New Britain herald., 1922-03-13
CATHOLIC NEWS AND
 NOTES OF INTEREST
Schedule for the Week as An
 nounced at the Sunday Masses

The Rev. John T. Winters, pastor oN St. Marys church, complimented the members of the parish from the pulpit yesterday on the showing that has been made during the past week at the Wednesday and Friday evening services. He announced that the at tendance Wednesday evening totalled 15O0 and on Friday evening 1,400.
 The services which are regularly held on Friday evening during Lent, will be held this week on Wednesday evening due to the celebration of St. Patrick's day on Friday. Special serv- ices will be held in the evening in honor of the patron saint of Ireland and will include sermon on St. Patrick by the Rev. Baumeister of Willimantic and a concert of Irish melodies by the choir under the di- rection of the organist, Professor r. F. Harmon. There will also be a special mass in the morning on Fri day.
 The order of requiem masses for this week are as follows: Months S mind on Tuesday morning at o'clock for Alice Esther Mccarthy; an anni- Nersary, Wednesday morning at ' o'clock for Wilfred Patrick Smith and months mind, Thursday morning at ' o'clock for Mrs. Rose, Hackett.
 The collection for the Negro and Indian Missions taken up at the masses last Sunday amounted to s170.
 A public whist will be held in the Y. M. T. A. X B. hall on Friday after auspices of the Holy Family Circle.
 Mission at St. Joscph's
 The Rev. John Doherty and the Rev. w. Stanton, both of the order of the Obletes of Mary Immaculate, opened two weeks mission in St. Joseph's church last evening. It was Announced that the first week will be for the women only and the second week will be for the men. The mems week will be commenced at the 1o;S0 o'clock mass next Sunday.
 The following schedule will be ob- served throughout this week and next: Masses at 5:30 and o'clock in the morning and services at 7:S0 o'clock in the evening. The evening services will consist of the rosary, in struction, congregational singing, ser mon and benediction.
 The children of the parish will at- |tend the mission on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday after moons. Blessing of infants will take place on Saturday afternoon.
 The regular Lenten devotions will be omitted on. Wednesday and Friday evenings because of the mission
 The Boy Scout troop will hold regular meeting at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening.
 The young women of the parish are planning to give a minstrel entertain |ment the first week in May, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society. A meeting of all those interested is call ed for Monday evening of next week. Two performances are planned.
 Renovations Completed
 The Rev. Thomas J. Laden, pastor of the church of St. John the Evange- list announced, yesterday, that the upper part of the church will be ready for occupancy next week, and mass will be said there next Sunday. All that needs to be done is the painting and decorating, and that will be finished during the week. The regular morning masses and the eve ming Lenten services will be omitted this week because of the work.
 Father Laden left the city after lthe services yesterday and will return Tuesday evening.
 st. Andrews Notes
 The mission for the women of the parish closed with services yesterday lafternoon and the mems mission which will continue all this week opened last evening. Both services were largely attended. Services this week will consist of masss in the morning at 530 and o'clock and rosary, instruction, sermon and bene- diction at 1880 in the evening. The mems mission will close at the 1O:30 o'clock mass next Sunday and the mission will close for the parish with general services at 7:30 o'clock in the Ievening.
 The children of the parish will at tend the mission on Thursday anu Friday afternoons at o'clock and lconfessions for them will be heard on Saturday afternoon. The blessing of the babes of the parish will take place next Saturday afternoon.
 At St. Peters
 The regular Lenten devations will be held on Wednesday and Friday evenings for the German people of the parish. The French people will at '.--' -- Thursday evening.