The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-07
Jubilee Celebration
 To Open Next Sunday
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Committee to Out.
 line Final Plans at Meeting This Evening

Final plans and preparations for the Golden Jubilee celebration of Zion Evangelical Lutheran church will be made at meeting of the anniversary committee which will be held ct the church this evening. The celebration begins next Sunday, Oc- tober I2 and comes to Q close the following Sunday. On Sunday morn ing Q service of Holy Communion will be held, with the pastor of the church in charge. Sunday afternoon at three o'clock c Conhrmand Re- union will be held for all those con. firmed in Zion church. Others are also welcome to attend. Pastor Thorsten A. Gustafson, of Manches- ter, Conn.,, pastor of Emanuel Luth- eran church will be the speaker, and has chosen as his subject "The Faith By Which We Live" There will be special music by the Church Choir under the direction of Miss Ethel ziglazki.
 Next Sunday evening at 2 o'clock an informal service of song will be held when there vii, be musical numbers presented and a period of hymn singing. Between the after noon and evening meetings, coffee will be served in the church base- fnent.
 The festivities continue with c program on Tuesday evening, which will be known as Pioneers Night" This program will be entirely in the Swedish language, and will be the only Swedish used during the eight day celebration. Pastor Karl Johans- son of Bridgeport, pastor of Salem Lutheran church of that city, will be the speaker that evening, and will talk on "zions Year of Jubilee" :" The choirs Of Salem Luthern church of Naugatuck, under the direction of Herbert J. Bohlin, former organ ist of Zion church, will sing at this service.
 "Neighbors' Night" will be cele- brated on Thursday evening, Octo- Der 16, when the Waterbury Minis ters' Association will be represent ed by its present president, Rev. Alan M. Fairbank, who will bring a greeting. Rev. William R. Frend- berg of Naugatuck, president of the Hartford District of the Lutheran Augustana Synod will bring a greet ing on behalf of the Lutheran churches of Connecticut. Pastors of local Lutheran churches will also attend. Music at this service will be by the Zion church choir.
 A banquet will be held in Hotel Elton Saturday, October 16, when the guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. B. Julius Hulteen, president of the New England Conference. His home is in Hartford. Music for this occasion will be furnished by Miss Ethel ziglatzki, soprano and George c. Clausen, violin.
 On the closing day of the cele- bration, a week from Sunday, divine worship will be held in Zion church in the morning. In the evening at seven sacred concert will be given in the First Methodist church by the Hartford District Luther League Chorus under the direction of G Albert Pearson of Manchester, Conn. A short address will be given at that time by Rev. Karl E. Matt son, of New Haven, pastor of Beth- esda Lutheran church. This concert will bring the golden jubilee festi- vities of ion church to a close. A descriptive explanation of the mission work in Africa was present. ed at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church last night by Rev. ". L. Me- lander, for many years a missionary