AROWHENUA CHURCH

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31115, 19 July 1966, Page 20

AROWHENUA CHURCH

Commemorative Plaque The centennial of the Holy Trinity Church at Arowhenua would be marked in the future by a religious observance, said a member of the church committee (Mrs M. Boulton). She added that a stained glass window would be given by the Talbot family, of Longdowns, Temuka, in memory of Mr L. Talbot, who was superintendent of the Sunday School for more than 30 years. The church committee had also decided to provide a plaque to record the opening of the old Maori church on August 26, 1866, she said. Mrs Boulton, who represents the Maori people on the South Canterbury regional committee of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, said there had been general disappointment that the trust had declined to make a grant. Someone had suggested that a fingerpost was all that was needed. “My people would not have given that a hearing. They think the occasion is worth doing something on their own,” said Mrs Boulton.

She said a meeting would be convened to discuss the proposed centennial service, and she had been instructed by the church committee to outline to the Maori people what arrangements were being made about the L. V. Talbot family gift (which would be placed in the new Holy Trinity Church), and the plaque.