Mary Our Queen

A story in Sunday's Arts & Society section misidentified the neighborhood of retiring organist-choirmaster Robert Twynham. Twynam and his wife, Eileen, live in the Reservoir Hill area of Baltimore.The Sun regrets the errors.For almost 40 years, Robert Twynham has fought the good fight for church music as organist-choirmaster of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.By "church music," the 67-year-old musician doesn't mean folk Masses or contemporary Christian rock, though he has accepted elements of both into the worship service.

Designed by the influential Baltimore architects Edward L. Palmer and William D. Lamdin in 1925 and built in 1928, the home at 101 Witherspoon Road is one of the premier properties in Homeland. This North Baltimore home is built of local stone with a Vermont slate roof, and it has over 7,000 square feet of living space. The property is being offered by Hill & Co. Realtors for $1.25 million. "It's a unique property with one of the largest lots in Homeland," said Mary Lynne Mullican, the listing agent for Hill & Co. "The wrought-iron work on the back loggia is beautiful.

William F. White He requested that his body be donated to the State Anatomy Board. A Memorial Mass is scheduled for August 20 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

Three deer scurried past the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen as Steve Thomas and his wife, Debbie, arrived for Sunday Mass to celebrate the new spiritual leader for Roman Catholics worldwide, Pope Francis. The symbolism struck the Arbutus man, who said the recently elected pontiff sent a message to the faithful in his choice to take the name of the 12th century saint Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals and for embracing a life of poverty. "We need to get back to basics," said Thomas, master of the Maryland district for the Knights of Columbus.

Concert Holiday music Tonight at 7:30, check out Balti more Choral Arts Society's hol iday concert featuring Sweet Honey in the Rock. Tickets are $20-$40. The performance is at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St. Call 410-523-7070.

Because of a typographical error, a letter to the editor published yesterday contained an incorrect quotation from a homily at the Cathedral of Mary our Queen. It should have read, "the disciples gathered in a locked room 'for fear of the Jews.' "

A funeral Mass for Jim McKay is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. A memorial tribute will begin 30 minutes before the service. WMAR will broadcast a news special, including funeral coverage, starting at 10:25 a.m.

Anne Arundel priest being ordained today as an auxiliary bishop The Rev. Mitchell T. Rozanski, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Severna Park, will be ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Baltimore at 2 p.m. today at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. At the ceremony, Cardinal William H. Keeler, archbishop of Baltimore, also will appoint Rozanski to the position of eastern vicar, in which he will oversee approximately 300,000 Catholics in 60 parishes in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford counties.

On December 29, 2003, ANN P. GALLAGHER (nee Perkins); beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Gallagher Sr.; devoted mother of Daniel J. Gallagher Jr. and his wife Lindsay Riehl Gallagher; dear grandmother of John, Peter, David, Michael, Ann and Timothy Gallagher. Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A) on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M., where a Vigil Service will be held at 3:30 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen on Saturday at 10 A.M. Interment St. Mary Govans Cemetery.

On May 31, 2003, REV. BLAIR PAUL RAUM, beloved son of the late Edward J. and Rita Raum (nee Blair), loving brother of Larry J., Philip C. and Mark E. Raum and Rita Hoover. Dear nephew of Patrick Blair and Josephine Donaldson. Also survived by 13 nieces and nephews. Rev. Raum will lie in state at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., Baltimore, on Tuesday from 3 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday from 3 to 6 P.M. A Vigil Service will be held Wednesday at 4 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday 11 A.M. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving next week for the papacy of Benedict XVI, the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday. The Mass is planned for 5 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, spokesman Sean Caine said. It will be open to the public; tickets will not be required. Benedict, 85, said this week that he would step down at the end of the month after nearly eight years as spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. He became the first pope to resign voluntarily since Clementine V in 1294.

Monsignor James Vincent Hobbs, former rector of the Basilica of the Assumption who during his tenure oversaw a two-year, $32 million restoration of the 200-year-old structure, died Monday of cardiac arrest at his Thurmont home. He was 81. James Vincent Hobbs was born and raised in Thurmont, where his father owned a grocery store and his mother was proprietor of a hardware store. He attended Frederick County public schools as an elementary school student before entering St. Anthony's parochial school in Emmitsburg.

Robert F. Twynham, the long-serving organist and music director at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Mary Our Queen who created a popular Sunday musical series, died of a gastric obstruction March 23 at his Reservoir Hill home. He was 80. Though deaf in one ear and blind in one eye, he led the musical program at the cathedral for 37 years. News articles said he served under six rectors and three archbishops, two of them cardinals. He established a much-praised choral department, composed several major sacred works and a library of music for weekly worship, presented a long-running weekly concert series and oversaw sacred music-dramas.

Ann R. Knott, a homemaker who was active in several organizations including the annual Flower Mart, died of complications from a stroke Tuesday at the Edenwald retirement community in Towson. She was 92. Ann Reed was born in Baltimore and raised on Park Avenue. She was a 1935 graduate of the Institute of Notre Dame, where during her senior year she taught English to Chinese men at Grace & St. Peter's Episcopal Church, family members said. In the late 1930s, she attended Strayer Business College, and during World War II was a secretary at Overseas Air Service in Oakland, Calif.

William F. White He requested that his body be donated to the State Anatomy Board. A Memorial Mass is scheduled for August 20 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

On June 25, 2009, CARLETTE V., beloved wife of James Rivers, Jr. Friends may call at the CHATMAN-HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, 5240 Reisterstown Rd, Tuesday at 1 to 8 pm. (The family will be present 6 to 8pm). Funeral Services will be held at the Cathedral Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., Wednesday 10:30am. Mass will begin at 11 A.M. Interment Arbutus Memorial Park.

On October 19, 2004, GEORGE SHILLOW WEIGEL; beloved husband of Betsy Schmitz Weigel; devoted father of George S. Weigel, Jr., Dr. John H. Weigel and the late Anne M. Weigel; dear father-in-law of Joan B. Weigel and Linda B. Weigel; loving grandfather of Gwyneth Susil, David C. Weigel, Monica R. Weigel, Gregory J. Weigel, Alison C. Weigel and Stephen P. Weigel; dear brother of the late Frank X. and John Donne Weigel. Friends may call at the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., 6500 York Road, (at Overbrook)