ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 179, 29 July 1913, Page 7

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL.

DEBT REDUCTION" SatTEilE.

There ie at present a d«bt of £433 *n the fabric of St. Mary's Cathedral, and a determined effort i= being madr DJ-ihe parishioners to clear it off before Malay, Acgust 10. which is the anniversary of the dedication. Th» foundation stone oi the building was laid in ISS6, and the chancel and half t'/ie nave wore Saiahed two yeans later, the completed building being onened in ISOB. Although there a area of church property in Parnell. th-e parish possesses no endowmems whatever, ami ihn present churr-h was erected entirely out 01 voluntary contributions of parishion*re. Three )paw ago ihere was a debt £1333 on the church and organ, and a voluntary offering scheme w.i* inaugurated with .the result that up to *"? 31 iQfit £t)o ° sras P aid off - Ipa ™S i-433 slil] ou-insr. T]io effort has been organised by the churchwardens <"id vestry, who have themselves contributed a sum of £40. Contributions ■will he received by any of the church ~n , l it ie iVU tliat many former Parisrhionere and portions who have been Baptised, confirmed or married in the may feel diepne.-d to contriD «te to the fund, a? a number of dona"one have already nm» in from a dietta «- All contribmi-ons will be laid B P°n th 3 altar at the first of the anniverStof services, and mormons will be Poached by the vicar (Rev. Canon Mac m -v' and the Bishop of Waiapu iur. Avcrffl) m the morning and cver.in-resppt-t;,,i vT _ t>