This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1961
Page
3
Saco Biddeford and surrounding churches list weekly services at various times. Schedules include S. Joseph St Andre St Mary Biddeford Pool Second Parish Unitarian Unitarian-Universalist First Parish Congregational Saco Methodist United Baptist Christian Science Salvation Army and Holiness meetings with pastors listed and morning worship times across streets and parishes.
Listing of Sunday Mass times and confessional hours for multiple parishes led by priests including Rev Arthur J. Dube and Rev William J. Kelly. Churches span Notre Dame de Lourdes Saco Camp Ellis Old Orchard Beach Kennebunkport Wells Ogunquit with masses at dawn to late morning and holiday schedules, plus Saturday confession slots.
A list of Episcopal churches with addresses, clergy, and service times. Christ Church Crescent Street led by Rev. Mark M McCullough offers 7:30 a m Holy Communion and 9 a m Holy Eucharist and sermon. Trinity Saco Main at Cleveland 8 a m Holy Communion 9 30 a m Holy Communion and sermon Sundays. St David Portland Road Rev McCullough 11 a m services with nursery care in parish hall. St Philip by the Sea Fortunes Rocks vespers 5 p m Sundays with soloist from Arundel Opera. St John by the Sea Old Orchard Beach 8 a m Holy Communion 11 15 a m Holy Eucharist and hymns Rev Walker and Rev Knox in charge. St Stephen the Martyr East Waterboro Rev Knox 9 30 a m worship.
A list of church schedules across Biddeford and Saco for July August and September includes Second Parish Unitarian on School street and Pepperell Park with guest preacher Rev Stanley A Bennett, Sunday school at 9:45 and 11 a.m. services. Second Congregational White Church on Crescent Street with Rev H Lewis Cutler using summer union services with Saco churches. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox on Adams Street with Rev Sam J Kalamaras offering Orthros 9 to 10 and Divine Liturgy 10 to 11. Advent Christian on Hillard Chapel streets with Rev Delmar Lee morning worship at 10 and Sunday school at 11. First Universalist on City Square with Rev Edmund W Beal morning service at 11. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pool with Rev James Douglass Riddle morning service and nursery and discussion. South Biddeford Methodist on Pool Road with morning prayer and evening prayer. United Baptist on Jefferson Street with Rev Morley J Durest new Sunday school 9:45 and worship at 11.
A list of churches with addresses and clergy names in Old Orchard Beach. Services include times for Methodist First Baptist Advent Christian Pentecostal and Salvation Army churches with Sunday school classes and worship schedules.
Unitarian First Congregational parish led by Rev Carl Bierman offers morning worship and Sunday school at 11. Christ Church lists Rev Holmberg and Rev Culmer with services at 9:30 and 11. Kennbunk Baptist on Main Street with Rev Chester Staples holds Bible school at 9:45 and worship at 11. Christian Science Society at Summer Street conducts Sunday school at 11 and morning service at 11. West Kennebunk Methodist under Rev John H Jordan holds 9:00 am service with sermon, solo by Miss Mary Vigne and organist Miss Elizabeth Hersey.
Advent Sinistian church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield offers morning worship at 9 45 a m with church school. Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring hosts worship at 11 00 a m under Rev George P Urban with church school for all ages. First Congregational on North street and Arunderon, Rev Robert M Howes presiding, begins at 9 30 a m. South Congregational on Temple street also led by Rev Howes offers services at 9 and 11 a m with nursery and children’s church provided.
Wells First and Second Congregational churches share morning services at 9 and 11 to fit two locations along Route 1. Full Gospel Church on Route 9-A lists Sunday school at 2 pm and worship at 3 pm under Rev Lula Nicholson. Highpine Baptist on Sanford Road hosts Sunday school at 1 pm and worship at 2 pm led by Rev Wayne Porter. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9-A has 9:30 am Sunday school and 10:30 am worship, with Rev Coleman York. Moody Community church at Moody Community hall schedules Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 am under Nelson Kimball.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape. Rev. Henry O Megert is minister. Church school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m. Journal want ads are helpful.
Ralph W. Loew argues that modern power outages reveal inner weakness more than outer stoppage. When the grid fails, people struggle to listen, discern purpose, and act. True power comes from hearing God's call and turning that insight into action.
AP reports New York scholar John Asch clarifies biblical plant names in the Journal of the American Museum of Natural History. He links shushan to the anemone, lily to iris or yellow flag, rose to narcissus or oleander, and identifies Tirzah as the crocus. He notes olives as key and details ancient diets, oil use, wine, cheese, and daily bread in biblical lands.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church led by Rev Norman Langmaid will hold summer worship at 10 45 a m through August 6 with no church school sessions until September 10 Advent Christian Church under Rev Livya Osborne hosts morning worship at 11 a m with Sunday school at noon Lyman Baptist Church with Pastor Robert J Vance offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning service at 11 a m
Buxton North Congregational Church led by Rev. David W. Smith holds morning worship at 9 30. Tory Hill Meeting House at Buxton Lower Corner The Old Pea body Pew church also posts morning services at 11 led by Rev. David W. Smith.
Ogunquit Methodist church on Shore road with Rev Robert A Carter offers Sunday services at 9 30 11 00 and 8 00 am Holy Communion and meditation at 8 15 am each Sunday Ogunquit Baptist church on Shore road led by Rev Paul S Hassett holds Sunday services at 9 00 10 30 am and 8 30 pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds meetings at the Advent Church on Cleveland Street, Saco. Elder J Maurice Dupuis serves as superintendent with Elder William W Howard as first assistant and Elder Roger V Marsden as second assistant. Priesthood meeting at 9 a.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m.
A sendoff party idea for travelers centers on a Spanish themed backyard event. The setup features bullfight decor, Banda Turismo music, red yellow orange and black fabrics, and matador attire. Menu highlights include chili con carne enchiladas tacos and tortillas with sauces.
In a 1961 Pet Forum feature, H. H. Miller urges dog owners to train and supervise pets to protect neighbors and gardens. He recommends yard enclosures or tether lines, regular walks, and preventing excessive barking. The column also covers de-barking methods and handling missing pets with patient training.
The Washington Avenue Methodist Church in Old Orchard Beach hosted a Friday afternoon sale on the church lawn conducted by the Beach WSCS. Co chairs Mrs Florence Gray and Mrs Alice Browne led arrangements while members and helpers managed cooking, miscellaneous articles, smocks and aprons, and table setup.
Captain Robert Reid of the Salvation Army Old Orchard Beach announced a fund drive running through August to support a full program for the area. Last year the Beach hosts 552 youth activities with 11 022 attendees and 378 adult activities with 12 617 attendees, plus 876 street services. There were 101 hospital and nursing home visits reaching 1016 patients with 167 gifts given at Christmas and Easter. 54 families received aid at Christmas and 223 people got food, clothing and toys. 21 more families were helped at other times. The campaign target is $4000.
The 75th bible and missionary convention of The Christian and Missionary Alliance opens Monday July 24 at Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach and runs through July 30. Speakers include Rev Lawrence J Pyrie and Rev and Mrs Austin Parkman. The program features daily bible study evangelistic services and worship with music by Mr and Mrs Car Gou and Mr and Mrs Gerald Palmquist under director Rev Stanley R Harding of Portland.
A surprise stork shower honored Mrs. Bernard Kenney of High street Kennebunk at Mrs. Roger Lawrence’s Sea road home. Hostesses were Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Lloyd Nedeau and Mrs. Francis Lamontagne. Attendees included Mrs. William Russell and others from Kennebunk Cape Porpoise Sanford Easley S C Biddeford and Cape Porpoise. Gift chair and pink roses centerpiece noted.
Four fashion models travel to Glen Canyon Arizona for a shoot and are assigned chaperones Ted Stiles Milner and Buz Mur dock George Maharis on Route 66. The program airs Friday July 28 from 8:30 to 9:30 PM on Channel 13.
Army recruit Philippe W. Vire Jr., 20, son of Mr and Mrs William Vire of Biddeford Maine, completed eight weeks of radio relay and carrier operation training at Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia. He joined the Army last February after graduating in 1961 from St Louis High School and working at Bagley’s Red and White in Saco.
St John parish hall hosted the annual summer fair with a lobster salad supper drawing large crowds. An additional similar supper was planned for next Friday from 5 30 to 7 30 p m. Kitchen, dining room and gift tables were led by Eunice Pettengill Katherine Whitman Anne Lublinsky Marie Court May Slaney and Frances Pettengill. Sunday pupils ran a lemonade stand with Roxanne Pettengill and David Pushaw supervising toys until a heavy shower drove activities indoors.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.