Easter Vigil at Mount Carmel Church Observes Resurrection
Pittsfield churches plan joyous Easter rites with a 7 50 p m vigil at Mount Carmel Church marking the end of Lent. The senior choir will chant the Easter Vigil Mass and sing in English as reforms require the vernacular. The Mass features the baptismal renewal and the Mass of the Resurrection with organists Julie Perry and Joseph DelGallo. Clergy include Rev Charles F Ganet Rev Camille L Santini and assistances from Rev Donald Lorinier and Rev John J Dickinson. Venerini Sisters will preside at the early Masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel
George Fulginili
J. Gerald Phillips
Augustine Mazorca
Charles F. Ganet
Camille L. Santini
Donald Lorinier
John J. Dickinson
Hiss Julie Perry
Tower
Joseph DelGallo
Venerini Sisters of Mount Carmel
Christ
God
Sunrise Service and Easter Plans at Gospel Church
The Berkshire Full Gospel Church schedules a 7 oclock sunrise service on the church lawn with a breakfast following in the assembly hall The Rev Martin L Ball will deliver the 1 oclock morning worship sermon with Mrs Ethel Snow as soloist and Anna K Ball at the organ A 730 pm service and Sunday school at 930 am are planned A Christian Science note adds the day’s theme of atonement The Bible readings include ii Corinthians and related passages with music by Mrs Irving Bullock the organist and Mrs Benjamin Bowers as soloist with selections by O Hara and Handel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire
Full Gospel Church
Assembly Hall
Christ
Martin L. Ball
Ethel Snow
Bartlett
Anna K. Ball
Christian Science Churches
Ife
Lord
Jesus
Science and
Heath
Mary Baker Eddy
Johnston
Handel
Irving Bullock
Benjamin Bowers
O'Hara
Five Choirs Sing At 1st Methodist Church Services
Five choirs perform special music across two morning services at First Methodist Church. Rev. Jesse B. Greene will preach "Life in a New Rhythm" with Mrs. Howard A. Fohrhaltz directing and Mrs. Donald Davis at the organ. Handel’s Worthy Is the Lamb and other anthems are planned with choristers, crusaders, and Chapel Bell Ringers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Jesse
Greene
Howard A. Fohrhaltz
Donald Davis
Christ
Handel
Davis
Ayid Wesley
Williams
St Martin's Church Plans Three Services Tomorrow
St Martin's Episcopal Church will hold three morning services led by interim minister Rev A Rayston Cochran. A 7:80 Choral Eucharist, 9 quiet service with no music, and a 10:30 service with Malins and Choral Eucharist. St Martin's choir and senior choir directed by Mrs Irene Macinnes will sing at the 7:80 and 10:30 services. Music includes John Merbecke 1549, Welcome Happy Morning, The Strife is O'er, Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Christ Our Passover, and Deunt Laudamus. Cochran will preach and administer the sacrament to the sick and shut-ins next week by arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
A. Rayston Cochran
Cochran
St. Martin's Choir
Irene Macinnes
John Merbecke
Venantius Honorius Fortunatus
Arthur Seymour Sullivan
W. Parratt
E.G. Monk
W. Croft
Michael H. Metzier
Morningside Baptist
Morningside Baptist Church
Percy ©. Clark
Miss Boilaa
Passler
Pittsfield High School
Pastestrina
Christ
Cain
Robert P. Blafield
Trinity Sets Two Services at Methodist Church
Two identical worship services will be held at Trinity Methodist Church tomorrow with the Choristers and Chancel Choirs performing. Rev. Douglas Chapin Smith will preach on Do Not Hold Me I Have Taken Form from John 20, as Mrs. Madeline Wesley and Miss Florence Myers direct choirs and a youth orchestra accompanies hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
Douglas Chapin Smith
Robert L. Meisenheimer
Milford R. Casteel
Meisenheimer
Holler
Stuty
Harold Myers
Scott Taylor
Mark Taylor
Lee Meisenheimer
Joyce Crossley
Lynne Meisenheimer
Cheryl McCormick
Lutheran Church Plans Music For The Services
The Junior and Intermediate choirs sing at the 9:15 morning service at Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church while the Senior Choir performs at 11. Kenneth D. Beardsley on organ. Music includes Resurrection Morning, Welcome Happy Morning, Resurrection Prelude, Easter Alleluia, Song of Triumph and Easter sermon by Rev. Dr. David R. B. Harned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charles H. Benzir
Louis F. Boos
Kenneth D. Beardsley
Larson
Lorenz
Nies-Berger
van Dyke
Digele
David RB. Harned
Easter Vigils and Masses at St Teresa's Church
An Easter vigil is scheduled at 11 tonight at St. Teresa's Church with the blessing of the paschal candle and the baptismal water. Masses tomorrow morning are at 7, 8:30, 9:43 and 11, followed by the Mass of the Resurrection. The Mighty Conqueror will be the Easter sermon subject of Rev R O Jacobsen at Calvary Bible Church tomorrow with church school at 4:30 am, morning worship at 8:45, and an evangelistic service at 7 pm. the Ladies Chorus will sing The Unveiled Christ and Love Found a Way during worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Teresa's Church
R. O. Jacobsen
Calvary Bible Church
Unveiled Christ
Holy Family
Jolt Javiello
Mioduszewski
Father Mioduszewski
W K. Grigaitis
Blanche Szymanski
Szymianski
Siena Heights College
Adrian
Mich
An English People's Mass Set For Sacred Heart Easter
The men's choir directed by Henry Leehy will perform Dam Gregory Murray's An English People's Mass at Easter Vigil tonight at Sacred Heart Church. Miss Lucille J Hughes will play organ. The Easter fire blessing and Paschal candle procession begin at 11. At midnight the First Mass of Easter opens with English Kyrie from Lux et Origo. Recessional features Beethoven The Heavens Are Yelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Leehy
Dam Gregory Murray
Sacred Heart Church
Lucille J. Hughes
Jean Tisserand
Athelstan Riley
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ohno
Wilaam
Michael Wojtkowski
Christ the Lord
Holy Family Celebration Opens Tonight
Holy Family Church launches its celebration with a 7 30 vigil service including blessing of the new church entrance fire and paschal candle water baptism and baptismal vows renewal. A 6 am resurrection Mass follows with processions and multiple Masses throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family
Christian Center Sunrise Service at Coolidge Park
The Christian Center will hold a sunrise service at Coolidge Park at 6 20 followed by breakfast at the center led by Alfred C Pettibone with about 60 attendees. Mrs Joseph G Sehmicker and Mrs George F Clark will give a meditation at 9 30 and 10 30 with a film Day of Gladness to be shown and special selections sung by Hazel Pettijohn and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge PK
Christian Center
Salvation Army Corps
Alfred C. Pettibone
Joseph G. Sehmicker
George F. Clark
Christ the Lord
Master
Hazel Pettijohn
Philip Pettijohn
Valarie Caesar
Deborah Caesar
Barbara Scales
Arlene Scales
David Frye
Michael Emerson Rickery
Charles Bateman
Easter services at St John’s Ukranian Church
Easter celebration at St John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church begins at 3 30 tomorrow morning lasting through Tuesday A dawn procession opens the service followed by a 6 00 resurrection and 6 30 Solemn Mass of St John Chrysostom Readings include pastoral letter blessing of arms and kissing of the Cross A Low Mass is set for 8 00 am First Holy Mass at 8 00 am Monday Second Holy Mass at 7 00 pm Tuesday Masses repeat at the same times
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Ukranian
Easter Music Scheduled at First Church
The Rev. E. Roy Bureheil will preach at 10:30 am at the First Church of Christ Congregational on Easter Sunday. Sanctuary and Chancel Choirs led by Lou R. Steigler provide music. Irene Mendel assists. The service features organ preludes and postludes, Easter hymns, and choral pieces including Easter Paen and Ye Watchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Roy Bureheil
First Church of Christ
Lou R. Steigler
Irene J. Mendel
WHHS
C. Frank
Lovelove
K Davis
New Jerusalem
Widor
Christ
Jesus
Family Service Scheduled At Pilgrim Memorial
Pilgrim Memorial Church led by Rev. Dudne M Breeze will host two services with a 9 30 morning worship designated as the April family service. Parents and children will worship together as choirs sing at both services. The children's anthem is Tis Easter Day and the adult anthem is Hosanna Blessed Is He That Cometh. Music directed by David Pace. Nursery care provided. No church school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Memorial Church
Dudne M. Breeze
Davies
Hedges
David Pace
Bath
Salvation Army to Hear Boston Man
Capt. David Roos of Boston will be the speaker at both the 11 am and 7:30 pm Salvation Army services tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Boston
Capt
David Roos
IL Am
Four Easter Services Set At St Stephen s Church
Easter at St Stephen s Church features Master Eve baptism and Paschal candle lighting at 4 pm. Three morning services with Holy Communion include 7 am, 9 am, and 11 am festival choral eucharists. Seabury and senior choirs perform, with special solos and a Requiem selection. Miss Mildred Buttrey leads organ and choir. Rev Kekel delivers sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's Church
Seabury
Geoffrey Shaw
Sverett Tuvemb
Ann Carter Davis
Angela Talbot
Ruth Rice
Noel Sears
Richard Bauer
St. Margaret
St. George
Price Church Plans Pageant at Morning Service
An operetta style pageant themed Were You There will be presented at Price Memorial AME Zion Church tomorrow at 9 40 AM. Sunday school choir provides music. Michael Hugh gives welcome. Classes participate. scenery and direction by Mrs Raymond Keele Mrs Dorothy Amos and others with organists and props managed by Mr Reid. Sunrise service at 6 AM led by Rev Orian Travis. Rev James C Brown D D of Roxbury will preach 10 45 AM service. he is presiding elder First Episcopal District and alumnus of Livingston College Hood Theological Seminary and Princeton University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Memorial Ame Zion
Michael Hugh
Raymond Keele
Dorothy Amos
Amos
Frank Reid
Sdna Grisby
Reginald Cooper
Reid
Old Rugged Cross
Orian Travis
James C. Brown
D.D
Roxbury
Brown
First Episcopal
AME Zion Church
Livingston College
Hoods Theological Seminary
Princeton University
Peoples Mass Sung At All Souls Church AU
The Peoples Mass will be sung in English by the junior and senior choirs at All Souls Church in Marling at 7:30. Sister M Florentine and Ramondi pieces will be featured with the fires, blessed paschal candle, litany of saints, and baptismal water blessing. The junior choir sings at 9 and the senior at 10:30 with Mrs Garlin at the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dam Gregory Murray
AU Souls
Marling
Warry A. Garlin
Terra Tremuis
M. Florentine
Ramondi
Christ
Tanner
Garlin
Christian Assembly Cantata Planned Tomorrow Night
The Christian Assembly will perform John W. Peterson's cantata The Glory of Easter during the 7 p m service, while the 1045 morning worship features a sermon by Rev. Joseph M. Beretta on Resurrection Participation. The adult choir, directed by Join Rocca, with Jan D Arcangelo at piano, will present the cantata with Frieda Gian narrating. Soloists include Danna Lee Rocca, Anna Rufo, Emilio F Landy, Richard B Ruta, Frank Clark, and Rev. Beretta. accompanist Miss Rocca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Beretta
The
Christian Assembly
John W. Peterson
Join Rocca
Jan D'Arcangelo
Frieda Gian
Danna Lee Rocca
Anna Rufo
Emilio FP. Landy
Richard BK. Ruta
Frank Clark
Mr. Beretta
St Josephs Easter Music Plans At Three Masses
St Josephs Church prepares Easter liturgy with girls choir and adult voices. Mrs James OKeefe directs organist roles for all Masses with Sisters of St Joseph leading. Music includes Alleluia Let the Holy Anthem Rise, Praise to the Lord, and Jesus Christ Is Risen Today across Low Masses and the 11 o clock Mass, plus various offertory, communion, and recessional selections. Early Masses are scheduled at 6 7 and 8 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Miss Mughes
R. R. Forman
Loehr
Mary Elaine
Favenello
Beethoven
St. Joseph’s Church
James O'Keefe
Sisters of St. Joseph
O’keefe
Regina
Laetare
Gerhard Track
Cyr de Brandt
Four Choirs Sing at St Mark's Easter Vigil and Masses
St Mark's Church launches Easter with a 10 30 vigil blessing new fire Easter candle and baptismal water followed by baptism. Mass of the Resurrection at midnight features English High Mass. Jan Ver mulst provided the setting for the English class. Senior Choir Boy Choristers and High School Girls Choir attend. Low Masses at 9 15 10 30 11 43 with respective choirs performing 9 15 10 30 11 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Church
Jan Vermulst
Coir
Lord of Life Subject At Grace Church
Grace Church Congregational will feature Rev. Paul J. Mills preaching on The Lord of Life at 11 AM with a violin and piano duet by Miss Betty Barbour and Mrs. Mills. Soloist Mrs. Arthur Bridgman and choir pieces set a sacred Easter program including There is a Green Hill Far Away and Christ the Lord is Risen Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Mills
Grace Church Congregational
Betty Barbour
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Pittsfield
Mt. Carmel
Gospel Church
1St Methodist
Pastor Greene
Siorizzi
St. Martin’s
Berkshire Hills Baptist Church
Pleasant Street
Evening Gospel Fellowship
Clarence D. Kennedy
Paster
Williams ST. M. S A.M
Bible School
the Lord OF Life
Young People's Youth Fellowship
Paul L. Mills
Family Bible School
Churchy School
Ozze Church
Stockbridge Road
Lenoxa
Raymond W. Bowden
Trinity
Bill
Lutheran
St. Teresa’s
Calvary Church
Sacred Heart
Coolidge Park
Ukranian Ghaiich
First Church
Sermon Tapie
Pilgrim Memorial
St. Stephen’s Church
Mildred
Buttrey
Malcolm W. Kekel
Price Church
St Joseph’s
St. Mark’s
Lord of
Grace Church
Good Shepherd
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