Rotorua.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume X, Issue 11, 1 April 1920, Page 270

Rotorua.

Viea* : Rev. Canon P. WfChtMetion, •-.•■'■■■■ ' ' . .'.- '. . ... . ' ■■ •-' :, ■•' - The. last two, months have been a period of progress. IJndef the energetic direction of theYiQar new actiyities have been developed arid old ones/ which' had N become dormant durying. the ''interregnum' 7, which preceded his appointment/ revived. Regular s Sunday evening -services haye been estabiished^ at the\Whakarewarewa;; HalL small .harmonium has been!" bo'ughir '-'sjbt these and; Mfs Tattersaii is} kindly^ctirig as organist. A parlsn"'.'/^^^^^''^'^^ , been started, an.p. 'm ' 'therewith' upwards of one .hundred persons have joined a ? '-Mite Society ' ' agreeting to contribute, ' throjifgh the Ladies '

Guild, a shilling a month to the work of the Church and receiying.copies of the parish magazine, the "Waiapu Ckiirch Gazette'? arid the ''New Zealand/Churchman/ The Sunday services at the Sanatorium have been resumed, being held. at 10 o'clock m the morning. • Through; the efforts of the, Yic&rj liberally supported by the ;people> thj^ parish (debt has been "reduced, by £3QO, and a further substantial reduction is- hoped for. The. summer flower show held m the Parish Hall was" successful despite obstacles, arising mainly from unf av-., orable weather. The takings amounted to £22.' The Vicar, who had had no vacation since some time prior to his. appointment, had to take. a, month's holiday, during which he visited Nelson and Napier. He was much benefited thereby, returned by motor car' on Sunday, February 15th, and conducted service m St. Luke's the same evening. During his" absence the work of the parish was carried on by the Rev. H. L. B. Goertz. A very good programme has been arranged for the parochial branch of the C.E.M.S. On Friday, February 20th, an excellent paper on "Good and bad effect of the war" was read by the Rev. H. L. B. Goertz, and an interesting discussion took place thereon.