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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1973

Page

2

Church Directory Listings for New England Parishes

Catholic and Orthodox churches in Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunk Kennebunkport and nearby towns list pastors Mass times Saturdays Sundays confessions and service hours for St Joseph St Andre St Mary St Francis College Chapel St Brendan Most Holy Trinity Notre Dame de Lourdes St Margaret St Luke St Jude St Monica St Martha St Demetrios Bethany Baptist Union Church and Full Gospel Assembly with addresses and weekly schedules including English French and Greek services plus confession times and midweek activities.

Saco Most Holy Trinity Main Street Saco James A. Daly Notre Dame de _ Lourdes Cutts Avenue Joseph S. Carrier Old Orchard Beach St. Margaret’s John H. Clancy St. Luke Chapel Saco Avenue St. Jude Chapel Pine Point

Saco Area Church Listings and Service Times

A compiled rundown of Saco churches with addresses, pastors, and service schedules. United Baptist on Main and Cross hosts 9 am services, First Parish 9:30 am, Unitarian Universalist 10:45 am, United Methodist 9 am, Seventh-day Adventist 10:45 am, Assembly of God 9:45 am, Bible Baptist 9:30 am, North Saco Congregational 10:45 am, Christian Science 10 am, Jehovahs Witnesses 9:30 am with Bible studies through week.

United Baptist Church Main and Cross Streets Saco Theodore Euson First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Main Beach Streets Paul K. Weimer Unitarian Universalist Church School Street Leonard Helie Sigma Deltas Unitarian Universalist Women’s Fellowship United Methodist Church Robert Plaisted Seventh-day Adventist Church Cleveland Street Dennis Sellers First Assembly of God Church G.A.R Hall Harry C. Prince Bible Baptist Church Ferry Road Carll J. Grathwohl North Saco

Community church listings round up in Ocean Park area

A reader notices a dense roster of services across Advent Christian, Sovereign Grace, Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle, The Salvation Army, United Methodist and other faith groups. It lists locations, service times, pastors and program notes for Kennebunk, Ocean Park and nearby venues.

Churches and worship times along Wells area roads

Congregational, Full Gospel, Baptist and Nazarene churches list Sunday worship times and Sunday School hours. Wells Wells Congregational Church and Wells Corner area host 10:30 am services. Wells Branch Baptist at 10:45 am and 7 pm. Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene holds 11 am and 7 pm services. Ogunquit Baptist 10:30 am. Ogunquit United Methodist 9:15 am with classes to follow. Evening services noted for some locations. Tuesday adult Bible class listed.

Wells Congregational Church U. S Wells Corner Neil Iverson Full Gospel Wells Highpine Baptist Church Sanford Road Wells Branch Baptist Church Kennebunk and Arthur Y. Johnson Wells-Moody Church of the Nazarene U.S. Route 1 Nelson A. Kimball Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road John B. S Fitzpatrick Ogunquit United Methodist Church Everett H. Wishwell

Community church schedule and services listed at local parishes

South Congregational Church on Temple Street and First Congregational on Arun del Road both list morning worship at 11 and 9 30 respectively with church schools at 8, 9 30 and 11. Village Baptist at Maine and Spring offers 9 45 Sunday School, 11 worship, 7 Evening service with youth meetings and regular circles and prayer. First Baptist of Lyman on Route 35 shows 9 45 Sunday School, 11 morning worship, 7 30 evening service plus Monday activities. Lyman church conducts 9 15 worship with nursery, and Sturdevant chapel offers 10 morning worship, 11 Sunday School and 6 45 youth fellowship with 8 Evening service and 7 45 midweek prayer.

Clifford W. ‘Holmes American Legion Hall Elms Street Biddeford Daisy Leavlitt Biddeford Pool Union Biddeford Pool Arundel Full Gospel Assembly Pentecostal Alfred Road Route 111 Donald H. Gray Advent Christian Church Saco Avenue Sovereign Grace Meeting House Runnells Avenue Halfway Old Orchard Beach Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Assembly of God Atlantic Avenue Third Street Clive Meidahl Children’s Church The Salvation Army Church Street William Groff Ladies’ Home League United Methodist Church Washington Avenue Robert Plaisted United Methodist Women’s Day Main Street Kennebunk Lower Village Robert C. Hewitt Holy Cross Lutheran Church Storer Lord Streets Kenneth Hauge Dorcas Society Unitarian-Universalist Church Portland Road Edna P. Bruner Christ Church Dane Street Kenyuebunk E. Lamarr Robinsson Kennebunk Gracie Ames South Congregational Church Temple Street Robert M Howes First Congregational Church North Street Arundel Road Village Baptist Church Maine Spring Streets John D Pooler Help Young Ladies Circle Ladies Guild First Baptist Church of Lyman Goodwins Mills Guy V. Duff Christian Service Brigade Pioneer Girls Frederick L. Bailey G. Franklyn Sturdevant

Cape Porpoise Church Services Lead by Rev Robinson

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces Sunday worship at 11 15 led by Rev E Lamar Robinson pastor with service open to the community.

Methodist Church

Mass schedules for Wells Beach Ogunquit and Goodwins Mills

St Marys Church Wells Beach led by Rev William J Kelly offers daily mass at 8 am with Saturday 5 and 6 30 pm and Sunday 7 8 15 9 30 and 11 am plus first Friday Masses at 8 am and 6 pm Confessions heard before mass at All Saints Church Ogunquit Rev Kelly also lists masses 8 am daily 5 and 6 30 pm Saturday 7 8 30 10 and 11 am Sunday and first Friday Masses at 8 am and 6 pm Confessions heard before mass at All Saints Goodwins Mills St Philip s Mission of Dayton and Lyman led by Rev Gerard Proulx celebrates Mass Saturday at 7 pm at the Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church.

Kennebunk St. Monica Church Stephen Mulkern Kennebunkport St. Martha Church North Street Wells Beach St. Mary’s Church Wiliam J. Kelly Ogunquit All Saints Church School Street William J. Kelly Goodwins Mills St. Philip’s Dayton and Lyman Gerard Proulx Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church

Episcopal Churches in Biddeford and Kennebunk Listings

A directory of Episcopal churches with addresses and clergy. Christ Church 18 Crescent Street Rev Edward R Greene 8 am Holy Eucharist Church School Coffee Hour. Trinity Church Main at Cleveland Street Rev Gerald E Burtt 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 30 am Family Eucharist Church School Coffee Hour. St Johns By The Sea St Johns Street Rev Harold A McElwain 8 am Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist. St Davids Church Route 1 Kennebunk Rev Clifford T Geiger 8 and 10 30 am Holy Eucharist Saints Days announced. Other sacraments by appointment.

Episcopal Christ Church Crescent Street Edward R. Greene Trinity Church Main Cleveland Street Gerald E. Burtt Old Orchard Beach St. John’s-By-The-Sea St. John’s Street Harold A. McElwain Kennebunks St. David’s Church Route 1 Kennebunk Clifford T. Geiger

Local Churches Announce Sunday Services and Leaders

United Church of Christ on Crescent Street Biddeford led by Rev John H Miller hosts Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock United Baptist Church on Jefferson Street with interim pastor Rev Lester Van Laun and Sunday School at 9 15 a m Clifton J is mentioned at Morn Foss Street with no clear role given.

Biddeford

Riverside Fair and Auction Slated by Biddeford Church

Mrs. Ruby Packard announces the Riverside Fair and Auction of the United Church of Christ Street Biddeford to be July 14 at 10 a.m. at 291 Pool Road with a rain date July 16. Committees include co chairmen Melbourne Means and Clayton Cartmill with extensive event roles and items such as fancy work, white elephant, home cooking, luncheon, jewelry, books, and auction services.

Ruby Packard Women’s Fellowship of the United Church of Christ (Congregational Crescent Street Biddeford Pool Road Packard Melbourne Means Clayton Cartmill Cartmill Warren Libby Elizabeth Long Robert Moore Norman Lundy Paul Larrabee Carl Wilson Arnold Calderwood Wesley Garland Ethel Pence Joseph Haley Charles Leach Earle Atwood Horace Nichols Alfred Bradford William Beety Archie B. Maxwell Iva Gowen Charles Patrick Stanley Hyde Barry Cartmill Beety Ormond Trask Sr Jane Joanne Judy Trask

First Parish Will Hear Rev. Conover

The United Church of Christ in Saco hosts Reverend J. Stanton Conover as guest minister this Sunday at 9 30 a m. He leads Bolton Congregational Church in Bolton Connecticut and has served there nine and a half years. He formerly led Asylum Avenue Baptist Hartford and held state minister council and convention roles. He is Brown University and Andover Newton School educated and bears two children with Mrs Conover at Ocean Park cottage involvement.

First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Saco J. Stanton Conover Bolton Congregational Church UCC Bolton Conn Conover Bolton Church Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ Asylum Avenue Hartford Connecticut Baptist State Ministers Council Connecticut Baptist Convention Brown University Andover Newton Theological School First Baptist Church Needham Mass Ocean Park

Diocese Workshop Set for Biddeford and Maine areas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland will hold the second annual Parish Council Workshops on Sept. 30 in seven Maine regions. St. Joseph's School in Biddeford hosts one session from 1:30 to 5 p.m. The program aims at continuing education for parish council members in liturgy ecumenism social action and youth.

Portland Maine St. Joseph’s School Biddeford Stephen Concannon

Ferry Beach Park Opens 74th Season in Saco

The Ferry Beach Park Association starts its 74th season serving Unitarians and Universalists with over 250 attendees at the Church center. Sunday service at 11 features Rev. Charles A. Grady of Arlington Mass speaking on I Don’t Know How or What or Why But I Am a Unitarian Universalist Anyway in the Eleanor B Forbes Chapel at the Grove.

Ferry Beach Park Eleanor B. Forbes The Grove

Mrs Annette Paquin listed as surgical patient

Personal notice states Mrs. Annette Paquin of 14 Dupont Ave Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital undergoing surgery.

Annette Paquin Dupont Ave Biddeford Webber Hospital

Ordained Deacon Thomas F. Vining from Maine church

Thomas F. Vining son of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Vining of Saco was ordained a deacon at the 149th Maine Methodist Church ceremony on June 24 at Colby College providing full ministerial authority within his parish. A 1967 Thornton Academy graduate, he earned a BA from Bates College in 1971 and will begin his senior year at Bangor Theological Seminary in September.

Thomas F. Vining Old Orchard Road Saco Maine United Methodist Church Colby College Vining Thornton Academy Bates College Lewiston Bangor Theological Seminary Bangor

Rev Scalise To Lead Morning Watch at Ocean Park Chautauqua

Rev Victor F Scalise Jr will speak for the Morning Watch worship during July Chautauqua Week at Ocean Park held in Porter Hall at 9 30 a m Monday through Friday July 9 to 13 Assembly Superintendent Richard F Burns presides Scalise returning for an eighth year with talks on The Power To See I Through Daily topics include Against All Odds Taking Jesus Seriously Sorrow Turned To Joy The Anchor of Hope and One Solitary Life He is a Colby College graduate with three degrees including a Doctor of Ministry from Andover Newton He has served as minister of communication for United Parish of Brookline Mass for 13 years He authored Merging for Mission in 1972 Other events include an 8 a m nature stroll led by Andrew Williams and a 10 45 a m historic walking tour by Adelbert M Jakeman Sr The second week of Vacation Bible School led by Miss Joan Union of Woburn Mass will be at 10 each morning.

Ocean Park Victor F. Scalise, Jr Chautauqua-By-The- Sea Porter Hall Assembly Richard F. Burns Scalise Jesus Colby College Andover Newton Theological School America United Parish Brookline Mass Andrew Williams Ocean Park Environmental School Tanglewood Adelbert M. Jakeman Ocean Park Association Joan Union Woburn B.C. Jordan Memorial Hall

Stephen McNabb Named Rensselaer Medal Recipient

Troy Maine junior Stephen M. McNabb of Thornton Academy has been selected to receive the Rensselaer Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics and science. The award, begun in 1916 by RPI, honors high school students and offers a path to Rensselaer Medal Scholarships at the Troy, New York university.

Troy N.Y Stephen M. McNabb John F. McNabb Winter St Saco Maine Thornton Academy Rensselaer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI Troy, N.Y

Temple Preacher Is College Teacher

Rev. Harrell F. Beck of Boston University will preach at 10 30 a m interdenominational service at the Temple in Ocean Park Sunday. The Ocean Park Association assembly committee hosts with the sermon titled Escape to Reality.

Ocean Park Harrell F. Beck Boston University Boston Mass The Temple Assembly Committee of the Beck

Club News: Camp Starts July Nine at Kennebunk Pond

Girl Scout Day Camp opens July 9 for two weeks at Kennebunk Pond with sessions Monday through Friday. A bus departs Burns School Saco at 8 25 a.m. and Biddeford City Square at 8 35 a.m. Old Orchard Beach reports a duplicate bridge game at Lawn Avenue Playhouse Saturday at 7 30 p.m.

Kennebunk Pond Burns School Saco Biddeford City Square Orchard Beach Lawn Avenue Playhouse

Waning Christian Science in San Francisco and Boston

A column questions the decline of Christian Science amid church closures in San Francisco and Oakland, noting defunct Sixth Tenth and Twelfth Churches. It cites headquarters power in Boston, a $70 million complex, and a new foreign treasurer as signs of a changing denomination.

Lester Kinsolving Christian Science Mary Baker Eddy San Francisco

Crossroads Fair Set For July 11 In Saco At First Parish

The Summer At The Crossroads fair hosted by the Women's Fellowship will run July 11 from 9 30 a m to 2 p m at First Parish Congregational Church corner Main and Beach Streets Saco A luncheon from 11 30 a m to 1 p m will be prepared by a team including Mrs Hazel Bishop Mrs T Quigley Davis Mrs Walter White Mrs Clyde Mailman and Mrs Malcolm Pierson The Country Kitchen will be led by Mrs Roland Fraser with assistants Numerous booths will feature home baked foods jewelry candies crafts and plant sales plus toys games and gifts Children can visit the Wishing Well and the Children's Corner The fair will relocate indoors to Fellowship Hall if rain threatens with Mrs J Stanley McQuade as general chairman.

Women’s Fellowship First Parish Congregational Church Main Beach Streets Saco Hazel Bishop T. Quigley Davis Walter White Clyde Mailman Malcolm Pierson Donald Fogg Roland Fraser Richard Gray John Tarbox Herbert Dyer Philip Curtis Bradley Leach E. Benjamin Currier C. Cheney Austin Lloyd Anderson Olive Dutton Oliver Johnson Marion Lowell L. Daniel Dearborn Harvey MacLeod John Soucy Raynald Painchand Lyn Dearborn Edith Clark Charles Quentin Edwin Lovecky Patrick Shaw Ethel Smith John McQuade Booth Dudley Roever Henry Lvallee Paul Cobb Eric Pierson Vicar Skonberg Frederick Merrill Chester Pease Stephen Stanton Harry Sawyer James Warren Clyde Dutton Charles Gilpatric Arthur Prentiss Henry Truslow Carl Bohlin Fellowship Hall J. Stanley McQuade

York County Barracks Convene at VFW Hall Biddeford

The York County Barracks W.W. 1 held its regular meeting at the VFW hall in Biddeford with Commander Charles Glover presiding. Officers and auxiliary members discussed pension concerns, veterans’ affairs, and the Augusta Veterans Cemetery chapel, plus district meeting dates and a post-meeting social.

York County W.W. 1 V.F.W. Hall Biddeford Charles Glover Thomas McGarrity Rudolphe Vanasse Harrison Richardson Veterans Affairs Maine Vanasse Veterans Cemetery Augusta York County Barracks Yvonne Bergeron Protem June Tarbox Sunshine and Hospital Alice Simard Delcia Frechette Department of Maine Florence Gagne V.A.V.S Togus South Berwick Sanford Portland V.if.w. Hall

Miss Fogg Hosts 30 Senior Citizens in Saco

Miss Harriet Fogg of Ferry Lane entertained 30 members of the Saco Senior Citizens at her home on July 4. Refreshments were served at noon by committee members Rose Dyer Doris Downing Florence Pearce Lillian Macomber and Ralph Macomber. Rev Thomas Vining entertained with accordion selections. The day ended with cards. The next meeting committee is Alice Robinson Lorena Sanborn Elsie Grant and Bessie Moulton. High bowling scores June 29 were Phyllis Vining for women and Walter Peterson for men. All senior citizens are welcome.

Harriet Fogg Ferry Lane Saco Rose Dyer Doris Downing Florence Pearce Lillian Macomber Ralph Macomber Thomas Vining Alice Robinson Lorena Sanborn Elsie Grant Bessie Moulton Phyllis Vining Walter Peterson

Duplicate Bridge Winners at Beach Playhouse

Winners at Duplicate Bridge Thursday evening at the Lawn Avenue Playhouse were Gil Lacroix and Andy L'Heureux first, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Golding second, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Elewitch third, Mr. and Mrs. James Mullen fourth, Oscar Paradis and Al Rosen fifth. There will be a game Saturday at 7 30 p.m.

Old Orchard Beach Duplicate Bridge Lawn Avenue Playhouse Gil Lacroix Andy L'Heureux Melvin Golding Abe Elewitch James Mullen Oscar Paradis al Rosen Otis Kendall Joyce Pennister Esther Green Lottie Haas Robert Whelan James Warren Carleton Davis Effie Graffin Simone Bolduc Rita Croteau Karen Lewis Ted Wilesnski Sumner Bernstein Gwenn Flannery Pauline Larochelle Alice Fecteau Ida Rosen Donald Briggs

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