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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1974

Page

3

Bennington Area Church of Christ Worship and Bible Study Schedule

The Bennington Area Church of Christ holds worship at 9 30 a m followed by Bible classes for all ages and an additional study and devotional period. A Wednesday midweek service and study begin at 7 p m with classes for all ages.

Church of Christ Old Stone Church Independent Baptist North Bennington Edwin M. Ellis Redeemer Lutheran Church Second Congregational Church

Forty Hours Devotion Observed at St Francis de Sales

St Francis de Sales Catholic Church schedules a three day Forty Hours devotion starting with a 10 30 a m Sunday Mass and ending with Benediction and a closing Mass at 7 p m Tuesday The program includes daily exposition and masses with Rev Gerald Bombardier preaching and Bishop John Marshall confirming many parishioners on Thursday A Mothers Day themed Sunday evening event is planned with a special prayer card for mothers.

St. Francis de Sales Christ Gerald Bombardier St. Monica’s Church Barre John Marshall Burlington Bennington St. Francis

Pulpit Guest William C Lange at Old Bennington Church

William C Lange of Kenosha Wisconsin a fellow of the Congregational Foundation for Theological Studies and a senior at McGill University will be the pulpit guest at the 11 am service in Old Bennington First Congregational Church. His sermon is titled The Food of God for the Family of God. The foundation supports ministry students and provides counseling through experienced ministers including Rev Dr Arvel M Steece the church’s minister and Lange’s counselor. Fellows study at major seminaries and universities nationwide and abroad.

William C. Lange Kenosha Wis Congregational Foundation For Theological Studies School of Religious Studies McGill University Montreal First Congregational Church Old Bennington Lange Yankton College South Dakota Foundation Congregational Christian Churches Arvel M. Steece Bennington Church Barn Anne Carrier Hindemith Barn

Global Living topic to guide UMW meeting at Poultney

Dr Lois C Miller of the United Methodist Church will speak at the Troy Conference spring meeting of United Methodist Women on May 30 at Green Mountain College Poultney The theme is Global Living Here and Now The event runs from 9 am to 2 45 pm with an 2 75 per person luncheon Reservations due by May 14 includes a day of worship sessions choirs and gifts from Vashti School Thomasville GA and Keiwa Gakuen High School Nigata Japan

UMW Poultney John Rogers Vashti School Thomasville John Moss Keiwa Gakuen High School Nigata Japan U.M.W. Day Charlotte I. Brown Mallory St Corinth N.Y First United Methodist Church Shaftsbury Angus J. MacDonald James Danton Haydn United Methodist

Church Notices from Vermont area churches

The parish bulletin lists schedules for several churches including McCullough Library North Bennington Zion Manchester Center and Our Lady of Fatima. It notes worship services Holy Communion Sunday School and various midweek activities along with a rector’s leave of absence or move planned for June.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church North Pownal Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons McCullough Library North Bennington Sacrament Arlington Lawrence A. Sherwin St. James Episcopal Church

CWU talk on new careers for women at annual meeting

Church Women United held its annual meeting May 3 at the Congregational Church with a covered dish luncheon. A guest speaker, Dr. Joanna Kirkpatrick of Bennington College, explored shifts in women’s careers from teaching to blue and white collar roles, counseling fields, journalism, business, banking, health work, and handcrafts, urging unity for progress. The group also voted to fund outdoor play equipment for HOME Inc. and to increase the Travel Fund for the National Assembly in Memphis.

Church Women United North Bennington Congregational Church Thomas Harrison Home Inc National Assembly of Church Women United Memphis Tenn Waterbury Lyman van Nostrand Shirley Flood Alvan Lawrence van Nostrand Joanna Kirkpatrick Bennington College

Bishop Kerr confirms 43 at Manchester service

The Rt. Rev. Robert S. Kerr, newly elected bishop, confirmed 43 persons of varying ages Sunday at Zion Episcopal Church in Manchester. William Lassiter, senior warden, and the Rev. Canon Robert L. Clayton led duties as rector and Southwest head.

Manchester Episcopal Diocese of Vermont Robert S. Kerr Zion Episcopal Church William Lassiter Robert L. Clayton

Circuit supervisor visit by Jehovah's Witnesses planned

Nicholas Parfomchuk of the Bennington congregation announces a semi annual visit by circuit supervisor B J Sobieski Jr for a week of meetings and field ministry at Kingdom Hall Route 67 North Bennington with a schedule including training, prophecies study and a Sunday Bible lecture Our Troubled Times What Do They Mean 80 color slides. Local clergy from multiple churches attended the service. May meeting of United Methodist Women set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with program by Mrs Angus J Mac Donald and hostesses Mrs A Ranney Galusha and Mrs Eugen Kosche.

Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregation Nicholas Parfomchuk Bennington Sobieski Parfombus Magazine Route 67 North Bennington Shaftsbury United Methodist Women Angus J. MacDonald A. Ranney Galusha Eugen Kosche

Annual meeting of Mountain Congregational Association in Williamstown

Mountain Congregational Association holds its annual gathering at White Oaks Church in Williamstown Mass on Sunday May 19. Activities include 3 30 p m registration devotions by Rev Michael Harry missions talk The Congregational Way in Greece by Rev Phaedon Cambouropolis a business session led by moderator Earle Wiltsie supper at 250 per person worship service led by Rev Kenneth Fuller heritage lecture on Washington Gladden by Rev Harvey Pierce of Adams, Adams pastor Rev Gladden hymn O Master Let Me Walk with Thee.

Williamstown Mass The Mountain Congregational Association White Oaks Michael Harry Windsor Congregational Way Greece Phaedon Cambouropolis Third Evangelical Church Athens Earle Wiltsie Adams Kenneth Fuller Washington Gladden Harvey Pierce Adams. the Rev. Mr. Gladden

United Church of Christ Holds 179th Annual Conference in Norwich

NORWICH delegates from across Vermont gathered for the United Church of Christ annual conference, with 285 delegates, May 3 to 5. The theme Oneness in Christ guided sessions, reports, and worship, as Rev. Richard Armstrong was elected president and Betty Adams vice president. The Rutland Mission received the Ecological Award, and a farewell program honored retiring executive minister Rev. Edward Treat.

Norwich United Church of Christ Gene Irons Norwich Congregational Church J. Yorke Peeler Jr Tracy Hall UCC Rutland Richard Armstrong Wallingford Morgan Betty) Adams White River Junction Edward Treat

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bennington Area Seventh-day Adventist Church George C. Mills Society of Friends Quakers Bennington Free Library Congregational Church Wilmington John P. R. Morgan Rupert Open Bible Church Woodford Hollow Paul M. Carr St. Francis de Sales Catholic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church Gerald T. Buckley Missionary Alliance Church Richard D. Campbell UMYF Council On Ministry Webelos Community Church Pownal East Dorset United Methodist Church David Hubbard St. Mary’s In the Mountains John C. Morris Sacred Heart Catholic Church Baptist Church Kenneth Schwebel Church of Christ West First Baptist Church Eenenet Publyk House Cherub Methodist Church Sandgate John Geer West Arlington David Bort Woodford Louis A. Cook Church of God Leslie Wright Jerome J. Hevey Jr Carollers Lord Jesus Chancel Pilgrim Singers Carollers Choir Federated Church East Arlington Arlington Chorale Lois C. Miller All Faiths Chapel Vermont Veterans Home M. Everett Corbett Manchester Center Guild of St. Margaret First Church of Christ, Scientist Adam Man Isaiah St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Kenneth W. Costin North Pown At Kitchen Jim Metcalf Leo Hourihan United Church Dorset-East Rupert Church Hal C. Miller III Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Arthur F. Moody CWU Kirkpatrick Plainfield Woman’s Bank and Trust Company New York City America Bishop Kerr Lawrence Sherwin Donald A. Webster Warren E. Fowler Brandon Malcolm M. Graham Castleton Orrin Beattie Joseph Ringwall R.S. Fern George Ludlam Beriah A. Wall Edwin Jaeckle Lassiter Kerr Harvey D. Butterfield Mountain Association Super Duper Mac Gregor Javery Ernest H. Javery Alan H South Street Irrantes
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