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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1962

Page

3

Church Directory Listings Across Saco Area Parishes

The directory lists multiple parishes and churches in Biddeford, Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach, Wells Beach, and Saco with pastors, service times, and affiliate congregations. It includes St. Joseph, St Andre, St. Mary, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Most Holy Trinity, St. Monica, St. Martha, St. Margaret, St. Jude, St. Mary Wells Beach, First Assembly of God, Bible Baptist, First Parish Congregational, School Street Methodist, North Saco Congregational, and Christian Science Society services and class times.

Church Notices for Old Orchard Beach Area

Directory style item listing multiple churches in Old Orchard Beach and nearby areas. Includes Old Orchard Beach Methodist with Rev John T Stahl, sun morning service at 11, Bible study 7. First Rapriet church with Rev G Stephen Johnston, Sunday school 1 30 p m and worship 2 30 p m. Faith Tabernacle with Rev Russell A Per, Sunday school 9 45 a m junior church 11 30 a m morning worship 1 a m. Salvation Army at Union Avenue led by Lt Elizabeth Burnell with Sunday school 9 45 a m and Holy meeting 11 a m.

Old Orchard Beach Washington Avenue John T Stahl Rapriet Ocean Avenue Stephen Johnston Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal c Atlantic Avenue Third Street Russell A Salvation Army Union Avenue Elizabeth Burnell

Kennebunk Area Churches Schedule Services

A list of Sunday worship times for local churches including Kennebunk Unitarian First Congregational Kennbunk Baptist Christian Science Society West Kennebunk Methodist and Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union with specified pastors and service times.

Local Churches Schedule Sunday Services and Classes

The list outlines worship times across multiple congregations including Second Congregational Crescent Street United Church of Christ Advent Christian Hill and Chapel Sts St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Adams Street Foss Street Methodist Foss and Pool South Biddeford Methodist Pool Road United Baptist Jefferson Street with pastors Rev Lottie Record Rev Alexander Xanthakis Rev James Douglass Riddle Rev Jasper M Beane and associated Sunday school times and services.

the White Church Second Congregational Crescent Street United Church of Christ Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets Lottie Record Eliot Foss Street Methodist Church Foss Pool Streets James Douglass Riddle South Biddeford Methodist Church Pool Road James D. Riddle

April worship schedule for local churches listed

Biddeford Saco Universalist Unitarian churches release April worship times with Rev Edmund W Beal. Services at 10 45 a m Sundays include April 15 at Saco Second Parish Unitarian church and April 22 29 at Biddeford First Universalist church. Sunday school 930 a m at Saco church.

Edmund W. Beal Saco Second Parish Unitarian Church Biddeford First Universalist Church Saco Church

Church Services Schedule with Local Ministers Listed

Advent Christian church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield holds morning worship at 9 45 am and church school. Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban offers church school for all ages and morning worship at 11 00 am plus nursery and children service. First Congregational on North street Arundelna with Rev Jkobert M Howes features morning worship at 9 30 am. South Congregational on Temple street with Rev Robert M Howes offers worship at 9 and 10 am.

Advent Christian Church Milford G. Butterfield Village

Buxton Meeting House and Old Peabody Pew Church Notes

Rev David W Smith serves as pastor at morning worship at 11 at North Congregational church and earlier at 9 30 at another local church. The items reference Buxton Tory Hill Meeting house and Lower Corner locations with dated worship times.

Tory Hill Meeting House Buxton Lower Corner Old Peabody Pew Church David W Smith North Congregational Church

Wells Area Churches Unite for Weekly Services

Weekly union worship at 10 30 a m at Second church Wells with Sunday school to follow. Full Gospel church Route 9A near Wells officiated by Rev Lula Nicholson holds 2 p m Sunday school and 3 p m worship. Highpine Baptist on Sanford Road led by Rev Wayne A Porter with 1 p m Sunday school and 2 p m worship. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9A led by Rev Coleman York with 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m worship. Moody Community church at Moody Community hall Route 1 run by Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball with 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship.

First Second Congregational Wells John N Simpson Wells Mer Full Gospel Lula Nicholson Highpine Baptist Church Sanford Road Wayne A Porter North Berwick Wels Freewill Baptist Church

Church Services in Goodwins Mills Area

Goodwins Mills Methodist church holds morning worship and sermon at 9 30 a m with a 10 30 a m church school lesson study led by Mrs Attleson. Advem Christian church led by Rev Lloyd Osborne offers morning worship at 11 a m and Sunday school at noon. Lyman Baptist Church with Pastor Robert I Vance hosts Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m.

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Service Notice

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church announces morning worship at 9 45 a m with Rev Henry O Meyert minister and church school at 9 30 a m on the Cape. The service will follow.

Methodist Church

Ogunquit Churches Announce Sunday Services

Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev. Paul S Hazlett holds Sunday worship at 11 am with Sunday school at 945 am for all ages through high school. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Robert A Carter conducts worship at 930 am with Sunday school at 1030 am.

Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Paul S. Hazlett Ogunquit Methodist Church Robert A. Carter

Beach Seniors Depart on Annual New York Trip

Members of the Old Orchard Beach High School senior class left by bus at 1 this morning for the New York trip. The party includes Maureen Ahearn and David Ahearn among others.

Beach New York Old Orchard Beach High School Maureen Ahearn David Ahearn Carol

Finding the Way Jesus Your Verdict

Lent peaks as Jesus faces Pilate and accusers prompting readers to ask who he is and how his message confronts modern life. The piece notes Pilate’s hands are washed, Peter’s denial and redemption, Thomas’s doubt, Judas’s despair, and Paul’s conversion. It stresses that Christ’s truth remains contemporary and demands faith and conscience in a troubled world.

Jesus of Nazareth Pilate Werner Koch Pontius Pilate Jesus God Peter Thomas Christ Judas Saul Saint Paul D. T. Niles Ceylon

Excommunication in Catholic Practice and Integration Dispute

The piece explains excommunication as a last resort of church discipline, detailing how it works, its aims to correct, not sever God, and its severest form for grave crimes. It cites cases in New Orleans and Lafayette Louisiana connected to school integration tensions.

Associated Press New Orleans Catholic Church United States Louisiana Jules B. Jeanmard Lafayette

Community notices and club meetings span local events

A dense clipping lists Women's Fellowship activities in Christchurch Dane Street with speaker Mrs Betty Hayward and slide show on Maine gardens. It also covers FBI searches and seizures training at Saco Fire Station with Agent McLaughlin, a Bangor druggists convention, Rotary meeting notes, Patriot's Day break, Lions Ladies Night at Kennebunkport Inn chaired by Robert Nedeau, plus local attendance at various gatherings.

Women's Fellowship Christchurch Dane Street Betty Hayward Scarborough Maine Emerson Hessler Henry Pierce Clarence Lombard Donald Smith Ured Elmer Hutchins Wells Nicholas Inniss Raymond Nash Kennebunkport Edmund Cashen Kennebunk FBI Saco Fire Station Thomas F. McLaughlin, Jr Boston S. Willis Gowen Fiske Pharmacy Lucien Doyon Biddeford Bangor Carrie Thompson the Landing Winthrop Mass Walter Graham Portland Arline Johnston Lloyd Jewett Peter John Ross Road Webber Hospital Rotary Kennebunk Inn Frank Beard Ernest Fessenden John Feaster Portsmouth N.H Kennebunk - Kennebunkport Lions Club Kennebunkport Inn Robert A. Nedeau

Group Plans Easter Return After New York Meeting

A delegation listing Donna Branco and others with chaperones Miss Etre Spirounias and Miss Sophie Liegakos of Biddeford will meet in New York at the Henry Hudson hotel. The group intends to return home on Easter Sunday.

Branco Donna Carr Linda Gillis Beverly Cook Ronnie Grover Robert Cote James Marshall Tom Moutsatsos Gordon McCallum Michael Porter Barbara Barth Patricia Dowd Wilma Murphy Elaine Corliss Glenda MacLachlan Carol Ladakakos Nikki Gregory Etre Spirounias Sophie Liegakos Biddeford New York Henry Hudson Hotel

Kennebunk Baptist B O V Club Holds Meeting

The B O V class at Kennebunk Baptist Church met with 10 members present led by president Mrs Ruth Chappell. Devotions by Miss Martha Bragdon followed by a donation to the Cancer Fund and plan to tune the B O W classroom piano. Flowers sent for Mr and Mrs Harry Tomlinson 40th anniversary.

B.O.V Kennebunk Baptist Church Ruth Chappell Martha Bragdon Cancer Fund B.O.W Harry Tomlinson Clythro Staples Myrtle Benson Louise Marsh Frances Burleigh Ida Cousens Marion Nason Mildred Hutchins Genevieve Currier Marion Cousens Harriet Freeman Alice Hancock

Senior Class Play Presented At Beach School

The Old Orchard Beach High School gym hosted the senior class production It s a Great Life. Cast included Gordon Mc Callum Bette St Germain Don ald Bishop Tom Moutsatsos Denise Dube Judy Holland Wilma Murphy Donna Carr Hugh Banks Arthur Brown.

Orchard Beach High School Gordon McCallum Bette St. Germain Donald Bishop Tom Moutsatsos Denise Dube Judy Holland Wilma Murphy Donna Carr Hugh Banks Arthur Brown Adrien Belanger Priscilla Dumont Starliners Janie Bibber Millie Quimby Alice Bradeen Bette St Elaine Corliss Nikki Gregory Linda Provencal Petra Sosa

Kennedy pressures steel firms over price increases

President Kennedy escalated action against U S steel price hikes with a nationwide economic push. Secretary Goldberg and Defense officials moved to steer contracts away from higher priced firms while subpoenas and government orders targeted holdouts, signaling a broader effort to preserve the wage price line amid a labor pact.

U.S. Steel Board Roger M. Blough New York Arthur J. Goldberg Kennedy Blough Congressional Committee Defense Robert S. McNamara United Steelworkers Union

Old Orchard Beach Community Notices and Dance Report

Old Orchard Beach youth dance for ages 11 to 15 at the VFW Post on Atlantic Avenue awarded a cake by Mrs. Simpson to John Ladakakos. The event was run by VFW Auxiliary with supervising hostesses. no dance next week due to Good Friday. Palm branches planned at St Johns Episcopal service and church school. Nee Nah Council Pocahontas to meet Monday at 7:30 pm at American Legion hall.

Old Orchard Memorial V.F.W. Post Atlantic Avenue Simpson John Ladakakos V.F.W Patricia Edwards Cecile Leonard Blanche McKee Dorothy Lenkowski Hope Circle Hazel Ilsley Portland Avenue Helen Buzzell Shirley Souza Gergrude Thompson St. Johns Episcopal Church Nee Nah Council Pocahontas American Legion Hall School Street

Kennebunk High Names Six Honor Students for June Graduation

Principal Andrew J. Peterson announced six top honor students at Kennebunk High School for the June graduation. Honorees include Paula Noyes Nancy Walsh Mary Smith Jean Wildes David Kubiak and Marie Campbell with details on activities and college plans.

Kennebunk High School Andrew J. Peterson Paula Noyes Mary Belle Walsh Nancy Smith Jean Wildes David Kubiak Marie Campbell Noyes Paul 5S Fletcher Street Kennebunk Bunkie Highlights Rambler Future Teachers of America National Honor Society Tri-Hi-Y Western Maine Dirigo Girls’ State University of Maine, A of Arts and Sciences Walsh John R. Walsh Kennebunk Beach Atty Charles Smith Summer Street Art Club Dramatics Club Band Glee Club University of New Hampshire Miss Wildes Martin V. B. Wildes Mill Lane Kennebunkport Tri-Hi-Y. Miss Wildes Plans To Attend Pierce Secretarial School Walter Kubiak Box 304 Bunkie David Bowdoin College Miss Campbell Kenneth Campbell University of Maine Gorham State Teachers College Northeastern Business College

Holy Week Services Planned by Biddeford Saco Council

The Biddeford Saco Council of Churches outlines Holy Week observances. Palm Sunday Music Festival opens April 15 at United Baptist Church Saco. Good Friday services run April 20 from noon to 3 pm at Foss Street Methodist Biddeford. Easter Sunrise at Ocean Park Beach 5 am led by Captain Robert Williams Salvation Army. Final executive meeting April 18 at St Demetrios Church Biddeford led by President Nicholas P. Scontras.

Biddeford-Saco Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford Council of Churches Council Ocean Park Beach Robert Williams Salvation Army Young

Beach Council Imposes One Year Probation on Jones

Old Orchard Beach Town council placed Leon F. Jones on probation for one year for neglecting duties as Sealer of Weights and Measures. The decision followed testimony from Jones, state sealer Harlan Robinson, and petition with 56 signatures. The meeting also approved buying an Elgin street sweeper for 9915, despite a lower bid from Portland firm.

Leon F. Jones Old Orchard Beach Jones Harlan Robinson Lesley Eastman R. C. Hazelton Company Cumberland Hazelton Files and O'Keefe Company Portland Wayne David V. McCallum Leopold V. Sicard Donald Jones Charles D. Peckham, Jr John Trull Mary Manduca McCallum Leslie E. Wyman Dwight W. McLeod

Saco Excavator Injury After Vehicle Crash on Buxton Road

Joseph Harper of Saco injured his face and head when his car skidded in slush on Buxton road and struck a utility pole. The crash on the soft shoulder caused cuts and other injuries.

Joseph Harper Saco Excavator Buxton Harper

Accident Leaves Pole and Car Heavily Damaged

A mishap caused extensive damage to both a pole and a car after a collision. The report notes injuries to a man around the nose and head, with details limited to the observable wreckage. Further particulars are not provided.

Women's Alliance Elects Officers at Kennebunk Meeting

The annual Women's Alliance gathering at the Unitarian Church Kennebunk reelected President Mrs Donald A Pearson and other officers for the coming year. The group voted donations to Pine Tree society Cancer society Rowe Camp and Elliot P Joslin Camp. They planned May gifts to be sold at Star Island Hotel Oceanic gift shop.

Women’s Alliance Unitarian Church Kennebunk Donald A. Pearson Ralph E. Farnsworth Lester G. Hathaway Margaret Littlefield Everett L. Littlefield Hathaway Pine Tree Society The Cancer Herbert Lange Iece Chase Grace Miner

Honor Parts At Beach High School Named

Principal Herbert R. Bean announces the three Old Orchard Beach High School seniors named to receive honor parts at the June graduation. They are Carol Ladakakos Patricia Dowd and Linda Provencal.

Herbert R. Bean Old Orchard Beach High School Carol Ladakakos Patricia Dowd Linda Provencal George Laedakakos Old Orchard Street Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Glee Club Athletic Association Highway Safety Council New York Club University New Hampshire Harry J. Dowd Lawn Avenue Future Homemakers For America Ette Girl State University of Maine Paul H. Provencal Smithwheel Road

Open House Slated At Beach Post Office

An open house at the new Old Orchard Beach Post Office is scheduled for Sunday afternoon May 6 from 2 to 5 p m at 60 Saco Avenue. The notice highlights the event and invites the public to tour the facility.

Beach Post Office New Old Orchard Beach Saco Avenue

Also Mentioned on This Page

Church Directory Saco Most Holy Trinity Charen Main Street Maurice Boland St. Monica William J Kelly J Henry Fournelle St. Martha William J. Kelly St. Margaret Church Edward F. Walsh Armand J. Landry St. Jude Catholic Church Pine Point Edward W Walsh Armand J. Lawassistant Wells Beach St. Mary Church J. Henry Fournelle First Assembly of God Church Ahepa Pleasant Street Bible Baptist Church of Saco City Hall First’ Parish Congregational Main Beach Streets Harry A. Rufiero School Street Methodist Church Norman J Langmaid Saco United Baptist Church Main and Cross Streets Stanley A. Bennett North Saco Episcopal Churches Christ (Episcopal T. S. Knox Holy Communion Trinity St. David (Episcopal) Church Portland Road Harold A. Hopkins York Harbor St. Phillip-by-the-Sea Fortunes Rocks Arundel Opera Company St. John-by-the-Sea Church St. John Street West Kennebunk Methodist Church Alfred H. Ives Kennebunk Landing Cape Ogunquit Ralph W. Loew, DD Enterprise Assa Edmund Cashen Dial Baptist Church Group Richard Cleveland Washington Avenue Methodist Church Cleveland Weedsport N. Y Parent-Teacher Association John T. Stahl Barbara Gilbert Nancy Robinson Gertrude Thompson Linda Bean Hazel Davis Rickie Souza Elizabeth Knight Marcia Stahl Maynard Shorey Kennebunk High School Honor Parts Church Council Beach Council Reelects Beach High School
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