The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-22
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 birth Of the Saw
Tor will be observed at the various
churches in Oakland and throughout
the county this weekend.
There will be children's entertain
ments, pageants and special services
in addition to addresses and appropri-
ate Christmas music.
st. Matthews Parish
The Christmas season will be ush-
cred in with many services and pro-
grams both in the Oakland church and
in the parish chapels. A program was
presented Monday at Frankville. On
Thursday at the Wilson-A ltamont Log
church there will be program at 1880
o'clock.
Christmas Eve, at st. Matthew's
Parish House, Oakland, a service and
treat for pupils Of the church school
will be at five o'clock in the afternoon
and at midnight Solemn Holy Euchar-
list, beginning at eleven o'clock; Holy
Communion Christmas Day at 10 a. m.
At the Anderson Chapel, Swanton,
there will be evening prayer and
treat for the church school at 300 p.
m. on Christmas Day. st. Johns, Deer
Park, will have Holy Communion and
a candlelight service at p. M, Christ
mas. Holy Communion service at 1880
a. M, and Evening Prayer at 1880 p.
M, are also scheduled for St. Mat
thew's Oakland, on December &c, q
and %, regular church days.
st. Peters Catholic Church
Elaborate plans are being made for
the midnight mass on Christmas at
1901 a. m. A group of children cos
TUNED as the Blessed Virgin, Saint
Joseph and angels will move up the
aisle of the church in the direction of
the crib where the Savior will be
placed in the manger.
A program Of Christmas carols as
arranged by Portolance will be sung
by the adult choir. The mass will fol-
low with Kyrie and the Gloria by q.
Harrison Willard, the Creda Sanctus
and Agnus Del by G. Albert Rosswlg.
The chimes accompanying the Christ
mas carols will be played by Russell
Brown and the violinist will be Miss
Betsy Weber.
Masses on Christmas will be at 500
o'clock and 1000 o'clock. The children
will sing Christmas numbers during
the 500 o'clock mass. There will be
Christmas sermon and benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament on Christmas
Day at 500 p. m.
st. Marks Lutheran Church
The Bible school of st. Marks will
have a service on Friday evening, De
cember %, at 1870, which will mark
the opening of the Christmas obser-
vance of this church.
On Christmas Eve, at HOO o'clock,
there will be a candlelight vesper hour,
"The Bringing of Good Tidings Of
Great JOY"
On Christmas Day there will be The
Bible school at $50, studying Goods
Great Love-" while at 10:45 there will
be the regular Christmas service Of The
Church, 'The Coming of the New
Light" Luther League will be at $50
with a special Christmas message.
A cantata, "The Christmas Mys-
terry" will be presented by the choir at
1880 o'clock in the evening on Sunday
The music will be under the direction
of Rev. Felix Robinson.
St. Pauls Methodist Church
The Methodist church program on
Sunday will consist Of Christmas
Day service.
At $3.50 members of the Sunday
school will present program and
there will be the usual treat for the
children.
At 1O:45 o'clock the pastor, Rev. W.
S. Patterson, will deliver the Christ
mas sermon, "Unto You Is Born A
Saviour" in addition to the regular
morning worship.
A pageant, entitled, ga Star In The
Night" will be presented by the Ep-
worth League at 7:30 o'clock in the
evening. The League will be assisted
by the church choir.