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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1969
Page
3
Church Women United sponsors Christmas card sales to support Lit-Lit in Bennington. Lit-Lit trains teachers to instruct adults in basic literacy, focusing on the Delta region, addressing a global pool of about 700 million illiterate adults.
Programs announced for Welsh hymn services at Old Bennington First Congregational Church with Evan Glynn Williams as leader and Rev Dr Arvel M Steece presiding. Also notes Junior High Pilgrim Fellowship elections and Lit-Lit card fundraiser by Church Women United with ecards from India and Egypt.
Rutland Vermont Branch of the International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons will hold its 76th annual convention at Grace Congregational United Church of Christ on Court Street with 9 to 9:45 a.m. registration and coffee. The event features a 10 a.m. opening, worship and communion led by Rev. Donald W. Morgan, a 12:30 luncheon and 6:30 p.m. banquet, and sales table for useful articles. Mrs. L. William Gillette of Bennington, state president, will preside under the Renewal theme. The convention reflects the order's religious educational and philanthropic missions since 1886. Members from Vermont and other areas participate, with Mrs. Lawrence Bertrand of Whiting as afternoon guest speaker and Mrs. Martin Douglas as general chairman. Horace M. Hollister to serve as organist. Circles in Rutland County host the day.
Compiled listing of Masses and services across Bennington area churches. Includes times for St Francis de Sales Sacred Heart St John the Baptist Arlington Manchester Wilmington and many others with Holy Communions prayers choirs and youth groups noted.
Jehovah's Witnesses from 16 congregations in Vermont eastern New York and New Hampshire gather for a three day religious conference at Monadnock Regional High School Swanzy Center New Hampshire. Local Kingdom Hall meetings are suspended during the event with attendees to hear lectures skits and a baptism of new members led by Harvey R Hiatt and featuring John Crispin and Henry A Fetzik as principal speakers. Local meetings resume Tuesday with a congregation Bible study.
Missionaries worldwide urge Catholics in the diocese to contribute to the Mission Sunday collection on Oct 19. Fr. Robert S. Powers of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith cites past grants enabling dispensaries chapels and schools and notes Nigeria Biafra Asia and India benefits. Donations may be sent to 323 Pearl Street Burlington. Manchester notes United Women’s Fellowship of the First Congregational Church will meet Oct 21 at 8 p.m. in the church parlor to discuss the fall circle plan.
The Church Women United board met to finalize World Community Day plans at St. Peter's Episcopal Church at 12 45 p m Friday Nov 7 Gift certificates priced at 3 support blankets fabric and non fat dried milk for global needs Elwin Bentley will present a program on Community Developing and Nation Building Miss Marion Hardy announced 100 raised from summer food sale for the University of Japan Volunteers are sought for Day Care OEO Center and other projects alongside UNICEF HOME Inc and Know Your State Hospital sessions culminating with a Latin America Way fundraising effort in Waterbury and Vermont trip planned Oct 28 for a three day visit
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