The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-19
Palm Sunday To
Usher In Easter
Season Services

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Good Friday and Easter next
week as the climax. A number
of the churches will mark Holy
Week with special services and
others will confine their celebra-
ton Of the resurrection of the
Lord to IL o'clock services Easter
Sunday morning.
Mayor John r. Watts of Pasca-
goula this week issued a request
to all citizens to suspend business
on Good Friday from IL to 3 p. m.
to attend church. Stressing the
grave state of world affairs, May
or Watts pointed out that at no
time has 1t been more important
to turn to the Lord and ask for
Divine help and guidance. City
hall will be closed for that per-
iod Friday, March 26, he said.
A Week of Spiritual Enrich
ment" beginning Palm Sunday
will be observed by the members
of the First Presbyterian church
of Moss Point. With the exception
of Saturday. the services will be
conducted by the Rev. Walter
Bader nightly at 7 p. m. Com
munion will be served Thursday
evening.
Blessing of the palms will mark
all services at st. Johns Episco-
pal church in Pascagoula Sunday
There will be services at 1880 a.
M, ii a. m. and Sunday school
at 9:45 a. m, according to the
rector, the Rev. F. S. Resch. On
Tuesday at 1000 a. m, Holy Com
munion will be celebrated and on
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. there
will be Litany and address. Maun-
dy Thursday will be observed by
Holy Communion and a sermon at
.7:30 p. m. There will be a three
hour devotional, from IL noon to
8 p. m. on Good Friday and SER
vices in the evening.
Holy Communion and O sermon
at 5 p. m. will mark the obser-
vance of Maundy Thursday at
St. Pierre's Episcopal church in
0autier, Rector Hesch said.
Confirm Children
Confirmation Of a class of seven
children will be a special feature
of the Palm Sunday observance
at Christ Lutheran church of
which the Rev. F. A. Graef is
pastor. This class, composed of
Bart Parker, Glenn Brinkman. w.
G. Smith. Jr.. Theresa Gayle Hill.
Becky Bernice Larsen, Marie
Louise Grant and Airline Louise
Knapp, will be the first to be
robed for the ceremonies, Rev.
Graef said. Milton Hulsey, a mem
Der of the the class, was confirm
ed Monday, March 8, because of
his family moving away. He and
his sister, Gladys, were also bap-
tized in services at the home. Rev.
Graef said.
Palms will be blessed at the
6 a. m. mass on Palm Sunday at
Our Lady of Victories Catholic
church and distributed at the
other masses at regular hours,
the Rev. P. j. Carey announced.
The 7:30 p. m. service will mark
the close of the mission which has
been conducted at the church. De-
votion, novena, a sermon anG
benediction will be held Tuesday
at 1880 p. m. and on Wednesday
from 4 TO 6 and from z to 8 there
will be confession. Mass will be
held Thursday at 2 a. m. with a
procession of the smaller children
of the parish and exposition and
alteration of the Blessed Sacra-
ment will continue throughout the
day, concluded with a Holy hour
at 1880 p. m. Service will begin
at z a. m. on Good Friday with
a three hour devotion from noon
to 3 p. m. and the Way of the
Cross and a sermon at 1880 p. m.
The Rev. o. E. Lamb, pastor
of the First Pentecostal church,
announced evangelistic services
for the weekend with preaching
at 7 p. m. Saturday, 10 a. m. and
7 p. m. Sunday. The Hamilton
Evangelistic Party from Brook
haven will conduct the services.