South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-25

day among all classes.
Christmas i'm Churches.
Christmas day will be marked by
elaborate services in Roman Catholic,
Episcopal and Lutheran churches.
Most other churches have already oh
served the season with Sunday school
exercises, though a few will have
programs this evening.
A representation of the manger in
which Christ was born is always
present upon the affairs of the Catho-
, lie churches during the Christmas
season and this year at the regular
Christmas services at st. Patrick's
1t consists of "a pieces of statuary
representing the Blessed Mother St
Joseph, the Christ child in the crib
the Magi and other attendants, ar
ranged against a background of gray
rocks and dark cedars.
At O'Clock Christmas morning
solemn high mass will be celebrated
at st. Patrick's by the pastor, Rev.
John +. DeGroote. c. s. c., assisted
! by the Rev. James ]. O'Brien, g. $. c.,
as deacon, and Rev. FIR. Dominic, O.
p, as sub deacon. with Francis But
Ter, master of ceremonies. There will
be a short sermon including the sea-
sons greetings by the pastor.
There will be two low masses, one
o'clock. when their own choir will
render the following program:
"Adeste Fideles."
Angel, We Have Heard"
Holy Night, Silent Night"
At the offertory, Florence Guthrie
will sing solo.
Ritual at 1890 Service
The beautiful and significant ritual
of the church on Christmas day will
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when the Rev. Matthew Schumacher,
c. S. c., Phi. D., of Notre Dame uni
versity, Will be celebrant at the SOL
emn high mass assisted by the same
deacon and sub-deacon who Officiated
at the earlier mass. Father DeGroOte
will direct the service and also preach
the sermon Of the day. The follow
ing young men will assist in the
sanctuary: William Butterworth
cross bearer; c. Mccarthy. censor
bearer; II. Crockett, G.. Blubaugh, j.
Woodwork and T. Kelly. acolytes.
Before the mass there will be n
procession during which the sur
pliced choir of 80 voices will render
the Christmas hymn. The Angels
Sang in the Silent Night" The grand
choir of SO mixed voices will be ac-
companied by a full orchestra. The
program for the high mass is as fol-
lows:
O'Clock Mass.
Professional: Fantasia on old
Christmas carols, organ.
Kyrie, Gloria, CredO; mass in G.,
Rosewig
Onertory: "Adeste Fideles," solo,
duet, trio.
sanctus. Benedictus. Agnus Del;
mass in G, ROsewig.
Communion: silent Night" quar-
tet, Gruber.
Recessional: with Glory Lit the
Midnight Air" Wiegand
1880 O'Clock Mass.
PROFESSIONAL: Angels Sang in the
Silent Night" supplied choir.
Kyrie, Gloria, CredO; messe sollen-
ellie, ST. Cecilia: GounOd.
Offertory: "Cantique de Noel"
Adam.
Sanctus. Benedictus Agnus Del;
messe sollenelle, Gounod.
Communion: "Adeste Fideles."
Novello.
Recessional: THE Birthday OF
King" Neidlinger.
The sOlOists will be: Soprano,
Agnes Murphy, Stella Vanderhoof,
Mrs. T. d. Strong; cOntraltO, Misses
Berteling and Lower; tenor, Arthur
Haerens. Willard Erhardt; baritone,
Frank Zeiger; bass, Harry Bueche,
Charles Senrich.
Orchestra: Violins, Frank f. Ken
drick, Sylvester Lahey; bass. Tony
Zeithoml; cello Hans Roeder: from
bone, Benjamin Thrams; cornet, Ar
thur Fordham: clarinet, Charles OIL
sen; flute. HObert Davis; organist and
director. Sarah NJ. O'Neill.
Services at st. Joseph's.
Services at St. Joseph's will begin,
likewise, at o'clock. At this ma,
there will be a professional Of altar
boys and a vested choir chanting the
Gregorian chant At the OffertOry,
Msters Edmond Luther and Harold
Winkler. with chorus by male choir
At the children's mass at o'clock
there will be hymns by the children
under the direction of the music fac
ulty of the school with Mrs. ]. NJ Nc
CARNEY at the organ. Miss Anna Nc
CARNEY will render a violin solo at
the offertory.
The celebrant at the 1890 O'Clock
mass will be Rev. FIR. Davis, G. S. c.:
deacon. Rev. Frederick Gassensmith
c. :. c.; sub-deacon. Rev Candida
Fernandez .. p The music at the
high mass will consist Of LOesch's
mass in + sung by a male choir sup
lemented by the parish orchestra.
During the offertOry the choir boys
will render "Adeste Fideles." The
diction and Praise Ye jehovah" by
the choir.
Two Services at Holy Trinity.
Two services will be held at the
Holy Trinity Lutheran church on
Christmas day. The first Will be at :
o'clock in the morning and the second
at : O'Clock in the evening. At the
morning service the pastor will preach
on the subject. THE Song OF the
Angels There will no SDecia1 music
by the choir and a violin solo by Ed
ward Motifs At the evening service
the Sunday school viii render its
Christmas program entitled. Christ
mas Memories" The choir and 9TH
ers will assist with special music. The
offering at the evening service will be
given 10 one of the church homes in
which blind and crippled orphans are
cared for.
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