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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1961
Page
3
Directory lists parish names and pastors with Sunday Mass times and services at multiple churches including St Joseph St Andre St Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity Camp Ellis Kennebunk Kennebunkport Old Orchard Beach OgunquitUnitarian First Parish Second Parish and local Christian Science and Salvation Army assemblies with service times and facilities noted for winter months and school programs
The text lists several Episcopal churches with locations and clergy. Christ Church on Escent Street under Rev. Mark McCullough offers Holy Communion at 7:30 am and morning services at 9 am including Eucharist and sermon with nursery classes, plus evening prayer. Episcopal Church at Main and Cleveland Streets under Rev. T S Knox offers Holy Communion at 9 am and morning prayer with Holy Eucharist at 10:30 am on the second and fifth Sundays. St Davia Church on Portland Road, led by Rev. Mark McCullough, features devotions and church school at 10 am and services at 10:30 am with nursery care. St John-By-the-Sea on St John Street lists Rev Harold McEwain at Holy Communion services at 8 and 11:15 am.
A directory lists local congregations with pastors and service times. Biddeford St Demetrios at 35 Adams Street led by Rev Sam J Kalamaras offers Matins and Divine Liturgy. Advent Christian at Hill and Chapel hosts morning worship and Sunday school. First Universalist at City Square has 11 am service. United Baptist on Jefferson Street led by Rev Morley Durost offers Sunday school and worship. other churches including Foss Street Methodist, Second Congregational, and South Biddeford Methodist provide weekly services and nursery or coffee hours where noted.
Advent church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield offers church school at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 am at Village Baptist Church corner Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban as pastor. First Congregational on North Street and Arundel features Rev Robert M Howes and a 9 30 am worship. South Congregational on Temple Street also with Rev Howes hosts worship at 9 and 11 am.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church led by Rev Norman J Langmaid holds Sunday services at 9 30 AM with church school at 10 30 AM directed by Mrs Stanley Stearns. Advent Christian Church led by Rev Lioys Osborne offers morning worship at 11 AM and Sunday school at 2 PM. Lyman Baptist Church with Pastor Robert Vance hosts Sunday school at 9 45 AM and morning worship at 11 AM.
Methodist church on Washington avenue led by Rev John T Stahl offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m First Baptist on Ocean avenue with Rev G Stephen Johnston holds Sunday school at 1 30 p m and worship at 2 30 p m Advent Christian church on Ace avenue lists Sunday school and morning worship times Old Orchard Beach reports Mer Thurlow pastor with 9 45 a m Sunday school and 1 1 a m morning worship Pentecostal church at Atlantic avenue and Third street led by Rev Russell K Pier with 9 45 a m Sunday school 11 30 a m junior church and 1 1 p m morning worship Salvation Army on Union avenue led by Capt Robert Reid with 9 45 a m Sunday school 11 a m Holiness meeting at 3 p m and street open service
A list of local churches with service times and pastors includes First Congregational parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman with morning worship at 11. Christ Church with Rev. Holmberg and Rev. Culmer. Kenneunk Baptist Church on Main Street with 9:45 Bible school and 11 morning service. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street with 11 morning service. The West Kennebunk Methodist Church under Rev. John H. Jordan with 9:00 morning worship and sermon featuring soloist Miss Mary Vigne and organist Miss Elizabeth Hersey.
United worship at First church on Route 1 near Mile road Wells Beach at 10 30 am with Sunday school after the children's sermon FirstCong Wells First church also hosts 10 30 am Sunday school Full Gospel Wells Route 9A 109 pastor Lula Nicholson Sunday school 2 pm worship 3 pm Highpine Baptist Sanford Road North Berwick pastor Wayne Porter Sunday school 1 pm worship 2 pm Wells Branch Freewill 9A Roy Coleman pastor 9 30 am Sunday school 10 30 am worship Moody Community church Moody Community hall Route 1 Nelson Kimball in charge Sunday school 10 am worship 1 pm
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road announces morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening service at 6:30 p.m. Rev. Paul S. Hazlett is pastor.
Rev Henry O Megert leads morning worship at Cane Surprise Methodist Church on the Cape. Church school starts at 9 30 am and the main service follows at 10 45 am.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints convenes at Advent Church on Cleveland Street Saco. Elder Maurice Dupuis serves as superintendent with Elder William W Howard as first assistant and Elder Roger V Marden as second assistant. Priesthood meeting at 9 a m Sunday school at 10 a m.
The menu for Queensland Orchard lists daily meals from Monday to Friday starting January 30 with chili con carne and rolls, Tuesday’s beef stew with potatoes and vegetables, Wednesday’s orange juice and frankfort in a roll, Thursday’s baked meat loaf with mashed potatoes, and Friday’s tomato juice and baked macaroni and cheese. Each day includes milk and various sides such as bread, fruit, and desserts.
Mark Twain and a steam boat allegory frame a reflection on reliance on God versus self. The piece explores human limits, the danger of pride, and the belief that empowerment comes from faith, not solitary effort, with a hospital elevator vignette underscoring modern gadget dependence.
Jarrell F. McCracken, a Baylor graduate and ordained minister, runs Word Records a Texas operation turning religious sound into a growing $5 million yearly business. From a single allegorical football game between Christianity and Evil the label now touts recordings by over 60 artists and a nationwide network of 990 distributors. The venture mixes ministry with aggressive sales, delivering religious music into thousands of American homes.
The Old Orchard Beach Lions club hosted its fourth card party in a 10‑event series at the club house on Hoffman Street Friday evening. Winners included Sadie Thompson high prize for ladies, Alice Pierpoint low, Edwin Dixon men’s high, Robert Pettengill sow, and Queen’s prize won after a six‑way tie by Avenel Pettengill with Albert Pettengill taking a special award. Cakes went to Pettengill, Louise LaPointe, and Evelyn Presby. Presby’s cake by Gertrude Leonard was snowman shaped. Next card party planned for next Friday night.
The weekly menus list meals for Kennebunk High and Junior High from Monday to Friday. Dishes include American chop suey, beef stew, baked beans, pork sausage with mashed potatoes, fish sticks, beef pie, chicken vegetable soup, chop suey, hamburg patties, corn chowder, and side items such as green beans, corn, slaw, rolls, fruit, milk, and desserts.
Wells Cub Scout Pack 353 at Wells Corner Firemen's Hall was chartered in a ceremony with Roland Joy presenting the charter. Ralph Perry received it as institutional representative. Charles Libby named cub master and Alfred Gagnon as assistant cubmaster. Den mothers and pack committee members were announced. Boy Scout Troop 353 members demonstrated knot tying and first aid. The February meeting is slated for the Wells Beach firemen's hall.
Monday offerings include hamburg and roll with butter cheese slices sweet pickle ice cream and milk. Tuesday features baked ham mashed potatoes green beans bread and butter cookies and milk. Wednesday supplies orange juice America chop suey roll butter cheese and raisins with ice cream and milk. Thursday serves turkey and gravy mashed potatoes peas cranberry sauce roll butter jello and milk. Friday lists fish sticks mashed potatoes spinach bread and butter date squares and milk.
Past matrons of Madonna chapter OES Kennebunk hosted Aurora chapter past matrons at the Kennebunk home of Mrs. Johnny Ann Martel on York Street. After a covered dish supper a brief business session led by President Mrs. Margaret Johnson discussed plans for the annual meeting on Thursday February 23 with location to be announced.
Miss Carol Ann McCullough celebrated her second birthday at Mechanic Street with guests Melanie Bowdoin Valerie Seeley Julia Lisa Green and her brother David McCullough. Rotary dinner at Kennebunk Inn drew nearly 40. Clinton Rose spoke on Scouting. Advent Christian Church plans Sunday programs and a 7 pm Sinspiration Time led by Pat Bryant. Officers of the Kennebunk Athletic Boosters meet February 1 at Kennebunk High School. Raymond Clark returns home after five weeks in Webber Hospital.
Mrs Carrie Fish took ladies high prize and Mrs Sarah Metcalf low at the St John parish hall card party in Old Orchard Beach. Albert Pettingill won men's high prize with John Brooks as low. Mrs Verena Renouf claimed the Queen's prize and Albert Pettengill a special award. Cakes went to Mrs Alice Bellevue and Mrs Violet Gobeil. Refreshments were served by several helpers. Next Thursday evening. Even the President is forbidden by law to change the decor of the first floor of the White House.
Old Orchard Beach's Jerome G. Plante criticized Gov. Reed's budget for the Maine Water Improvement Commission. He argued the plan would defend the status quo by cutting $4,000 from the capital request and $47,000 from the operating budget, risking curtailment of essential lab staff and engineers. He urged restoring funds to support matching federal grants and local participation for communities like Saco Sanford Yorks Kennebunks Wells Ogunquit and Old Orchard Beach.
The Wells High School band under conductor Everette Firth performed a winter program featuring marches, overtures, and novelty numbers with soloists Gerald LaPierre and others. Majorettes led performances as the Wells Band Boosters funded music purchases and festival trips, with George Roy receiving a cake during the evening.
The Park street school variety program at Kennebunk high school auditorium featured director Alexander Econo mos and music supervisor Miss Eunice Fitton. The program included band performances, vocal solos and duets, tap and baton routines, piano and organ solos, instrumentals, and a grade 6 Glee club showcase with multiple named performers and selections.
Three Old Orchard Beach residents have reached St. Petersburg Florida Major Eva Furnam Envoy Christene Conley from Seaview Avenue and Brig Stella Young of 15th Street report a pleasant trip with no trouble en route They met friends including Mr and Mrs Carroll W Bent of Saco Avenue and plan to stay A special Orchard Lodge meeting will be held Monday at 730 p m with Entered Apprentice work and refreshments A rehearsal for officers is set for Sunday at 130 p m They attended a Massachusetts Hairdressers convention at the Statler Hilton in Boston
Old Orchard Beach hosts the Mothers March for Polio with multiple captains and workers named across sections including Ocean Park. Leslie Wyman reports $427 collected so far. headlined by Mrs Philip Auger for organizing the successful event at Fern Park market and a weight watching recipe note closes the piece.
In Florida about three months Paul Edwards of Seaview avenue has resumed duties with Cole Farm daily after being confined to his home with injuries from a fall on ice.
Louis Balkan 30 Staples Street Old Orchard Beach announced his candidacy for the park commissioners at Old Orchard Beach He currently chairs the board and has served five years overseeing War Memorial park a public parking area and Central Park Avenue youths playground projects A 40 year resident Balkan is a World War I veteran active in veterans groups serving as national legislative chairman and committeeman of World War I Veterans past roles with American Legion Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce
The Kenne bunkport Extension group will gather at the Firemen's hall in Cape Porpoise on Thursday February 2 under the leadership of Mrs Shirley Hobbs. The program topic is Adequate Wiring a Key to a Safe Home. Members should note the date and bring auction items for the treasury fundraiser.
A large broiler house burned in Albion Friday, killing about 8,500 chicks. Fire Chief Theodore Carver estimated damage around $20,000 and could not yet determine the cause.
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