Show St J Plans Special Easter Rites The Easter season wUl be ushered in at Saint James Catholic Church this weekend with n a special Easter Vigil VigilS S Service late Saturday night The ceremony which begins at 1100 pm will ate the resurrection of Christ Christi i from the tomb three days at af ter His execution highlight of the Easter Vig il 11 service Will be the first Mass of Easter with special readings and music depicting the joy of 01 Christs Christ's followers on the nut first Easter Sunday Preceding the Mass will be a series of 01 ceremonies the ceremonies the blessing of the new fire the consecration of the Easter Candle the blessing of the baptismal water the renewal I of the promises of Baptism Baptism- all closely connected with a belief in Christs Christ's tion On the Thursday and Fri day before Easter special ceremonies at the Catholic Church will call coli to mind the events in the life of Christ that preceded His return from the grave Thursdays Thursday's service which begins at pm will renew the memory of the theLast theLast Last Supper which Christ ate with His apostles when He gave them Ills IUs flesh to eat and His blood to drink The Stations of the Cross on Fri day at pm will call to to mind all the sufferings of His bitter passion and a ceremony at pm on that day will wUl commemorate His death upon the cross Last Sunday morning the members of Saint James par par- parish ish took port in a procession around the church grounds which was a re reenactment of the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem shortly before His death The Catholic people carried palm branches simil ar to those which the Jewish people placed before Christ Christas as he walked into the city In Inthe Inthe the Palm Sunday Mass which followed the procession the story of Christs Christ's Passion and Death as written by Saint Matthew was solemnly read Lester was the nar Robert Seay took the part ot of Christ and Mike Hilton depicted Peter and the other persons who figured in the Passion Pasion BAPTIST MISSIONARY SERVICE The Topic of the Royal Service Service program ries are Needed was present present- presented ed in the form or of a question and answer period at the Dap- Dap Baptist Missionary Society Thurs Thurs- Thursday day of last week at pm Volunteers of the Missionary Society asked the questions with a panel of ladles ladies com posed of Elizabeth Loyd Lou Lou- LouIse Louise Ise Phillips Esther Pinkham Ora Nelson and Edith Nelms giving the answers An infer infer- information matton mation booth was also set up with maps posters and leaf leaf- leaflets lets giving other detailed in formation two Twenty ladles ladies were served refreshments of nut nut- cake topped with whipped cream and iced tea or coffee by the hostesses Mrs Under hill hUl and Mrs Loyd The circles will not meet this Thursday due to the revival but will come together April 26 20 at 1000 am at the church for a covered dish luncheon and business meeting at pm |