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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1937.

PAGE FOR THE CHURCHES

CATHOLIC NEWS

AND NOTES

ADVENT

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To-morrow is the first Sunday of Advent, the time of preparation that precedes Christmas. The name comes from the Latin word "adventus," meaning approach. There are four Sundays' In this period, and with the first begins the "Church's Year." that is the series of seasons and feasts that

ure

honoured In the Church's calendar. It is a natural time for the series to begin. because 2ง commemoration of the events of Christ's life Is the purpose of all the important feasts, a beginning is obviously made with the birth of Christ and with the period of preparation that comes before the feast. The prayers of the Catholle Church during this time and the portions of the Scripture which are read In the Mass and the

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

8th, November 1937. 1st. Sunday

In Advent. (St. "Andrewstidė). invitatory to be sung before and after Venite" "Our King and Savi- our draweth nigh: O come, let us adore him."

8 a.m. Holy Communion.

8 a.m. Holy Communion in Peak Church.

10 a. Kindergarten and Chil- dren's Service.

11 am Mattins. 'reacher: Rev. E. W. 1. Martin.

8.30

p.in. Evensong, Preacher: H. W. Baines.

Weekdays. Holy Communion is celebrated

(st. on: Tuesday, Andrew's Day).

and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Wednes- Saturday at day at 7:30 a.m. In the Peak Church, Friday at 7,46 a.m. (in Cantonese). Prayers for the sick, Wednesday. 10.15 a.m.

During the critical times through which we are passing #Special of Prayer will be held dally in St. John's Cathedral.

Other Notices. Nov. 29th. 8.30 p.m. Badminton, Cathedral Hall. Nov, 30th. 3.00 p.m. Mother's Union Divine Office have all reference to Meeting Cathedral Hall. Dec. 1st.

Badminton. 5.00 p.m.

Cathedral the coming of Christ and are re- minscent particularly of the mis-Hall. Dec. 2nd. 3.30 p.m. Sale of sion of St. John the Baptist, the

work to be opened by Mrs. "N. L Smith in the Cathedral, Com- Precursor. The Baptist's message was "Do ponance" and the Church pound. repeats the same. One of the indicanons. that this period K regarded as a penitential season use of purple the

15 the liturgical colour

Advent. of Purple symbolises penance In the ceremonies of the Church. The date of the beginning of Advent is decided by the feast of St. Andrew, on November 30th. The Sunday which is nearest to this feast. either before or after it. is the first Sunday of Advent.

ST. ANDREW

There is a certain appropria- teness in St. Andrew's feast being the guide to the opening of the Church's year, for St. Andrew was a follower of St. John the Baptist. and was the first of the apostles to be chosen by Christ. His first act after this was to introduce to Christ his brother Simon Peter. Very little is actually known about the life of St. Andrew, after the death of Christ. There are several legends about his movements but

there is nothing to substantiate. them. There is a very old tradition that he was crucifted, though not nalled. to a tree. The particular form of X-shaped cross which 1s associated with him and is sup- posed to be a représentation of the shape of the cross on which he died has no mention in the earlier accounts of his death, and in fact seems to have been an invention of the artists. It was the bringing to Scotland of some relics of the saint that aroused particular devo- tion to him there so that eventual- ly he came to be accepted as the country's patron. He was also venerated for centuries as the patron of Russia. His tomb is in Amalfi, & picturesque town in the Gulf of Naples, a few miles below Serrento

RHEIMS CATHEDRAL The consecration, a month ago, of Rheims Cathedral, marks the completion of one of the most re- markable works of restoration that has

The Service which begins at 12 noon wil last for 20 minutes and will include prayers for peace, for our leaders, officers and troops for the responsible Statesmen of the Far East and for all suffering as a result of the war. ..

The Chapel of the Resurrection. Happy Valley. 8.15 a.m. Children's Service:

ST. TERESA'S CHURCH

DIVINE SERVICES Nov. 27th, Saturday. at 3 p.m. Meeting of General Committee

St. Teresa C.Y.L.A. and at 5 p.m. Meeting of the Third Order of St. Francis, followed by Benediction at

p.m.

Nov. 28th, Ist Sunday of Advent: 7 a.m. Holy Mass with Sermon in Chinese.

8.00 a.m. Holy Mass, Sermon in English and Benediction.

9.30 am. Holy Mass and Sermon in English.

11 a.m. General Meeting of the Conference of St. Vincent de Paul.

Nov. 30th, St. Andrew, Ap. Meet- ing of the Children of Mary and nt the Plous Union of St. Teresa

diction.

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

The following are the forthcom- ing services at the Catholic Cathe- dral, Caine Road.

November 28th-First Sunday in Advent,

Morning Services:

1st. Mass at 6 with sermon in Chineso.

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ST ANDREW'S CHURCH

(nuren of England)

DAY OF PRAYER AND GIFTS Patronal Festival

Saturday, November 27th. Day of Prayer and Gifts.

Holy Communion 7 am.

2nd Mass at 8 with sermon in The Vicar will be in Church from 7.30 am to 7.30 p.m. to receive the English.

3rd Mass at 10.30 with sermon in offerings of parishioners: English.

Evening Services:—

At 3.30 -Religious Instruction to Young People.

At 3.30 Catechetical Instruction for Adults.

At 4 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament-Recitation of the Holy Rosary and Benediction.

November Apustle.

30th-St. Andrew.

Sunday, November Sunday in Advent.

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First

Patronal Festival and. Thanks- giving Day.

Holy Communion, 8.15. a.m. Festival Service and Sermon 11

1.00.

"Preacher:--The Vicar.

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Subject: "St. Andrew's message: to the world. to-day."

Festival Service and Sermon 6.15

December 2nd-St. Biblana, Vir- p.m. gin and Martyr.

Holy Hour from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Preacher: The Vicar. Subject: "Thanksgiving." (All gif's received, both on Satur- December 3rd-First Friday of day and Sunday, will be offered the Month.

up to God at the close of the ser- vice.)

St. Francis Xavier,

A 7 o'clock Masa General Com- munion in honour of the Sacred Heart.

A: 7.30 a.m. Solemn High Mass In honour of St. Francis Xavier.

At $30 p.m. Begins the Novena of the Immaculate Conception ... On week days Mass at 6 and 7.30. Confessions morning and even-

ing.

ROSARY CHURCH".

The following are the forth- coming Services, etc. at the Rosary Church, 20 Chatham Road, Kow- toon.

Sunday, Nov. 28-1st Sunday in in Advent.

From to-day "the solemnity of Marriages" is prohibited.

At 6.30, Mass with sermon in Chinese.

At 7.30. Masa with sermon in: English.

At 8.30. Mass with sermon in

Portuguese

At 9.30 Mass with sermon in English, followed by the Benedic- tlon of the Blessed Sacrament

At 2 p.m. Catechetical Instruc- tion in Chinese.

At 2.30 p.m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament,

At 4 p.m. Meeting of the Chinese Night-Adorers (Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Holy Rosary, sermon in Chinese and Benediction).

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Monday, Nov. 29.-Meeting of the St. John Berchmans Sanctuary

at 5.30 p.m. with Rosary and Bene-Boys Society at 6 pm. General

Choir Practice at 8.30 pm. Dec. 3rd, Feast of St. Francis X.

Wednesday, Dec. 1.-Meeting of and First Friday of the month: at the Ladies-Promoters of the Apos- 7.30 am. Holy Mass and Bencdic-tleship of Prayer at 6 p.m.

tion.

St. Francis of Assisi's Chapel (Kowloon City).

On Sundays: Holy Mass and Sermon in Chinese at 7 a.m..

Instruction in Chinese and Bene- diction at 6.00 p.m.

a.m

Thursday, Dec. 2-Feast of St. Francis Xavier and Devotion of the First Friday of the Month in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Low Mass at 5.45 and 6.30 Choral Mass with General Com- munion, followed by the Benedic-

On Weck-days: Holy Mass at 100 tion of the Blessed Sacrament, at 7.30. General Chorr Practice at 6 p.m.

UNION CHURCH

Sunday, November 28, will be

been ever achieved. The observed as St. Andrew's Sunday. By kind permission of Leut- Colonel Muirhead, the Band of the

cathedral, which was one of the most beautiful Catholic cathedrals In the world and probably the Seaforth Highlanders will be pre-

most elaborate of all in its exterior decoration, was struck by shells 287 times during the Great War. Many of the great flying buttresses were shattered, and the leaden roof, which contained more than four hundred tons of lead,' was melled in the fires caused by the shells. The task of restoration' scemed at first such a colossal undertaking that it was regarded as impossible, and nothing but the enthusiasm of those most closely connected with it could ever have brought it to a conclusion. It was largely through the, generosity of Mr. John D. Rockfeller. Jr. that it was completed in such a short time. The architect of the restora- tion was M. Henri Deneux, who had a hobby of making detailed drawings of the cathedral for years before its destruction and

sent.

The S.A.C.A. meets In the Church Hall on. Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m.,

The Helena May Fellowship meets in the institute on Friday morning at 10.30 a.m.

On week-days: Mass at 6.30

and 7.30.

On Sunday, at the St. Paul's Chapel (185 Portland Sreet, Yau- mat), Mass with sermon in Chin- ese at 5.45.

ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

28th November: 1st Bunday in Advent.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LESSON SERMON

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THE CITY OF GOD

BY SCRUTATOR

Saint Augustine dace, hundreds of they saw and heard and experień- years ago, published a book called ced." "De Civitate Del"Coneerning "tha. Our knowledge of this pre-writ- City of God-and men of lessering age is derived from circum- power and different calibre have stantial evidence only. Scientists followed his example from time to

and archaeologists are slowly and FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

time Saint Augustine's great ort- laboriously compiling the material SCIENTIST, HONG KONG

ginal influenced western theories from which the history of this age Subject: Ancient and Modern of government, both in Church is being written. Of this period, Necromancy, Alias Mesmerism and State, for more than a thou- there are not many facts which we

sand years

know for certain, but there is öne, and Hypnotism, Denounced, The subject of the Lesson Ser- The series of articles, of which and that is that its duration, the

in all churches of Christ,

this is the first, does not pretend period of life which it covers, is Scientist, to-morrow, November 28,

to infuencing the theory of gov-one which is greater than the hu- will be: "Ancient and modern

mind could conceive, until ernment even in Hong Kong but man necromancy, allas mesmerism and merely to contribute to our under-1 very recent years. hypnotism, denounced."

standing of how. when viewed

the most recent According ta The Golden Text will be: "Do from the outside, world move-computation's, our ancestors were they not err that devise evil? But ments, and social and civic de- beginning to assume human shape

characteristics mercy and truth shall be to themvelopments, are leading us forward and..

somewhere that devise good." (Proverbs 14.22),

as we consciously share in them, short of a million years ago. 'Among others, the following towards what some of the greatest Pithecanthropus and Neanderthal citations from the Bible will be minds in all history have believed men were, fving 200,000 and 300,- read: "Therefore thus saith the

to be the City of God-a condition 000 years ago, and Piltdown men Lord God; Because ye have made of world unity-and ideal of world even later. These species did not your iniquity to be remembered, in brotherhood.

survive, but there was a fourth that your transgressions are dis-

"By the end of the nineteentr❘ specles which did, and from this covered, so that in all your doings | century science had forced goy-fourth species is derived the hu- - your sins

to appear; because, I ernment to invade every depart-manity which is ours today. On- say, that ye, are come to remem-

this fourth species ment of human life. The state shoots from brance, ye shall be taken with the had become of greater Importance found their way into different hand. · And thou, profans wicked to the life of each citizen. The parts of the world. and through prince of Israël, whose day is come, demands which it made upon him the course of the ages, human ex- Young People's Service in the when iniquity shall have an end, were also greater. Those two facts, perfence under a variety of condi- thus saith the Lord God; Remove the second no less than the first tlons created, the different "races" Church at 10 am.

Primary Sunday School in the the diadem, and take off the crown: tended to increase the sense of which we know today. In tropical

this shall not be the same:" exalt Hall at 10 am.

citizen to the conditions, for example, the skin devotion In the him that is low, and abuse him State.... the National State was darkened to the colour of black-.

high. I will overturn identified with God.” Unfortuna-ness and the absence of coldness overturn. it; and ittely, we do not quite understand gave little Incentive to exertion. shall be no more, until he comes what is happening to 12.

Some In temperate zones the skin whit- whose right it is: and I will give people, to-day, argue that Chris-ened, and the continuous it him." (Ezek. 21: 24-27).

others. tion necessary to preserve life in tianity is disappearing. The Lesson Sermon will also in-

that Christianity intact. It a colder and damper climate, clude the following passages from would appear, however, that both created a hardier race of very dif- the Christian Science Textbook, these views are mistak a What ferent habits. The necessity for Mothers' Union 3 p.m. Speaker: "Science and Health with Key to is happening is that in instances continuous work created method

the Scriptures" by Mary Baker

where the National State is strong, in work, a different sense of the Eddy: "The broadcast facts array it is substituting Itself for the value of time, and a greater capa- the most falsities against them-Christian God, both in

the re city for sustained and methodical selves, for they bring error from

ligious, and the non-religious action. under cover. It requires courage to mind. The consequences of this

Thus the great familles of man- utter truth; for the higher Truth

are disastrous to both.

kind have grown and developed, upon mortals its resisted -claims; but the awful daring of sin

We shall try in the course of separately and differently, but there is one fact about them which destroys sin, and foreshadows the this, series of articles to present a

proved their common original triumph of truth. God will, over-reasonable view of what world so-

the fact that turn, until "He comes whose right clety could be and might be, if it stock and that is

they can still mix their blood; and It is.". Longevity is increasing and were to be based upon a truly re-

in the course of the few most re- the power of sin diminishing, forgious foundation. To this end

cent centuries they have been the world feels the alternative ef- therefore, we shall turn back over

brought again into contact with fect of truth through every pore.”

the pages of history, and try to.

each other and after thousands of trace what has happened towards Pages 97,223).

the achievement of the ideal world separations they are learning to. unity throughout the ages, and depend upon each other and to be- then we shall consider what has come merged by forces, over which as individuals they have no control, happened towards the "achieve- ment of the ideal world unity in a framework of a single society throughout the ages, and then we shall consider what is happening to-day.

Monday: Medical War Working Party 10 a.m.

Fellowship of Youth 6 p.m. Teachers' Preparation Class T

p.m.

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St. Andrew's Club League Bad- minton 8.15 p.m.

Tuesdaye St. Andrew's Day. Holy Communion 7.90 a.m.

Miss Ingram.

Brownle Pack 3.30 p.m. Wednesday: Medical War Work- ing Party 10 a.m.

Intercession Service in connec-

blon with the War at 12 noon.

Wolf Cubs 5.30 p.m.

› Rover Scouts 8.45 p.m.

Thursday: Kowloon Women's Charities Games afternoon at 3

p.m.

St. Andrew's Boy Scout Troop 6

St. Andrew's Club "open" night

p.m.

9 p.m.

Friday: Medical War Working Party 10 a...

Full Choir Practice 6.30 p.m.

ENGLISH METHODIST

CHURCH

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Queen's Road Baat, Wanchai, Hong Kong (opposite Royal Naval Ecspital).

Sunday Services, 28 November 1937. Morning Parade Service at 8.15, at Shamshulpo. Preacher, Rev. J. E. Sandbach

Morning Parade Service at 10.15 at the English Methodist

Church.

the

that is overturn.

Hymn No. 108. Prayer, Lord's Frayer, Hymn No. 677, 1st Lesson, Hyma No. 538, 2nd Lesson, Prayer, Notices Hymn No.700, Sermon: Hymn No: 613. Benediction.

Evening Service at 7-o'clock at English Methodist Church. Preacher, The Rev. F. MeLennan.

Notices For The Week Following the Evening Service, a Social Hour will be held in the Assembly Hall, 8. and 6. Home. Bre

at provided Refreshments minimum charges. All Service Men are warmly welcomea.

The Ladies Church Ald will meet on Wednesday Morning Dec. 1st at 10.30 at the S. and S, Home.

First Mass and General Com- Christian

munion at 8 a.m.

KOWLOON UNION

CHURCH

Sunday Services Sunday School, 10 a.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Evening Worship 6.30 p.m The Week's Announcements: Wednesday: 10 a.m.-Women's

Guild

Friday: 8.45 p.m. Choir Prac-

tice

Service for the R. Army and Navy 9 a..

In connection with the Camera Club, A Lecture will be given by R, Seidler Esq. entitled "Reflections on Photograph" in the Assembly Hall, S. and S. Home, on Thursday. December 2nd.. at 8 o'clock. Ad- mission Club members free; Ber- vice Men $0.50,; Civilians $1.00. by Benediction of the Blessed Free and Easy and Bingsong, in the On Friday Evening: The Fireside

Catechism for Children at 3 p.m. welcome, especially Service Men.

Assembly Hall, 7.30. Everybody 3rd December: First Friday.. St. Francis Xavier.

Third Mass at 10 am, followed

Sacrament.

Holy Mass and General Com- munion at 8 am.

On week days. Holy Mass at a

a.m.

Confessions, are heard every day before and after Mass.,

On Saturdays, the special time for Confessions is from 4.30 p.m. I to 8 p.m.

DOMINICAN SUPERIOR

GENERAL

this made it much easier for him in the case of cathedrals and to enter into the spirit of the parish churches, and is always original work. Twenty-five French accompanied with great solemnity. kings were crowned in Rhelms In the case of Rheims Cathedral V. Rev. M. Gillet O. P., Superior Cathedral, and there has been a the ceremony was performed by General of the Dominican Order, church on the alte ever since King Cardinal Buhard, the Archbishop who was due to arrive in Hong Clovis was baptised there in the of the diocese, assisted by three Kong last week, was unexpectedly year 400..

other bishops. The consecration detained in the Philippine Islands, CONSECRATION OF CHURCHES. Mass on the occasion was said by He is leaving Manila to-day on the The ceremony of consécration of Mgr. Heintz, Bishop of Troyes, who "President Taft," and will reach a church is its solemn dedication as Vicar of the Cathedral had Hong Kong on Monday, On the to a sacred use. It cannot be done celebrated the last Mass there following day he will continue his unless there is security that the before the shelling begari in journey to Indo-China where he building will remain permanently | September 1914, and the first Mass will remain for about a month, devoted to the service of God. It | after it had been partially re- when he hopes to return and is, as a general rule, only performed opened a few years ago,

'spend some time in Hong Kong,

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ANNOUNCEMENT First Church of Christ Scientist Hong Kong, & Branch of The Mo- ther Church, The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, “Mass.,

Until a few generations ago it MacDonnell Road close to Tram

was commonly supposed that the Station. Sunday Service 11,15 a.m

duration of man's life on this Testimony Meeting. Wednesday 6

earth was only about 4004 year THE BEGINNING OF HISTORY p.m. A Reading Room la located at

and the Christian world has long Bank of East Asia Building,

The history of the world 15 'co- taught that the end of the world Des Voeux Road Central and is incident with its recorded history: would come suddenly in 'n cata- open dally 10.30 a.m.-2 p.m. Satur-history began with the beginning | clysmic manner, but science has days 10.30'x.m.-12.30 p.m., evenings of the art of writing. The art of now given us sound reason to be- except Wednesdays and Saturdays writing which is necessary to en-lieve that the aeons in front of us. 5-7 D.m All authorised Christian able men to record the events and are immeasurably greater than Science Literature is available at chances of their lives is only a few those behind us, but political the Reading Room. The public thousand years old. Written his-thinking is still slow to absorb this is invited to attend the services tory enables us to see how men idea-the idea that world society and to visit the Reading Room.

from

to time have faced is still in its infancy, with vast their problems and met their dif-spaces of time in which to fulfil aculties. but the problem which its destiny, and that the time met the first historian, as an his- when our human story will be as a turian, is one which is not record- tale that is told, with no one to tell it and no one to hear it, is a

EMMANUEL MISSION

CHURCH

time

The following are the Services fored: When we ask how the first the week at Emmanuel Mission problems arose we are met with

the fact that on this point his Church, 218 Nathan Road, Kow-

torians fall us, because the arst loon:-

problems arose in an age when

Saturday, 8.30 p.m. Fellowship Meeting followed by the Lord's Supper

Sunday, 11 am. Special Bible Sunday. Preacher, Rev. T. Wor- snip. The Offering will be handed over. entirely to the British and Foreign Bible Society.

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Bunday, 3 p.m. Sunday School Young Women's Bible Class. Young Men's Bible Class.

Bunday. 8 p.m. Eong Bervice conducted by Rev. H. H. Bucher.

Sunday, 8.30 p.m. Gospel Ber-

Subject, vice. Speaker, Mrs HL Cuft "Completeness” Text,

wilt thou be made whole?" (John 5:8) "May your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire" (1 Thess. 5:23).

CHRIST CHURCH.

Monday. 8 pm. S.A.C.A. Black- KOWLOON TONG|board Meeting.

(Waterloo Road)

Sung Eucharist: Rev. D. Rosenthalt to Preach

Tuesday, 8 p.m. Young People's Club.

Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. Ladies Sewing Circle at 1, Canton Villas. Observatory Road.

The following are the Services Wednesday, 6 p.m. Sunday School and Notices for the forthcoming | Teachers' Preparation. week:-

November 28, Advent Sunday.

7.15 am. Holy Communion.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. Praise and Prayer Meeting.

Thursday, 10.30 am, Ladies Bible

9. á.m. Sung Eucharist, Prea-Study Circle at No. 216B. Nathan

cher: Rev, D. Rosenthall.

8.35 p.m. Evening Prayer. Sunday School as usual. Juniors

at 9 a.m. at 3 Duke St., Seniors at 10.15 a.m. at the Church.

A hike has been arranged after 'the 9 am parvice, leaving the Church at 10.30 am. All church members are invited.

Wednesday, Dec. 1-Final. Fate Meeting at 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 2-Holy Com- munion at 7.15 a.m.

Road. This is open to all ladies in the Colony, who are interested in the Bible.

Thursday, 8 p.m. Bible Study Circle for men, conducted by Mr. James. Braga.

Friday, 8 pm. Bible Study Circle conducted by Mr. C. R. Joneson, 3, Ho Man Tin Street (Top floor), Kowloon, 2

The Services are open to all. No Collection on Sunday Even- Ing.

men were unable to record what

much longer time away, than are the beginnings when there was a tale which unfolding slowly no one could tell because there

were no words to tell it.

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