Directory of area churches and service times
A packed listing shows Mass schedules and worship times for numerous parishes and churches across Saco Biddeford Wells Ogunquit Kennebunkport and nearby areas. It includes Ss Joseph St Andre Mary Wandilam St Brendan Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity CAMP ELLIS Old Orchard Beach St Margaret St Jude St Monica St Martha Wells Beach Ogunquit All Saints First Parish School Street Methodist United Baptist Bible Baptist Church First Assembly of God North Saco Congregational Christian Christian Science Society and others with weekly hours seasonal changes and first Friday offerings.
Episcopal Churches in Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard
A digest of service times and clergy for Episcopal churches in Biddeford Saco Kennebunk Fortunes Rocks and Old Orchard Beach. Rev T S Knox presides at Christ and Trinity churches while St Philip by the Sea at Fortunes Rocks and St John by the Sea in Old Orchard Beach offer weekly Holy Communion and worship with soloists from the Arundel Opera company. Nursery care and Sunday school noted at St David in Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ (Episcopal
Cormer
Crescent and
South Streets
Biddeford
T. S. Knox
Trinity (Episcopal
Main and
Cleveland Streets
Saco
St. Philips By-The-Sea
Fortunes Rocks
The
Arundel Opera Company
St. David (Episcopal) Church
Portland Road
Kennebunk
Harold A. Hopkins
York Harbor
St. Phillip-by-the-Sea
St. John-by-the-Sea
St. John Street
Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford Area Church Summer Schedules Highlight Clergy
A compilation of Biddeford church summer schedules lists Foss Street Methodist led by Rev James Douglass Riddle with 730 am Holy Communion and 945 am Morning Prayer plus nursery for under four. White Church on Crescent Street hosts guest preacher Rev David E Wigley with sermon Profound Nonsense. Union Church Honey Ledge Road features guest pastor Rev Stanley A Bennett and 945 am church school and 1100 am worship. Advent Christian Hill and Chapel Streets led by Rev Lottie Record. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox 35 Adams Street offers Matins Orthos and Divine Liturgy. United Baptist Jefferson Street with Rev Jasper M Beane and 945 am Sunday school and 1100 am worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss Street Methodist Church
Foss and
Popl Streets
James Douglass Riddle
South Biddeford Methodist Church
South Bideford Methodist Church
New Pool Road
Beach
Foss Street
White Church
Crescent Street
Biddeford
David E. Wigley
Belfast
Union Church
Honey Ledge Road
Biddeford Pool
Stanley A. Bennett
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Lottie Record
Eliot
Second Congregational
Chauncy M. Harding
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Adams Street
Alexander Xanthakis
United Baptist Church
Jefferson Street
Jasper M. Beane
Village and Congregational churches schedule services
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban as pastor offers church school for all ages and a morning worship service at 9 45. A supervised nursery and children’s church are provided. First Congregational Church on North street and Arundel road with Rev Robert M Howes offers morning worship at 9 30. South Congregational Church on Temple street with Rev Robert M Howes offers worship at 9 and 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Baptist Church
Maine
Spring Streets
George P Urban
First Congregational Church
North Street
Arundel Road
Robert M Howes
South Congregational Church
Temple Street
Local church notices list Sunday services and classes in area parishes
Advent Christian church Saco avenue with Rev Phylis E Adams acts as pastor holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m Old Orchard Beach Methodist church Washington avenue Rev John T Stahl pastor holds Sunday morning worship at 11 First Baptist church Ocean avenue Rev G Stephen Johnston minister holds Sunday school 1 30 p m and worship at 2 30 p m Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal church corner Atlantic avenue and Third street Rev Russell Krer pastor holds Sunday school 9 45 a m junior church 11 30 a m and morning worship 1 p m Salvation Army 91 Union avenue Lt Elizabeth Burnell commanding officer holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m and Sunday Holiness meeting at 11 a m at Union avenue headquarters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Saco Avenue
Phylis E. Adams
Old Orchard Beach
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Russell K Rer
A. m. Salvation Army
Union Avenue
Elizabeth Burnell
Churches and service times in Kennebunk area
Local church listings include Advent Christian on Route 35 with Rev Milford G Butterfield offering Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m and a nursery. Unitarian First Congregational Parish with Rev Carl Bierman morning worship and Sunday school at 11 a m. Christchurch led by Rev Frederik Holmberg and Robert B Culmer with services at 9 30 and 11 a m. Kennbunk Baptist on Main Street with Rev Chester M Staples Bible school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street with Sunday school at 11 a m and morning service at 11 a m. West Kennebunk Methodist led by Rev Alfred H Ives with worship at 9 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union with Mrs Gracie Ames Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Milford G. Butterfield
Unitarian Church
First Congregational Parish
Car) Bierman
A. m
Christchurch
Frederik Holmberg
Robert B Culmer
Kennbunk Baptist Church
Main Street
Chester M Staples
P Or
Bible School
Christian Science Society
Summer Street
West Kennebunk
Wells area churches share union worship schedule
Local churches in Wells Maine unite for joint Sunday services at 10 30 a m at the First church near Mile road and Wells Beach. Sunday school follows the children story with sessions in class rooms.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Summer Services Schedule
The Goodwins Mills Methodist church in Lyman Maine, led by minister Norman J Langmaid, presents a summer schedule from June 17 to August 6 with Sunday services at 10 45 a m including morning worship and sermon. No services June votre minister on vacation from August 12 to September 2. Also Advem Christian church led by Rev Lloyd Osborne with morning worship at 11 am and Sunday school at 123 pm. Lyman Baptist Church under Rev Robert J Vance offers Sunday school at 945 am and morning worship at 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Maine
Norman J. Langmaid
Minster
Advem Christian Church
Lloyd Osborne
Lyman Baptist Church
Robert J. Vance
Buxton Churches Hold Morning Worship Services
Buxton Tory Hill Meeting House and North Congregational Church, led by Rev David W Smith, hold morning worship today with services at 11 and 9 30 respectively. City records show Rev Smith serving as pastor at both locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory Hill Meeting House
Buxton Lower Corner
Old Peabody Pew
David W. Smith
North Congregational Church
iRev
Finding the Way Stand Up and Cheer
Ralph W Loew writes on hero worship and patriotism amid Fourth of July sentiments. He recalls Roosevelt and Lincoln as exemplars and argues for reverence toward leaders without blind nationalism, urging sustained dignity in public life and a renewed sense of heroism for America this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Broad Street
America
Interfaith Mass Experiment Brings Protestant And Catholic Leaders
In a Glenmont New York retreat house a three day effort brought Catholic priests and Protestant and Orthodox ministers together for Mass facing the congregation. A Protestant pastor read Latin prayers in English. Attendees from many denominations called the venture a success with plans for future sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
Glenmont Jesuit
Carlyle Adams
Presbytery of
Gustave Weigel
S. J
Woodstock College
Vatican Secretariat For Christian Unity
American Baptist Convention
United Church of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church
United Lutheran Church In America
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Reformed Church In
Adams
Pitching brothers lead two Triple A ERAs in 1961
Chi-Chi Olivo, 34, led Louisville American Association with a 2.66 ERA. Diomedes Olivo, 42, rookie with Pittsburgh Pirates, topped the International League at Columbus with 2.01 ERA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Diomedes
Chi- Chi Olivo
Chi-Chi
Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus
Ogunquit churches schedule services this Sunday
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev. Paul Hazlette holds Sunday worship at 9 and 10 30 a.m. Sunday school and nursery start at 10 30 a.m. Evening worship is at 8 30 p.m. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road with Rev. Thomas R Merrill offers Sunday worship at 9 30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Paul Hazlette
Ogunquit Methodist Church
Thomas R. Merrill
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Service Notice
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces Rev Henry O Megert as minister. Church school follows at 9 30 a m with morning worship service at 10 45 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Wells Elementary custodian convalesces. rummage sale set
James J. Ward a Wells Elementary custodian is convalescing at home on Post Road Wells after an illness. Final arrangements for an American Legion auxiliary rummage sale to be held July 12 at 9 a.m. in Ogunquit firemen's hall School Street. Mrs. Winifred Harrington general chair. committee includes Mrs. Alice Jenness Myrtle Moulton Mary A. Littlefield Florence Larsen Thelma Maling in planning. Dual Sunday worship at Wells First and Second Congregational churches 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Rev. John N. Simpson in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Ward
Wells
Post Road
Elbridge
Leroy Hanson
American Legion Auxiliary
Ogunquit
School Street
Winifred Harrington
Alice Jenness
Myrtle Moulton
Mary A. Littlefield
Florence Larsen
Thelma Maling
Wells First
Second Congregational
Mile Road
Wells Beach
Second Church
Wells Corner
John N. Simpson
Church Class Plans For Summer Fair In Kennebunk
The King's Daughters class of Kennebunk Baptist Church met at Mrs. Elwood Ladd's home on Mousam Road for a work session to prepare planters for the summer fair to be held at Washing ton Park on Friday July 27. A social hour followed with refreshments. Attending were Mrs. Daniel Austin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Daughters
Kennebunk Baptist Church
El‘wood Ladd
Mousam Road
Washington Park
Kennebunk
Ladd
Daniel Austin
Robert Hoffman
Clinton Dickinson
Local residents report moves and community notices
Mr and Mrs Harold V Mac Dowell relocated from Malden Mass to Old Biddeford Road Arundel after 43 years as office manager for H P Hood Charlestown He received a TV set at a June 22 surprise party Robert Dowd returned home after surgical care at Osteopathic Hospital Portand Mrs Dorrance Clark hosted a demonstration at Pleasant Street with Mrs William Chase of Kennebunk as demonstrator Attendees included Mrs Buckland Leskowsky Scott Hessler McMillan Brown York Drysdale and the hostess Miss Chase and Mrs Clark Olive Rebekah Lodge members attended a Forrest Rebekah Lodge meeting at West Buxton bringing the travelling bee hive a Maine Rebekah Assembly award for lodge visiting Next Olive Rebekah meeting set for July 16 Keith Brown Winter Street hospital patient at Mercy Portland Kennebunk Police investigate coin theft from Fiske Laundromat York Street Kennebunk Night officer George LeBarge to be employed at Kennebunk Beach for a third year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. MacDowell
Malden
Mass
Biddeford Road
Arundel
MacDowell
H. P. Hood
Charlestown
Robert
Bob” Dowd
Bernard Dowd
Osteopathic Hospital
Portand
Dorrance Clark
Pleasant Street
William Chase
Kennebunk
Robert Buckland
Stehen Leskowsky
Arnold Scott
Emerson Hessler
Frank McMillan
Ralph Brown
George York
Fred Seeley
Robert McInnis
Thomas Drysdale
Chase
Clark
Noble
Mildred Redlon
Gladys Bryant
Grace McBride
Nellie Sippel
Barbara Matthews
Virginia Merrill
Olive Rebekah Lodge
Forrest Rebekah Lodge
West Buxton
Maine
Evelyn Gammon
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
George LeBarge
Kennebunk Beach
Kennebunk Cadet Completes Duty at Air Force Academy
Cadet Paul H. Potenzo of Kennebunk Maine has completed two weeks of duty with an operational Air Force unit under Operation Third Lieutenant He served in a junior officer staff training role The Class of 63 cadet is due to receive his commission as a second lieutenant next June This summer he gains leadership experience while assisting with cadets entering the Academy and is a graduate of Falmouth High School son of Mr and Mrs Frank A Potenzo of 84 Brown St Kennebunk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Force Academy
Colo
Paul H. Potenzo
Kennebunk
Maine
Potenzo
Regular Air Force
Frank A. Potenzo
Brown St
Falmouth
Germany’s Schiller chief hails O’Neill as top American playwright
Boleslaw Barlog, head of Berlin’s Schiller Theater, says Eugene O’Neill is the most loved American playwright by German theatergoers, ranking him ahead of Williams and Saroyan. He spoke during a visit tied to a proposed Schiller repertory company Broadway tour in 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
O'Neill
New York
Berlin
Schiller Theater
Eugene O'Neill
Boleslaw Barlog
Tennessee Williams
William Saroyan
Barlog
Schiller
Repertory Company
Broadway
Local Ladies Named as Hostesses and Guests at Event
Ralph Walker joins Mrs. Chester Staples Mrs. Ernest Eaton Mrs. Henry Hanscom Mrs. Walter Whitten and the hostess Mrs. Ladd as part of a social gathering lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Walker
Chester Staples
Ernest Eaton
Henry Hanscom
Walter Whitten
Ladd
Rare Glasses Exhibit Shown at Ogunquit Church
The Caswell collection of 800 antique glass pieces will be shown at Ogunquit Methodist Church Plumer Hall from July 2 to July 7, daily 9 AM to 10 PM. Sponsored by the church’s Methodist Men and Women’s Society, the exhibit features labeled pieces from Mt. Washington and New England Glass companies arranged by color, with cases built in a mobile van. Theodore J. Handrinos is publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell
Ogunquit Methodist Church
Plumer Hall
Methodist Men's Club
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ogunquit Church
the Caswells
Caswells
New England
Mt. Washington
New England Glass Company
Lunenburg
Mass
Theodore J. Handrinos
Ogunquit
Woman Devotes Spare Hours To Good-Will Hobby
Audrey Kirkman in Michigan City devotes over 25 hours weekly to making jewelry for mental institution and county home patients. In two years she has distributed more than 5000 items to brighten drab lives, funded by gifts from clubs and individuals and aided by family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Audrey Kirkman
Indiana
Madonna chapter past matrons meet for supper
The Past Matrons association of Madonna chapter C E S held a covered dish supper Thursday at Mrs. Lowell’s summer cottage by Little Ossipee pond. After a short business session led by vice-president Mrs. William Jennison, a social evening followed. Attendees included Mrs. Leroy Hutchins, Mrs. John Balch, Mrs. Charles Crosman, Mrs. Roland Dutch, Mrs. Carl Russell, Mrs. Jennison, the hostess, Mrs. Maling, and guest Miss Cathy Maling. The next meeting is planned for September.
Murray State College Wins Fifth Straight OVC Track Title
Murray Ky 1962 season ends with 17 straight dual meet wins as Murray State College clinches the Ohio Valley Conference track championship with 101 1 3 points, more than double the nearest rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray, Ky
Murray State College
Brotherly rivals in Utah high school football
Gerald Simmons becomes head coach at Granite High School in Salt Lake City while his brother Gerald heads Bear River High School in Tremonton Utah. Both Simmons brothers played football at the University of Utah and will lead their teams in a forthcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gerald Simmons
Granite High School
Gerald
Beara High School
Tremonton
Simmons
University of Utah
Biddeford Journal Transient Style Rates On Request
Biddeford Journal advertises transient style rates with an ask about a time order plan. The notice invites inquiries for service details, pricing, and scheduling options.
White Mice and Hamsters As Amusing Pets
Small animal pets charm families with limited space and budgets. White mice provide daily amusement through climbing and play in a two story cage, while hamsters offer a compact, affectionate option with basic care needs. Proper housing, clean bedding, fresh water, and gentle handling ensure healthy, tame pets.
Differences Between Warbler Song and Roller Canary
A reader asks about the warbler and roller canary song varieties. Answer notes the warbler offers more varied notes and volume than the roller.
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Church Directory
Ss. Joseph Church
Elie Hevey
St. Brendan
Maurice Goan
Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Arthur J. Dube
St. Monica
Kennebunkport
St. Martha
St. Mary, Wells Beach
All Saints
First Parish Congregational Church
Main
Beach Streets
Harry A. Rufiero
Nermon
Cross Streets
Bible Baptist Church of
Carll J. Grathwohl
Saco City Hall
First Assembly of God Church
Ahepa
S. P. Bova
North Saco
Episcopal Churches
First
U. S
Full Gospel Church
Route 9-A
Ust
Lyle Nicholson
Highpine Baptist Church
Sanford Road
Wayne A Porter
North Berwick
Wels
Freewill Baptist Church
Coleman York
South Berwick
Moody
Nelson Kimbal
Buxton
Ralph W. Loew
D.D
Newspaper Enterprise Asst
Hong Kong
Abraham Lincoln
Edward Weeks
Atlantic Monthly
Theodore Roosevelt
Secret Service
Knapp
Cape
Missouri
Charles D. Meyer
Brunswick
Association
Biddeford -Sace Journal
Speaking
Sterling Book of
Robert V. Masters
H. H. Miller
Neer
Neve
PET Forum
General Features Corp
Huntingtom
Englar
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