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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1977
Page
3
Arlington and surrounding towns list church services and activities for many denominations. Notable details include worship times, clergy names such as Rev David Andrews Rev John T Adams Rev Thomas D Steffen, sacraments, choir rehearsals, Sunday School, youth groups, and midweek events across multiple churches and venues.
The church hosts 9 30 a m church school for K to adult and a 10 45 worship led by Eugene Kosche with a senior choir Irish melody. Nursery provided. Administrative board meets after service. Visitation training in the social room. Thursday at 7 p m senior choir rehearsal.
Wilmington worship at 10 30 a m with service, 11 30 a m Sunday school. Our Lady of Fatima mass at 10 a m on Sundays and 7 30 p m Saturday. Confessions precede each Mass.
The Vatican faces a diminished impact of excommunication, once a powerful lever over rulers and societies. Automatic bans persist for serious offenses, but many penalties no longer deter modern pluralistic communities.
Old Bennington hosts World Community Day by Area Church Women United on Friday Nov 4 with a 11 am business session and a noontime luncheon. Theme Heart Change Global Change reflects yearly shifts. Rev David Norrie guest speaker addressing Is Your Heart Ready for a Change.
NEW YORK UPI For the first time Jehovahs Witnesses will provide statements to sign absolving physicians of liability if a member is adversely affected by refusing a blood transfusion. A church spokesman said the booklet explains the religious stand and that signing a waiver places responsibility on the individual. The JW's cite biblical commands to abstain from blood and note the same scriptures condemn other sins. The denomination has about 2.2 million adherents in the United States. The Altar Guild of Zion Episcopal Church announces a large rummage sale with warm clothing and other items. The sale is Friday Nov 4 from 2 to 5 pm and Saturday Nov 5 from 9 am to 12 noon at Zion Parish House Route 7 Manchester Center.
Dorset East Dorset and Dorset United Church announce a 9:30 a.m. church school and worship service at Dorset United Church in East Dorset with sermon by Rev. Hal C. Miller IT pastor. East Dorset offers a 9:30 a.m. worship service and Sunday school in the chapel.
Evangelist Billy Graham spoke at Wheaton College about the World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund. He did not disclose exact asset figures but reports cite about 23 million dollars in the fund. A third of assets were given to Wheaton College for a 15.5 million Billy Graham Center, with foundation support for 125 Christian organizations and a hospital in the Orient.
The Rev William Post a Colorado missionary has moved to Bennington to operate the Gospel Ministry Mission The mission aims to restore people to their perceived true worth through gospel movies prayer meetings revivals and home Bible studies Revivals and movies will reach the state with a program for 60 plus residents in Bennington Contact him at Peaceful Valley Motel Route 7 Pownal Room 12 or write for a pamphlet Office hours Monday through Friday 9 59 p.m and Saturday 1 5 p.m
The drive collected 976 pounds of clothing including school bags sewing kits uniforms bandages and blankets plus 99.10 in processing funds and 610 to buy 170 blankets from area congregations. Cooperating groups are thanked and asked to prepare for the next collection on April 14 1978.
Hoosick Falls New York All Saints Episcopal Church on Route 7 offers Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays morning prayer on the second and fourth Sundays and litany on the fifth Sunday with a 10 45 service time.
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