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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1973

Page

3

Local Church Services and Activities Schedule in North Bennington

Bennington area churches list Sunday worship by Bennington Area Baptist Church and First United Methodist Church with nursery and children’s programs. Unitarian Fellowship hosts a library discussion. Union Thanksgiving service features Rev. Sherlock. Methodist offers the sermon Give Credit Where It Is Due and Thanksgiving Arithmetic.

Baptist Church North Bennington Leo Hourihan R. J. Richard Sherlock First United Methodist Church Richard D. Campbell Old Stone Church Independent Baptist Edwin M. Ellis

Bennington Area Ecumenical Council to discuss drug issue

The Bennington Area Ecumenical Council of Churches will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Old First Church Barn to discuss Is There a Drug Problem and What Are Churches Doing About It Leaders David Schroder of United Counseling Service and Rev Thomas D Steffen of Second Congregational Church will lead the discussion Other council program leaders include Mrs D Dexter Davis Rev Dr Arvel M Steece and Rev Richard D Campbell The meeting is open to the public refreshments will be served.

Bennington Area D. Dexter Davis Arvel M. Steece Richard D. Campbell

Church Notices in Vermont Villages and Bennington Area

A dense list of Sunday and midweek worship services across many churches. Includes times for Holy Communion, Sunday School, worship services, choir rehearsals, and special services at churches in Vermont towns such as North Pownal, Manchester, St. Marys In the Mountains Wilmington, Rupert, Pownal, East Dorset, and Bennington area, with multiple denominations represented. Also notes a Jewish National Fund conference in Boston and regional clergy activities.

American Indian Sunday service at First Congregational Church

Manchester news notes a 10 a.m. service by the United Women's Fellowship at First Congregational Church in observance of American Indian Sunday with a special offering. Mrs Edward S Treat will preach and fellowship members assist including Mrs Paul McCully and others. Bennington Unitarian Fellowship to resume ethics discussions at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at McCullough Library North Bennington on Limits to Growth amid energy shortages.

Unitarian Fellowship Unitarian Universalist McCullough Library North Bennington Congregational Church North Pownat Jim Metcalf Manchester Edward S. Treat Burlington United Women’s Fellowship First Congregational Church Vermont Bennington Unitarian Fellowship McCullough

Bennington UMW elects co-presidents and plans Christmas events

Bennington United Methodist Women at Main Street church elected Mrs Tillie Eagle and Mrs Lynn Rogerson as co presidents with Mrs Florence Strait as vice president, Miss Helen Atwell treasurer and Mrs Laura Lamb secretary. Installation set for 6 p.m. Tuesday Dec 4 during the family night covered dish Christmas meeting. The group reported on a district meeting with theme Release Renewal Rebirth and adopted the 1974 budget. Plans covered Cranberry Bazaar today 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and gifts to RSVP and other programs. Funds were raised by rummage sales plus a summer sale and chicken barbecue with gifts donated to Charles Hall Youth Services and Camp Wihakowi.

Tillie Eagle Lynn Rogerson United Methodist Main Street Florence Strait Helen Atwell Laura J. Lamb Doris Gabel Margaret Stratton Robert Fowler Joseph Meyer Leon Noe Richard MacDonald Jerome J. Hevey Jr Treat Brooklyn Hospital Mission Hospital Tala Turkey Oklahoma Vermont North Dakota Northfield Howard Stevens Russell Mack Robert Booth

Bible Translated Into 1473 Languages Worldwide

Washington UPI reports the Bible has been translated into 1473 languages and dialects with about 500 more versions in progress. Missions have rendered scriptures in Ogoni Nigeria Kek chi Guatemala Kambera Indonesia and Mao Naga India.

Washington UPI National Geographic Nigeria

Shaftsbury UMW to stage Christmas Bazaar Dec 1

Shaftsbury United Methodist Women announce a Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday December 1 in the church social room. The event features homemade foods, fudge, wreaths, baskets, decorations, gifts and custom jewelry. Wreaths priced 1.75 for 10 inches, 2.75 for 12 inches, 3.75 for 14 inches. Volunteers are sought for Nov 26 and 27 setup and a workshop on Nov 30.

Shaftsbury United Methodist A. Ranney Galusha Angus J. MacDonald

Adventists Launch World Service Appeal Campaign

Adventists will kick off the World Service Appeal on Saturday evening December 1 to bolster a higher goal amid dollar devaluation and inflation. Pastor George C. Mills cites a $3.5 million loss in buying power, with volunteers door to door distributing These Times and urging increased weekly gifts to fund global ministries and humanitarian work.

George C. Mills U.S Mills These Times Magazine Monthly Adventist Journal World Service Appeal

Early Bird Bazaar Sets Winter Items at Zion Parish House

The Guild of St. Margaret of Zion Episcopal Church in Manchester hosts an Early Bird Christmas Bazaar on Wednesday November 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Zion Parish House. Handmade Woolen caps scarves mittens and warmers join Vermont aprons white elephant and jewelry tables. Home baked foods cookies breads pies and preserves will be sold with gifts for children. Coffee lunch options available. Deadline for next week’s church page copy is Wednesday noon due to Thanksgiving.

Manchester Guild of St. Margaret of Zion Episcopal Church Zion Vermont

Community Thanksgiving Service in Old Bennington

A community Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Old First Church meetinghouse in Old Bennington, sponsored by the Bennington Ministers Council. Dr. Benjamin F. Kimpel of North Bennington and Drew University will give the sermon Cultivating a Capacity to Be Thankful. Clergy and laymen from area churches will participate. the offering supports Church World Service for Africa famine relief.

Bennington Ministers’ Council Benjamin F. Kimpel Old First Church Old Bennington Bennington

Thanksgiving Service Planned at Christian Science Church

A 10 am Thanksgiving service will be held at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hillside and Silver, with annual fidelity for over 70 years. Testimonies of gratitude and Nixon's proclamation will be read. Mrs. Helen Putnam leads, no collection. Scripture from Science and Health and a hymn of gratitude are planned.

First Church of Christ, Scientist Hillside Silver Streets Nixon Helen Putnam Kate Leonard Mary Baker Eddy

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Church Council Redeemer Lutheran Church Monument School Allen Barnes St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Kenneth W. Costin Harvey D. Butterfield S.T.D Church of Christ Federated Church Arlington Chorale First Baptist Church Floyd I. la Bombard Sanctuary May Brahe Friendly Circle George Blake Frederick C. Maker Council On Ministries Zion Episcopal Church Manchester Center Robert L. Clayton Missionary Alliance Church Richard Lenehan First Church of Christ Scientist John All Faiths Chapel Vermont Veterans Home M. Everett Corbett J. Richard Sherlock St. Mary’s In the Mountains Wilmington John C. Morris Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church North Pownal East Dorset Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregation Seventh-day Adventist Church Second Congregational Church Thomas D. Steffen Pownal Kenneth Schwebel Society of Friends Quakers Bennington Free Library Joseph Shaffe Boston Joseph Y. Shaffe New England Jewish Nation Fund Statler Hilton Jewish National Fund Benjamin Higrosh Middle East Dorothy Spector Brookline Mass National Board of Hadassah Israel Moshe Dayan Golan Heights Joseph P. Sternstein Nathan C. Wyman Himshon Inbal Gad Baler John P. R. Morgan Rupert United Methodist Church David Hubbard Church of Christ West Community Church Pownat Douglas Weiss Church of God Leslie Wright St. Francis de Sales Catholic United Church Dorset - East Rupert Church Hal C. Miller III Sacred Heart Catholic Church Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Seoul South Korea Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons Sacrament St. James Episcopal Church Arlington Lawrence A. Sherwin Open Bible Church Woodford Hollow Paul M. Carr St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church Gerald T. Buckley Methodist Church West Arlington David Bort St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Methodist Sandgate John Geer Woodford Louis A. Cook Unitarians UMW Shaftsbury Umw Carl Farnham Francis Peters Booth Ca Ae Walker Christian Science Church United Counseling Service
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