Evening star., 1956-03-26
Holy Week Brings
Many Noon Rites
Guest Preachers
To Be Heard in
Area Churches

MONDAY services win be held
in numerous Washington area
churches today through Thurs
day as worshipers observe Holy
Week events.
Yesterday thousands of WASH
ington residents attended Palm
Sunday services.
Palms were distributed at
Catholic and Episcopal churches
and some others. At Catholic
churches worshipers for the first
time in centuries sang hymns
and marched in the procession.
They also brought palms to
church to be blessed where pre-
viously the palms were blessed
by the priest at the altar and
then given to the people.
Bishop VIII Preach
The Right Rev. Leland w. r.
Stark, Bishop Coadjutor of New
ark, will be the MONDAY guest
preacher at Epiphany Episcopal
Church, 1917 G street NV,
today through Thursday. Bishop
Stark, former rector Of the
historic downtown Episcopal
Church, also will speak at the
$3.50 pm. worship Wednesday.
National Presbyterian Church,
Eighteenth street and Connects.
cut avenue NV. will have OUT
standing local ministers In the
pulpit at MONDAY services this
week. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, pro-
fessor of religion at George
Washington University, spoke to-
day.
Speakers on succeeding days
will be DR.. Albert p. Shirley,
pastor of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church, tomorrow:
the Rev. e. Franklin jackson.
pastor Of John Wesley A. M. e.
Zion Church, Wednesday, and
the Rev. Clarence w. Gram
ford, pastor Of Calvary Baptist
Church, Thursday.
DR.. Philip G.. Scott, minister
of Westmoreland Congregational
Church, Is scheduled to speak
today and tomorrow at MONDAY
services In Reformation Luth~
eran Church. 212 East Capitol
street. The Rev. Paul Schearreg.
minister Of Takoma Park Pres
byterian Church, will speak
Wednesday and Or. Lawrence D.
Folkemer. pastor Of Reformation
Church, Thursday.
Two Arlington Churches
Two Arlington churches win
hold MONDAY services this week.
Clarendon Presbyterian Church,
1901 North jackson street, had
the Rev. Frank Erwin Of Little
Falls Presbyterian Church in the
pulpit today. Other speakers
will be DR.. James L. Robertson
Iof Clarendon Methodist Church.
tomorrow; DR.. M. Jackson White
of Clarendon First Baptist
Church. Wednesday: the Rev.
Paul r. Hunter Of Rock Spring
Congregational Church, Thurs
day. and the Rev. Neville D.
Nesbitt. jr.. Of Clarendon Pres
byterian Church, Friday.
Trinity Episcopal Church. CO.
lumbia pike and North Wayne
street, had the Rev. Jay Warren
Rowen of Arlington Presbyterian
Church as the preacher today.
Other speakers will be DR.. w.
Kenneth Haddock of Arlington
Methodist Church, tomorrow; the
Rev. Carl w. Haley Of Calvary
Methodist Church, Wednesday.
and the Rev. Willard Pierce Of
Mount Vernon Baptist Church.
Thursday.
These services are sponsored
by q Layman's Committee Of the
Arlington Ministerial Associa-
ton in cooperation with the
two host churches.
DR.. John H. Pearson, super
intendent of the Alexandria Dis
trict, Virginia Methodist Confer
ence, will speak at 8 pm. serv-
ices today through Friday In
Mount Vernon Methodist Church,
Belle View boulevard near Fort
Hunt Road, Alexandria, Va.
Other District Churches
Trinity Presbyterian Church,
Sixteenth and North Inglewood
streets, will have DR.. John New
ton Thomas, professor Of Union
Theological Seminary, Rich
mond, as its speaker at 8 pm.
services today through Thurs
day.
The Rev. Harold s. Meyer, a
minister Of Washington City
Church of the Brethren, will
speak at 7:30 pm. services today
through Thursday in the church,
Fourth street and North Carolina
|avenue Sc.