Parochial Notes.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 3, 1 September 1923, Page 296

Parochial Notes.

Opotiki. (Vicar: Rev. A. P. Hall. M.A.) . ' Although no notes have appeared for two months, the dkily round has gone on much as usual. There has been little of diocesan interest to report. : The'parish paper has started a 'new year if 6f issue with all expenses paidi through a-'dyertisements, and a little over for emergencies. We print over 400 copies" a * month, and they go from Cape 'Runaway to Waimana, including Toa Tba and Opbuae, so that every church family receives a copy- free of charge. The Sunday ' School is financially sound; owing to an operetta given .by the children and organised by Miss' Scott and her helpers. Over £20 was netted and r we are most ! grateful to everybody who •/' helped/ : The choir has taken "on a new leased of life with*iß'Voys r pn the roll, 6 m^Q a»4 aijis ladieSj As tirn^ goef-

on we hope to grow: ''better and better," vocally at any rate! - We have lost Miss Davies. from the Sunday School, and also Miss Eva Dick. The former has gone- to Heiensville and^ the latter has been marrie.dto Mr P. R. Gprdori. Our good wishes follow them^oth. V 'Miss : 'K. Buckland now takes Miss Davies' class. ;.., The parish is the poorer through the death of Stanley Parkinson; His calm childlike faith and cheerful '■■ patience through his long ilhiess have been an inspiration to all who knew- him. . May he rest -in. peace. Gur sympathy'goes out to his widow arid her three little boys. Most of the- congregation are suffering' from either influenza or ' ' golfitis. ' ' Of the ■ two the former is preferable as the attack lasts jt short time. The latter disease m-* tacks its victims every Sunday from ten till five throughout the season, and, m most cases (not always, thank God), renders them too tired to remember the primary object of Sunday, viz.,' public'worship. -We have to .learn that pleasures should be controlled and ruled by us, and not that we should be "possessed" by any form of sport, excellent though it may be. , (The last paragraph applies aptly to many other parishes we know of. Mr Hall sends us a copy of his parish magazine— -thanks — it is an excellent production. Editor, W.C.G.). Puketapii. (Vicar: Rev. B. F. Geddes, M.A.) On Sunday, July 22nd, Jthe Governor, who was the guest of Mr Kinross White, signified his wish to attend * divine service m the Parish Church. Owing to the Vicar not being able to be present, the service was kindly4| taken by Archdeacon Simkin. An unusually beautiful wedding was solemnised by the Vicar on July 31st, m St. Michael 's and All Angels ', between Miss Peggy Wright and Mr Douglas Lane. The bride was attended by the Misses Sybil Wright, Peggy Lane, Tru Wright and Winsome Wright; the bridegroom by Mr Canning. Mrs Moore officiated at the organ. Though many preferred to wait outside, the extra seating provided m the church was taxed to its utmost The " beautiful decorations inside the beautiful little church, and the festooned path outside for the feet of the bride, the youthfulness of . the .bridal party; -and - the radiant sunshine of a perfect day m spring made a picture not., easily forgotten. After • the wedding the many .guests ; were entertained., at Apley; by the parents of, the. ;bridei : The stock sale on August Bth was a great success, the- parish; benefiting -'.by ftbjtat : s£si ,L#«i' M W the-year

it is proposed to hold- a "shop" m Kapler. / •■'■-■•■. Subscriptions to the "Gazette," as yet 1 unpaid, may be handed directly to the Vicar. Taradale. (Vicar: Rev. Canon Clarke) . The Missionary Christmas parcels were packed m the Parish Hall on Friday, 17th August. The prevailing epidemic . militated against a good .attendance, but quite a nice number of attractive and useful articles were brought or sent, enabling us to forward a parcel each for Miss Smith, India; Dr. Duncan Main, China; and Miss .Dirieen, China. . The annual Missionary Sale of Work has been fixed for Wednesday, 26th September. The Vicar hopes to hold Confirmation classes shortly, and will be glad to receive the names of intending candidates. There are a few subscriptions for the "Church Gazette" still unpaid. Holy Trinity, Gisborne. (Vicar : Rev. Canon H. Packe, M.A. Assistant Priest: Rev. T. A. Cato). We have much to report since our last letter. In connection with the Healing Mission, intercession services are fixed for the following districts: — . Tuesday, 7.30 p.m., St. -Paul's, Kaiti. Wednesday, 7.30 p.m., Holy Trinity." Thursday, 3.15 p.m., Holy Trinity. (Children's Service). Thursday, 7.30 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, Te Hapara. Friday, 7.30 p.m., St. John's, Mangapapa. Prayer Circles are also arranged as follows : — Monday, 2.45 p.m., Y.W.C.A. Rooms.Monday, 7.30 p.m., Miss Rees' School. Tuesday* 3 p.m., Miss Maclean, 206 Stout Street. Tuesday, 9.15 p.m., Holy Trinity Girls' Club. Thursday, 3 pan., Mrs Graham, Iranui Road, Kaiti. Thursday, 2.15 p.m., tho Vicarage. Friday, 3 pan.,- Miss Hyett, Dixon Street, Kaiti. Friday^ 7.30 p.m., St. Winifred's . School. Circles will also be arranged for Te Hapara> Victoria; Township and other parts, which will be announced. Much enthusiasm is being shown by the large band of womeir workers, whose duty it is to. visit those preparing for" the Mission of Healing. They work with full authority from the Vicar. The Vicar will be pleased to .hear of anyone who is willing to take m patients or visiting clergy during the Mission. Volunteer to help m any way possible, m the ser-

vice of the Master -m. this coming. Mission. Try and persuade your friends who are sick m- soul and body to come to the Mission^ and to send m the names and addresses to Canon Packe, Cotiden street, Gisborne. A most successful sale of produce, etc., was held on August 11th, m aid of Church funds and realised about £100. The Holy Trinity Girls' Club's annual sale of work is. to be held on October 4th m the Parish Hall. Contributions towards the! different stalls will be ..gratefully .accepted. Plans have been drawn up for a new Parish Hall m brick, by Burr and Mirfield, architects. The hall will be properly appointed, with side class rooms, a large room for the Ladies' Guild and Girls' Club and other rooms. We hope that before long it will be an accomplished fact. Otane. (Vicar: Rev. GK W. Davidson). The Elsthorpe bazaar realised after all £125, and a debt of gratitude is due to all who so assisted to make this a huge social and financial success. The church . will, probably ; Jbe . removed to the centre of the church site, painted and trees planted within the enclosure. A caretaker has been appointed at a small salary. The- influenza and wintry weather combined have had a bad effect on our congregations here as elsewhere, and we had hoped the bazaar rally would have been a means of bringing more together for the worship of God m this church* There has been considerable interest created m the Healing Mission, chiefly through our Bishop's address and there are likely to . be some to«-gpr. ; t6 the •Mission for our Lord's Blessing. The prayer meetings on Thursday afternoons are good and a very quiet spirit of expectancy is coming for the dozen or so for whom we are praying. Of course we are praying for the Mission as a whole and Mr J. Hickson himself. The matron of St. Hilda's has had another very worrying time with a mild but vexing epidemic* of chickenpox and that, added to the difficulty, m getting a suitable sub-matron, has meant a big strain. However, things are more promising for her. One of our choir members, Miss Howard, had the sadness of her,, sister's "death through influenza, Mrs Witherow, a one-time, worshipper at St. James' aiicl old resident of the district. Special mention was made, at the early celebration after the funeral. The Rev. Mr Blathwayt, choirmaster j after about three months "■ illness m Wakatipu hospital, has returned looking well after his long spell. '•' } .-, '■ ..V Te Aute has had a severe visitation of influenza, most families suf-

fering, but , not any special ca«ca. The Rev. Canon "Williams had a wwk of it but is again, hard at work byer tlie Healing Mission. 'He ha& undertaken all intercessions and ,^oiif|or the Healing Mission .at Buk£hou centre to relieve tte^Vicar, which is most kind and thoughtful,, of him. St. H9tyh**'ir HMtinffi. tVioiu-i Her. R. . T f / : Hall. AMii**nft Curate: Rev. J. E. Draper). ' The parish has ' sustained a great loss m the departure of the Rev. 0. Gibson for Masterton. During, the 3£ years Mr Gibson has been with us he has done sound work m every department of church .activity; His ministrations, both public and.^private, have been greatly appreciated, and . expressions of regret af \ hia leaving have been very general^? At a parish social Mr T, E£ .'Gill, on behalf of the parishioherSj presented Mr Gibson with- a wnsitlefc watch and cheque, m appreciation of the work he has done m Haw|jngi. Mr Gibson also received giffarfrom the Sunday School . %eacher.Sj th« Sunday School childrejn, thG C.B.M.S., the GJ'.S., the Bible^aakses, and'the "congregatibn 'of 'Palcif Paki. Many will v retain the .happiest memories of''Mr-';' =I .&ib's.on?s" ministry m HastingSi and will- pray for God's blessing on him m his new. sphere of labot*. ' '• ■ " "'■ -' : ' r< f' ;7%St. Matthew's Day, September 21st, will soon be here and we shall keep our Patronal and Dedication Festival. This is the Parish Festival when we thank God for work accomplished, and blessings rfeeived during the pasi< year, and alt'whoAppreciate their parish church will desire to take part m the festivals The choir ara. practising : Mendelsohn 's ' * Lauda Sion, " ■ ; a very beautiful work which" will be" performed on the eve. of St.- Matthew's Day. On the Sunday m the"' Octave the Rev. John Hpbbs will be -■' the preacher. * : Ottv«. (jyicar. : Rev. T; PMg^f ; A reverent congregation awaited the Bishop; on July 29th- at : evensong, after whicli. he administered Ihe .Sacrament of Confirmation to "eleven candidates;, a few were prevented^ attending by the:. prevailing/ .epidemic. In spited .^f a trying cold 4 which had hold of .the Bishop his solemn yords were received with, awe^- and" , .made a deep impression on" his : liearers> and will not iightly be forgotten. Callers at the vicarage will appreciate Mr T. L. Gordon's' preaeht- of three loads of shingle, yhicn will remove the trying ordear.of approaching the house. ;'.Thej.r thar&s will be articulate! ,-. : '. .;v .The G.P.S., social is- not dropped. On 4ihe 'contrary, tlie ftieinberl id make it -a meinqrabl!| sii%eß^ ni>W that the weather is im^vitig.

•-i..-*O.t--*-'»l' i tevi--- J -f\ i >,-;. 1 "-~,"---. ■.■.-•••-■■; -i- ,-■.•-_:>. ■ • ■■..-:. . There/ are spine m. the parish who pstld r jßpSftfifc. : efifbrt HM 'tftt&ul fte 6s£n%g '&ryie'e : ffi S^notl on 'Md^ 14th ; , at 1030. ;;pfe^, of Hk>ly Cbrnmiitfibii; tiife seriiibii by Eev. A. Hodge. ;sonie/ \>y combining togeth'elp, eottl^L attend tHe ' Sunday-in-Syno^l service at the Cathedral, Sept:- -: iemb4r lOtlir, ; alf wfiieh the clergy and '1% representatives of all the parishes of ihe'Moees'e are desired by the Bishop po ! be^present j tloie Archdeacon of "Waikpu/ Herbert % Williams, is to be the preacher. 'These will be irieiiiorable services " for sure, and the run m of 7 miles will be worth 'wKile. . . . . . The Bishop will prieach at the 7 o'clock eyensorig m the Cathedral.