New Britain herald., 1927-07-25
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ST. anne iridium
Catholic Pilgrim Pouring Into
Bristol for Annual NOYena
ISSUE CALL FOR PASTOR
First Cong. Church Invites New
York Minister Man Run Over
While Asleep-John j. Wall Dies
Kelly Alexander Wedding.


Thousands OF Catholics from vari-
Gus points in New England and New
DIRK arrived in this city yesterday
to attend the iridium held in con-
nection with the annual novena to
Many more pilgrims arrived in the
city this morning and it is expected
that by tomorrow, the Feast Day of
st. Anne and the closing day of the
Novena, many more afflicted per
sons will seek relief at the shrine.
The services yesterday We're all
we'll attended and Rev. Oliver T.
Magnell, pastor of the church, has
stated that both the novena and tri-
dunn this year have been the most
successful in the history of the
parish.
At ESQ p. N. tomorrow. ST.
Anne's Day, a procession from the
parochial school to st. Joseph's
church, in which church societies.
school children. pilgrims and all
clients of St. Anne are invited to
participate. The procession will be
| headed by a cross-bearer, acolytes
! and band Of trumpeters. The con-
| ditions for making the novena. as
outlined by church authorities are
| as follows: First, make an aims in
honor of st. Anne according to your
| means: second, burn candles before
her statue: third. approach the holy
| table: fourth, repeat the invocations
| to st. Anne; fifth. finish the novena
by doing some good work In honor
of st. Anne.
Tomorrow, lunch and refresh
ments will be served in the Guild
| hall and in the basement of the
church. Arrangements for the re-
freshment service have been made
by the women of the parish.
The preacher of the novena and
iridium is the Reverend Father
Austin, C. P, Springfield, Mass, who
is recognized as one OF the fore
most missionaries Of the United
States.
The application OF the Relic OF st.
Anne takes place after all OF the
novena and iridium exercises and
throughout the entire day of the
Feast of St. Anne. Rev. Oliver T.
Magnell. pastor, and Rev. Thomas
J. Lynch, assistant. will be assisted
tomorrow by a number of visiting
clergy from various parishes in the
Hartford diocese.
For the accommodation OF in
valids. cripples and pilgrims from
the railroad station to the church.
bus service is provided.
Masses will be celebrated tomor-
row morning at 5, s, 7. s and 9
o'clock. The last, a solemn high
mass, will be celebrated by Rev. Leo
Weston OF New Britain, who was re-
Gently ordained to the priesthood.
The relic will be applied contin-
uously during Tuesday and services
will be conducted at and $500
o'clock by Rev. Father Austin. C.
P, Of Springfield. About so priests
are expected to assist at the services,
among them being Mgr. Neal of
Meriden and Mgr. May Of Norwalk.
A motion picture company will
have camera man In the city to-
morrow to take views of the crowds,
Parking Regulations
! In order to avoid congestion In
the vicinity of the church, special
parking rules have been made by
the police department as follows:
Parking permitted on Queen street
facing Federal hill green only; all
cars to be parked at an angle of As
degrees; ample parking space gratis
in the rear Of st. Joseph's parochial
school on Center street and on ad-
jacent streets.
Special police officers will be as
signed to the immediate vicinity of
st. Joseph's church tomorrow by
Chief Ernest 7. Belden of the local
police department.
Name New Pastor
Deacon William P. Calder an
nounced at the morning services at
the First Congregational church yes
terday, that an invitation had been
extended to Rev. Ernest l.. Cook,
assistant at the Broadway Taber-
nacle in New York city, to assume
the pastorate of the local church,
made vacant March LIST by the
resignation of Rev. Ernest l.. Wis
mer who accepted call to Newport,
L. I. Rev. Cook will preach for the
first time at the services next Sun
day. A meeting OF the committee
appointed to select a new pastor
will be held at 5 o'clock Monday
evening. August I.
Since the resignation OF Mr.. Wis
mer. Rev. Watson L. Phillips. pas
tor emeritus Of the Church Of the