The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-09-23


partment, a fact due to the establish
ment of Catholic high schools through
out the state which accommodate the
boys who would otherwise have to
leave their homes in order to attend.
a Catholic high school. The arts and
science, the pre-legal, pre-medical and
pre-engineering courses have unusu-
ally large enrollments, while the new,
department of education, which has
been added this year, is an exceeding
ly popular one. ~
Rev. w. D. O'Brien, IL D., general
secretary and vice president Of the.
Catholic Church Extension Society Of
the United States, who has been Civ
ing missions in the chapel car. ''St.
Peter" in the Great Falls diocese, left
early in the week for Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon, where missions will
be given in remote parts of those
states.
DIR. O'Brien was in Helena on Sun
day and delivered the sermon at st.
Mary's church at the o'clock Mass.
He and George G. Hennessy, manager
Of the car, were guests Of Rev. J. I.
Leblanc during their stay in Helena,
and a dinner was given in their honor
on Sunday evening.
The chapel car, which was left in
the N. P. railroad yards Sunday and
Monday, was inspected by large mum
bers of people. The chapel has
beautiful little altar, stations of the
cross, organ and confessional, and
seats IS persons. The living accom-
modations for, the missionary priest
and the manager of the car are com
plete in every detail
Bishop Carroll celebrated Mass in
the chapel of st. Vincent academy
Monday morning, September 10. The
Catholic boarding and day students re-
ceived Communion in body
A bazaar for the benefit of the
chapel fund of the ST. Vincent Acad-
envy Chapel Fund will be held in Hell
ena the week commencing October 16.
The women's organizations of the par
ish, st. Vincent Alumnae Association,
the L. c. B. A., the Ladies' Literary
and Benevolent Society, the League
of the Sacred Heart, the Altar Socie-
ty and the Catholic Welfare League
will cooperate in giving the bazaar.
Former students at the academy,
who are now living in different parts
of the state, have sent contributions
for the bazaar, and the outlook for its
success is altogether most encourag-
ing.
| The children'sf sodalities of the
Blessed Virgin Mary have recently
been reorganized, under the direction
of Rev. J. I. Leblanc. The children of
the parish, who are members of the
sodalities, will sing the High Masses
at the church, the boys and the
girls having charge of the music on
alternating Sundays. They will also
receive Communion each month in
body
st. Vincent academy opened last
week with a larger enrolment of day
pupils than it has ever had before
Boarding pupils are still coming in
from different parts of the state, and
a number are expected to arrive dur
ing State Fair week.
The first social affair of the year
was the reception given on Sunday
evening, September II, complimentary
to the new Sisters of the school fac
| ulty. The old girls who were the
| hostesses of the evening, gave a de-
| lightful program during the reception
| The recreation hall, where the affair
was held, was artistically decorated
with autumn flowers in baskets tied
with the school colors, yellow and
| white. Dainty refreshments were
served at the conclusion of the eve
ming.
The "Old Girls Welcome to the
| New" one of st. Vincent's academy's
most delightful traditions, will be held
on Sunday, September "a. Autumnal
foliage will be used to decorate the
| gymnasium, where the affair will take
| place. Dinner will be served at $50,
| and the day scholars will join the
| boarding pupils for the evenings en-
| tertainment.
Butte: Whether new church will
be built in st. Patrick's parish, or
| whether extensive repairs will be
made and the old church retained will
be decided by vote of the members
of the parish, according to Rev. J. M
Venus, pastor Of the church, who
brought up the question and discussed
it from it's various angles at all OF
the Masses last Sunday. The vote
will be taken by means, of envelopes
which will be distributed at the Mass
es for several successive Sundays
The old church can be remodeled anG
repaired so that it would be adequate
for the parish needs for the next ter
years at cost of approximately SIS,
900, while a new church, in keeping
: with the other buildings in the sec
!, ton of town in which st. Patrick's il
located, would cost between $100,00t
and $150,O0O.
, If new church is to be erected
; work will be started next spring, ant
steps taken Immediately for its financ
: ing.
Over 600 students have been enroll
: ed at Central High, the Catholic higl
: school,. within the past two weeks
!, This is the largest enrolment tina