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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1960
Page
3
A detailed listing of churches in Saco Kennebunkport Ogunquit and surrounding areas with pastors and Sunday Mass times ranging from early morning to evening across St. Joseph St. Andre St. Mary St. Brendan Fortunes Rocks Saco Camp Ellis Kennebunk and other locales. Also notes Unitarian Second Parish First Parish United Baptist North Saco and Methodist services plus religious societies.
Directory notes parish churches in Biddeford Saco and Kennebunk with priests Rev. Mark M. McCullough Rev. T S Knox and Rev. Harold McElwain. Holy Communion services at Christ Church 7 30 a m Trinity 8 and 9 am St John By The Sea 8 and 11 15 am St David Kennebunk 11 am.
A listing of church services and schedules across Biddeford and Saco. Includes Foss Street Methodist with morning prayer at 10, nursery, coffee hour. First Universalist and Unitarian Universalist church school at Second Parish. South Biddeford Methodist with 9 am prayers and 6 pm. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox with 10 15 am Matins and 10 30 am Divine Liturgy during remodeling. Christ Episcopal with summer Sunday school pause. Second Congregational and First Parish in Saco joint services at 9 am. Biddeford United Baptist with 9 46 am Sunday school and 11 am worship. Advent Christian 10 am worship and 11 am Bible study. Full Gospel Assembly 7 pm.
Old Orchard Beach churches on Washington and Ocean Avenues list service times and pastors. First Baptist meets at 8 and 10 30, Advent Christian hosts 9 45 Sunday school and 11 morning service, while Faith Temple Pentecostal and Salvation Army share 9 45 Sunday school and 11 00 or 3 00 services.
Unitarian First Congregational parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman offers morning worship and Sunday school at 11 a.m. Christ Church chaired by Rev. Frederick Holmberg and Robert B. Culmer holds 9 30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. Kennebunk Baptist on Main Street with Chester M. Stanes. Bible school 9 45 a.m.. morning service at 11. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street conducts 11 a.m. service and Sunday school. West Kennebunk Methodist, Rev. John H. Jordan, preaches at 9 a.m. with church school at 10 a.m.
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring with Rev. George P Urban offering church school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m First Congregational on North Street and Arundel Road led by Rev Robert M Howes with 9 30 a m worship South Congregational on Temple Street led by Rev Howes with services at 9 00 and 11 00 a m Advent Christian Church led by Rev Philp L Shuman with church school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 00 a m
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Paul S Hazlett holds morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening worship at 8:30 p.m. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road with Rev Robert C Carter offers services at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. including July and August communion at 8 a.m. except August 7. guest preachers will participate.
Summer schedule lists Wells Wells First and Second Congregational churches on Route 1 with Rev. Lewis A. Chase. July and August worship at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. at the First and Second churches, respectively, with church schools recessed. Also notes Highpine Baptist in Sanford Road led by Rev. Wayne A Porter with Sunday school 1 p.m. and service 2 p.m. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9-A led by Rev. Coleman York with Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and morning worship 10:30 a.m. Moody Community church at Moody Community hall on Route 1 with Sunday school 10 a.m. and worship 11 a.m.
Goodwins Mills Lloyd Osborne pastor morning worship 11 a m Sunday school 12 noon Lyman Baptist Church Robert I Vance pastor Sunday school 9 45 a m and morning worship 11 Methodist church Lyman Rev Norman J Langmaid pastor church services each Sunday 10 45 a m throughout the summer until September 11 no church school sessions until fall however a children's church will be held in the Methodist social hall during Sunday worship hour for small children
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds sacrament meetings at 10 30 a m at the Adventist church on Cleveland Street in Saco with Pastor Charles Chase and ministers Elder Staley and Elder Whitby.
A reflective meditation on prayer describing its ordinary power and spiritual reach. The clergyman's opening prayers in public life, Peter Marshall, and St. Francis illustrate prayer as the daily conversation with God. It emphasizes prayer as the pulse of life, not an extraordinary act, but the normal way of life.
In Samarra Iraq a sacred cavern within the Mosque of the Two Imams is linked to Shiite belief that the Twelfth Imam Omar el Muhtazar will return to fill the earth with justice. The town's white spiral Zigguart minaret rises above poverty as pilgrims seek meaning.
The WY SCS held its annual outing at Kittery then visited York Beach after supper. Attendees included Doris Sanborn Anna Schoff Phyllis Knight Marion Pierce Mildred Boyden Cora MacDonald Avis Going Charlotte King Virginia Howard Barbara Stone Zella Tebbetts and three guests Hazel Phillips Stella Boyden Pauline Hayes. Alewive Extension service guests enjoyed an all day cottage outing with picnic lunch at Mildred Boyden cottage. Participants listed Mrs Agnes Turner Mrs Alice Smith Mrs Lillian Taylor Mrs Odessa Flanders Mrs Iva Knight Mrs Mae Smith and grandchildren Mrs Mae Giles Mrs Belle Day Miss Louise Day Mrs Anna Schoff and children Miss Sandra Dickson and guests Mrs Elizabeth Churchill Somerville Mass Mrs Maude Brown Everett Mass and Mrs Esther Nadéau Malden Mass.
Dr. H. Lewis Cutler will serve as guest minister at Biddeford Pool Union Church. Sunday school classes begin at 9 45 a m and morning worship follows at 11 o'clock every Sunday.
Cape Porpoise Methodist church led by Rev H O Mesert holds Sunday school at 9 30 in the morning and morning worship at 10 45 A M.
Mrs. Nancy Whitten of York Street Kennebunk was guest of honor at a surprise stork shower hosted at Mrs. Ernest Taylor’s Grove Street home. Decorations featured a pastel pink and blue bassinette and a centerpiece shower cake with an umbrella. Attending were many relatives and friends, with several others sending gifts unseen.
Alton J. Feeney, son of Mrs Edith Feeney of 23 Mechanic Street Saco, attends Northrop Institute of Technology Inglewood California. He pursues a four year Aircraft maintenance engineering program while attending 48 weeks yearly to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in 36 months. A Korean War Navy veteran and Thornton Academy graduate, he plans a career with aircraft missile electronic or avionic manufacturers or a major airline.
North Lebanon reports Rev. Lee Carter back in the pulpit this Sunday after a vacation. Lysle Grant serves in the Mediterranean with the U Navy. John and Patricia Rand and the Gale family note local moves and births.
Readers share questions about pet care in 1960s style column. Advice covers snakes turtles birds and feeding, housing, and health tips. Mr Miller invites questions to answer in order of reader interest.
Harrison Taylor of Fletcher Street, an Ocean National Bank teller, is a patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Mrs Germain Morin and children Germain Jr and Deborah, with her parents from Hamburg, Germany, visited Mrs Veronica Morin in Portland and toured Eastern Plastic in Sanford and York Heel in Biddeford, then White Mountains. Mr Bohn, employed by Esso Oil in Hamburg, was also mentioned. Mr and Mrs Woodrow Ward of Fryeburg hosted Mrs Mary Durgin and daughter Carol in Portland. A B Shelton returned to Unionville Missouri after visiting his son in Longview Terrace.
Mrs Rita Amirault visited the Inniss home on Beachwood Ave while Mrs Clifton Campbell and her four children stayed locally for the summer. The Baptist church was newly painted by Franklin and Alonzo Leach. Mrs Mae Perry is a patient at Webber hospital and Roy Grindle remains at Togus hospital. The Ladies Society held a small meeting with plans for November’s Christmas fair and sewing meetings to begin in September. Cheryl and Jennifer Shelton and daughter Iris Pierce stayed with relatives. Mr and Mrs Edward A Sprague of Rowayton Conn visited Kennebunk Beach with Willis Day Sr and family.
Maine hosts its millionth visitors as Mr and Mrs Eric Leighton of Three Rivers P Q join Governor and Mrs John Reed for a day of tours, dinners, and events in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. A parade of boats, ski show, Madonna club bazaar, and fireworks mark the celebration with a Chamber of Commerce honor and a painting gift.
A successful fair at First Congregational Church Kennebunkport featured holiday themed tables supervised by Mrs. Mary Philbrick chairing. Tables included Mother's Day pink decor by Mrs. Shirley Walker and Mrs. Dorothy Leach, a Christmas display with a small tree, Fourth of July red white and blue, St. Patrick's Day green and white, and Valentine foods. Luncheon and tea were provided by designated committees. children enjoyed grounds entertainment and a local motorized toy and pony show. The next sale is planned as a Christmas sale in November.
Mrs. Alexander Burr I Frances Barrett was guest of honor at a post-nuptial shower at Mrs. Frank Stevens home in Colonial Kennebunk. Burr’s mother-in-law assisted. Refreshments included a bride doll cake. Guests from Kennebunk and nearby towns attended.
Three lifelong Ocean Park officials were honored at the Chautauqua banquet held at The Temple Friday evening. Elizabeth B Aageson of Portland received a gift for 40 years on the assembly committee from 1920 to her resignation, Rufus L Doe of Saco was thanked as treasurer for 11 years 1948 to 1959, and Robert B Harvey of Melrose Mass was pictured as president for 1958 to 1960.
Connecticut woman faces multiple tickets after a breach of peace charge and delays in Hartford Traffic Court. A Springfield bank guard reports nearly three million dollars found over 23 years, with a bag of gems and a ring promised as a reward. A Williston beagle duo builds a multi tier tree home for Rocky and Lady. A Mount Vernon Maine cab owner runs a summer taxi business and winter school bus while managing a grocery store. Newport hosts presidents and officials, with Eisenhower and Chester Arthur among notable visitors across decades.
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