New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
Weeks Activities in
 Catholic Churches
St. NIary'S Church

4HuTSday AlOFIlIlb dL ( O CLOCK aI St. Mary's church there will be a months mind requiem mass for Mrs. Nora Neenan and on Saturday morning at ( o'clock there will be q solemn high requiem mass for Mrs. Margaret Callahan and Miss Margaret Callahan. A months mind mass of requiem was celebrated this morning for Sister Mary Boniface. The Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion will meet Thursday evening in the Y. NJ. T. A. & B. society hall.
 The men of the parish will receive Holy Communion i'll body at the o'clock mass next Sunday. Friday being the First Friday of the month, masses will be said at 5:30 and o'clock. There will be an all-day exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ending with holy hour in the evening at 7:3o o'clock. Con- fessions will be heard Thursday aft crnoon and evening.
 The children of the parish attend ing public school will go to confess sion Friday afternoon at 3:3O o'clock and will receive communion Saturday morning at 2 special mass at o'clock.
 Rev. Matthew Traynor, pastor, made an appeal, yesterday for the support of the parishioners of the American Child Health association.
 May devotions will be held in the church every night during the month. They will he followed on Wednesday and Friday evenings by benediction.
 The priests of the parish began the annual census of parishioners today.
 St. J0seph's Church
 An anniversary mass of reauiem will be celebrated Thursday morn ing at o'clock at St. Joseph's church for Raffaele Riccio.
 Masses on Friday will be at 5:So and { o'clock. Confessions will be heard Thursday afternoon and eve ming.
 Instructions for the children in the first communion class will be given Tuesday and Friday after moons after school and on Saturday morning. The members of the class will receive their first communion on May 26.
 There will be meeting of the committee in charge of the parish circus Tuesday evening at S:15 o'clock in the parish hall.
 May derotions will be held every Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
 The Children of Mary will hold a rehearsal of the ceremonies for the annual crowning of the statue of Mary Wednesday evening after de- Vot1ons. The ceremony will take place in the church on May 9.
 A card party will be given in the parish hall Friday evening at S:15. the proceeds to be devoted to fur nishlng the fancy work booth at the circus.
 St. Johns Church.
 second anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated at the Church Of St. John the Evangelist for John McGrail, Thursday morn- ing at o'clock.
 Mass will be said on Friday at o:3O o'clock with communion again q. o'clock. Deyotions will be held in the evening at 1:30 o'clock.
 The Altar society will hold a card party in the parish hal Tuesday afternoon.
 The members of DeSOto council. k. of C., of Cromwell. will be enter tained by the members Of St. Johns Building association at 3 card party in the parish hall Wednesday cve- ming. The Building association will meet tomorrow night to perfect plans for a minstrel show and dance on May 20 for the new church fund.
 The members of the first com munion class will receive instruc- lions Tuesday and Thursday after moons at 4 o'clock.
 St. Peters Church.
 The Forty Hours devotion opened at st. Peters church yesterday morning at the 10:3o o'clock mass. There vas a solemn high mass with Rev. Edward Shearer, celcbrant; Rev. Daniel Masse. deacon, and Rev. Charles COppens. pastor. as sub- deacon.
 The two weeks mission closed yesterday at the church and Father Coppcns expressed hi.nsel. as being we'll pleased with the attendance at the services both morning and night. The men of the parish renewed their baptismal vows at the concluding services yesterday.
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