Pennsylvania Parade # 129 - Veteran's Day (Traditional) / Zion is Closed

c1986. From a pre-dawn flag raising in Clearfield, Pa., the county seat, to the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner"--after dark and in the rain--in the village of Frenchville, Veteran's Day, 1985, was a day of some celebration, some anger, and many memories for the veterans, families, and bystanders at memorial ceremonies that took place across the county. November 11 was a day of traditional observance in a society increasingly inclined toward three-day holiday weekends, while only the "(traditional)" designation on our calendars reminds us of the diminished importance such holidays have come to have in our lives. ZION IS CLOSED. c1988, color, 28-minutes. The cornerstone says "1896." But Zion Lutheran Church, Sebring, Pa., will not be having a centennial celebration. Its too-small congregation is "taking leave" after 91 years as the community's most enduring social institution. Zion Lutheran is a statistic, but not an uncommon one. Like many rural churches, it was unable, even with the help of three sister churches, to attract a full-time minister; the church building needed extensive repairs; and the membership had dropped to only 15. Zion Lutheran was too old, too small, under-financed, and in trouble. Leave-taking was bitter-sweet: the church crowded, the singing forceful, the prayers and remembrances heartfelt. Then, with a final moment of silent reflection, and not a few quiet tears, Zion was closed.

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