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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1970
Page
3
A prominent church leader notes the worst recession in 25 years with no recovery in sight. The trend spans Episcopalians and other major denominations, reflected in declining Bible sales, shrinking church magazines, and dropping Sunday School enrollment for six consecutive years.
Lewie C Dodge announces Rev. Floyd I LaBombard of Norwich Conn has been chosen to succeed Rev. H Glenn Payne at First Baptist Church. LaBombard, a North Adams Mass native and graduate of Alderson Broaddus College, begins with 8:30 and 11 am services and an installation set for Sun Nov 15. The family will reside at 335 Elm Street parsonage.
Federated Church East Arlington hosts 10 a.m. worship on Sunday with a sermon on Protestant beliefs by Rev. John Geer, nursery and church school classes for young children. Evening youth group meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. Arlington Association of Retired Persons gathers Tuesday at 7 p.m. Enterprise Society production meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. A 1 p.m. business meeting follows. Senior Choir rehearses at 7:30 p.m. Rev. William Abernethy conducts his final service at 11 a.m. Sunday at North Bennington Congregational Church. Rev. Max Webster will be interim minister starting Monday. A farewell open house for the Abernethys is 8 to 10 p.m. tonight at 215 Washington Ave.
A Word of Life Youth Crusade program at Mt Anthony Union High School auditorium 7 30 p m features Rev Harry Bollback co director of Word of Life and former Metropolitan Opera baritone Calvin Marsh with pianist Stuart Sacks Marsh who sang with the Bavarian State Opera House and New York City Opera now devotes his time to church work and gospel witness Sacks a composer conductor and pianist also has television credits and sacred music projects spanning CBS TV and Jerome Hines life of Christ I Am the Way
Anthony Masso district director of Social Welfare will be guest speaker at World Community Day luncheon and service at 12:30 p.m. Friday in the North Bennington Congregational Church. Planning committee includes Mrs. L W Gillette.
Pope Paul VI will depart November 26 for a nine day trip covering the Philippines Australia Samoa Indonesia Hong Kong and Ceylon with a brief Iran layover. The Vatican says the journey aims primarily at religious outreach including a message to Asia to urge peace in Indochina and has been described as the longest pontifical voyage to date.
Filipino church hierarchy aims a million-dollar resettlement project for 1,800 slum dwellers on 12,500 acres in Rizal Province with a cooperative farming village funded by a $1.25 million foundation. Bishop Gaviola says Marcos approved the grant as part of social action amid ongoing debates over church property and wealth.
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