CHRISTMAS SERVICES

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 153, 26 December 1931, Page 11

CHRISTMAS SERVICES

€HtJRbHES 'M^M. F^LLEI>

The Christmas services: held in the city;, and suburban churches yesterday were- on; the wjiolevery well.attended. The principal Anglican ..service';; took'■ place :at ,;Bt.' Paul's J?r6;Cathedral,'• where .th».sermon Vas delivered by the. Bishop of ;\Vellington. • Ther6 were-four seryices. at' St. Mark's Churcli/ tie first at' 5.15, a.mv' and; the last at 11 a.m. 'The. Bermon ; at;the.last1 "service was preached by -the vicar,- the 'Rev. H. E. X.Fry.- There was an unusually large number of communicants. ' •■■■■■■■:■■■ '• ' f The four > services, at St. Peter's Church, included,<a children's, service' at 11, a.m. The Vicar/ the -"Rev. •W. Bullock, preached at, the 11 'o'clock!;s'eryicc'.; -'■.„;'. • ' '?'■ '~ ■'. A special • Christmas sqrvfe'e was, conr ducted at St.Johns Church, WilUs street; at 8 a.m. by the Rey. J. K. Bjancliard. ; ! • A united Methodist iservice was held at the Taranaki (Street 'Wesley Church;fThe Rev^- T.E. Richards presided, andj.'tlie sermon was preached by the' Rev. H. Ash-, worth. >v The choir'wast conducted by Mr.' H. Temple Whiter arid the soloist was Miss Joy Sutherland.. An offering was taken up for the poor, of Wellington; 'In /: the morning, at Brooklyn, the Rev. R. Raine conducted a service at 11 d'clock. ■.

The day's observance in the ■: Catholic churches begari with Solemn' High Mass at midnight. At the Basilica the celebrant was the- Rev. Father T.,;M'Carthy,!jof the Marist Mission, who.was assisted by the Rev. Father D. Milligan and the Rev. Father Smyth. Father M'Carthy preached the.sermon.. The ; choir was conducted by Mr. E. tenner. ■/..;.'.. .■:.:'.•. .■"■•"'■. ' ':■ Archbishop O'Shea; was the celebrant at St: Joseph's, and was assisted by the Rev. Fatter; Evans and ■ the Rev. Father Fletcher. His Grace delivered' a. brief Christmas address. '■''■■ , ' ■ .- .: At St. Mary's, .Bbulcott'street, the celebrant was the Rev. Father ,S.. Mahony, who had with-him the Rev.. Father ~,£. Heffernan and the Rev. Eatlier L.,Everett. Midnight High Mass was celebrated at St. Gerard's, 1 wheres 'the> Rev. "Father MTStanus .preached ' .the ; sermon. The churches were completely filled at all; these, services. ■' Other Masses were held in the principal city churches anij in, the suburbs later in, the morning. • -..■ •-.■'.'••' A. special Christmas celebration ; took placa of a formal service at the Salvation Army Citadel last evening. The' proceedings were conducted by. Commissioner John Cunningham, assisted by the national headquarters' staff, including the chief secretary, Colonel- Taylor,, with Mrs. Taylor and Colonel Burton..", Commissioner Cunningham gave an interesting talk on Palestine, accompanied by a series of lantern slides 'Showing the principal places connected with the1 birth, life, and; death of Christ. Christmas song rand carols were led by the'Gitadel Corps Band. '. , During the day Commissioner and Mrs. Cunningham visited the Girls' Home' and tho Rescue Home. A morning .service^ at the 'Citadel,'was Lcqndiicted;,by Adjutant S.: Green.' , .•'... ■•,... ;.". , ' |P" •: -.

HUTT CHURCH SERVICES.' ; . Christmas Beryioes were held in the' various churches, in."the Hutt Valley, the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations holding a combined service in the Metliodist- Church, ;Lower,- Hutt, at which the preacher was the, Rev. J. Lopdell.; ,