4-H Club of Bennington begins an automotive project in three units covering car safety costs maintenance and career opportunities. Led by Clarence Decker III and Bruce Bruso, youth aged 11 to 15 will learn by doing with an old donated car aiming to exhibit at County Field Day in August.
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Green Acres
Clarence Decker III
Houghton Lane
Bennington
Bruce Bruso
Romaine Herbert
Pownal Center
Bennington County
Ruta Lee Secures Soviet Visa Delay Breakthrough
Actress Ruta Lee, after eight years seeking an exit visa for her 84 year old grandmother, contacts Moscow directly and via the Soviet Embassy in Washington. officials indicate possible rapid approval. Lee and her parents plan to fly to London with minimal red tape.
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Hollywood (Ap
Ruta Lee
Hollywood
Moscow
Kremlin
Ruta
Joseph Kilmanis
London
Area Church Schedules Listed by Town and Denomination
Church services and Mass times for Bennington area towns list regular worship times across multiple denominations. Entries include Rev. E H Nickerison at First Congregational Manchester and Rev. D C Kelly at St Pauls Catholic in Manchester, with numerous parishes and times across Pownal Sandgate Shaftsbury Wilmington North Pownal Dorset East Dorset Arlington West Arlington and more.
Change in Nun's Dress Discussed
In Louisville Sisters of Mercy debate modernizing habits with a shorter skirt and simplified veil. Church leaders note teen opposition but see possible future changes while保持 devotion. In Joliet UpI reports new synthetic blends like Orson Lavelle require careful drying to avoid damage.
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Louisville
Sisters of Mercy
Chicago
Mary Joachim
Academy of Our Lady of Mercy
Pius XII
Christ
Jesus
Sisters of the Divine Spirit
Mount Pocono
Bennington Vermont Church Services List of Local Faith Groups
A compact roster of church services across Bennington Vermont noting pastors schedules, Sunday School times, worship hours and associated meeting details at locations including Main Street and Hillside Street venues, with Catholic, Protestant and Independent Baptist congregations listed.
Chaplain Takes KP Duty to Curb Cussing
In Columbus Georgia Captain Dale R Jernigan chaplain of the 1st Brigade 2nd Infantry Division challenged cooks who swore to go a week without cussing If they failed they paid $2 to the chaplains fund If they succeeded he would do KP For seven days the cooks struggled and on the eighth day Jernigan washed dishes all day
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Columbus
2Nd Infantry Division
Dale R. Jernigan
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jernigan
Book on Race Problems In Housing Published
A 24 page booklet issued by the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church addresses housing discrimination from a Christian viewpoint. It uses a hypothetical local case with a broker, a seller and a Negro buyer to explore how to cope with integration pressures and common fears about property values and deterioration.
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New York
National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Robert A. MacGill
Seabury Press
Official
Episcopal Church
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Axader Lines
Pereira
James B. Houghton
OLD First Church
Monument Circle
William Thomson
Ladies Aid
Paul W. Bohne
Stanley H. Burnham
Clarence L. Holden
Gerald D. Nelson
ST. Peter’s Episcopal
Stephen C. Greene
Christian Science
Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Shaftsbury Methodist
A.J. Mac Donald
Eleanor Lawrence
Cross
Roder Buttell
Shaftsbury Church
Green Acres 4-H Club
By Ada Sue Diamond
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Washington
John Millington
Eleanor Hawkins
A. J. MacDonald
Bennington Area Churches
Manchester
St. Paul’s
Donald C. Kelly
Godfrey Parker
Zion Episcopal Church
R.L. Clayton
Church School
Pownal First Baptist Church
John C. Hatch
Methodist Church
James Bagley
Pownal
Community Church
Isabelle King
Sandgate Methodist Church
Granville Greenwold
Wilmington Lady of Fatima
R.J. Powers
North Pownal
Hoosick Falls
John Y. Elliott
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Joel B. Miller
Woodford Hollow
Christian Advent Faith Bible Church
Ruth E. Smith
Albert Center
Dorset United Church Congregational
Robert G. Dana
Immaculate Conception
East Dorset
United Church Presbyterian
Wesley P. Miles
Hoosick, N.Y
All Saints Episcopal
West Arlington Methodist Church
Phillip A. Lewis
East Arlington Federated Church
Taylor B. Light
Arlington St. Columban’s
Gerald T. Buckley
St. James’ Episcopal
C.G. Belcher
Owels
Nichals
Union St
Bennington Church Services
Kingdom Hall
Junior Pilgrim Fellowship
Senior Pilgrim Fellowship
Friends Meeting
Religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Unitarian Fellowship
Bennington Church of Christ
South St
Charles
Chandler
Seventh Day Adventist
Burgess Road
Ronald Seeley
Pleasant St
Ranstar
Missionary Alliance Church
Crescent Boulevard
Cornelius W. Clarke
Bible
Alliance Youth Fellowship
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Wiseman
Old First Congregational Church
John Ward Vander Groef
First Church of Christ Scientist
Hillside Street
Independent Baptist
Elwin M. Ellis
Alfred Scott
St. John the Baptist
Walter F. Miller
Burpee
Economy Auto Stores, Inc
Main Street
DIAL
Haynes
Kane, Inc
Main ST. Bennington
Dell. Dept
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
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Gelmminetor
Olllows Falls
Chester
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Hanson
Walbridge
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Arlington
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