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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
14
The Maynard St Casimir's Holy Name Society held its monthly communion breakfast in the church hall after the 9 o'clock mass celebrated by Rev F S Miaskiewicz. A fellow member Gudzinowiccz spoke with an illustrated talk on a trip to Scotland.
Sudbury Council of Churches invites all to a candlelight Christmas Eve service in front of First Parish on Saturday December 24 at 6 30 pm. Rev Carl R Scovel leads the devotional with assistants from Memorial Congregational Methodist and United Presbyterian Churches. Mrs Jean Copp directs carols with organ by Mrs Eleanor Greerrawalt. The Bellringers directed by Mrs Richard Burkes also participate.
Dr Richard Mac Carrol secretary of the board of national missions United ee Church visits Sudbury to explore possible United Presbyterian Church sites around Hudson Maynard roads Peckham Lancaster Union avenue and Horse Pond Road School area. Martha Mary Chapel remains focal point until land is purchased.
Bedford Pageant rehearsal and senior choir meet today at St. Pauls. A community sing at V A Hospital Friday at 6 45 p m sponsored by Council of Churches. Saturday Family Service and children’s pageant with cake followed by caroling at 14 pim. Holy Communion and sermon mark Christmas Eve at 11 30 pm. Christmas Day 10 am Holy Communion and sermon. Christmas communion for the sick and shut ins may be arranged by calling OR 4 9641.
Sudbury United Presbyterian Church Martha Mary Chapel will hold a Christmas Eve service from 8 to 9. The candlelit ceremony will feature traditional carols and the Christmas story read by Rev. A William Simmerman. Mrs Eleanor Greenawalt to play organ.
Physicians of the Rutland County Medical Society attend Tuesday lunch sessions at Rutland Hospital where FM radio lectures on arthritis and clinical topics are broadcast during meals.
Sudbury residents Dr Morton V. Ross and James A. Smith were named co chairs of the 1961 March of Dimes campaign in Sudbury. The drive, aiming at unpaid hospital bills from polio outbreaks, kicks off with a big January fundraising push and invites volunteers. Dr Ross can be reached at his home or by telephone.
Members of the Catholic Woman's Club in Carlisle held a busy weekend with a Thursday meeting at St. Irene's Church overseen by Rev. Paul H. Doherty. A Christmas party Saturday night honored members and husbands, with hostesses Mrs. Harold Schoolcraft and Mrs. James F. Sloan. Drawings awarded a G E coffeemaker and G E transistor radio to Cathy Rode Rhodes Island and John Norris of Dorchester.
The Maynard Ladies Sodality at St Bridget s met Tuesday evening and held a Christmas party with entertainment and a gift exchange. A basketball league for young men is being planned and anyone interested should contact Rev Charles F, curate. Masses on Christmas day will be the same as Sunday with a midnight mass. Families are urged to have family religious communions.
Sudbury educators spearhead university research totaling about 1.56 million annually. Dr. Carl F. Muckentiount of research administration and Dr. Ai Stevens Kleinehmidt, assistant professor of civil engineering, are noted for work on methods of vemer manufacture.
Sudbury Mass. student Susan Heath, daughter of Mrs. Frederik Heath Jr., returned home from Colby Junior College to spend the holiday with her parents. Heath is a junior majoring in biomedical engineering.
Christmas worship at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church Acton on Christmas morning at 9 30 with special music. Luther League carols Friday evening to area rest homes then Frank Gillmore home for refreshments. Stewardship canvassers and wives meet Monday at 7 for training. Luther League Christmas party Wednesday at 6 30 at Stow church.
December meeting of St. Pauls Women's Guild heard a Christmas program after a business session led by president Mrs. Charles L Tarbell. Guests from Billerica attended as Miss Emily Gage shared a tale on preparation for Christmas and the Christ Childs humble birth.
Bedford Youth groups of the Church of Christ held a Family Christmas Program on Sunday with the Junior group directed by Robert Weiss presenting The Perfect Gift and the Senior group led by Russell Bennett conducting a candlelighting service.
Concords Club staged eight living pictures of famous madonnas by old masters. Mrs Kenneth Crowther arranged the tableaux while Mrs Richard Nyquist provided Christmas songs. The event occurred in the First Parish vestry with co hosts Mrs Alden Russell and Mrs Clifford Pu lis. The next meeting is January 9 at the Girl Scout House.
Sudbury Swingers Square Dance Club hosted a Christmas supper and monthly workshop at Methodist Parish Hall. Ten couples enjoyed casse roles salads and plum pudding with Swedish bread noted. Uncle Gus called a Do Se Do and a cha cha carol finale accompanied by Greg Lynes.
The national cotton council estimates that the US apparel industry used 1 183 900 bales of cotton last year. Sportwear frame accounted for 208 000 bales, shaping the fiber demand and market outlook.
Readings and services scheduled across the church with Christmas music at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Two Masses at 8 and 10 occur, plus a Midnight Mass and a Christmas program. Sunday School meets at 9:30 and 11 in the parish house.
Morning worship at 11 am includes a Christmas message and special anthems by the junior and senior youth groups. Nursery care during services. Sunday School canceled on Christmas Day with a family service at 11 am and a 9:50 am organ recital preceding.
A Christmas Eve centirelight service will be held at the Methodist Church on December 24 from evening until midnight. The Senior Church Choir directed by Edwin Carlton Jr. will perform select carols and the Christmas prelude and postlude. The congregation joins in singing carols and hearing the Christmas Story with readings by Rev. Lawrence O'Brien and youth readers.
The Church of Christ announces a 9:30 a.m. worship and sermon with a church school Christmas program and music. Rev Raymond Carmiotiann e DeGrbote youth leader, Pastor Rev Reberci Heties, organist Mr Charles Forrester. Morning worship at 10:45 features a Christmas message.
The article lists morning worship at St Paul Mission Church with Rev James S Whitaker and Mrs Jere H Biophy as organizers, plus Christmas Day Holy Communion and Sermon at 10 am and Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Also notes Catholic services led by Rev Harold McDermutt with masses at 7, 8:15, 9:30, 10:40, and 12 noon and Sunday school following.
Acton churches announce Christmas Eve and morning services across multiple parishes. St John’s? Rev Roger Wootten, Mrs Ribeiro, and organists lead Holy Eucharist and midnight Mass. Acton Baptist and other denominations offer worship, Sunday School, and youth programs with sermons and organ music.
Pastor Hentela leads a 9 30 a m family worship at the Central and Main location with special Christmas music. Mount Oost Mission joins for the service and gathers attendees for holiday observances.
Church service at eleven with Rev. George A. Spencer presiding. Organist Harold Taylor to accompany. Mira Kenneth Clark listed as Church School Superintendent with church school details noted.
South Acton Congregational Church notices list Pastor Robert E. Burt and church leaders, with names including George Cohoe, Mrs Ellen Bust, and Director Richard Jas, indicating parish leadership and active roles.
A family Christmas party was held on a recent night and sponsored by a local community group. Attendees enjoyed games, music, and seasonal treats, with organizers promoting goodwill and neighborhood engagement.
The bulletin lists service times and staff for Saint Bernard and nearby churches. It notes Sunday Masses at 7 830 1000 1130 with Sunday School after the 11 o'clock mass and Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. It also lists organists choirs and staff including Rev James H Coumedii Rev Thomas Brora and Rev H James Graham. Further entries cover First Park in Consad West Concoard Union and Trinity style services with Holy Communion sermons and Christmas family worship.
The church lists Sunday School for all ages at 11 a.m. Pastor Donald D. Barnes delivers the morning message. Nursery is provided. An evening worship service follows at 7 p.m.
Reverend Robert H. Barber leads morning worship with Pastor Whittredge Clark at 9 30 and 11 am and organ music. Church school offered. Christmas services feature special sermon and music.
Sunday services at 10 45 am appear weekly with a 8 pm Wednesday meeting note. Reading Room and children’s reading facilities are listed at 261 Main. Christmas Lesson Sermon will read Matt 2 1 2 and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
The Gleasondale Methodist Church announces worship at 10 48 a m with Sunday School led by Sister Catherine Masinet and James Alexander assisting. service and Sunday School are held as scheduled.
Unclear text indicates Rev Ralph A See delivering a Bible message to both youth and adults at a Sudbury church service.
Sudbury Methodist church outlines Sunday schedule with Rev A William Simmerston conducting 11 am baptism for church children at Martha Mary Chapel. Services include sermons He Sent Forth His Son, choir anthems, nursery care, and youth fellowships led by Rev Delphas Barnett and staff. Holy Communion at 9 am and 11:15 am with morning prayer and junior senior activities planned.
Reverend Bodenweber Jr and Superintendent Copp lead Advent service at 9 30 a.m. and 11 a.m. in church and school setting. Fifth Sunday of Advent features the Junior Choir Gesu Bambino and What Can This Mean with a traditional candle lighting ceremony.
The notice lists Fatima parish details with names such as Robert Hiney and Lemay for music and choir roles. Sunday Masses are 7:30, 8:30, 10:30, and 11:30, with Sunday School immediately after the 8:30 mass.
Mrs J Huston Westover leads choir and church events with Jona Taft directing church school. A service of carols and a family story follows at Moentig. Fellowship hour, junior choir rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. and special music from senior choir and youth bell ringers planned.
Mr and Mrs George F Wat tendorf of 61 Parker Street announce the birth of a daughter at Waltham Hospital. Also mentioned is Dearda Costello of 13 High Street who will perform in a Christmas recital at the Walter E Fernald School in Waverly on Christmas Day. A Christian doctrine class is set at St Elizabeths with Rev Edward J McLaughlin in charge tonight at 7.
A fragmented page lists Jehovah's Witness ministry school times, Sunday studies, and meetings at Maynard and St Marys, with mentions of pastors and visiting clergy. The Georges Episcopal Church, union youth director, and multiple parish services, Sunday schools, and holy days are noted alongside Christmas Day services and various church leaders.
Carlisle chairman Lawret and trustees from Carlisle Lincoln and Bedford Granges met at First Regid ee and school for a routine session. Ren Gae Naucher led Christmas jingles at 10 45 a.m. as regular meeting attendance was noted with no new business.
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