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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1962

Page

3

Church Directory Listings in Saco Area Mass Times Noted

Directory lists church names, pastors, and Sunday Masses or services across Saco and neighboring towns including Saint Andre, Saint Mary in several locales plus Ogunquit and Kennebunkport. It notes multiple congregations such as Notre Dame de Lourdes, Most Holy Trinity, St. Monica, St. Martha, St. Mary Wells, All Saints Ogunquit, First Parish, United Church of Christ, United Baptist, Second Parish Unitarian, and others with service times and pastoral assignments.

Episcopal Churches Schedule in Biddeford and Nearby Towns

Episcopal churches across Biddeford Saco Kennebunk Old Orchard Beach and Portland Road list service times led by Rev T S Knox Rev Harold A Hopkins and Rev Harold McElwin Morning Prayer Holy Communion and Sermon Church School and devotions offered with nursery care in Kennebunk St John by the Sea in Old Orchard Beach hosts 8 am service and 11 15 am Holy Eucharist with hymns Honorary parish activities include Sunday worship in multiple locations with specified hours and clergy names.

Episcopal Churches Christ (Episcopal Crescent and South Streets Biddeford T. S. Knox Trinity (Episcopal Main and Cleveland Street Saco Christ Church Iddeford St. David (Episcopal) Church Portland Road Kennebunk Harold A. Hopkins York Harbor St. John-by-the-Sea St. John Street Old Orchard Beach Harold McElwin

Churches Schedule Across Biddeford and Surrounding Towns

A listing of Sunday worship times and pastors for Biddeford Second Congregational, St Demetrios Greek Orthodox, South Biddeford Methodist, Foss Street Methodist, First Universalist, Unitarian Universalist Church, United Baptist, Union Church, and Advent Christian, with service times ranging from 9:15 Orthos to 11:00 morning worship and midweek prayer options. Names include Rev. David E. Wigley, Rev. Alexander Xanthakis, Rev. C J Ingraham, Rev. Edmund W. Beal, Rev. Jasper M. Beane, Rev. Stanley A. Bennett, and Rev. Lottie Record. Locations span White Crescent Street, Adams Street, City Square, Pepperell Park, Jeffer son Street, Honey Ledge Road, Hill and Chapel streets.

Second Congregational Church White Crescent Street David E. Wigley St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Adams Street Alexander Xanthakis South Biddeford Methodist Church Beach 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 Union Church Honey Ledge Road Biddeford Pool Stanley A. Bennett Advent Christian Church Hill and Chapel Streets Lottie Record

Goodwins Mills Church Schedule Opens September Ninth

Goodwins Mills Methodist church in Lyman 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. Advent Christian church led by Rev Lloyd Osborne holds 11 a m worship and 2 p m Sunday school. Lyman Baptist Church offers classes at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m.

Goodwins Mills Methodist Church Lyman Norman J. Langmaid John Attleson Advent Christian Church Lloyd Osborne Lyman Baptist Church

Ogunquit Churches Schedule Worship Services

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 A.M. The Ogunquit Methodist church on Shore road with Rev. Thomas R Merrill conducts Sunday worship at 9 30 A.M.

Ogunquit

Cape Porpoise Church Holds Morning Worship Service

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces morning worship service at 10 45 led by Rev Russell J Peppe minister with congregation invited to attend the service at the church location.

Cape Porpoise Methodist Church The Cape Russell J. Peppe

Local church schedules and pastors for Sunday services

The Methodist church on Washington avenue with Rev Oakley E Wood ward as pastor offers morning worship at 11. Advent Christian church on Saco avenue led by Rev Phylis E Adams acting pastor holds Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11. First Baptist on Ocean avenue with Rev G Stephen Johnston serves Sunday school at 1 30 and worship at 2 30. Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic avenue and Third street led by Rev Russell K Pier holds Sunday school 9 45 junior church 11 30 and morning worship 1. The Salvation Army at 91 Union avenue under Lt and Mrs Gordon Clark Jr offers Sunday school 9 45, holiness service 11, salvation meeting 7 30 and mid week service Wednesday 7 30 PM.

Methodist Church Washington Avenue Oakley E. Woodward Advent Christian Church Saco Avenue Phylis E., Adams First Baptist Church Ocean Avenue G. Stephen Johnston Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church Atlantic Avenue Third Street Russell K Pier the Salvation Army Union Avenue Gordon Clark, Jr

Church Directory for Kennebunk Area Listings

A local church directory lists Advent Christian on Route 35 with Rev. Milford G Butterfield. Sunday school 9 45 a m and worship 11 a m. nursery available. First Unitarian Church led by Rev Carl Bierman with morning worship and Sunday school at 11 a m. Christ Church pastors are Rev Frederic Holmberg and Robert B Culmer with morning services at 930 and 11. Kennebunk Baptist Church on Main Street offers worship 11 a m and 7 p m. Christian Science Society at 25 Summer Street holds Sunday school 11 a m and morning service at 11. West Kennebunk Methodist Church led by Rev Alfred H Ives features worship 9 a m and Sunday school 10 a m. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society with Mrs Gracie Ames offers Sunday school 10 a m and Sunday morning worship.

Advent Christian Church Kennebunk Lower Village Milford G. Butterfield Unitarian Church First Congregational Parish Carl Bierman Christ Church Frederic Holmberg Robert B. Culmer Kennebunk Baptist Church Main Street Christian Science Society Summer Street West Kennebunk Methodist Church Alfred H. Ives Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Full Gospel Church Gracie Ames

Wells area churches share Sunday worship times

Multiple Wells churches list joint and individual Sunday services. Second Church hosts union worship at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. October to June. Other churches include Full Gospel on Route 9-A with 2 p.m. Sunday school and 3 p.m. service, Highpine Baptist at Sanford Road with 1 p.m. Sunday school and 2 p.m. service, Wells Branch Freewill Baptist on Route 9-A with 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 10:30 a.m. worship, and Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene on Route 1 with 10 a.m. service and 7:30 p.m. evening worship. Local pastors include Rev John N. Simpson, Rev Lula Nicholson, Rev Wayne A Porter, and Rev Coleman York.

First Second Congregational Wells U .S. Route 1 John N. Simpson Wells Corner Full Gospel Lula Nicholson Highpine Baptist Church Sanford Road Wayne A Porter North Berwick Freewill Baptist Church Coleman York of South Berwick Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene U.S. Route 1 Nelson Kimball

Church Services Across Local Congregations

Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring hosts a Sunday school for all ages at 9 45 a m followed by morning worship at 11 with supervised nursery and children's church. First Congregational on North Street and Arundel Road lists Rev George P Urban and Rev Robert M Howes as pastors with morning worship at 9 30. South Congregational on Temple Street shows Rev Robert M Howes as pastor offering worship at 9 and 11.

Village

Tips For Teens: Age Limits On Gifts And Trips

Elinor Williams advises that a birth-stone ring given to a 14 year old can be kept as a personalized gift but if expensive the giver should have refused it. For a 16 year old planning weekend fishing trips supervision is wise. daytime trips may be OK with an adult present, while overnight outings should have a parent or chaperone. College-age youth may be on their own.

Elinor Williams Elinor Ans Gun Club Jems

Religion in higher education should be part of campus life

In New Haven, the Society for Religion in Higher Education argues that religion belongs in the curriculum and campus life to shape educational goals and student faculty relations. De Boer says study of religion reveals Western roots, bridges cultures, and must include Western and Eastern faiths plus those of developing nations and native African traditions.

New Haven, Conn Society For Religion In Higher Education Lawrence P. DeBoer de Boer India DeBoer National Council On Religion In Higher Education Danforth Teaching Fellows

Beach Menu and School Week Menu Plan

A weekly menu lists meals for Beach and Federal Schools for Monday to Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday noted as Teachers convention. Entrées include chicken vegetable soup and tuna fish sandwich, with sides like mashed potatoes, green beans, and various desserts, all served with milk.

Buxton Meeting House Schedule Readings

Buxton Tory Hill Meeting house in Buxton Lower Gorner hosts morning worship led by Rev David W Smith with services at 9 30 and 11 o clock. The pastor, Rev David W Smith, presides over both sessions.

Tory Hill Meeting House Buxton Lower Gorner David W Smith David W. Smith

Mild cleaning tip for stained teapot spout pipe

A damp pipe cleaner rolled in teapot spout can be treated with a little mild scouring powder to remove stains. This simple method targets stubborn marks without harsh chemicals, leaving the spout cleaner and brighter.

Wells Beach Fire Auxiliary Meeting Names New Member

Miss Patricia Cole was accepted as a new member at a Wells Beach Hose Company auxiliary meeting held at the president Mrs Wheat Nickersons home on Route 1 Wells. About 15 members planned to attend a supper and entertainment October 9. The group approved work meetings for a cook book project and for a rummage sale and bazaar in October. A pot luck supper preceded the business session.

Patricia Cole Wells Beach Hose Company Wheat Nickerson Route Wells Wells Corner Hose Company

Relatives Visit Quietly Across Connecticut Towns

Mr and Mrs Michael Tranci of Sea road visit relatives in New Britain Southington and Avon Connecticut. Mrs Sarah Cox and daughter Helen Cox a fourth grade teacher at Park street school spent the summer in Robbinston occupying a Stevens cottage at Tide Watercourt. Madonna chapter OES meets Tuesday eve ning at Masonic hall where refreshments will be served by Mrs Elizabeth Stevens and Mrs Norma LaPierre. Past Matrons association met at Wonderbar Steak house in Biddeford then adjourned to the home of Mrs Erlon Hatch Mousam Road Kennebunk for a business meeting chaired by President Mrs Reginald Martel plans to entertain husbands at the October 25 meeting at Masonic hall with attendees listed.

Michael Tranci Sea Road New Britain Southington Avon Connecticut Sarah Cox Helen Cox Park Street School Robbinston Stevens Tide Watercourt Madonna Chapter OES Masonic Hall Elizabeth Stevens Norma LaPierre Wonderbar Biddeford Erlon Hatch Mousam Road Kennebunk Reginald Martel Carl Russell Bela Morse Ralph Hatch Charles Crosman John Balch Seth Emmons Martel Hatch

Kennebunk School Menu Highlights Week Plans

The Kennebunk School and Park Street School list weekly menus with varied meals. Week items include tomato juice, ham burgers, mashed potatoes, beets, rolls, ice cream, and milk. beef stew with vegetables. chop suey with cole slaw. and no school Thursday and Friday due to a teachers' convention in Portland. Park Street offers hamburger, green salad, apple pie. baked ham with pineapple. pineapple orange juice. chop suey. and cold meat with mashed potatoes.

Portland Park Street

Sermon Topics Announced By Ogunquit Pastor Reverend Merrill

Sermon topics for the next 29 Sundays were announced by Rev. Thomas R. Merrill, pastor of Ogunquit and York Methodist churches. Services begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. October through April topics cover Communion, fellowship, love, unity, and Christmas presents. February and March focus on The Hard Sayings for Jesus with six weeks of quotations. Committees for the Kennebunkport Memorial unit American Legion auxiliary were appointed, with officers named and a plan for a membership covered dish supper on October 24 at 6:30 p.m. Various reports and invitations were noted, including a reception for department president Ruth Judus on October 27.

Thomas R. Merrill Ogunquit York Methodist Ogunquit Methodist Church Mr. Merrill Jesus Kennebunkport Memorial Unit American Legion Auxiliary Post Cape Porpoise Ruth Bixby Phyllis Perry Mildred Cornealy Florence Inniss Thelma Burrows Ardelle Maling Beryl Bilderback Alice Leach Geraldine Crown Beatrice Wakefield Frances Landry Alberta Redmond Thelma Ganthier Redmond Wakefield New Post Home Perry Dirigo Girls State Department Old Orchard Beach Parley Cornealy Bar Harbor Ruth Judus Inniss Post Home Kitchen Elizabeth Campbell

Six Wells Boy Scouts To Get Eagle Awards

Six members of Wells Boy Scout Troop 353 will receive Eagle Scout awards on October 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wells Elementary School auditorium. Harry Alpren leads arrangements for the Elbridge and Leroy Hanson post American Legion Wells, with Frank J. Milinski presenting. Recipients include Francis Milinski Gerald LaPierre Larry Kent Alpren William Byrnes Jr Robert Perry and William Perry.

Wells Harry Alpren Elbridge and Leroy Hanson Post American Legion

Menu remnants from a meals listing in a convention

The fragment lists food items such as butter, brownies, milk, vegetable soup, pea butter sandwich, carrot sticks, cookies, green salad, hot rolls, fresh fruit, and milk, suggesting a meal plan or serving schedule at a convention. The text reads as a partial meal sequence with no clear event details or dates.

Beach Church Group Plans Every Member Canvas

The Commission on Stewardship and Finance of the Washington Avenue Methodist Church plans an Every Member Canvas at Old Orchard Beach in November to invite participation. Attendees included Theodore Fowler Lillian Cleaves Richard Shorey Carleton Cole John Tibbetts Helen Buzzell Shirley Souza Hugh Phillips Mrs Fred Benson James Bean and Rev Oakley Woodward.

Commission On Stewardship and Finance Washington Avenue

Handy Retires After 40 Years With Saco-Lowell

Howard E. Handy metallurgical consultant at Saco-Lowell receives a certificate of appreciation for 40 years of service. He retires Monday but will consult as needed. Handy joined March 22, 1922 in Lowell and moved to Biddeford in 1928. He held multiple leadership roles in metal societies and civic groups in Boston Washington and Biddeford. He and Mrs Handy reside in Saco with a daughter and three grandchildren in Washington DC.

Howard E. Handy Saco-Lowell Maremont Corporation Handy Lowell Mass American Foundry Society American Society For Testing Maine Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club Annette OFS Saco Alma Temple Shrine Washington, D. C Eastern Star Washington D. C Society of Mayflower Descendants First Parish Congregational High Street

Farewell Party Planned for Beach Priest

Rev Armand J Landry assistant pastor at St Margaret parish Old Orchard Beach will be honored at a farewell party Tuesday evening in St Marie parish He has been assigned to serve at Island Falls and will start his new duties October 5 after twelve years at the Beach A council meeting of committee captains in charge of arrangements was held at the home of Joseph Lamontagne general chairman Other captains present were Mrs June Girard Mrs Ruth Coreau Edgar Deprey Arthur Loranger Raoul Belair Charles Huot Urbain Goulet Peter Dennis Alec Garon Louis Jones and Roger Tousignant Rev Edward F Walsh pastor of St Margaret Parish attended the meeting It was announced a captains meeting will be held tomorrow at 1 pm in St Margaret parish hall to finalize arrangements

Armand J. Landry St. Margaret Parish Old Orchard Beach St. Maree Parish Landry Island Alls Wil Joseph Lamontagne June Girard Ruth Coreau Edgar Deprey Arthur Loranger Raoul Belair Charles Huot Urbain Goulet Peter Dennis Alec Garon Louis Joneas Roger Tousignant Edward F. Walsh

Community Church and Social Notices in Ola Orchard Beach District

Miniwanca Chapter Eastern Star plans Officers Night at 7 30 p m Monday with district 1 and 2 officers conferring degrees Refreshments follow. Rehearsals set for Sunday 7 p m at Robinson Memorial hall Old Orchard Rebekah drill team 7 p m Sunday at Odd Fellows hall Nee Nah Council Pocahontas meets 7 30 p m Monday American Legion hall Abbott-Verville AMVETS outing noon Sunday if weather allows at Tarazewich Farm River Road Biddeford. else next Sunday Washinton Avenue Methodist Sunday school opens fall season 9 45 a m Emily Felker superintendent Methodist Youth Fellowship at 4 30 p m morning worship 11 a m Rev Oakley Woodward pastor St John by the Sea Episcopal services 8 a m Holy Communion 10 30 a m church school 11 15 a m late service discontinued for fall and winter except first Sunday monthly

Miniwanca Order of the Eastern Star Robinson Memorial Hall West Grand Avenue Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Nee Nah Council Pocahontas American Legion Hall Abbott- Verville Post Amvets Tarazewich Farm River Road Biddeford Washington Avenue Methodist Church Emily Felker Methodist Youth Fellowship Oakley Woodward St. John-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church St. John Street Harold McElwain

Rachel Jacques Weds Robert Moreau in Biddeford Ceremony

Miss Rachel M Jacques married Robert G Moreau at St Andre church Biddeford with Msgr Aime Giguere officiating. The bride daughter of Bertrand and Rachel Jacques and the groom son of Gerard Moreau. About 225 guests attended a reception at Rochambeau Club.

St. Andre Rachel M. Jacques Robert G. Movreau Aime Giguere Laura Proulx Carmen Ruel Adelbert Huot Bertrand A. Jacues Clifford Street Biddeford Denise Daigle John Jacques Raymond Ledoux Connecticut Raymond Daigle Rene Lambert Canada Moreau

Webhannet Club Opens Fall Session With Dining Pattern Program

The Webhannet club begins its fall season with a Monday session featuring a 1 p.m. luncheon hosted by Circle 5 of the Christ Church Women’s Fellowship. Mrs William Brandy leads Patterned for Dining on tableware and table setting. An attendance award is planned and Harvest card party details plus fall fashions by Murphy's of Biddeford on October 15 are set for the business meeting followed by a 7:30 desserts coffee.

Webhannet Club Finance Committee Circle 5 Women's Fellowship of Christ Church William Brandy Prescem Brandy Murphy's Biddeford

First Civil War income tax proposal set at 3 percent

The initial Civil War internal revenue measure imposes a 3 percent levy on annual income over 800 dollars. This plan targets wealthier earners as the government seeks funds for the conflict effort.

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Church Directory Bladeford Kennebunkport St. Martha Church Kennebunkport William J. Kelly J. Henry Fournelle Wells St. Mary Church Wells Beach Ogunquit All Saints Church First Parish Congregational ‘Church United Church of Christ Main Beach Harry A. Aufiero Cross Streets Janet R. Betcher Second Parish Unitarian Church Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian- Universalist Church School School Street Methodist Church Daniel Sylvester First Assembly of God Church Ahepa Pleasant Street S. P. Bova Bible Baptist Church Carll J. Grathwohl Saco Grange Hall North Street North Saco Ferdinand Bourque Buxton Wells Beach Fire Auxiliary Edmund Cashen Dial Kennebunk School Menu Faucane Crnhaal Sport Legion Unit Ogunquit Church Six Wells Boy Scouts Eagle Ola Orchard Beach Clement P. Wight Dial Rachel Jacques Is Married To Robert Moreau
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