The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-04
RELIGIOUS HAPPENINGS
IN THE COMMUNITY
Items of Interest Connected With the
Various Churches OF SkOwhegan
FEDERATED CHURCH NOTES


Birth of Christ" was repeated by re-
quested by the church last Sunday
evening before congregation which
filled the auditorium. If anything,
the Pageant was given with greater
sincerity and earnestness than the
previous week. The seven hundred
and fifty people who witnessed the
two performances felt well repaid.
The pastor wishes to especially
thank Mrs. E. F. Merrill for the great
amount of time she has given to plan
ming and executing the work; to Mrs.
Marble, Mrs Woodbury., Miss Carter,
Mrs. Stenhouse and Mrs. jenkins for
their able assistance, the good people
who provided and served the delicious
lunches, and last but by no means
least, the members of the choir and
cast who gave SO generously of their
time and ability. The collections for
Near East Relief will amount to over
$4,000.
Sunday morning at 1890 the pastor
will have for his theme Facing The
New Year" During the morning SER
vice a kindergarten for small chill
dren will be conducted in the church
parlors.
The church school will meet at 10;
classes for everyone. The Mems
Brotherhood in the gallery of the
church.
Young Peoples Society meet at 6
o'clock in the large vestry. Every
one plan to come.
The evening service at 7 o'clock
will be a union meeting of the three
Protestant churches in our church,
Rev. George Merriam is to be the
preacher. Let us make it great
service.
The Philatheas met Wednesday
evening at the church.
The Working League of the FEEDER
ated church will hold regular meet
ing in the church parlors on Monday
afternoon, January Sth. All ladies'
of the parish are cordially invited to
attend
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Last Sunday at the Bethany Baptist
chruch special New Years services
were conducted in the morning and
evening under the direction of the
pastor with special address in the
evening by Thornton w. Merriam,
student secretary of the Y. NJ c. A.
of Western Reserve University and
the Case School of Applied Science,
Cleveland, Ohio. Floyd T. Mc1ntire
Of Perham, student at Colby Col
lege directed the choir and sang a
solo at the morning service. a.,
Next Sunday there will be the reg
ular services with preaching by the
pastor at 1890 the Sunday school at
noon and the Y. p. S. c. L. at 6
o'clock In the evening the Bethany
people will unite with the other two
parishes at the Federated Church in
the beginning of the week of prayer
in Skowhegan.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
will meet tomorrow. Friday afternoon
with Mrs. j. o. Smith at her home.
Miss L. H. Coburn will have charge
of the program arrangements,
The Bethany Guild will meet this,
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. C.
A. Burnor on Winter street.
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES
Tomorrow, Friday morning will oc
cur the regular first Friday devo-
tions at $50 and 100 o'clock.
Low mass Sunday at $50 with SER
mon in English by the Rev. J. L. A.
Renaud. During low mass the girls
will receive Holy Communion. High
mass will be celebrated at 1890 with
sermon in French. Assembly for
young girls of the parish at 1.3O. Sun
day school at 2.30. Rosary and be-
nedicton of the Blessed Sacrament
a 3.3e. Young ladies Sodality at
400 o'clock.
New Years Day being day of
holy obligation for the Catholic peo
pie low mass was said at $50 and
high mass at 7.30 d. m. Rosary and
benediction at 715 p. M. Last Sun
day evening at 100 o'clock there was
holy hour with a hymn of Thanks
giving for the closing of the year
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
The monthly official board meeting
appointed for last Monday evening,
because of the storm. was postponed
until next Monday evening.
An enrolment of fifteen members
for the White Cross of the New Eng
land Deaconess Hospital was secured
last Saturday.
The Ladies' Social Circle meets
with Mrs. Lillian Smith at her home
on Madison avenue this Thursday af
ternoon at the usual hour. A full
attendance is desired.
The choir has in preparation a
pleasing operetta which is to be pre-
8ented in the near future at New
Years social to which all members
and friends of the parish are TO be
invited The mere fact of the de-
cision to give such an entertainment
assures a delightful evening for our
people.
The monthly meeting of the Wo
mans Foreign Missionary Society
will be held with Mrs. Nichols at the
parsonage next Monday afternoon
Next Sunday the girl scouts under
the direction of Mrs. Clement Downs
will be the guests of the church at
the morning service, and the pastor
will preach a special sermon 10 young
women in general, and the girl scouts
in narficular on tho tbpmp HThp