Church Directory highlights area parishes and service times
A list of churches in the region with pastoral names and Sunday Mass or service times. Includes Joseph, St Andre, St Mary, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Most Holy Trinity, Camp Ellis, Old Orchard Beach, Pine Point, Kennebunk, Bunkport, Wells, Ogunquit, Second Parish Unitarian, Saci United Baptist, North Saco, First Parish Congregational, Christian Science Society, Salvation Army, and Holiness and Methodist services with specific hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Aiert Charette
Most Holy Trinity Church
Main Street
Saco
Maurice Boland
Camp Ellis
Episcopal Church Services Across York County
List of Episcopal churches with service times and clergy. Christ Episcopal Crescert Street Biddeford Rev. Mark M. McCullough 8 39 a m Parish Eucharist Trinity Church Cleveland Street Saco Rev T S Knox Holy Communion 8 am Family service 9 30 am St John by the Sea Old Orchard Beach Rev Harold A McElwain Holy communion 8 am Holy Eucharist and sermon 11 15 am through Labor Day St David Kennebunk Rev Mark M McCullough 10 30 a m church services Portland road
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Crescert Street
Biddeford
Mark M. McCullough
Trinity Church
Cleveland Street
Saco
T. S. Knox
St. John by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Old Orchard Beach
Harold A. McElwain
St. David Episcopal Church
Portland Road
Kennebunk
Biddeford Church Schedules and Summer Sermons
Multiple Biddeford churches publish their summer services and guest speakers. Rev. John J. Gunther preaches at First Parish with Miss Mary Robbins as organist. various clergy lead services at St Demetrios, First Universalist, United Baptist, Advent Christian, Full Gospel, Foss Street Methodist, South Biddeford Methodist, Union Church, and Second Congregational. John J. Gunther to preach in Kennebunk Beach summers. August plans noted for Saco and Biddeford locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Parish
Pooroad
John J. Gunther
Mary Robbins
Arnold
Harold Howe
James D. Riddle
St. Demetrios
Adams Street
Peter Calapas
First Universalist
City Square
Edmund W. Beal
Foss Street
Methodist Church
Corner Foss
Pool Streets
South Biddeford
Ogunquit Churches Schedule Summer Services
Ogunquit Methodist and Ogunquit Baptist churches on Shore road announce summer worshiptimes. Methodist led by Rev Robert A Carter of York offers 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. services with a 3:00 p.m. Sunday evening service. Baptist led by Rev Paul S Haglett holds 10:30 a.m. Sunday service and 8:30 p.m. evening service. No Sunday schools in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit Methodist Church
Shore Road
Robert A. Carter
York
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Paul S. Haglett
Local Church Schedules Ad Dates and Services
First Baptist Ocean Ave led by G Stephen Johnston with Sunday school at 1 30 p m and worship at 2 30 p m Advent Christian Saco Ave Old Orchard Beach led by Herman Thurlow with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Methodist Church Washington Ave under Rev John T Stahl with services 9 a m 10 30 a m and 7 p m Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal at Atlantic Ave and Third St under Rev Russell K Pier with Sunday school 9 45 a m Junior church 11 30 a m morning worship 11 a m Salvation Army holds 9 45 a m Sunday school 11 a m holiness meeting 3 p m street open air services at 7 and 7 30 p m
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Christian Science Society
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
Saco
Salvation Army
Main Street
James C. Geddes Offcer
School Street
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
G. Stephen Johnston
Advent Christian
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Herman Thurlow
Methodist
Washington Avenue
John T. Stahl
Faith Tabenacle Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Russell K. Pier
Salvation Praise
Summer and June church services listed for Kennebunk area
Christ Church Congregational Dane street led by Rev Fred B Holmberg offers Sunday school at 930 and 1045 AM and a 11 AM service. Kennebunk Baptist Church on Main street with Rev Thomas C Martin holds Bible school at 945 AM and 11 AM worship. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer street has Sunday school at 11 AM and morning service at 11 AM. Unitarian First Congregational parish led by Rev Carla Bierman suspends June services with a July 5 11 AM summer service. Alewife Baptist Church under Rev Thomas C Martin holds Sunday services at 2 PM. West Kennebunk Methodist Church with Rev John H Jordan has morning worship at 9 AM and church school at 10 AM.
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Christ Church Congregationalee
Dane Street
Fred B. Holmberg
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Main Street
Thomas C. Martin
Christian Science Society
Summer Street
Unitarian Church
First Congregational Parish
Carla Bierman
The
Arundel Opera Company
Alewife Baptist Church
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
John Fl. Jordan
Summer worship schedule at Wells area churches
During July and August dual services are held at First and Severed churches on Route 1 Wells with morning worship at 9:30 and 10:45 respectively and no summer Sunday school. Additional churches include Baptist Church on Sanford Road Highpine led by Rev. Wayne A Porter with 1 PM Sunday school and 2 PM service, Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A with 9:30 AM Sunday school and 10:30 AM morning worship, and Moody Community Church in Moody Community Hall Route 1 led by Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball with 10 AM Sunday school and morning worship to follow.
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First
Second Congregational
U. S. Route 1
Wells
Lewis A. Chase
Mile Road
Wells Beach
Severad
Wells Corner
Baptist Church
Sanford Road
Highpine
Wayne A. Porter
North Berwick
Wells Branch
Freewill Baptist Church
Route
Coleman Yow
South Berwick
Moody Community Church
Moody Community Hall
Route 1
Nelson Kimball
Kennebunkport Church Schedules September Worship Changes
Kennebunkport Village Baptist Church on Spring Street led by Rev. George P. Urban lists church school at 8 45 and worship at 10 am with September changes to 9 45 and 11 am. First Congregational on North Street and Arundel Road with Rev. Robert M. Howes offers morning worship at 9 30. South Congregational on Temple Street with Rev. Howes has services at 9 and 11 am. Advent Christian with Rev. Philip L. Shuman shows church school at 9 45 and worship at 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village
Advent Christian Church
Philip L. Shuman
Church Schedules At Goodwins Mills And Lyman
Goodwins Mills Methodist church led by Rev Norman J Langmaid holds morning worship at 10 45 each Sunday through September 13 with Lloyd Osborne listed as pastor and an 11 o clock service at Lyman Baptist church under minister Harry Curran includes Sunday school at 10 and morning service at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Norman
J. Langmaid
Advent Christian Church
Lloyd Osborne
Lyman Baptist Church
Harry Curran
Youth and the Bible Influence on Sunday School Pupils
The piece argues every pupil should own a Bible to foster lifelong study and Christlike living. It cites a Lutheran Youth gathering at Cornell with 4000 attendees paying up to 150 dollars, split into 205 groups, showing strong personal Bible commitment and little juvenile delinquency among Bible loving youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
The
Bible Society Record
American Bible Society
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
U.S
Canada
Lutheran League of the American Lutheran Church
Freerthinker
Southern Baptists expand northward with new chapels
The Southern Baptists grow beyond regional roots with New York's Manhattan church as mother to fledgling chapels in Hempstead Long Island and Middletown Connecticut. The New York church, founded 10 years ago with 40 members, now exceeds 400 and leads national growth. The movement spreads despite its regional label, becoming a major force with 9.2 million members, second only to the Methodists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southernptist Convention
Southern Baptists
Elmer Sizemore
New York
Manhattan
Hempstead
L.I
Southern Baptist
Middletown
Conn
United States
Stolen Cars Recovered Near Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach police recovered two stolen cars found in woods behind the high school this week. Investigating officers learned a 14 and a 15 year old from Massachusetts admitted escaping a state hospital, stealing a station wagon, and driving to Old Orchard Beach. One youth was later taken to the State School for Boys in South Portland. the other suspect, Bruce Brown, 17, of Old Orchard Beach, was booked for theft and faced a judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Massachusetts
Bcars
Leopold J. Bellerose
Waltham State
Portland
State School For Boys
South Portland
Belle
Rose
Charles R. Bruton
Falmouth
Alfred Street
Biddeford
New York
Lionel J. Lajoie
Lincoln Street
Saco
Gordon
Bruce Brown
16Th Street
Brown
Ernest Murphy
Richard C. Jones
Judge Mewer
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Services
Cape Porpoise Methodist church announces Rev. H. C. Megert as pastor with Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. and morning worship at 10 45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church
H. C. Megert
Sanford Man Fined 75 In Beach Court
Kenneth Demers a 20 year old resident of Sanford was fined 75 by Judge Wesley M Mewer in Old Orchard Beach Trial Justice Court after pleading guilty to driving to endanger and driving without a license. Selectman John T McNeil and Patrolman Leopold J Belrose testified in the two cases. An adultery case against Julius Kostick and Lorraine P Wills was continued to August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Demers
Sanford
Wesley M. Mewer
Old Orchard Beach
Demers
John T. McNeil
Leopold J. Belle Rose
Julius Kostick
East Grand Avenue
Lorraine P. Wills
Bradbury Street
North Lebanon church activities and regional visits listed
Rev Lee Carter resumes services at North Lebanon on Sunday with two services. Sunday school follows at 10 15. Vacation Bible school runs Aug 3 to 14 at Central School led by Pastor Alan Jacobs with Emma Goodwin Lilyan Smith Edna Libby as aides. Numerous visits and guests from Brockton Malden Portland and other towns noted including Mrs Emma Goodwin Miss Ann Moody and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Carter
North Lebanon
Central School
Alan Jacobs
West and Center
Emma _ Goodwin
Lillian Smith
Edna _ Libby
Little River
Ann Moody
James Moody
Henniker
N. H
J. S. Parker Jones
Alice Jones
Parker
Pamela
Joanne
Brockton
Mass
Hiram Jones
Fred Gale
Calvin Witham
Sharon
Candia
Martha Gale
Cambridge
Harold MacDonald
Charlotte
N. C
Lena Wyman
Lebanon
Portland
Walter Myers
Quito
Ecuador
Alice Ackroyd
Celeste Goode
Florence Goode
Malden
Dog Saves Cat by Freeing Trapped Pinned Dog
A large bulldog pursued a cat and became wedged under a small foreign car. Police were summoned to free the dog, prompting a rescue operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Local Family Notes And Short Leaves Reported
Mr and Mrs William Taylor Jr return to their Bronx home after a week with his parents Sgt David R Clark of Langley Air Force Base Va is on a 15 day leave Lester Sanborn Fairfield Donn spends the summer at the Brown street home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Redson Mrs Alfie Leech A Wesley Leech and Miss Delta Ellis are on a trip through eastern Maine
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William Taylor, Jr
Bronx
N. Y
William Taylor
David R. Clark
Lang Lley Air Force Base
Lester Sanborn
Fairfield
Donn
Brown Street
Kenneth Redson
Alfie Leech
A. Wesley Leech
Delta Ellis
Maine
Miss Bolduc Weds Kenneth Dutch in Sanford Ceremony
Miss Jean Bolduc daughter of Mr and Mrs Napoleon Bolduc Old Orchard Beach and Kenneth Dutch son of Mr and Mrs Harland Dutch West Kennebunk were married last night in Sanford Rev John Jordan officiated at the double ring ceremony The bride wore a pink suit with white accessories and white carnations Her maid of honor Miss Sharon Paul wore a blue suit and a yellow carnation corsage Best man was Sores Blodgett nephew of the groom After the ceremony the couple left for a wedding trip to Bristol Connecticut They will reside with the bride's family in Old Orchard Beach and the groom's parents at Pleasant Street.
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Jean Bolduc
Napoleon Bolduc
Old Orchard Beach
Kenneth Dutch
Harland Dutch
West Kennebunk
Sanford
John Jordan
Methodist Church
Sharon Paul
Sores Blodgett
Richmond
Calif
Bristol
Conn
Dutch
Kennebunk
College Founder Will Speak At Beach Church
Dr. W. T. Watson president and founder of Trinity College of Clearwater Fla will address the First Baptist church of Old Orchard Beach tomorrow at 2 30 pm He has held annual conferences for 25 years at the Camp Ground Tabernacle under the college. A Trinity College rally Monday at 7 30 pm in the same church will feature Watson and the Billy Graham film Happiness with additional appearances by Redd Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Watson
Trinity College of
Clearwater, Fla
First Baptist Church
Old Orchard Beach
Camp Ground Tabernacle
G. S. Johnston
Trinity College
Watson
Billy Graham
Redd Harper
Dr. Graham
iTrinity College
Beach Lions Club Plans White Cane Day Drive
Ted Wilkie an international organizer visited the Old Orchard Beach Lions Club for their final dinner meeting at the Old Orchard House. Plans for White Cane Day include a booth at the foot of Old Orchard Street where members will staff until 11 p.m. Proceeds benefit the statewide Glaucoma fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Wilkie
Old Orchard Beach
Lions Club
Old Orchard House
Old Orchard Street
Russell Rixland
Two Drivers Escape Injury in Saco Collision
A two car collision at the Bay View road and Route 9 intersection in Saco left both drivers unharmed. Veronica F Shoski 38 of Auburndale Massachusetts entered Route 9 from Bay View road while Francois Du Pont 35 of Shefford Quebec drove toward Camp Ellis Route 9. Damages were $200 to Shoski’s car and $80 to Du Pont’s. Patrolman George Nemet investigated the crash.
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Bay View Road
Route 9
Saco
Veronica F. Shoski
Auburndale
Mass
Francois Dupont
Shefford
P. Q
Camp Ellis
Dupont
George Nemet
Saco Police Department
Catholic Paper Asks Questions for Presidential Hopefuls
The Pilot in Boston published an editorial titled Sauce for the Goose asking a Methodist candidate tough questions on American Revolution alignment with John Wesley, racial integration, church and state, liquor, and schooling, probing views on religion in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Archdiocesan Catholic Weekly
Ote
John Wesley
Lord
Ffor
United States
Supreme Court
Congress
Maine beauty earns year contract with Hollywood studio
Kittery Maine entrant Carolyn Ann Komant wins a one year motion picture contract with Warner Bros. Relatives say she has been signed, will spend the weekend at home and return to California Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
Maine
Carolyn Ann Komant
California
Puerto Rico Born Dog Misunderstands English in Oklahoma
Bob Alexander’s dog in McAlester, Oklahoma, got lost briefly and allegedly cannot understand English, according to its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Bob Alexander
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