Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-24
GREEKS HOLD SERVICE
IN ST. ANNE'S Chapel
Priest of Orthodox Greek Church
of Baltimore Celebrates Mass.
GREEK COLONY WORSHIP.
Children Take First Communion
Services Solemn Imposing and
Impressive.

Prayers, spoken in the Greek tongue.
ascended with volumes of incense ana
amid burning candles Yesterday tore
noon for the first time in this city. bar
ring a Greek burial service some Gfv
years ago, when a Greek service was
he'd in St Annes Chapel
The use Of the Chapel was kindly
loaned for the occasion TO the Greek
colony for their Easter service. and 4
priest Of the orthodox Greek Church st
Homewood avenue. Baltimore. came
here to conduct the services. practi-
cally the entire Greek colony in An
napolis ami vicinity was present. NUM-
bering in all between fifty and seventy
five men, women and children.
The service was in the form of q
Mass, celebrated by the Greek priest.
the Rev Jas Louloudhas,of Baltimore.
he was robed in white c8sseck oC
cloth of silver ,boniered at the skirt m
bands of gold. His priestly mantla was
of magnificent cloth, of gold raiueut.
woven with red i'm a beautiful design
with here and there gold crosses inter
woven in the cloth. He wore heavy
bold chain around his neck With a
large crystal and level cross suspend
ed therefrom.
His head was covered throughout
most of the service with a tau black
turban, from the back OF which hung a
black veil, much like the veil OF Sis
ters or Nuns. He cannot speak English
ut all. and, of course. the entire service
was in Greek. mostly chanted by the
priest and cantor at intervals. and by
the congregation. The cantor was Mr..
Sophoclese Carras, and another of che
visitors who assisted i'm the service
was Mr.. Antoiniore KronstantOposlOn
The acolyte, young boy, was James
Saterakos, all of Baltimore The AGO
lyte. or server, wore a white cassock
and blue velvet stole with embroidered
Greek crosses in bands over the shoul-
ders, breast and back He swung the
incense and served the priest The us
ual decorations on the altar at St
Anne'S Chapel were moved aside. and
the Greeks used their own cross a
small one suspended from one al Tie
arms of the regular brass cross on the
altar The Greek Bible rested on a
stand in front of the altar alongside
of painting Of Christ after the Resur-
rection At one point in the service
the congregation. one by one. first the
men and then the women, and chill
dren, filed toward the altar, each kiss
ing first the Bible then the ikon of the
Risen Lorl.and then the hand Of the
priest
During the entire service the Greeks
stand. They never kneel or sit Each
one holds a long candle, made of the
pure bees wax. tapering toward the
lighted point This lighted candle sig
nifles 4 burning sacrifice to honor God
in prayer and praise. Even the chill
dren held these candles and with the
entire congregation standing with the
lighted cardles. the sight was impos-
ing and impressive.
At the foot of the paintings Ct Christ
and the Saints. also the Holy Mother.
Mary Joseph Matthias and others.
which stood either side Of the altar.
we're three long candles. on either side
of the altar. kept burning throughout
the service Two tall. yellow candles
Of beeswax, each tied with blue ribbon
the Greek color. were burning on
either side of the altar.The service was
principally chanted by the special can
tors from Baltimore and some OF the
Greek congregation OF Annapolis
Some parts of the service were
1af fV1r lT~E
was heard The Incarnate Son" When
the Greeks cross themselves. they do SO
three consecutive times, and during
certain portions of the service the can
tiles are lifted toward Heaven The
sign Of the cross is made many times
| during the service. Two oTertories are
taken during the service.
The Greeks never eat before taking
Holy Communion, and it was a long
| fast for them, the service not being
over until shortly before Y O'Clock AT
the Greek church communion the
bread. representing Christ's body. is
| soaked in the wine His blood. The
I priest gives this with a silver teaspoon
a server holding a red cloth beneath
/ the communicants chin and wiping his
/ lips after communion
/ -Four young children all girls. from
/ 6 to y years. received their first com
/ munion, and it was even administered
+ TO an infant in arms On the stie Oi
/ the altar there rested on d small table
a tray of Holy Bread broken pieces oi
bread for the congregation to eat after
/ the Holy Communion. to break THEN
( long fast of the day before. The
+ Greeks fast during a Lenten season fol
/ fifty days, not forty as other churches
do, and many Greeks partake Of moth
ing save vegetables during all Of this
+ fifty-day fast
/ There was much ceremonial at the
1 Greek service. which was solemn, i'm
/ posing and impressive, but was trull