The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-30
WESTPORT SPECIAL SERVICES
 FOR HOLY WEEK
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 Westpbrt March 3O-AH the churches in the town are to observe Holy Week with special services. Some of them have arranged elabor- ate programs for the week, while oth- CTS have only the one special service on Good Friday. Below will be found the entire list, with the program for each as arranged by the pastor to date. p9e
 HOLY TRINITY. CHURCH
 Tomorrow morning, Palm Sunday. the regular preaching service and com- munion at 1e:30 a. m. In the after meetings for men will be held at four o'clock The Rector, Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie, will speak at that time on Jesus Christ, The Challenge of His tory. On the two previous Sundays similar services have been held with large congregations of men at each. This Sunday will represent the crown ing effort of the three, and an excep- tionally large number of men should be present.
 During the week services will be held on the following days at the hours stated. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday services will be held at
 
 day evening at eight o'clock the ser- vice will take the form of a commem- oration of the institution of the Lords supper A service will be held on Friday morning at ten o'clock and again in the evening at seven thirty. One service will be held on Saturday at four o'clock in the afternoon.
 Three services will be held on Eas- ter Sunday at 8 a. m. and 10:30 a. m. Special music is being arranged for all the Easter services. Rev. Ken meth Mackenzie, rector. THE CHURCH OF
 .f THE ASSUMPTION
 Father Duggan has arranged for special services throughout Holy Week, to be held on the following days at the hours given. On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday mass will be said at sevent thirty a. m. On We'd nesday evening at seven thirty, con- fessions will be heard, in preparation for the Holy Commounion to be cele- brated on Thursday morning at 7:30. The Communion will be followed by mass, after which the Blessed Sacra- ment will be taken to the side altar, there to. remain in the Repository uIi- til Holy Saturday Morning. During the time the Sacrament is resting on the side altar, the repository is to be decorated with lighted candles and flowers. On Good Friday, at eight a. m the adoration of the cross will take place, followed by the reading of the Passion. Again in the evening at 8 o'clock, the stations of the cross will be observed, followed by the adora- tien of the cross. Offerings received on Good Friday are to go to the Holy Land. On Holy Saturday morn ing at 8 o'clock the Paschal candle .xx-i11 ba h 0f xv-bi Tn1x Water for the baptismal fonts for the year will be blessed. These ceremon- ies will be followed by Holy Mass.
 On Easter Sunday two masses will be held. at eight and at ten thirty a. m The mass at ten thirty being High Mass. At all the Easter services special music, is to ae heard, of which the program is to be published later.
 Tomorrow morning, Palm Sunday, the Palms will be blessed and distri- buted at the High Mass at ten thirty a. m. Rev. F'r. J. ]. Duggan in charge.
 CHRIST CHURCH
 The regular services are to be held at Christ church tomorrow morning, ten thirty a. m. Sunday school at noon, and preaching service at seven thirty p. m.
 During Holy Week, services will be held as follows: Tuesday at four o'clock in the afternoon, Wednesday evening at seven thirty. Thursday af- ternoon at four and Friday evening with special Easter music will be held on Easter Sunday. The musical pro- gram is in course of preparation and will be given out later. Rev. Henry Blacklock, rector.
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 At the Congregational church to- preach on the Victory That Was De- feat'' at 1O:30, m. Sunday school will be held at noon and at 6:30 D. m., will be inaugurated the meeting of the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor, which will be held regular ly hereafter every Sunday evening.
 On Wednesday afternoon the Ladies Missionary Society of the Congrega- tional church will meet at the home of Mrs William Osborn, and on Wed> nesday evening the Young Peoples Society is to give a social.
 The Sunday school is practicing it's Easter concert which. will be given in the church on Easter Sunday even ing. In the morning of Easter Sum- day the pastor is to preach a sermon on sThe Defeat That Was Victory at which time special music will be rendered. Rev. Charles F. Taylor, pastor.
 METHODIST DOINGS
 In the two Methodist churches, no services will be held tomorrow morn- ing Or evening because of the ab- sence of the pastors, who are in Brooklyn at the annual conference of New York East The Ladies of the Westport Methodist church are prepar- ing for their anual supper and fair to be held in the church parlors on the evening of April tenth. Fancy work and other articles are to be sold at the bazaar which will follow the supper.
 LARGE SMELT CATCHES
 THURSDAY The largest catches of smelts made in years were made Thursday by the various fishermen on the river All