ST. MARY'S, HAWERA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 July 1923, Page 8

ST. MARY'S, HAWERA.

WELCOME TO THE Y/CA.R

Last night in the school n very cordiai welt-o^e was given "tor itev. _.. »v. Una Mrs Monaghan by, the parishioners ol Hawera. xix-eie v.,4t6 -a v\ny i_-£i,« attendance, the nail, "being quite tilled, and Mr S. _Kien Cony, on_-cnwaru„i i presiaed. Tne first pjwt of the evening was devotee to a. musical programme, wh-cu was much enjoyed by all. Songs were- given oy iVLis uaie, ivliss \Viis»i>_, Miss xv. Homer and Mr F. W. Sutton, vioiia solo by Miss M. Good, piano solo by Mrs R. A'-age, vocal trio by Mrs i jjurf-geas, Mrs _>uifili and Miss \» uson. j The accompaniments were prayed by Mrs iiawson, Miss Elliott, Mrs Page, Mrs Duifill and Mr ti. Hillsdon Jaut•ton. All the performers were given a very good reception. j Mr -coiiry tnen made a short speech jof welcome on behalf of tne people of j the district. He expressed' the pleasure ;. an telt in welcoming Mr and Mrs | Monaghan, and said he felt sure that j witn tne organising gift of which Mr i Monaghan had already shown lie possessed good work would be done by ! him, and tnat he would repeat tho ; success he had achieved at Pahiatua. i He wished both Mr and Mrs Monaghan l happiiiess and success in the worn: at . Hawera.

| Mr C. Leighton cordially endorsed the i welcome given by Mr Corry, and asI sured Mr Monaguan of the hearty supI port of the people in their work. He ; appealed to tne parishioners' to lend j their sympathy and help, without which it was impossible to eaory on the worK of the parish. He referred to the | flower show, and said he felt sure that j with the assistance of the people the I amount desired could be obtained, aaid jadded that if only three hundred would j give a weekly sum of one shililn_ the j finance would be assured. He concluded, by again extending a hearty welcome to the vicar in the duty that lay before him. Mr Gilbert also extended a welcome, and said he hopt'd that Mr Monaghan's term would be as successful as in Pai hiatua. He hoj>ed that God's biesslfetig would rest on the church.

Mr Wya-tt; in endorsing the welcome, said the people of the town must support the vicar, and the most effective way to do that was to come regularly to church.

Mr Monaghan, on rising to reply, was received'with hearty applause. He said he had been able so fair only to see the outside of things in Hawera, and realised that a great work lay ahead. He had learnt the number of parishioners, saw that the hospital and private hospital contained a large number of people, that theie was a Sunday school and a day school to look after, and all the other organisations of the parish. He could see that no one man could do the whole of the work effectively, but could promise thwn he would do- his very best. For -whab was left undone they must not blame him too much. He appealed to the lay readers and all the church workers to help him. He paid a tribute to the great service rendered by the lav-readers, and said Hawera had always given a body of men who gave of thei,r best in the work of the church. He said that every manl had a personality of his own, and he must therefore be allowed to do -the work, in his own way. He said he honed everyone he met that evening would-speak to him if they met again, for he himself had not the gift of remembering faces, and therefore he might qn>:,te easily pass them in the street. He thanked, everyone from the bottom of his heaift on behalf of himself and Mrs Monoghan for the kindly assurances of welcome, and for all the help given them so freely while they were settling down. Hawera had a reputation for good works aaid loyal service. It _ whs a privilege to him* to be appointed to this parish, and he was looking forward with keen interest to see the workers of the parish in action. Refreshments „were '■■ then supplied by the ladies, and p. very interesting gathering terminated with the sing'lng of the National Anthem. i