The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-12-21
OAKLAND CHURCHES WILL
HAVE SPECIAL SERVICES
Appropriate Celebration of the
Birth of Christ to be Observed
in Houses of Worship Here
CHILDREN TO TAKE PART

Special entertainment and devotion
in celebration of the birth of Christ
will be observed at the various church.
es of Oakland and vicinity on Sunday
and Monday, December "a and 25.
Presbyterian Church
At the Presbyterian church on Sun
day morning, at II o'clock, Mrs. Iva
lee Newell Holden will be in charge
of the Presbyterian branch of the COM
bined Cherubim and Young Peoples
choirs, and a number of old traditional
carols will be sung.
Rev. Walter B. Brock, pastor, will
deliver the sermon, "The Message of
the Christmas Carols" At the regular
Sunday school service at 10 o'clock
the children will have a special Christ
mas program, and will be given their
annual treat.
st. Matthew's Episcopal Church
st. Matthew's Episcopal church will
hold its usual midnight Christmas Eve
service, beginning at II p. m.
The Sunday school will gather at
the church for the Christmas pageant
at S p. M, Christmas Eve. The vestry
of the church will give to the children
their Christmas treat following the
pageant.
SwantOn Episcopal
At p. M, Christmas afternoon, a
special service will be held at Ander-
son Episcopal chapel, Swanton, and
following the service presents will be
distributed to the children.
st. Peters Catholic Church
A Christmas program will be pre-
scented by children Of the Parochial
school on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock, and the children will receive a
special treat.
Confessions will be heard Saturday
afternoon and evening, and Sunday
afternoon and evening.
The usual midnight service will be
held on Sunday night at IL o'clock,
with Mrs. James Treacy in charge of
the music. Rosswig's "Mass in G."
and the usual Christmas hymns will be
sung.
There will be five masses on Christ
mas morning, at 7:3O, 500, 900,
$50, and 1000, and the benediction
of blessed sacrament will be given
after the last mass. Rev. FIR. Francis
B. Steck, of Catholic university, will
assist Rev. FIR. W. ]. McVeigh in the
services.
st. Paul's M. E. Church
There will be Christmas service in
the Sunday school at $3.50 a. M, and
also a special Christmas service at the
regular morning worship at 10:45,
with special music by the choir. Rev.
w. S. Patterson will preach.
In the evening at 1880 a program
will be presented by members of the
Sunday school.
st. Marks Lutheran
Regular services will be held on
Sunday morning, December "a, with
Sunday school at $3.50, when the
Lutheran branch of the Cherubim
choir will sing and worship service at
10:45. Rev. C. A. Shilke, pastor, will
deliver the morning sermon from the
theme, Gods Man," and the choir will
render special music of the Christmas
season.
In the evening, Christmas Eve,
there will be the regular Luther
League service followed at 7:30 by
the children's program. "a Christmas
Pageant" is to be presented by men,
bers of the Sunday school.
On Christmas morning at o'clock
a dawn service will be held, with a
short exhortation by the pastor.
Red House Lutheran
The Red House Christmas program
will be rendered Sunday evening, the
chief feature of which will be the pre-
sentation of a drama entitled "The
Fulness of Time" About thirty young
folks of the congregation are taking
part. The Sunday school and church
service will be held as usual in the
morning. It weather is at all favora-
BILE, the singers will go to the homes
of various sick folks of the community
Friday evening, leaving the parsonage
at $50 o'clock.