The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-17

parish. The choir of the Immaculate
Conception Church and Hobbies or
chestra of Mankato, added much to
the attractiveness of the program.
The proceeds of the entertainment are
for the benefit of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church of which Reverend P.
C. Moloney is pastor.
Pennington: Final preparations are
being made for the laying of the
cornerstone of the new Church of st.
Michael on Sunday afternoon, May
IS, at three o'clock. In the morning
there will be three Masses, at seven,
eight and half past ten o'clock. The
women of the parish will serve din
ner at noon in a tent erected on a
lot east of the new church grounds.
The Right Reverend Bishop Lawler
will oficiate at the laying of the
cornerstone and will preach the SER
mon. Many priests of the neighboring
parishes and from the Twin Cities
have promised to be present and un-
doubtedly there will be also large
gaLn0r1nS OF the IdlIy.
NorthfieId: The Forty Hours De
votion was conducted in the Church
of st. Dominic last week, ending on
Sunday, May IL. The sermons were
preached by Reverend Henry G. Nc
Call, pastor of the Church of st. Au-
gustine, South ST. Paul. The pastor,
Reverend Peter Meade, was assisted
during the devotions by several of the
neighboring priests.
Holy Rosary Chapel: A benefit en-
tertainment for the building of the
new Holy Rosary Chapel at Mime
haha Falls was given at the audi
torium of the Soldiers Home Mon
day, May IL, by the Nokomis ORA
matte Club. ''His Model Wife," one
act farce comedy, was one of the fea-
lures. William Street, directed the
presentation of the comedy.
Forest Lake: The two side affairs
and communion rail erected in st.
Peters Church this week by the
Giuliani Statuary Company of st. Paul
will be dedicated Sunday, May 1S, and
on the same day a large class of
children will make their solemn First
Communion. The new communion rail
is of composition material having a
marble top. The new affairs, one of
the Blessed Virgin and the other of
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terial with marble and onyx finish.
They were donated to the parish a
few weeks ago. Reverend Thomas
F. Gibbons is pastor.
Loretto: At the close of the Thir.
teen Hours Devotion in the church
of SITS. Peter and Paul, May z, a new
set of the Stations of the Cross and
Pieta, lately purchased from the
Guiliani Statuary Company of St
} Paul, were blessed by the former pas
tor, Reverend A. Van Den Heuvel
The Pieta, an exquisite piece of stat
uary, was donated by a few special
benefactors of the parish, mostly mem
bers of the Altar Society. The people
of the parish under the direction Of
their present pastor, Reverend Alfred
J. Kern, are planning other statuary
and decorations for the Identification
of their church.
italian Boys League: So that small
boys may be kept busy during the sum
mer months, when school, closes IL
/, the Italian district of Minneapolis
Reverend A. R. Bandini, pastor of the
: church of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
is organizing two baseball teams. Al
appeal for aid in this enterprise was
made to the Minneapolis League O
I, Catholic Women at the monthly meet
ing and already suits have been oh
tanned for one team, but there is still
need for nine other suits besides balls
bats and gloves which the ladies will
supply.