Evening star., 1946-11-27
Churches Plan
Special Services
Of Thanksgiving
Several Congregations
To Conduct Joint
Services Here

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Washingtonians of all faiths vii
join their fellow citizens through
out the Nation tomorrow to offe
prayers Of thanksgiving for bless.
ings received and prayers of hop,
for relief from troubles still beset
ting the world.
Interdenominational services will
be held In various sections of tn,
city, with several congregations as,
sembling for joint observances O.
the day.
Next to prayer, eating a hearty
meal will figure prominently in til,
plans of most Americans tomorrow
Hardship Abroad Is Noted.
In view of this, the Church Worlt
Service Center has pointed out in 8
statement that:
when Americans sit down tx
their tables on Thanksgiving Day
millions all over the world will dins
on cabbage and potatoes, If they
have that much"
The center, an overseas relief
agency supported by 26 Protestant
denominations, hopes $2,000,009 will
be given throughout the Nation in
special Thanksgiving collections tc
support efforts to augment the diet
OF undernouriShed families in Eu-
rope and Asia.
The pan-American mass win be
celebrated at 10:30 m. in st. Pat
rick's Church with, the Nest Rev.
Amleto G. Cicognani, apostolic del
egate to the United States, pontifi-
eating. The Most Rev. Lawrence J.
Shehan, Auxiliary Bishop of Balti-
more and Washington, will preach.
Officers of the Mass.
Other officers of the mass will be
The Rev. T. Austin Murphy, st
Dominic's Church, Baltimore, dea-
con; the Rev. David I. Dorsch, st
Ursula's Church, Baltimore, SUBJ
deacon the Rev. Walter j. Schmitz
s. S., Catholic University. master
Of ceremonies, assisted by semi
narians from the Theological Col
lege of the university; the Very
Rev. Msgr. Joseph McShea, master
of ceremonies to the apostolic dele
gate: the Very Rev. Bernard E
Ransing, G. S. c., superior of Holy
Cross College, assistant priest; the
Very Rev. George A. Gleason, S. S..
president of st. Charles College. and
the Very Rev. Henri j. Wiesel, s. j.,
superior of Carroll House, deacons
Of honor.
Members of the diplomatic mis-
sions of the Latin American nations
and high officials of the United
States will be among those attend
ing the mass. 1t was inaugurated
in 1909 by the Most Rev. William
T. Russell, later Bishop of Charles
ton, who was then rector of st. Pat
rick's.
Five downtown congregations will
hold a community Thanksgiving
service at IL am. in the temple of
Washington Hebrew Congregation,
Eighth and n streets NV.
Sermon by DIR. Rustin.
The sermon will be by the Rev.
DR.. John w. Rustin, minister of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field of Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation will conduct the service.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Stone Ander-
son, pastor of First Congregational
Church, will read the Scripture les
son, and the Rev. DR.. Clarence w.
Crawford, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, will offer Thanksgiving
prayer. The Rev. DR.. H. T. Wood,
associate pastor of National City
Christian Church, will read the
Presidents Thanksgiving day proc
Iamation.
At washington Cathedral, the
Rev. George J. Cleveland, canon,
will preach at the II am. service.
The entire Washington Jewish
community is being invited to par
ticipate in Thanksgiving service
at II am. in Ohev Sholem Syna-
gogue, Fifth and Eye streets NV.
The service is being sponsored
Jointly by Ohev Sholem Congrega-
ton, of which Jacob Bass is presi-
dent and the Jewish Community
Council, headed by Hyman Gold
man.
Rabbi Zemach Green of the con-
gregation will deliver the principal
sermon. Other rabbis due to parti-
cipate include Arthur Bogner,
Simon Burnstein, Ephraim Green
berg, Joshua Klaven, M. H. Levin
son, Solomon Metz, Samuel Penner,
Henry Segal, Sidney Shulman,
Harry Silverstone, Ira Sud, Aaron
Volkman, Herman j. Waldman and
Chain Williamowsky.
Chantings by Five Cantors.
Liturgical chantings will be by
Cantors Jacob Berken, Charles In
trater. Samuel Landow; Louis
Noyick and Simon Weiss.
Six churches will. join in a union
service at 1890 am. in Rhode Is
land Avenue Methodist Church.
First street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV. The Rev. H. B. Wooding,
pastor of lexington Presbyterian
Church, will preach the sermon.
other ministers participating will
be the Rev. M. P. German, Bethany
Baptist Church; the Rev. P. L.
Reaser, Atonement Lutheran
Church; the Rev. E. A. Sexsmith,
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist
Church; the Rev. G. n. Bennett,
lincoln Road Methodist Church,
and the Rev. I. S. Ernst, Memorial
Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Forget Not AL His Benefits" will
be the sermon topic of the Rev. DR..
j. Lloyd Black of Ninth Street
Christian Church at a union
Thanksgiving service at 1890 am.
In Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, Ninth street and Maryland
avenue NE. Other churches joining
in the service are Douglas Memorial
Methodist, Epworth Methodist, IN
gram Memorial Congregational and
Eastern Presbyterian. The union
service has been an annual event
for SO years. Mrs. Flora Palmer