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Palm Sunday Ushers in Most Solemn Week of Year With Special Services Palm Sunday, Ihe introduction to the most solemn week of tbe church year, will be observed locally with special rites. There wil! be the traditional blessing and distribution of palms. For the days to follow during Holy Week, including Spy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday end Holy Saturday, The News will in Galveston churches in the Sunday issue. Announcement of Roman Catholic Palm Blessings The asnuEl tradition of receiving Messed palms, in remembrance of Christ's reception in Jerusalem with the strewing of palms in His path, will be commemorated in Roman Catholic churches of the city. Pastors have announced plans as follows.

At St. Mary's Cathedral palms will be blessed before the 9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday and will be distributed following this Mass and those at 11 a.m. and at 12 noon. Sacred Heart Church has scheduled the blessing of palms prior to the 8 a.m.

Mass, with reception of them after the Masses at 8, 9:15 and 10:30 a.m. and 12 noon, and again after the 7:30 p.m. Sunday service of Rosary, sermon and Benediction of tbe Blessed Sacrament. For ihe tra' ditlonal procession of the palm rite the Schola Cantorum, boys' choir, will sing the psalms. At St.

Joseph's Church, palms will be blessed Sunday prior to the 8 a.m. Mass and will be distributed following the service. The Holy Rosary Church congregation will have the palm- blessing before the 6:30 a.m. Mass Sunday and the distribution following this Mass and the one 9 a.m. Members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church will receive the blessed palms following the 6:30 a.m.

Mass Sunday, before which the blessing is srt, and again following the 8, 10, and 11 a.m. and 12 noon Misses. St Patrick's Church will have the blessing of palms it 10:30 a.m. Sunday. They will be distributed after the 11 a.m.

and the 12:10 p.m. Misses, and again at the 5 p.m. Lenten devotions. Trinity Episcopal Confirmation Palm Sunday Is a day of special significance at Trinity Episcopal Church. The rite of Confirmation ii lo be administered at 11 a.m.

by the Rt. Rev. John Hines, D. bishop of Ihe Episcopal Diocese of Texas. Blsh- np Hines' sermon is to be on It has been announced by the Trinity Church rector, the Rev.

Edmund H. Gibson, that all who desire to meet the -Bishop and lunch with him may go to Ihe Jack Tar Charcoal Galley immediately following the 11 a.m. service. Palm crosses will be distributed at all services Sunday, as is the yearly custom. Special an(hems for Palm Sunday will be sung at 11 a.m.

by Hie choir, directed by Thomas G. Rice, who the organist. These will b- "The King; of which a traditional "St. Columba" Irish melody, and "Fairpst Lord Jesus," from the Munster Gesangbuch, old German Songbook. Sunday's schedule Includes Ihs 7:30 a.m.

Holy Communion: the 9:15 a.m. family service, with sermon by the Rev. James W. Emerson, associate, on "Behold The the 10 a.m. Sunday sciool and adult Bible class, and Ihe 11 a.m.

rite of Confirmation and sermon by Ihe Bishop. C.oniniiinion At Al Oiacc Episcopal Church Pii tn Sunday, the schedule of homers and sermons by the rec- lor, the Rev. L. T. DeForcst, will be as follows: At 7:30 a.m., Holy Communion, distribution of palm crosses and "Tbe Exaltation of 9 a.m., family service, procession of palms and "Is Christ Your 11 a.m., morning prayer, procession of palms and "Pris- ooers of At 4 p.m.

Sunday there will be a meeting of the Junior High Fellowship and at 1:30 p.m., ol the Sigma Phi League. Set at 7:39 p.m. is tbo Palm Sunday pageant service by the Chi Rho League, which is open to all interested persons. Large At First Lutheran' According to the Rev. Vernon Rebel, First Lutheraa Church pastor, of the larfeat groups of young people in recent yean will be received into communicant membership by the rite of Confirmation at the 10:39 a.m.

Palm Sunday service. The group 'numbers 2S, and includes the following- Melvin Jean Aamoth, Sharon Leigh Anderson, George Frederick Black, Dennis Lee Broughton, Edward Paul Cano, Elaine Alma Carrio. Nancy Elisabeth Gay, Robert Wayne Gay, Randi Elizabeth Gresvik, Linda Lee Grisham, Martha Ann Hansen, Ron- aid George Hayroan. Also, Natha Lea Kipner, Linda Lydia Lind, Shirley Diane Me- er, Lynn Katherine Nauert, Douglas Hans Pruns, Cecil Ray Reed Mitzl Ann Rodemerk, Bonnie. Jean Sommerfield, Charles Edward Staudt, Linda Ellen Topp, Cynthia Helen Wood, and Patricia Annette Yon.

The group will receive Holy Communion for the first time at 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday. At Sunday's 1 a.m. service, by rite of adult Confirmation, the following will be received into membership: Evelyn Dene Atch- Ison, James Robert Duniworth, Harold A. Renshaw, Irma Mac Renshaw, Betty Jo Thompson and Martha Marie Wednemeyer.

In addition to the morning schedule Sunday, there will be a Palm Sunday Reconsecration service at 9:39 It will be followed by a supper at 1:39 p.m. in the courtyard for all confirmands and their parents, also members of iist yen's group, and Intermediate League members and sponsors. To follow Ihe supper will be a sound film, "Harvest of Years," story of the development of the Lutheran Church In the United States. It is to be shown in the parish hall auditorium. Spiritual Crisis At Central Christian At 18:45 a.m.

in Central Christian Church Palm Sunday the minister, the Rev. Walter A. Hargraves, will bring the message "Spiritual This, Ihe last in hia series on "Turning Points in the Life of Jesus," will deal with the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem where the last few days were spent before His crucifixion. Youth groups will meel at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Palm Sunday evening will mark the beginning ol a special week of preaching with guest speakers in the pulpit from Sunday through Friday. The week's theme is "Christ Calls At 7:30 p.m. Sunday "Christ Calls You to Faith" will be the topic of the Rev. Fred Miller, piesl from the Bayway Christian Church, Baytown. A native of Oklahoma City, Mr.

Miller attended Texas Christian University where he received his AB degree. His graduate work was done where he earned the Bachelor of Dlvinily degree. Mr. Miller has served churches in Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas, lie was associate paslor of the First Christian Church, Oklahoma City, under the late Rev. Bill Alexander, well-known Disciple leader.

His most recent pastorate in Oklahoma was in Ada, where he served the First Christian Church for several years. Mr. Miller has been active in youth work, giving special attention to high school and college age youth. He Wor'd War 11. Methodist Lrusaae To End Sunday The Rev.

W. B. Morton or Coleman, Texas, father of the first Methodist Church pastor, the Rev. Weldon B. Morton, will close the church's evangelistic crusade at a.m.

Sunday. Services have been conducted each morning and evening during the week. Dedication of stewardship folders will be held at the nine hour. All children who have been attending the membership training class, under direction of the pastor, will be received into church i The sanctuary choir's selection is "I Waited for the Lord" (Mendelssohn), with Mrs. Ben Windle and Mrs.

Barry Williams as soloists. Shriners and their families will be guests at the church. Selected Easter music for Palm Sunday will be sung by the sanctuary choir, directed by the Rev. James E. McCullar, associate minister.

Mrs. Windle is to be soloist In "The- Holy City" (Gaul). A trio of senior high girls will sing Mendelssohn's composition "He, Watching Over At the organ for the service will be Mrs. Ward Benson. Piesiding be the minister.

The choir is to include, among' its selections, compositions of Tschesnokoff, Mozart, Mendels- aohn, G. F. Handel, and John Stainer. Tabernacle Baptist. Mission Movie The Rev.

J. R. Hillman, Tabernacle Baptist Church pastor, has selected the following sermon subject for Sunday at 11 a.m., "The Lord's Supper and Our Coming At 7:30 p.m. there will be a film on home missions, "The Land I Mr. Hillman reported Tabernacle Baptist will be cooperating wilh the Galveston Baptist Association in the simultaneous revival campaign to besia Easter Sunday, April 2.

and to continue for a week. Mr. Hillman will preach at 8 each evening. St. Paul's Lutheran Sermon Announced For his Palm Sunday sermon the pastor of St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Robert C. Berry, has selected the lopic "Jesus. Our Majestic Redeemer" (Phil. 2: 5-Ii).

Services are at 8 and 10:30 a.m., and Sunday school and Bible classes are conducted 9:15 a.m. The Adult Inquirers Class, which has been held on Friday nights, has been advanced to Wednesday 7:30 p.m. because of Good Friday services this week. Subject for the class' third session is lo deal wilh "Man. as 4 St.

John's Lutheran Schedules Events "The Lord Haih Need of You" will be the sermon topic of the St, John's Lutheran Churci pastor, the Rev. .1. W. Jackson, at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. Palm Sunday services.

The Sunday school and Bible class arc to be conducted at 9:15 a.m. Al Ihe 10:30 a.m. rile Sunday Mary Ellen Hoffman, Lois Dodson, Karen Elfslrom and Joyce Jackson will he received into communicant membership of the church by the rite of Confirma- SaBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIIBIBIBl Ml Hfl Hd SATURDAY ONLY 4 Hours Only! 11 A.M. to 3 P.M., March 25th I I REP 1 INTRODUCING 1 Now Erery- Ad body Can Afford One 1Jk MrV Ideal For QNL Housewives, wrll Students, WILL Clerks, I Salesmen Do Accountants, Of A 3 Businessmen I Cashiers, Savi Waitresses EAT OF A SELLC EW POCKET SIZE Al at, Subtracts, MuitipiUt rV THIS 1 COUPON BE $3.00 AFTER SALE The Work 150.00 Machine ml Ta Coitly Errors fares Time O(4m i. LVLCRORYSHM 2213 1 )UT! DOING MACHINE 1 Up To 99.999,999 WHILE THEY LAST BRAIN I wmmmmm tion, the pastor has announced.

At 8 p.m. Moaday there will be a meeting of tbe Voter's Assembly. The Parent Teacher group is to meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Announcement is made of a change of lime for choir rehearsal, which is set at p.m.

Thursday. St. John's Lutheran School is vacation at 3 p.m. Thursday. Classes will resume at a.m.

April 10 During the week following Easter Sunday teachers of the school will attend the Texas district convention in Austin. Zion Lutheran Will Call New Pastor For the Zion Lutheran Church membership the 10:30 a.m. Palm Sunday worship will be, conducted by Fred Kraeplin. Church achool meets at 9 t.m. Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Holy Communion will be celebrated with the Rev. John P. Murray officiating. Following the service congregational meeting is to be held to call a pastor for the church. St.

Augustine's And St. Vincent's The Palm Sunday services for St Augustine's Episcopal Church, and St. Vincent's Chapel have been listed by the vicar, the Rev. James Murray. There will be distribution of palms at 8 a.m.

in St. Augustine's and at 10 a.m. at St. Vincent's. First Presbyterian Triumph Preview The Rev.

George Scotchmer's Palm Sunday message to commemorate the Lord Jesus Christ's royal entry into Jerusalem and the public claiming of His rightful Kingship will be "Preview of It will be presented at the 10:50 a.m. worship hour. The youth choir will inin Ihf adult group in singing the anthem "So Lowly Doth the Saviour Ride" (Austin C. Lovelace). Mr.

Scotchmer's message at 7 p.m. is to be "Praying in Jesus' taken from the 16th chapter of the Gospel of John. Central Methodist Sermon 'Hosanna' For the Central Methodist a.m. Sunday service Ihe pastor, the Rev. Ben K.

Bering has chosen the sermon subject and for 7:15 p.m., "Abundant At the morning worship Sunday the pastor will receive a class of children and young people Into the membership of the church, well a group of adults. Tuesday the monthly meeting of Ihe Board of Trustees will be held at 7 p.m.. followed by the meeting of the Commission on Stewardship and Finance at 7:311 p.m. Both ire to be in the church offices. Crockett Place Methodist Topic The Rev.

Charles Danheim, Crockett Place Methodist Church minister, has reported that for this fourth Sunday of March, during the Sunday school hour from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., the classes will meet in the sanctuary for a special observance of World Service Sunday. The Lenten self- denial folders with Lenten offerings will be presented. For the 10:45 a.m. worship hour the minister has selected as his sermon theme "Saved by Faith." At 6 i.m. Sunday members of the primary and Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet at the church, and from there will be taken by car for a tour of the local Zion Methodist Church.

At 6:30 p.m. the kindergarten Methodist Youth Fellowship will have a service at Ihe church. The regular Sunday evening service will be conducted by Mr. Dan- Monday at 7:30 p.m. there will be a meeting of the Commission on Education which had been slated lor Tuesday.

Sunday school Westminster Presbyterian Sunday school classes for the Westminster Presbyterian Church congregation are conducted each Sunday 9:30 a.m. at the Educational Building, 2127 37th street. Al 11 a.m. 'lie worship service is conducted in the sanctuary at 512' avenue U. The sermon topic announced by tha minister, the Rev.

C. A. Tucker, for Sunday is "Tire Time of Thy An Adult Fellowship business and program meeting is scheduled (or 7:30 p.m, Tuesday in the church parlor, with James S. Hardy in charge of the program. The group will be addressed by Jack C.

Springer, new manager of the Galveston Chamber ol Commerce, nn ihe chamber's Springer took over hu duties with the local chambei February, with chamber uperiences that span 11 years. has held potts at Pauls Valley aad Semi- note, where he served coordinator of a three-city effort on industrial development. Springer became manager of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce hi ISM, where he was serving before coming here. Broadway Church At the Broadway Church ot Christ, the minister. W.

H. Nichols, will preach Sunday as follows: at 19: 59 a.m., and I p.m., "The Evidence of Men of the congregation are preparing to cleen and mow the church grounds in preparation for IB C. D. DAVIS, tUa dty, and new Christ (er ftapel awttiaf April 1-12. the gospel meeting, beginning April 2 with C.

D. Davis of Devine, Texas, as speaker. Services will be at 7:30 p.m. nightly, except Sundays, when the time is 6 p.m. The Friday night class, which meets at 7:30 p.m.

at the church, will prepare short talks assigned to them to be delivered before the class. Tape recordings are rerun so the speakers can watch for improvement. West End Church Of Christ Speaker B. C. Bailey will be the guest speaker Sunday for the West Ead Church of Christ membership at its 11 a.m.

and 1 p.m. services. Study of tbe Book of Hebrews is to be continued at the 7:39 p.m. Wednesday Bible class meeting. Sleep' At First Baptist Sunday at 11 a.m.

in First Baptist Church the pastor, Dr. John W. Salzman, will be preaching on the subject "Shameful The annual program of Easter music will be presented at 7:45 p.m., with the church choir singing selections from Stainer's Sunday School begins at a.m. and Training Union will convene at 6:30 p.m. The nursery will be open for all stated services.

The monthly Training Union Council supper is set at 6:30 p.m. Monday, followed by the Training Union Council meeting at. 7 p.m. Wednesday at 6 p.m. there will be a family night lupper.

Various meetings will follow, and at 8 at the Hour of Power service the pastor will show the last in his series of slides on the mission field in Latin America. Friday the Boy Scouts wil! meet at 7:30 p.m. Men of the church will have their weekly prayer meeting at 7 a.m. Saturday. Dr.

W. Myrddin Lewis will begin a series of revival services Easter Sunday, to continue through April 9, and a week ol prophetic Bible teaching April 10 through 16. Services are open to the public. irsl Pentecostal Radio Program The First United Pentecostal Church sponsors a radio program each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. over KGBC.

At the 10 a.m. Sunday school hour the lesson text is to be "The Apostle Who Evangelist Thelma Sue Carroll will assist with the 11 a.m. devotional for which the text is to be "Pattern of At 7 p.m. there will be choir singing and meditation on Acts 1-2. At 7 p.m.

Wednesday the Rnv. C. T. Carroll will conduct Bible teaching and discussion. At 7 p.m, Saturday the Pentecostal Conquerors will meet under the direction of Wesley Morris.

Dole Glhson conducts the singspiration. Steve There is lo be Bible quiz. Christian Science Topic Is 'Reality' The wer-availabiliiy of spiritual enlightenment will be emphaeii- ed in tnt 11 a.m Sunday service at the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Scriptural selections to be read in the Lesson-Sermon entitled "Reality" will include this passage from Isaiah "The people that walked In darkness havt seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath light shined." United Pentecostal Sermon on Isaiah Sunday achool at the United Pentecostal Church at 10 a.m. is to feature the lesson text "The Apnstle Who At 11 a.m.

the minuter, the Rev. G. T. McDonald, will take the text IsaiafelO, "To the law and to the testimony if they speak nut according to this word, it is because there is no light His sermon theme is "Doctrines that Cannot Be Found in the Bible that Were Decreed by Man, not Mr. McDonald quoted these doctrinal subjects to be, is wrong: to pray to Mary, the Mother of Jesui Christ; to worship saints, angels and images; to pray for the dead; to believe in prayer beads; to confess your sins to man; to put the church before the word ol God; not to search the Scriptures that these things be For the 7:30 p.m.

evangelical service the pastor has prepared a sermon on "The Assurance of Salvation Brings Peace of Mind and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Mc- Mainland Church Topics (CenUnued Iran Pate 4) day palm crosses will be to members of Ihe congregation as reminders of the Triumphant entry of Jesus into the lives of men, according to the Rev. Amos C. Carey, rector.

The' services will include a 7:30 a.m. Holy communion, a 10 a.m. family service and church school and evening prayer at 7 p.m. The It a.m. family service will include music led by Mrs.

Seaton Hunter, choir director, and Mrs. Paul Armstrong, organist. The arrangement of (he spiritual, "Were You There?" Mr. Carey will preach at the family service and a coffee hour will be held in the parish hall. FIRST BAPTIST, TEXAS CITY Dr.

Dow Heard, chaplain at the Veterans', hospital, Houston, who has been serving as interim pastor, will preach at the morning and evening services of First Bap- Unitarian Topic Is Psychology Of Baha'i Faith A research psychologist will ad- dreu members ot the Unitarian Fellowship of Galveston County in the 10:39 a.m. Sunday service. Clifton Wolf, research psychologist in the plastic surgery division at tht University of Texts Medical Branch, will speak on "The Social Psychology of the Baha'i Faith." He said the Baha'i World Faith, founded tome 1M yean ago, has "a spiritual and social-pytcholog- ical blueprint to offer mankind -a plan designed to create individual and world unity. "Interestingly enough, 'ihe psychological principal contained in the faith are. currently being discovered and investigated scientifically," Wolf Hid.

"Consequently, the structure and concepts of this faith should be of special Interest to social scientists, particularly sociologists and psychologists who study the inter-actions of people in small groups," Wolf concluded. The subject matter ties in with a recent series of talks on some of the great religions of the world, according to Dr. Don Naylor, program chairman. Sunlight Baptists' Easter Service Set A 4:30 sunrise service for Easter Sunday, April 2, has been announced by Sunlight Missionary Baptist Church. It will, be conducted at the church by the minister, Ihe Rev, R.

Davenport, Regular Sunday services at the church include the 9:30 a.m. Sunday school: 11 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. BYPU, and 7 p.m. worship.

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The choir, directed by Charles Little, will appear on Channel 11 Sunday. CALVARY BAPTIST, T.C. "God of Our Fathers" is ihe anthem to be presented by the choir during the morning services of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. L.

M. Victory and Mra. C. E. Stanley will handle solo puts.

The Rev. Jamei Shipman will speak on "Because of Calvary." During the evening hour, the Easter' and "Down at the Cross" directed by Mrs. N. Shoemake. Toe carol choir, directed by Stanley, wil 1 sing "Whispering Hope." MEMORIAL "LUTHERAN, T.C.

The Rev. T. J. Rot'i, interim pastor, will preach at services of Memorial Lutheran Church of Texas City Palm Sunday. His topic for the and 11:05 a.m.

services will be "Christ Thy King Comes to During the 7 p.m. service Mr. Roth will speak on "1 Believe In Jesus Christ." FIRST CHRISTIAN, LA MARQUE "Calvary, the Hill of Three Crosses" will be the topic for the 10:45 a.m. service of L) Marque First Christian Church. The evening will be "Tht Psychology of Baptism." T.C.

Peace Lutheran Church will observe Mission Festival Palm Sunday in both services, according to the Rev. Virgil F. Meyer, pastor. The Rev. Arbie V.

Pat- a missionary to Japaa for seven years who is home furlough, will be guest speaker. Mr. Patchke Is a native Texan tad nephew of F. E. Patichkt AH elder at Peice diuivh.

missionary and his family will ra- turn to Japan in July. Missionary Pltschk. wiil address the congregations of Peace, Our Savior, Hitchcock and St. John's of Galveslon at 2:39 p.m. and snow slides and play tape recordings of his work la Japan.

Harold Oilman, a member of the a committee, it in charge of afternoon arrangements. During the 19:30 a.m. service, five Juniors and five adults will be received into communicant membership by rite of confirmation. The juniors are Diannt Luke, Di- Manuel, Carol Lotte, Diana Sonnier and Linda Sullivan, Adults are Calvin Dubois, Henry Dedman; Mrs. C.

R. a i Stewart Walker and Gail Taylor. FIRST The new i i the Rev. Emil Lear, will deliver sermon for the Lenten season, "The Three Crowds." Special music will follow on the theme, "Were You there when they crucified my Lord?" The service begins at 11 a.m. with Mrs.

Nell Bmndretn at the organ. Sunday School begins it 9:45 a.m. with S. T. Hanson, Sunday School superintendent in charge.

all. meets at 7 p.m. at the church Sunday, while ndults meet in the sanctuary. Refreshments will be served. i Donald will lead the weekly Bibto study.

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