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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1960
Page
7
Berkshire churches plan the annual Vigil at the Crib on Christmas Eve at Notre Dame Church followed by a Midnight Mass under Sister Jane. The Pius X Choir and Altar Boys’ Choir will perform classic carols and hymns during the hour long service and at the Masses on Christmas Day.
The Mass of the Shepherds sung by St Joseph's High School girls choir and grammar school children at various Masses. Senior and junior boys from St Joseph's High School perform a musical program at the 11 o'clock low Mass. Choirs directed by the Sisters of St Joseph with Miss Anna Larkin as organist.
The St Marys School choir directed by Sisters of St Joseph will sing at the 8:30 a.m. Mass tomorrow, with a midnight Mass tonight and multiple Christmas Masses including 9:45 a.m. High Mass and 11 a.m. Low Mass. The senior choir under Mrs Donald H Abbott will sing at both, and soloists include Mrs John B Blache, Mrs Richard J Blache, Mrs Peter W Consolati, Mrs Carl L Curtin, Miss Helen Diamonds, and Mrs Joseph C Savery.
A special children’s choir at First Congregational Church in Great Barrington performs A Mystery for Christmas from an 11th century scriptural play with music by Howard D. McKinney tonight at 7 30. Soloists Misses Joan Ganci and Jana Branlyn Osgood. Cast includes Carol Beers Walter Giddings James Kot Phillip Oles Bruce Stevens shepherds and David Harding David Stevens Douglas Whitbeck wise men. A musical Christmas service tomorrow at 10 30 features combined church youth and adult choirs with Bach chorales preludes and Pachelbel postlude. Anthems include Christmas Song with Holst arrangement How Far Is It in Bethlehem Geoffrey Shaw and Holst choral fantasy on old carols. Hymns include O Come All Ye Faithful Joy to the World and Hark the Herald Angels Sing with some verses of O Little Town of Bethlehem and Silent Night.
All Souls Church hosts the midnight High Mass with J Korman’s Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart sung by the senior choir tonight. Mrs Gartin is organist and choir director. Christmas carols and organ solos precede Masses. junior choir sings at 9 o clock and congregation joins at 10:30 for staged chants and carols.
Christian Science services at First Church of Christ Scientist Pittsfield Sunday feature a lesson on the Christmas story from Matthew 2 and readings from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The program includes a vocal solo by Mrs. Benjamin Bowers and organ pieces such as Corelli Pastorale and Handel The King Shall Rejoice.
Lewis H. McKnight, presiding minister, announces Jehovah's Witnesses services for tomorrow Tuesday and Friday at Kingdom Hall on Upper North Street. A public lecture titled Achieving Happiness in the Family Circle is to be presented.
The Rev. John G. Gaskill will deliver the Wonder at Christmas sermon at the 11:30 a.m. family Christmas service tomorrow at the First Congregational Church. Sherwood R. Sprague of Pittsfield is organist and choir director, with a program of organ preludes and multiple anthems by the senior and junior choirs. The usual 9 a.m. church school is omitted, replaced by children’s Sunday school during worship.
Christmas Day services at St Agnes Church feature six masses with Rev. Leo J. Shaughnessy and Rev. John J. Ayers presiding. William Flynn will lead the organ and male choir at 8 a.m.. the girls’ choir, directed by St. Agnes School sisters, performs at 9 a.m. music includes Mozart and McGrath selections and traditional carols.
The Christmas service at Second Congregational Church tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. features the theme What Happened at Christmas and a sermon by Rev. Harald L. Nevers. A union service with First Church is tonight at 11, with Mr. Nevers delivering the children's sermon A Little Child Shall Lead Them. The church school presents a program at 7:30 a.m.
The Rev R Jerry Morgan newly ordained to Christian ministry will lead Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services at First Congregational Hinsdale. Eve service runs 11 to 11 40 with carols scripture and meditation. Day service starts at 11 a.m. with choirs children’s choir and organ preludes and offertory.
At Lenox Dale St. Vincent de Paul Church the senior children’s choir performs carols for the Nativity Mass led by L A Dobbelsteen with Psalm Tone Eight for the proper. An extra offertory hymn Puer Natus in Bethlehem and the recessional The First Noel. Morning Masses at 8:30 and 9:30 feature the junior choir singing Slumber O Slumber Adeste Fideles Sleep Holy Babe Stille Nacht and Angels We Have Heard. Reverend Timothy J. Champoux Miss Ruth M Fielding and Mrs William J Corcoran are noted church leaders.
Scheduled events include a 3 p.m. tomorrow meeting and a 4 45 p.m. Watchtower study on Upholding the Honorableness of Marriage. Bible study titled Your Will Be Done on Earth set for 7 p.m. Tuesday. Members to attend the circuit assembly at Saratoga Springs New York from Friday through Sunday.
Cheshire William Lasher, a student pastor, will officiate at the Methodist Church Christmas service tomorrow at 9 a.m. Robert Knopp is organist, and choir director Mrs Herbert Randall Jr. The program includes Cantique de Noel, Angels From the Realms of Glory, Silent Night, Handel’s Messiah selections, and Christmas meditation by the pastor Myra Joy.
Corpus Christi Church schedules two Christmas Masses, one at midnight on Christmas Eve and another at 9 AM on Christmas Day, with a carol concert 15 minutes prior. The midnight service features the Corpus Christi men's choir and Mrs. Robert Gray at the organ. Christmas morning features the ladies' choir with Miss Margaret C Hobian on the organ, followed by varied music including Rossini and traditional pieces.
GREAT BARRINGTON The First Methodist Church plans a Christmas Eve service at 11 tonight with congregational carols and a trumpet trombone medley by Grace and Theodore French of Sheffield. Vocal solos by Mary Lou Chapin of Alford and James Morrison of Housatonic accent the program.
Monterey church to celebrate Christmas with a 10 30 a m service featuring organist Mrs Julius D Miner performing Nowell Nowell prelude and Joy to the World postlude. Choir to sing A Savior Christ the Lord by Lane with Bach O Christ Child Sweet offertory.
Lenox reports Trinity Church plans a Christmas Eve service at 11 with organ preludes and a long lineup of hymns, anthems, and readings led by Rev. Robert S. Whitman, followed by a morning service at 10 with carols, an address by Mr. Whitman, and choir performances including the senior choir.
The 11 o clock Christmas service will feature Rev. Edward A. Cowles preaching. The choir performs Arise Shine and The Manger Prince and Mary's Song. Mrs. Hathaway sings He Shall Feed His Flock. Miss Jane Conwell Tuttle directs the choir. Arthur Capen plays the organ. Sunday school is omitted. nursery care will be available.
A Christmas Eve carol sing at St. Peter's Church begins 11 15 pm with Fernand Barrette directing. Music includes Gigout Rhapsody on Christmas Theme and Guilmant Noels Ancient plus Palestrina O Bone Jesu and four motets during communion.
Mrs Willis Hale leads Union Church Christmas program at Tyringham. Readings and songs feature David Hale Martie Gay Shelly Ketchen Jennifer Canon Susan Slater and others. Students perform A Christmas Quiz Firsts of Christmas Along the Bethlehem Way and other selections.
A Christmas Eve candle light service will be held at 7 pm in Church-on-the-Hill Lenox for children and parents. The program includes organ preludes and carols, scripture readings, choir performances, a pastor led Christmas meditation, candle distribution, and closing prayers, followed by a community sing along and a later 11 am service featuring portions of Handel and Bach selections.
Egremont holds morning Christmas services in North Egremont Baptist and South Egremont Congregational churches tomorrow with Rev James S Chase preaching on What Is Christmas. Youth choir sings In a Manger He Is Lying and What Do You Bear. Mrs Frederick I Turner and Mrs Charlotte Weedon perform preludes and postludes. Combined choir presents Away in a Manger. Sunday school meets at 11 and joins the 11 15 service.
Christmas Eve services at St. Pauls Episcopal Church begin at 10 45 p m with organ preludes and processions featuring works by Pachelbel Bach Brahms and Handel plus carols such as Silent Night. The service includes a senior choir and organ postlude under organist-cheir director Thomas P Brest.
Midnight mass at St Francis Church South Lee features a senior choir led by George Nesbitt of Pittsfield. They perform The Mass of the Angels Adeste Fideles The First Noel Silent Night Sleep Holy Babe and Angels We Have Heard on High with Rev Timothy J Champoux of Lenox Dale as pastor.
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