The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-22
OAKLAND CHURCHES WILL
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES
Observance of The Holiday Sea-
son to Begin Friday Afternoon
and End Tuesday Evening.

Special entertainment with the
Christmas spirit and celebration of
that great holiday in view will be held
in all of the Oakland churches over
the present weekend, according to re-
ports received at The Republican Of
flee from the ministers of the various
churches.
The first service to be observed will
be that on Friday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock when a special children's SER
vice will be held in St. Peters hall.
The various celebrations will close
on Tuesday evening, December 81,
with a Christian Endeavor Holiday
party to be held at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Walter B. Brock, the former
being pastor of the Garrett Memorial
Presbyterian church.
The greater number of the special
services will be conducted on Sunday.
st. Marks Lutheran Church.
On Saturday evening at 1880 there
will be held the usual children's
Christmas service, the program as
arranged being composed of recita-
tons, songs, etc. On Sunday morn
ing at the Sunday school hour, candy
and other remembrances will be pre-
scented to the members of the school
and at 10:45 a. m. special Christmas
service with a sermon by the pastor,
will be conducted in the church audi
torium. At 6:45 the Christian En-
deavor Society will hold a Christmas
candle-light service, and special music
will be provided for the evening wor-
ship in the auditorium by the Junior
Choir, who will sing Christmas car
OILS.
St. PauFs Methodist Church.
On Sunday morning at 9:45 the
smaller children of the Sunday school
will have their own special service in
the Parish House, while the interme-
diate classes will hold their service in
the Sunday school room of the church.
At Hoo o'clock a. m. there will be a
special Christmas service with sermon
to be delivered by the pastor, Rev. A.
D. Craig.
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian
Special celebration of Christmas
by members of the Garrett Memorial
Presbyterian church will begin at five
o'clock on Christmas morning when
members of the Christian Endeavor
Society will go about the streets sing
ing Christmas carols. At ten o'clock
the regular Sunday school hour, candy
and other presents will be given out
to the children, and at HOO o'clock a
special sermon by Rev. w. B. Brock,
pastor, will be preached. The Chris
tan Endeavor will give it's holiday
party at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Brock Tuesday evening.
St. Matthews Episcopal.
St. Matthews Episcopal church will
begin its special celebration of the
holiday season at four o'clock on Sat-
urday afternoon when the children Of
the Sunday school will be given a
treat and a special service held for
them at that hour On Sunday the
Holy Communion will be observed,
with Rev. Durkee, of Westernport, and
Mr.. Paul G. Linaweaver at the altar.
St. Peters Catholic Church.
St. Peters Catholic church will open
its special Christmas services with a
midnight high mass Saturday mid
night at which time a specially ar
ranged program of music will be rem
dered. The choir for this service has
been trained under the direction Of
Sister Augustine of the parochial
school in connection with St. Peters
church.
Following the midnight service
mass will be said at eight o'clock on
Christmas morning and again at ten
o'clock. At the latter service Christ
mas hymns will be sung and at its
close the benediction will be pronounc-
ed by the pastor, Rev. McVeigh.
The children's special service will
be conducted on Friday afternoon at
2:30 O'clock in St. Peters Hall, to
which service the parents are also in