Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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eiore Splasrhdown Eternal God, Cre- ator of our planet and the vast, seem- ingly .endless space surrounding us, hear us as we offer to you our prayers of thanksgiving and of intercession foroth- Lers. We thank you Prayer Night B - Chunain that the flight of the Apollo 8 hasbeen Dean K. Veltman U so far a safe and successful one. we thank you for the knowledge all mankind has gained by the work of our astro- nauts. Be expecially close to them in the hours of flight that remain. Give them a safe re-entry, splashdown, and recovery. 'We remember tonight the Bor- man, Lovell, and Anders families, for we feel the tensions that must be theirs. Thank you, O Lord, for hearing our joint and individual prayers on this very special evening. In Jesus Name, Amen. Prayer,Night Alter Splushdown i l l l l As we look at the events of the last few days, O Lord, we marvel at the abil- ity You gave man, that would permit him to explore and conquer not only the world he lives in, but the space that Chaplain 4 surrounds him as well. Lucian R. Brasley We thank YOU, Ol-'0I'd s for making man what he is and for the manifold gifts that You have given him. This evening, conscious of the recent return of our astronauts from their historical flight around the moon, we thank You for the success of their mission and for their safe return to earth. Praise, honor, and glory be to Your name, 0 Lord! Amen. iririr'k'k CREWILHBERS PRAY FOR ASTRUNAUTS--During Christmas, services held in the ship's Chapel two mem of the crew pray for a safe return of the three astronauts. Page 28

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l l Christmas Services During Apollo 8 l , 1 C-. .ll7lNT ClRlSTM4S SERVICE--A joint Catholic-Prostestant Prayer Service for World Peace was held on the flight deck on Christmas Day. The Yorktown was a praying ship.Ead1 night at taps Chaplain Lucian R.Bras- ley or 'Dean K. Veltman prayed with the crew for the safety of the astronauts, their families, and for all aboard who were to be responsible for their safe recovery. The three astronauts, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William And- ers, were in our thoughts on Christmas Eve when, just before our Candlelight Service, the word was passed that lunar ejection was accomplished and our com- rades were on their way back. Protestant Holy Communion and Catho- lic Midnight Mass were a time of pray- ers of ,thanksgiving--first, for the Prince of Peace and second, for those .dedicated Christian officers in the ,command module who were heading over ,200,000-miles straight for the York- On Christmas Day a joint Catholic- Protestant Prayer Service for World ,Peace was held at ll am on the flight deck. Biblical passages which spoke of the promised .Prince of Peace were read from both Testaments.v A joint choir led the singing of our common heritage of carols, and the prayers of men of faith representing all Christendom aere said The ecumenical spirit of our day may Christmas By Chaplain Dean K. Veltman Christmas is the season of light. In a very real way it illuminates our paths throughout the new year which follows. Above all it is the season of sharing . . . gifts as did the wise men so long ago, praise just as the shep- herds who left the tiny manger scene and returned to their work, love as given and returned within the Choly family as they were drawn together by the new baby in their midst. And so it was with Yorktown in this very holy time. Gifts from home, re- ceived and held for weeks, were opened beneath. makeshift Christmas trees, praise in the form of Christmas carols were sung in Chapel services and played on the phonographs and sound systems throughout the ship, love was exper- ienced over the distance, often in terms of lonliness and the heartfelt desire to be with those who were sep- arated. yet lead to that universal time of peace promised prophetical1y'so long ago! 'They shall beat their swords into plow shears, and their spears into pruning hooks neither shall they learn war anymore N Phge27

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