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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1968
Page
3
Church notices list daily services across Bennington area churches including Arlington Manchester Center Dorset East Rupert and North Bennington. Programs cover Holy Communion Sunday School worship daytime and evening services with pastors and lay speakers, youth activities choir rehearsals and fellowship meetings through the week.
The Rev. Isabelle G. King, pastor of Blackinton Union Church in North Adams, Mass., is on indefinite leave after a heart attack. The Rev. Charles W. Fox, Williams College religion professor, will serve as interim pastor.
Plans for a Christian Living School to meet five Wednesday evenings at the Nichols Christian Education Building of First Baptist Church on Main Street have been announced. Three courses run Sept 25 through Oct 25 cover The Story of Religion in America, The Message of Jesus, and Education for Change led by Rev. Dr. Arvel M. Steece Rev. Alfred Scott and Rev. H. Glenn Payne. Sessions run 7:30 to 9:30 with coffee break at 8:20. Open to all area residents.
Elder Kim Gregory is assigned to the Bennington area by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to replace Elder Parry Ransom, transferred to Brooklyn Nova Scotia. Elder Holman from Delta Utah arrives from Lancaster Pennsylvania and teams with Elder Tim Waterlyn at the Masonic Temple to share Mormon teachings. Vermont’s Mormon history notes Joseph Smith born in Sharon and Brigham Young born in Whitingham.
United Women's Fellowship opens fall program with a 6 30 p m covered dish supper. At 8 p m Mrs Eugene Kayatta will speak on her Holy Land experiences. A house guest from the Jerusalem mission staff accompanies her. Attendees to inform organizers by Monday. Wednesday 8 p m Fall Church School Workers Conference in the church vestry features a panel on Home Calls with demonstrations.
Shaftsbury Methodist church hosts Rally Day at 10 45 a m Sunday with a program directed by Eugene Kosche Sunday School superintendent. The Rev Angus J MacDonald will dedicate the superintendent and several teachers and substitutes. Junior Senior High Choir led by Mrs Lawrence will perform two numbers. The superintendent will lead a sermon on The Importance of Sunday School and give benediction. Reci tations by Kosche Gratz McDonald Ludwig Mattison Wood Stratton. Acolytes Lawrence Harwood. Mrs Lawrence at organ will play Cantabile Ave Maria Madrigale and Fanfare.
About 40 women from eight area churches attended the first in a series of mission studies sponsored by Church Women United at the First United Methodist Church. Dr Jane Hanks of North Bennington reported on missionary work among tribal people in Thailand and will continue her talk next Tuesday at 9 45 a m. The opening meeting featured coffee time and floral introductions with church volunteers assisting. no further program details beyond a panel discussion on HOME Inc planned for Sept 24 with Robert Condon and Rev William Abernethy among the panelists.
Manchester The Sunday School of the First Congregational Church will reopen after summer recess on Sunday Sept 29 with registration at 9 45 a m Classes will meet in the new building and families are urged to attend the 11 a m worship service The Committee on Religious Education announces teachers and substitutes including Mrs Thomas Weakley nursery Mrs Kurt Ax kindergarten Mrs Robert Baker Grade 1 Mrs Reginald Counsell Grade 2 Mrs Alan Gould Grade 3 Foster Colvin Grade 4 Mrs John Wilmott and Mrs Kenneth Palmer Grade 5 Joseph Meyer Grade 6 Mrs Roy Barstow Mrs Roy Palmer and Mrs Robert Treat Grade 7 Mr and Mrs William Allore Grade 8 Rev Jerome J Hevey confirmation class and Mrs Joseph Rizio and committee members as substitutes.
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