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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
6
Rev George A Koponen leads a midweek service at 7 30 p m June 6 with social hour. Kalle Holt sponsors the coffee table. June 9 Sunday school at 10 a m and 7 30 p m evening worship with a sermon by the pastor. an outing for the children will be announced.
Rev Norman MacLean leads Children’s Day at Union Congregational Church on Sunday June 9 at 10 45 with Sunday school exercises. Certificates of promotion attendance and meriting awards will be presented. The Philathe a Class plans a meeting Tuesday evening June 11 in the church parlors.
The church outlines Children s Day program with hymns prayers scripture and baptisms led by Rev Fulton and church officers. A rummage sale on the lawn is planned for the 1st and 14th of the month with a luncheon served for a nominal price.
Rev Harry E Goll rector leads St Hilda's Guild meeting Thursday June 6 7 00 p m Holy Communion June 9 10 45 a m with Children’s Day service Junior choir and Sabra League meeting June 16 7 30 p m led by church group activities.
The schedule lists choir practice on Thursday at 7 30 p m. A Sunday event features the Luther League pro am with Dr T A Kantonen presenting in Finnish. On Tuesday the Lutheran Brotherhood meets at 7 30 at 12 Euclide Avenue hosted by Matti Ss. The Niskanen couple will be away June 5 to 21 for the Suomi Synod convention and Suomi College anniversary in Hancock Michigan.
Pastor Minkiewicz reveals summer schedule starting June 9 with Masses at 8 and 10 A M Confessions Saturday afternoon and 7 P M Forty Hours Devotion begins Friday at 8 A M Evening services at 7 and Exposition Masses at 8 and 7 Closing on Sunday at 5 P M First Holy Communion for youngsters at 8 A M Sunday Friday is First Friday confessions before 8 A M Mass Abstinence required on Pentecost vigil Saturday
Sudbury's Methodist Church joins South Sudbury Congregational Church for a union service at 9 30 a m. The pastor will address high school graduates. The annual Children’s Day concert and infant baptisms will occur during the service on Sunday morning June 16 at 9 30.
The Congregational Church Memorial announces a 9:30 a m Sunday service with a Baccalaureate union sermon by Mr Fulton and a senior choir performance. Sunday school at 11 includes children’s day planning. choir rehearsals Wednesday at eight. Christian Endeavor takes a vacation as five delegates prepare for fall work.
Music director Lothrop and organist Harold organize church services each Sunday in June at 10 45 AM with church school at 9 30 AM. The text urges building a strong base for tomorrow with steady, ascending progress.
Sunday service at 10 45 with Sunday school reading room hours 12 to 4 weekdays Reading in The Mother Church Boston on June 9 topic God the Only Cause and Creator Golden Text from Jeremiah and Genesis selections from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy listed lesson and scripture references.
Sunday school starts at 9 30 in charge of E Russell Davis superintendent. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon by Pastor John Wallace with special music.
Sunday program rehearsals at 10 45 A M. Children’s Day program at 7 30 P M. Thursday missionary meeting at Alfred Madsen home West Concord. Annual meeting set for June 11 to 16 at West Orange New Jersey.
Sunday worship at 11 with a church kindergarten prior. The minister preaches on the subject A Heavenly Consistency. Communion service follows at 12 noon.
Local church bulletin lists Rev. Michael J. Burke as pastor and Rev. Mark P. Sullivan as curate. Services include Sunday masses at 7, 8 15 and 10 30, with an evening service and7 o clock Rosary Litany and Benediction. Organist listed as Mrs Juliette A MacLean.
Rev. W. F. Shaughnessy presides as pastor with Rev. Joseph W. Sullivan. Sunday Masses are at 7, 8:30 and 10:30. Evening devotions include Rosary Litany and Novena followed by Benediction at 5 o'clock.
Rev Charles R Peck serves as rector with Mrs Ann Root McGrath. Holy Communion at 8 am and Morning Prayer with sermon at 11 am plus Junior Church. On Trinity Sunday June 16th Kirk Cresap of Baltimore preaches.
A brief schedule indicates a West Concord school event at 9 45 and a morning service at 10 45 o clock.
Pastor John H Morgan leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m with morning worship at 10 45 a m Junior Christian Endeavor meeting at 3 30 p m and Endeavor Path at 6 45 p m.
Alan R. Wheeler sails for Europe after Concord High last played its final game last Saturday. Trinitarian Congregational Church marks its 70th birthday with Rev. George A. Tewksbury preaching. Concord High loses to Natick High 12 to 4 with E Loughlin and Wheeler noted for batting. Joseph Dee escapes a home fire caused by clothes behind the stove.
Joseph Anson Willcomb dies at 79 and Mrs Myron T Carrigan at age 6. Rev George A Tewksbury observes 82nd birthday. Fred Loftus wins 4-3 at Concord over Natick in 11th. K of C presents Turning the Trick at Association Hall led by Miss Mary T Mahon. Ward 6 defeats Ward 8 at Concord Junction. O Grady and MacEachern form the winning battery. Girls will wear middies and white skirts at Concord graduation slated July 1.
Ten years ago Edward W Sheehan and wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a party at the Sheehans home. Alonzo McBurnie died at 67. David B Williams graduated from Governor Drummer Academy. Helen L Blanchard wed Captain W Bruce Purnie. Henry P Richardson marked 53rd anniversary. Harvard Club dined at County Club with Edward F Loughlin as toastmaster. James V Apthorpe 65 George A Tarbell 08 Prescott Keyes 79 Anson W Belding 04 were keynote speakers.
George Lincoln Prescott longtime Legion commander and World War I veteran dies at 58. Other obituaries note Herbert A. Ames of Sudbury killed by a pet bull, and Peter Hogan passes at 68. Class of 1916 marks 25th anniversary at the Country Club. Marriages include Rita Martin to Edward A. McGarry at St Michael's Hudson Florence Brown to John N Ammendolin at St Bernard's Rita King wed to Joseph P Francis at Our Lady Help of Christians Newton.
Census estimates show about 15 million Americans relocated within the United States from the Pearl Harbor period to March 1945, excluding military moves. The statistic highlights broad domestic migration during wartime.
Community notices list weekly events in Concord including Red Cross sewing rooms at Concord High School all day, St Bernard's library meeting, Monument Hall activities, town selectmen meeting at Town House, State Guard drill at State Armory, Lions and Rotarians supper at Howard Johnsons, Tenth Company drill, Elks Lodge meeting, Sea Scouts at Harvey Wheeler School, IOOF Lodge gathering at Odd Fellows Hall.
The Forty Hours devotion begins Friday at 6 o'clock mass with all-day and evening services at 7 o'clock at St. Casimir's Church. Rev. Henry Ustaszewski of St. Hedwig's Church Manchester N H will be guest speaker. Services end Sunday afternoon.
Maynard Last Sunday noon, Barbara Saari infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Kauko R Saari and Edward John Saari son of Mrs and Mrs Albert E Saari were baptized at the Saari home on Chandler Street. Rev George Koponen officiated. A Finnish lullaby duet followed with Bertha Saari on piano. A buffet luncheon gave guests including Arvo Saari and relatives as godparents.
The Christian Science Board of Directors urged world leaders and religious bodies to prove their ideals are practically useful for cultural economic and spiritual welfare to prevent another world conflict. Thousands attended the first peacetime annual meeting in five years and wartime service figures were reported, including 135 paid Wartime Ministers 26 Chaplains and 495 volunteer Wartime Workers.
The report details wartime relief work including 135 rest centers in Britain and 330 almoners for troops, plus 500 volunteer wartime workers serving under British and Australian commands. Clothing valued at 4.25 million dollars and over 550000 knitted garments were distributed to armed services in 13 foreign countries. Luther Phillips Cudworth, C S B, is named President of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston.
The postponed Holy Hour for men of the Archdiocese of Boston will be held next Sunday June 9 at Braves Field Boston. Most Rev Louis F Kelleher auxiliary bishop will celebrate and Most Rev Richard J Cushing Archbishop of Boston will preside. About 60 000 men from 350 parishes are expected with group transport from St Bernard and St Our Lady Help of Christians churches.
Concord reports Rev Charles Russell Peck rector of Trinity Episcopal Church will preach a farewell sermon at 10 o clock Sunday morning worship. He resigned in the spring to take a new pastorate as vicar of Christ Church Boston. He came to Concord in 1932 after serving in Boston and Newport positions.
Readable fragments list names of students and attendees connected to a Maynard event. Several individuals including Priscilla Algid, Joan Bum Carlson, Ralph Cuddy, James Erickson, Nancy Stalker, Ann Thompson, Pauline Boeske, Viola Hakala, and others are named among a dated church gathering and faithful attendance.
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