Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Special Services
To0pen Lentin
DC. Churches
Period OF Prayer,
Penunee Begins
On Ash Wednesday

wednesday services this week to|
open the Lenten period OF prayer
and penance,
Epiphany Episcopal Church will
have lts traditional schedule OF
MONDAY services, with visiting
clergyTnen OF various Protestant
denominations In the pulpit. The
Rev Leland Stark, rector, will
speak at the MONDAY service
Wednesday In addition, holy
communion will be given at 1850
and 1880 am, and At 1875 and
D pm. The Rev. Warren Mace
assistant rector, will speak at d
biaU PIN. lltahy service In the
church, 1917 q street NV.
DF. ButtFiek 10 Preach.
Df. Geofse A. ButtfieE, minister
Of Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church, New York, will preach al
the monday services Oh Thursday
and Friday
Bishop Fulteh D. Sheen, no.
tleRai director OF the Society for
The Propagation OF the Faith, Will
open O series OF AIN lehten sermons
Ab y pm wednesday In the Gath
ollie Shrine OF the Sacred Heart,
sixteenth street and PaFk read
NV Blshep Sheen Will speak ON
"sHmIh9ns W HepaPatI9nsI"
Next sunday the Very Rev, RAY
m0nd Hunt Provincial Of tho
eblate FATHERS, Catholic uniVeFr
slty, VIII preach nm nPreblems Of
Life" al 7ia9 pm, Father Hunt
VIII speak each sunday evening
during Lent
k0OndAV Series,
The Washington Federation will
sponsor q series OF monday aerV-
ioes, at 1900 pm, zach Wednea-
day during the LentAn period Rt
National Presbyterian Church,
Eighteenth and N streets NV,
The Rev, Philip Gordon Scott,
minister OF WestmoTpland Con.
gregational Church, will open the
series on Wednesday, Or, Fred.
erlek u, RelAAlg, executive AeeFe.
tary OF the federation, will preside,
Six nearby Maryland Episcopal
churches will hold On inter- parish
Lenten forum on the church and
family relationships each Wednea.
day at 0 pm, during the Lenten
season, Clergymen and churches
taking part are the Revs, Robert
Clarke, %, johns Church, Mount
Rainieri Herbert Lamb, Grace
Church, Silver Spring; Nathaniel
Acton, 81. Andrews Church, Col
ieae Park. Alfred w. Burns, 81,
Matthew'S Church, Hyattsviiiei
William y, Greiahton, 81. johns
Church, BAEAUada and John T,
Mason, o. 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 Lentsn sea.
son.
The ri. Rev, J, Thomas Heis.
tand, Bishop OF Harrisburg, will
DO guest preacher ut On 0 pm,
service Wednesday In the Epis-
cepal Church Of 81, Stephen and
the Incarnation, Sixteenth and
Newton streets NV, The rector,
the Rev, Stuart =, Cast, will in
tone the litany In procession with
the parish ehoirs leading in the
responses. Holy communion will
be celebrated ct 7:l5 and 10 am,
Wednesday,
A penitentiel ONCE and holy
communion serevice will be held
ct 1880 am. Wednesday in Holy
Comforter Episcopal Church,
Seventh and Oglethorpe streets
NV. The Rev. Robert .. Brown.
ing, former rector Of Redeemer
Episcopal Church, Glen Echo, Md.
will speak at the 9 pm. service.
&c. Thomas Episcopal.
Three services will be held on
Ash Wednesday ct ST. Thomas
Episcopal Church, Eighteenth and
Church streets N.W-holy com.
Ir1union OF 1880 am: penitential
once and holy communion OF IL
am, and penitential Office at L. Q
pm, with the Rev. Harold Bend
sedgwick, rector, preaching.
The rev. Robert o. tr'renbath,
rector Of Trinity Episcopal
Church, will preach OF the Q
pm. services Wednesday In the
church, Piney Branch road and
DahlIa street NV, two holy COM
i1iuhi6n services viii be held
Wednesday at 1880 am, and 10
noon.
Mr.. Trehbath alse announced
that guest speakers viii occupy
the pulpit Wednesday hiahts DUR
Inc lent, The Very Rev, Francis q,
eayFe, dean OF Washington Ca
thedrai, will open the series on
March D.
Capitol Hill Services,
The traditional Capitol Hill
NeeRday leHteR services at Re-
formation Lutheran Church, ala
East Capitol street, will begin
Wednesday at lalie p,aan and be
held daily except Saturdays
through Holy Week, Or, Oscar
,, blaekweldeF, pastor, viii speak
at the irst service, On Thurs
day the Rev, Arnold =, Keller, IT,
associate pastor, viii speak and
on Friday the Rev, Robert j.,
Plumb, rector OF st, Marks
Episcopal Church, will preach. A
service viii also be held ct O.
pm, Wednesday.
Or. L, Ralph Tabor, pastor OF
Luther Place Memorial Church,
will speak OF 0 lenten fellowship
supper OF the congregation Ct
ESQ pm. In the church parish
hall, Thomas Circle. A holy com.
Iaunion service will be held ct
Q pm. In the church.
Lenten services will DO held Ut