The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-12-19
OAKLAND CHURCHES WILL
HAVE SPECIAL SERVICES
Appropriate Celebration of Birth
Of Christ to be Observed in
Houses of Worship

Special entertainment is celebration
of the birth of Christ will be held at
the various churches of Oakland be-
ginning on Sunday and continuing
until New Years, according to re-
ports received at The Republican.
Special services will be held at
both the Lutheran and Methodist
churches on Sunday, and dawn servl-
ces on Christmas morning. A mid
night mass will be held at the Catho-
lie church on Tuesday night, and the
final celebration will be held by the
Young folk of the Presbyterian
church who will watch "the old year
out and the new year in"
St. Pauls NJ. E. Church
Many services will be held in the
Methodist church during this season.
Rev. B. T. Trevey, pastor, will speak
Sunday morning on "The Message of
Christmas" The choir will render
two special numbers. The Sunday
school will open with worship pro
gram centered about the birth of the
Christ Child,
In the evening the Epworth league,
under the direction of Mrs. Frederick
Thayer, will give the Christmas ser
vice. Goodwill Toward Men, which
is in the nature Of play with ten
characters. The scene represents
typical home as it would appear just
before Christmas. The program cen
ters around the building up of friend
ship between our country and the
countries of South America.
Christmas morning at o'clock
silent communion service will be held,
No word is spoken after entering the
church. Hymns will be read in
silence as the organist plays all YER
ses. The pastoral prayer will be in
silence and also the ritual service,
which viii be carried through at the
signal of the pastor or the sound Of
the organ.
The Sunday school, under the direc
ton of Mrs. Paul Naylor, Mrs. Del
bert Davis, Mrs. Hervey Smouse, Mrs.
Mabel Sollars and Miss Virginia Cas-
teel, assisted by the teachers, will
give a Christmas program on Christ
mas eve, in the church. All children
will take part.
St. Marks Lutheran
Sunday school at $3.50, the period
being grouped around the thoughts of
the Christ child. The children will
be given their annual Christmas
treat.
The children will worship with the
parents in a service especially de
signed for them at 10:45 on Sunday.
Mrs. W. w. Grant will tell Christ
mas story, and Rev. Shilke, pastor,
will preach short, appropriate ser
mon. Homecoming will be observed
for the students who have been away
to school and other people who have
been away from the church for some
time.
A Christmas dialog, with Mary
Frances Yutzy, leader, will be given
at Luther League, at $50, with spec
ial Christmas music.
A childrens Christmas pageant will
be enacted at 7:3O Sunday evening,
when the story of the Savior's birth
will be presented.
There will be dawn services at 6
o'clock Christmas morning, with spec
ial music and an appropriate mes
sage.
st. Peters Catholic Church
Midnight mass will be held on
Tuesday night, with special services.
Christmas morning mass Will be
held at the regular hours, in charge
of Rev W. j. McVeigh.
Presbyterian Church
The annual Christmas treat will be
distributed to Sunday school members
on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. At
II o'clock a special service will be
held when Rev. W. B. Brock, pastor,
will talk on the Heart of Christ
mas" There will be special music.
The young people of the church
will give a dramatic entertainment
and social on New Years eve, in the
K. of P. hall, beginning at p. m.
Refreshments will be served. Tick
cts will be sold for 35 cents. Follow
ing the entertainment special watch
night service will be held in the