Fall rummage sale and church notices in Vermont churches
The First Congregational Church in Manchester hosts a fall rummage sale on Saturday September 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m with 3 to 4 p.m. half-price bargains. Donations welcome anytime. A fall collection for the Church World Service Clothing Appeal is set for October 1 at the First Baptist Church Bennington 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Requests for clothing blankets bandsages kits uniforms and funds are noted with packing and shipping instructions. Other items include a United Methodist Women meeting in Shaftsbury with reports from Skye Farm Camp and Green Mountain College highlights, plus a chicken pie supper on October 9. Catholic evangelist Michael J. Gaydos brings a healing talk to Brattleboro St. Michael's on September 23 at 7:30 p.m. Readsboro First Baptist hosts an Annual Harvest Festival September 25 with arts crafts a quilt drawing and a ham dinner 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Manchester
Fall Church World Service
First Baptist Church
Bennington
Marion W. Riemann
United Methodist Women
First United Methodist Church
Shaftsbury
Fred Crawford
Lori Harwood
Skye Farm
Warrensburg
N.Y
Alvana Lawrence
Green Mountain College
Poultney
Ranney Galusha
Min Eun Jung
Robert Gratz
UMW
MacDonald
Carl Farnham
Junior Harwood
Russell Mack
Michael J. Gaydos
Level Green
Brattleboro
Gaydos
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Readsboro First Baptist Church
North Church Street
North Adams
Mass
Hazel Endersbe
Peggy Christiansen
Liberty Corner
U.S.A
Village Inn
Village Green
Congregational Church
North Bennington
W. Matthew Broadbent
Women’s Fellowship
Jerome J. Hevey Jr
Litton
Dorothy
Burns
Susan Copp
Board of Trustees
Manchester Ecumenical Council
Pilgrim Singers
United Women’s Fellowship
TM grows as religious leaders fear secular religion movement
Transcendental Meditation gains traction in the United States provoking concern among Christian leaders who question its nonreligious claim. Assemblies of God denounces TM as a religious activity rooted in Hinduism and opposing biblical doctrine while Americans United fights public funding of TM programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Anderson
UPI
United States
General Presbytery (Convention
Assemblies of God Church
Yogi Maharishi
Assemblies of God
Bennington Church of God welcomes new pastor Rev David Chilcote
The Congregation of the Bennington Church of God announces the arrival of the new pastor Rev David L. Chilcote accompanied by his wife Marlene and daughter Terry arriving in Bennington on Sept 6. The Mountain Congregational Association autumn meeting is set for Sunday Sept 26 at First Congregational Church Bennington with keynote speaker Dr Erwin A Britton at 7 p.m. and opening devotions at 4 p.m led by Rev John C Hatch. The Heritage lecture by John Towns will cover Pilgrim Places in England and the Netherlands. Rev Vincent Santis will preside at the business session with a Bicentennial Cantata Choir slated for the evening service. Reservations for the 6 p.m. event are requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
The
Mountain Congregational Association
First Congregational Church
Park St
Erwin A. Britton
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
John C. Hatch
Otis
Mass
John Towns
Holbrook
England
Netherlands
Vincent Santis
Becket
China and India Missionaries to Speak at Conference
The Rev W Henry Holton veteran missionary with 38 years in China and Far East will speak at the Annual Missionary Conference of the Missionary Alliance Church Sept 23 26. Miss Ann Droppa another Alliance missionary from India will join. Events include 7 30 nightly services Thursday Friday 6 Banquet Saturday, Sunday sermons and a Friday 1 30 Women’s Missionary Tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Henry Holton
China
Missionary Alliance Church
Ann Droppa
India
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Women’s Bible School
Khamgaon
Maharashtra
Ann _ Droppa
Missionary Alliance
Family Bible School
John R. Carlson
National Organization of “Christian Service Brigade
Ted Weber
Judge Fienberg addresses Bennington Church Women United
Judge George M. Fienberg spoke to the Bennington unit of Church Women United at St. Peter's Episcopal Church on September 14, opening a Fall Learning Fellowship series running six Tuesdays through October 19. He critiqued the Nations platform on liberties and voiced views on free speech, four letter words, and pornographic literature. Numerous local church updates followed including fair plans for First United Methodist Church, staff changes at First Congregational Church Manchester, and new youth programs and organist assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fienberg
Bennington
Church Women United
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Max Webster
Fienberg
People’s
National Church Women United
National Church Women United, Dealing With the Topic, “Justice In Our Day
CWU
Vermont
Multitude of Area Churches Schedule Services
Local church listings detail worship times across Bennington and surrounding towns. Denominations include Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, United Methodist, Congregationalist, Latter-day Saints, Seventh-day Adventist, Quaker, and more with masses, services, Sunday schools, confession times, choir rehearsals, and event notes through Saturday and Sunday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Americans United For
New Jersey
Americans United
Holton
Miss Ann Droppa
Judge Fienberg
Harvey L. Pierce
Adams
Massachusetts
Wayne A. Dalton
John Merriam
Rupert Congregational Church
Trinity Church
Shelburne Falls
Allin Congregational Church
Dedham
John Flagg
Old First Church
Aaron
Brian Hill
Sunderland Union
Sunderland
Edward Clark
Society of Friends
Quakers
Bennington Free Library
Baptist Church
Wilmington
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
Arlington
United Methodist Church
Sandgate
Edward A. Clark
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormons
McCullough Library
Sacrament Meeting
Church of Christ
Howard Fish
Bennington Area Church
Clents
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Kingdom Hall
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Congregation
Pownal
Kenneth Schwebel
United Church
Dorset-East Rupert
Church
Hal C. Miller II
Union Church
Rupert
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
North Pownal
St. Mary’s In the Mountains
John C. Morris
Old Stone Church
Independent Baptist
Edwin M. Ellis
David Hubbard
St. Francis de Sales Catholic
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
East Dorset
Church of Christ West
John P. R. Morgan
West Arlington
David Bort
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Pleasant St
John P. Riddle Jr
Joseph A. Caron
Cambridge
St. James Episcopal Arlington
John T. Adams
Women of
North Bennington Baptist
First United Methodist
Jesus
Council On Ministeries
Church of God
Chilcote
Second Congregational United Church of Christ
Hillside Street
Board of Christian Education Women’s Fellowship
First Congregational
Old Bennington
Arvel M. Steece
David Rowe
Sidney J. Lambert
Circle III
Jennie Gardinier
Main St
Circle I
Marion Gage
Morgan St
Betty Cross
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Main Street
Bible Baptist Church
Independent Fundamental
Mt. Anthony Jr. High
Mike Twardy
All Faiths Chapel
Vermont Veterans Home
M. Everett Corbett
Zion Episcopal Manchester Center
Unitarian Universalist
Unitarian Fellowship
McCullough
Pownal Center
Mary Burton-Beinecke
Redeemer Lutheran
Floyd la Bombard
Colgate Hall
Friendly Circle
Federated Church
East Arlington
David Andrews
Christian Education Committee
Bailey Hall
MAC
Madkour
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