Evening star., 1949-03-01
Ash Wednesday
.Toi11orrow0pens
.Lenten Services
Churches Announce
Plans for Special
Pre-Euster Rites

Pre-Eoster Rites
Ash Wednesday, the first day
of Lent, will be observed in the
churches of the National Capital
tomorrow.
The traditional ashes will be
placed on the brows of Roman
Catholics at the chancel rails Of
their churches as the priest re-
peats the admonition, "Memento
homo. qui pulvis es ct in pulverim
revertis" Remember man, thou
art dust and unto dust thou will
returnD
The penitential Office, followed
by holy communion. will be held
in Washington Cathedral at 10:30
am. tomorrow. The Rev. G.
Gardner Monks and the Rev.
George J. Cleaveland. canons. will
ofhciate.
There will be holy communion
daily at 7:30 am. intercessions at
noon and evensong at 4 pm.
during Lent.
Ashes will be distributed to-
morrow at St. Matthews Cathe-
dral, after masses at $50 am, 7,
8 and 1910 pm. They also will be
distributed at 3 pm. Sis, 7 and
pm.
Weekday masses will be held
during Lent at $50, 7, 7:30, 8 and
1910 pm. A series Of sermons by
the Rev. John Tracy Ellis Of
Catholic University will be given
Wednesday nights. On Sundays
during Lent, a series of sermons
will be given by the Rt. Rev. John
K. Cartwright, rector, at 10 and
1890 masses. Stations of the
Gross will be at 2 and 8 pm.
Fridays.
Msgr. Fulton j. Sheen will
preach at st. Stephens Church at
$40 and 7:45 pm. Wednesdays
during Lent.
Capitol Hill Lenten services will
be held at the Church of the Re-
formation, daily except Saturday,
from 1910 to 1890 pm.
Speakers Announced.
The speakers this week will be:
Tomorrow. DR.. Oscar Blackwelder:
Thursday. DR.. J. Warren Hastings;
Friday, The Rev. Robert ]. Plumb.
The annual series Of Lenten
services. sponsored by the Wash
ington Federation of Churches, in
the National Presbyterian Church,
starts tomorrow. from 1905 to
1925 pm, DR.. Clarence Crawford
will be the first speaker.
DR.. Friedrich E. Reisseg, execu-
tive secretary Of the federation
will preside.
Various clergymen will deliver
addresses at monday services in
the Church Of the Epiphany begin
ling tomorrow. The Rev. Leland
Stark will preach at noon and
there will be service at $50 pm.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun.
Bishop of Washington. will preach
Thursday and Friday at noon.
There will be imposition OF ashes
at all masses tomorrow in Ascen-
sion and st. Agenes Episcopal
Church. Friday night services will
be held during Lent.
Services for Students.
Albright Memorial Church will
have services for senior and junior
high school students each We'd
nesday during Lent. from $3.50 to
$40 am. beginning tomorrow.
Communion will be given for
women at 10:30 am. tomorrow ana
for men at 7:45 pm.
Ashes will be blessed before the
6:45 am. mass tomorrow IN the
Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. They will be applied to
members after the 6:45, 7:30, $50,
1915, 2::30 and 7:45 pm. services.
The Way of the Gross will be held
on Wednesdays at 7:45 pm.
Services will be held in the
Georgetown Lutheran Church.
with guest speakers each Wednes-
day night.
There will be three services to-
morrow at st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, with the Rev. Harold
SedgWick officiating at 8 and II
am. and 8 pm.
The Rev. Rober Singer, mission
ary, will address the Woman's
Missionary Society at II am. to-
morrow at Luther Place Memorial
Church. A congregational supper
will be held at 6:15 pm. The Rev.
L. R. Tabor. pastor of the church,
will preach at 8 pm.
The Lutheran Churches will
hold midweek services during Lent
as follows: Christ. Trinity, Mount
Oliver and Bethlehem.
Jesus in Our Wilderness" is
the topic of the Rev. Carl Kopf at
8 pm. tomorrow at First Congre-
gational Church.
Series of Messages.
DR.. A. N. Warner will give a
series of pre-Easter messages on
Wednesday nights at Mount Ver-
non Place Methodist Church.
Each Wednesday at 8 pm. at
the Eldbrooke Methodist church
there will be guest speakers.
There will be guest speakers also
on Wednesday nights at the Atone
ment Lutheran Church. The pastor.
the Rev. P. L. Reaser. will speak
tomorrow.
The first of community services
of churches of the Northwest will
be held at 8 pm. tomorrow at st.
Paul Methodist Church.
The Rev. c. T. Nelson will preach
at pm. tomorrow in the Angus
tana Lutheran Church on Thou
Preparest Table Before Me-"
Throughout Lent, services will
be held each Wednesday at 8 pm.
in GRANGE Lutheran Church. Les
sons Taught by Lent" will be dis
cussed by DR.. G. r. Lenski and