Church Record Sunday: New Pastor Here for All Saint's (1929)

Manassas Journal (Va.)
18 July 1929

NEW PASTOR HERE FOR ALL SAINT'S

Rev. Michael J. Cannon, Arrives to Assume Duties as Resident Priest

Rev. Michael J. Cannon, who succeeds Rev. N. J. Habets, as pastor of All Saint's Catholic Church, Manassas, and the missions at Minnieville, Bristow, and Haymarket, will greet his congregation here for the first time  at the 10 o'clock Mass on Sunday morning.

Beginning with last Saturday Manassas became the center of a new parish in Prince William County, and Father Cannon will be resident here. The priest house, which was built under the direction of Father Habets, who will go to a new parish in Norfolk, was completed this week and the new pastor took possession on Thursday. 

Rev. Michael J. Cannon, who is the first resident pastor of Manassas, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, was educated in St. Gerald's College, Castelar, and in the seminary of St. Patrick, Carlow, Ireland. He was ordained June 9, 1920, and was assistant pastor for two years in Holy Cross parish, Lynchburg, and for the past seven years has been assistant pastor at St. Mary's, Alexandria.

Newspaper Tidbit: Easter Sunrise Service is Feature at Manassas (1941)

Evening Star (Washington, DC)
13 April 1941

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE IS FEATURE AT MANASSAS

MANASSAS, Va., April 12 -- An Easter sunrise service at Manassas Presbyterian Church at 7 a.m. tomorrow, conducted by the Rev. John M. DeChant, will precede a day devoted to worship in five churches here.

The Rev. James Widmer, pastor of All Saints' Catholic Church, will sing Easter mass tomorrow at 8 a.m.

Worshippers at Manassas Baptist Church were to hear a service based on the them, "Dead, Buried and Risen With Him," conducted by the Rev. R. M. Graham at 11 a.m.

A holy communion service was to be held at Manassas Lutheran Church, with Rev. A. W. Ballentine officiating. The Luther League and the study class will meet at 7:15 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church members will attend communion services at 8 a.m. and hear a sermon by the Rev. A. Stuart Gibson. 

Tomorrow night an Easter cantata, "Immortality," will be presented at the Grace Methodist Church by the choir.