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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1971
Page
3
Local listings outline church worship times across Bennington area churches including St Francis de Sales in Manchester Center and United Methodist in Pownal. Services cover Masses, Holy Communion, sermons, Sunday School, and midweek studies with various pastors and chaplains scheduled through weekend and weekday slots.
The newly formed Redeemer Lutheran Church will hold its first service at 9 a.m. Sunday in St. Joseph College, led by Rev. Allen Barnes. A 10 a.m. communion and worship with guest preacher Rev. Richard Johnson of Raymond, N.H., follows, plus a 7 p.m. evangelistic service and a 10 a.m. Sunday School.
Laymen of United Church of Christ and Roman Catholic Church in Vermont plan the 23rd Churchmen's Weekend Retreat at Owl's Head Harbor from September 10 to 12. Keynote Rev. Arthur D. Leaker will present on The New Testament in three talks. Rev. John McIntyre will discuss Faith Consciences and The New Testament Today. Mass Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday Communion led by Rev. Ernest L. Seely.
Terrance W Hyland of Hoosick Falls was ordained a priest on Aug 28 at St Dennis Church Havertown Pa with Bishop Peter Van Diepen presiding He will serve as guidance counselor at Archbishop Carroll High School Washington DC and celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at Immaculate Conception Hoosick Falls All friends and parishioners invited Also details on Forrest Ward Memorial School Seventh day Adventist Church and local preparatory events and attendees listed seeking to capture this community notice with named individuals and institutions.
The Adams Society of Friends Descendants hosts a 3 p.m. Sunday worship at the old Quaker Meeting House in Maple Street Cemetery Adams Mass. An open house starts at 10 a.m. to view the 1782 structure. Guest speaker Elizabeth Yates McGreal will discuss A Miracle and Its Meaning after a silent worship period.
A Sunday visit to Community Church in Pownal Center reveals a revived, vibrant service. The 13 congregants sing with renewed energy as a young pianist accompanies the organ, signaling a shift in atmosphere and involvement. Repairs to broken windows and putty are underway, with fundraising ideas like rummage sales proposed to fund upgrading the altar area and decor. The youthful minister gains confidence, delivering sermons with greater depth and addressing the small crowd as if they were 300, while a five dollar bill appears in the plate.
The fall mission study series by Church Women United runs Tuesdays from Sept 14 to Oct 19 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church 9 45 to 11 am. Winston Way a UVM agronomist speaks on People Are Pollution with Vermont ecological slides. Chair Mrs James Merunowicz oversees five sessions on Christian Horizons with coffee devotions and a speaker. A nursery is provided and all area church women are invited.
The North Pownal Congregational Church hosts a tag and bake sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. on the church lawn to fund the paint fund. Volunteers seek books, appliances, clothing, vegetables, canned goods, and baked goods, with contact via Rev. Jim Metcalf or fellowship members. A Sunday School Rally is set for 9 a.m. next Sunday, and the Mountain Congregational Association fall meeting with Rev. Amado Chance as speaker occurs at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, with supper at 6 p.m. for $1.50. reservations due by Sept. 20.
ISLE LA MOTTE The Feast of St Joseph the Laborer will be observed at St Anne s Shrine over Labor Day weekend with Masses Sunday at 8 30 10 and 11 15 a m and 4 p m Devotions Sunday at 2 30 p m One Mass will be offered Monday at 11 15 a m in honor of St Joseph the Laborer Rev Rosaire Fredette will celebrate the Mass Rev Maurice A Boucher will preach the homily at the Sunday Masses and Monday and speak on the Dignity of Labor
Harvey Hiatt announced a regional Jehovah's Witnesses conference for September 10 to 12 at North Country Union High School in Newport. About 900 members from 15 Vermont and New York congregations will attend under the Vermont Circuit banner to discuss the Christian ministry, baptism, and a Bible lecture Can You Live Forever Will You. Community residents may attend with lodging and services arranged by organizers.
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