Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-21

will celebrate the birth of Christ
with special services ons Sunday,
and on Christmas Day. Some of
the churches are planning COM
munion services throughout the
coming week and others will have
entertainments and parties preced-
ing and following the 25th.
Rockville Christian
Tonight Thursday is the date
for the annual Christmas Party
for children of the Rockville
Christian Church. Beginning at
1880 the program will include a
color picture. On Sunday, at the
IL a. m. service, DR.. Ernest R..
Bryan, acting minister, will de-
liver a special Christmas sermon
and there will bc special music by
the choir. During Sunday School
hour there will be special Christ
mas exercises in the kindergarten
and nursery groups.
Rockville Presbyterian
The Rockville Presbyterian Sun
day School will have a special
Christmas program on the oath at
9:45 A. M. The upper classes of
the Sunday School will have
charge of the program.
| The church choir under the d.
rection of Mrs. Mary de Vermond
will present the Christmas Canta-
ta"The Promised King" by G. F.
Broadhead at the 1900 O'Clock
service. The Pastor, Rev. Howard
C. Cobbs, will give the Christmas
meditation.
There will be a Christmas Eve
Candlelight service at the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday eve
ming at 500 P. M. Guest soloist
for the service will be Kai de Yer
mond who will sing Nazareth"
by Gounod.
Rockville Baptist
The Young Married Peoples
Glass of the Rockville Baptist
Church will hold a party for
selected group of county children,
provided by county agencies, at
the church tomorrow night (Fri-
day.. A Christmas program will
be presented and all children will
receive a gift from Santa Claus.
christmas AS A Confession of
Faith" will be the theme of the
pastor, DR.. William B. Adams, at
the IL o'clock service Sunday
morning. The senior choir will
sing "Joy, Joy, JOY" The church
will be decorated with memorial
poinsettia plants, two silver trees,
evergreens and candles. On Sun
day evening at 7:15 the annual
Christmas entertainment by the
Sunday School will be presented.
Each department will participate
in the program and there will be
singing by the Junior Choir as well
as general carol singing by the
congregation. Santa Claus will
also make his appearance.
A special New Years eve serv-
ice will be held at the church on
December 81, beginning at IL pm.
Rockville Methodist
A Christmas program will be
presented by the Rockville Metho-
dist Church School at GAS a. M,
Sunday, December "a. The Junior
Choir will sing two Christmas
songs and the Mems Bible Class
will sing carol as a special
selection.
At the, II a. m. morning wor-
ship service, the anthem, "God so
Loved the World" by Stainer, will
be presented by the Senior Choir.
Sermon topic will be, "Christ,
Gods Revelation of Love-" The
Junior Choir will sing at this
service also. Several new members
will be received into the fellowship
of the church at this service.
At II p. m. the Annual Candle
light Service will be held in the
sanctuary of the church. The altar
will be decorated with Christmas
flowers including memorial poin-
settias and floral arrangements
along with dozens of candles.
Special musical selections will be
presented by the senior choir and
a mixed quartette. The latter will
sing Cherubim Song by Bortnan-
sky.
Rockville Free Methodist
A Christmas program will be
given at the Free Methodist
Church, Rockville, by the Sunday
School on Tuesday, December 26,
7:45 p. m.
st. Mary's Catholic
High Mass will be held in st.
Mary's Catholic Church, Rockville,
at midnight, Christmas Eve. At the
same hour low mass will be held
in the Parish Hall. On Christmas
Day, masses will be held at 8, 9,
10 and IL a. m.
Christ Church Rockville
At Christ Church in Rockville
regular services will be held Sun
day, December "a with Holy Com
munion at 500 A. M. and the
Morning Prayer and Sermon at