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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1964
Page
5
Directory lists church names, locations, pastors, and Sunday Mass or service times across Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Kennebunkport and Wells with confessions church schools and worship schedules for Saint Joseph Saint Andre Notre Dame de Lourdes Holy Trinity Monastery churches plus United Baptist Second Parish Unitarian and other faiths including Christian Science and Assembly of God.
The winter schedule lists Holy Communion and sermons at Christ Church Biddeford Trinity and St. David Kennebunkport with varied Sundays. St John Old Orchard Beach shows 8 am Holy Communion and 10 30 am Church School except first Sunday with 11 15 am Eucharist. Rev T S Knox presides at Biddeford and Saco churches. Rev Harold McElwain leads Old Orchard Beach.
A list of local worship options includes First Universalist Society Saco Biddeford with Sunday school at 10 45 am and Universalist services first third and fifth Sundays September to June. Crescent street Imdeford United Church of Christ led by Rev David E Wigley morning worship 10 30 am. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox 35 Adams Biddeford Rev Alex Xanthakis Sunday school 9 30 am Matins 10 am Liturgy 10 45 am. South Biddeford Methodist midtown church 9 30 am worship and Sunday school. first Sunday Holy Communion. United Baptist Jefferson street Rev Jasper M Beane 9 45 am Sunday school 11 am worship 7 30 pm. Advent Christian Hill Chapel mornings 10 30 am and 11 45 am Sunday school. Foss Street Methodist Foss and Yoo! Biddeford Rev C Joseph Ingraham worship 11 am Sunday School and Holy Communion first Sunday each month.
A regional church directory lists weekly services at multiple Wells area churches including Congregational Church of Wells on U S Route 1 with pastor Rev John N Simpson and Sunday School at 10:30 a m, Full Gospel Church on Route 9 A with pastor Rev Lu's Nicholson and Sunday School at 2 p m, Santas worship at 3 p m, Highpine Baptist Church on Sanford Road with pastor Rev Wayne A Porter and Sunday School at 11 a m, Wells Branch Freewill Baptist Church on Route A with pastor Rev Raymond B Starbird and services at 10:30 a m, and Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene on U S Route 1 with coordinators Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball offering Sunday School and worship at 10 a m and evening service at 7:30 p m.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces the appointment of Rev Russell J Peppe as minister. Morning worship service is scheduled for 10 45 AM with expected attendance from local parishioners and visitors.
A Sunday church page lists Advent Christian on Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village with Rev Milford G Butterfield offering Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m including nursery care. Also First Unitarian parish with Dr Harold Scott and Christchurch with Rev Freder Holmberg and Robert B Culmer note morning worships at 11 and 9 30. Kennebunk Baptist on Main Street led by Rev Chester M Staples offers 11 a m and 7 p m services. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street holds Sunday school at 11 and morning service at 11. West Kennebunk Methodist with Rev Alfred H Ives has worship at 9 a m and Sunday school at 10. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union with Mrs Gracie Ames lists Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship.
Methodist Church on Washington Avenue led by Rev Gilbert W Sirotti holds worship at 11 with Sunday school at 9 45. Advent Christian Church on Saco Avenue with acting pastor Herman Thurlow offers Sunday School at 9 45 and morning worship at 11. First Baptist Church on Ocean Avenue with Rev G Stephen Johnston conducts Sunday school then worship at 2 30. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street with Rev Russell K Pier and assistant Rev James Pettingale offers Sunday School at 9 45 and morning worship at 11. Salvation Army at 9 Union Avenue led by Capt and Mrs Gordon Clark Jr holds Holiness meeting at 11, Sunday school at 9 45, salvation meeting at 7 30.
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring hosts church school for all ages at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 with nursery and children's church. First Congregational on North and Arundel and South Congregational led by Rev Robert M Howes hold worship at 9 and 11.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church in Lyman led by Rev Norman J Langmaid offers Sunday morning worship and a sermon at 9 30 with church school for all ages at 10 30. Advent Christian church under Rev Mathew Farnum holds morning worship at 10 and Sunday school at 11 with evening service at 8 and Youth Fellowship at 7. Lyman Baptist Church at Goodwins Mills, Rev Sidney F Whitehouse, present classes at 9 45 and morning worship at 11.
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev. John W. Dow holds 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.
Services of the Mormon Church organized at Faith Chapel on Cleveland Street Saco with elders residence at 54 School Street. Sacrament occurs at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m.
A meditation on ruins of cities and lives, contrasting ancient columns with missing blueprints for civilization. The piece urges seeing the overleaf of human worth in the image of God, citing T. S. Eliot on guilt and atonement, and calling for compassionate action toward self and neighbor.
Readers ask about fair clothing budgets and weight gain. Advice emphasizes discussing finances with parents, earning through odd jobs, and ensuring three substantial meals, sleep, and medical checkups. The column suggests practical steps for teens to gain control and responsibility in daily life.
A feature on the rise of the non-raincoat fashion trend discusses science driven fabrics and luxury textures, mentioning Fontana sisters designs and a shift away from visible rainwear. It also covers Society Circle meetings with slides on India and baby pictures request, plus a Pet Forum on showing birds with grooming, housing, and show cage details.
Religion column notes Sisters of Mercy discuss modernizing apparel with a Chicago fashion show example. Sister Mary Joachim says change unlikely soon, while teenagers resist. Some orders already wear shorter habits. debate centers on veil, stockings, shoes, and perceived religiosity.
The Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ in Biddeford schedules meetings next week with three circles meeting Tuesday and two on Thursday. Circle A led by Mrs Norman Lundy and Mrs Harold Staples meets Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Staples home in Saco for the World Friendship program presented by Mrs Harry Worden. Circle C led by Mrs Reginald McAdoo and Mrs Albion Benton meets Tuesday at 1 30 p m in Fellowship Hall at the church. Circle D led by Mrs Albert Whitehurst and Mrs Warren Libby meets Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Paul Larrabee’s home in Biddeford with apron project requests. Circle B led by Miss Ruth Gilpatrick [text cut].
A meeting of Olive Rebekah Lodge is set for Monday evening at the I O O F Hall with Constance Robbins of Bar Harbor, vice president of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine, making an official visitation. Supper at 6 30, then the regular meeting under Mrs Mildred Thyng. Funeral services were held in Skowhegan for Arthur Lewin, brother of Benjamin Lewin, with Eugene Lewin also attending.
A widow asks if she should date for companionship for her four sons while preserving her independence. Dear Abby warns that companionship aligns with God’s plan and friends’ concerns may reflect real needs. Parents seek dating guidance for a 25 year old, Abby suggests cautious matchmaking and chance introductions. A new mother asks about imbalanced grandparent gifts and loving without money, Abby says love surpasses presents and parents should explain to relatives. A reader questions decorum for a guest who never removes his hat. Abby jokes about whether he is bald or has hat hair.
The Municipal Licensing Board will hold a hearing at Town Hall in Old Orchard Beach on Monday March 23 1964 at 730 PM to consider granting Hotel Spirituous and Vinous Liquor Hotel Malt Liquor licenses to Chequinn Inc Arthur McCue president doing business as Tide Inn located at 5 East Grand Ave. Any person may appear and show cause why the license should not be granted. The notice is dated March 11 1964.
A sanitized OCR fragment from a historical newspaper page presents a compact notice style item. It lists scattered numeric ranges and identifiers such as 1-10 10a-17 18-31 38-41 42-46 47.50 51-87 68-74 15-82 82-9 ae. The readable content hints at a listing or table-like entry with no clear event or named entities.
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