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Annual Traditions at Holy Trinity German Church

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NOTE: For specific times & dates of events, consult the Schedule.

Christmas Tableau at Holy Trinity -- 1994

German Parish Traditions
(See below for Holy Trinity Latin Mass traditions)

January	Christmas/Epiphany Concerts "A Christmas Tableau in Five Settings" (A Christmas drama enacted with Scripture, actors and music)
February and March	Lenten concerts presented by "The Christian Arts Series"
April	Passiontide and Easter Services featuring the shrine of the "Risen Christ" at our Lady’s altar
May	Outdoor May Procession and Benediction on the 3rd Sunday of the month
June	Parish Name Day Celebrations Corpus Christi Procession
July-August	German/English Masses continue through-out the summer
September	German choir season begins with Family Masses in German and English
October	Traditional German Oktoberfest German "Rosary" Procession
November	All German Heritage Day Mass
December	Advent and Christmas Celebrations

For Further Information, Please Contact:

Dolores Miller, Parish Activity Contact, (617) 282-5763,
or
Rosalie Cooper, Parish Secretary, (617) 426-6142

NOTE: For specific times & dates of events, consult the Schedule.

Latin Mass Community Traditions
(See above for Holy Trinity German traditions)

January	"A Christmas Tableau in Five Settings" (A Christmas drama enacted with Scripture, actors and music: part of the annual German traditions)
February and March Twelfth Station of the Cross at Holy Trinity	Stations of the Cross and Confession every Friday night during Lent High Mass and Procession on Palm Sunday The Office of Tenebrae on Spy Wednesday Stations of the Cross and Veneration of a Relic of the True Cross on Good Friday
April	High Mass on Easter Sunday
May	Outdoor May Procession and Benediction, usually on the 1st Sunday of the month
June	High Mass on Whit Sunday (Pentecost) Parish Name Day Celebrations (Holy Trinity) Corpus Christi High Mass, followed by Procession/Pageant, Benediction, Adoration, and Solemn Sext, None, & Vespers
July-August	Low Masses continue throughout summer Aug. 15th: Blessing of Fruits & Herbs on Feast of the Assumption (depending on celebrant)
September	High Masses return after summer hiatus (every 3rd Sunday of the month)
October	Traditional German Oktoberfest (part of annual German traditions)
November	All Saints’ Day Mass (Nov. 1) Requiem High Mass on All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2)
December	Advent and Christmas Celebrations, including a High Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve

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