The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-16
OAKLAND CHURCHES WILL
HAVE SPECIAL SERVICES
Appropriate Observances of An.
niversary Of Birth OF Christ
Being Planned Here
CHILDREN TO TAKE PART

Special entertainment and devotion
in celebration of the anniversary of
the birth of Christ will be observed at
the various churches in Oakland and
throughout the county from Sunday,
December 10, until Christmas Day,
Saturday, December %.
There will be children's entertain
ments, pageants and special services
with appropriate Christmas music.
A union service by members of St.
Marks Lutheran and Saint Pauls
Methodist Episcopal churches, will be
held next Sunday evening at the
Methodist church when combined
chorus will render special numbers
and lead in the singing of number of
Christmas carols and hymns.
st. Peters Catholic Church
The children of st. Peters school
will present Christmas play for pre-
sentation in the Parish auditorium on
Sunday evening, December II.
The.members of the parish are MAX
ing plans for the celebration of mid
night mass on Christmas morning,
beginning at 1901 a. m. High in the
church tower will be erected a huge
star of Bethlehem which will be Wis
ible for great distances beyond the
town.
Before High mass begins a group of
children costumed as st. Joseph, Vir-
gin Mary and angels, will proceed,
amid the singing of Christmas carols,
up the middle aisle of the church to
the crib arranged near the side altar
where the Virgin Mary will place the
infant Jesus in the Manager. John
Murphy, Mary Ann Fazzalari, Betty
Ann Miller, Elizabeth Jordan, Lois
Maroney, and Helen Jordan are TAX
ing part.
The adult choir will then begin the
Kyrie Eleison of Rosewig's Mass in e.
Solos will be sung by Mrs. Russell
Brown, Miss Margaret Stanton and
Miss Sarah Stanton. Miss Marcella
Kerins will preside at the organ.
Decorations of the affairs and
sanctuary will be directed by Miss
Mary Harsch and Miss Julia Rowan.
There will also be two masses at 8
and 9 o'clock on Christmas morning.
A special Christmas service will be
conducted at 5 o'clock on Christmas
afternoon, with singing of Christmas
carols, sermon and benediction of
the blessed sacrament.
st. Matthew's Parish
Christmas Services-Ember Days
On Wednesday, Friday, ana Satur-
day of this week st. Matthews Parish,
Oakland, is marking Ember Days with
services of evening prayer upon each
of these evenings, beginning at 1880
in the church parish house. The
Christmas season next week will be
ushered in with many services and
pageants both in the Oakland church
and in the parish chapels. Services
in Oakland as arranged will commence
at p. m. on Christmas Eve when the
church school children will present a
special play appropriate to the day,
which will be followed by The usual
treat to the children by the Vestry.
! Beginning at II p. M, Christmas Eve,
special Christmas Eucharist service
will be held in the parish house. The
whole edifice will be lit by candles and
special Christmas music will be rem
dered by the choir. The Rector will
make brief address. On Christmas
morning another celebration will COM
mence at 10 o'clock.
The other services in the chapels
are as follows:
Thursday, December %, at 8 p. NJ,
Christmas pageant and entel tainment
at the Log Church, Altamont Christ
mas afternoon, p. M, evening prayer
and sermon in Anderson Chapel, at
Swanton, to be followed by a treat
for the Church school and the children
of the community. Christmas night,
p. M, Holy Communion and address.
Candlelight service, st. Johns chapel,
Deer Park.
Sunday, Dec. 26, p. M, special
Christmas pageant by the Church
school members, St. Johns, at Deer
Park.
| st. PauPs Methodist Episcopal Church
| Winfield S. Patterson, Minister
Sunday Christmas Services