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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
23
The Rev. George Ferguson announces two services at St. Philip's Episcopal Church on N Campbell Ave and E River Rd. Christmas Eve includes a lessons and carols festival at 9 30 pm and a midnight eucharist at 11 30 pm. Christmas Day offers 8 am holy communion and a choral eucharist with sermon.
At St Michael and All Angels Protestant Episcopal Church on E Fifth and N Wilmot Rd a Christmas Eve program begins at 11 30 pm with a cantata processions and midnight eucharist The Rev John Fowler rector presides Mrs Rendell Dahms organist and choirmistress will play an overture For Us A Child Is Born Soloists include Betty Ross Shirley Marshall and Ross Cope The Rev Fowler will preach during the midnight service On Christmas Day a low Mass and a 10 am holy eucharist with hymns are planned.
At St Cyril's Roman Catholic Church 4725 E Pima St Rt Rev F X Donnellan will celebrate midnight solemn high mass to begin Christmas Day. Mrs Anna D Malkie directs the choir for music. Other Christmas day masses listed include 7 am 8 am 10 20 am and 12 noon with a high mass at 10 30 am Confessions are heard tonight tomorrow and Sunday evenings and also 3 to 6 pm and 7 30 pm to 10 pm on Monday.
Faith Lutheran Church at 3925 E St will hold a Christmas Festival Service at 11 a.m. on Christmas Day with special music. Two children's services will be at 6:30 p.m. Sunday for cradle roll through primary, and at 7:20 p.m. Christmas Eve for older children and youth.
The First Christian Church at 740 E. Speedway hosts a Service of Christmas Light featuring junior, youth, and senior choirs at 11 15 p m on Christmas Eve. A living Nativity presented by Christian Youth Fellowship runs 7 to 9 tonight and tomorrow, with the pastor Rev Dr B C Bobbitt delivering the Christmas sermon.
The Emmanuel Baptists choir at Emmanuel Baptist Church 1825 N Alvernon Way will present a Christmas cantata The Music of Bethlehem at 7 20 p m Sunday in the church auditorium. J E Walker directs the program with Mrs J E Walker as organist. Solos and duets by Don Walker Anne Willis Millie Parker Floyd Moses and Mrs James Parker.
Pueblo Baptists announce annual Christmas pageant at 7 30 p m Sunday held at Pueblo Baptist Church S Martin Ave and East Street Pastor Rev Bill C Duncan presiding After the pageant the Angels of the church will give children a bag of fruits nuts or candies
The Rev George Spindt pastor of Our Saviour s Lutheran Church at East Helen Street and North Campbell Avenue announced two candlelight Christmas Eve services at 7 pm and 11 pm in the new sanctuary. On Christmas Day he will preach at 10 am and conduct a quiet communion at 11 am. Men of the church plan a children s Christmas program after the annual Sunday School program at 7 pm. The pastor will conduct baptism and reception of new members at the two Sunday morning services.
The Rev Bernard Healy announced a solemn high mass for St Josephs parish Christmas Eve after midnight with St Josephs Choir providing the music The Christmas Day schedule lists masses at 7 am 9 am 10 30 am and 1 pm Confessions are set from 4 to 5 45 pm and 7 30 to 8 45 pm Tomorrow at 8 pm Sunday after the evening service Four priests will be available for confessions Monday from 3 to 5 45 pm and later in the evening.
Calvary Lutheran Church at 5601 E Broadway announced two Sunday school sessions with children from ages 3 to third grade presenting at 4 p.m. The fourth grade and older join at 7 30 p.m. A candle lighting service is planned for 7 30 p.m. Christmas Eve, followed by a Christmas Day festival worship led by Rev Harold J Larsen.
The first services in Catalina Methodist Church new sanctuary are scheduled for Sunday Monday and Christmas Day. Rev Dr Hayden S Sears will lead three Sunday worships at 3 0 am 9 45 am and 1 am with a baptism reception at pm. A music program by nine of ten church choirs directed by Richard Lapo this Sunday at 7 pm. Two Monday services include a family Christmas carol at 6 30 pm and holy communion at 11 pm. Christmas Day service at 10 30 am.
The Most Rev Francis J Green auxiliary bishop of Tucson will celebrate pontifical mass at SS Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church on Christmas Eve and preach the sermon for the solemn high mass at 10 30 a m Christmas Day The Rev Paul J Rantt will celebrate the masa Miss Frances P Kelley organist and director of music has arranged a vigil from 11 30 p m Monday to the midnight mass The choir will sing a set of carols and hymns KCNA will broadcast the mass at 10 30 a m Christmas day The vested girls choir under the Sisters will provide the musical program and confessions are scheduled 3 6 p m and 6 30 to 9 p m tonight and Monday
Redeemer Lutheran Church at 200 E Yavapai Rd presents a Christmas program tonight with more services through Christmas Day. Tonight at 8 the day school children will present the Christmas story in song. A Christian Education Society meeting follows. Sunday at 7 30 pm a candlelighting service with choral carols. Christmas Eve at 7 30 pm the Sunday School offers its annual service. Rev Paul Heyn conducts the Christmas Day sermon at 11 am with the theme Gods Wondrous Christmas Gift for You.
Streams In Desert Lutheran Church on E Pima Street announces holiday programs. Church school opens at 9 15 a m with worship at 10 30 a m led by Rev Dr Garrett F Genseler on The Virgins Advent Hymn. Christmas program 4 30 p m features singing recitations and film When the Littlest Camel Knelt. Midnight Candlelight at 11 15 p m includes scripture poetry and carols.
The Catalina American Baptist Church on North Country Club Road and East Linden Street will host a 10 45 a m Christmas message by Rev Dr L R Berry with the topic There Were Shepherds the Christmas anthem by the choir and Mona Wright directing singing O Holy Night There will be a vesper baptismal service at 4 p m in the church sanctuary.
At Anshei Israel the Rev Dr Marcus Breger will deliver a sermon titled Exodus a New Edition during the 8 PM late service Cantor Maurice Falkow will chant the Weargy terming the liturgy with devotion and tradition
The Senior choir of the First Baptist Church will present the Christmas cantata at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Dr. R. S. Beal Sr., pastor, will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday on the subject The Little Things of Christmas.
Rev Daniel J Gercke leads a Christmas pontifical mass at San Agustin Cathedral Tucson with a radio broadcast by KVOA and the Arizona Network. Isabel Baffert directs a 35 voice choir with Ruth Anne Gonzalez Dolores Almada and Henry Ayon performing carols and sacred works before and after the midnight mass including Exultet Orbis and Adestes Fideles. Confessions are scheduled for Christmas Eve with multiple morning masses on Christmas Day.
The Rt Rev Don Hughes of St Ambrose Church will lead a midnight Christmas Eve mass with Knights of Columbus Guard of Honor. A second midnight service in the Youth Center features carols by the CYO. Christmas Day Mass is at 10 30 a m with children’s choir. no evening service. Confession schedule spans Sunday 7 99 pm and Mon Vigil 3 99 pm to 7 30 9 pm. carols precede midnight mass at 11 30 pm.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church will climax its three month mission study with a lecture tomorrow by Philip Wiley, a returned missionary from Africa. Also speaking will be 5 year old Philip Whiley Jr., born in Kenya. Over 11 Sabbaths at the church at 1100 N Mountain Ave the South Africa offering totaled $600.
The Rev. Juas Valvez OFM will celebrate a solemn Mass at 5 p m on Sunday Dec 30 at Mission San Xavier del Bac marking the first such ceremony at the ancient mission. Native Tucsonan Galvez will be assisted by a line of Franciscans with Papago maid and honor procession leaders named. The article notes his birth in Tucson Feb 7 1929 and outlines his education. He is the son of Filomeno Galver of Tucson and has a brother Rev Felix Galvez and sisters in the Congregation of the Sacred Heart. The Rev Father Elias will be ordained tomorrow at Mission Santa Barbara by Auxiliary Bishop Alden of Los Angeles.
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