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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1961

Page

3

Church Directory in Saco Area: Parishes and Mass Times

Directory lists churches in Saco and surrounds with pastors and Sunday Mass times. Includes St Joseph, St Andre, St Mary, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Most Holy Trinity in Saco, Camp Ellis, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Old Orchard Beach, Ogunquit, First Parish, Second Parish, School Street Methodist, Saco United Baptist, North Saco Congregational, Christian Science Society, Salvation Army, and Holiness meeting details. Names of pastors such as Rev Elie Hevey, Rev Aime Giguere, Rev Cornelius Enright, Rev Arthur J. Dube, Rev Maurice Boiana, Rev William J. Kelly, Rev J Henry Fournelle, Rev Edward F. Walsh, Rev Armand J. Landry, Rev Edmund W Beat, Rev Harry Aufiero, Rev Norman J Langmaid, and others are included with service times.

St. Joseph Church Elie Hevey St Andre Bacon Street Aime Giguere St. Mary Church St Mary Street Cornelius Enright Notre Dame de Lourdes Arthur J. Dube M. Most Holy Trinity Church Main Street Saco Maurice Boiana Camp Ellis Kennebunkport St. Martha Church William J. Kelly J. Henry Fournelle Old Orchard Beach St. Margaret Church Edward F. Walsh Armand J. Landry Sam Second Parish Unitarian Church School Street Pepperel Park K Edmund W First Parish Congregational Church Main and Beach Streets Harry Aufiero Methodist Church Norman J Langmaid Salvation Army Main Street Street James C. Geddes Chvcer

Episcopal Churches Schedule and Clergy Listings

Episcopalian services listed for Christ Crescent Street St Dana Portland Road and St John by the Sea Old Orchard Beach with rectors Mark McCullough T S Knox Harold McElwain and details on Holy Communion sermons church school and nursery care across multiple mornings and locations in Crescent Street Main and Cleveland Streets Portland Road and St John Street Old Orchard Beach East Waterboro.

Christ (Episcopal) Church Crescent Street Mark M Trinity Episcopal Church Main Cleveland Streets Saco T. S. Knox St. Dana (Episcopal) Church Portland Road Mark M McCullough St. John-By-the-Sea St. John Street Old Orcherd Beach Harold McElwain St. Stephen - Then- Martyr Episcopal Church East Waterboro

Biddeford Church List Includes Several Parishes

The item lists multiple Biddeford churches with staff and service times. Biddeford St Demetrios Greek Orthodox at 35 Adams Street hosts Orthros 10 to 11 a m and Divine Liturgy 11 a m to noon led by Rev Sam Kalamaras, with Sunday school in the parish hall at 10:30. Advent Christian Church on Hilard Chapel streets led by Rev Delmar Lee offers morning worship at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11. First Universalist Church on City Square with Rev Edmund W Beal holds morning worship at 11 on the first and third Sundays. The Second Congregational Church The White Church, led by Rev H Lewis Cutler, offers Sunday worship at 10:45 and church school at 10:30. Foss Street Methodist at Foss and Pool, Rev James Douglass Riddle, presides over morning service at 11 with nursery for pre-schoolers and a coffee tour discussion after. South Biddeford Methodist on Poor Road, Rev Riddle presides over morning prayer at 9:30 and evening prayer at 6. United Baptist on Jefferson Street led by Rev Morley J Durost offers joining worship at 11 and Sunday school at 9:45.

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Adams Street Sam J. Kalamaras Orthros Advent Christian Church Orne Hilard Chapel Delmar Lee First Universalist Church City Squate Edmund W. Beal Second Congregational Church H Lewis Cutler Pasto Foss Street South Biddeford Methodist Church James Douglass ‘Riddle United Baptist Church Jefferson Street Morley J Durost

Local Church Services List With Morning Worship Times

Advent Christian Church led by Rev Milford G Butterfield offers 9 45 am morning worship and church school. Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets with Rev George P Urban provides church school for all ages and a 9 45 am service plus an 11 am service with nursery and children's church. First Congregational on North street and Arundel road under Rev Robert M Howes hosts 9 30 am worship. South Congregational on Temple street with Rev Howes holds 9 and 11 am morning worship.

Advent Christian Church Milford G. Butterfield Village

Local Church Schedules and Ministers Listed

The Methodist church on Washington Avenue with Rev. John T. Stahl offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. First Baptist on Ocean Avenue with Rev. G. Stephen Johnston holds Sunday school at 1:30 p.m. and worship at 2:30 p.m. Advent Christian on Faco Avenue features Dr. Orchard Beach Hermer Thurlow as pastor with 9:45 a.m. classes and a 10 a.m. morning service. Pentecostal on Atlantic Avenue and Third Street is led by Rev. Russell K Per with 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11:30 a.m. Junior church, and 1 a.m. morning worship. Salvation Army at 91 Union Avenue, Capt. Robert Reid in charge, notes 9:45 Sunday school and holiness meeting at 3 p.m.

church services and pastors listed for Kennebunk area

Unitarian First Congregational parish led by Rev. Carl Bierman with morning worship and Sunday school at 11. Christ Church headed by Rev. Frederick Holmberg and Robert B. Culmer with services at 9 30 and 11. Kennbunk Baptist on Main Street with Rev. Chester Staples, Bible school 9 45 and worship at 11. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street with 11am services and Sunday school. West Kennebunk Methodist led by Rev. John H. Jordan with 9am worship and sermon. soloist Miss Mary Visne and organist Miss Elizabeth Hersey.

West Kennebunk Methodist Church John H. Jordan Mary Visne Elizabeth Hersey

Wells Area Churches Sunday Services Schedule

Wells First and Second Congregational churches hold worship at 10 30 a m at the First church near Mile road to Wells Beach with Sunday school after the children's sermon. Full Gospel church on Route 9 A near Route 109 offers Sunday school 2 p m and worship at 3 p m led by Rev Lula Nicholson. Highpine Baptist on Sanford road with Rev Wayne A Porter offers Sunday school at 1 p m and worship at 2 p m for North Berwick. Wels Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9A with Rev Coleman York holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m. Moody Community church at Moody Community hall Route 1, with Mr and Mrs Nelson Kimball in charge, has Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m.

First Second Congregational Churches Wells U. S John Simpson Mile Road Wells Beach Full Gospel Church Lula Nicholson Highpine Baptist Church Sanford Road Wayne A Porter North Berwick Wels Freewill Baptists Church Coleman York South Berwick Moody Community Church Moody Community Hall Nelson Kimball

Ogunquit Baptist Church Sunday Services Set

Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Paul S Hazlett holds morning worship at 11 a m and evening service at 7 39 p m all are welcome to attend the regular weekly schedule at the parish church.

Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Paul S. Hazlett

Cape Porpoise Church Services This Morning

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape presents morning worship at 9:45 a m led by Rev Henry O Megert with church school at 9:30 a m.

Methodist Church

Mormon Churches Meet At Advent Church In Saco

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meets at the Advent church on Cleveland street, Saco. Elder Maurice Dupuis serves as superintendent with Elder William W. Howard as first assistant and Elder Roger V. Marden as second assistant. Priesthood meeting at 9 a.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Mormon) Church Advent Church Cleveland Street Saco Maurice Dupuis William W. Howard Roger V. Marden

Old Orchard Menu Week of March 2024

Weekly cafeteria menu lists items for each weekday in March 2024 at Old Orchard. Monday offers American chop suey, pan rolls, butter, ice cream and milk. Tuesday features chicken vegetable soup, sliced bologna sandwich, chocolate pudding and milk. Wednesday includes baked beans with ketchup, frankfurter, sweet pickle chips, dark bread, butter, fruit jello and milk. Thursday serves beef and gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered wax beans, white bread, butter, a cookie and milk. Friday presents baked fish sticks, ketchup, mashed potatoes, buttered peas, dark bread, butter, grapefruit sections and milk.

Frankfurt Hamburg Park Street Cousens

World of Challenge and the Expanding Horizon

A reflection on the limited view of many readers and societies, urging broader horizons. Citing Berlin’s zones, biblical figures, and thinkers like Mumford and Stevenson, the piece argues faith offers a transformative lens that enlarges the world beyond daily schedules and technical drawing boards.

Lewis Mumford Robert Louis Stevenson

New Bible Translations Aim for Clarity And Modern English

New English Bible projects by Protestant scholars in the British Isles and the Roman Catholic Confraternity of Christian Doctrine offer contemporary English renderings of the New Testament and Old Testament. Critics hail their accuracy and accessible style, aided by recent language research and sources like the Dead Sea Scrolls. Each includes extensive footnotes for scholars, yet remains readable for lay readers.

Jules Loh New York Luke Jesus British Isles Peter

Community meetings and a church Bible excerpt in Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach groups schedule meetings this Monday evening at local homes and venues. Nee Nah Council of Pocahontas meets at the Legion hall, while Miniwanca chapter of the Eastern Star hosts guests at Mrs. Jennie Rallis home. A Mosaic Club dance for Masonic lodge members and friends occurs at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall. The article also notes new Confraternity and Douay Bible translations of the Daniel furnace story with modern phrasing.

Hope Circle Frances Dickson B Street Nah Council Pocahontas Legion Hall School Street Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star Jennie Rallis Scarborough Masonic Lodge Mosaic Club, Inc Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall West Grand Avenue Peter Jesus Confraternity Douay Sidrach Misach Nabuchodonosor Abdenago

St Margaret Sodality Sponsors St Patrick Card Party

The junior members of St Margaret sodality will sponsor a St Patrick's card party at the parish hall on Sunday evening. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served. The Junior choir directed by Mrs Thomas Anton will perform Irish selections. Maureen LaFountain and Barbara Regan are co chairmen with a committee including Charlene Hebert Maureen Bellerose Patricia Tousignant Caryl Grenier Joyce Baeulieu Dale Armstrong Michele Benoit Claudette Jacques and Priscille Jarry.

St.Margaret Sodality Thomas Anton Maureen LaFountain Barara Regan Charlene Hebert Maureen Bellerose Patricia Tousignant Caryl Grenier Joyce Beaulieu Dale Armstrong Michele Benoit Claudette Jacques iPriscille Jarry

Housewarming Held at Kennebunk Home on Cat Mousam Road

Mrs. Roger Noble hosted a housewarming at her Cat Mousam Road home in Kennebunk with hostesses Mrs. George Gordon and Mrs. Donald Tufts. Mrs Noble received a purse of money from friends and neighbors. refreshments were provided by the hostesses. Attendees included Mrs. Edgar West Mrs. Paul Littlefield Mrs. Norris Stephens Mrs. Sherman Towne Mrs. Elton Welch Mrs. Richard Stevens Mrs. Frank Noble Jr Mrs. William Gordon Mrs. Roland Toussaint Mrs. Richard West Mrs. Roger Cole and Miss Dawn Stevens. Guests contributing but unable to attend were Mrs. Maurice Gordon Mrs. Frank Noble Sr Mrs. Frederick Nedeau Mrs. Donald Stevens all of Kennebunk her mother Mrs. Alvin Reagan and family and Miss Sally Dixon of Philadelphia.

Roger Noble Cat Mousam Kennebunk George Gordon Donald Tufts Noble Edgar West Paul Littlefield Norris Stephens Sherman Towne Elton Welch Richard Stevens Frank Noble, Jr William Gordon

Weekly School Meals Menu Highlights From Three Districts

Kennebunk Park Street and Cousens schools list weekly menus with dishes such as orange juice, baked macaroni and cheese, frankfurts, mashed potatoes, buttered greens, Italian sandwiches, vegetable soups, meat pies, American chop suey and various desserts. Milk accompanies most meals.

St Patrick's Luncheon By WSCS At Beach Beach

A St Patrick's luncheon was served at the Old Orchard Beach Methodist vestry with spring flowers and green candles. Sponsored by the Womens Society of Christian Service the event featured co chairmen Mattie Bliss and Hazel Kennett, hosts Elizabeth Garland and Hazel Davis, and a long list of serving volunteers. Guests came from Ocean Park Saco Portland and Old Orchard Beach. A WSCS meeting followed with President Florence Benson presiding and plans to subscribe to The Methodist Woman and Missionary Outlook for Edith B Libby Memorial library.

St. Patrick's Methodist Old Orchard Beach Womens Society of Christian Service Mattie Bliss Hazel Kennett Elizabeth Garland Hazel Davis Alice Browne Frances Johnson Florence Benson Helen Cummings Barbara Gilbert Cora Jones Jean Cooper Gertrude Leonard Gertrude Wight Retta Sait Kennett Ocean Park Saco Portland WSCS Methodist Woman Edith B. Libby

Correspondent Returns as Kennebunk Journal Reporter

Mrs. Edmund L. Cashen resumes duties as Kennebunk correspondent starting Monday March 20. News tips may be telephoned to Yukon 5 2174 or left at 50 Sum Street.

Edmund L. Cashen Kennebunk The Journal Yukon

BOV Class Rummage Sale Planned at Kenne bunk Church

The BOV class of Kenne bunk Baptist Church met in the church dining room with Alma Tomlinson presiding. Plans were approved for a rummage sale on Friday March 24 at 10 a m in the church hall. The group voted to donate an Easter lily to a shut in or ill member.

BOV Kennebunk Baptist Church Alma Tomlinson Ruth Chappell Martha Bragdon Jennie Currier Miss Bragdon Currier Margaret Staples Myrtle Benson Ida Cousens

Sector Program Put In Effect At Beach Church

The Old Orchard Beach Methodist church launches a sector program by the Women's Society of Christian Service with a Sunday luncheon after service. Parish divided into 17 zones each led by a captain to boost visitation, church events, and member involvement. Key organizers include John Tibbetts, Gertrude Leonard, and Barbara Gilbert along with numerous listed captains and workers.

Old Orchard Beach Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service Gertrude Leonard Barbara Gilbert Commission On Membership and Evangelism John Tibbetts George Shorey Gertrude Fastman Maynard Shorey Richard Shorey Gertrude Thompson Winifred Cleveland Georgia Tibbetts Helen Burrell Cleo McLauglin Shirley Sousa Pauline Peacock Evelyn Shorey Alice Huntress Elizabeth Knight

Church planning meeting notes luncheon and outreach

A planning meeting noted the phrase a church is a hospital for sinners not a museum for saints. A Friday evening gathering prepared for Sunday visitations following a luncheon at the church. Copies of The Upper Room will be distributed to attendees.

Marriage Intentions in Biddeford and Saco

Marriage intentions on file in Biddeford city clerk's office list Leon G. Normand of 84 Summer Street Biddeford and Donna L. Winchester of 31 Scammon Street Saco as applicants.

Biddeford Leon G. Normand Summer Street Donna L. Winchester Scammon Street Saco

E I Union To Support Park By $100 Bond

Members and guests of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union pledged $100 to the Industrial Park bond drive at Friday's meeting. The group also gave $10 to the Red Cross. Mrs. Normen Denton joined as a member and honorary membership was granted to Mrs. George Leatherbarrow for over 40 years of service.

Women's Educational and Industrial Union Maine Rocky Mountains Clement Taylor Edwin Teale Teale America Taylor Carlton Crogan Red Cross Normen Denton George Leatherbarrow E. and I Union Stanley Perkins York County Union York Women's League of York Kenneth Stackpole

Christ Church Circles Meet In Kennebunk

Three circles of the Women's Fellowship at Christchurch Kennebunk met on Thursday. Circle 5 planned a canora fried clam supper for April 14 at the church from 5 to 7 pm and voted to send previous bandages to Korea. A scrapbook will be sent to the Marshall Islands. Circle 9 gathered at Brick Store museum with devotions and plans for a Men's Club supper and Guest day. Circle 7 held at Summer street home with a rummage sale set for April 16 and bridge party plans.

Women's Fellowship of Christchurch Kennebunk Circle 5 Walter Cole Fletcher Street Madelyn Ross Korea Marshall Islands Cole Francis Lamontagne Elaine Fisher Circle 9 Brick Store Museum Barbara Kimball Elizabeth Stevens Gladys Jordon Gertrude van Dyke Jordon Margaret Fisher Circle 7 Charles Smith Summer Street Frances Buzzell John Cummings Carl de Suze Africa Howard Reed Samuel Simpson M. A. Packard Smith Packard West Kennebunk

Beach Girl Honored With PhD Progress and Fellowship

Miss Patricia R. Plante daughter of Mrs. Antoinette Nadeau of Old Orchard Beach and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Plante of Biddeford has passed her doctorate English exam at Boston University She also received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship grant for this academic year and will earn her PhD in June 1962

Patricia R. Plante Antoinette Nadeau Old Orchard Beach Arthur Plante South Street Biddeford Boston University Plante Woodrow Wilson

Tea committee meeting notes with names listed

Mrs. George Allen headed the tea committee while Mrs. Ernest Woodworth served as chairwoman. Mrs. Leo Boutet of the Hospitality committee welcomed attendees to the meeting.

George Allen Ernest Woodworth Leo Boutet

Also Mentioned on This Page

Church Directory Our Lady of Victory Church St. Monica Church Ogunquit All Saints Church Episcopal Churches Kennebunkport Ogunquit Cape Mormon Churches Old Orchard Ralph W. Loew D.D Newspaper Enterprise Assa New York Times Berlin East Zone West Zone Germany Jonah St. Paul Ft Sodality Kennebunk School Menu Palmdale Calif Canada Lockheed Beach Wscs Beach Church Marion Cousens Jenny Currier Harriet Freeman Alice Hancock Marion Maguire Louis Nichols E & I Union Park Christ Church Rome Plow Company Cedartown Agadir Morocco
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