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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1961
Page
3
Directory lists St Joseph St Andre St Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity Kennebunk St Monica St Martha Margaret Ogunquit All Saints Bible Baptist Second Parish First Parish Congregational School Street Methodist North Saco Christian Science Society Salvation Army and Holiness group with pastors and service times for Sundays and weekly gatherings across Saco and neighboring towns.
EpIscopal churches in Crescent Street Saco Portland road and East Waterboro list service times. Rev Mark M McCullough presides at Christ and St David with Holy Communion and sermons at 8, 11, and 10 am. St John By the Sea in Old Orchard Beach offers 8 and 11 15 am services. St Stephen the Martyr on East Waterboro hosts 9 30 am worship with Rev T S Knox.
Biddeford churches listed include Biddeford St Demetrios Greek Orthodox at 35 Adams Street with Rev Sam J Kalamaras, offering Orthros Sunday 10 to 11 a m and Divine Liturgy 11 a m to noon, plus Sunday school at 10 30 in the parish hall. Advent Christian Church on Hillard Chapel streets led by Rev Delmar Lee presents morning worship at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 a m. First Universalist Church at City Square with Rev Edmund W Beal has morning worship at 11 and notes first and third Sundays. Second Congregational White Church on Crescent Street under Rev H Lewis Cutler D D has June services at 10 30 a m. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pool with Rev James D Riddle holds morning prayer at 11, nursery, and coffee hour post service. South Biddeford Methodist on Pool Road led by Rev Riddle offers morning prayer at 9:30 and evening prayer at 6. United Baptist on Jefferson Street with Rev Morley J Durest lists Sunday school at 9 45 and morning worship at 11.
In Kennebunkport Advent Christian church Rev Milford G Butterfield leads church school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m. Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban pastor offers church school for all ages at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with nursery and children's church. First Congregational church at North street and Arundel road with Rev Robert M Howes pastor holds morning worship at 9 30 p m. South Congregational church on Temple street with Rev Robert M Howes pastor holds morning worship at 9 and 11 a m.
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 Mar as second assistant. Priesthood meeting at 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape led by Rev Henry O Megert with church school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m.
Old Orchard Beach churches post Sunday services and classes across multiple houses of worship. Methodist, First Baptist, Advent Christian, Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal, and Salvation Army share times for Sunday school from 9:45 a m to 11 a m and worship services around 11 a m to 2:30 p m, with pastors named and locations listed.
Unitarian church First Congregational parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman offers morning worship and Sunday school at 11 a.m. Christchurch presents services at 9:30 and 11 with Rev. Frederick Holmberg and Robert B. Culmer. Kennbunk Baptist on Main Street, led by Rev. Chester M. Staples, has Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street offers Sunday school at 11 a.m. and morning service at 11. West Kennebunk Methodist Church, Rev. John H. Jordan, holds 9:00 a.m. worship with soloist Miss Mary Vigne and organist Miss Elizabeth Hersey.
A meditation on June as a season of beginnings including graduations weddings and new journeys. Emphasizes preparation discipline integrity and perspective on beginnings and endings guided by religious verse and a call to purposeful action.
Wells First and Second Congregational Churchs on Route 1 move worship to the Second church at 10 30 a m with Sunday school after the children's sermon. Full Gospel Church on Route 9 A near 109 holds Sunday school 2 p m and a 3 p m service led by Rev Lula Nicholson. Highpine Baptist Church on Sam ford road, led by Rev Wayne A Porter, offers Sunday school at 1 p m and worship at 2 p m. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist Church on Route 9 A with Rev Coleman ixors has Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m. Moody Community Church in Moody Community hall Route 1, with Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball, has Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m.
AP dispatch notes the East German regime plans to block the July Kirchentag rally in Berlin, aiming to keep East and West church members apart. Communists confiscate church papers and veto East Berlin meetings while urging East Germans to avoid West Berlin travel. The Church of the Union spans both sides, complicating regime aims.
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev. Paul S Hazlett holds morning worship at 11 a m and evening service at 7 39 p m with regular Sunday schedule at the building.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church led by Rev Norman J Langmaid holds services each Sunday at 930 AM with church school at 1030 AM directed by Mrs Stanley Stearns. Advent Christian Church under Rev Lloyd Osborne offers morning worship at 11 AM and Sunday school at noon. Lyman Baptist Church with Pastor Robert I Vance conducts Sunday school at 945 AM and morning worship at 11 AM.
The Old Orchard Beach Historical Society has arranged a summer exhibit series at the Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library. The schedule begins with dolls and toys, then lace and embroidery, July 15 to August 1 features patchwork and home products, followed by jewelry and fans, and finally early views of Old Orchard Beach and society possessions. Talks are planned to acquaint visitors with society interests.
The Park Street school music director Alexander Economos led annual honors awarding numerous band members. Certificates went to Kathy Reagan Gary Drinkwater Louis Normand Richard King Carole Spiller Marilyn Clark Bonnie Wright Michael Lucas Kathy James Patricia Arseneaud Anne Bancroft Gayle Murray Richard West Richard Ackley Robert Buckland Linda Nadeau Thomas Peirce Timothy Butler Marlene Polito Douglas Green Susan Eemery Calvin Bridges Alice Jewell Kent Berdeen Michael Welch Filomena LeVopa Eric Record Emma Hutchins Marilyn Pitman Brenda Ellsworth Martha Wentworth Stephen Fisher Alan McBride John True Betsy Clark Barbara Truscott Linda Nadeau Bruce Kimbell Linda Groneng Verlon Curran Jerry Maling Carol Nadeau Dawn Dyer Wadsworth Williams Judith Bancroft Thomas Tomas Robert Burleigh Cindy Dresser Eric Johnston Robert Stone Joan Grace Ruthy Cumler JoVanna Kezar Thomas Pierce Seth Emmons Mark Cuneo Carl Austin Nancy Lavasser David Thayer
Wells High School held its commencement for 35 seniors at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Diplomas were awarded along with five scholarships and multiple academic athletic and music honors. Principal Russell Noyes introduced honor students and announced award recipients including Hubbard Rumson Ricker Hanson Everson and Brown.
Old Orchard Beach High sets commencement activities from June 11 to June 16. Baccalaureate Sunday 3 p.m. Alumni Hall features Rev John Stahl and Rev R K Pier with music and speeches. Graduates include Leah Aranovitch, Dale Armstrong, John Bird, Kathleen Blow, many others. Class Night Monday at Old Orchard House 7 p m with master Kenneth Tripp. graduation Thursday June 15 at 8 p m Alumni Hall with invocations, performances, and diploma awards. Class colors blue and white. flower red rose.
A historical public notice lists individuals including Thomas Kezar Derek Buckland Robert Sprague Dianne Bridges Stephen Belyea Cheryl Belanger Ronald Dyer Celena Chamber Iain Stanley Smit William Bry ant Ellen Lebland Robert Hamilton Christina Goldammer Joseph Bragitano Thomas Wentworth Michael Peterson Timothy Butler Joyce Davidson Craig Tufts Roy Welch Gregory Seekins Edna McKay Richard Hutchins Kathy Mahrt Albert Smith Cheryl Howard Richard Knight Dale Bodwell Sandra Dickinson Gerald Stone Janet Pepin Carol Gilblair Betsy Tibbetts Brooks MacDonald Carlene Mathieu Betsy Briddell for a government filing.
The Old Orchard Beach Taxpayers association will hold a dinner meeting for members and guests on Monday at the Seaside house located at Atlantic and West Grand avenue. Dinner is served at 6 30 followed by a speaking program by a guest speaker.
Kennebunk High School hosted tryouts to form the 1961 62 senior majorette squad with three judges two baton instructors and a music director scoring. Qualifiers include Lynda Breary Nancy Milligan Carol Taute Paula Genthner Margaret Bouchard Sally Angel Ann Winston and Pamela Budd Economos will announce the head majorette in the fall.
Kennebunk residents and relatives gather for graduations at Kennebunk High School. Emphasis on Miss Martha Dymkoski and Henry Kingsbury. Visitors include Mrs. Ethel Welch from Portland and Miss Maude Hatch from Lowell. Legion Auxiliary meets at 50 Pleasant Street Springvale. Baptist Missionary group plans Kennebunk Pond outing. Olive Rebekah lodge hosts reception for Maine leaders at Lee Park Caribou.
Children's Sunday will be observed tomorrow at 10 30 a m in the Wells Second Congregational church with pupils of Sunday school classes participating in the morning worship service. Highpine chapter Order of De Molay will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the Highpine Masonic hall Sanford road Wells.
Mrs Genevieve Dickinson of Roanoke says she does not teach speech as a subject but teaches Mary and Johnny. She describes speech as a tool like grammar and writing and emphasizes selling its value to students. Her approach aims to help children learn to speak with impact in a world where voices travel worldwide in seconds.
Graduation exercises at Kennebunk Junior High were held in the new high school gym with a large audience. The program included a processional by the junior high band, invocations by Rev. Chester Staples, glee club selections, and presentations of promotion certificates by Superintendent John I Seekins Jr. Cast of graduates lists many named students culminating with a social in the high school auditorium.
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