South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-12
ST. M0N|CA'S CHURCH
DEDICATION SUNDAY
Herman ]. AIerding. D.
D. of Fort Wayne to Have
Charge of Ceremonies.

The north side Catholic parish, I'M
der the patronage OF ST Monica, will
De sOlemnly dedicated on next Sun
day. The Rt Rev. Herman j. Aler-
olng, u. D., bishop OF Fort Wayne,
Will arrive in the city on Saturday
and will be entertained at the rectOIy
OF the Rev. Louis A. Moench, dean.
ON Sunday at 10 a m the prelate
Will Otflclate at the dedication of the
new church on the north side.
Promptly at $3.50 the members and
socieues OF ST. Joseph's and st.
Bavos parishes will form in line and
proceed to the north side. The So
cieties will form a guard of honor TO
the right reverend bishop and his as
Slstants. They will form a line in
front of the st. MonlcaS parsonage,
allowing the right reverend bishop
and the clergy and altar boys to pass
through. The dedicatOry ceremonies
will begin promptly at 10 a m. The
right reverend bishop Will be assisted
by the Very Rev. Louis A. Moench,
pastor of St Joseph's church, and by
the Rev. A. NJ. Ellering Of Michigan
City The Rev. Henry A. HoerStman,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben HoerStman
of the north side, will be the cele-
brant of the mass. Rev. Z. @. Wer-
ling will be deacon and Rev. Edward
Boney, assistant of St. Joseph's
church, will be the sub-deacon. Rev.
Michael Abraham of Michigan City
will be the master of ceremonies.
The Rev. a. Schoekaert, pastor of
ST. Bavos church and other visiting
clergy will occupy places in the
sanctuary. No one will be allowed
in the church until the right rever-
end bishop has finished the ceremony
of dedication. The societies will be
escorted to the annex to the church,
from which place they will hear and
assist at the solemn high mass, coram
epiScopo.
The ladies of st. Monica's parish
will serve dinner for the visitors in
the basement of the church. They
are prepared to care for a large
crowd. A chicken dinner will be
served for 80 cents. and the proceeds
Will be for the benefit of the new
parish. The buildings will be thrown
upon on next Sunday and the public
is most welcome to inspect the same.
Many improvements have been
made both on the exterior and in
terror of the building. Ire pastor,
Rev. John II. Bleckmann, has spared
neither time, labor, nor expense in
making the place a fitting edifice for
the celebration Of divine services.
and the Catholics of the north side
may we'll feel. proud Of their neat
little church.
Work has been started on the
pastoral residence preparatory to the
installing of a hot air furnace.
Beginning with Saturday, Oct. %,
confessions will be heard in St Mon
ica's church every Saturday after
noon from $3.50 till o'clock, and
from 7:15 till all are heard. Sun
day masses will be at 1880 and 1880,
the last mass being a high mass. A
sermon will be preached at both of
the masses on Sundays. The week
day mass will be at 1880 every morn
ing, unless other services should pre-
vent in that event previous an
nouncements will be made. Every
Sunday afternoon catechism instruc-
tons will be given by the pastor in
the church for the north side chill
dren attending st. Joseph's school,
at 1880. Rosary and benediction witk
the most blessed sacrament will be
held at o'clock every Sunday aft
ernoon. Until such a time as it will
be required to train a choir, the
rosary will be recited instead Of
veSpers. A very important meeting
of all the members of the new par
ish, that is Of all Catholics, living
east of Fifth St. River Park, and
north of the st. Joseph river in
ment of the church on Friday even
ing of this week. All Catholics of
the new parish are most urgently re-
quested to attend, as business of i'm
portance to all will be transacted.
The bazaar for the benefit OF the
new parish will be held in Orchestra
hall above EliSaSser's cigar store,
beginning on Monday evening, Oct
IS, and closing on Saturday evening,
Oct. 23. The public is most cordially
invited to attend both the dedication
on Sunday, oct. II, and the bazaar
any time from the 18th 70 the 23rd.