St. Augustine's, Napier.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XI, Issue 12, 1 June 1921, Page 283

St. Augustine's, Napier.

Vicar: Rev. Canon E. D. Rice, M.A.. The annual meeting was held on April 27th with over 10 present. The Vicar's report showed a heaj.thy state isf affairs. Congregations have increased, and there are a- good many more regular communicants. Seldom are there less than 50 at the early celebration, and there are often over 100 on an ordinary Sunday, This is' '• much healthier and shows a deeper devotion than crowds at Easter and Christmas and few m between. The Sunday School has over 350 on , the roll, and a faithful staff of- 2^/ There are 30 district visitors^ wlio distribute 600 copies of the'^'Parish Magazine" every month in£© all the Church of England houses: The lady

worker, Miss M. B. Holmes, does faithfuL and solid, work/ The balancesheet showed that the Parish was out of debt for the first time, witha credit balance of £21, arid £1000 m hand for the new Memorial Pipe Organ expected m September. The amount of £167 had been given to Missions, St. Mary's Home and the Waifs and Strays Society. This is more than a quarter of all that has been raised. The following officers were elected : _ Churchwardens, Messrs W. -F. Lydford.and J. 0. J. Griffin; vestrymen, "Messrs G. Des Forges, R. Marsack, H. Hare, T. Faulknor, S. Lydford, H. Newbegin, W. Kaye, G. Cooke, P. Macfarlane,. T. Yanko. It was decided to work for a sale m August to raise £200 to paint the interior of the schoolroom, build a. larger porch to the church, and repair the belfrey. Supper^, was handed round by the members of the Dorcas Society.