The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22

churches on Sunday and joyous gath
erings for the little people during the
days just preceding the great holiday.
There will be other various forms of
Yuletide events, including the annual
Christmas observance at the Com
mandery and events of interest in To-
cal institutions
AT$ THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
/ Holy services and ceremonies will
mark Christmas Day at the church
of Our Lady OF Lourdes next Sunday
The decorations will be elaborate and
will include two yards of evergreen
rope which will be suspended from
the ceiling to the side wallis. Palms
will be used and probably cut flowers
together with the mathematical Christ
mas crib. The altar will be fully and
brilliantly lighted with the statuary
exposed. At the low mass at $50 st.
Agnes Orchestra will play the
"Marche Pontificale" and at the offer
atory the same orchestra will play
Gounod's Ave Maria" The school
children will sing "Closches Sonnez," "
20 Roi de la Nature" "Adeste FL
deles' and Angels We Have Heard
ron High" Mass will be celebrated
by the Rev. Father J. l.. A. Renaud
and the music will be directed by
the Reverend Sister Bernadette
At high mass at 1890 there will be
sermons In both French and English
tV the Dominican Father from Lewis
ton, who will celebrate the high mass
with Father Renaud directing the mu-
sic. st. Mary's choir will sing Mass
in F by Albert H. Roseweig, with the
following soloists. tenors, Joseph
Fluet, Charles Beaulier; sopranos
Mrs. TheodMle Pomerleau Miss Alice
Bouchard; also, Mrs. Josephine Cir
oux. bass, Adolph Beauler, Eugene
cessional The Coronation March
win be played from the, Prophet by
! Mayerbeen, by st. Cecelia's Orches-
tra and with the organ. Miss Cecilia
Fortier, organist During the offer
atory the orchestra will play Lord
God OF Abraham" from Elijah and for
! the recesgonal, the orchestra will
+, play Gounod's "Marche Pontificale."
The Christmas tree and entertain
, ment will be given Friday night OF
this week rendered to the pupils ol
! the Parochial School, $50 in number
! by the Federated Catholic Societies, in
covent hail. st. Cecelias orchestra
will furnish the music and there will
be special Christmas decorations.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
J 1t Is planned to send baskets oi
! Christmas cheer to some of the homes
of the parish, and gifts of money
cooked food. vegetables, fruit, etc.
are solicited. All donations of money
should be handed to any member OF
the Committee as early as possible in
the week. and other donations left at
the parsonage up to Saturday noon
The following ladies constitute the
committee In charge, Mrs. Carrie Nc
Pherson, Mrs. Lena Cleveland, Mrs
| 1. j. Smith and Mrs. Jennie Nutting
The Sunday School will hold its
Christmas entertainment and tree
Saturday evening" at 7.30. The Pri-
mary Department, under the direction
of its superintendent, Mrs. Mabel
Washburn, will present a Christmas
play entitled "Sing Song of Sleepy
Heads" and Santa Claus will surely
visit the gathering and distribute gifts
to the children. All are cordially in
vitcd to these exercises.
Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev II
i. Nichols, will preach on the theme
'The Heart OF Christmas" Christmas
hymns will be sung by the congrega-
i t1on and the chorus choir will render
i two Christmas anthems, entitled
/ Sing. o. Heavens by Berthold
Tours, 1.-The Everlasting Light" by
Ira b. Wilson. and prayer response
Silent Night"
A delightful service is promised fol
the, evening. beginning at seven
O'Clock Mrs Nichols will read d
| Christmas story. Mrs. Burrill will sinG
a solo entitled, Might of Nights" by
Bea rdsley/ Van dc Waters, and the
choir. directed by Mrs. Burrill. will
render the delightful cantata, "Ador-
alton" by George b. Neven.
This consists of well arranged So
los. ducts. male, female and mixed
choruses. and ia bound to delight mu-
sic lovers. All the Christmas exer-
cises are free for all and the public
Is cordially invited to attend.
AT THE FEDERATED CHURCH
Thorough preparations are being
made for the Christmas services next
Sunday. Owing to the fact that a
great many rnembers ofSthe Knights
Templar belong to the parish and that
1t is their custom TO hold a service at
noon on Xmas Day. the morning SER
vice wih begin promptly at 1919 and
end promptly ut 11.45. The pastors
subject win be 'The Babe Of Bethle-
hem and the Babes Of Skowhegan.'
Following the sermon there will be a
dedication y service for infants and
small children OF the parish. As the
parents present their Children at the
altar the choir will sing II think
When read that Sweet Story of DID,
and as the, parents and children leave
The altar, "The Babe Jesus" will be
sung. Already many parents have
signifieA thoir intention of bringing
their little ones to publicly dedicate
them to Christ and the church. The
offeratory, which will be played by
Mrs. E. b. Weston. 'organist. and
Miss NJ. T.. Lord. pianist will be
"rTolv Night" socs will be ,snus ~