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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1961

Page

3

Church Directory for Saco and Nearby Towns

Directory lists priests and pastors for St Joseph St Andre Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity Camp Ellis St Monica Kennebunkport Martha Old Orchard Beach Margaret Ogunquit Bible Baptist Second Parish First Parish Saco Methodist North Saco Congregational Christian and United Baptist churches with listed Sunday Masses and service times across multiple towns in the area. It notes summer worship shifts at Camp Ellis and winter mass pauses for Ogunquit.

Kennebunkport St. Martha Church William J. Kelly J. Henry Fournelle Old Orchard Beach

Episcopal Churches Schedule and Clergy in Maine

The notice lists Episcopal churches and clergy in Maine including Christ Church Crescent Street with Rev Mark M McCullough, Trinity Church Main and Cleveland with Rev T S Knox, St David Church Portland Road with Rev Mark M McCullough, St John By the Sea Old Orchard Beach with Rev Harold McElwain, and East Waterboro with Rev T S Knox. It details service times such as Holy Communion and sermons, nursery and classes, and evening prayers, plus parish hall activities.

Episcopal Churches Christ (Episcopal Crescent Street Mark M. McCullough Trinity Episcopal Church Main Cleveland Streets Saco T. S. Knox St. David (Episcopal) Church Portland Road Mark M Me. Cullough St. John-By-the-Sea St.ohn Street Old Orchard Beach Harold McElwain Oly Communion Piscopal Church East Water Baro St. Stephen - the ~- Martyr

Local church services listed for Sunday across Biddeford area

Multiple houses of worship in Biddeford and nearby areas publish Sunday service times. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church on Adams Street lists Orthros 10 to 11 a m and Divine Liturgy 11 a m to noon with Sunday school at 10 30 a m. Advent Christian Church notes morning worship at 10 a m and a day school at 11 a m. First Universalist on City Square shows 11 a m worship on first and third Sundays. Second Congregational on Crescent Street has June Sundays at 10 30 a m. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pools holds morning prayer at 11 a m with nursery and coffee after. South Biddeford Methodist on Pool Road also holds morning prayer at 9 30 a m and evening prayer at 6. United Baptist on Jefferson Street lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11.

the Bible Baptist Church of Saco John E. Fickett Saco City Hall Second Parish Unitarian Church Pepperell Park Edmund W Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Adams Street Sam J. Kalamaras Orthros Advent Christian Church Hilard Chapel Delmar Lee First Universalist Church City Square Edmund W Beal Crescent Street H. Lewis Cutler D. D Foss Street Methodist Foss and Pool Streets James Douglass Riddle

Sunday Worship Services at Local Churches

Advent Christian church conducts morning worship at 11 a m with church school at 9 45 am led by Rev Milford G Butterfield. Village Baptist Church on Maine and Spring hosts church school for all ages at 9 45 am and worship at 11 am with nursery and children church. First Congregational on North street and Arundel road offers morning worship at 9 30 am under Rev Robert M Howes, pastor. South Congregational on Temple street also led by Rev Howes holds worship at 9 and 11 am.

Advent Christian Church Milford G. Butterfield Village

Mormon Church Meetings At Advent Church Saco

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds services at the Advent church on Cleveland street in Saco. Elder Maurice Dupuis serves as superintendent with Elder William W. Howard as first assistant and Elder Roger V. Marden as second assistant. Priesthood and meeting at 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormon) Church Advent

Area churches schedule Sunday services in Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach churches list morning Sunday school times from 9:45 to 11:45 with worship services at 11:00, 2:30, and 1:00 p.m. including First Baptist Ocean Avenue, Advent Christian on Seco Avenue, Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic and Third, and Salvation Army at Union Avenue with 9:45 Sunday school and 3:00 Holiness meeting.

Pentecostal c Atlantic Avenue Third Street Russell Per Salvation Army Union Avennue Robert Reid

Kennebunk area church services and leaders listed

Local church notices list ministers and service times across Kennebunk and West Kennebunk. First Congregational parish led by Rev Carl Bierman with 11 am worship, Christchurch with 9:30 and 11 am services, Kennebunk Baptist on Main Street with 11 am worship, Christian Science Society at 11 am, and West Kennebunk Methodist with 9 am worship and sermon featuring soloist Miss Mary Vigne and organist Miss Elizabeth Hersey.

Unitarian Church First Congregational Carl Bierman Christchurch Frederic’. Holmberg Robert B. Culmer Kenneunk West Kennebunk Methodist Church John H. Jordan Mary Vigne Elizabeth Hersey

Church service changes across Wells area churches

Wells First and Second Congregational churches move Sunday 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 holds Sunday school at 2 p m and worship at 3 p m Rev Lula Nicholson pastor Highpine Baptist on Sanford road near North Berwick holds Sunday school at 1 p m and worship at 2 p m Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A Rev York of South Berwick leads morning worship at 10 30 a m Moody Community church at Moody Community Hall Route 1 holds Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with Mr and Mrs Nelson in charge

First Second Congregational Wells U. S John N. Simpson Wells Corner Full Gospel Lula Nicholson Highpine Baptist Church San Iford Road Wayne A Porter North Berwick Wels Freewill Baptist Church Roy Coleman York South Berwick m. Moody Community = church Moody Community Hall Nelson

Ogunquit Baptist Church Services Notice

Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Broad invites worshipers to morning service at 11 a m and evening service at 7 39 p m led by Rev Paul S Hazlett pastor.

Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Broad Paul S. Hazlett Land

Goodwins Mills Methodist pastor announces summer worship schedule

Goodwins Mills Methodist church lists summer worship at 10 45 a m through August 6 with no church school sessions until September 10. Advent Christian church led by Rev Lloyd Osborne holds morning worship at 11 a m and Sunday school at 12 noon. Lyman Baptist Church with Pastor Robert I Vance offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m.

Goodwins Mills Norman Langmaid Adven Christian Church Lloyd Osborne Lyman Baptist Church Robert I. Vance

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Service Notice

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces Rev. Henry O Megert as minister. Church school at 9:30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m.

Cape Porpoise

Linda Littlefield Feted At Shower

Linda Joan Littlefield was honored at a bridal shower Wednesday evening at the Moody home of Mrs. David Moulton. She will marry Bruce Gordon Coburn at Ogunquit Baptist Church Saturday at 4 p.m. Neighbors and friends presented gifts, with many more sent by those unable to attend.

Linda Joan Littlefield David Moulton Moody Miss Littlefield Bruce Gordon Coburn Ogunquit Baptist Church

New Highways to Explore in Upgrading City Maps

An essay urges updating maps to reflect changing boundaries and urban growth. It argues for blending past heritage with new routes, comparing moral navigation to physical roadways, and warns against clinging to outdated signposts while recognizing scientists and leaders shaping society. It frames progress as choosing new roads without discarding the old path.

Rugambwa’s Noble Path From Jungle Parish to Vatican

Laurian Cardinal Rugambwa, tribal name meaning The Noble One, visits the United States to address the National Press Club in Washington. A former jungle curate, he rose to the Vatican inner circle after ordination in Tanaganyika’s Rutabo diocese, learning Kiswahili English German and French along the way.

Jules Lohnew John XXIII Rome Rugambwa Vatican Cardinal Rugambwa United States Rutabo Cardinal Bukongo White Fathers Rubya Luganda

Williams Fined for Unregistered Maine Turnpike Drive

Linwood Williams of Brooklyn New York paid a 25 dollar fine in Saco Municipal Court yesterday afternoon for operating a motor vehicle on the Maine Turnpike without registration. Judge Hilary Mahaney imposed the fine on charges brought by State police. Bouquets of white bridal wreath and purple iris decorated the Moulton home for the affair with refreshments served by Mrs Pecy Margeson and Mrs Janet Griffin.

Linwood Williams Brooklyn N. Y Saco Hilary Mahaney Williams Moulton

Burden-Darling Rites Held In Ogunquit Church

Miss Merna Darling and Richard Earl Burden wed at Ogunquit Baptist Church in a candlelight ceremony officiated by Rev Paul S. Hazlett. The couple, both Wells natives, plan to reside in Bath after Cape Cod honeymoon. she wore Chantilly lace with a chapel train and carried a gardenia bouquet.

Ogunquit Baptist Church Merna Darling John A. Darling Depot Road Wells Richard Earl Burden Celia Lord Sanford Road Paul S. Hazlett Edward Boucher Crystal Darling Herman Goodwin South Berwick Geroge Higgins Raymond Beckmore Bradford Colonial Inn Ogunquit Sandra Brown Lee Coulton Russell Darling John Hayes Tricia Miller Cape Cod Mass Washburn Street Bath Burden Wells High School Con Unity Trust Company Wells High

Kennebunk Group Meets At Ossipee

The Independent Service Club of Kennebunk met at Miss Evelyn Smith’s cottage on Little Ossipee Lake for a covered dish supper. After the meal a brief business meeting led by president Mrs. Paul Genthner discussed annual reports and named a nominating committee for September. Present were Mrs. Lowell Maling, Mrs. Vernon Webber, Mrs. Clifton Murray, Mrs. Jon Milligan, Mrs. Henry Smith, Mrs. Furman Jewell, Mrs. Jack Ephross, Mrs. Harriet Garnett, Mrs. Paul Genthner and one guest, Mrs. Robert Marx.

Independent Service Club of Kennebunk Evelyn Smith Little Ossipee Lake Paul Genthner Furman Jewell Smith Genthner Lowell Maling Vernon Webber Clifton Murray Jon Milligan Henry Smith Jack Ephross Harriet Garnett Robert Marx

Six Lots Sold on Old Salt Road in Old Orchard Beach

Rosaire Filion’s six house lots on the Old Salt road in Old Orchard Beach were sold through L. J. Desco teaux Agency to Mr and Mrs. The buyers are unnamed in the fragment and the sale undertook through the local broker.

Rosaire Filion Old Salt Road Old Orchard Beach L. J. Descoteaux

BOV Class Plans York Outing and Food Sale

The BOV class of the Kennebunk Baptist church met at Kennebunk Beach with Mrs. Mildred Hutchins hosting assisted by Mrs. Agnes Simpson and others. They voted to hold an outing at Spiller's Inn in York Beach on Tuesday July 18 and planned a food sale on the church lawn August 11 with Mrs. Tomlinson as chairwoman.

Kennebunk Baptist Church Kennebunk Beach Mildred Hutchins Agnes Simpson Genevieve Currier Louise Nichols Alma Tomlinson Spiller’s Inn York Beach Tomlinson Ruth Chappell Gladys Anderson Myrtle Martha Bragdon William Clark Marion Cousens Harriet Freeman Fannie Furbish Alice Hancock Minnie Robbins Dorothy Brisard Hutchins Myrtle Knight

Priscilla OES Works Degrees On Candidates

Priscilla chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held a June meeting at Highpine Masonic hall Wells to exemplify degrees for candidates. New members welcomed included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrews. special guest Mrs. Agnes H. Swett from South Berwick. Visitors from several chapters attended. Worthy Matron Marjory Fernald presided. a July food sale was announced. Various invitations and receptions were noted, with consolation cards sent to ill or hospitalised members. Substitutes filled officer roles for the session. refreshments concluded the evening. Next meeting after summer recess set for September 8.

Priscilla Order of the Eastern Star Highpine Masonic Hall Sanford Road Wells Frank Andrews Agnes H. Swett South Berwick Grand Chapter Maine Contentment Massachusetts Atlantic Francestown N.H Piscataqua Kittery Madonna Kennebunk Sarah Orne Jewett Marjory Fernald Galencia F. Dless Fernald Margaret Brewster Clover Sanford Fidelity Houston M McIntosh Abenaki Winthrop Roy A.goodale Virginia Earls Phoebe Foster York Richard Gray Priscilla Galencia Donald JS. Paine Tron Esselyn Ikins Ruth Eliabeth Bragdon Martha Daisy Hodges Pauline Quilter Marion Lord

Area Religious Group To Attend United Assembly

Kenneth Carr, presiding minister for Jehovah's Witnesses in Portland Biddeford and Saco area, says over 70 delegates will attend the United Worshipers Assembly at Yankee Stadium New York City in June 2025. Delegates plan early departures Monday to join opening sessions and many will stay in private homes. Car groups are formed for the trip. The convention offers Bible teaching methods and practical applications for daily life with 76000 expected attendees from the Americas Canada and Caribbean islands. Nathan H Knorr Watchtower president will give a public discourse June 25 on When All Nations Unite Under Gods Kingdom.

Kenneth Carr Jehovah's Witnesses Portland Biddeford Saco United Worshipers Assembly Yankee Stadium New York City New York Carr South Central America Canada Caribbean Nathan H. Knorr Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

Classified ad noting market contact in Biddeford

Ugo Ceccetti of Biddeford sought to invest in land buying. Classified ads direct readers to contact the in market seller for fast profitable results, highlighting direct contact as the key to efficient transaction.

Ugo Ceccetti Biddeford

Carole Warren Weds Donald Spiller in Saco Parish

Miss Carole Ann Warren and Donald William Spiller married at First Parish Congregational church Saco officiated by Rev Birger T Johnson. Bridal party wore pastel gowns. background music by Rena Deis and John Tilton. They reside in Orono after September 11 with Mrs Warren and Mr Spiller both UMaine students.

Gladiolas First Parish Congregational Church Saco Carole Ann Warren Donald William Spiller Birger T. Johnson Rena Deis John Tilton Arthur L. Warren Old Orchard Road Elizabeth Trott Harrison Barbara Warren Cynthia Warren Clifford Purvis Steven Hill Silas Warren Skillin Falmouth Pride Robert Sweet Brunswick James Stevens Gorham David Fields Dwight Starbird Naples Roger Winchester Bennagh Road Orono Ellsworth Street Portland Thornton Academy Spiller University of Maine Delta Zeta Farmington High School

Whole Family Glories In Recognition Of Dad

Inez Durham shares pride as Earl Durham is named Worker Father of the Year by the National Fathers Day Committee for youth work. The Louisville family tour includes New York and Washington and first club visit, meeting Ralph Houk, and a TV appearance.

New York Inez Durham Washington Earl Earl Durham National Fathers Day Committee Durhams Louisville Durham Durham's Union Tobacco Company Janice Compton Sandra Carole Bob Pop

Local Firms Move and Summer Employment Planned in Kennebunk Area

Fisher-James Company relocates to 18 Main Street in Kennebunk from the upper square, a former First National store. Raymond Brearey and several others are employed for the summer at local sites including Kennebunk laundry House on the Hill and Sun Dial hotel. Raymond, a Boston Law School graduate, will join Army Intelligence as a second lieutenant this September. Community members attend graduations and cancer drives yield funds of 105.12 in Arundel, 1450 in Kennebunk, 817 in Kennebunkport. Sgt Clayton N. Whitten and Mrs Whitten welcome twin boys born June 7 in Orlando Florida. he prepares for Greenland duty August 31 while Mrs Whitten stays in Orlando with the children.

Fisher-James Company, Inc Upper Square Kennebunk Main Street First National Raymond Brearey Army Lynda Brearey Suzanne Budd Alice Burr Judy Ackley Sun Dial Kennebunk Beach Martin McDonough Martin Portland Joseph Plante Ronald Plante Summer Street Marion Maguire Forest Maguire Richard Gumprecht Neil Falmouth High School Shirley Maguire York County South Arundel Drive Kennenkport Clayton N. Whitten Orlando Hospital Orlando Fla Dale Edward Dean Allen Leland Whitten Lillian Whitten Johannes Bose Winter Park Whittens Daniel Leland Sgt Whitten McCoy Air Force Base Thule Air Force Base Greenland

Saco Girl Again On Girls State Staff

Miss Margo Johnson of Saco returns to Girls State staff for 1960 as a senior counselor after attending 1959 as a delegate and 1960 as a junior counselor. Patricia Fellows of Bucksport also joins the staff. Johnson, a Colby College-bound UNH Class of 1961 student from Bay View Road, will depart Friday for Colby and return June 22 after a week ending with a tea for the governor’s wife at the Blaine Mansion.

Dirigo Margo Johnson Oliver Johnson Bay View Road Saco Miss Johnson Girls State Patricia Fellows Bucksport University of New Hampshire Colby Blaine

Also Mentioned on This Page

Church Directory Camp Ellis Our Lady of Victory Church Arthur J. Dube George J. Plante Bunk St. Monica Church St. Mary Church Ogunquit All Saints Church Kennebunkport Mormon Churches Linda Littlefield Ralph W. Loew D.D Newspaper Enterprise Assa Boundary Buffalo Ohio Hammond New York Map Company Argentina Chile Jesus Ogunquit Church Kennebunk Group Ossipee Priscilla Oes United Assembly Donald W. Spiller Lee Carole Warren Donald Spiller By Joy Miller AP Women's Editor United Baptist Church Saco, Maine Stanley A. Bennett
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