New Ulm review., 1920-12-22
XMAS SERVICES
LOCAL CHURCHES
SPECIAL PREPARATIONS BEING
MADE FOR YULETIDE
CELEBRATIONS.
PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG AND
OLD WILL BE GIVEN
THIS WEEK.

The happiest season Of all the year
is upon US and will be ushered in during
tomary in former years, special SER
vices and programs commemorative of
the gladstone yuletide will be observed
in the various churches in New Ulm
and vicinity. Thousands Of children
especially are eagerly awaiting the
approach of Christmas and the church
services and other appropriate cele-
brations will give expression to the
seasons meaning. The programs for
Christmas week at the different church
es in this community are as follows:
Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
Solemn high mass will be sung
Christmas morning Saturday at 8
o'clock, followed by a low mass.
Other masses will be said at 7, 8, 9:15
and 1890 o'clock The latter will be
high mass with German sermon.
English sermons will be preached dur
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Solemn vespers will be sung at 8
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The usua
services will be conducted Sunday
morning.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
The usual program has been pre-
pared for Christmas Eve FRIDAY
evening", beginning at $50 o'clock.
There will be special songs by a
children's choir and large Christmas
tree has been provided The children
of the congregation will be presented
with appropriate gifts. The special
services on Christmas morning (Satur-
day. will commence at 10:30 o'clock,
when a German sermon will be de-
livered and the Lords supper OBJ
served Special Christmas services
in the English language will be con-.
Quoted at 7: 80 in the evening.
Ev. Friedens Church.
Saturday morning at 1890 o'clock
there will be special Christmas SER
Vices Will G1lS hOl VI SOpPCl e%C liiS
Friedens church here Promptly at
1870 p. M. the Christmas celebration
and special services will be held at the
Essig church. The Christmas pro-
gram rendered by the Sunday school
pupils, assisted by the church choir!
will be given at the New Ulm church
Saturday evening at $50, at which
time special musical numbers adpat-
ed from various opera melodies will be
given, among them being selections
from "Tannhaeuser," "Lucrecia,'
will be conducted in the church at
Nicollet Sunday evening at o'clock.
Methodist Church.
The pupils of the Methodist Sunday
School have prepared fine Christmas
program for Saturday, evening at
$50 o'clock. There will be a beauti-
fully trimmed Christmas tree and gifts
will be distributed among the children.
The Christmas services will begin
Sunday morning at 1890 and there
will be an appropriate sermon with
special music by the choir.
Bethel Church.
Friday evening at o'clock is the
hour set for the Christmas program
at the Bethel church and an excellent
program has been prepared. A Christ
mas tree will be provided, also gifts
for the Sunday school pupils. Christ
mas services will be held Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock, preceded by Sunday
school at 10.
Congregational Church.
The childrens program at the Con
gregational church will be rendered
tomorrow Thursday evening at 6:3C
o'clock in the form of cantata, that
will be sung by the Sunday school
pupils and church choir. There will
be a Christmas tree with the usua
gifts for the kiddies. Christmas ser.
vices will be held Sunday morning al
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ST. Peters Episcopal Church.
A splendid Christmas tree festiva
has been arranged for the children O
st. Peters Episcopal church and vii
be given in the church parlors Friday
evening at 7 o'clock. On Christina:
morning Saturday. at 10 o'cloel
Holy Communion will be observed
and there will be special sermon.
court1and Lutheran Church.
The Christmas celebration for th'
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