Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-06
Ash Wednesday Rites
1o0pen Lenten Period
|n'D. T.. Churches

IIOCcStdIlLS ana CdClOllcS
throughout the Washington area
will open the 40-day lenten period
of prayer and fasting tomorrow
with traditional attendance at
Ash Wednesday services. The
lenten period will close at noon
Holy Saturday, March "a, the day
before Easter Sunday.
In Roman Catholic and some
Protestant churches, particularly
high Episcopal churches, the age
old rite of placing ashes on the
forehead of each worshiper will be
observed.
The ashes are obtained by burn
ing the palm branches consecrated
in the church on the Palm Sun
day of the previous year.
Federation Service Planned.
The Washington Federation of
Churches will hold service at
1905 pm. each Wednesday
throughout Lent in National Pres
byterian Church, Eighteenth and
N streets NV. DR.. Clarence w.
Crawford, federation president and
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
will be the speaker at the service
tomorrow.
A special message for Catholic
children from Pope Plus XII will
be broadcast at 4:30 pm. tomor-
row over Station WEAM and at
$50 pm. over Station WTOP. The
message will open the lenten drive
among 2.6 million students in
Catholic schools of the United
States for the bishops fund for
the victims of war. Goal of the
campaign is SIS million.
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pas
tor of Reformation Lutheran
Church, today announced that
monday services will be held in
the church. 212 East Capitol
street, during Lent. DR.. Black
welder will speak at the service
tomorrow and the Rev. Arnold F.
Keller, jr., associate minister, on
Thursday.
"World Prayer" Service.
Representative Hays, Democrat,
of Arkansas, will speak at the
world day of prayer" service
Friday.
A prelenten "quiet day" service
was held today by Episcopal clergy
of Washington in Bethlehem
Chapel, Washington Cathedral.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, officiated
with more than 80 Episcopal rec
tors and curates present. Speaker
at the service was the Rev. Fred
erlck w. Dillistone of the Episco-
pal Theological Seminary, Cam
bridge, Mass.
The Episcopal Church of st.
Stephen and the Incarnation,
Sixteenth and Newton streets
NV, announced that Ash
Wednesday will be observed with
holy communion services at 7:15
and 10 am. Navy Chaplain Pau
G. Linaweaver will be the preacher
at the 8 pm. service tomorrow
The Rev. Stuart F.. Cast is rector
The annual MONDAY services
held annually during the lenten
period in the Episcopal Church OF
the Epiphany. 1917 G street NV.
will begin tomorrow, with the Rev
Leland Stark. rector, as preacher
Laymen in Pulpit.
Laymen will occupy the pulpit
at 8 pm. services each Wednesday
during Lent in Grace Lutheran
Church, Sixteenth ant- Varnum
streets NV. Col. Frank Stutz will
speak on Jesus and Peter" at the
service tomorrow.
The Rev. T. Rene Meyers, pas
tor, will preach at 8 pm. services
each Wednesday during Lent at
st. Matthews Evangelical Luther
an Church, Kentucky avenue and
Fifteenth street Sc.
st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
Eighteenth street near P street
NV. will have holy communion
services at 7:30 am. and II am.
tomorrow and an evening prayer
service at 8 pm. tomorrow.
st. Adams Episcopal Church,
Wisconsin and Massachusetts, ave-
nues NV, will hold holy COM
munion services at 1890 am. and