Many Churches Hold Special D-Day Services - Others Are Scheduled For Tonight And Tomorrow In Ann Arbor

Many Churches Hold Special D-Day Services

Others Are Scheduled For Tonight And Tomorrow In Ann Arbor

Special D-day services were held in many Ann Arbor churches and other services will be conducted this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow so that the local citizenry can join in devout prayer and meditation for the success of the invasion and the safety of those serving in the Allied attack.

A minute of silence was observed throughout the city at 10 o'clock this morning after church bells, air raid sirens, whistles and the carillon hailed the Allied push into France.

Services in St. Andrew's Episcopal church began at 10 o'clock this morning when Holy Commnion was celebrated. At 11 o'clock about 50 pupils of the Jones school attended services in the church. Prayers were also said at 12:15.

Services Set Tonight

The Ministerial Association of Ann Arbor has invited non-churchgoers and members of any church who desire to attend services at 7:15 tonight in St. Andrew's church.

Holy Communion services will be conducted at 7:15 tomorrow morning in St. Andrew's church, and there will be intercession services at 12:15 tomorrow afternoon.

Catholic devotions will be read at 7:30 tonight in St. Thomas and St. Mary's churches. Services were conducted at 8 o'clock this morning and at 12:30 this afternoon in St. Thomas church, while masses were held at 6:30, 7 and 8 o'clock in St. Mary's church.

Prayers were said this morning and this afternoon in Zion Lutheran church, and another service will be held at 6 o'clock tonight.

Observance Planned

Another D-day observance will be at 8:30 tonight at the Beth Israel congregation under the joint auspices of the Beth Israel and the B'nai B'rith Hillel foundation. The services will be led by Rabbis Isaac Goldman and J.M. Cohen. All townspeople, faculty members and students are invited to attend.

From 7:45 to 8:30 tonight in the Salvation Army temple, prayers will be said for the Allies' fighting men. Members of the organization as well as members of churches not having services at that time will be in attendance.

The First Methodist and the First Presbyterian churches will be open all day and prayer services were held at 10 o'clock this morning in the Presbyterian church.

Others Scheduled

Directed prayer services were held at noon in the Congregational church, and other services are scheduled for 3 o'clock, 4:30 and the public services of intercession at 8 o'clock tonight conducted by Rev. Leonard A. Parr, pastor.

In addition to the church services, programs will be given at 7:15 and 8:15 tonight in the Michigan League chapel and in the Grand Rapids room of the League under the sponsorship of the Women's War council and the Post-war council.

Playing the organ for the League chapel services will be Katherine Karch, while recorded music will be heard in the Grand Rapids room.