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Rites tomorrow
Open Series Of
|Lenten Services

Catholics to Receive
| Ashes on Brow at
Initial Observance
Lent, the 40 days of fasting before
Easter, will begin tomorrow, Ash
Wednesday.
Roman Catholics will observe the
opening day with the traditional
placing of ashes by priests on their
brows at the chancel rail of their
churches.
The Washington Federation of
Churches will hold MONDAY services
of 20 minutes throughout the Lenten
season beginning at 1905 pm. to-
morrow. Each speaker will have a
message for two successive days.
The Rev. Carl H. Kopi, pastor of
First Congregational Church, will
speak tomorrow.
Capitol Hill Community Lenten
services will be held each weekday
from 1910 to 1890 pm. in the
Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
ton. The address tomorrow will
be by DR.. Oscar r. Blackwelder,
the pastor.
Papal Message Due.
Msgr. Fulton j. Sheen of Catholic
University will conduct a series of
Lenten services at st. Stephens
Catholic Church, beginning tomor-
row and continuing every Wednes-
day night through March "a, in
elusive. He will speak tomorrow at
$40 pm. and again at pm.
A special message at 1880 pm.
from the Pope will open this years
drive among 100000 Catholic pa
rochial school children over the
country to raise funds for war re-
lief abroad.
The Pope's transcribed talk will
be broadcast over the Mutual net
work. Half an hour earlier, Father
Flanagan and the Boys Town Choir
will give a. special broadcast over
the National Broadcasting Co. net
work.
The broadcasts will appeal to
school children to make their con-
tributions to the Bishops fund relief
collection which will last Throughout
Lent,
Cathedral Rites Set.
At the Washington Cathedral
there will be holy communion att
7:30 am, noon and pm. tomor-
row.
The penitential Office and holy
communion will be at 10 am. and 8
pm. at Rock Greek parish.
Neighborhood lenten services of
the North Washington churches will
begin at pm. tomorrow in the Ma
tional Memorial Church of God.
The Rev. Thomas r. Ehlers, pastor
of the Brightwood Methodist
Church, will be the preacher. Other
churches participating are: Sixth
Presbyterian, Hamline Methodist,
North Washington Baptist, High !
lands Baptist and st. Paul Meth
odist,
:. The sacrament of the Lords sup
per will be administered at 8 pm.
In Foundry Methodist Church by
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris.
Blessing and imposition of ashes
will be held by st. Pauls Episcopal
congregation, which meets IN st.
Thomas Church, at pm, followed
by holy communion.
Services at st. Johns.
At st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Lafayette Square, services will be
at 7:30 and II am, noon and 3
pm.
DR.. A. J. Lenski, pastor Of Grace
Lutheran Church, will conduct holy
communion at pm. and speak on
'Lenten Values"
The Very Rev. Ignatius Smith,
Dominican preacher, will deliver
course of lenten lectures at the
Church of the Nativity, under the
general topic, Fools and Their Fol-
lies" beginning tomorrow. They
will be at $3.50 and pm.
Services will be held in the Sher- I
wood Presbyterian Church at 8 pm.
by the Rev. Richard M. Mussen.
Holy communion will be conduct
ed by the Rev. Daniel w. Justice IN
Trinity Methodist Church at 8 pm.
In the Epworth Methodist Church
the Rev. James A. Dudley will hold
services at 8 pm.
DR.. Orris G. Robinson, minister
of Calvary Methodist Church, wild
speak at 7 pm. on Jesus Life and
Ours"
A prayer service will be held in
Francis Asbury Methodist Church
at pm. by the Rev. o'Bryan Lang
rail-.
The Rev. j. Adrian Pfeiffer, min
lister of Takoma Lutheran Church,
will speak tomorrow evening on
1.-THE Nail of Hypocrisy Driven IN
the Cross"
Guest Preacher In Georgetown.
The Rev. Donald Bautz will be
the guest preacher IN the George
town Lutheran Church at 8 pm.
There will be holy communion.
In st. Matthew's Lutheran Church
the Rev. T. Rene Meyer will .ofh-
ciate at pm.
Bishop Nobel C.. Powell Of Mary
land, formerly dean of Washington
Cathedral, will be the guest preacher
in the Church of st. Stephen and
the Incarnation at 8 pm. Litany
will be sung in procession.
AL Saints Episcopal Church will
have services at 7:30 and II am.
and 8 pm, conducted by the Rev.
G. w. Lowry.
: A prayer service will be held at
pm. in the Congress Heights Bap-
fist Church by the Rev. C. Lincoln
Smith.
Holding Forth the Word Of Life"
will be the topic at 7:45 pm. of DR..
K. Owen White at the Metropolitan
opfiet Church