The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-04
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
ST. Lucy,s.

The recently organized council of the
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Legion,
which has been named after Father Boy
Ian, Is growing faster than even its pro-
genitofs and charter members imagined 1t
would. 1t bids fair to become one of the
best councils in this section of the do
cese. At it's last meeting seventeen hold
ers of withdrawal cards issued by St.
Aloysius Council, were made members OF
the new council; thirteen new members
were initiated and two proposals for
membership were received, bringing the
membership up to ffty-three.
There has been such a demand for tick
cts for the dramatic entertainment by the
pupils of ST. Lucy's parochial school, an
nounced to take place in ST. Lucy's Hall,
March II, that it has been decided to hold
the affair two nights instead of one as
originally intended. So the entertainment
will take place on the eve of st. Pat
rick's Day as well as St. Patrick's night.
The ive-act comedy drama, "Olga," will
be produced each night and in addition
there will be tableaux, some fancy dane
ing. patriotic songs and the presentation
of the farce, MY PARTNERSHIP" by some
of the clever male pupils. The enter
ainmen bids fair to be a great success.
The tableaux will include THE toollsh
and the Wise Virgins"
All Saints.
All Saints Parish in Lafayette is to
lose its assistant rector, the Rev.
Father J. P. A. M. Mccormack. Father
Mccormack received Instructions a few
days ago, to take the position of
Administrator of st. Johns, Newark, to
succeed the Rev. ]. P. Poels, who is to
leave for Europe very shortly. Father
Poels will be gone about a year. The
! parish which is to be Father Nc
Cormack's field of labor in the future, is
a fourishing one, and perhaps one OF the
largest in Newark. The Rev. Father Mar
shall, who but recently graduated from
Seton Hall College, will succeed Father
Mccormack
Father Mccormack who celebrated the
sixth anniversary of his ordination the
latter part OF January, came to this city
about a year ago. He took the place of
the Rev. Father J. H. Westnaan, who
was i'll and who is now in st. Johns,
Paterson. The congregation is sorry to
lose it's assistant, but the Bishops orders
nave to be obeyed.
Father Mccormack was born in West
Hoboken, on June II, 1859, and was
educated in st. Mary's Parochial School.
From there he went to st. Peters Col
lege, in this city. Graduating from st.
Peters he next went to ST. Francis
Xavier, New York. He then studied in
ST. Johns College, Fordham. N. Y, for
about a year, and when graduating from
80 t..t,4~+.1, ~ ,.oaojxrod tho dporna 4hf
A. M. When he was about twenty-one
years old, he went to Seton Hall South
| Orange, where he remained four years.
From there. after his ordination, in 1893,
he was sent to St. Johns Church in
Paterson, where he remained five years,
before he was ordered to this city.
Father Mccormack has been very sue
| cessful during his years stay and is very
popular with the congregation. He is
State Chaplain of the. Knight of
| Columbus, and President of All Saints
Lyceum. Father Mccormack was among
the first priests to volunteer his services
when the recent war broke out, but they
were not required.
st. Nicholas
Preparations for the presentation of a
| popular drama, on Easter Monday. are
| being made by the Catholic Young Mems
| Society Of st. Nicholas Church. 1t will
| also be produced on the Saturday night
| following.
Father Weyland will conduct all the
| masses tomorrow morning. Father Ga
briel will deliver a sermon tomorrow
| evening. Father Weyland will deliver the
| sermon at next Wednesday evening SER
vices.
81. Michae1's.
On Monday the work of placing the
| beautiful Stations of the Cross, presented
| to the Rev. Father Sheppard by a number
| of prominent parisFioners. viii be COM
| menced. They cost nearly 81. 500.
The Wednesday and Friday evening
| Lenten services have been very largely at
blended.
St. Peters.
The member Of the Young Mems
| Lyceum will meet next Tuesday evening
| at their clubhouse on York street when
considerable business will be transacted.
The Young Mems and Ladies' Sodalities
will meet Tuesday evening in the upper
| part Of the church, when the rector. Rev.
Father Harpes, will preach to them.
The regular Lenten services are well
attended.
The pupils of the parochial school are
rehearsing for a play which they will pro-
duee after Easter week. in st. Peters new
hall.
st. Paul of the Cross.
The Children of Mary of the Church of
st. Paul of the Cross will present the
| beautiful Irish drama. s'Eileen Oge,'' at
| Central Hall, Friday evening, March II,
under the auspices of the st. Vincent de
Paul Society. Preparations for the event
have been in progress for some time and
| 1t is said a splendid entertainment will
be provided. The sale of tickets thus far