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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1963

Page

3

Church Directory Listings Across Saco and Nearby Towns

A consolidated directory of parish and church schedules listing St Joseph St Andre St Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity St Margaret St Monica St Martha St Mary Wells First Parish United Baptist Second Parish Unitarian School Street Methodist First Assembly of God Bible Baptist South Congregational North Saco Congregational Christian Christian Science Society with listed pastors and Sunday Masses and service times for a range of local communities.

Notre Dame de _ Lourdes Church Arthur J. Dube Most Holy Trinity Church Main Street Saco Maurice Boland Old Orchard Beach

Episcopal Church Schedules in Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach

The region lists service times for Christ Church Biddeford Trinity Saco St David Kennebunk and St John Old Orchard Beach. Holy Communion sermons nursery school and church school devotions are noted with varying Sunday times and infant care.

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

Local Church Listings in Biddeford Area

Directory of Biddeford churches with addresses and pastors. St Demetrios Greek Orthodox on Adams Street lists Rev Alex Xanthakis and services including Matins Liturgy and Sunday school. Other churches include Biddeford United Church of Christ Crescent Street and Foss Street Methodist with Rev C Joseph Ingraham.

United Church of Christ Collegtional Crescent Street B’deford David E. Wigley Demetrios Joseph Ingraham Foss Street Foss Pool Streets First Universalist Church City Square Unitarian-Universalist Association Edmund W. Beal Unitarian Universalist Church Unitarian Church School Street Pepperell Park Saco United Baptist Church Jefferson Street Jasper M. Beane

Church Schedules Highlight Local Service Times

The Methodist on Washington Avenue led by Rev Oakley E Wood hosts morning worship at 11 and Sunday school at 9 45. Advent Christian on Saco Avenue with acting pastor Rev Phylis E Adams offers Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11. First Baptist on Ocean Avenue with Rev G Stephen Johnston lists Sunday school, 1 30 pm, and worship at 2 30. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic and Third led by Rev Russell Pier presents Sunday school 9 45, junior church 11 30, morning worship 11 am. Salvation Army at 91 Union Avenue under Lt and Mrs Gordon Clark Jr conducts Sunday school 9 45 and holiness meeting at 11 am.

Pentecostal Atlantic Avenue Third Street Russell & Pier The Salvation Army Union Avenue Gordon Clark, Jr

Community church notices from Buxton area

Buxton Tory Hill Meetinghouse and Buxton Lower Corner The Old Peabody Pew church announce morning worship times. Rev David Wene leads at North Congregational church with Rev David W Smith at 9 30 and 11.

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

Mormon Church Services Set in Saco

The Mormon church holds sacraments at Faith Chapel on Cleveland Street and Sunday school at 11 am. Elders reside at 54 School Street, Saco, with sacrament service at 10 am.

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

Kennebunk Churches Schedule Across Towns

A compact listing shows services at Advent Christian Kennebunk Lower Village First Unitarian Christchurch Kennebunk Baptist Christian Science Society West Kennebunk Methodist and Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union. Services range 9 30 to 11 a m with Sunday schools and nurseries noted for families.

Ogunquit church notices 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. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road under Rev Thomas R Merrill schedules Sunday worship at 11 30 a m.

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

Village Baptist Church Sunday services and programs

Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets offers church school for all ages at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 o clock with supervised nursery and children's church. First Congregational Church at Norma street and Arundel lists pastor Robert M Howes.

Church Services And Sunday Schedules In Wells Area

Sunday worship and Sunday school times announced for multiple Wells churches. First and Second Congregational hold services at 10 30 am with Sunday school. Full Gospel on Route 9 A hosts 2 pm worship with 1 pm Sunday school. Highpine Baptist on Sanford Road offers 1 pm Sunday school and 2 pm worship. Wells Branch Freewill on Route 9 A has 9 30 am Sunday school and 10 30 am morning worship. Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene on U S Route 1 lists 10 am Sunday school and worship and 7 30 pm Sunday evening service.

Wells U. S John N. Simpson Wells Corner Full Gospel Lyle Nicholson Highpine Baptist Church Sanford Road Wayne A Porter North Berwick Wels Freewill Baptist Church Coleman York South Berwick Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene U.S. Route 1

Church Services in Goodwins Mills Area

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church with Rev Norman J Langmaid holds Sunday worship and sermon at 9 30 am The Church school meets at 10 30 am Advent Christian church led by Rev Lloyd Osborne offers morning worship at 11 am Sunday school at 11 am and evening service at 8 pm Youth Fellowship at 7 pm Lyman Baptist Church with Rev Sidney F Whitehouse offers Sunday school at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 am

Goodwins Mills

Finding the Way You and Honesty

A column argues over managed news and truth in public discourse. It stresses democracy requires character and self restraint, warns against self serving leaders and media, and cites religious ethics about truth telling and fair reporting.

Richard T. Baker

Priest to drive Peace Corps car to Honduras

Jesuit missionary Rev. Charles Prendergast of St. Louis plans to drive a Peace Corps car to Honduras this month. He hopes the gesture will strengthen ties with Latin America and cites the Bay of Pigs incident as shaping respect for nations that use power and influence.

ST. Louis, Mo St. Louis Latin America Peace Corps Honduras Charles Prendergast Yoro Bay of Pigs Cuba United States Father Prendergast

Well Baby Clinic Set For May Twenty Third In Wells

Wells Public Health nurse Elaine Hotte announced a monthly well baby clinic for infants and preschool children will be held Thursday May 23 from 9 30 to 11 30 a m in the nurses office at Wells High School. The event replaces the clinic usually scheduled on the last Thursday of the month which falls on Memorial Day.

Elaine Hotte R. N Wells Public Health Wells High School

Kennebunk and Park Street School Lunch Menus

Menu listings show weekly school lunches with meals for Kennebunk and Park Street schools. Items include baked ham with mashed potatoes and spinach, soups, chop suey, chicken salad, meat balls, orange juice, fish sticks, and dessert options with milk.

Park Street

Nee Nah council degree session closes at Legion hall

The Nee Nah council Degree of Pocahontas will hold its final meeting of the season Monday evening at the American Legion hall. A 6 30 p.m. pot luck supper will be served. Members are asked to bring their Pocahontas Project books. Hope Circle meets Monday evening at Mrs. Muriel Gooch’s home The Nautilus Colby Avenue Ocean Park. VFW officers to be installed at 7 30 p.m. Monday at the Post home Atlantic Avenue.

Nee Nah Council Pocahontas American Legion Hall Hope Circle Muriel Gooch Nautilus Colby Avenue Ocean Park Old Orchard Beach

Cape Porpoise Methodist Service Notice

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape with Rev. Russell J. Peppe as minister announces morning worship at 10 45 a m.

Church-on-the Cape Russell J. Peppe

House and Senate clash over budget cuts and sales tax

The House rejected a committee report cutting 1.72 million from a 143.23 million budget while Democrats opposed acceptance. The Senate favored Reed’s budget and rejected the House action. A move to bring Reed’s sales tax increase to floor action was also tabled after a party-line vote.

House Senate Appropriations Committee Reed Pease Bradford S. Wellece R-Bangor

Students Run Town Affairs At Old Orchard

Youth take over town hall duties for a day with a full council meeting appointing officers including Gail Shorey as secretary and Norman Lewis as sanitation supervisor. Gail Pitkin and Maureen LaFountain swap offices. fire chief Prendergast orders a drill and Charles Milliken leads as police chief.

Old Orchard Beach Gail Shorey Gail Pitkin Richard Harrison Robert Burns Norman Lewis Jocelyn Pluznick Lcense Mary Wardwell Carol Utman Elaine Buzzell Ace Leon F. Jones Maureen LaFountain Esther S. Crowley Jessie Jalbert Michael Prendergast Charles Milliken Robert Lee William J. Mullen Barbara Jalbert Connie Ellingwood Claudia Pipinas Peter Zafirson Barbara Regan Terry Lee Pitkin Ocean Park Jones Town Hall

Brownie Banquet Honors Auxiliary Leaders and Members

OLD ORCHARD BEACH The Abbott Verville AMVETS auxiliary sponsored Brownie troops enjoyed a banquet at the AMVETS hall on Walnut street. Mothers joined the girls for songs, several pantomimes, a Flag ceremony and Fly Up. New leaders are Mrs. Thomas Bill and Mrs. Armand McGlauflin.

Old Orchard Beach Abbott Verville Amvets Auxiliary Amvets Walnut Street Mitchelle Leroux Edward Smith William Southwick Hugh Cullinan Barbara Frank Golduck Alice Richard Valentino Debbie Gerard Jacques Diane Paul Latno Ralph Larivierre Paula Paul Murphy Nicholas Gourdouros Eleni Anthony Robida Gayle Nancy Paul Leroux Michelle Pamela Marshall Marie McKeown Thomas Bill Armand McGauflin Daniel Guarino John ‘Travers Winslow Lenan Armand McGlauflin

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Surprise Bridal Shower Honors Kay Mewer at Old Orchard Beach

Miss Kay Mewer was honored with a surprise bridal shower at the Robinson Memorial Masonic hall during a Miniwanca Star club meeting. Guests included family friends and members. gifts, a money tree and cake were displayed, with plans for a Stanish outing on June 8 and a reception Monday evening.

Old Orchard Beach Kay Mewer Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall Miniwanca Helen Smith Frances Johnson Esther Gilbert Pauline Peacock Alice Huntress Mildred Nowell Gertrude Leonard Harold Smith Elizabeth Wilson Helen Johnson Muriel Gooch Violet Mewer Cressie George Lillian Nowell Esther Black Effie Littlefield May. Slaney Florence Gray Jean Cooper Anne Lublinsky Anna Anderson Marjorie Douglass Valera Hall Natalie Draggins Russell Durant Asa Douglas Dana Hall John Strickland

Building Permits Report Released in Biddeford

Biddeford Building Inspector James Hussey released April permit figures. Twenty repair and other permits total 64 dollars. nine new homes cost 96 500. Two demolitions and one fire station at Biddeford Pool cost 14 000. Overall 39 permits valued at 178 820. Office hours 7 30 to 8 30 p m Tuesday and Friday in the assessors office.

Biddeford James Hussey Biddeford Pool Hussey

Saco Council Plans Monday Meeting On Licenses And Bids

Saco city council schedules a special Monday 7 30 PM session led by City Clerk Clifford Purvis The agenda includes renewing Oak Ledge motel liquor licenses on Main Street and seeking bids on tax lien properties of the city.

Saco Clifford A. Purvis Oak Ledge Main Street

Tips For Teens On Expressing Interest In A Girl

A teen asks how to tell a girl he likes her and stay friendly. Elinor advises being direct yourself, inviting her to dances and activities, and suggesting double dates. For a shy boy, indirect approaches and group outings help him join in and get to know you better.

Elinor Ans Elinor Williams

Federal Grant Approved For Biddeford Sewers

The Health Education and Welfare department approved a 486 600 grant to Biddeford for a sewage treatment plant and interceptor sewer. Total project cost listed as 1 736 million, with Biddeford’s share 347 320. Mayor Willie Pomerleau says the city will not rush and will survey costs before committing.

Biddeford Health, Education and Welfare Department U.S Senge S. Muskie Willie Pomerleau Deford Whitman ‘Howard Engineering Firm Boston

Circle Meetings Listed For Biddeford United Church of Christ

May 21 23 meetings announced for women’s fellowship circles A B C D and E with circle leaders and meeting homes in Biddeford Saco and surrounding areas including Pool read Graham Street Weymouth Street and specific host homes May 21 and May 23 dates and times provided

Biddeford Circle C Joseph A. Halley Earle Atwood Coleaders Paul Larrabee Circle D Alfred T. Wilcox John Moeckel Graham i Circle E Thomas J. Halley Weymouth Street Saco

Bicycle Parade Opens Saco Rodeo in Fine Style

A 9 am bicycle parade in Saco drew over 200 decorated bikes led by the Saco ladder truck with Mayor J Edward Whelan at the front. The event, funded by the Saco police department and the Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks, started at Pepperell square and proceeded along Main Beach and Middle streets to Burns school yard for the safety rodeo.

Saco J. Edward Whelan Saco Police Department Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks Pepperell Square Main Street Beach Street Middle Street Burns School Yard

City Seeks Bids for Tar and Roadway Materials

City asks contractors to bid on tar and related street surfaces under the street work requirements. Proposals should meet standard specs, timelines, and safety rules. Bids open with clear cost breakdowns and project scope for paving and repairs.

Child Health Clinic Planned in Kennebunk

A Child Health clinic will be held at the Public Health office 10 Storer street Kennebunk on Tuesday May 21 from 3 to 5 p m A physician will attend and inoculations for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and polio and smallpox vaccination will be available Babies and children up to school age may attend.

Kennebunk Public Health Office Storer Street

Kennedy Delivers Address at Vanderbilt Focused on Rights and Education

President Kennedy lauded American freedom and the rule of law during a Vanderbilt University speech. He emphasized educated citizens' role in upholding rights, praised the university's mission to reconcile North and South, and highlighted TVA's regional transformation and Cordell Hull Dam project launch.

Kennedy Vanderbilt University TVA Vanderbilt Stadium Cordell Hull Cumberland River Tennessee United Nations J State

Also Mentioned on This Page

Church Directory St. Margaret Church Edward C. O'Leary Royal Parent Kennebunk St. Monica Church William J. Kelly Kennebunkport St. Martha Church Kennebunkport First’ Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Beach Streets Hammond I. Petersson Main and Cross Streets Stanley A. Bennett Janet R. Betcher Second Parish Unitarian Church Ee Street Unitarian Universalist Association First Assembly of God Ahepa Pleasant ‘Street S. P. Bova Bible’ Baptist Church F Read Carll J. Grathwohl South Congregational Church Temple Street Robert M. ‘Howes North Saco Episcopal Churches Union Church Honey Ledge Road Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets Lottie Record Buxton Kennebunk Lower Village Milford G. Butterfield First Parish Harold Scott Christchurch Frederic Holmberg Robert B. Culmer Kennebunk Baptist Church Christian Science Society Summer Street West Kennebunk Methodist Church Alfred H. Ives Kennebunk Landing Chris Itian Union Society Full Gospel Church Gracie Ames Ogunquit Ralph W. Loew D.C Newspaper Enterprise Assn John Girard Thomas Anton Sunset Drive St. Margaret Sodality Albeog, Lapierre Kennebunk School Menu Cousens School CNEA Cape Alan C. Pease Wiscasset Kenneth P. MacLeod Brewer John L. Easton Jr Winterport E. Perrin Edmunds Fort Fairfield Old Orchard Saco Rodeo
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