Evening star., 1952-12-24
Services Arranged
I'm Area Churches
For Christmas Day


$3.50 am. tomorrow. At II am.
the holy communion service will
have the Very Rev. Francis B.
Sayre. jr.. cathedral dean, as cele-
brant. DR.. Theodore o. Wedel,
warden of the College of Preach
ers, will give the sermon. This
service will be televised over Sta
ton WNBW, Channel 4.
At st. Matthews Cathedral.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle. Catholic Archbishop Of
Washington, will be celebrant at
a midnight mass tonight at st.
Matthew's Cathedral. The Rt.
Rev. Msgr. John X. Cartwright,
rector of the cathedral, win de-
liver the sermon.
The Most Rev. John M. Nc
Namara. Auxiliary Bishop of
Washington, win be celebrant and
preach the sermon at the midnight
mass tonight in st. Gabriel's
Church. Grant circle.
An unusual service tomorrow
will be held at 6 am. in Augustana
Lutheran Church. New Hampshire
avenue and v street NV. A ira
ditional Swedish Julotta worship
will be observed, with DR.. Evald
Lawson. president of Upsala Col
lege. East Orange, N. j.. preaching
the sermon in Swedish. Ambassa-
dor Erik Bohemian of Sweden will
greet the congregation.
Message to Army Personnel.
"The birth of Jesus Christ is the
central fact of history from which
all other events must take their
meaning" Army Chief of Chap
lains Ivan L. Bennett declared
today in a special Christmas mes
sage to all Army personnel.
He is the Way, the Truth and
the Life" the message said. IF
the spirit that was manifested in
Him becomes real in us, we shall
be better people. If His life be
our light, we shall find our way
Through any darkness that may
|overshadow us"
Walter Reed Memorial Chapel
will have Catholic masses at
and 8 am, and at pm. tomor-
row. An Episcopal service will be
held there at 8 am, with Army
Chaplain William S. r. Donaghy
officiating.
A bilingual Christmas Day serv-
ice will be held at II am. tomor-
row in the Italian Baptist Church
of the Redeemer. 1900 Kirby street
NV. The Rev. Olindo MarSeglia
is pastor.
Gonzaga Chapel Mass. "
The Filipino Catholic Associa-
tion will sponsor q midnight mass
tonight at Gonzaga Chapel, 81
street NV. The Rev. Armand
Guicheteau Of st. Aloysius Cath.
olic Church will be celebrant.
A Protestant candlelight service
will be held at Z o'clock tonight ir
the Naval Chapel of the Naval Re.
search Laboratory, Fourth street
and Overlook avenue S.W. A
Catholic high mass will be said
at midnight.
Trinity Methodist Church. Fifth
street and Seward square Sc.
will hold a candelighr service al
1880 o'clock tonight.
Episcopal churches holdins
services tomorrow are: All Souls
8 and II am; All Saints, 8;3(
and II am; Epiphany, 1880
am; Holy Comforter, 10 am; st
Adams, 10:40 am; st. Johns
Bethesda, Md. l0:30 am.
Carols on Steps.
Also, st. Johns. Lafayette
square. 8 and II am, and noon
st. Luke's. 8 am; st. Margaret's
$50 and II am; st. Stephen ane
the Incarnation. 10 am; st
Thomas. 10 and II am. (also
christmas carols on church step!
at 10:30 AMI; st. Timothy's
Chapel, 10:30 am; Washington
Cathedral. 8. $50 and II am;
Grace, Silver Spring, Md, 10:3(
am.
Lutheran churches having serv.
ices tomorrow are: Trinity. 9:3(
am. German service) and II
am; Mount Olivet, 10:30 am;
Our Savior, Arlington, and Oul
Savior, Falls Church Branch
1890 am; Ascension, Landovei
Hills, Md, 9:30 am; Christ, II
am; Greenbelt, Md, il a.m.;
Calvary. Silver Spring, II am;
Pilgrim, Westgate. Md. II am.