Sunday Church Directory Listings for New England Towns
Church directory lists multiple parishes with pastors and Sunday Mass times across Saco Kennebunkport Wells Ogunquit and neighboring areas including St Joseph St Andre St Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity Camp Ellis St Margaret St Monica St Martha Wells All Saints Second Parish Unitarian Saco United Baptist and local Methodist congregations with service times and church schools noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells St. Mary Church
William Kelley
J. Henry Fournelle
Ogunquit All Saints Church
Episcopal Churches Schedule in Biddeford Saco and Kennebunk
The list notes Holy Communion at Christ Church Crescr Street Biddeford 7 30 a m and 9 a m services plus a 9 a m Lung Mass and sermon and kindergarten class Rev Mark M McCullough in charge Trinity Church Cleveland Street Saco Holy Communion 8 a m Family service 10 30 a m St John By The Sea Old Orchard Beach Rev Harold McElwain pastor Holy Communion 8 a m St David Parish Kennebunk Postland Road Rev Mark M McCullough vicar 10 15 a m church school 11 a m services Nursery care in parish hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Crescr Street
Biddeford
Mark M. McCullough
Trinity Church
Cleveland Street
Saco
Knox
St. John-By-the-Sea
St. John Street
Old Orchard Beach
Harold McElwain
Holy Communion
St. David Episcopal Church
Postland Road
Kennebunk
Norsh Hall
Religious services in Biddeford area churches
The notice lists weekly services and parish details for multiple Biddeford churches including Biddeford St Demetrios Greek Orthodox at 35 Adams Street with Liturgy and Sunday school, First Universalist and Second Parish Saco schools, Biddeford United Baptist on Jefferson Street, Advent Christian at Hill and Chapel, Full Gospel Assembly, Foss Street Methodist, South Biddeford Methodist, and The Second Congregational Church The White Church. It names pastors Rev Kalamaras Rev Edmund Beapastre Rev Morley J Durest Rev Chester F L Smith and Rev H Lewis Cutler along with service times and Sunday school schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox
Adams Street
Biddeford
Foss Street Methodist Church
Foss
Pool Streets
James D. Riddle
Second Congregational Church
White Church
H. Lewis Cutler
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Services Sheet
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church announces Rev H C Mexert as pastor. Sunday school begins at 9 30 am with morning worship at 10 45 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church
H. C. Mexert
Local church listings and service times in Ocean Avenue area
Sundays feature services at First Baptist Ocean Avenue 1:30 pm school 2:30 pm worship Rev G Stephen Johnston. Advent Christian Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach pastor Thurlow 9:45 am Sunday school 11 am morning worship. Methodist Washington Avenue Rev John T Stahl 9:45 am Sunday school 11 am worship nursery for kiddies infants with two adult supervisors. Faith Tabernacle Atlantic Avenue Third Street Rev Russell K Pier 9:45 am Sunday school 11:30 junior church 11 am worship. Salvation Army 91 Union Avenue Capt Robert Reid 9:45 am Sunday school 11 am Holiness meeting 3 pm street open air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Parish Unitarian Church
Edmund Beal
Saco
North Saco
Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Salvation Army
Main Street
James C. Geddes
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
G. Stephen Johnston
Advent Christian
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Hermen Thurlow
Methodist
Washington Avenue
John T. Stahl
Faith Tabenacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Russell K. Pier
Union Avenue
Robert Reid
Holiness Meeting
Sunday worship and classes at three local churches
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church led by Rev. Norman J. Langmaid holds morning worship at 9 30 with church school at 10 30 Advent Christian Church with Rev. Lloyd Osborne offers morning worship at 11 and Sunday school at noon Lyman Baptist Church under Robert I. Vance schedules Sunday school at 9 45 and worship afterward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Norman J. Langmaid
Advent Christian Church
Lloyd Osborne
Lyman Baptist Church
Robert I. Vance
Mormon Church Meetings in Saco Gather at GAR Hall
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Saco holds Sunday sacrament meetings at 10 45 a m led by Pastor Charles Chase with Elder Staley and Elder Whitby as ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon) Church
Saco
Gar Hall
Charles Chase
Staley
Whitby
Church Services in Kennebunk Area on Sunday
Unitarian First Congregational parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman holds morning worship and Sunday school at 11. Christchurch with Rev. Frederick Holmberg and Robert B. Culmer offers morning services at 9 30 and 11. Kennebunk Baptist Church on Main Street with interim pastor Rev. John S Pendleton holds Bible school at 9 45 and morning services at 9 45 and 11. Morn Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street hosts Sunday school at 11 and a morning service at 11. West Kennebunk Methodist Church with Rev. John Jordan offers morning worship at 9 and church school at 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Church
First Congregational
Carl Bierman
Christchurch
Frederick Holmberg
Robert B. Culmer
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Main Street
John S. Pendleton
D. D
Christian Science Society
Summer Street
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
John
Jordan
Village and Congregational churches hold morning services
Village Baptist church led by George P. Urban offers family worship at 11 a m with children's church and supervised nursery. First Congregational church at North Street and Arundel Road with Rev Robert M Howes presiding indicates morning worship at 9 30 in South Congregational church Temple Street with Rev Howes. Ward church lists Philip L Shuman minister with church school at 9 45 and morning worship at 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village
Union Worship Services Endorsed at First Wells Church
First and Second Congregation churches of Wells announce union worship at the First church near the Mile road to Wells Beach at 10 30 a m Sunday school for children ages three to Junior High at 10 30. Highpine Baptist Church on Sanford road led by Rev Wayne A Porter of North Berwick holds Sunday school at 1 p m and worship at 2 p m. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A with Rev Coleman York of South Berwick offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at Moody Community Church Moody Community Hall Route 1 with Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball in charge. Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of
P. Wells
Freewill Baptist
Coleman York
South Berwick
Moody Community Church
Moody Community Hall
U. S. Route 1
Nelson Kimball
Ogunquit Churches Announce Sunday Services
Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore road led by Rev. Robert A. Carter of York holds morning worship at 9 30 a m and Sunday school at 10 30 a m Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore road with Rev. Paul S Hazlett as pastor offers morning worship at 10 30 a m and Sunday school classes at 10 30 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit Methodist Church
Shore Road
Robert A. Carter
York
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Paul S. Hazlett
Kennebunk School Menu for Week at Two Schools
Kennebunk High and Junior High offer weekly menus from April 25 to 29 with daily options including American chop suey, meat pie, clam chowder, and frankfurter dishes. Park Street School features ham, baked beans, grapefruit sections, tuna salad, and assorted sides with milk each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Park Street School
Four Gospels Compare Their Distinctive Qualities
The piece surveys the four gospels, noting Mark’s directness, Luke’s parables and human touches, John’s focus on worship and truth, and Matthew’s birth narrative and Beatitudes. It praises the Beatitudes for precise, rich wording and argues parables express deep gospel truths, urging praise for biblical literary richness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Matthew
Bishop Dibelius at Berlin's Red Sector Forefront of Anti Communism
In occupied Berlin the 80-year-old Bishop Otto Dibelius, head of Germany's Evangelical Lutheran Church, speaks weekly in the Marienkirche against the Communist regime. Confined to West Berlin by East German authorities, he condemns communism's stance on religion, remains active in ecumenical work, and plans retirement next year amid persistent political pressure. The article also notes church life and community activities in North Lebanon and surrounding towns, with social updates on visits, gatherings, and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hartman
Berlin
Otto Dibelius
Germany
Evangelical Lutheran’ Church
Marienkirche
Walter Uilbricht
Dibelius
East Germany
East Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Weimar Republic
World Council of Churches
Lions Club Card Party At Beach
The Old Orchard Beach Lions Club held a weekly card party at their Hoffman street hall. Mrs. Virginia Olofson won the high prize for women, with Mrs. Susan DeGrace as low. Ned Brann had the high prize for men, John Price the low and a special prize. Mrs. Edward Townsend won the queen of hearts. Special awards went to John LaPointe Albert Pettengill and Mrs. Helen Peele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Olofson
Old
Huot Elected Class Officer At College
Roger flash Huot chosen vice president of the sophomore class at St Francis Xavier University Antigonish Nova Scotia announced today. He is son of Adelard and Mrs Huot of Biddeford Maine and majors in education. He previously served four years as a class officer at St Louis High School and earned the Ea An outstanding athlete he was single award recipient at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger
Flash) Huot
Sophiomore
St. Francis Xavier Juniversity
Antigonish
N.S
Adelard Hulot
Peirson Lane
Biddeford
St. Louis High School
Two Kennebunk Juniors Enter Beauty Pageant
Two Kennebunkport juniors from Kennebunk High school will compete in the beauty pageant at the Western Maine Pythian Association 50th anniversary event on April 30 in Portland. Lynda A. Rossnagle represents Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters and Harriet Wendell represents Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Kennebunk High School
Western Maine Pythian Association
Expo Building
Portland
Lynda A. Rossnagle
Stephen Emmons
Ivy Temple
Pythian
Rossnagle
Tri-Hi-Y
Girls’ Athletic Association
Bunkie Highlights
Junior Red Cross
National Honor Society
Kennebunkport American Legion Auxiliary
Girls’ State
Harriet Wendell
Edward Clark
Myrtle Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Wendell
County GOP Meet Monday in Saco at Ah Hall
The York county Republican committee will host a "Meet the Candidates" night Monday at 8 in the Ah hall on Pleasant street in Saco. Saco Republican City committee will host with all ward members urged to attend by City Committee Chairman Francis X. Lamontagne. State chairman B. Frederick Ayer is expected to attend. Refreshments will be served by the Saco committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
York County Committee
Ah Hall
Pleasant Street
Saco
Republican Ward Committee
Francis X. Lamontagne
B. Frederick Ayer
State Committee
Local church events and community notices in Kennebunk area
The Tri-County Osteopathic hospital in Kittery invites all to a dedication and open house on Sunday May 1 at 2 pm. Kennebunk Baptist church BOV class sponsors a rummage sale on Friday April 29 at 10 am. Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells Catholic children prepare for first Holy Communion with masses on daylight saving time. Mr. Clifton Murray returns to Kennebunk Beach and opens Knit-Wit Yarn shop in Kennebunkport. Former Kennebunk residents relocate to Homestead Florida. Youth Center meeting set for Lower Town hall Monday at 7 30 pm. North and South York Baptist association meets at Village Baptist Kennebunkport starting 10 30 am with lunch, 1 30 pm program, 5 30 pm supper, 7 30 pm service. Legion auxiliary to honor past presidents and Gold Star mothers at 6 30 pm supper. officer elections follow. Mrs Catherine Ambrose presents a child welfare program. Mrs Joseph Cole speaks on White House Conference on Children and Youth. Circle 6 meets at Mrs George Lebarge home planning rummage sale April 27 and fashion show May 24 at Kennebunk High School. Plan to dine out May 19 at Howard Johnson Wells. Easter guests include North Berwick residents visiting the Grant home and attending services in Center Lebanon. Mr Frederick Terry and daughter Brenda from Rochester attend Easter at Mrs Edward May and Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County Osteopathic Hosital
Kittery
BOV
Kennebunk
Fannie Furbish
Louise Marsh
Harriet Freeman
Kennebunkport
Wells Catholic
Wells
Clifton Murray
Great Hill
Kennebunk Beach
del Ray Beach
Fla
Murray
Harry J. Wilton
Virginia Chappell
Wren
John
Kathy
Lindy
Jo-Ann
U.S. Naval Station
Key West
Homstead
Lower Town Hall
Kennelbunk
Association Meeting of Baptist Churches of
North and South York
Village Baptist Church
Catherine Ambrose
Joseph T. ‘Cole
White House
Washington
Georgia Evans
Zella Tibbetts
Pearl Belyea
Circle 6
Women’s Fellowship of
Christchurch
George Lebarge
Storer Street
Fred Seeley
Kennebunk High School
Mem
Howard Johnson
Baptist Delegates Meet At Village Church In Kennebunkport
Delegates from North and South York Baptist associations gather at Village Baptist Church Kennebunkport beginning Monday at 1 30 p m Guest speakers include Rev James B Clark Jr American Baptist missionary to the Belgian Congo and Rev Howard R Keeley Boston executive secretary of the Evangelical Association of New England Keeley speaks at 7 15 p m and Clark at 3 p m The public meeting highlights the 72 year old association supported by about 600 evangelical churches in New England Clark and wife on furlough since 1953 have served in Africa with Congo missions since 1950s and have three children The host pastor is Rev George P Urban
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Churches of
North
South York
Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
James B. Clark Jr
Belgian Congo
Howard R. Keeley
Boston
Evaneee Association of
New England
Mr. Clark
America
Ahaof
East Tennessee
Africa
Vanga
Virginia
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City
Tenn
American University
Washington, D. C
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
U. S. Marine Corps
China
ABA
Green Lake
Wis
Clark
Betty Sue
Selma Jean
Sylvia Elizabeth
Greenwood Baptist
Brooklyn
N. Y
Washington,d. C
New York
Cuba’s Communist Reach Grows in Cuba
The article reports a Cuban Communist movement of about 30,000 led by Fidel Castro allies and outlines their aims to seize control of Cuba’s trade unions, influence politics, and use Cuba as a Latin American laboratory for communism while promising reforms. It notes anti-US propaganda, economic struggles, graft crackdowns, and a cautious forecast of gradual influence rather than immediate takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Castro
Cuba
William L. Ryan
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Hoy
United States
Guatemala
U.S
Latin America
Cape Porpoise Community Notes and Obituaries
Mrs Russell Nnnan returns to Pier Road after winter in Delray Beach Florida. Death announced of Mrs Lottie Oldridge April 10 in Short Beach Connecticut. Rev Frank Oldridge, former Cape Porpoise church pastor, widowed by her passing. Church Maundy Thursday services draw 65 with new members joining. Firemen plan final public supper April 30. Herbert Estey and Ruthann Roberts visit relatives in Monroe New York. Women's Guild hosts 25 members with co-hostesses. Nominating committee named. officer election April 27 at Ruth Thurston home. Whist night yields top and low scores among local members. Arundel Republican club attends Kennebunk Inn dinner meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Henry
Pier Road
Delray Beach
Fla
Wesley Taylor J
Ethel Gardner
Needham
Mass
Lottie Oldridge
Short Beach
Conn
Frank Oldridge
Cape Porpoise Church
Frank Crai
N. Y
Lydia Emmons
Women’s Guild
Hazel Davis
Alma Kittredge
June Perkins
Ruth Pinkham
Ruth Thurston
Laura Smith
Germaine Thompson
L. Leslie
Raymond Nunan
Dorothy Lamson
Gladys Goodwin
Ardelle Nunan
AL. Wallace
Elsie Ridlon
Justin Landry
Alberta Redmond
Arundel Women’s Republican Club
Kennebunk Inn
Rey
Heniy Megert
Harry Simons
Doris MacKenna
Saco Firemen's Annual Ball Tonight in Saco
The Saco Fire department will hold its annual ball tonight at 8 at the Owen-Davis Post American Legion hall on Beach Street. Ball committee members include Paul Reay, Arthur Savage, and Foster Leavitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Old Orchard Menu for April 25 to 29
Weekly lunch menu lists daily items including Raviola with sweet pickle chips and applesauce on Monday, Tomato soup and Italian pudding on Tuesday, Hot pork sandwich with corn on Wednesday, Chicken cacciatore with vegetables on Thursday, and Tomato juice with clam chowder on Friday. notes subject to change.
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Church Directory
St. Joseph Church
Elie Hevey
St. Andre Church
Bacon Street
Aime Giguere
St. Mary Church
St. Mary Street
Cornelius Enright
P. R
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Most Holy Trinity
Maurice Boland
Camp Ellis
Our Lady of Victory
Albert Charette
St. Margaret Church
Old Orchard Street
Kennebunk St. Monica
William J. Kelley
Kennebunkport St. Martha Church
Episcopal Churches
Mormon Churches
Ogunquit
Kennebunk School Menu
William E. Gilroy
D.D
Lebanon
North Lebanon
Center Lebanon
Lee Carter
Ardine Gale
Sunshine Committee
Shutins
Lewis Libby
Phyllis
Sidney Hall
Estella Chambelin
Plymouth
Gus Aldrich
Perkinsville
Clarence Randall
Vermont
Charles
Gladys
Ben Dubois
Earl Bailey
Sanford
Helen Rand
Robert Rand
al Dennison
al, Jr
Riverside
R. I
Caroliee Elwell
David Gale
Ruth Bumford
Edith Nevison
Gertrude Gale
Conant Chapel
Alfred
Frema Grant
Briwa
Marion Mudgett
Maine
Emma Goodwin
Joyce Gerrish
Ruth Rand
Ruby Abbott
Doris Gedke
Timothy Gale
Amy Goodwin
John Alvy Willey
Lions Club
Huot
GOP
Edmund Cashen Dial
Ant
North Berwick
Bernard Grant
Frederick Terry
Brenda
Rochester
Edward May
Arthur
K’port
James B. Clark
Leon C. Hicks
Seeley
Hicks
Harry Huff
Charles Crosman
James Stewart
A. Lee Kierstead
Ronald Robertson
Independent Service Club
Arthur Jack
Grove Street
Paul Genthner
Jack Ephross
Lowell Maling
Rotary
Don and Elsie’s
Kennebunk Lower Village
Vernon Littlefield
John Christensen
Melville Freeman
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunk High ‘School
Rudyard Kipling
Homar Day
Robert Cole
Dayton
Louise Russell
Ruth Wills
Ruth Chappell
Belle Russell
Lucie Lord
Dollie Merrill
Russell Kittredge
Prentice Kittredge
Justin Foss, Jr
Thomas Conway
Manichester
Ruth Borg
Justin Foss, III
Ada Foss
Batista
Florence
Nnnan
Saco Firemen
Old Orchard
Kennebunk, K’port & Wells Water District
Acousticon of
Congress ST
N. L. Pierson
Ferry Road
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