Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-22
CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE
AT AUGUSTA CHURCHES
Programs Which Will Be Rendered
Sunday at Several Churches and on
Christmas Day at the TWO Catholic
Churches
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Christmas Day at the TWO Catholic
Churches
Augusta churches will observe Christ
mas in the usual manner. with special
music and services appropriate to the day,
the Christmas observance being held Sun
day morning, with the exception of the
two Catholic churches, which will have
their special music on Christmas day.
The programs for the several churches
follow:
Winthrop Street UniversaIist Church.
Next Sunday. Christmas. will be cele-
brated at the Winthrop Street Universal
list church. An interesting feature of the
morning service will be the presentation
men connected with this church, who
have entered the army or navy.
PROGRAM.
Organ prelude in 3 flat. Real
Anthenl-"Calm on the Listening Ear"
Rogers
Invocation ada Lords PRAYER
responses. Choir and minister
Were Shepherds Abid-
ing, Spence
Scripture reading.
Responses, Choir and minister
Prayer
Response, Quartet
offertory|"Av w Marie" Gounod-Bach
tPresentation Of Service flag)
silently the stars Look
Down. Spence
serlnon-"Jesus is King"
Hail the Power Of Jesus
poXnlOgY.
Postludc-Seected Parker
Christmas exercises hy the children
during the Sunday school hour
At IL O'Clock the Christmas exercises Of
the Sunday school vii be held with songs
and Rotations by the children, and gifts
will be distributed. Several Of the classes
are making plans to carry gifts to needy
families on Christmas. and a great deal
OF interest is being shown in mis- happy
work. Owing to the necessity for con-
serving coal there Will be no other
Christmas exercises than those OF the
Sunday school hour.
st. Augustine's Catholic Church.
Christmas Day.
Music for High Mass at 10 A N. will
be under the direction OF Miss Denise
Boisvert and will be as follows:
Overture
Ca Bergers Assemhlous Nous.
BY Ernest Gagnon
Leonard Third Mass in fiat.
OTertOire.
Adeste Fideles
Sortie:
Les Anges dams nos Carpasues
b. Ernest Gagnon
The mass being rendered BY the choirs 81
ana 10 o'clock Mass accompanied by
the orchestra.
Unitarian Church.
Choir: Miss Elizabeth Noble. soprano
Mrs. j. A. Anderson, alto; Marsters g.
edwards. tenor; Earle W. Hayes, bass
Mrs. Karl 2. Sturgis. organist
At this service the choir will be assisted
by Mrs. II. l.. Pishon, soprano, and Mrs
+. &. Purinton. alto.
PROGRAM
Organ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Prelude"
carol-"Holy Night. Silent Night Du'N
Anthem-"And the Glory OF the Il I3r Gt''
(From The Messiah'D Handel
Anthem-"Christmas" Shelley
assisted by Mrs Pishon and Mrs
offertory-"F From the SOUTH Gillette
organ Standardization Chorus, 4
Qrom The Messiah). Handel
Penney Memorial Baptist Church,
Sunday Morning Service.
Choir: DR.. Mary E coughlin. soprano.
Mrs. Edwin c. Burleigh, alto: Walter
Hutchinson, tenor; Robert Lane. bass
Mrs. John u. Robinson, organtst; j
rancls MacNichol, musical director
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Anthem Sing Heaven" Caleb Sinonar
Anthem-"The Hush Of Night Hath Fail
so,t lei ..,r, VIM. r. Spence
Mrs. Edwin G. Burleigh'
Green Street Methodist Episcopal
Church.
PROGRAM.
organ voluntary-"March from Tam
hausef' 49,; Wagner
Hymn 115, ua,a.,
Apostles Greed.
ofertory-"Ave Maria" Gounod
Responsive reading.
The Gloria Patri Graa+o-e
Lesson from the New Testament.
Anthem-"Hark, the Glad Sound" percs
Maria. N Go,no1
Zion That Bringeth Good
IIQlngs, peaco
Hymn lI0. u;III.
Hymn I12 r}arrinr+or
Benedctioa.
Postlude-"Marche de Fete," Barreu
Miss Bradford
First Baptist Church.
Christmas services will be held in the
First Baptist church. Winthrop street.
Sunday. Dec. ., at 1880 A. N. and 7.3o p.
NJ. with special music and exercises as
follows:
MORNING SERVICE.
Voluntary. Doxology and Invocation.
Hymn-"Joy to the World, lcS.