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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1962
Page
3
The listing catalogs multiple parishes in Saco Kennebunkport Wells Beach and surrounding towns with pastors and Sunday Mass times. Also includes Bible Baptist Second Parish Unitarian First Parish Congregational School Street Methodist and several other churches with service and Sunday school times.
The article lists Episcopal parishes Christ Biddeford Trinity Saco St David Kennebunk St Philip by the Sea Fortunes Rocks St John by the Sea Old Orchard Beach with priested leadership Rev T S Knox Rev Harold A Hopkins and service times including Holy Communion Sung Eucharist Morning Prayer and Church school devotions across Sundays at 8 9 10 11 15 am plus nursery care and special vesper events by the Arundel Opera company.
A listing of Biddeford churchs with addresses and service times. Crescent Street Second Congregational hosts 10 30 a m worship and Sunday school. First Universalist on City Square 10 45 a m with Edmound W Beal minister. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox 35 Adams Street Matins 9 a m Orthos 9 30 to 10 30 a m Liturgy 10 30 a m. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Poplar 11 a m worship with 9 45 a m Sunday school and nursery. South Biddeford Methodist Pool Road 9 30 a m service. United Baptist Jefferson Street 9 45 a m Sunday school 11 a m worship.
Advent Christian Church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield holds morning worship at 9 45 and church school. Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring with Rev George P Urban offers church school and services at 9 45 and 11 with nursery and children’s church. First Congregational on North Street and Arundel Road with Rev Robert M Hawes hosts 9 30 morning worship. South Congregational on Temple Street with Rev Hawes offers 9 and 11 am worship services.
Morning worship at 9 30 performed by Rev David W Smith pastor of North Congregational church. The Buxton Lower Corner and Old Peabody Pew church areas are listed with the same pastor for services.
Cape Parnoise and No. Lebanon report Mr and Mrs John Tuttle with children John and Roland moving back into the church parsonage. The Pilgrim Girls met with Guide Mrs Emma Goodwin in the vestry and finished stocking downs they had been sewing. Rev Henry O Megert led the Methodist Church service. Morning worship at 10 45 a m. The Sheikdom of Yemen is referenced in the church school at 9 30 a m.
Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church on Washington Avenue with Rev. John T. Stahl conducts Sunday morning worship at 11 and Bible study at 7. First Baptist Church on Ocean Avenue led by Rev. G Stephen Johnston offers Sunday school at 1:30 and worship at 2:30. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street led by Rev Russell A Per with Sunday school at 9:45 Junior church at 11:30 and morning worship at 1. Salvation Army at Union Avenue, Lt Elizabeth Burnell commanding, hosts Sunday school at 9:45 and Sunday Holiness meeting at 11 at Union Avenue headquarters.
Unitarian First Congregational parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman with morning worship and Sunday school at 11 a.m. Christchurch with Rev. Frederic Holmberg and Robert B. Culmer. Kennbunk Baptist on Main Street with Rev. Chester M Staples and Bible school at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Christian Science Society at 2 Summer Street with 11 a.m. Sunday school and morning service. West Kennebunk Methodist with Rev. Alfred H. Ives. worship at 9 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union led by Mrs. Gracie Ames. Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at unaired time.
Wells First and Second Congregational churches host union worship at 10 30 a m with Sunday school then children’s classes. Full Gospel Church on Route 9 A near Wells features Sunday school at 2 p m and worship at 3 p m. Highpine Baptist on Sanford Road offers 1 p m Sunday school and 2 p m service. Wels Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A has 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m worship. Moody Community Church at Moody Community Hall on US Route 1 lists 10 a m Sunday school and 1 30 p m worship.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church holds morning worship and sermon at 9 30 a m with church school lesson study at 10 30 a m led by Mrs Attleson. Advent Christian Church led by Rev Lloyd Osborne offers morning worship at 11 a m with Sunday school at 2 p m. Lyman Baptist Church pastor Robert I Vance conducts Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m.
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore road led by Rev. Paul S Hazlett holds Sunday worship at 6 00 am and Sunday school at 9 45 am with classes for all ages through high school Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore road led by Rev Robert A Cartier conducts Sunday worship at 9 30 am and Sunday school at 10 30 am
The essay argues animals play a vital role in civilization and human safety. It cites Sputnik dog and Dr Thielicke to illustrate our dependence on animals and our duty to treat them with care. It links animal welfare to moral mastery over desires and reminds readers of shared stewardship of Earth.
Rooms 2 and 3 hosted Temperance Day with teachers Mrs William Briddell and Mrs Madeleine Bartlett. Speakers Robert Cumler and Edmund L Cashen addressed drinking causes and alcohol related accidents. The event featured introductions by students and prompted questions. The 1961 Town Reports were distributed, with a front cover photo of the Wedding Cake House and a memorial page for local officials.
The Mini Wanca Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold its annual meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall West Grand Avenue Officers for the coming year will be elected and annual reports read by the secretary and treasurer Also St Margaret Ladies Sodality meets Monday evening at the parish hall St John by the Sea Episcopal services Sunday at 10 30 a m church school at 11 15 a m Holy Eucharist hymns and sermon with Sunday school present A Bishops committee meeting will follow the 11 15 service The Mosaic Club will see dance tonight at Sun Grand Avenue C Paul Wight a Cape Elizabeth High School teacher attends the Regional Counselor program in Physics at Augusta Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas meets Monday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall School Street Old Orchard Beach
Protestant and Orthodox churches form Christian Witness in Century 21 to engage fairgoers with non preaching outreach. A children’s center costs parents a dollar for one child and fifty cents for each additional, with Bible stories and arts activities for ages three to seven.
The list outlines daily meals from Monday to Friday featuring spaghetti with meat balls and milk on Monday, baked luncheon meat on Tuesday, macaroni and cheese on Wednesday, roast turkey with gravy on Thursday, and tomato juice on Friday. Each day includes bread and butter and a milk service with assorted sides.
Weekly lunch menus from Kennebunk and Park Street schools list daily offerings across five days. The menus include soups, meats like turkey and fish sticks, starches such as potatoes and bread, vegetables, fruit, dairy, and desserts with optional beverages.
Monday features sausage and mashed potatoes with corn and peas and applesauce. Tuesday offers chicken noodle soup peanut butter sandwich carrots celery sticks cookies and milk. Wednesday serves American chop suey green salad hot roll and butter fresh fruit milk. Friday provides clam chowder bread and butter cheese pickles ice cream and milk.
The Webhannet club will meet at the clubhouse on Fletcher Street in Kennebunk on Monday at 1 30 p m for a business meeting The club gardeners will present the program under the co chair manship of Mrs Roland Dutch and Mrs Carl Russell Hostesses for the tea after the meeting will be Mrs Clarence Crosby chairman assisted by Mrs Andrew Peterson Mrs Carl nae and Mrs Emerson Hessier
A Kennebunk spelling bee at Kennebunk Junior High drew nine participants from Park Street and KJHS. Winners by grade were 8th Michael Barra 7th Judy Lawrence 6th Taloria Johnson and Julia Cyr. The top scorers advance to the Union 3 contest at Kennebunkport Consolidated School on March 22.
Monday chilled juice frank fort mashed potato carrots bread and butter cheese stick dessert milk. Tuesday pork pie green beans bread and butter fruit. Wednesday turkey and gravy on roll corn cranberry sauce. Thursday meat patties and tomato sauce potatoes spinach bread and butter frit. Friday macaroni and cheese buttered wax beans bread and butter fruit and milk.
Monday includes roll, spinach, pears, and milk. Tuesday offers Italian spaghetti with meat, wax beans, bread and butter, cake, and milk. Wednesday serves egg salad sandwich and soup with pumpkin dessert. Thursday features creamed chipped beef on potato, green beans, peanut butter sandwich, apple sauce, cheese square, and milk. Friday presents Fisherman's plate with potato, beets, cole slaw, bread and butter, ice cream, and milk. Subject to change.
Hope Goldberg notes the parties cannot resolve differences and that negotiations face real difficulties. The Washington administration remains hopeful for a settlement before the June 30 contract expiration to avoid a large steel inventory buildup harming the economy. R Conrad Cooper cites union job security talks as the main obstacle and hints at a one year moratorium on costly demands. McDonald for the union warns continued talks would mislead the public.
Maine Department of Economic Development asks 22 York County communities to fund part of a $60,000 Area Redevelopment Act study. Sulo J. Tani says grants cover most costs. towns pay at least $50 and up to $950 each based on 1960 valuation. The study aims to build a county wide economic program to unlock loans grants and job training.
The Kennebunk Board of Selectmen met to transact routine business and finalize plans for the annual Town meeting. They approved transferring about 55000 from excise tax funds and surplus to reduce highway and snow removal requests, and heard questions from Warren Morse and Lloyd Robinson on zoning ordinances. Robert Stinson presented planning brochures, and a request to erect a 10 by 20 foot gas station sign was tabled.
About 35 members attended the Rotary meeting at the Kennebunk Inn with President Frank Beard presiding. George Goodall of the Goodall Tree Service Portland spoke and showed slides on tree types for landscaping at residential and municipal levels. Rev Fred Holmberg will chair next week with speaker Miss Picken, a missionary educator in India for about 40 years.
Kennebunk runs a two session town meeting with a 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. polling period and a 7 p.m. gathering at Town Hall. The only contest is for the school board with three seats open among five candidates including H Willis Day Jr and Nancy Cole. The lengthy warrant covers roads, bridges, parks, fire truck funds, public health, planning studies, and school facilities with numerous budget and tax provisions.
Kennebunk businessman Jack Ephross owner of Kent cleaners and coin op laundry will donate all proceeds from his 24 hour coin operated dry cleaning machine on Tuesday March 6 to the Kennebunk Heart fund. He will be present during business hours to assist and share details, with off hours instructions for patrons to contribute. Patrons are asked to write name and address on cards and drop them in the wall mailbox near the machine.
Mr and Mrs William Marsh hosted a dinner party on Storer Street Kennebunk for a double birthday honoring their son in law Captain Roger Krause and his son Tom My one year old. Guests included Mrs Roger Krause Shirley Marsh their son Peter Ralph Marsh and the Marsh hosts.
Local townspeople and Muskingum University students filled the small gym to watch the astronaut on television as vendors moved through surrounding villages. New Concord swelled to about 23 times its normal population with bunting on poles and food stands by parent teacher groups.
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