Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-21
CHURCHES TO
HONOR SPIRIT
OF CHRISTMAS
Various Congregations
To Have Trees; Sun
day Services To Be
In Holiday Theme

Ahoirs and members Of Sunday
school classes have been busy the
past lew days 50 that Christmas
trees may be properly celebrated
with special programs in honor Of
the coming of Santa Claus. Begin
ming Friday evening the various
churches will each celebrate in some
manner.
A Christmas story in the form OF
a pageant will be given at the par
ish house Of the Church Of the Ad-
vent at 1880 p. m. Friday evening.
Rehearsals are under the direction
Of Mrs. Frank {. Gay, and Mrs. Il.
L. Holland has supervision Of the
musical selections. Children Of the
Sunday school will take part in the
production.
At 1880 p. m. Christmas eve the
midnight communion service will be-
gin in the church auditorium after
which the regular Christmas SER
vices will begin at IL o'clock with
special music prepared.
Chaplain and Mrs. Ivan l. Ben
nett arc in charge of q Christmas
tree and program which are 10 be
at the Service club in Fort Brown
beginning at $3.50 p. m. Saturday
Gifts will be on the tree for the
children Of the fort and the pro-
gram being prepared IS also by the
children.
At 1880 D. m. Saturday the child
rem Of the First Baptist church will
present a program along with the
Christmas tree to he erected in the
auditorium. Special anthems have
been prepared by the choir or the
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evening services Sunday. Subjects
relative TO this celebration of the
year will be chosen by the pastor
for both the morning and evening
addresses, il has been announced
Preceding midnight solemn high
mass at the Church of the Sacred
Heart, Christmas eve, three anthems
will be sun BY the choir composed
Of Mesdames J. X. Wells, H.. b.
Can,iade, and Miss Amelia Camp
hell. sopranos; Mesdames j.. Il. Wellsi
Grover Wagner. and &. l.. Barreuar
altos; j. T.. Putcgnat and Joe j.
Putegnat, BASES; with Mrs. A. ,
Pugenat at the organ and MISS An
ME Pugenat playing the violin obll-
cato. The anthems are Await, oh
Stumbline World" silent Night.
and aNoel. Noel Then "Thc Third
Silent Mass. Opus 81" by Eduardo
Mazo will be given followed by the
offertory, "Adestc Fideles."
Special music both IN the morn
ing and evening will be given ~
the services Of the Christian church
Christmas day. the major part OF
the service being devoted 10 music.
il has been announced. r. Christmas
tree will be in the church at 1880
d. m. Saturday at which time the
Sunday school members will present
n program. An offering will be
made for the church orphan home
in Dallas at that time.
Another Christmas tree will be
nj the Methodist church Saturday
evening with gifts for those or the
Sunday school and others. A spc'
eial ogr will be given at thai
time under the direction Of Prof
+. G. Dodd. superintendent Of th'
Sunday school. Sunday morning .
special sermon will be given appro'
pirate for Christmas and an offer
ing will be made for the Methodist
orphans home in Waco. The eve
ning's program will be devoted q
music by the choir under the leader
ship Of Mrs. G. II. Lay.
A Christmas cantata. under thf
direction Of a committee composed
OF Mesdames Jas. i. Homer. A.. \
Prosser and Cleyc Tandy. will bt
given at the First Presbyterian
church AZ 1880 y. NJ. Saturday. sun
day morning services will be mark
cd with special choir music. the ser
mon being on the same subject The
Soul Of Christmas" Special music
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gram for the evenings entertainment
and a group Of solos and ensemble
work will be given.