Local faith groups launch world relief drives in Bennington
Catholics Protestants and Jews in Bennington join thousands nationwide for overseas relief through Church World Service United Jewish Appeal and local fund drives. Parochial school pupils raise funds via mite boxes with a space race poster competition. high school and adult collections follow with targets set for April 1 and April 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
United States
Bishop’s Relief Fund
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Bennington Catholic High School
Ellen Therese
St. Frances de Sales
Gerard Brennan
BCHS
G.E. Blackford
Church World Service
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Catholic Relief Services
United Jewish Appeal
Kennedy
Bishops’ Relief Fund
Evelyn LaTour
Bob Rogalski
Mary Ellen Higgins
Bennington Area Churches Schedule Highlights
A list of worship services, classes, and events for Bennington churches. Entries cover Alliance Tabernacle, Bennington Church of Christ, First Baptist, First Church of Christ Scientist, Friends Meeting, Jehovahs Witnesses, Methodist, Old Stone Church, Sacred Heart, St. Francis de Sales, Vermont Soldiers’ Home, St. John the Baptist, St. Peter’s Episcopal, Seventh Day Adventist, and Unitarian Fellowship with service times, meeting offices, and notable programs. Named pastors and locations appear throughout.
Religious Services Schedule Across Vermont Towns
A compilation of church listings with service times and activities in Manchester East Arlington West Arlington Dorset East Dorset Shaftsbury Pownal and Pownal Center. Includes Masses Sunday School worship hours baptisms and youth programs across multiple denominations led by Rev. C G Belcher Rev. William A Chace Jr Rev. W C Nelson Rev. Edgar W Johnson Rev. E H Nickerson Rev. Donald C Kelly and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald T. Buckley
St. James’ Episcopal
C. G. Belcher
East
Arlington
West Arlington Methodist Church
First Assembly of God
W. C. Nelson
Dorset
United Church
William A. Chace Jr
Area Church Events This Week
Area churches announce a busy week with guest speakers and services. Rev Ellis J Holt of Pittsfield will speak at the union len ten service in the Methodist Church at 7 30 p m tomorrow. Rev Robert P Bell of Old First Church will conduct worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis J. Holt
First Baptist Church
Pittsfield
Mass
Robert P. Bell
Old First Church
Marker to honor first Methodist circuit rider in Oklahoma
A historical marker will be dedicated June 8 at the site of the first Protestant church service in Oklahoma. Rev. O L Fontaine of the Oklahoma Methodism historical division identifies Pecan Point near the Red River in extreme southeast Oklahoma as the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond
Okla
Oklahoma
O. L. Fontaine
Historical Division of Methodism
Pecan Point
Red River
Youth Council Plans Sunday Meeting
The Bennington Youth Council with youth groups from Bennington North Bennington and Shaftsbury churches will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Second Congregational Church for fellowship and recreation. A skating party at Tansitor Electronics was canceled due to weather. Rev. Stephen C. Greene and Miss Ellen J. Gird lead the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Second Congregational Church
Tansitor Electronics
Stephen C. Greene
Ellen J. Gird
Methodist Church
St Michael's Plans Five Year Theology MA Program
St Michael's College in Winooski Park will launch a five year Master of Arts in Theology this summer during the 24th Summer Session. Rev. Dr. Geoffrey I. Keating will direct with courses in apologetics scripture dogma and later canon law and Paul’s epistles. Aimed at high school teachers the program requires a dissertation and complements existing MAs in English history American studies and master of education. The campus will also host a Leadership Workshop of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine along with Playhouse and Concert Series events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winooski Park
St. Michael’s College
St. Michael’s
Paul A. Morin
S.S.E
Geoffrey I. Keating
St. Michael’s Theology
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Shaftsbury Methodist Church Holds Annual Conference
Shaftsbury The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist Church was led by Rev. Lawrence Larrrowe with praise for an active year and encouragement for the pastor Rev. A J MacDonald. Officers and committees were elected for three year terms and various church roles were announced for immediate action after May’s annual conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaftsbury
First Methodist Church
Lawrence Larrowe
Troy
Larrowe
John Millington
A. J. MacDonald
William Allen
Ernest Gratz
Dewey Bronson
Harry Bronson
Carl Farnham
Lucy Mattison
John Millington Sr
Stella Hawkins
Edward Armstrong
George Peacock
Luella Wilson
Ralph Prouty
Junior Harwood
Alvan Lawrence
Lina Armstrong
Howard Stevens
William Center
Son
Meth-Con Youth Fellowship attends Vermont Pilgrim Fellowship meeting
Five delegates from the Meth-Con Youth Fellowship Shaftsbury and the North Bennington Congregational Church attend the Vermont Pilgrim Fellowship annual meeting in Rutland. Betty Sue Spalding Robert Lane Charles Harrington Judy Houran and David Disque pick a skill shop. The Rev Bruce Kriete of Cleveland Ohio leads a conversation on church vocations. Patricia Woodcock presides at the morning business meeting. The agenda includes electing new state officers reporting 1961 youth projects and choosing 1962 projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Shaftsbury
North Bennington
Vermont Pilgrim Fellowship
Rutland
Betty Sue Spalding
Robert Lane
Charles Harrington
Judy Houran
David Disque
Bruce Kriete
Cleveland
Ohio
United Church of Christ
Patricia Woodcock
Arlington
Alan Taylor
University of Vermont
Africa
Pope Plans Easter Peace Talk From Vatican
Pope John XIII will deliver an Easter message expected to stress peace. The message will be broadcast by radio and TV networks Saturday April 21 starting at 2 p.m. EST. On Easter Sunday he will celebrate a solemn a cappella mass in St. Peter's and appear at 6:30 a.m. EST on the basilica balcony to give his blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John XIII
St. Peter's
Book argues Jewish Christian harmony aids world peace
Dr. Frederick W. Foerster says fuller understanding between Judaism and Christianity can help assure world peace in his new Farrar, Straus & Cudahy book The Jews a Christian View. He notes several recent works where Christians analyze Judaism and Jews analyze Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick W. Foerster
Farrar, Straus & Cudahy
Fr Brackett Named District Moderator in Vermont
Bishop Joyce names Rev An thony H Brackett moderator of Bennington District for the Dokesan Radio Apostolate. Confirmation schedule set across Vermont parishes. Memorial Day May 30 features 3:30 p.m. service at St Francis Bennington and 10:30 a.m. visit by Bishop Joyce in Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Robert F. Joyce
Anthony H. Brackett
St. Francis de Sales
Bennington
Fr. Brackett
Dokesan
St. Francis Parish
Joyce
Stamford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blackford
U. S
United Appeal
North Bennington Congregational
Second Congregational
St. Peter’s Church
Joseph
Man In the
Norton Barber
Israel
Sigmund I. Kaufmann
Bennington Church Services
Alliance Youth Fellowship
Moses Yang
Bennington Church of Christ
South St
G. W. Kieffer
H. Glenn Payne
First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of God
North Bennington Road
Hicks Avenue
W. Earle Forman
Religious Society of Friends Seconara
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
Main St
Frank W. Grippin
The
R. P. Bell
Church Barn
Miss Lee Clapp
Old Stone Church
David Montague
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Wiseman
Msgr
Francis B. Flanagan
Vermont
Earle W. Forman
William Peck
St. John the Baptist
Walter F. Miller
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
Irving Adler
Rousseau
North Bennington Baptist Church
Alfred Scott
Congregational Church
Charles J. Parsley
Meth-Con Youth Fellowship
Jesus
Area Church Services
St. Columban’s
Manchester
Federated Church
Charles W. Grande
Union Chapel
Congregational
Edgar W. Johnson
Baptist Youth Fellowship
First
E. H. Nickerson
St. Paul’s
Donald C. Kelly
Somerset
Sehndey
Pownal
First Baptist Church of
John C. Hatch
Our Lady of Lourdes
North Pownal
Pownal Center
Rev
Isabelle King
James Bagley
Sandgate
Woodford Hollow
Faith Bible Church
R. E. Smith
A. E. Center
Ass’t
Swan S. North Adams, Mass
Javery
South Street
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H. Page
Hanson
Walbridge
Hanson-Walbridge
Baptist Church
Pembroke
N.H
Mr. Payne
D.ralph Nichols
Natick
New York City
Christian Science Services
Christian Science
Christ Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Alliance Tabernacle
Crescent Boulevard
Moody Institute of Science
Indonesia
Youth Council
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
C.S
Millington
Men’s Club
Mr. Gratz
Miss Houran
MFY
James Prouty
Robert Kline
Miss Hawkins
Burgess
Muriel Morgan
Eleanor Lawrence
Martin
William Gleason
Virginia Dooley
Bronson
Prouty
Armstrong
Commission On Missions
Montgomery
McDonald
Angus MacDonald
Russell Mack
Commission On Education
Mr. Fleetwood
Ellen Harwood
Alice Montgomery
Mary Greenslet
Mary Walker
Dorothy Bailey
Edward Chabanovich
Mr. Millington
Allen
Florence Mackey
Mack
Laura Montgomery
Julia Booth
Lawrence
Fleetwood
Stockwell
Stevens
Mackey
Grand Union Eng
Triple “S
Grand Union Empire
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Walker
Dunhams Furniture, Inc
Elm Street
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