East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-02-21
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Lent Ash
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during which many churches turn
their thoughts to the events in the
life of Christ leading up to His
crucifixion on Good Friday and
to His resurrection on Easter
morning.
In addition to the usual Sunday
morning services there will be ad-
ditional services during the 40
day period. Announcements made
so far are as follows:
At East Cleveland Congregation
al Church Ash Wednesday at 500
p. m. the minister, the Rev. Earle
C. Hochwald speaks on "Our
Spiritual Pilgrimage" Beginning
with Sunday, March End, he
will give series of sermons at the
HOO O'Clock hour on "Personali-
ties of the Passion" Also, there
will be a Sunday vesper hour at
4:30 devoted to music and a brief
meditation. On each Thursday
evening there will be an informal
discussion on the theme christian
Action for a World in Crisis" led
by the minister.
First Presbyterian Church opens
it's midweek Lenten series on
March 9Th with a study of Paul
Poling's book "Let Us Live for
God and the Nations" These eve
ming meetings will have two men,
bers from some church group as
leaders each time. Further an
nouncement to follow.
Prayer is the topic around which
all Lenten services at st. James
Lutheran Church will center. The
congregation begins its Lenten de-
votions with a communion service
Ash Wednesday at 7:45 and con-
tinues with Thursday evening
meditations up to Holy Week.
Standing in Need of Prayer" is
Rev. Robert Barkley's Ash We'd
nesday meditation subject.
Holy Communion will be OBJ
served Ash Wednesday in Calvary
Lutheran Church at 500 p. m. and
there will be meditation hours each
Wednesday up to Holy Week. De-
tailed announcements next week.
There will be masses daily at
both Christ the King and st.
Philomena's Catholic Churches dur
ing the Lenten season, as usual.
However on Ash Wednesday there
will be the blessing of ashes at
both churches early in the morn
ing, for distribution at the masses
to follow. At Christ the King
Church these masses will be at
6:30, 7:15 and $3.50 a. m. Ashes
will also be distributed in this
church between the hours of 1870
and 1890 noon and again at an
500 p. m. service.
During the Lenten season the
special service "The Way of the
Cross and Benediction" will be Of
fered on Sundays at 5:15 p. m.,
and on Fridays at 2:45 p. m. On
Mondays at 500 p. m. sermon and
benediction and Friday evenings at
500 p. m. the Sorrowful Mother
Novena and Benediction.
In st. Philomena's Church
masses will be said daily at 700,
1880 and $3.50 a. m. Special serv-
ices during Lent will be held We'd
nesdays at 800 p. m. and The Sta
tions of the Cross service on Fri
days at 800 p. m.
Rev. w. E. Fulmer of the Trim
ity United Brethren Church an
nounces two series of Lenten serv-
ices. Beginning with Ash Wednes-
day there will be a series each
Wednesday night in the sanctuary
at 1880 o'clock. The 45 minute de-
votions will be projected slide
studies of the famous paintings of
Christ, accompanied with choral
selections and scripture readings
in keeping with each one.
At the 1890 Sunday morning
service Rev. Fulmer will preach on
the general theme "Great Inter-
views of Jesus"
On Ash Wednesday, February
9th, in the Phillip Avenue Pres
byterian Church there will be an
informal devotional service led by
Rev. Dudley F. Uphoff in the
church sanctuary beginning at
7:15 p. m.
Other special Lenten announce