Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED
Thanksgiving Morning Cere-
mony at Holy Cross Chapel.
Catholics ut NaIIetts nay Have Place
of worship, Thanks to Efforts Of
Nonsignor j. VI. Cloarcc and
other Friends.

Holy Cross chapel, the new chapel for
Catholics which was recently completed
at Malletts Bay, was dedicated at s;So
o'clock Thursday. morning by the Rt.
Rev. Bishop j. j. Rice assisted by Mon
sgnor j. NJ. Cloarec, the Rev. J. A. La
couture and the Rev J. VI. Billion of St
Joseph's Church. the Rev. Father Guttin
of st. Michae1's College and five altar
boys from st. Josephs Church. While
the attendance was large at the cere-
mony, many who might have attended
from that district were unable to he pres
INT on account OF the bad condition of the
roads.
The procession was formed outside Of
tho chapel. an altar boy with crucix
leading followed by the other altar boys,
the priests and Bishop Rice. The mem
bers OF the procession recited Miserere
and marched around the church and
prayers were said before they entered
the main entrance. Inside the church
hey proceeded to the altar and while the
choir sang Psalms 11e. 1ao and 121 and the
anthem Benedic Domino, Bishop Rice
blessed the church
Solemn high mass was sung by the
Rev. ], a. Laoouture with bishop Rice,
Monsignor Cloarec and the Revs. Billion
and Guttn present in the sanctuary.
About 20 members of St Josephs choir
were present and under the direction Of
r. J. Beaupre. with r. j. Beaupre at the
organ rendered the following musical
program during the mass:
Kyr1e chorus......,.. ...........B. HANNA
Gloria chorus........ ............La fIache
Gratias a ginnus. soprano solo. La Hache
Domino bass solo.............,..La liache
mi TOLLS peccata mundi. .......La lIache
Quartette.
Tuoniam chorus....... ..... ......La Hache
Offertory, Salutaris tenor and bass by
j. Wiegand
Sanctus. chorus....... .........B. HANNA
Bonedictus, alto, tenor and bass,
b. HANNA
Agnus Del. chorus............ La Hache
Notre Pere....,.. ....... ........... Beaunre
The sermon was prea ched by the Rev.
Father Guttin. who spoke on the blessing
Of a new church. Bishop Rice afterwards
talked on the duties people owed to the
church. He congratulated the people Of
Malletts Bay op the fine chapel. and es-
pecially congratulated Monsignor Cloarec
on the result of his efforts to provide a
chapel for that vicinity. He thanked the
people of Burlington who had taken such
IN interest in the construction OF the
chapel. Bishop Rice and the Rev. Father
Guttin spoke in both French and English.
Following the mass the ladies of Malletts
Bay served n Thanksgiving dinner IN the
basement of the chapel. tho proceeds to
be used for It's benefit.
The chapel fills a long felt want for
about go Catholic families who live in the
vicinity of Maletts Bay and who formerly
found it difficult to attend st. Joseph g
Church. Monsgnor Cloarec donated s+0C
as a starter for the fund to erect a chapel
last April and since that time, assisted
by the Revs LaCouture and Billion, he ha 6
worked zealously to increase the fund
More than 5000 has already been raised
which is about ne-half Of the cost Of the
chapel. There Were several large dona-
lions, subscription papers were circulat-
ed entertainments given 10y various So
cieties Of St Joseph's Church and the
proceeds from the sacred concert at tho
church last March We're also added to tho