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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1962
Page
3
Directory lists multiple parishes in Saco and nearby towns with Sunday Mass times, pastors, and affiliated churches including St Joseph St Andre St Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes St Jude Wells Beach St Monica Kennebunkport and others along with non Catholic denominations and schedules for Sunday worship and Sunday school
A list of church services across Cres cent street Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach. Rev T S Knox and Rev Harold A Hopkins preside with Holy Communion Sung Eucharist and Sermon Morning Prayer and Nursery School offerings vary by church and week. Services include St Phillip by the Sea Fortunes Rocks and St John by the Sea.
A compiled schedule lists church locations and service times across Biddeford and Saco. United Church of Christ ministers Rev H Lewis Cutler and Rev James Douglass Riddle lead services with Holy Communion on the first Sunday. Sunday school times and Unitarian, Greek Orthodox, and Baptist worship follow at multiple sites.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds services at the Advent Church on Cleveland Street in Saco. Elder J Maurice Dupuis presides as superintendent with Elder Roger V Marden as first assistant and Elder Milton E Hall as second assistant. Priesthood meeting set for 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Advent Christian with Rev Milford G Butterfield holds church school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m at Village Baptist Church corner Maine and Spring Rev George P Urban pastor church school for all ages First Congregational at North Street and Arbor Road with Rev Reobert M Howes pastor morning worship at 9 30 a m South Congregational on Temple Street with Rev Robert M Howes pastor morning worship at 9 and 11 a m supervised nursery and children’s church included.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces Reverend Henry O Megert as minister. Church school session precedes morning worship at 10 45 a m with a 9 30 start time noted.
Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church on Washington avenue lists Rev. John T. Stahl as pastor with Sunday worship at 11 a.m and Bible study at 7 p.m. First Baptist Church on Ocean Avenue led by Rev. G Stephen Johnston holds Sunday school at 1:30 p.m. and worship at 2:30 p.m. Advent Christian Church on Saco Avenue conducts Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic avenue and Third street led by Rev. Russell K. P er offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. junior church at 11:30 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Salvation Army at Union Avenue led by Lt. Elizabeth Burnell offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and a Sunday Holiness meeting at 11 a.m. at Union Avenue headquarters.
The notice lists Sunday worship times and Sunday school for multiple churches including First Congregational Parish under Rev. Carl Bierman at 9 a m, Christchurch with Rev Frederik Holmberg and Robert B Culmer at 9 30 a m, Kennbunk Baptist Church on Main Street with Chester M Staples at 9 45 a m Bible school and 11 a m worship, Christian Science Society at 25 Hammer Street with morning service at 11 00 a m, West Kennebunk Methodist Church with Rev. Alfred H Ives at 9 a m worship and 10 a m Sunday school, and Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union with Mrs Gracie Ames at 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship.
Wells churches unite for weekly services at 10 30 a m and Sunday school at the same hour. Gospel church on Route 9 A offers 2 pm Sunday school and 3 pm worship with Rev Lula Nicholson. Highpine Baptist on Sanford road hosts 1 pm Sunday school and 2 pm worship led by Rev Wayne A Porter. Moody Community church meets in Moody Community hall with 10 am Sunday school and 1 pm worship.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church hosts morning worship and sermon at 9 50 a m with church school at 10 30 a m led by Mrs Attleson general superintendent Advent Christian Church is led by Rev Nord Osborne with worship at 11 am and Sunday school at 12 noon Lyman Baptist Church lists Robert I Vance as pastor with Sunday 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 offers Sunday worship at 11 a m and Sunday school at 9 45 a m with classes for all ages through high school. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Robert A Carrier offers Sunday worship at 9 30 a m and Sunday school at 10 30 a m.
Buxton Tory Hill Meeting House and North Congregational Church list morning worship services. Rev. David W Smith serves as pastor at 11 o clock and 9 30 in the morning respectively.
A reflective column urges leaving behind old hurts and unfinished tasks while embracing the redeeming power of God. It cites St Paul, Stevenson, and Moffatt to illustrate renewing time rather than baggage. It argues forgiveness and faith enable recovery of purpose in a troubled era.
VFW auxiliary met at the post home on Fletcher street with Mrs. Edith Horne as president. Reports covered Christmas card and tablecloth sales and donations to needy families and the Leech Nursing Home. Next meeting February 14 at Mrs. Ruby Bouvier’s home. A Child Health Clinic and immunizations planned at 10 Storer Street. Kennebunk Health Association annual meeting set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm at 10 Storer Street. Rotary Club met at Kennebunk Inn with Rep Elmont Tyndale discussing the 100th Legislature. A ladies meeting is planned February 15 at noon at the Kennebunk Inn. Nurses Josephine Green and Dorothy Blanchard from Scarborough visited Miss Green’s grandparents on Mousam Road. Guests of Mrs. Harry Taylor included her daughter and two grandchildren from Melrose Mass and Mrs. Frances Larsen from Peabody Mass.
Southeast Asian Christians send $1000 to Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village. The interfaith center blends worship with art, a pool hall, teen center, clinic, theater and dorms while welcoming nonmembers. the donor group is the Fellowship of the Least Coin through World Council networks.
President Louis DeAngelis presided at the Old Orchard Beach PTA meeting at Jamison School. Principal Herbert R. Bean urged an addition to the high school to relieve crowded conditions. Attendance banner won by Mrs. Egan's 4th grade. refreshments served by listed volunteers.
Orchard Beach Hope circle meets Monday at Pris cilla Skilling home Union avenue for officer election. Past Noble Grands of Old Orchard Rebekah lodge meet at Ruth Anderson home West Grand avenue Pine Point for officers. Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas to install 7:30 p m Monday at American Legion hall School street.
Linda Gillis hit a last second basket to lift the Old Orchard Beach Lassies to a 51-50 win over Kennebunk high, as OOB erased a 20 point deficit in the final three minutes. Jocelyn Dill led Kennebunk with 24 points. Betty Saucier opposed the Beach defense.
A six week home nursing course starts January 17 in Old Orchard Beach. Instructor Mrs Avis Stevenson RN will teach at the American Legion home from 7 30 p m. The free class is open to all area residents with priority for Old Orchard Beach locals. Topics include homes a re of the sick bed baths temperatures care of the ill diseases and feeding of invalids.
Priscilla Chapter Order of the Eastern Star held a visiting officers night at High nine Masonic hall Sanford Ioan Wells. Distinguished guests from numerous chapters attended as guest officers to exemplify degrees and welcome special guests from Maine. Donations were voted to the March of Dimes and the Pusan Korea Children’s hospital. The 65th anniversary will be celebrated February 9 with a vintage gown program.
Sace Beach menus for January 15 to 19 list daily meals including Hamburg with gravy and mashed potatoes on Monday and roast turkey on Thursday. The note adds party ideas with hot chicken or turkey sandwiches and sides like cranberry relish, pickles, radishes, and celery for guests.
A survey traces experiments on animal learning from space chimps to pigeons, mynas in speech studies, and performing animals in Germany and Berlin. It notes training methods, conditioning, and questions about perception and arithmetic in animals, alongside common pet care queries about monkeys and reptiles.
A special traverse jury for the January 29 murder trial of Rich ard Spaulding at York county Superior Court has been drawn. The list includes Joseph Beal Thornton Downs Paul Bernier Henry W Brock Leighton Crown Donald S Burns George E Marston Irving Cook Owen te Ross Lester Grant Dennison Priestly John Hubbard Harry Thorns Ed win I Lord David F Patterson Clement E Meserve David W Smith Lester O'Rourke Norman Scott and others from Acton Limington Limerick Dayton Saco Cornish.
The list details weekly menus for Kennebunk grade schools including Park Street and Cousens. Items include orange juice, American chop suey, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, milk, fruit cups, and desserts like ice cream and cobbler across Monday to Friday with varying proteins and sides.
Defense officials may keep the chief of Army Engineers in place to manage rivers dams and other nonmilitary construction. The decision centers on potential congressional interest in civilian engineering work tied to infrastructure.
A 1962 notice urges renewing licenses and argues for spacious housing for monkeys. It invites readers to send pet care questions to Mr. Miller, to be answered in his column by reader interest order.
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