Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-24
CHURCHES PLAN
XMAS SERVICES
SPECIAL EXERCISES HAVE
BEEN ARRANGED
ROMAN CATHOLICS WILL cELE-
BRATE EARLY MORNING
Episcopal and Other Denominations
VIII Give Congregations oppor-
tunities to Commemorate
Birth of Nazarene

Christmas day will be marked with
many and elaborate services in the Ro-
man Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Masses from o'clock until long into
the morning will be celebrated in every
Catholic church, and early communion
will be observed in the Episcopal
churches.
At st. Johns Episcopal church
midnight service will be held tonight
and tomorrow morning service will
be held at $3.50 o'clock, also at II
o'clock, in charge of Rev. L. G. Nor
ris, rector. Early services will also be
held at ST. PauPs pro-cathedral and
Christ church.
Five o'clock will be the hour of the
first morning services in the Catholic
churches. At the Cathedral of st.
Vibiana solemn high mass with sermon
by Monsignor Harnett will be celebrat-
ed at that hour, followed by low masses
each half hour until $3.50 o'clock. At
1920 o'clock solemn pontifical mass will
be celebrated by Bishop Conaty. fol-
lowed by the papal benediction.
Bishop Conaty will preach at the SOL
emn vesper service in the evening at
the cathedral.
ST. Vincent's Church
! At st. Vincent's church the program
will be as follows:
a. m.-First solemn mass, Rev. DR..
J. S. Glass. celebrant; Rev. ]. J. Mar
tin, deacon; Rev. T. A. Lilley, sub
deacon; low masses, GAS, 7:15, 7:45, S:15,
S.45 9.30 10 a. m.
IL a. m.-Second solemn mass, Rev.
A. A. Malloy, celebrant; Rev. d. A.
Duggan, deacon; Rev. G. ]. George,
sub-deacon.
Dr. Glass will preach at the first
solemn mass, a. m. Rev. d. j. Hur-
ley will preach at the second solemn
mass, II a. m. Rev. Thomas ]. Devine
will preach in the evening at 7:45
o'clock at solemn vespers.
The choir, under the direction Of T.
w. Wilde. organist, will render
Dvorak's grand mass in d. During the
offertory Giorza's trio, Jesus Redemp-
tor Omnium,'' will be given. The SOLO
lists will be Mrs. Miller, Mrs. White
horn, Miss Blanche B. Bisbee, F. 7.
Powers and A. G.. Pfannkucken. There
will be a chorus of thirty voices, assist
ed by an orchestra under the leadership
of Professor Edwin H. Clark.
ST. Patrick's Church
The Christmas program at ST. Pat
ricl's Catholic church will be as fol-
lows: Masses at 8, 7, 0 and 1880 a. IN.
The 5 o'clock and 1890 o'clock will be
high masses; o'clock mass will be
celebrated by the pastor, Rev. p. j.
O'Reilly. The 10:30 services viii be
/ solemn high mass, Rev. Father O'Don-
ohue. the assistant pastor as celebrant.
Louis l. Finn will have charge of the
music. as follows: "Kyria," Gloria
and "Credo," Leonard's mass in nat
chorus of Gounod's "Sanctus' and
"Benedictus" and A. Durand's "Agnus
Del" will be given. The soloists in the
"Kyria" will be Messrs. o. t. Helping
and f. DeWilde, in the GLORIA" Miss
Olga Harrangue and Mrs. Fitzgerald
| in the "Credo" Misses Nell and Mar
earet Keefe The EFT Incarnatus Est"
will be sung by Mrs. o. T. Helping,
violin obligato by Charles Robinson.
The "Benedictus" will be sung by Lewis
l. Finn and chorus; tenor solo, "Agnus
! Del" b. Hopkins; Novelties "Adeste FL
delis" will be sung for offertory, Mrs.
Matt Heinan soloist
Holy Cross Church
Mozarts ninth mass will be sung at
the and 1920 o'clock masses at the
Holy Cross church under the direction
of Rev. T. f. Fahey, the pastor. In
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dren will enjoy a Christmas tree and
a visit from Santa Claus
Grubers "Missa Solemnis" will be
sung at the 5 o'clock service at ST.
Josephs church and at 1880 o'clock
Golfers "NGissa immaculate" will be
sung by the choir. A full orchestra
will assist at both services.
other Celebrations
Christmas festivities planned by the
| City Episcopal Missionary society will
begin Christmas day when the 100
prisoners at the city jail will be given
gifts and the 800 inmates Of the county
| farm will be remembered in like
manner. In the evening Christmas
| tree will be given for the children of
! st. Marks church. Next Tuesday an
entertainment will be given at 2 o'clock
for the sewing school at the Neighbor-
hood settlement house at 1928 East
Fourteenth street.
Wednesday evening the boys club
of the Church of the Neighborhood set
tlement will give an entertainment at
the headquarters, Ninth and Wilson
streets On the same evening an en-
tertalnment will be given for st. Phil
lips negro congregation at SCOTS hail.
Central avenue.
Next Thursday a celebration will be
given at the Church of the Neighbor-
hood for the negro industrial classes.
New Years day the Girls Friendly
society will enjoy party at the Church
of the Neighborhood. Saturday the
sewing school will enjoy a like enter
tainment and Tuesday January 8, the
| kindergarten children will be given a
Christmas tree.
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