Church 125 yrs old
A morning church service followed by an afternoon tea marked the 125th anniversary of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Avonside, yesterday. The Anglican parish is the biggest in the inner city, and one of the oldest. The vicar of Avonside, the Rev. R. L.. L. Oppenheim, said there was a big turnout for the service yesterday morning which was concele-
brated by previous vicars of the parish and several of the f»iira fpc The Ven. R. J. Witty, who has just retired as VicarGeneral of the diocese and who began his ministry at Holy Trinity almost 50 years ago, preached the sermon. Mr Oppenheim said that at evensong last evening some of the readings came from the early documents of .the church. ■ ■■ - - -
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