Evening star., 1944-02-21
Churches Of District
Schedule Services
To Usher In Lent
Opening Of PenitentioI
Season to Be Marked
By Wednesday Rites

The traditional distribution of the
ashes in all Catholic churches and
special services in most Protestant
churches Wednesday will usher in
the penitential season Of Lent in
Washington.
Ashes will be distributed in Cath
olic churches after all the morning
masses, in the afternoon, and fol-
lowing evening services. Virtually
all parishes have arranged mid
week services throughout the sea-
son, in addition to regular Friday
night services, at which the way of
the cross will be said.
The annual noon-day services
again will be held at the Church of
the Epiphany, 1917 G street NV.
with the Rev. DR.. Charles w. Sheer
ing, rector, occupying the pulpit
Wednesday. DR.. Oscar Blackwelder.
pastor of the Lutheran Church of
the Reformation, will speak Thurs
day and Friday, and other prom
inent speakers will preach through
out the remainder Of the season.
Joint Service Scheduled.
Six Chevy Chase churches will
unite for special service at pm.
Thursday at Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church where the Rev. DR..
Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of
Foundry Methodist Church and
chaplain of the United States Sem
ate, will be the guest speaker.
DR.. Fred E. Ressig, executive secre-
tary of the Washington Federation
of Churches, will speak at a COM
munion service at First Congrega-
tional Church at 8 pm. Wednesday
The WAC chorus will sing.
Lenten services will be held at
8 pm. every Wednesday at Grace
Reformed Church, with the pastor.
Rev. c, H. Wimgert, delivering the
opening sermon.
Rev. DR.. Albert Joseph McCart-
ney, minister of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church, will con-
duct a series of Wednesday night
services at 8 o'clock. Musical wor-
ship services will be held on alter
nate weeks, beginning March l, with
Theodore Schaefer. minister of
music, in charge of the program.
Women Meet Wednesday.
Women of the Universalist Ma
tional Memorial Church will meet
in Perkins Hall at $50 pm. We'd
nesday for supper, after which the
annual dedication service will be
observed.
Msgr. Fulton j. Sheen. member
OF the Catholic University faculty
and a well-known radio and pulpit
orator, will speak every Wednesday
evening during Lent at St. Gabriel's
Church, at Grant Circle NV.
The Rev. Ignatious Smith, o. p,
dean of the school of philosophy at
Catholic University, will begin a
series of sermons Wednesday at
Nativity Church, while the Rev.
James McClarney of the same order,
Will preach at st. Anthony's Church.
Rev. Joseph L. Schantz, Protes-
tant chaplain of Gallinger Hos
pital, will speak at 8 o'clock at
the Lutheran Church of the Re-
formation. 1t will be the first of
similar services to be held during
Lent.
Lutheran Services Scheduled.
Rev. H. E. Beatty of Georgetown
Lutheran Church will celebrate a
communion service at 8 pm, while
at st. Pauls Lutheran Church DR..
Henry w. Snyder will deliver the
first Of a series of lenten services
at 8 o'clock, followed by communion.
The first topic in his general theme
OF Mighty Moments in the Masters
Mission" will be "A Great Con-
descension."
Members of st. Paul Methodist
and Highland Baptist Churches will
meet at the latter church Wednes-
day evening for the first of series
of services.
Rev. A. F. Elmes, pastor of
Peoples Congregational Church, will
inaugurate lenten services in that
edifice Wednesday, while Rev. Will
liam Schnabel will have a COM
service at Mount Olivet Lu-
theran Church.
DR.. S. G. Spottswood will occupy
the pulpit at John Wesley A. M. E.
Zion Church at $3.50 pm. services.