Altar Becomes Halloween comes once a year, but the memories last year-round for the students who attend Christ the King Church. Who would ever expect a church to celebrate Halloween? Not many.
amazed,
The new students are while returning students
can't wait for it.
Every to
year
on
the closest
Sunday
Halloween, the eight o'clock Sun
day night day in a special
mass
celebrates the holi way. It all started six having just the con
years ago with
costumes. Then about to act out the
gregation wearing the idea
came
gospel with puppets. Now evolving from that idea is the Halloween Liturgy.
This consists of
with students
acting
live play out the Gospel. a
For this once-a-year mass, the altar becomes a stage for the characters
Mass
and narrates.
This year's mass was held on November 1, 1981. The Good Seed was chosen as the Gospel. All the characters were dressed in costumes and acted out such parts as the path, the rock, the thorns, the good soil, and the flowers. Although the
Gospel humor
serious,
was
used
was
in
good
some
it.
When the
seed fell
upon the rock, the theme from Rocky was played and
good Jeff
Troy ran Many will
que
mass.
A
out dressed as
a
remember such
majority
boxer. a
of the
uni con
gregation still gets dressed up in a variety of costumes. The mass is quite unusual for a bunch of college students, but it's just another way of
bringing everyone ing a great time.
closer while hav
out the
play gospel story, while Father Chew stands off to the side
to
Stage for Halloween
T. J.
Paglione
Carol Doak
miss
hung
piggy symbolized
ihe
the Allurement of Life.
symbolized
the
s