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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1971
Page
3
Elizabeth Howlett of Bennington Public Library outlines patron groups, outreach gaps, and moves to expand access at CWU Mission Lady Group gathering. She notes Best-Seller Adults crowd lobby reads and daily living requesters, with emphasis on displays, extended evening hours, large print, and inter library loan to widen reach.
Newfane’s First Congregational Church sponsors a Heritage Festival next weekend on the village Common with round and square dancing Friday night from 8 to midnight and a country auction at 10 a.m. Saturday. Horse and buggy rides, colonial home visits, and guided tours of the County Museum and Windham County Courthouse accompany the fundraiser to complete the first $6,000 phase of renovations including children’s rooms and kitchen and a new heating system for the 1839 building.
Four courses will be offered at the autumn School of Religion hosted by First Baptist Church and two other congregations. From Sept 29 to Oct 27 on Wednesday evenings, teachers include Dr. Arvel M. Steece and Rev. Floyd I. La Bombard. Topics cover devotional life, Amos study, community in faith, and a church school teachers workshop. A $1 registration plus text costs apply. Advance signups available. MORGA Calif UPI graduation note follows.
A schedule of worship services and church activities across Bennington and nearby towns. Includes worship times, sermons, choir and youth meetings, Sunday School, and midweek group gatherings at First Baptist Church, Our Lady of Fatima and Lourdes, St Francis de Sales, and numerous other congregations with nursery care and special events noted.
About 35 women attended the southern area workshop of Church Women United in Vermont at Brattleboro First Baptist Church. Leaders spoke on World Day of Prayer and Vermont projects, with reports from CWU leaders and ecumenical sessions led by local clergy. Representatives from many Brattleboro area churches attended.
The Manchester collection runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday Oct 8 at Zion Episcopal parish house. Aimed at light weight clothing and blankets for children, with 10 cents a pound and 25 cents per blanket to cover shipping. Boxes must be sturdy cardboard and weight marked. Edith Johnson and Maude Stone highlighted with quilts and a local 83 year old organizer. New blankets available for $3 each.
A search for the Christian Family of the Year is launched in the Philippines, Asia's only Christian country. The contest is sponsored by the Christian Family Movement and the Philippines Herald, with cooperation from the National Council of Churches of the Philippines.
The Bennington Council of Churches honored Rev. Richard D. Campbell Rev. Richard Sherlock and Rev. Allen Barnes at its fall meeting in the First Congregational Church. Speakers discussed a half way house for 12 delinquent boys, a mass media program for 1973 gospel outreach, migrant ministry plans, and the successful Day Camp that averaged 40 children. A Thanksgiving service led by Rev. Campbell was announced for Nov. 25.
The 141st semi annual world conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints will be held October 1 3 at the Salt Lake City Tabernacle. Joseph Fielding Smith 95 presides and recalls church history while the Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle Choir of 375 voices performs. The conference will be broadcast via radio television satellite and shortwave to regions across the globe.
Shaftsbury The choir of Church will present its 13th annual sacred variety concert at 7 30 p m Sunday Oct 24 under the direction of Mrs Alvan Lawrence director of music and church organist Featured in the program will be Corkey Christman of Duanesburg NY Leonard Stokes and Mrs Jane Armstrong of Manchester Philip Elwell of Arlington Mrs Kenneth Snyder of Pownal Mrs William Flood of North Bennington Mrs Rupert Young of Bennington and Joseph Stannard of Manchester Depot who will be guest organist as well as the entire 30 man Holy Cross Novitiate Choir Christman concert harp soloist and will also give a religious dramatic presentation of Ballad of the Harp Weaver by Edna St Vincent Millay Stokes who was on Sing Along With Mitch TV show for three years and who has appeared on Broadway and with opera companies including the Metropolitan will be guest baritone soloist He will also sing a duet with Mrs Young and be heard with the augmented Senior Choir of the host church composed of 44 people from many different churches in Bennington County The augmented choir will hold its first rehearsal at 7 30 p m Sunday at the church and subsequent rehearsals will be held there on the following three Sunday evenings with a final one Friday Oct 22 Everyone is invited to this concert and a free will offering will be taken.
East Dorset hosts a rummage sale from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Congregational Church chapel to benefit the Sunday School. Donations are sought and may be delivered to Mrs. Joan Van Noordt or Mrs. Vera Riggs as soon as possible.
Mrs. Stewart W. Holmes of Rutland state chairman of the United Thank Offering will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the parish house. She will explain UTO and its origins and functions. Dessert will precede her talk followed by a business meeting.
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