| OCR Text |
Show : SALT LAKE : 4- 4- 4- 4- 4- CHURCH NOTES. ! j i Preparations Made Eor the Christmas Celebration. i Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the past week were fast days of obligation. obli-gation. ' ' Mass w;is celebrated in Mercur last - , Sunday by Rev, Father Keenan. j Miss Clara Dwyer was the soloist at f the 9 o'clock mass last Sunday. Midnight mass will be celebrated at the Holy I'ross hospital, St. Mary's i academy. All Hallows college and the Kearns' St. Ann's orphanage on Christmas Christ-mas eve. The public are not allowed ' . to attend these services. ' . Rev. Father Curran spent a few days , In Oden last week with Rev. Father j Cushnahan. Services were held at the Utah state i f penitentiary last Sunday. Rev. Father 1 : Klely officiated and Miss Virginia Swift rendered two soprano solos. Miss 1 . . Swrft has an exquisite voice, and her i ' services were much appreciated. I The little ones at the Kearns St. Ann orphan asylum will have a Christmas Christ-mas tree on Tuesday afternoon. Prep-j Prep-j arations are belnpr made to give the children a splendid time. All those who wish to contribute toward the tree - , are requested to send their donations I to the residence of Right Rev. Bishop Scanlan. Many of the prominent mer- I chants will contribute, and the names of the charitable people will be published pub-lished in next week's issue of the Intermountain In-termountain Catholic. I Rev. Father Keenan will officiate at the services in Mercur on Christmas day. Masses will be celebrated at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 o'clock. The sermon will be preached at the last mass. Dr. O. W. Huff, who recently arrived f in this city from Mercur, rendered. a , fine violin solo at St. Mary's last Sun- 1 , day. His selection was a dainty lit- Ij ' tie "Berceuse," by Godard. ? The children of the Sunday school will have their Christmas tree on Sunday, Sun-day, Dec. 30. The children of the 9 o'clock choir are expected to attend the final rehearsal for Christmas on Saturday afternoon, and the parents are earnestly requested to see that the c hildren are in the choir loft on Christmas morning' promptly at I i ; : a quarter of The children are en- ' ihusiaslic oil the subject of the Christ- " ' . mas music, and they will make every effort to be present and to be on time. J The first carol will be sung at 8:45 J ; , ' sharp, by the very little children. Par- I . ; ' cuts are particularly requested to i ,end iheir children early. Memories j of the Christmas services and the I 'hristmas music will linger forever in i I j x In- minds and hearts of the children, I i : ' and they should all be made to feel j : even the wee ones that their presence I ; J in the organ loft on Christmas morn- I ; ing is imperative. Let every member " n ; of the St. Cecilia chorus, from the tiny I ''' ones. 6 years old, to the grown young j . - ladies, make a particular effort to at- I ! ; ' . : tend the 9 o'clock mass on Christmas I ; morning. Former members of the choir J ; are also invited to assist in singing the I ever beautiful "Adeste Fidelis." Re- 1 ' hearsal for the St. Laurence branch of f- ; the chorus will be held on Saturday i 1 afternoon at 4 o'clock, and the St. Mar- i garet's branch will rehearse on Sunday j ! . morning at 9:C0. !The annual Christmas collection for J the support of the F.ishop and clergy t will be takm up at all the masses on Christmas day. The keeping of the sixth precept of the church is a sacred duty that, of course, will be strictly observed by all, who are the proper j kind of Catholics. Confessions are heard every morning ' hffore mass. On Christmas eve con fessions will be heard from 3 to 6 in ! the afternoon and from 7 in the evening until midnight if necessary. Professor Daynes of the Daynes Mu- Pi- company has kindly tendered the ! I use of a fine new Estey organ for the j ! Christmas services at St. Mary's. Mrs. I ' Edward McGurrin, with her usual - ; ! j thoughtful kindness, has tendered the ' use of her elegant harp. Mrs. McGur- ' rin is an accomplished harpist, who has often played at St. Mary's. Owing to 'I ! her home duties she will not be able to play this year, but it is expected .j that Miss Edna Egan will prove a ,.-'- ! worthy successor to Mrs. McGuriin. I -. ' Masses will be celebrated at St. I Mary's on Christmas day at 7. 8, 9 and 11 a. m. CHRISTMAS MUSIC. Solemn Pontifical Mass "With Instru-, Instru-, mental and Vocal Auxiliaries. j ; Solemn pontifical high mass will be ', celebrated at It a. m., with Right Rev. I Bishop Scanlan. celebrant, assisted by 1 Rev. Father Kioly. Rev. Father Mor- rissey and Rev. Father McCabe. Rev. Father Morrissey will deliver the . ' " Christmas sermon. The following musical programme v ill be rendered by the enlarged choir, with, harp and violin accompaniment: Introduction Voluntary, "Legend" Valaque" P.raga j Harp ..: Miss Edna Egan ;! Violins Dr. O. AY. Huff I Master Roy "Williams. Missa I'ro l'ace La Hache I i ""eni Creator'' Giorza I Offertory. "Adeste Fidelis" Novello j . "Exulta Sion" Hammere) J ; Grand Processional Mozart I ' : Sopranos Mrs. O. T. Carlson. Mrs. Clay I .' Elmer, Misses Owen. Rossi, Yey, I Mover. "W'halen. I Altos Mrs. G. E. Curtis. Misses Jones, i ' ;. Houghton. Tenors Messrs. Ashworth. YVhiicman, Scarpa, Veltz anl Locke. Bassos Messrs. Sauer. Crawford, Obendorl'er and Hulling. i ; Harpist Miss Edna Egan j Violinist Master Roy "Williams Organist and Director I ; Miss Nora G lea son I ' At the i o'clock mass the following 1 music win be rendered by the St. Ce- 1 i cilian choir, with violin accompanl- J N iiient: l ' "'Adesle Fidelis" .a Novello f ' - "Christ is Horn Today" Loud "Sing This Blessed Morn" Mozart "Angels We Have Heard" Bordese "See Amid the Snow" Webbe |
