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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1964
Page
5
The piece urges giving from the heart rather than wealth, stressing that true value lies in personal gifts and shared time. It warns against loveless gifts and urges simple acts like helping others, sharing moments, and expressing love as the real Christmas spirit.
In Mexico City the Basilica of Guadalupe, a centuries old church, prepares for a pilgrimage of over a billion people on December 12. The Virgin Mary apparition draws millions yearly, with seven million visitors estimated annually. the capital and country pause as Catholic devotion centers on the shrine despite aging structures and earthquakes.
Dr. Michael A. Petit discusses why some physicians urge caution against exertion in aging patients while others advocate regular activity. The column weighs risks of overexertion versus benefits of movement, emphasizing individualized evaluation and gradual exercise progress.
English primatologist Jane Goodall reports that wild chimpanzees fashion and use crude tools. The finding highlights sophisticated material use in nonhuman primates.
A composite church directory lists St Josephs St Andre and St Mary parishes in Biddeford plus churches in Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunkport Wells and Kennebunk with pastors and multiple Sunday Mass and service times including Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco St Monica's St Martha's and First Parish First Assembly North Saco United Baptist First Parish Second Parish Unitarian Seventh Day Adventist and Bible Baptist and Christian Science locations with service times and church school schedules across the region.
The notice lists multiple churches with service times and liturgies from Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach. Christ Church Crescents at South Street Biddeford offers one service at 9 am. Holy Communion and sermon at Trinity Saco at 8 am and 10:30 am. St David Kennebunk schedules Holy Eucharist and morning prayer on Sundays with choir details and nursery care. St John Old Orchard Beach winter schedule includes 8 am Holy Communion and 10:30 am church school with 11:15 am Eucharist the first Sunday.
A roundup of Sunday worship times and church activities across Biddeford and nearby Saco. Advent Christian Church hosts 10 45 a m services with Lottie Record as pastor. Foss Street Methodist led by C Joseph Ingraham holds 9 45 and 11 prayer services with monthly Holy Communion. First Universalist Society lists services at City Square with L Gordon Adamson as interim minister. Unitarian Universalist Church holds services on first, third and fifth Sundays. United Church of Christ on Crescent Street led by David E Wigney offers 10 30 a m worship and church school. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox at 35 Adams Street offers Matins at 9 and Liturgy at 10 with summer school suspended. United Baptist Church on Jefferson Street has 9 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lyman Rev R Richard Case pastor Sunday service 9 30 morning Church School 10 30 Sunday Advent Christian church Rev Mathew Farnum morning worship 10 am Sunday school 11 evening service 8 Lyman Baptist church Goodwins Mills Rev Sidney F Whitehouse pastor Sunday school 9 45 morning worship 11 am
The Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds Sunday School at 10 a.m and the Sacrament service at 6 p.m at Ranger Hall on School Street in Saco. Elder Roger V. Marden serves as branch president from 347 North Street.
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road with Rev John W Dow pastor holds morning worship at 11 am Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Thomas R Merrill offers Sunday worship at 9 30 am
Advent Christian on Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village led by Rev. Milford G Butterfield offers Sunday school at 9 45 am and worship at 11 am with nursery during both. Unitarian Universalist at Main and Portland Road led by Rev Harold Scott offers service at 11 am. Christ Church on Dane Street with Rev Fred B Holmberg gives 10 am worship. Kennebunk Baptist Church on Main Street with Rev Chester M Staples offers Sunday worship. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street offers Sunday school 11 am and 11 am service. West Kennebunk Methodist Church led by Rev Alfred B Ives offers worship at 9 am and Sunday school at 10 am. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society with Mrs Gracie Ames offers Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 am.
Methodist Church on Washington Avenue offers worship at 11 a.m and Sunday school at 9 45 a.m Advent Christian Church on Saco Avenue lists acting pastor Herman Thurlow and Sunday School at 9 45 a.m and worship at 11 First Baptist Church on Ocean Avenue with minister Rev G Stephen Johnston holds Sunday school at 1 30 p.m and worship at 2 30 p.m Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street with pastor Rev Calvin T Rogers provides Sunday School at 9 45 a.m and morning worship at 11 Salvation Army at 91 Union Avenue under Lt and Mrs Philip Satterlee with holiness meeting at 11 a.m and Sunday School at 9 45 a.m
A list of Wells area churches with weekly worship and Sunday School times: Wells Congregational United Church of Christ on Route 1 at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School. Full Gospel Church on Route 9-A at 3 p.m. worship and 2 p.m. Sunday School. Highpine Baptist Church on Sanford Road at 9:30 a.m. worship and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist Church on Route 9A between Kennebunk and Wells with 10:30 a.m. worship and 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene on Route 1 with 10 a.m. Sunday School and worship.
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev Richard A Johnson as pastor offers church school for all ages. Sunday services at 9 45 a m and 11 a m with supervised nursery and children’s church. South Congregational Church at Howes lists morning worship at 9 and 11 a m. First Congregational Church at North Street and Arundel Road with Rev Robert M Howes preaches at 10 a m.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape invites worship led by Rev. Russell J. Peppe at 10 45 a m with morning service scheduled.
U S Information Agency libraries face rising violence as 16 incidents occur this year across 10 countries, with Brazil, Egypt, Bolivia, Indonesia, and others targeted. Dean Rusk and Carl T. Rowan condemn the acts and urge prevention while noting USIA operates 178 libraries and 66 reading rooms overseas and funds come from host governments.
On this date events span 1894 income tax law and Supreme Court reversal, 1745 John Jay birth, 1787 Pennsylvania ratification, 1894 Japan in Korea, 1901 Marconi wireless signal, 1944 Russian Budapest move, 1964 notes from the AP. Recent items cite U S stance on Cyprus 1960s, Paraguay rebels, New York fluoridation decision.
A collage of Dear Abby questions covers teen dating, class perception, name calling, family boundaries, and a breakup. Readers seek guidance on handling awkward remarks, adoption etiquette, social pressure, and private matters with tact and clarity.
Nearly 70 newly elected Democratic representatives received a briefing kit from the Democratic National Committee outlining base closures by Defense Secretary McNamara. The materials include a five minute radio or TV script and a news release touting annual $500 million in savings, job protections, and examples like Presque Isle Maine to illustrate how closed bases can spur private industry. The kit also shows how to film a clip for about $12 at the House studio and stresses portraying closures as prudent to taxpayers.
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge hosts a public card party tonight at 8 p m at Odd Fellows Hall. All interested townspeople are welcome to attend.
The Biddeford Women’s Democratic Social Club held its annual Christmas party at St. Jean’s Hall Biddeford with a decorated tree and holiday motifs. Guests included Atty Edward Gaulin mayoralty candidate and Leonard Drapeau club chair who presented officers a transistor radio. Local youths sang carols. Paul Credit Graham Devoe and others performed. Boxes of groceries and linens were given to two members who lost homes in a recent fire. Blanche Chasse received an award for most new members Jeannette Curro won a special prize. Gifts from the tree and a buffet lunch completed the event.
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