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151st Anniversary


St. Joseph Parish will celebrate its 151st anniversary on November 5, 2006.

Events of the day shall include the following:

10:30 am - Mass in English

12:00 noon - Solemn Latin Mass, with choir and orchestra.
The setting of the Mass will be Mass in C Major by Johann Ernst Eberlin, which is scored for string orchestra, two trumpets, choir, soloists and organ. (For information on Eberlin and his work, scroll down this page.)

3:00-7:00 pm - Anniversary Dinner
Location: Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48091
Ticket Prices: $35 per person/$60 per couple; Children (12 and Under) $15
Cash Bar ~ Luxury Prize Raffle ~ Gift Basket Raffle
Tickets will be on sale before and after masses starting September 17th.

Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702-1762) was an Austrian musician, born in the little Bavarian town of Jettingten and schooled in Augsburg, before enrolling in the Salzburg Benedictine University at age 19. He was a versatile and prolific composer who early in his career published many of his works for keyboard. A friend of both Leopold Mozart and his son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eberlin was a very prolific composer and wrote more than 300 works for both keyboard and for the church. From 1746 he worked for the Archbishop of Salzburg as both the head of music for the court at Salzburg and also for the Cathedral. The young Mozart expressed admiration for the abilities of Eberlin and his vocal writing, and even participated in performances of the latter's works. Eberlin died in Salzburg in 1762.