Gisborne.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XII, Issue 9, 1 March 1922, Page 355

Gisborne.

Vicar : Rev. Canon H. Packe, M.A. Assistant Priests: Rev. T. A. Cato, Rev. F. G, Hunt,, M.A. By the time this letter is m print Lent will have beg^un. Special addresses will be given on Sunday mornings and evenings during Lent by the Vicar. Parishioners are asked to procure one of jthe Lenten cards from the church porch, dealing with the Lenten and Easter services. We specially appeal to ; communicants to attend the daily Eucharist at 7.30 a.m. The usual 3 hours' service will be held on Good Friday from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Will you come and spend these sacred hours at the foot of the Cross with Jesus'? The Easter decorations will be done on the Saturday morning, not the afternoon Every Communicant is requested to communicate at one of the celebrations on Easter Day. need a great many more pupils at the "Sunday Schools. Will parents please see that their children attend one of the schools ? A social was held by the Girls' Club recently to do honor to Miss E. McKinley, who has been vice-president for the past two years. The Vicar presented her with a beautiful gift from

the members. The church was beautifully decorated for her wedding on February Bth. We have had the great pleasure of a visit from our Bishop, who came for the opening of St. Winifred's School. He celebrated at the 8 a.m. Communion, when there were a la*ge number of communicants, and preached a most impressive sermon at Evensong. On the Tuesday a "welcome social was held m honor of the Bishop and Mrs and Miss Sedgwick, under the auspices of the Girls ' Club, when there was a fairly good attendance. Brief addresses of welcome were given by the Vicar, and the presidents of the Girls' Club and Young Men's Club. A happy time was spent with music and social intercourse. The Bishop entertained us all with his happy and amusing speech m reply to the addresses of welcome. Supper was handed round before leaving. We hope it won't be long before we have another visit from them. Flowering shrubs are badly needed for the church grounds, and also suitable plants for the altar flower garden. *