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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1960
Page
3
Comprehensive church directory lists multiple parishes in Saco and surrounding towns with pastor names and Sunday Mass times. Entries note St Joseph St Andre St Mary in Saco Camp Ellis Old Orchard Beach Kennebunk Kennebunkport Wells Ogunquit and more, along with Unitarian, Methodist, Baptist, Congregational and Christian Science listings and service times.
A summary of Sunday services at Christ Church Biddeford Trinity Church Saco St John By the Sea Old Orchard Beach and St David Kennebunk with priests Rev. Mark M McCullough Rev. T S Knox Rev Harold McElwain and others conducting Holy Communion Holy Eucharist and morning prayer are scheduled with specific times across the churches.
During remodeling at Biddeford area churches, Sunday morning services shift to Christ Episcopal Church Crescent Street for 10:30 a.m. liturgy, with Sunday school at Christ Episcopal. Unitarian Universalist and Second Congregational Churches keep summer 10:30 a.m. worship at their regular venues, and several other congregations list pastors, service times, and locations across Biddeford and Saco.
Rev. Stanley A Bennett of Saco will be guest minister at Biddeford Pool Union Church each Sunday. Sunday school classes begin at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 o'clock.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 9 30 a m and Morning Worship at 10 45 a m led by Rev H C Mexert pastor. Services emphasize worship and fellowship for the community.
Local notices list worship times and leaders: Methodist on Washington Avenue with Rev. John T. Stahl offering 8 and 10 30 am services. First Baptist on Ocean Avenue led by Rev. G Stephen Johnston with Sunday school at 1 30 pm and worship at 2 30 pm. Advent Christian on Sace Avenue Old Orchard Beach with Herm Thurlow leading Sunday school at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 am. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street with Rev. Russell K Pier. Sunday school 9 45 am junior church 11 30 am morning worship 11 am. Salvation Army at 91 Union Avenue under Capt. Robert Reid with Sunday school 9 45 am, worship 11 am, Holiness meeting 3 pm and street open air service.
Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church led by Rev. Lloyd Osborne offers morning worship at 11 a.m. and Sunday school at noon. Lyman Baptist Church with pastor Rob ert I. Vance holds Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The Methodist church in Lyman, Pastor Rev Norman J. Langmaid, holds services Sundays at 10:45 a.m. through the summer to Sept 11, with no church school sessions until fall. A children’s church will meet in the Methodist social house during the Sunday morning worship hour for small children.
Unitarian First Congregational parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman offers morning worship and Sunday school at 11 a.m. Christ Church has morning services at 9:30 a.m. with Rev. Frederick Holmberg and Robert B. Culmer. Kennebunk Baptist Church on Main Street presents Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Christian Science Society at Summer Street conducts Sunday school at 11 a.m. Morning service also at 11 a.m. West Kennebunk Methodist Church under Rev. John A. Jordan offers morning worship at 11 a.m. and church school at 10 a.m.
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets led by Rev. George P. Urban offers a church school for all ages at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m with supervised nursery and children's church. First Congregational on North street and Arundel road is led by Rev. Robert M. Howes with morning worship at 9 30 a m. South Congregational on Temple street, also led by Rev. Robert M. Howes, holds morning worship at 11 a m and a church school at 9 45 a m. Philp L. Shuman serves as minister with morning worship at 11 a m.
Wells area churches issue a June schedule with Sunday services at 10 30 a m at the First church Wells Beach road with Rev Lewis A Chase and Union worship. Highpine Baptist in Sanford road holds Sunday school at 1 p m and worship at 2 p m led by Rev Wayne A Porter. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A with Rev Colemar York has Sunday school at 9 3 a m and morning worship. Moody Community church on Moody Community hall Route 1 lists Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m led by Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball.
Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev. Robert A. Carter of York holds morning worship at 9 30 and Sunday School at 10 30. Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road with Rev. Paul S. Hazlett offers morning worship at 10 30 and Sunday School classes at 10 30.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Saco holds sacrament meetings at 10 45 a m each Sunday at the GAR hall with Pastor Charles Chase and Elders Staley and Whitby conducting services.
Mr and Mrs Oliva Lariviere announce the engagement of Priscilla A Lariviere to Patrick Fortier son of Mr and Mrs Alex Fortier with a fall wedding planned at Old Orchard Beach and Sanford locations referenced.
The piece argues that biblical stories of Jacob and Esau mirror modern family and societal conflicts. It cites enmity between brothers as common in business and daily life and urges deeper focus on the causes of unbrotherliness. It posits the Bible as a lasting guide for understanding and reducing conflict in a modern world.
In Dallas the First Baptist Church of Dallas led by Rev. Dr. W A Criswell deepens roots near Ervan and San Jacinto streets. The church financed a one million dollar purchase across the street, adding gym skating and bowling facilities while Good Shepherd Department directs outreach to low income districts and youth.
Kennebunk selectmen will hold a hearing Tuesday at 7 30 p m on a zoning change for Upper High street petitioned by about 30 High street residents to switch from Commercial to Residential. Tax bills to property owners will be mailed next week per town manager Frederick Staples.
Mrs Alfie Leech and Mrs Katherine Ambrose from the Webber Lefebvre post of Kennebunk attend a three day session at Old Orchard Beach. Mrs Beatrice Wakefield, past president of Kennebunkport Auxiliary and York County Council president, will be installed this afternoon as vice president of Maine Auxiliary first district.
Eugene Dauphinais sells his 14 Seaview Avenue cottage in Old Orchard Beach to Florence Kurk jean of Waltham Massachusetts. The Jon Milligan Co. reports multiple area property transfers including the Tal bot house in Kennebunkport to Frank Beard and later to Stanley Pargellis of Chicago for retirement use, and several other transfers through Downing and Maker Inc and Horace W. Tinkham. Additional transactions include duplex and single-family home sales on High Street and West Kennebunk routes, with buyers and current/workplace details and planned moves noted.
Carol J Girard daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Girard and Richard Hewett Swenson son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred D Swenson were married at St Margaret church Old Orchard Beach in a Nuptial Mass at 9 am The ceremony featured a double ring rite Rev Edward Walsh officiated The couple plan a White Mountains honeymoon and return July 5 The bride attended Old Orchard Beach High School and the couple’s families were present.
ROCKLAND AP The Maine Osteopath Assn named Dr. Rudolph Tomes of Kittery the associations first general practitioner of the year for his work in alcoholism. Dr Robert J Meehan of Rockland was elected president with Dr Edward T Newell of Kenne bunk succeeding Dr Lawrence Bailey of Brunswick as president.
Our Lady of Fatima Circle and 828 Daughters of Isabella members in Biddeford announce observing June 29 as the National Day of Prayer. A family rosary recitation is on the program, and Rev. Marc Franck urges members to fulfill spiritual obligations under the plan.
Mitsuo Tanaka Japanese consul General in New York will present a Nagasaki trolley car to the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport this afternoon. Donated by Electric Tram way Co the 1911 car seats 16 with room for 30. Peter A Garland museum trustee will receive the car with Gov. Reed represented by Capt. Phillip Anderson. The museum displays trolley cars from around the world.
Miss Betsy Ruth Klein daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Henle Klein wed Marvin Heidingsfield Schwarts son of Mrs Harry Lapirow of Kennebunk and Dr Bernard Schwartz of Cincinnati at Isaac M Wise Temple Cincinnati June 16 The ceremony officiated by Rabbis Samuel Wohl and Victor E Reichert. Reception at Losantiville Country Club with white Fujiya ma chrysanthemums daisies white gladioli and blue gowns for attendants.
Trial Justice Wesley Mewer fined three speeders at Orchard Beach Court. Donald Deschambault of Biddeford paid $15 for 55 mph in a 90 mph zone on Saco Avenue. William Ingalls of Rochester paid $10 for 55 mph in a 25 mph zone on East Grand Avenue. James Tibbetts of Portland paid $15 for 50 mph in a 25 mph zone on Cascade Road. Old Orchard Beach police were the complainants.
Kennebunk Municipal Court heard Earl M Morse 60 of Wells plead guilty to possession of obscene pictures and receive a 50 dollar fine and 30 day jail term. He appealed and was released on 100 dollar bail. Warrant for prophylactics filed. Other cases involve speeding and license suspension with fines from 10 to 20 dollars and continuances.
Surplus food will be distributed at Old Orchard Beach Town hall Monday with two serving windows from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. The report mentions connections to various figures and locations including Cincinnati, Bombay, and Kennebunk, noting attendees at a wedding and a class reunion.
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