Church Directory listings across Saco and nearby towns
A church and church school directory lists pastored Mass times at St. Joseph St Andre Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity Old Orchard Beach St Margaret Pine Point St Jude St Monica St Martha Wells St Mary Saco United Baptist School Methodist Second Parish Universalist Unitarian North Saco First Parish Christian Science Salvation Army and Holiness services across multiple streets and towns with stated Mass and worship times and pastors’ names.
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Notre Dame de Lourdes
Albert Charette
Most Holy Trinity Church
Main Street
Saco
Maurice Boland
Old Orchard Beach St. Margaret Church
Old Orchard Street
Edward F. Walsh
Armand J. Landry
Pine Poin St. Jude Church
Kennebunk St. Monica
William J. Kelly
J. Henry Fournelle
St. Martha
Episcopal Services Across Maine Towns Schedule
The article lists church notes for Christ Church Biddeford Trinity Saco St. John Old Orchard Beach and St. David Kennebunk with priests, service times Holy Communion and church school details. Notable names include Rev. Mark M McCullough Rev T S Knox and Rev Harold McElwain. Morning worship and family services are outlined.
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Christ Church
Cresent Street
Biddeford
Mark M. McCullough
Holy Communion
Trinity Church
Cleveland Street
Saco
T. S. Knox
St. John-by-the-Sea
St. John Street
Old Orchard Beach
Harold McElwain
St. David
Kennebunk
Weekly church services in Biddeford and surrounding areas
Listings detail service times and pastors for Greek Orthodox, Universalist, Unitarian Universalist, Baptist, Congregational, Advent Christian, Full Gospel Assembly, and Methodist churches in Biddeford and South Biddeford. Programs include Matins, Divine Liturgy, Sunday schools, morning worship, and Bible study across multiple streets and churches.
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St. Demetrois
Adams Street
Joakim Valasiadis
First Universalist Church
City Square
Edmund W. Beal
Unitarian Universalist
Unitarian
School _ street
Saco
Biddeford United
Full Gospel Assembly
Corner Hill
Chapel Streets
Foss Street
Corner Foss and
Pool Streets
James D. Riddle
South Biddeford
Multichurch Services Listed in Kennebunkport Area
The Kennebunkport area clergy include Kennebunkport Village Baptist with Rev. George P. Urban and a church school at 11 a.m. First Congregational on North Street and Arundel Road led by Rev. Robert M. Howes with a 9 30 a.m. service. South Congregational on Temple Street also led by Rev. Howes offering 9 and 11 a.m. worship. Advent Christian with Rev. Philip L. Shuman holds church school at 9 45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.
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Village
Mormon Church Announces Saco Meetings at G A R Hall
Elders Wendell J. Hall and David W. Scott, from 52 School Street Saco, will conduct services at the G A R hall. Sacrament meeting scheduled for 10 30 a m Sunday school at 11 a m with church officials in charge.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon Church
Saco
G. A. R. Hall
Wendell J. Hall
David W. Scott
School Street
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Services
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church announces Sunday activities led by Rev. H. C. Megert. Sunday school begins at half past nine in the morning and morning worship starts at 10 45 a m.
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Cape Porpoise Methodist Church
H. C. Megert
Local church services listed for Goodwins Mills and Lyman
Goodwins Mills Methodist church with Rev Norman J Langmaid presiding morning worship at 9 30 and Sunday school at 10 30 Lloyd Osborne also listed as pastor with 11 00 worship and 12 00 Sunday school Lyman Baptist church led by Harry J Curran minister with Sunday school at 10 00 and morning worship at 11 00
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Methodist Church
Norman J. Langmaid
Advent Christian Church
Lloyd Osborne
Lyman Baptist Church
Harry J. Curran
Local Churches Sunday Schedule Listings
First Baptist Ocean Avenue pastors G Stephen Johnsteen 2:30 worship. Advent Christian Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach Thurlow 9:45 Sunday school 11:00 morning worship. Methodist Washington Avenue J Clarke Collind 9:45 church school 11:00 morning worship. Faith Tabernacle Atlantic Avenue Third Street Russell K Pier 9:45 Sunday school 11:30 Junior church 11:00 morning worship. Salvation Army Union Avenue Robert K Reid officer in charge 9:45 Sunday school 11:00 holiness meeting.
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Advent Christian Church
Saco ‘Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Heriman Thurlow
Methodist
Washington Avenue
J. Clarke Collind
Faith Tabenacle
Pentecostal
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Russell K. Pier
Salvation Army
Union Avenue
Robert K. Reid
Churches Calendar of Summer Services in Kennebunk
The Kennebunk area lists church schedules including Kennebunk Christ Church at Dane Street with services at 9 30 and 11 45 am, Kennebunk Baptist Church on Main Street with Bible school at 9 45 am and worship at 11 am, Christian Science Society at Summer Street with Sunday school at 11 am, Unitarian First Congregational Parish noting no services in June and summer services starting July 5 at 11 am with Arundel Opera Company providing music, Alewife Baptist Church with Sunday service at 2 pm, and West Kennebunk Methodist Church with morning worship at 9 am and church school at 10 am.
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Christ Church
Dane Street
JE Holmberg
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Main Street
Thomas C. Maren
Christian Science Society
Summer Street
Unitarian Church
First Congregational Parish
Carl ‘Bierman
the Arundel Opera Company
Alewife Baptist Church
Thomas C. Martin
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
John
Jordan
Wells and area churches unite for Sunday worship
First and Second Congregational churches of Wells share Union worship Sundays at 10 30 a m at the Second church north of Wells Corner Sunday school classes also meet at 10 30 a m at Baptist Church Sanford road Highpine led by Rev Wayne A Porter Sunday school at 1 p m worship at 2 p m Wells Branch Freewill Baptist Route 9 A pastor Rev Coleman York Morning worship 10 30 a m Moody Community Church Moody Community hall Route 1, led by Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball with Sunday school classes at 10 a m
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First
Second Congregational
Wells
U. S. Route 1
Lewis A. Chase
Wells Corner
Sanford Road
Highpine
Wayne A. Porter
North Berwick
Wells Branch
Freewill Baptist Church
Route
Coleman York
South Berwick
Moody Community Church
Moody Community Hall
Route 1
Nelson Kimball
Ogunquit Church Services and Pastors
Ogunquit Methodist church on Shore road led by Rev. Robert A. Carter of York holds morning worship at 9 30 with Sunday school at 10 30. Ogunquit Baptist church on Shore road with Rev. Paul S. Hazlett conducts morning worship at 10 30 and Sunday school at 1 30.
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Ogunquit Methodist Church
Shore Road
Robert A. Carter
York
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Paul S. Hazlett
Dinner guests gather for Whittemore at Port land home
Old Orchard Beach host Ruth Whittemore welcomed a family group to her Portland residence on Thursday evening. Attendees included Violet Mewer, Kay Mewer and guests Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pritchard and their children Marc Lynn and Evan of West Hyattsville Maryland, Laura Washburn, Roland Mewer and daughter Kathy of Old Orchard Beach, and Charles Tanner and children C. V Elizabeth and Gail of Kennebunk. Stanley Leonard and his wife traveled to Alfred to bring their son Leigh home from Dennis Hall school for the summer vacation.
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Ruth Whittemore
Portland
Violet Mewer
Kay Mewer
Patrick Pritchard
Marc
Lynn
Evan
West Hyattsville
Laura Washburn
Roland Mewer
Kathy
Old Orchard Beach
Charles Tanner
C. V
Elizabeth
Gail
Kennebunk
Stanley Leonard
Alfred Friday
Leigh
Denis Hall School
The Conquering Spirit in the Naaman Narrative
A reflective piece praising John Foster Dulles for indomitable spirit despite illness and setbacks. It links modern resilience to the Biblical Naaman, noting Dulles as a capable churchman and statesman who faced cancer, resignation, and global political challenges with dedication. It draws parallels to Son Robert A. Taft and personal life experiences of endurance.
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Naaman
Elisha
United States
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Mr. Dulles
Keer
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Religion Struggle in East Germany Tears at Church Unity
East Germany’s Evangelical church faces collapse under Communist pressure as central authorities lose grip. Local pastors bear the fight, with attendance falling and rites replacing church confirmations. About 5,000 pastors remain, 1,000 posts vacant, while a third of clergy tilt toward cooperation with the regime.
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Seymour Topping
Berlin
East Germany
Otto Dibelius
All-Germany Church
Evangelical Church
OES Degree Ceremony Held at Wells with Regional Guests
Priscilla chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held a degree ceremony at the High Pine Masonic hall in Wells attended by guests from Adah Biddeford Reading Mass and Sarah Orne Jewett South Berwick. Donations of five dollars each were given to Wells West End Baseball and Ogunquit Little League.
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Priscilla
Order of the Eastern Star
Highpine Masonic Hall
Wells
Helen Daly
Adah
Biddeford
Agnes Johnson
Wells West End
Ogunquit
Mildreth Kimball
Maine
Portland
Fred Gray
Agnes Swett
South Berwick
Reading
Mass
Quincy
Sarah Orne Jewett
Priscilla Galencia
Gordon Galencia
Beatrice Spiller
Vera Brackett
Vivian Hanson
Florence Jellison
Ruth Gowen
Philippians 4 22 Greeting Saints In Christ Jesus
A brief citation from Philippians 4 22 in the King James Version noting the greeting to all saints in Christ Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Kennebunk VFW Post Names Adjutant at Meeting
Comdr Leon Lindquist presided at the Kennebunk VFW meeting when Preston Smith was named adjutant to Donald Hanson. A carnival sponsorship was discussed for a later date and get well wishes were sent to Marinus and Mrs Richard th. The next meeting is set for Thursday June 25 with refreshments by Donald Hanson and William Wormwood.
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Leon Lindquist
V. F. W. Post
Kennebunk
Preston Smith
Donald Hanson
Marinus Oe
Richard Th
William Wormwood
Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters Plan Summer Recess and Events
Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters of Kennebunk held a meeting chaired by Mrs. Agnes Foss to approve a summer recess. An invitation was accepted for a Grand Secretary Jennie Casparius reception on June 26 at West Falmouth Hall hosted by Falmouth Temple. A July 24 Washington Park food sale chaired by Furbish Strayhorn Pillsbury Varney and a Sabbath Day Lake picnic at month end were planned with listed hostesses and committee members. Next gathering slated for June 24 with Irene Congdon and Eleanor Leech as hostesses.
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Agnes Foss
Ivy Temple Pythian Sisters
Kennebunk
Jennie Casparius
West Falmouth R
P.hall
Falmouth Temple
Washington Park
Fannie Furbish
Jessie Strayhorn
Stella [Pillsbury
Virginia Var- Iney
Sabbath Day Lake
Theo Stanley
Bessie Shepard
Sadie Clark
Gussie Ephross
Gertrude Hatch
Gertrude Barrett
Irene Congdon
Elleanor Leech
Dinner Party and Graduation Notes from New England News
Mrs Harry Lapirow hosts a dinner for guests including Mrs Henry Stix of Cincinnati and Amrita Nigam in New York. Alan Weston’s Amherst College wedding precedes his graduation. multiple relatives travel from New York and Amherst for celebrations. In Dayton, Legion auxiliary names new committee chairs and reports on a poppy poster contest at Cousens Memorial school with prize winners.
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Harry Lapirow
Main Istreet
Kennebunk
Eugene Weston
Henry Stix
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hall Hoetheesing
Bombay
India
New York
Amrita Nigam
Amherst
Alan Weston
Amherst College
Huetheesing
Miss Nigam
Lapirow
Dayton Legion
Evelyn Leathers
Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Dayton
Grace Hines
Dorothy Taylor
Viola McAlevey
Doris Mooers
Alice Noel
Arlene Chase
Nellie Burgess
Algena Perry
Dorothy Locke
Cousens Memorial School
Tthe School
Hope Lord
Irene Mooers
Land Lorraine Gray
Togus Veterans Hospital
Togus Hospital
Leathers
Doris Mooara
Taylor
Wells Post Office Dedication and Local Notices
Dedication ceremonies for the new Wells Post Office will be held Sunday at 2 p m with social exercises guest speakers and Wells High School band music A tour of inspection and a Children s Day program at Wells Second Congregational Church tomorrow at 10 30 a m includes a Sunday school program and infant baptism A pins year bars and Bibles will be distributed Mr and Mrs Harry E Wheaton relocate to Damariscotta and Mrs Wheaton retires from teaching duties F A Arthur H Wheaton US Navy son of the Wheaton family has completed boot training at Great Lakes and is spending two weeks in Wells and Damariscotta
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New Wells
Wells High School
Wells Second Congregational Church
Harry E. Wheaton
Upper Landing Road
Wells
Damariscotta
Wheaton
F. A. Arthur H. Wheaton
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Land
Wells and
Bible School Opens In Kennebunk With 45 Enrolled
Christ Church Bible school in Kennebunk opened for two weeks with 45 children registered. Classes run daily 9 to 11:30 am with co supervisors Mrs. Henry A. Dyer and Miss Nancy Noury and secretary Mrs. Clarence Lombard. Students split into nature based and work worship focused lessons under several teachers.
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Christ Church Bible School
Kennebunk
Henry A. Dyer
Nancy Noury
Clarence Lombard
God
Kenneth Ackley
Edgar Fisher
Albert Tremblay
Miniwanca Star Club Plans Supper and Sale
The Miniwanca Star club plans a public supper and sale of cooked foods and fancy work for Wednesday July 22, at the home of Mrs Frances Murphy Sea View avenue Old Orchard Beach. Sale opens 2 p m supper served 5 30 to 7 p m at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall West Grand avenue Old Orchard Beach. President Mrs Marjorie Douglas chairs the supper committee. all chapter members to contribute items.
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Miniwanca Star Club
Frances Murphy
Sea View Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
West Grand Avenue
Marjorie Douglass
Ember 19
Asa Douglas
Winneganee
Yarmouth
Cay Mewer
Gertrude Wight
Marjorie Douglas
Lillian Nowell
Mildred Nowell
Martha Hodgkins
Florence Benson
Wells Relief Corps To Hold Annual Bazaar
The Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief corps met at Wells Grange hall for a final gathering before September. Luncheon was served by Mrs. Marion Bridges and Mrs. Bessie Kimball. A sewing club will meet June 18 at 10 am at Mrs. Vera Hill’s home to prepare items for the August 1 bazaar. Get-wet cards were sent to several members. Mrs. Kelley sent thanks. Mrs. Kimball won a cake and the day’s project. Bridges received the mystery package. Dinner committee for September 9 includes Vera Hill and Sadie Murray. Eight members attended the session led by president Barbara Perkins.
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Abraham Lincoln Women’s Relief Corps
Wells Grange Hall
Marion Bridges
Bessie Kimball
Sewing Club
Vera Hill
Ethel Kelley
Marion Wormwood
Alice Davis
Charles Kennard
Joseph Paradis
Kelley
Sadie Murray
Barbara Perkins
Maine graduate Merrill C. Swan earns BA in business and economics
Merrill C. Swan, son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Swan of 51 Od Orchard Road Saco, graduates from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Arts in business and economics. He belonged to Mu Alpha Phiison and Theta Chi, serving as president junior and senior year and secretary and rushing chairman respectively. He will join the W T Grant management training program this summer.
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University of Maine
Merrill C. Swan
Clifford Swan
Od Orchard Road
Saco
Swan
Mu Alpha Fusilon
Theta Chi Fraternity
W. T.grant
Engagement announced for Miss Viviane M Roy to Arthur E Milliard
The engagement of Miss Viviane M Roy to Arthur E Milliard son of Mr and Mrs Er nest Milliard of Buxton Road Saco is announced by her mother Mrs Pauline Roy of 488 Main Street Biddeford Miss Roy a graduate of St Joseph High School currently works for Waterhouse Spencer and Carroll Attorneys At Law Milliard attended Saco schools and works for Hampshire Footwear Co in Somersworth NH October 17 is set as the wedding date
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Viviane M. Roy
Arthur E. Milliard
Ernest Milliard
Buxton Road
Saco
Pauline Roy
Main Street
Biddeford
Miss Roy
St. Joseph High School
Waterhouse, Spencer and Carroll
Hampshire Footwear Co
Somersworth
N. H
Lapirow Attends Internal Medicine Course in Boston
Dr. Harry Lapirow of Main Street Kennebunk joined 125 doctors from 33 states and five foreign countries at a one week post graduate course in internal medicine hosted by Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The program by Dr. George W. Thorn aims to keep practicing physicians current on advances in diagnosis and treatment. Thirty-two Harvard doctors participated, with renowned specialists in heart, kidney and endocrine diseases teaching.
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Harry Lapirow
Main Street
Kennebunk
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston
George W. Thorn
Hersey
Institute For Advanced Medical Study
Harvard
International
Lightning Strikes Beal Home in Goodwins Mills
A thunderstorm delayed Mr and Mrs Perley Beal from leaving Goodwins Mills causing a lightning strike on their Huffs road house. A flash fire erupted in a plastic curtain and near an electrical outlet but was quickly discovered, causing little damage.
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Perley Beal
Huffs Road
Goodwins Mills
Huffs
Vacation Bible School To Start In Kennebunk
The Kennebunk Baptist church announces two weeks of daily Vacation Bible School from June 15 to June 26, 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays. Co directors are Beatrice Pendleton and Frances Fern assisted by church studies.
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Kennebunk Baptist Church
Beatrice Pendleton
Kentucky
Philadelphia College of the Bible
Frances Fern
Dexter
Gordon College
Boston
Rotary meeting notes and local visit highlights
Thirty nine members and guests attended the Kennebunk Inn Rotary meeting with President Joseph Ruest presiding. Rev. Thomas C. Martin spoke on Space Man and God, stressing that God is already out there as man ventures into space. Nearby visits included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pierce and relatives touring Dover Foxcroft and Lee Maine to see Mrs. Percy Brown, and Mrs Ferris A. Freme and children visiting with Christen Christensen in Grove Street.
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Ernest Pierce
Rossroad
Roy Pierce
Kezar Falls
Dover-Foxcroft
Lee
Maine
Percy Brown
Ferris A. Freme
Christine
Mark
Bruce
Caribou
Christen Christensen
Grove Street
Elfred Leech
Tommy
Oneonta
N. Y
A. Wesley Leech
Lake Cheesuncook
Leon Lindquist
Kennebunk Company
Kennebunk Inn
Joseph Ruest
John Christensen
Thomas
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St. Joseph Church
Elie Hevey
St. Andre
Bacon Street
Aime Giguere
A. m. Mary
St. Mary Street
Cornelius Enright
P. R
Wells St. Mary
Henry Fournelle
North Saco
Hamilton Memorial
Beach Street
James C. Geddes
Ili
A. m
Episcopal Churches
Kennebunkport
Mormon Churches
First Baptist Church
Ocean Avenue
G. Stephen Johnsteen
Clement P. Wight
Dial
William E. Gilroy
D.D
Dibelius
East Berlin
Jesus Christ
Paul
Philippi
Christ
Old Orchard Beach High School
Tamara Ann Ford
Nathan F. Ford
Fern Park Avenue
Alumni Hall
Cecil J. Cutts
Miss Ford
Amos McCallum, Jr
Kennebunk Vfw
Ivy Temple
University of New Hampshire
Donald E. Church
Theniversity
Phi Sigma
Alpha Zeta
Thornton Academy
Navy
U. S. Forest Service
White Mountains National Forest
Conway
William MacCubbin
Casadora
Bible School
Beal
Vacation Bible School
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