The 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima was observed in many congregations Sunday, Aug. 6, the Feast of the Transfiguration. Many of the events were organized by the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.

One of the major observances took place at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, where the Rt. Rev. Joseph Noriaki, Bishop of Kyushu, and a witness to Hiroshima, was the preacher. Included in the service was a presentation of Thomas Merton's "Original Child Bomb." Many of the participants then processed to St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral for an ecumenical service.

Trinity and St. Philip's Cathedral, Newark, was host to an Interfaith Worship Service of Meditations and Prayers for Peace conducted by leaders of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faith communities.

At St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington, Vt., a Worship Service of Reconciliation "to ask God's forgiveness for the loss of lives and destruction in Hiroshima ... and in Nagasaki" included participants from many religions.

The observance at Washington National Cathedral was an ecumenical prayer service and included special music. Daniel Berrigan and Martin Sheen were among those making presentations.

The Diocese of El Camino Real's major commemoration was an interfaith Service of Remembrance and Reconciliation at Trinity Cathedral in San Jose. On the previous day, forums for sharing experiences and viewpoints of World War II were held at St. Andrew's, Saratoga, All Saints', Carmel, and St. Stephen's, San Luis Obispo.

Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, was the site of an interfaith service. Churches of the Diocese of Indianapolis were encouraged to incorporate remembrance and reflection into their regular Sunday liturgies.

In Baltimore, the Cathedral of the Incarnation's main Sunday Eucharist included youth and adult visitors from Maryland's companion diocese, Tokyo. The service was followed by a reception and program organized by the diocesan peace and justice committee. A community "never again" caravan drove from Baltimore to the observance at Washington National Cathedral.

In place of the sermon at Christ Church Cathedral, Eau Claire, Wis., there was a dramatic reading in three voices of "the Transfiguration of Humankind: A Meditation for the 6th of August, the Anniversary of Hiroshima," by Barbara Bishop, a member of the Diocese of Virginia.

St. Paul's Cathedral, Syracuse, N.Y., incorporated prayers of remembrance and recommitment into its Sunday Eucharists, and used its World War II peace altar for candlelighting for each area of conflict in the world and other concerns. The cathedral was open for a vigil during the afternoon.

Part of the commemoration at Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, N.J., was the lighting of a peace candle, which remained lit until Aug. 15.