Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Special Service!
To0pen Lent in
D. T.. Churches
Period Of Prayer,
Penonee Begins
On Ash Wednesday


wednesday services this week TO-
open the Lenten period Of prayer
and penanee.
Epiphany Episcopal Church will
have Its traditional schedule Of
MONDAY services, with visiting
clergymen Of various Protestant
denominations In the pulpit. T'he
Rev Leland Stark, rector, will
speak at the MONDAY service
wednesday In addition, holy
communion will be given at 7is6
and 1880 am, and at 1890 and
0 pm, The Rev, Warren Mace,
assistant rector, will speak ct d
bidU PIN. litahy service In the
church, 1917 q street NV.
DR., Huttfiek 90 Preach,
Dr. George A, Buttfiek, minister
OF Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church, New YORK, will preach at
the monday services Oh Thursday
and Friday
Bishop Fulton b. sheen, ma
tlehHl director Of The B6eIety for
the propagation OF The Faith, viii
open 4 SERIES Of blN leHteh sermons
NJ y pm "wednesday In The eaths
ollie Shrine Of tho Sacred Heart,
sixteenth street and Park PeRd
NV Bishop Aheen viii seeAk on
"hHfhHlehs 10 HepRPatlaHsIh
Aest sunday the Very Rev. Ray
mona Hunt Provincial OF the
0hlate Fathers, Catholic uHiVeFs
slty, VIII preach an nFFeblems OF
Life" AZ 1880 Pm Father Hunt
wiz speak each Sunday evening
during Lent
NeeAaay Series,
The washington Federation will
sponsor a series OF aeenday serV-
iees, at laI95 pm, each WedAes-
day during the Lenten period at
National Presbyterian Church,
Eighteenth and N streets NV,
The Rev, Philip Gordon Scott,
minister of Westmoreland Con-
gregational Church, will open the
series on Wednesday, DR., Fred
erick e. Reissig, executive secre-
tary of the federation, will preside.
Six nearby Maryland Episcopal
churches will hold an inter-parish
Lenten forum on the church and
family relationships each Wednes-
day at 8 pm. during the Lenten
season. Clergymen and churches
taking part are the Revs. Robert
Clarke, st. Johns Church, Mount
Rainier; Herbert Lamb, Grace
Church. Silver Spring; Nathaniel
Acton, st. Andrews Church, Col
lege Park; Alfred w. Burns. st.
Matthew's Church, Hyattsville;
William F. Creighton, st. Johns
Church, Bethesda and John r.
Mason, st. Johns Bethesda.
Rotation Of Pastors.
Each clergyman will open with
his talk in his own parish, and
continue In rotation in other
churches during the Lenten sea-
son.
The 1t. Rev. ]. Thomas HE'S.
tand, Bishop Of Harrisburg, will
DO guest preacher ct an Q pm.
service Wednesday In the Epis.
copal Church Of 81. Stephen and
the Incarnation, Sixteenth and
Newton streets NV. The rector,
the Rev. Stuart r. CAST. will In.
tone the litany In procession with
tho parish ehoirs leading In the
responses. Holy communion will
be celebrated at 7;ib and 10 am.
Wednesday.
A penitential Office and holy
communion sereViee will DO held
NJ 1890 am, Wednesday In Holy
Comforter Episcopal Church,
Seventh and oglethorpe streets
NV. The Rev Robert II, Brown.
ing, former rector OF Redeemer
Episcopal Church, olen Echo, Nd.
will speak NJ the 0 pm. service.
~. Thomas Episcopal
Three services will DO held on
Ash Wednesday nj 81. Thomas
Episcopal Church, Eighteenth and
Church streets NWr-holy com.
fnunion NJ 1880 ami penitential
once and holy communion at II
a,fiiu and penltential ONCE nj 0
pm. with the REV. Harold Bend
BedHwiek, rector, preaching,
The Rev Robert b. t'renbath,
rector Of Trinity Episcopal
Church, viii preach NJ the D
PIN, services Wednesday IN the
church, Plhey Branch road and
DahilA street NV, Two holy conn
if1uhl0h services viii be held
Wednesday ~ 1880 am and -
noon,
Mr., FFehbath also announced
that guest speakers VIII occupy
the pulpit Wednesday nights dHFs
Ina lent, The Very Rev Francis 4,
RayFe, dean OF washington Ca
thedFai, VIII open tho series on
March D.
Capitol Hill Services,
The traditional Capitol Hin
monday lenten services at Re-
formation Lutheran Church, 2l2I
East Capitol street, will begin
Wednesday at l2'l0 Pm, and DO
held daily except Saturdays
through Holy Week, DR., Oscar
=, RlaekweldeF, pastor, will speak
at the first service, On Thurs
day the Rev, Arnold p, Keller, jF,,
associate pastor, will speak and
on, Friday the Rev, Robert J.
Plumb, rector OF st, Marks
Episcopal Church, will preach, A
service will also be held at Q
pm. Wednesday.
DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor of
Luther Place Memorial Church,
will speak at a lenten fellowship
supper OF the congregation at
$50 pm. In the church parish
hall, Thomas Circle. A holy COM
munion service will be held at
8 pm. In the church.
Lenten services will be held at
8 pm. each Wednesday through