The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
German Catholic Notes

The announcement was made at both masses on Sunday at St. Joseph s German R. c. church that the Forty Hour Devotion will open at said church 1t the 10:3 30 mass on Sunday morning, March 2S, and will come to a close on Tuesday, March 30, at the a. m. mass, at which service the members of the Altar and Sacred Heart societies will receive communion in body. There will also be an early mass on this day which will be celebrated at 5:30 m. when the members of the St. Joseph's Sick Benefit society, St. MichaePs Sick Benefit society, St. Boniface G. c. So- cfal club and also the members of the Children of Mary Sodalfty will receive communion in a body. There will be several out of town priests present on the. previous day, Monday, March 29, to assist the Rev. Father Dahme in hearing confessions, and the members of the above societies are kindly re- quested to go to confession on this
 lay when confessions will be heard from to 10 D. m.
 At the first mass on Sundays at St. Josephs church the pastor, Father .atechism. At the S:30 mass yeSter- day he spoke on 'The Examination of Conscience, and on next Sunday at the early mass he will speak on 'How to Go to Confession"
 Evening devotions during Lent thus far have been well attended and are held on every Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:30 and not on Tuesday evenings as was announced through one of the local papers. Lenten ser mons will be preached every Wednes- day evening by the pastor, Father Dahme, and he will speak this We'd nesday evening on "Gericht,, (Judg- ment.) The Stations of the Cross will take place on Friday evenings. The Rosary is said before the sermon and Stations of the Cross, and both are fol- lowed by Benedfction.
 Over sixty dollars was realized by the recent social and dance given by the St. Boniface German c. Social club at Germania hall for the benefit of St. Joseph's church, which sum has all ready been turned over to the pastor. The Children of Mary Sodality also cleared the neat sum of $56 at their last whist and dance, which was also given to help swell the church fund. The young people of the parish as well as the older members are working very hard in order to raise funds to build a larger church, the present one being filled to it's utmost capacity on all Sunday evening services.
 Masses during the week will hereaf- ter be celebrated in the church at SIS a. m. and not in the convent chapel as heretofore, with the exception of We'd nesday and Friday mornings of this week. when the mass will be said at g o'clock Friday being the Feast of St Joseph, the mass will be a high one, but the solemn celebration of the patron saint of the church will be ob- served at the 1O:3 mass on next Sun day when the members of the St Jo- seph's Sick Benefit society, the oldest society of the church, will attend the service in g. body, occupying the first seven rows on both the right and left side of the middle aisle.
 There will be no change in the Sun day services until June. The Sunday services at present are as follows: Low mass 8:30; high mass 10:30 a. m.; ves- perS and benediction D. m.; and Sum- day school at 9:15 a. m.
 The members of the St. Boniface G. c. Social club have begun a pinochle tournament which will be between two teams composed of members of the club only, Joseph Kunkel being cap tain of Team No. 1, and John Dobry captain of Team No. ?. The two teams will meet every Sunday at p. m. in. the club rooms on Madison avenue,
 The eleventh annual dance and con cert to be given by the St. Michaels ton of the new society flag will take place at Germania hall on Wednesday evening, May 12. The St. Boniface G. c. Social club and the St. Joseph's Sick Benefit society will act as sponsors for the new society flag. Many local and out of town societies are expected to take part in this affair
 The members of the St. Bon1face G. C. Social club will give a dance in Germania nall on Thursday evening. April 15.
 Confessions will be heard every Sat urdey from to and from to g D. m. Owing to the large number who Lave the habit of going to confession on Sundays before the first mass Fa- ther Dahme desires all those, who are able to go to confession on Saturdays.
 G. H. C. K.