The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
FORTY DEvO.
T|ONS SUNDAY
Events Planned in
Religions Activities
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES

CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
There will We special masses at the
church of Our Lady OF Lourdes, known
as the forty hours devotions, begin
ming with the high mass of Exposition
at 1870 next Sunday morning. Low
mass will be said at 100 and $50 a.
III. Sunday. There will be a sermon
IN French during the high mass and
music by ST. Mary's Choir AT 700
IN the evening there will be the Ros-
airy and Benediction of the Blessed
] sacrament With sermon by Rev.
James Farley of Madison. Monday
morning there will be mass at $50
and I O'Clock with a high mass of Pro
/ Pace and Monday evening at 715 Ros-
ary and Benediction. On Tuesday
morning low mass will be offered at
/ $50 and 7 o'clock and at s o'clock
| Tuesday morning the mass of the Holy
Eucharist which marks the closing of
4 the deyotons.
The Sunday School conyenes at go
/ Sundav afternoon.
FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES
Next Sunday morning at the FEEDER
ated church the pastor will have as
the subject of his sermon "Christian
/ Unity. During the morning service
the church kindergarten for small
children will be held in the parlor un
der the direction of Mrs. f. F. Mer
rill. The Church School meets at y
o'clock. The Brotherhood will have
as a topic of discussion "How Best
Can The Federated Church Serve the
] Community Last Sunday Col.
Shumway gave the men a magnificent
address on "The Near East Situation"
We hope to have him speak for us
again. The nominating committee
will bring in proposal list of officers
for the new year, Sunday.
At the evening service at o'clock
Sunday the pastor will have for his
subject why Believe in Jesus
Christ This is the fourth In
series of sermons ON Why Believe
There will he a meeting of the off
GERS and teachers of the Sunday
School at the parsonage a week from
tomorrow evening. Oct. 81
The Working League held its regu-
lar meeting Monday afternoon al ,
o'clock Refreshments were served
at the close of the meeting. The
Philatheas held their regular meeting
Wednesday evening at 730
Our Sunday School is rapidly get
ting into running order, one hundred
and ninety being present last Sunday.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH NOTES
Services were held at the First
Universalist Church last Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Roy
Griffith of Watervile, pastor of the
Unitarian Church in that city deliver
cd the sermon. He gave a very able
discourse, his theme being "The high
cost of thinking" and his text WAS
from Matthew. 21-28. Mr.. Griffith
emphasized thinking the best
thoughts. thinking things worth while,
the essentials of religion and stated
that he was taking one world at
time and making the best of it. lie
spoke of the value of a Uniyersaist or
Unitarian Church in the community.
but told his listeners they must not
confuse liberality in religion with
license. During the service Miss
Evelyn M. ST. Ledger sang two solos.
"Just for Today and Face TO Face
Mrs. Howard Friend, organist
The members of the UniVersalist
parish and all people interested in es
tablishing a liberal church in Skow-
hegan will meet Thursday evening,
Oct. 26 at the Office of John L. Fish,
/ ndependent-Repo Building
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
The regular services will be held
at the Bethany Baptist Church next
/ Sunday. Morning service at 1870
with a sermon by the pastor, Rev.
George Merriam; Sunday school at
! 12 Christian Endeavor at o'clock
with the Pi Sigma boys leading the
service. At the evening service at
! TOO the reports of the Sunday school
convention at Augusta will be given.
The boys and girls will sing at the
morning service.
The Bethany Guild meets this week.
Thursday at the church parlors- There
Is much work to be done and all la
dies are requested to be present.
CENTENARY NJ. E. CHURCH
"The Worth While Things in Church
Life" will be the subject of Rev. H.
! L. Nichols sermon at the Methodist
/ Church next Sunday morning at 1890
Music by the Church choir under the
direction of Mrs. Rose Burrill with
Mrs. Friend at the organ. Sunday
school will be held at close of morn
ing service. The Epworth League
service at o'clock will discuss the
topic Stirring Up the Gift" At 7
/ o'clock Mr.. Nichols will preach on
the rich Poor Man There will
be special offering taken at the
morning service for the fuel fund.
This Thursday evening at 7.30 there
will be a cottage prayer meeting
at the parsonage. The public are cor
daily welcome to all the services of
the church.