The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-27
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS.
Pro-CathedraI: Constitution Day,
Wednesday, September II, was OBJ
served with a public mass meeting,
at which the pastor, Rev. T. E. Cullen,
delivered an impressive address bear
ing upon the Constitution and its rela-
ton to American citizenship. The ex-
ercises were held in the main audi
forum of the Church and were at
tended by large audience. The open
ing number was America" which
was sung by the assemblage. At the
close of Father Cullen's address Bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament was
given after which all arose and
sang THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" A large delegation of the
Nicollet Assembly, Fourth Degree of
the Knights of Columbus, under COM
mand of Supreme Navigator, John c..
Sheehan, and in full regalia, attended
the celebration, assembling in the
school auditorium and marching
thence to the Church.
The register of the parochial school
at the end of the second week showed
an enrolment of six hundred and
seventy-three-a healthy increase
over the corresponding registration of
1918.
Syrian-Maronites: For some time
the Syrian Maronites in Minneapolis
have been considering the acquisi-
ton of a church, or property with
the intention of erecting their own
house of worship. The pastor, Rev.
E. Elkourie, finally decided to pur-
chase the Italian church of Our Lady
of Mount Carmel, on Main street.
Father Elkourie has now bought this
property for cash, and he is engaged
in raising the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose of making needed repairs to
church, hall and rectory. On Sun
day, September IA, he celebrated the
first Mass in the newly acquired
church.
In the meantime Rev. Joseph A.
Kern, pastor of the Italian church,
will either build or obtain a new site
situated more conveniently for the
needs of his people.
Barat Club: The Barat Club re-
sumed it's regular monthly meetings,
on Thursday, September IS, at the
home of the Misses Gertrude and
Marion MCGEE in Minneapolis. The
annual election of officers was held
and the following were unanimously
reelected: Mrs. Thomas D. OBrien
st. Paul, president; Mrs. P. J. Ken.
dent; Miss Helen Keogh, st. Paul
treasurer; Mrs. F. c. Saunders, Min
neapolis, corresponding secretary;
Miss Virginia Regain, Minneapolis
, recording secretary. Mrs. Thomas D
O'Brien, 635 Lincoln Ave, St. Paul
will have charge of distributing the
layettes in St. Paul, and Miss Miriam
Devereux, 1774 Bryant Ave. South
Minneapolis, will care for them il
Minneapolis. Mrs. O'Brien or Miss
DevereuX, or any other member Of
i the club, will gratefully accept any
, layette boxes, as the field of the Bara
: Club has materially enlarged durins
: the past year; any member of thu
= club will, also, be glad to hear of an.
D needy cases where the club can b.
: of assistance.
st. Mary's Cemetery: At st. Mary
l. Cemetery, Minneapolis, several thou
e sand people gathered for the publ
r devotions of Cemetery Sunday. Fiv
priests, score of seminarians, AM
hundred boys of the orphan hom
!, took part in the procession to tn
t. cemetery from the orphanage near by
d The seminarians chanted the hymn
l. and psalms for the dead, after whic
It the chaplain, Reverend Joseph Wei
r Der blessed the graves. Reveren
3. Thomas E. Cullen spoke on the mes
IS sage of death to the individual
r Father Weber led the Rosary, tn
t. closing devotion of the day.
If Church of All Saints: The paris
o hall was we'll filled each evening {
r, the bazaar which ended last Tuesda
ID evening. The booths and tables wer
in we'll stocked with useful and daint
n. articles of every variety, and the sale
Mt went on briskly and merrily eac
s. evening. Both socially and financial
lg the bazaar was decided success
Id The spacious hall and club rooms wei
or taxed to their full capacity to accor
of modate the throngs who gathered eae
to evening.
lg
Church of the lncarnation: tt
of mission for the women during Il
A., week brought great throng to Il
he church each evening until it was dit
RS cult to find seats for them all. At Il
Mission Masses each morning tt
church was comfortably filled. tt
of missionaries urged daily Commune
mt and hundreds received every mornin
is, The women's mission will close Su
%, day afternoon at half past thr
,ol o'clock with the renewal of Baptism
is vows, the closing sermon, and t
rk Papal Benediction. The mission
the men will open Sunday evenir
September %, at a quarter befo
MS eight o'clock.
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