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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1962
Page
3
Directory lists churches from Saco to Wells and Kennebunks in Maine with pastors and Sunday Mass or service times. Entries include St. Andre St. Mary St. Monica St. Martha All Saints First Parish United Church of Christ Second Parish Unitarian First Assembly of God Bible Baptist United Baptist and more, plus seasonal notes and closures.
In Biddeford Saco and nearby towns parish notices list service times for several Episcopal churches led by Rev. T. S. Knox Rev Harold A. Hopkins and Rev. Harold McElwin with Holy Communion Morning Prayer and Sermon at varied hours Nursery care and church-school devotions offered at multiple sites including Christ Church Biddeford Trinity Saco and St John-by-the-Sea Old Orchard Beach along with St John Street Old Orchard Beach services at 8 and 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist observed at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. as listed.
The notice lists worship schedules for Biddeford Second Congregational St Demetrios Greek Orthodox South Biddeford Methodist Foss Street Methodist First Universalist United Baptist Union Church Advent Christian with pastors Rev Wigley Rev Xanthakis Rev Ingraham Rev Beal Rev Beane Rev Bennett Rev Record and others. Services include morning prayers at 9:30 11:00 and 10:45, Orthos 9:15 and Divine Liturgy 10:45, Sunday schools at 9:30 9:45, and evening or midweek services as noted.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church announces fall and winter Sunday services starting September 9 at 9 30 a m with morning worship and sermon at 10 30 a m and classes for all ages led by Mrs John Attleson general superintendent of the Church School Advent Christian Church led by Rev Lloyd Osborne offers morning worship and Sunday school at noon Lyman Baptist Church conducts Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning service at 11 a m
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces morning worship led by Rev. Russell J. Peppé at 10 45 am in the weekly service program.
Methodist church on Washington avenue lists Rev. Oakley E. Wood ward as pastor with morning worship at 11. Advent Christian church on Saco avenue led by acting pastor Rev. Phylis E. Adams holds Sunday school at 9:45 and worship at 11. First Baptist on Ocean avenue with Rev. G. Stephen Johnston offers Sunday school at 1:30 and worship at 2:30. Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal at Atlantic avenue and Third street, Rev. Russell Kipper presides over Sunday school 9:45 and morning worship 11. Junior church at 11:30 for some. Salvation Army at 91 Union avenue under Lt. and Mrs. Gordon Clark Jr. hosts Sunday school 9:45, Holiness meeting 11, evening salvation 7:30, and midweek service Wednesday 7:30.
Local religious notices list Advent Christian Church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village with Rev Milford G Butterfield holding Sunday school at 945 am and worship at 11 am including nursery. Unitarian Church First Congregational parish with Rev Carl Bierman at 1 am worship and Sunday school. Christchurch with Rev Frederic Holmberg and Robert B Culmer, morning services at 930 and 11. Kennebunk Baptist Church Main Street with worship at 11 am and 7 pm. Christian Science Society 25 Summer Street Sunday school 10 am and morning service at 11. West Kennebunk Methodist Church Rev Alfred H Ives with morning worship 9 am and Sunday school at 10. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Mrs Gracie Ames, pastor, with Sunday school at 9:? am and Sunday morning worship at ? am.
A summary of worship schedules across Wells churches. First and Second Congregational hold identical services all summer on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday school recesses until fall. Full Gospel Church on Route 9-A offers 2 p.m. Sunday School and 3 p.m. worship led by Rev Lula Nicholson. Highpine Baptist on Sanford Road preaches at 2 p.m. with Sunday School at 1 p.m. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9-A has Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene on U.S. Route 1 lists worship at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Rev. Coleman York presides at Wells Branch.
Ogunquit Baptist church on Shore Road led by Rev. Paul Hazlette offers Sunday morning worship at 9 and 10 30 with Sunday school and nursery at 10 30 and a Sunday evening service at 8 30. Ogunquit Methodist church on Shore Road is led by Rev. Thomas R Merrill offering Sunday worship at 9 30 a m. Ellsworth Vines, 1931 32 national singles tennis champion, serves as head golf pro at the Inwood N Y Country Club.
A essayist links autumn scenery to spiritual reflection, comparing yellows in nature to human insight. The piece contrasts bucolic observation with urban detachment, then moves to biblical imagery of God and eternity, asking what a reader sees in these autumn days.
Chicago AP Religion in the News notes divergent views on liturgical renewal among Methodists. Rev Kermit L Long of Central Methodist Phoenix argues for spontaneity and personal involvement, opposing what he calls religious status seeking. Rev Romey Pitt Marshall of Sumnerdale advocates congregational participation in liturgical worship as essential.
Miss Nicole ratlon, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leo P. Taillon of Saco, is a member of Clarke College’s Tuckpointer group. The group greeted 200 freshmen from twelve states and eight foreign countries as Clarke extended registration from September 18 to 22 and classes begin September 24 for the 119th academic year.
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring streets led by Rev George P Urban offers church school for all ages with morning worship at 9:45 a.m and 11 o clock services with supervised nursery and children’s church. First Congregational on North Street and Arundel Road led by Rev Robert M Howes holds morning worship at 9:30. South Congregational on Temple Street led by Rev Robert M Bowes has morning worship at 9 and 11 a.m.
The Kennebunk district lists menus for Park Street and Cousens from September 17 to 21, featuring baked ham, meat pie, fried chicken, fish sticks, macaroni and cheese, Italian and American sandwiches, frankfurt, tuna, and varied sides. Milk accompanies each meal, with fruit desserts and vegetables across days.
Monday features vegetable soup frankfurter in a roll mustard and relish sliced pineapple milk. Tuesday offers blended fruit juice Chili con carne pan rolls and butter gingerbread whipped topping milk. Wednesday serves hamburgers in gravy on roll cranberry sauce buttered green beans white bread and butter fresh fruit milk. Thursday includes baked beans cat soup tossed vegetable salad dark bread butter filled cookie. Friday lists tomato soup saltine crackers grilled cheese sandwich pickle chips applesauce milk.
In Milan Eddie Perkins of Chicago outpointed Duilio Loi of Italy over 15 rounds to win the world junior welterweight championship. In San Antonio Humberto Barrera of Robstown outpointed Chamaco Perez of Monterrey over 10 rounds. In Los Angeles John Smith of Los Angeles KO'd Sonny Gill of Pasadena.
Buxton Tory Hill meeting house and Old Pebody Pew church list Rev. David W. Smith as pastor with morning worship times at 11 and 9 30 respectively. Congregants are advised to note the revised schedule.
A Springfield Massachusetts family of six was injured when their car left the road at Sanford and North Berwick roads in Wells. Mrs Rose Galarneau sustained neck injuries and a chin laceration. husband Philip 29 said brakes failed. Children Paul 7 months David 6 Marie 8 Lisa 4 John 3 treated for bumps and bruises. The family, en route to Auburn to visit relatives, were cared for at Wells Medical Center then released and driven to Auburn by relatives. Wells Police Chief Emer B Hutchins investigated.
In Guantanamo Bay a Marine transport relies on 1200 mph F8U jets for aid, with six in the air and six more prepared on the base. Radar covers 100 to 150 miles, and silent aircraft trigger base alerts. A Marine recounts an episode where two Cuban MIGs escorted an American plane before breaking away.
In York County Superior Court Judge Randolph A Weatherbee granted a motion to dismiss the case against Raymond C Winters of Rochester for driving under the influence due to insufficient evidence. Other matters included guilty pleas for driving under the influence by Robert Schmidt of Kennebunk and Oscar Boudreau from Conway Maine, with fines of 150 dollars and 110 dollars respectively. David G Jutras of South Berwick and William F Murphy of York were fined 150 dollars each for illegal transportation of liquor after retracting not guilty pleas. State inspectors had seized four steel 152 gallon barrels at a York raid, with charges of illegal sale and procuring liquor for a minor filed.
Mrs Martha Hill found a 1903 recording by famed tenor Enrico Caruso at the Schenley Road Community Center white elephant table. She paid 10 cents. the record, sold for $2 new, now commands a much higher collector's value.
Marie A Huot and J Brian Rose exchange vows at St Margaret church Old Orchard Beach in a nuptial Mass decorated with white gladioli and green ferns. Rev Edward Walsh officiated with Lucien Huot and Adelard Huot providing music. The couple will reside in Manchester New Hampshire after a Quebec City honeymoon.
The Nee Nah council Degree of Pocahontas opens fall meetings Monday at 7:30 p m at the American Legion hall on School Street. Orchard Lodge AF and AM installs officers tonight at Robinson Memorial Masonic hall with Frederick W Elwell as installing officer. refreshments follow. Abbott-Verville AMVETS hosts first fall Saturday social at 8 p m at the Post home on Walnut Street. Reginald R Desjardins, USN fireman son of Mr and Mrs Leon Desjardins 2 Fern Avenue, serves aboard USS Boston with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Officials said any winter call up would target Air Force tactical units and Navy destroyer crews rather than large Army Reserve or National Guard formations. Cuba is viewed as less of a hemisphere worry than a year ago, despite arms shipments bolstering Castro's forces. The Reserve call up bill heads to the House floor on Sept. 24 after unanimous committee approval.
PFC Maurice Campbell of Lewiston son of Mr and Mrs Donald M Campbell is recommended for the Soldiers Medal for heroic action at Saumur France He swam to a capsized boat and performed mouth to mouth resuscitation on Sp Charles Dwyer after pulling him free Dwyer was treated at Potters dispensary and Chinon hospital where doctors credited artificial respiration in water for his survival
Local groups meet Monday and Tuesday including Webber Lefebvre Past Presidents Parley at 6:45 p.m. supper at Howard Johnson Wells and bus ride from Greene’s garage. Circle 5 plans for the year and Webhannet Gardeners meet at 9:30 a.m. Floral arrangements discussed. Child Health Clinic opens Tuesday 3 to 5 p.m. at 10 Storer with vaccines. Arundel and York Pomona grange events plus college news about Kennebunk High graduates Paula Noyes and Mary Belle Walsh attending the University of Maine Orono. Pangburn family moves to Topsham. Pangburn takes Bowdoin job. Mrs Pangburn cooks at a Bowdoin fraternity house.
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