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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1963

Page

4

Church Directory for Saco and Surrounding Areas

A list of church names, locations, pastors, and Sunday mass or service times across Saco Wells Old Orchard Beach Kennebunkport and nearby towns including St Joseph St Jes Notre Dame de Curdes St Mary Most Holy Trinity St Margaret St Monica Martha Mary First Parish United Church of Christ United Baptist Second Parish Unitarian School Street Methodist First Assembly of God Bible Baptist South Congregational North Saco Christian Science in Saco with mass times and service schedules for each.

Notre Dame de Curdes Most Holy Trinity Church Main Street Saco Maurice Boland Old Orchard Beach

Episcopal churches coordinate winter service schedule

The notice lists multiple Episcopal parishes in Biddeford Saco Kennebunk York Harbor Old Orchard Beach with pastors Rev T S Knox Rev Harold A Hopkins Rev Harold McElwain and service times Holy Communion at 8 a m morning prayer at 10 30 a m choral Eucharist sermons and church school plans plus nursery care for young children the winter schedule details a first Sunday change at St John Old Orchard Beach.

Christ (Episcopal Crescent and South Streets Biddeford T. S. Knox Trinity Church Saco Trinity (Episcopal Main and Cleveland Streets St. David (Episcopal) Church Portland Road Kennebunk Harold A. Hopkins York Harbor St. John Episcopal Church St. John Street Old Orchard Beach Harold McElwain

Sunday church services and programs listed in Biddeford area

Multiple congregations including Second Congregational on Crescent Street led by Rev David E. Wigley with 10:30 worship and church school. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox at 35 Adams Street with Rev Alex Xanthakis including 9:30 Sunday school, Matins at 10, Liturgy at 10:45. Also South Biddeford Methodist on midtown to beach route with 9:30 morning prayer and nursery for under fours. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pool with 11 morning prayer and nursery. First Universalist at City Square with 10:45 services on specific Sundays and school on School Street at Pepperell Park, Saco at 9:30. United Baptist on Jefferson Street with 9:45 Sunday school and 11 Sunday worship. Union Church on Honey Ledge Road Biddeford Pool with 9:45 school and 11:00 worship, Advent Christian at Hill and Chapel with 9:45 Sunday school and 10:45 worship.

First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Main Beach Streets Hammond I. Peterson United Baptist Church Main and Cross Streets Stanley A. Bennett Janet R. Betcher Second Parish Unitarian Church School Street Unitarian Universalist Association Edmund W. Beal Unitarian- Universalist Church School Street Methodist Church Norman J. Langmaid First Assembly of God Church Ahepa Pleasant Street Saco S. P. Bova Bible Baptist Church Fe Road Carli J. Grathwoh South Congregational Church Temple Street Robert M. Howes North Saco Second Congregational Church White Crescent Street David E. Wigley Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Adams Stret Biddeford Alex Xanthakis South Biddeford Foss Street Foss and Pool Streets C. Joseph Ingraham First Universalit Church City Square Unitarian-Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Church Unitarian Church Pepperell Park Jefferson Street Jasper M. Beane Union Church Honey Ledge Road Biddeford Pool Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets Lottie Record

Local Church Services and Schedules Listed

Methodist Rev Oakley Wood ward on Washington avenue holds morning worship at 11 with Sunday school at 9 45 Advent Christian Rev Phyllis Adams acting pastor offers 9 45 Sunday school and 11 worship First Baptist on Ocean avenue with Sunday school at 1 30 and worship at 2 30 Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal at corner Atlantic avenue and Thire street led by Rev Russell and Per offers Sunday school 9 45 morning worship 11 30 Junio church holds morning worship 11 30 Salvation Army at 9 Union avenue commanded by Lt and Mrs Gordon Clark Jr lists Sunday school 9 45 holiness meeting 11 and salvation at 7 30 mid week service Wednesday 7 30 pm

Atlantc Avenue Thire Street Russell Junio Church The Salvation Army Union Avenue Gordon Clark

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Notice

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church announces morning worship service at 10 45 a m led by Rev Russell Pep minister at the Cape.

Methodist Church of the Cape Russelll. Pep

Kennebunk Area Churches Schedule

A list of local congregations with pastors and service times. Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village Pastor Milford G Butterfield offers Sunday school 9 45 am worship 11 am with nursery. First Unitarian Parish with Dr Harold Scott. Christ Church with Frederic Holmberg and Robert B Culmer. Kennebunk Baptist Main Street worship 11 am and 7 pm. Christian Science Society 25 Summer Street Sunday school 11 am morning service 4 pm. West Kennebunk Methodist Rev Alfred H Ives worship 9 am with 10 am Sunday school. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Mrs Gracie Ames Sunday school 10 am worship morning.

Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village Milford G. Butterfield Unitarian Church First Parish Harold Scott Christ Church Frederic Holmberg Robert B Culmer Kennebunk Christian Science Society Summer Street West Kennebunk

Churches in Wells Schedule Sunday Services

Multiple Wells churches list Sunday worship and Sunday school times across venues on Route 1 Route 9 A Route 109 and local roads. Pastors include Rev John N Simpson Rev Lyle Nicholson Rev Wayne A Porter Rev Coleman York and Rev Coleman York with services from 9 30 am to 7 30 pm and Sunday school at 9 30 am 2 00 pm 1 00 pm or 10 00 am at various locations. The Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene led by Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball hosts morning services at 10 am with Sunday evening worship at 7 30 pm.

First Second Congregational Churches Wells U.S John N. Simpson IGA Full Gospel Wayne A Porter North Berwick Wells Branch Freewill Baptist Church Coleman York South Berwick Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene U.S Route 1 Nelson Kimball

Sunday worship and Sunday School schedule at three churches

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church in Lyman led by Rev Norman J Langmaid holds Sunday morning worship and sermon at 9 30 a m with church school at 10 30 a m Adven Christian church led by Rev Olvyva Osborne has morning worship at 11 am and Sunday school at noon Lyman Baptist Church led by Rev Sidney F Whitehouse offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lyman Norman J. Langmaid Adven Christian Church Revolvyva Osborne Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Sidney F. Whitehouse

Buxton Meeting Houses Gather for Morning Worship

Buxton Tory Hill Meeting house at Lower Corner and North Congregational church host morning services led by Rev David W Smith. Buxton residents attend as part of a shared town worship schedule with 11 o'clock and 9 30 a m start times.

Tory Hill Meeting House Buxton Lower Corner Old Peabody Pew David W. Smith North Congregational Church David W Smith

Village and First Congregational Church Service Listings

Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban pastor offers church school for all ages at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 o clock with supervised nursery and children's church. First Congregational Church on North street and Arundel with Rev Joseph Robert M Howes pastor holds morning worship at 9 30 a m.

Village Baptist Church Maine Spring Streets George P Urban First Congregational Church North Street Arundel Joachev Robert M Howes

Finding the Way Cast Net Again for Justice and Peace

The piece urges persistent faith and moral courage amid fatigue. It links biblical fishing with modern efforts for nuclear disarmament racial and ethnic harmony and peace. It urges continued local action and worship despite weariness, praising those who persevere for justice and truth.

Wife crafts stained glass heritage for churches

Mrs. Stebbing, wife of Rev. Franklin Stebbing, creates stained glass windows that tell Bible stories. She has produced pieces for churches in Athens and Livingston Texas and now works on a 24-window series for a Presbyterian church in Amarillo, drawing on German glass and careful templates to convey meaningful spiritual narratives.

Novata Okla Franklin Stebbing Stebbing Presbyterian Amarillo Tex Athens Livingston First Presbyterian Church Germany

Kennebunk Grange to meet with supper on Tuesday

Kennebunk Alewive Grange will meet Tuesday evening at the hall in West Kennebunk. Supper will be served beforehand by a committee led by Mr and Mrs Edward Whicher Mrs Shirley Bailey and Mrs Carrie Emmons. Also noted a land sale on Old Port road and a late model car fire on the Maine Turnpike. Schubert club to meet Monday at 8 pm at Bar Mills home of Mrs Harry O Furber and Miss Dorothy Furber with Composer Night directed by Miss Furber and Mrs Edna Harmon.

Alewive Grange West Kennebunk Edward Whicher Shirley Bailey Carrie Emmons Old Port Road Kennebunk Dorothy Bennet Mary E. Millner George Cousens Maine Turnpike Moulton Guilford Schubert Club Harry O. Furber Dorothy Furber Bar Mills Furber Edna Harmon

Rehearsals and meetings for local fraternal groups

A series of Sunday and Monday evening rehearsals and meetings are announced. Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge officers and drill team rehearse Sunday at 7 30 p.m. at the hall. Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star officers rehearse at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall at 7 30 p.m. Sunday. Past Noble Grands Association meets Monday at Mrs Betty Wing’s Pine Point home. Ocean Park Extension meets Tuesday at 10 30 a.m. at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall. C Fayette Staples American Legion auxiliary meets Monday at the Legion hall School Street. Washington Avenue Methodist Sunday School holds Parents Day on March 17 at 9 45 a.m. with visitors and refreshments.

Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall Noble Grands Association Old Orchard Rebekah Betty Wing Pine Point Ocean Park C. Fayette Staples Unit American Legion Auxiliary The Legion Hall School Street Washington Avenue Methodist Sunday School

Mormon Services At Faith Chapel In Saco

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds services at Faith Chapel on Cleveland Street, Saco. Elders reside at 54 School Street, Saco. Sacrament service is at 10 a.m. and Sunday school classes start at 11 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormon Faith Chapel Cleveland Street Saco School Street

Ogunquit Churches Announce Sunday Services

Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Paul S Hazlett holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road with Rev Thomas R Merrill conducts Sunday worship at 9 30 a m

Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Paul S. Hazlett Ogunquit Methodist Church Thomas R. Merrill

Ben B. Cook Named Chairman At Kennebunk

Kennebunk Superintending School committee named Eben B. Cook of Maguire road as chair for the year at an organizational meeting. Cook, a Biddeford manufacturer, had served as vice chairman and interim chair after Maurice Clark's resignation. The committee also named H Willis Day Jr, a Portland attorney and bank executive, as vice chairman. Progress reports on the hot lunch program and pupil participation were reviewed along with school building plans for a high school addition and main building alterations. Regular meetings set for the first Wednesday of each month with other sessions by call. Physical education curriculum discussions for grades 7–12 requested at next session. The calendar for the coming year was approved and 50 percent seats under the National Defense Education Act were granted. Police Chief Frank Stevens named truant officer.

Kennebunk Eben B. Cook Maguire Road Biddeford Maurice Clark Portland l H. Willis Day, Jr

St. Margaret Sodality Plans Buffet Supper

St. Margaret Sodality in Old Orchard Beach met for devotions and a business session to finalize a buffet supper set for March 16 at 6 p.m. in the parish hall. Members will receive Communion April 7 and sit in reserved sections at the 8 and 9:30 masses.

St. Margaret Sodality Old Orchard Beach Pineland Hospital Pownal Boys Training Center M.C.C.W Portland Eastland June Girard York County Limerick Thomas Fregeau Joseph Mullen Thomas Anton Irenee Tousignant Roger Smith Edwin Smith Robert Bergeron James Mullen Royal Parent Presque Isle Msgr Edward O'Leary

North Lebanon fund drive extended to March fifteenth

The Lebanon Heart fund campaign in North Lebanon extends to March 15 due to weather and illnesses. Emma Goodwin led Pilgrim Girls in North Lebanon church activities with Sheri Reed Cathy Pray Susan Smith Cynthia Wood Sharon Bumford Emily Ricker Pamela Joan Eva Goodwin and Gail Stuart attending. Also noted are births sickness travels and visits across the community including the Cr...

Heart Fund North Lebanon Fred Gale Edward Ray North and East Lebanon Emma Goodwin North Lebanon Church Sheri Reed Cathy Pray Susan Smith Cynthia Wood Sharon Bumford Emily Ricker Pamela Joan Eva Goodwin Gail Stuart Robert Wood Loreen Henry Jones Madison N.H Fred Terry Brenda Falmouth Lawrence Downs Berwick Charles Grant David Gale Tim Steve John Godfrey Greene Walter Rand Florida Blanchards Wrights Florence Blanchard Eva Blanchard Philip Grant Debbie Bill Mason Sanford Monay Percy Haskell Warren Moody Henniker J. Owen Bamford Bernard Grant Ernest Roberts Hazel Casey Farmington Mr. Roberts

Beach and Elementary School Lunch Menu Notes

A list of weekly meal offerings for Beach High School Federal School and Elementary School. items include orange juice frank fort in roll mustard relish mik jello with fruit American chop suey cheese bread pudding and various milk fruit and vegetable sides. numerous entries note possible changes.

Federal School Frankfort

Gospel events sweep through Springvale and Concord

Fred Gale conducted a Monday morning service at Springvale Free Baptist church and a Monday evening gathering at the Dover Children’s home. He then led several youths to a banquet and rally in Concord, New Hampshire.

Springvale Free Baptist Church Fred Gale Dover Gale Concord N.H

Goodwins Mills Methodist Group Elects Leaders

The Goodwins Mills Methodist church held its fourth quarterly conference and annual meeting with Rev. Lester L. Boobar presiding. Leaders for 1963-64 were elected, including trustees Frederick Elwell Carl Rhodes and Edward Mullen, and officers across boards and commissions with extensive committee rosters.

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lester L. Boobar Frederick Elwell Carl Rhodes Edward Mullen Milton Monroe Stanley Stearns John Attleson Bernard Harris Wardwell Thaxter Herbert Boothby Anna Smith Sherman Abbott Arthur Grantham Ruth Stearns Verna Attleson David Stearns Norman Langmaid Glenn Anderson Sharon Anderson Beverly Hood Commission On Stewardship Richard Harriman Richard Havey Carol Anderson Merrilee Stearns Commission On Christian Social Concerns Robert Monroe Steen Stearns Michael Grantam Russell Smart Commission Edith Goodwin Sharon Attleson Stanely Stearns Edward Millen Methodist Youth Fellowship

Ill Welk To Miss Show Tonight

Hollywood AP reports band leader Lawrence Welk, hospitalized with a bad flu, will miss his nationally televised program tonight. He has not missed a performance in eight years and was treated at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. Welk is expected to be released Monday, his 59th birthday.

Hollywood Lawrence Welk Welk St. John’s Hospital Santa Monica

Kennebunk and Park Street School Menus Across Week

Menu items from Kennebunk and Park Street Schools list daily offerings. Meals include macaroni and cheese, turkey, tuna, and various sides with milk. desserts include fruit, cookies, cobbler, and ice cream. Some lines show drafting errors but report the weekly lunch options.

Park Street

Tongue Cooking Tip Adds Spice to Simmering Water

Advice for preparing fresh beef tongue suggests adding mixed pickling spice to the simmering water. Do not boil the tongue to keep it tender and flavorful.

Small guppies bring fun for children and adults

The piece promotes guppy fish keeping as an affordable, hardy hobby suitable for families and beginners. It covers care ranges, tank setup, water quality, feeding, breeding, and notes on growth and color variety. It cites Lebistes reticulatus as the scientific name and highlights life cycle observations and educational value for children.

H. H. Miller Lebistes

Sheriff office tests electronic accident prevention system

In Miami the metropolitan sheriff's office rolls out an electronic system that predicts where accidents may occur and dispatches motorcycle officers to the sites. Lt. Weaver has compiled statistics and says the system also indicates likely traffic violations causing crashes. Officers will wait at the scene for a reasonable time to watch for an incident.

Miami Fla Metropolitan Sheriff's Office L. Weaver

Quiet bedrooms campaign hits London hotels

Britain's Noise Abatement Society launches a noise survey of hotels to assure guests of quiet nights. It asks the Automobile Association to flag quiet rooms in its handbook, with acoustic tests planned to measure bedroom noise. Reactions from hotel chains vary, some opposing air conditioning and open windows, others open to the idea.

London Britain Automobile Association The John Connell Sald

Town residents recall Fisherville's fading past and vanished offices

A reminiscence on Fisherville traces extinct institutions and faded civic life. The Fisherville News mentions lost bait and a lake trout joke, a new medical board member misplacing steam on his glasses, and the mayoral elections that once filled ballots citywide. Many old timers moved or died, leaving no current mayor or municipal offices.

Last Chance Fisherville News Fisherville Medical Board W. J. Paul Dye City Hall Fisherville Wolfeboro Harry Whiskers) Perkins

Pet Forum Q A on turtles and simian clubs

A pet forum discusses turtle and tortoise care noting land species need warmth and water for drinking. It mentions The Simian Society of America inc and contact secretary Henry Burwell 459 Sterling St N E Atlanta Ga for monkey breed club inquiries. Submit pet photos with explanatory notes to H H Miller for a potential $5 payment. unused images not returned without self addressed stamped envelope.

PET Forum F.J Simian Society of America, Inc Henry Burwell Sterling St N.E Atlanta H. H. Miller General Features Corp

Wolfeboro barber notes Fisherville charm and bikini patrol gag

A Wolfeboro barber watches a bay colony through binoculars and quips that winter ice and fish sustain Fisherville. He then jokes that the glasses are used for bikini patrol in summer. The lighthearted remark blends local charm with a playful dig at seasonal tourism.

Wolfeboro

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Church Directory St. Joseph Church Elie Hevey St. Jes Bacon Street Aime Giguere St. Mary St. Mary Street Cornelius Enright P R St. Margaret Church Edward C. O'Leary St. Monica Church William J. Kelly Kennebunkport St. Martha Church St. Mary Church Wells Beach Episcopal Churches Coe Cape Pornoise Buxton Ralph W. Loew D.D Newspaper Enterprise Assa Dysus By Robert Haring Edmund Cashen Old Orchard Ogunquit Ben B. Cook Lebanon Goodwins Mills Methodist Group Kennebunk School Menu Cousens School Speaking Taffy C. R. Ladd C. R. Hill
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