Te Karaka.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 10, 1 April 1914, Page 133

Te Karaka.

Vicar: Rev. G. Watson. The Lenten Service on Wednesday evenings has been very badly attended so far, and the fact that the congregation at any of the Services on Ash Wednesday was m the singular, shows that the Church people of Te •varaka district have not learnt the great need that all have for times of real penitence, effort and self-sacrifice: Let us hope that all are making some individual effort after holiness, trying to seek God's face by the way of penitence as our Bishop's Lenten Pastoral advised us. A meeting of the Vestry was held at the Vicarage on March 6th. Archv deacon Williams was present and congratulated the Vestry on the erection of the Vicarage. It was hoped that a statement of the total cost of the Vicarage would have been presented at the meeting, but the Churchwardens were unable to do this. The. Cost of the Vicarage has exceeded the £450 -limit by about £50. Mr Appleton who has, worked. so hard as Seer retary and Treasurer for the. Annual Fete, presented a balance-sheet which showed a, credit balance of about £95 which is very satisfactory. We were very pleaded to have our Bishop with us on Sunday the 15th. His Lordshp preached at the Elvening Service when our "parish Church was weU fiVed. On Monday the Bishop, went up to Matavv'ai by the morning tram, hem? met at Otoko by the Rev J. W. Rob rison. He returned by the evening train, and on Tuesday morning left for Pututahi. It was a flying visit, and we are all looking forward to His Lordship's next visit on the first Sunday after Trinity, when be is coming to re-open the Maori' Church at Pvha which our Maori brethren are putting into repair and furnishing. ' The Vicar is taking his annual holi-= day after Easter, and will be absent, .rom the: parish for two or three Sundays. Rev. M. W. Butterfield has kindly offered to take duty at Te K-araka on Sunday, 26th, the second 3unday after Easter, and the Services » on the ' Other Sundays will be arrange 3d for. The following subscriptions for the?. " Gazette " have been received iby the Vicar :— Mrs Turnbull, Mungatii, 5/r • Mrs Gardner, Te Karaka, 2/6 ; Mi?; . 3. Bell, Te Karaka; 2/<3; Rev. G. N. iVatson, 5/-. Total 15^-, • '., :■:■.-