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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1977
Page
3
A compendium of services across Arlington area churches outlines Masses and worship times at St. Margaret Mary United Methodist St. James Redeemer Lutheran and others. It lists church schools nursery care youth groups meals programs sermons and weekly meetings coordinated by pastors and lay leaders.
Sunday activities fill church calendars with worship services Sunday school for nursery to sixth grade at Rupert churches led by Rev. Howard B. Ford Jr and Rev. Edward A. Clark. The First United Methodist Church lists classes, divine worship by Rev. Ranney Galusha, and a mother honored car nation event. Weekday events include United Methodist Women programs and a district charge conference led by Rev. Kenneth Beatty with refreshments.
The new Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington will be dedicated on May 26 with Archbishop Jean Jadot presiding. ETV will televise the solemn liturgy at 10 p.m., Channel 3 WCAX-TV also broadcasting. A May 29 diocesan celebration and May 30 cornerstone blessing are planned with ecumenical participation.
Margaret L Somenday national President of Church Women United will speak at United Methodist Women's Day in Poultney on May 18 at Green Mountain College. The Troy Conference UMW meeting titled Many Gifts One Spirit runs May 18 19 22 with greetings from Edith French and Bishop Ward. Somenday's talks cover Potential for Oneness with music by Von Trapp members and Shenendehowa Bell Ringers.
Wilmington morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 11:30 a.m. Our Lady of Fatima holds Saturday Mass at 7:30 p.m. with confessions before each Mass. St. Mary's In the Mountains Episcopal offers 8 a.m. Holy Communion and an 11 a.m. service by Rev. John C. Morris, followed by 11 a.m. worship by Rev. John P. R. Morgan.
Hoosick Falls All Saints Episcopal Church on Route 7 hosts a 10 45 a m service with Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays morning prayer on the second and fourth Sundays and litany on the fifth Sunday in Hoosick Falls New York.
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops renewed their stance against ordaining women as priests while agreeing to study Vatican issues. They adopted an 18 page response to Call to Action and reaffirmed teaching on birth control, married priests and celibacy. They also moved toward reconciliation with divorced and remarried Catholics by repealing a long standing excommunication penalty.
A coalition reports three Gallup polls showing 36 percent of American Catholics favor women's ordination, up 5 points since 1974, with opposition dropping from 50 to 40 percent. Surveys conducted after the Vatican reaffirmed the church stance, amid support from 21 women religious communities, seven men religious groups, two justice groups, and several individuals.
The Mountain Congregational Association holds its annual meeting at Old First Church on Sunday May 15 from 3 30 p m to 8 30 p m with devotions at 4 led by Rev Harvey L Pierce of Adams MA followed by a heritage lecture by Mrs Ruth Adell also of Adams MA a business session reports and a church dinner in the church barn Dr A Ray Appelquist of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches is the evening speaker The host pastor Dr Arvel M Steece leads worship Reservations for dinner at The Manse Old Bennington VT 05201 donation 2 50 per plate
The Bennington chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International invites all denominations to a Saturday breakfast at Paradise Restaurant Bennington May 14 at 8 30 AM featuring Dr Robert Barstow associate professor of music at New York State University College at Oneonta. Barstow, a Kansas native with a PhD in musicology from Ohio State, recounts his faith journey since 1973 and notes his work in teaching farming and past jobs. Reservations by May 11 cost $3 per person, mail to Bennington Chapter FGBMFI Box 942 Bennington VT 05201 or call 802 823 5010 442 8620 or 413 664 4610.
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