Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-24
SPECIAL SERVICES
ARE ARRANGED FOR
DAYS OBSERVANCE
Musical Directors and 0rganists
Are Preparing Programs for
Christmas Exercises.

Christmas Day services in all the
churches in the city will be OF a
special nature The ~organists and
musical directors have been busy for
weeks arranging the musical programs
and training the choirs. 1t is expected
that the churches will be well attended
tomorrow morning, as it is not only
Christmas Day. but Sunday as well.
Although the mt to be delivered
by the various clergymen will ave Tor
their subject the things that the day
suggests, many pastors will also speak
on current affairs.
The celebration of Christmas in the
various Roman Catholic churches In
the city will be marked by special serv-
ices. In many churches elaborate
musical programs have been arranged.
At st. Patrick's Cathedral, the, Rt. Rev.
Bishop John J. O'Connor will celebrate
the high pontifcal mass at IL o'clock,
assisted by Monsignor Isaac P. Whelan
as rch-priest. -Four seminarians from
Seton Hall will act as deacons n
s~ub-deacons. and the Rev. Charles
Smith will act as master of ceremonies
The bishop will preach and impart the
papal benediction.
In the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock there
will be solemn pontifcal vespers with
the same officers. The first mass will
be at $50 o'clock in the morning. Al
$50 o'clock the Holy Name mass VIII
be said. At this mass the Holy Name
Society will receive holy communion,
and the Holy Name choir will sing
Adeste Fidelis and English hymns. This
children's service will be at $50 o'clock
Low mass at 9:45. The grand Christ
mas orchestral music is In charge OF
w. S. Hattersley.
Services Mt ST. Mary's.
At st. Mary's Church in High street,
the pontifical mass will be said in the
morning at 8 o'clock. The Rt. Rev. Abb
bot Ernest Helmstetter will be the cele-
brant assisted by the Rev. Polycarp as
arch-priest. The Very Rev. Vincent
Amberg. prior of St. Anselm's College,
New Hampshire, and the Rev. m
Kirchner. curate of St. Mary's, Will be
he deacons of honor. The Rev. Will
lam Kolhoeffes, deacon of mass; the
Rev. Gilbert Dolan, s~ub-deacon.
Brother Anthony viii be master OF
ceremonies. There will be three low
masses and another pontifical mass al
III CLOCK, WITH lnt SdIlc OAlA1CASs Ch
tifeal yespers will be at 3 In the after
noon.
A solemn high mass will begin the
day in st. Joseph's at 5 o'clock. The
Rev. G. W. Corrigan, will be the cele-
hrant, assisted by the deacon and sub
deacon. The music Is in charge of Miss
Katharine Lynch. Another solemn high
mass will be sung at II o'clock. Vesper
services VIII be IN the evening at 7:Su
o'clock.
The children's choir will sing the high
mass at st. Columbus Church at 8 in
the morning. A solemn high mass will
be sung at IL o'clock. The musical
numbers for this mass are: Adeste
Fidelis. Claimants Third Mass, Veni
Creator. offertory. Exulta Zion, Solemn
Benedictiou, O Salutaris by Adams,
Tantum Ergo by Rigi. Those In the
choir are: The Misses Anna Gertrude
Toohey. soprano; Jennie King, alto,
and Richard La Roche. tenor, ana
James E. Dove. jr., basso. The organ-
ist is Robert Cannon. of New YorR-
The Rev. NJ, J. White. pastor of the
church, will be the celebranti