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the Sun by-the-Sea
“You are good, O Lord.” ~Psalm 25:7 Churches in the Wildwoods Printed with compliments of The SUN with blessings. To update your listing call 609-522-2721.
142 W. Spencer Ave. 522-1028 Sunday School 9:45am Sunday Service 11am Wed Prayer 7-8pm
Anglesea Baptist Church
3rd & Atlantic Ave. 522-2951 Sunday Worship 10:30am Eve. Prayer Meeting 6pm Wednesday Family Bible Classes 7pm
Asbury A.M.E. Church
First Presbyterian Church 4511 Pacific Ave. 522-1244 Sunday Service 11am Wed. Bible Study 10am Youth Program Fri. eve
St. Ann’s RC Church 2900 Pacific Ave. Wildwood 522-2709
Weekday Masses Mon-Fri 7am Sat. 4:30pm / Sun. 7:30, 9, 10:30, 12n Sun. 7pm, Spanish Mass High School Gym 15th & Central SAT. 5pm, SUN. 8, 9:30, 11
119 E. Rio Grande Ave. 522-8489
Sunday School 9:45 Sunday Service 11am Eve. Service 6pm Sunday 6pm 97.9fm radio
Central Bible Church 18th Ave. & Central Ave. 522-5917 Sunday Service 11am & 6pm
Third Sunday of each Month 10:30am Contemporary Blended Service w/ Communion
UKRAINIAN LITURGY EVERY SUNDAY 6:30PM JULY-AUGUST
First Baptist Church Maple & Atlantic Ave. 522-2981 Sunday School 9:30am Sunday Service 11am
The Carpenter Shop
www.tcsministries.org
4505 Park Blvd. 523-1444 Sunday 10am Weds & Thurs. 7pm Tues. Intensive Care Prayer 6:30pm
A recent portrait of the happy couple
North Wildwood United Methodist Church 2nd & Central Ave. 522-2271 Sunday Service 9am
Bob & Marie DiPeso at their wedding reception which was held at Ed Zaberer’s
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox 301 Anglesea Ave., 522-0152 Orthos 9am Divine Liturgy 10am
St. Simeon’s by-the-Sea Episcopal 26th & Central Ave. 522-8389 Sun. Holy Communion 9am Wed. Healing 6:30pm
West Wildwood Bible Church 9 Neptune Avenue 523-8863 Sunday Service 10am Eve. Prayer 6pm Wed. Prayer 7pm
Crest Community Church
Crocus & Pacific Aves 522-1618 Sunday Services Casual Sunday Breakfast & Worship: 9:30isham Kind of Formal Worship: 11am clothing closet & FOOD PANTRY Soup Kitchen: Sun & Mon 4:30-6:30
A rcade
2810 Atlantic Ave. 522-5000 8am Spoken Service w/Communion 10:30am Traditional Service w/Communion ~ Sunday School.
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Plenty of parking
Bobby Dee ’s
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Beth Judah Temple Pacific & Spencer Aves. 522-7541 Shabbat Services Saturday 9:30am
Wildwood Boardwalk at
6700 Atlantic Ave. 729-4265 Sunday Service 9:30 Women’s Bible Study Tues. 9:30am Pastor’s Bible Study Wed. 11am
Notre Dame de la Mer Parish Assumption RC Church Mon-Fri 8:30am Sat. 4pm Sun. 8:30, 10am
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First U. M. C. of Wildwood Crest
Young & New Jersey Ave. 729-5584
7110 Seaview Ave. Wildwood Crest 522-4114
DiPeso’s Celebrate 50 Golden Years
Eureka Baptist Church
Boardwalk Chapel July-Aug 4312 Boardwalk 609-523-2307 SUN EVE Service 7PM Nightly Programs Mon-Sat 8PM
HOPE Pregnancy Center 3808 Rt. 9S Rio Grande 609-886-7022
321 West Ave. Ocean City 609-398-9449
Find Help and Healing DivorceCare is a 13-week program and support group that meets every week to help the recovery of those hurting from separation or divorce. Tues 7pm-9pm at Seaview Baptist Church, 2025 Shore Rd., Linwood, NJ. 609-927-5015 www.divorcecare.org
Bob with his grandsons Bobby & Steven at the Arcade
View of boardwalk as it was 50 years ago when Bob worked in the Kentucky Derby (far right)
Great love stories often have their start in
the simplest places. They can occur within a movie theater, from high atop the Ferris Wheel, during a carefree ride on the Merry Go Round or within a child’s classroom, as Bob and Marie DiPeso’s story lovingly demonstrates. Bob and Marie were married on June 9th 1962. Their love story, however, started approximately 10 years earlier when they attended St. Ann’s Grade School together. Both Bob and Marie are Wildwood Catholic High School graduates and are proof that sometimes first loves can last a lifetime. Their lifetime of love by-the-sea spans years of sacrifices, along with life’s share of struggles, yet always showing what an honest day’s work, family commitment and hometown pride can produce. A product of hardworking “Wildwood stock,” Bob started working at the age of 10 shining shoes, delivering papers and
then as a teen, giving out change in the Kentucky Derby Arcade on the Wildwood Boardwalk. 50 years later, Bob has become a fixture on his corner of Schellenger & the Boardwalk at his own Bobby Dee’s Casino Arcade. While growing up, Marie held a job at her parent’s Avalon store, Sam’s Market. With no sign of slowing down, Bob and Marie continue the longstanding tradition they instilled in their children that comes from a solid work ethic, as they work together at their boardwalk arcade, in their Avalon Restaurant “The Rocking Chair,” Dee Developers and Marie’s Clothing Store in Cape May. The DiPeso’s have made a good life for their family, while each making a positive impact within their seaside communities. They raised both of their children, Teresa and Bob in North Wildwood and are now enjoying watching their five grandchildren and great granddaughter grow up here as well. As the devoted couple celebrates their 50th wedding anniversary with their extended family in attendance, their memorable journey is far from over. Best wishes to the happy couple!