Waipiro.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 13, 1 July 1918, Page 104

Waipiro.

;' Vicar: Rev. J. Pigott,

The Ladies' ; Guilds at ;. T,okomarii Bay andWaipiro Bay are busily en- r gaged trying to clear the district of debt- .before the end., of; the present financial year, June 3jOth> Tlie .colleetirig was done by •.the.;nien frpin,.Tuparoa,North and the result so. far has been very encouraging. ■Bach-district was asked; to raise ; a , certain , proportion.- Tuparoa was • '.' first in .' ' , with their £25, .collected by , .Mr IVtorri's within a month. -*..'.'■■ .... :• r ;.•.

. .The St. Andrew V elioir at! Tokor, "maru Bay are to be congratiilated on the result of repeated practice, some^ . times under .trying conditions.'. We , are looking forward to the choral Eucharist on June 30fch. One feature of the 'St. Andrew's: service? has been an increased attendance o£ men.

- Services of • Intercession are being held weekly m the,.Waipiro. Qiiurch' when the Vicar is at home. . .

The Maoris are spending about £30 m improvements to ./the Tokomaru Church, and it is hoped -. tliat the 1 Europeans will, paint- it. '• . ,

. Thirty-one children' are now attending the Waipiro Sunday .School. We. congratulate Mrs Ellis and MissMilla Ellis on the result of .their labours. . .