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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
6
A feature length motion picture on Our Bible How It Came To Us will be shown at Carliste Church Sunday the 8th at 7 o clock. Rev Robert B Dempsey pastor announces the event. The tiny story of how the Bible came down through the ages will be presented to a public welcome audience.
A church work meeting at First Parish Church produced progress on projects led by volunteers including Kenneth Ritchie and Walter Hickler. A potluck supper is set for Friday at 7 pm with a program of war-time films following shots of 12th Fair and Barn Warre. Memorial Congregational and Plymouth Congregational churches plan upcoming events and speakers including Mrs. De L. Sandford and Mr. Brown on travel slides.
Every Member Canvays will meet at Trinitarian Congregational Church Sunday at 2 p.m. Advent candle lighting at 10 45 a.m. Junior Fellowship meets Saturday 4 30 p.m. with Dana Abbott and Ben Billings as worship leaders. Jor Youth Fellowship at 7 30 p.m. with Sydney as worship leader and Jim Kie as discussion leader. Woman's Exchange programs Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. includes dressmaking and flower themes by color.
West Actoh Monthly meeting of the Holy Name Society of J Elizabeth Hungary Church will be held next Monday led by President Raymond Vorce. A Christmas program and wildlife films precede a talk on Safety by Fire Chief H Stuart MacGregor. Holy Communion will be offered at Sunday mass by Rev Daniel F Riordan.
West Concord Holy Name men of Our Lady of the Christians Church will receive Holy Communion at 9 o'clock mass on Sunday December 9. A meeting and collation follow in the downstairs hall led by President James V McMullen. Guest speaker John J Flynn introduces John Corbett Donahue an attorney from Chelmsford and Harvard Law School graduate. Rev Thomas B Morgan will celebrate the mass and all parish men are welcome.
Masses listed for Our Lady Help of Christians Church include 6 7 9 a m and 7 45 p m with confessions Friday and Saturday evenings, plus First Friday masses in December.
Congregational and Unitarian services listed with times at Lincoln centers. Including Morning Worship 9:30 at Congregational, Sunday School 9:36, Pilgrim Fellowship 7 PM, and St Annes on the Field with Holy Communion at 8 AM, 10 AM sermons, and church school.
West Acton St Elizabeth of Hungary parish lists Masses at 7 30 9 10 15 and 11 30 with a 9 am Sunday school and daily 7 am mass plus December 8 feast day. West Acton Baptist Church led by Rev Willian T Keseh offers Sunday 9 30 1645 am worship with choir anthem and minister sermon and church school from nursery to high school with supervised activities.
An essayistic reflection notes autumn's fading beauty from Virginia hills to Skyline Drive, urging readers to cherish the season while finding faith in what comes after. It contrasts seasonal charm with mortality and invokes the idea of becoming like Jesus in the hereafter.
Acton holds Sunday meetings for worship at 8 p.m. at the home of Donnell and Elizabeth Boardman, 489 Main Street. Clerk Winifred Barrett lists contact number Acton 3-4360.
On Sunday December 9 1956 Evangelical Congregational Church Acton Center hosts a full Advent program. Activities include 9 30 Church School for grades 5 6 10 45 Church School nursery through grade 4 Morning Worship with Advent Sermon God's Curtain Call by Rev Grimshaw 4 00 Little Children's Christmas Service 7 15 Pilgrim Fellowship Advent and Christmastide events follow.
Rev. Henry L. Bird serves as rector at the new Episcopal mission with Sunday services at 9 o clock in Bedford Town Hall.
Congregational church led by Rev Marvin L Derby at 27 Great Road Bedford holds Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 45 with sermon by the minister. Catholic church at 154 Great Road Bedford lists Revs Herold McDermott Arthur Flynn and organists Mrs John Fitzgerald Bernard Flanmery with masses at 7 8 10 11 and 12 Benediction after the 8 00 mass.
First Parish Unitarian holds Sunday school at 9 45 and a morning service at 11 with sermon and special music led by Reverend David C Pohl and organist Douglas Pfeiffer.
Stow Union Evangelical Church announces Sunday morning worship at 10 45 led by Rev S Garlin Hall with Miss Jessie Lewis organist and Kalergo Hekkala choir director. The First Parish Church Unitarian dates back to 1700 with Minister Paul B Killinger at 9 45 and 11 60 morning worship. Coffee Hour occurs the first Sunday monthly at 10 30.
Rev Frank Oodgiice leads Gleasondale Methodist Church Sunday service at 10:30 am with Mrs Paul Paquet assisting noting a change in choir details. All community members welcome to attend and participate in worship and fellowship.
St Anws church lists Sunday masses at 7 280 and 11 with daily mass at 7 30 a m Baptisms by appointment Our Lady of Fatima services led by Rev Robert M H Hurley with 7 30 and 9 o clock masses and Sunday school after the 9 o clock mass in the town hall upper room
The schedule lists the Rev James Mond for a morning service on Sunday December 9 at 4 30 A M with a sermon Adventures In Content ment followed by coffee hour. Sunday School at 9 30 A M and a potluck supper on Friday December 7 at 7 P M with choir director Mrs Robert Dads and organist Mrs James Greenawali.
The junior pastor leads 10 A. M. morning worship with lighting of the second advent candle. The senior choir will sing two negro spirituals. 10 A. M. babysitting and Sunday School through grade six. 11 A. M. Sunday School for seventh and eighth grade and high school class. 7 P. M. Pilgrim Fellowship.
St Elizabeth's Church details a full Sunday timetable led by Stanley Vif Rodgers in charge and Mrs Burress Warren. Morning prayers and Holy Communion at 8 and 11 AM, baptismal service, Sunday School for various ages, nursery, and youth fellowships. Choirs rehearse Thursdays with a monthly executive committee meeting on December 13.
The Subbury Methodist Church lists Rev. Robert K. Jones Jr as pastor with youth directors Edmund and Mrs Beebe and music staff including Mrs Reino Tuomaner and organist Mrs Kenneth MeM. Morning worship at 9 30 features the sermon Suffering and hymns How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings and With The Voice Of Singing. Sunday School at 10 45 covers preschool to 3rd grade in the Grange Hall and 4th grade to high school in the church. Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship meets 7 00 PM in Magnard church. last Sunday's altar flowers noted in memory of E Russell Carmichael. Senior Choir gathers Mondays at 7 15 PM. Christmas party for Primary Dept planned for December 22 with church and older Sunday School program on Sunday evening December.
Concord Our Lady's Sodality announces a meeting at St Bernard's Church on Monday at 7 45 pm with a reception for new members in Monument Hall after. Rev Fr John Golden will preview A Day of Recollection to be held Sunday February 3. Miss Mary Tobin presides, refreshments by Mrs Edward Dalton and committee. An oil field in Saudi Arabia is described as containing much oil.
A devotional reflection urges readers to seek divine guidance through sincere prayer. It emphasizes humility, self awareness, and clean motives as prerequisites for God to heed requests for wisdom and righteous action.
Community notices list Reverend Jemez D. Hunt to lead morning worship and revival at First Street church. Local residents attend service to welcome the minister and discuss street revival plans.
The Pilgrim Church announces worship at 11:00 with Sunday School at 9:45 and youth classes from preschool to high school. A December 9 program features a Nativity Concerto and Advent music. Church business meeting follows a chicken supper on December 9. Junior Guild meets December 10 with officer elections and gift exchange. Pilgrim Fellowship crowds, secret pals, and activities for teens are highlighted. The Advent season is noted for its deeper meaning amid holiday bustle.
Rev Fr York presides at 9 30 Sunday morning worship at St Elizabeths Church Unitarian Society also lists Sunday School with Rev Albert N Kaucher Ph D as organizer and Donald Laplam organist Supt Mrs Robert Needham. Church school at 9 30. Sunday service at 10 45.
Rev. Robert Dempsey and Mrs. Herbert A. Lee lead church activities with organist William Shumway and chair Mrs. Frances Whitman. Sunday School at 10 45 morning service and en deavor. Sunday service at 7 45 and midweek service.
Rev Edward Daniels presides at Concord organist Philip Wets leads music. Sunday program includes Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Nursery and kindergarten, morning worship at 10:50 a.m. Minister to preach To The Ends of the Earth.
The notice lists Rev John A York pastor Rev Edmund M Higgins Crate Rev James H Connolly curate Miss Esther Costelle organist. Services December 9 Second Sunday in Advent include Masses 9:30 and 11:30 with Benediction at 4:30 PM and Sunday School after the 9:30 mass.
December 9 second Sunday in Advent mass schedule listed 7 8 9 11 30 am with 8 o'clock mass. Sunday school after the 8 o'clock mass. Rev Lewis F Kean pastor and Thomas B Morgan curate referenced along with Helene Donahue organist.
Trinity Church Elm Street with Rev Wm H Clark rector Mrs Margaret Ridout 70 45 am morning service sermon guest speaker William Muehl of Yale 7 00 p m vestry meeting West Concord Union minister Edwin B Nylen organist 9 20 church school 11 am morning worship sermon titled Moments To Live By
Walden Street Reverend Robert Whittredge guides Sunday School at 9 30 a m Nursery at 11 a m Morning worship at 11 with the senior choir Advent candle lighting Sermon by the pastor Fellowship at 7 30 p m on the second Sunday in Advent
Rev Myland Richmond pastor leads Bible classes for all ages from 10 to 12 noon with nursery for children up to three. Sermon at 11 by Rev Richmond titled Remedy For War. Evening service at 7 features The Bible Speaks Today.
Sunday services at 10 45 and Sunday school at 10 45. Reading Room at 24 Main Street Milldam hours 10 am to 5 pm week days Holidays excepted Wednesdays to 7 30 pm Fridays to 9 pm A nursery provided for young children of attending families. Sermon titled God the Preserver of Man with selections from Science and Health and Bible readings including Psalms and Ephesians.
The article notes Roger Bacon in the 13th century as the earliest use of leases to assist those with sight impairment. It highlights a historical precedent for employing lease arrangements to support humanitarian aims.
The church outlines Sunday services at 11:00 with a pastor sermon, Sunday School for various ages, and a 2:30 Christmas pageant rehearsal. Activities include junior and senior high pilgrim fellowships, Girl Scouts meetings, and a Christmas party for pupils and teachers. The December 28 program features a Christmas party and community film, Santa visit, and refreshments.
The Finnish Evangelical Mission Congregational Church invites all to a midweek devotions on Thursday at 7:30 and a December 9 Sunday celebration marking the congregation’s fiftieth anniversary. Festivities include services, Sunday School, Singspiration, a 10:00 morning worship, and a 12:00 festival dinner with guest delegates from several churches.
At the Supper Session the Laymen's League meets at Firet with speaker Dr George Richard Cameron of Concord. His talk on John Calvin follows the religious session led by George W. en erase.
The notice lists Sunday liturgy and Confessions at 7 30, weekday hours, and events at Main St church. It mentions Luther League, choir rehearsal, council meeting, and a Christmas program titled Pikkujolu with service and meals.
The Concord Episcopal Church outlines Sunday activities including Sunday School in the morning, Morning Worship Finnish Service, Senior Instruction at noon, Adult Instruction in the afternoon, and a Tuesday meeting for Men’s Brotherhood. Choir rehearsal at 8:00 PM and organ lessons are planned with Mist and Miss. Ann assisting.
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