The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-11-18
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.

Confirmation Dates: The Right
Reverend Bishop Lawler will admin
lister the Sacrament of Confirmation
during the coming week at the follow
ing places: Montgomery, November
10; Richf1eld, November "a; LIE Sueur,
November &c.
Glencoe: The work of decorating |
the interior of the Church of st,
George, of which Rev. John Byrne is
pastor, is now completed and a spe-
cial service in commemoration of the
event will take place next Sunday. |
The frescoing was done by Kover &
Son. Eight beautiful pictures now
adorn the interior OF the sanctuary |
and of the church. In the sanctuary
are depicted the Sacred Heart, and |
the Immaculate Conception, and on
the walls of the church are pictures
of the Annunciation, the Ma
the keys to St. Peter, st. Patrick
preaching at Tara, and st. George, |
the patron of the church. The cost
of this work was about six hundred
dollars.
Bird Island: On October 20, the
Right Reverend Bishop Lawler con-
1frmed a class of one hundred and
flfty-two in st. Mary's Church, of
which Rev. Anthony Scholzen is pas
tor The High Mass was celebrated
by the Rev. L. Haas of Glencoe,
after which sermon was preached
by the Bishop, and the children
examined in Christian doctrine be-
fore the comforting of the Sacra-
ment. At the conclusion of the cere-
mony the class presented the Bishop
with a check for eighty-five dollars to
be added to the building fund of the
new Cathedral. This afforded him
an occasion not only to thank the
children for their generosity, but also
to compliment the people of the par
ish on their generous donation of six
thousand six hundred dollars to the
new Cathedral building fund, as well
as on the many improvements made
in their church property during the
year.
st. Mary's Church: On Friday even
ing, November %, the Young Ladies'
Sodality of the Church of st. Mary,
st. Paul, will give card party in
the school hall.
italian Concert. A concert under
~ CiOno,. DoaIa To UiI1o Z
was given in the Knights of Column
bus Hall last Wednesday evening for
the benefit of the new Italian Church
of st. Ambrose of which Rev. r. Bal
ducci is pastor An interesting pro-
gram of vocal and instrumental num-
bers was rendered with artistic effect
by Misses Beatrice Prendergast and
Ruth Matz, Mrs. John e. Kenny and
Messrs. J. R. Clark and Graham Nc
Nance. In the intermission between
the two parts of the program the Hon.
ID. w. Lawler delivered an address
on christopher Columbus" in which
he extolled the genius of the great dis
coverer whose venture on an unknown
ocean was undertaken in the hope of
extending the Kingdom of Christ be-
yond the limits of the then known
world. He pleaded for more exaus-
tive study of American history in
school and expressed the hope that
the people of America of all nationali-
ties would learn to honor Columbus as
he deserves to be honored in the
New World.
New Market: The Church Of St.
Nicholas, recently completed under
the direction of the Rev. Matthias
Stukel, pastor of the parish, was dedi-
Gated by the Right Reverend Bishop
Lawler on November Z. Solemn High
Mass was celebrated by the Rev. A.
Ogulin of the Church of st. Bernard,
st. Paul The dedication sermon was
preached by Bishop Lawler, who also
confirmed class of children imme-
diately after Mass.
Pro-Cathedral Benefit: The French
fete given on November 10 for the
benefit of the ro-Cathedral building
fund attracted an audience that taxed
the capacity of the Minneapolis Audi
tOTlum anu proven d uellSnIAul SuIeI-
tainment Two hundred young people
presented the folk dances, songs and
games of the eighteenth century holi-
day season in France. The stage was
arranged to carry out the Illusion that
it was spot in the woods of Yer
sailles where Queen Marie Antoinette
and her court were charmingly enter
tanned. During the brief intermission
between the acts the Rev. T. e. Cul-
len, pastor of the Pro-Cathedral
thanked those who took part in the
performance, as well as those whose
presence had made it a financial sue
cess.