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OFFERTORIES AND COLLECTIONS AT ENGLISH ec. 1st, 8 a.m. >> >» 11-30 a.m. 8th, 6-30 p.m. 8 a.m. >> >» 11-30 a.m. ,'! 15th, 6-30 p.m. 8 a.m. »> >» 11-30 a.m. »» >> „ 22nd, 6-30 p.m. 8 a.m. j» >> 11-30 a.m. » 25*, 6-30 p.m. 8 a.m. 91 J> „ 29th, 11-30 a.m. 8 a.m. >> »> II-30 a.m. >> J» 6-30 p.m. . d 10 VA '3 17 3# 10 4M 18 0% ... o 19 5^ .. o 19 7 ... o 11 6 Total (English) £8 17 ioj£ Average per Sunday, ^3 os. 3d. The collections on Christmas Day are given to the Curate's Fund. ST. MARY'S DURING DECEMBER, 1901. WELSH. . £ s- d. o 11 10X ec. 1st, 10 a.m. »> >» 6 p.m. 8th, 10 a.m. >> »» 6 p.m. » 15th, 10 a.m. >) >> 6 p.m. „ 22nd, 10 a.m. >> >> 6 p.m. „ 25th, 10 a.m. j> >> 6 p.m. „ 29th, 10 a.m. »» >> 6 p.m. o 8 2* 8^ 9# 4^ Total (Welsh) £8 18 S% Total, £2 155. r^aT. December 4th 20th. December 4th 21st SUNDAY SCHOOL AVERAGE. Welsh, 201; English, 60. Total, 261. BAPTISMS. ■Owen, son of Richard and Ann Jones, Deanery Cottage. Emma, daughter of Thomas and Mary Bibby, 2, London Place. ,, —Thomas Henry, son of do. do. ,, —Mary, daughter of do. do. 22nd.—Margaret Mary, daughter of Robert Charles and Margaret Griffiths, 2, Old Baths. MARRIAGES. —Alfred Thomas Cooke, Glynllifon, Llandwrog, to Elizabeth Hedley, 7, Tanybryn Terrace. ■=— Hugh Evan Roberts, St. Paul's Terrace, to Lizzie Williams, I, Bulkeley Terrace. December 2nd.- 5th.- 7th.- 7th.- 9th.- 24th. - 28th.- BURIALS. -Eric Joyce, Custom House, Garth, aged 6 years. -Mary Davies, Ty'nycoed, Penrhosgarnedd, aged 67 years. -R. H. Pritchard, M.A. Oxon., The Cottage, aged 51 years. -Joseph William Clark, Ship Launch Hotel, aged 44 years. -Ellen Ainger Williams, Henfryn, Upper Bangor, aged 37 years. -Hannah Williams, 5, Infant Lane, aged 72 years. -Lilly Brittain, The Harp Hotel, aged 20 years. CHRISTMAS DAY. We had our usual services at the Church on Christmas Day, but the congregations in the morning were rather disappointing. We do not know when people will realise that Christmas is a religious festival, and not merely a day for bodily enjoyment. Very few have done so in the present age. There were three celebrations of the Holy Communion, at 8, 10, and 11-30. At the English service the Te Deum was sung to Dykes in F, and the Jubilate to Sullivan in D, the special anthem being " For unto us a child is born." The Communion service followed, sung to Stainer in F. Immediately after the Welsh evening service a series of pieces from the " Messiah " were beautifully rendered. The Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis were sung to special settings, and the anthem after the third Collect was "Ac yr oedd yn y wlad honno," of which the solo was taken by Miss Ellen Owen. The " Messiah " pieces were sung in the following order :—Tenor Recitative, " Comfort ye," and Solo, " Every valley" (sung by Mr. T. Lloyd); Chorus, "And the Glory "; Bass Recitative, "Thus saith the Lord," and Solo, " But who may abide " (sung by Mr. J.W. Cooke); Chorus, "And He shall purify"; Recitative, "Behold a Virgin shall conceive," and Solo,"0 thou that tellest" (sung by Mr. R. H. Morgan); Chorus, "O thou that tellest"; Bass Solo, "The people that walked in darkness" (sung by Mr. J. W. Cooke); Chorus, " For unto us a child is born." A Welsh Carol, " Yn nghanol gwlad Judea dlos," and a hymn brought the musical part of the service to a close. On the Sunday evening following, after the sermon, the following pieces were rendered :—" O thou that tellest " (Solo by Mr. R. H. Morgan and Chorus by the Choir); " Canwn felus garol"; "Addewid rasusol ein Duw," and " Seren Bethlehem," by different selected parties ; " Mawr achos llawenhau," by a Male Voice