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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1962

Page

3

Church Directory for Saco and Nearby Towns Listed

The directory lists Saint Joseph and St Andre parishes with multiple Mass times, St Mary and Notre Dame de Lourdes churches, and Holy Trinity in Saco, plus Kennebunk and Kennebunkport chapels, Old Orchard Beach St Margaret, St Jude Pine Point, Wells Beach St Mary, plus area assemblies and churches with service times and pastors. Also includes Second Parish Unitarian, First Parish Congregational, School Street Methodist, Saco United Baptist, North Saco Congregational Christian, and local Christian Science Society with service and Sunday school times.

Episcopal Churches in Biddeford and Surrounding Areas

Listings for Christ Episcopal Church Crescent street Biddeford Trinity Episcopal Church Main and Cleveland streets Saco St. David Kennebunk York Harbor and St. Phillip by the Sea Fortunes Rocks St. John by the Sea Old Orchard Beach detail service times Holy Communion sermons and nursery care plus parish activities and vicarage notes. Canon Arthur T. Stray leads two services daily at Biddeford and Saco churches with additional classes and nursery facilities at some parishes.

Christ Episcopal Church Crescent Street Biddeford Arthur T. Stray Trinity Episcopal Church Main Cleveland Streets Saco St. David

Biddeford Church Listings and Service Times

A roundup of Biddeford churches with street locations and service times. Second Congregational on Crescent Street holds 10 30 a m worship and Sunday school. Advent Christian at Hill and Chapel 10 a m Sunday school and 10 45 a m worship. First Universalist on City Square 10 45 a m with Unitarian services first and third Sundays. Second Parish Unitarian in Saco hosts June school at 9 30 a m. Demetrios Greek Orthodox at 35 Adams Street with Matins 9 a m Orthos 9 30 10 30 a m and Divine Liturgy. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pool 11 morning prayer. South Biddeford Methodist on Pool Road 9 30 Sunday school and morning prayer. United Baptist on Jefferson Street lists classes 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11.

First Assembly of God Church Ahepa Pleasantsstreet Saco Bible Baptist Church of Saco City Hall Second Parish Unitarian Church School Street Pepperell Park Edmund Wal Unitarian Universalist First Parish Congregational Church Main Beach Streets Harry A. Rufiero the White Church Second Congregational Crescent Street United Church of Christ Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets Lottie Record Eliot First Universalist Church City Square Edmound W Beal Unitarian Unitarian Universalist Church St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Adams Street Alexander Xanthakis Foss Street Foss and Poo James Douglass Riddle South Biddeford Methodist Church Pool Road James D Riddle United Baptist Church Jefferson Street

Sunday Worship Services Across Local Churches

Adventuristian church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield holds morning worship at 9 45 and church school. Village Baptist at Maine and Spring streets. Rev George P Urban pastor offers church school for all ages and 11 o clock service. First Congregational at North street and Arundel road with Rev Robert M Howes. morning worship at 9 30. South Congregational on Temple street also led by Rev Howes with services at 9 and 11 a m.

Adventuristian Church Milford G. Butterfield Village Baptist Church Maine Spring Streets George P Urban First Congregational Church North Street Arundel Road Robert M Howes South Congregational Church Temple Street

Buxton Meeting House Hosts Morning Worship

Rev David W Smith, pastor, leads morning worship at 9 30 at North Congregational church following the Buxton Tory Hill Meeting House service in the Old Peabody Pew area.

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

Local Churches Schedule in Old Orchard Beach Area

Old Orchard Beach churches list worship and study times. Old Orchard Beach Methodist on Washington Avenue led by Rev John T Stahl offers Sunday morning 11 and Bible study 7 pm. First Baptist on Ocean Avenue with Rev G Stephen Johnston holds Sunday school 1:30 and worship 2:30 pm. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic and Thire street with Rev Russel A Per presents Sunday school 9:40, junior church 11:30, morning worship 1. Salvation Army at Union Avenue led by Lt Elizabeth Burnell conducts Sunday school 9:45 am and holiness meeting 11 am at Union headquarters.

Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church Washington Avenue John T Stahl First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue G. Stephen Johnston Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Thire Street Rev Russel Salvation Army Union Avenue Elizabeth Burnell

Local church listings in Kennebunk area

Unitarian church First Congregational parish Rev Carl Bierman pastor morning worship and Sunday school at 11. Christchurch Rev Frederic Holmberg and Robert B Culmer pastors morning services at 9:30. Kennbunk Baptist church Main street Chester M Staples pastor Bible school at 9:45 morning worship at 11. Christian Science Society 25 Summer street Sunday school 9 a.m. morning service at 10 a.m. West Kennebunk Methodist church Rev Alfred H Ives pastor Sunday morning worship and sermon at 9 a.m. Sunday school classes at 10 a.m. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union society Mrs Gracie Ames pastor Sunday school 10 a.m. and Sunday morning worship at 11.

Saco Unitarian Church First Congregational Parish Carl Bierman A. m Christchurch Frederic Holmberg Robert B. Culmer Kennbunk Baptist Church Main Street Chester M Staples Bible School Christian Science Society Summer Street West Kennebunk Methodist Church Alfred H. Ives Kennebunk Landing

Wells area churches join weekly union worship services

Wells First and Second Congregational churches host weekly union worship at 10 30 am in the second church. Sunday school follows the children's story. Full Gospel Church on Route 9 A near Wells offers Sunday school at 2 pm and worship at 3 pm. Highpine Baptist on Sanford Road holds Sunday school at 1 pm and worship at 2 pm. Wels Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9 A led by Rev Coleman York offers Sunday school at 9 30 am and morning worship at 10 30 am. Moody Community Church in Moody Community Hall on Route 1 has Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 1 pm with Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball in charge.

First Second Congregational Wells John N Simpson Wells Mer Full Gospel Lyle Nicholson Highpine Baptist Church Sanford Road Wayne A Porter North Berwick Wels Freewill Baptist Church Coleman York South Berwick Moody Community Church Moody Community Hall Nelson Kimball

Goodwins Mills Church Morning Services and Sunday School

Goodwins Mills Methodist church hosts morning worship and sermon at 9 30 a m and a church school meeting for lesson study at 10 30 a m led by Mrs Attleson general superintendent Advent Christian church Rev Liovi Osborne pastor. Lyman Baptist Church holds Sunday school at noon and worship at 1 p m with Robert I Vance as pastor. Sunday school classes begin at 9 45 a m.

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church

Ogunquit Churches Announce Sunday Services

Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Paul S Hazlett holds Sunday worship at 11 am and Sunday school at 945 am with classes for all ages through high school. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Robert A Carter offers Sunday worship at 930 am and Sunday school at 1030 am.

Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Paul S Hazlett Ogunquit Methodist Church Robert A. Carter

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church Service Notice

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape invites attendance at the church school at 9 30 a m followed by morning worship led by Rev Henry O Megert with a brief sermon and fellowship afterwards.

Methodist Church

When These Things Happen Look Up

Ralph W. Loew argues that death is certain and life is temporary. He contrasts human hesitation with faith, noting Jesus and Paul acknowledge real pain and danger yet promise divine love. We are transient residents with the chance to share in eternal things. Look up when troubles come.

Jesus St. Paul God Christ Jesus

Peru minister launches nationwide medical aid drive

In Peru Illinois Reverend Ralph Burlingham of the Congregational Church urges collecting usable medical gear and shipping it to overseas mission stations. He networks with Chicago and downstate hospitals and the Church World Service to crate waterproof shipments and arrange transport funded by government programs.

Peru, Ill Illinois Ralph Burlingham Peru Burlingham Ben Herbster United Church of Christ Chicago Church World Service Agency National Council of Churches Hale Henry Cook India Downstate United States Church World Service

Mosaic Club to Host Public Roast Beef Dinner

The Mosaic Club Inc. will serve a public roast beef dinner from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall on West Grand Avenue. Miniwanca Star club members will assist as waitresses. Nee Nah council Pocahontas meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion hall. Hope circle gathers Monday evening at The Seaside house West Grand and Atlantic. V.F.W. auxiliary meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Post home on Atlantic Avenue.

Mosaic Club Inc Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall West Grand Avenue Miniwanca Star Club Hope Circle Anna Anderson Seaside House West Grand Atlantic Avenue Nee Nah Council Pocahontas American Legion School Street V.F.W. Post

Arundel Menu for the Week

The menu lists daily meals for Arundel with items for each weekday. Monday offers American chop suey with bread butter dessert and milk. Tuesday features chilled juice mashed potatoes peas rice pudding and milk. Wednesday serves turkey pie corn cranberry sauce fruit and milk. Thursday serves ham and potato scallop peas hot buttered biscuit cookies and milk. Friday includes chilled juice mashed potatoes fish sticks beets bread and butter pudding and milk.

Arundel Park Street Cousens

Kennebunk School Menu Summary

Daily menus list items for Kennebunk High and Junior High, Park Street and Cousens schools. Week offerings include sliced luncheon meat with pineapple, meat pie, Italian macaroni and cheese, turkey a la king, fish sticks, hamburg patty, Italian sandwich, pork and gravy, fried chicken, baked haddock, and various sides such as mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, fruit, milk, and desserts.

Kennebunk High

Saco Beach School Lunch Menu Week

Menus list daily meals from Monday to Friday including macaroni and cheese with fruit, Tuesday features chicken soup with rice and hot dog, Wednesday offers chicken chop suey with rice, Thursday shows home made beans and condiments, and Friday serves oven fried fish sticks with side dishes and desserts.

Several Area Dairy Herds Win Awards

Paul H. Fournier of Saco received the York County Dairy Herd Improvement association gold seal at the annual meeting, placing his 30 registered Holsteins atop York county. His herd averaged 611 pounds of butterfat and 15,175 pounds of milk in the past year. Curtis Taylor Jr. of Lyman presented the award. Harold Shaw of Sanford earned second with 89 cows averaging 12,805 pounds of milk and 569 pounds of butterfat, and his cow was the year’s top producer at 20,910 pounds of milk and 883 butterfat. Gold seals were awarded to multiple herds for 500+ pounds of butterfat. blue seals to 450–499 pounds of milk. red seals to 400–499 pounds of butterfat per cow. Directors named: Gerard Cassette, Keith Goff, Norman White, Willis Lord, Robert Cole Sr. Officials elected: Curtis Taylor Jr. president. Herbert Boothby secretary-treasurer.

Paul H. Fournier Saco York County Dairy Herd Improvement Association Fournier York County Curtis Taylor, Jr Lyman Harold Shaw Sanford Shaw Chester Johnson Kittery Gott & Son Hollis Clyde Harmon Buxton Gerard Cassette Norman Carl White Springvale Robert Gay Robert Cole Goodwin's Mills Nichols Family Limerick Notre Dame Institute of Alfred Carroll Kendrick Biddeford John Harris Millard Leary Hartley Emery Berwick Boothby and Day Kennebunk Clement Reserve Dayton Lyman Harris Bruce Tom Potter Lebanon Douglas Ballard Carl Russell Willis Lord Waterboro Joseph Moreau North Berwick Leland Scammon Fred Lane John Roberts Alfred Arthur Jones Alan Hague Mear Stone Wilfred Leavitt Eliot

Christ Church Women Attend Supper Meeting

Circles 2 and 4 of the Women's Fellowship at Christ Church Kennebunk met Thursday evening at the church for a covered dish supper and business session with co leaders in charge. Twenty two members were present as projects were discussed. Plans were made for the circles to serve family night supper in April and to work on items for the summer fair. Members debated taking the American Red Cross Home Nursing course with a future decision at the next meeting. Mrs. Lester Hathaway spoke on the course. A report covered ticket sales for the Carle de Suze show to be held Friday April 6 at Kennebunk Town Hall, sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship. Next meeting set for April 19 at the church.

Women’s Fellowship of Christ Church Kennebunk James Kosvaneec Edward Dargis American Red Cross Home Lester Hathaway American Red Cross Carle de Suze Kennebunk Town Hall Women's Fellowship of Christchurch

Anniversary of Girl Scouting Observed by Troop 76

Girl Scouts of Troop 76 at the Webhannet club house Kennebunk celebrated the Golden Anniversary of Girl Scouting in the United States. The event featured a white and yellow cake shaped like an open history book, a large yellow candle display, and donations to the Dimes for Daisy for the Juliette Low World Friendship fund. Karen Kearns and Carolyn Gordon will present the gift at the Kennebunk rally tonight at 8. Members received First Class, proficiency badges, and five year pins. Leaders are Mrs. Henry Dickinson, Mrs. Richard Gumprecht, and Mrs. J. Robert Downing.

Girl Scouts Troop 76 Webhannet Club Kennebunk United States U.S.A Daisy Juliette Low Frances Welch Joan Downing Linda Vetterline Linda Boston Beverly Billings Judy Lawrence Kathy Norton Karen Kearns Linda Card Judy Dickinson Home Gardner Blessing Butler Jean Welch Judy Emmons

Mrs Milligan Appears On Say When TV Program

Mrs Jonathan Milligan of Cape Porpoise spent time in New York and appeared on the Say When program on Channel 6 Friday morning. She was chosen from the audience and will appear again Monday at 10 a.m. on Channel 6.

Jonathan Milligan Cape Porpoise New York Channel 6

Health Clinic to Offer Child Immunizations in Kennebunk

A child health clinic is set for the Public Health office at 10 Storer Street Kennebunk on Tuesday from 3 to 5 P M A physician will attend and provide inoculations for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and polio plus smallpox vaccination Babies and children up to school age may attend.

Public Health Office Storer Street Kennebunk

Federal funds slated for Kennebunk and Kennebunkport schools

Kennebunk and Kennebunkport schools will receive about 12012 dollars and 6410 dollars respectively as federal aid under impacted areas legislation. A September attendance count set tentative entitlements with 92 percent payable pending a second count in April for final estimates.

Kennebunk Kennebunkport Peter A. Garland Kennebu

OES Members Attend Installation at Adah Chapter

Miniwanca Chapter of the Eastern Star in Old Orchard Beach reports attendance at the Adah chapter installation in Biddeford Friday evening. Attendees include Kay Mewer and John Strickland along with Donald Nowell Lillian Nowell Leonard Gray Pauline Peacock Jennie Ballis Valera Hall Fedrice Bates Hazel Daly Mary Robbins. Elizabeth Calderwood announced Mary Robbins named Grand Organist of the Grand Chapter of Maine for the coming year.

Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star Old Orchard Beach Adah Biddeford Kay Mewer John Strickland Donald Nowell Lillian Nowell Leonard Gray Pauline Peacock Jennie Ballis Valera Hall Fedrice Bates Hazel Daly Mary Robbins Elizabeth Calderwood Maine

Church Women Serve Luncheon At Old Orchard

A St Patrick's Day luncheon was hosted Friday by the Women’s Society of Christian Service at the Washington Avenue Methodist church vestry in Old Orchard Beach. Mrs. Mattie Bliss chaired with co host Mrs John Stahl and assistants including Richard Bliss and multiple members. Tables featured candles and jonquils with a large bouquet on the piano and another at the buffet. Hope circle managed a cooked foods table run by several members.

Women's Society of Christian Service Washington Avenue Methodist Church Old Orchard Beach Mattie Bliss John Stahl Bliss Richard Bliss Hazel Kennett Gertrude Leonard Hazel Davis Frances Johnson Florence Gray Barbara Gilbert Naomi Bean Helen Anderson Cressie George Retta Sait Gertrude Wight Hope Circle Margaret Milliken Edrice Bates Martha Trafton Muriel Gooch

Fish And Game Club To Join Rifle Group

Kennebunk Fish and Game club met Thursday evening at Kennebunk Lower Town hall with President Peter D Ascanio presiding. Benefit tickets were distributed and three prizes to be awarded on May 3. Members discussed fish stocking in brooks in Kennebunk Kennebunkport and Arundel and voted to join the National Rifle Association appointing a committee to pick NRA officers Richard Weeman Edgar West John MacDonald and Charles MacKinnon named to the panel. Movies on dogs followed by refreshments served by Weeman and Swett.

Kennebunk Fish and Game Club Kennebunk Lower Town Hall Peter D'’Ascanio Kennebunk Kennebunkport Arundel National Rifle Association N. R. A. Club Richard Weeman

Relief Corps Plans Memorial Day Exercises

The Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief Corps met at Wells Grange hall Sanford road and planned a April 11 reception in Portland honoring the national president. They outlined tentative Memorial Day exercises and noted social events hosted by Mrs Gertrude Kennard and Mrs Hilda Hamlyn.

Portland Abraham Lincoln Women's Relief Corps Wells Grange Hall Sanford Road Eastland Motor Hotel Gertrude Kennard Kennard Hilda Hamlyn Sadie Murray Vera Hill Mary McCoy Thacher Corps Wells Corps Bessie Kimball Alice Davis Marion Bridges York Hospital Helen Roberge Doris Bailey Dawn Hayes Irene Kimball Jy Kennard

Town Council Demotes Two Beach Policemen

Old Orchard Beach council voted 4-3 to demote Sgt Philip Levecque and Capt John Marshall to patrolmen and promote Sgt Donald Lake to captain. Police Chief John Clark protested, urging chief approval for department changes. The council also reduced the force to one chief, one captain, and five patrolmen from Labor Day to June 15, and kept pay scales for chief, captain, and patrolmen.

Old Orchard Beach Donald Lake John Clark Philip Levecque John Marshall David McCallum Donald Jones Leslie Wyman, Sr Leopold “Paul” Sicard Dwight McLeod John Trull Charles D. Peckman, Jr Charles D. Peckham, Jr Police Department McLeod Trull Lake Levecque Marshall Harold Randall Gordon McAllister Wilfred Goulet George Simpson Donald Ingalls Frank Hodgson Paul Fontaine Charles Stone Harold Horne Ruth Dumont Victor Micele Jean Paul Lacroix John Menard

Brother Sister Prize Speakers At Old Orchard

A brother and sister won first prizes in the annual Prize Speaking contest at Old Orchard Beach High School Alumni Hall. Barbara Barth won girls first with I Like Men, and Joseph Barth won boys first with A Modern Sermon.

Old Orchard Beach High School Barbara Barth Joseph Barth Ellen Fowler Charles Shuman Adelbert M. Jakeman Hilary F. Mahaney Elvira Lord William Souza Richard Randall Priscilla Dumont Jessie Jjalbert Gail Hodge Hugh Banks Ella Perry Clarice Hansen Sharon McKee Michele Benoit Vivian Beaulieu

Church Class At Kennebunk Plans Easter Lily Gift

The B O V Class of Kennebunk Baptist Church met Thursday evening with President Ruth Chappell presiding and 12 members present. They voted to purchase an Easter lily for Easter Sunday to give to a shut-in after services and to hold the April meeting on April 12 during Holy Week. Ladies held a work night to prepare items for the rummage sale the next day. refreshments were served by Marion Cousens, Minnie Robbins, and Harriet Freeman. Hostesses for April 12 are Myrtle Benson, Louise Marsh, Frances Burleigh, with devotions by Martha Bragdon.

B.O.V Kennebunk Baptist Church Ruth Chappell Althea Johnson Marion Cousens Minnie Robbins Harriet Freeman Myrtle Benson Louise Marsh Frances Burleigh Martha Bragdon

Kennebunk Woman Hosts Service Club

The Independent Service Club met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Vernon Webber on High street Kennebunk. A short business meeting was conducted by president Mrs. Henry Smith followed by a social hour. Planned activities included an April 19 event at Mrs. Jack Ephross home with hosts Mrs. Harriet Garnet and Mrs. Arthur Jack.

Independent Service Club Vernon Webber High Street Kennebunk Henry Smith Goredon Hutchins Jack Ephross Harriet Garnet Arthur Jack

Scout Troop Hears Talk At Kennebunk

Kennebunk Girl Scouts of Troop 111 met Thursday afternoon at Christchurch to discuss international friendship. Guest speaker Mrs Sumner Marshall, formerly of Germany, now on Intervale road in Kennebunk, attended. A decorated cake marked the 50th anniversary of Girl Scouting was made by Ruth Cumler working on her cooking badge.

Kennebunk Christchurch Sumner Marshall Germany Intervale Road Kenebunk Ruth Cumler

Rotary Club Hears Talk On Bridges

The Rotary Club met Thursday at noon at the Kennebunk Inn with president Frank Beard presiding. Rev. Robert Cumler of Christchurch presented a film on the Mackinac Bridge and discussed its construction and engineering feats as one of the world’s longest suspension spans.

Rotary Club Kennebunk Inn Frank Beard Leonard Angell Robert Cumler Christchurch Mackinac Bridge Great Lakes Mr. Cumler

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