Tauranga.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume V, Issue 8, 1 February 1915, Page 98

Tauranga.

Vicar : Rev. Eric D. Sice, M.A. Lay Readers : Messrs. 0. H. Butcher, T. R. Philpotts and F. A. Stevens. The Intercession Services for the war on Wednesdays and Fridays are being only fairly well attended. The Church bell is being rung daily at noon to call people to prayer for our Empire m this time of distress. Before Christinas a very successful concert was given by a number of our Sunday School children, who had been trained by Mrs Rice. The proceeds were given to the Belgian Relief Fund. We a.lso had a fair response to the Bishoti's appeal for a Christmas Gift to Melanesia. We had good Christmas services, the number of communicants being larger than last yte&r. Those of the Choir, who were not away on holidays, sang soire beautiful carols at the evening service. On New Year's [Day the v anmuiEil Sunday School picnic w*as held at the Mount m perfect weather. A large number of parents and friends carn'e down, to whom tea was supplied). The teachers did not go round collecting this time, and we are grateful to those who sent along their subscriptions to the picnic fund. .At a meeting of parishioners on January 19th Messrs W. H. G-ifEord and J. McCarthy ! were elected to th<y Vestry .m the place of Messrs G-. F. Williams and H. H. Clemson, resigned. We are eagerly looking for the Mission which, begins on Saturday, April 24th and ends on Monday, May 3rd. We shall be most grateful if friends outside the parish will help us with their prayers. We are simply courting failure if we do not bombard the Heavens with prayer for the next three months,