Parish Notes.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIV, Issue 12, 1 June 1924, Page 402

Parish Notes.

Clive. The annual meeting of St. Mark's, Clive, held on Monday night ; was well attended and very successful. The Vicar presided, and had on his right hand the Yen. Archdeacon Simkin. The Vicar's report told of progress and sustained interest m all directions. A grant from" ~ the Ra'thbone Trust estate *of £100, was .applied to reduction of debt on the

7 vicarage... The .cites- of churdhes , at Olive Grange and Mangateretere were being let on annual-tenancies. Grati--tude was expressed for the help rendered by the Eev. F, A. Bennett and Mr A. W. Hamilton. Mr C. W. Hellyer, who has been helping m services, is to be made lay reader by the Bishop. ■ The Vicar concluded by urging Whole-hearted support of the missions of the cJiureh. Churchwardens are Messrs C. J. Baker and T. Cushing; vestry, Messrs W. J. Cushing, John V. Cushing, Eobert J. Cushing, Chas. "W. Hellyer, James Hellyer, G. F. Eoach, Henry -Law ton. . , Ormondville. Our annual meeting was held on May 12th, as Archdeacon Simkin could attend that day. There was quite a large number present. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance, and a satisfactory state of things altogether. It was decided to purchase two small sections, one of which adjoins the Vicarage section, and the other is on the opposite side of the road. The grass on these sections will enable the Vicar to graze his horse near the house. It was stated at the meeting that many of the patients from this district who attended the Christian Healing Mission had received benefit, some m a marked degree; others continue putting their trust m the Lord. "In your patience possess ye your souls.'' After the business was over came the social, and all enjoyed a little chat over their cups of tea. The beaten copper alms dishes made by maimed ex-service men can be made to any design. The Church Army executive is very glad of orders, because they can then give work to more of these linlbless men who fought for us. The Diocesan Secretary asked that "Church Gazette" subscriptions due last December be paid by March 31st, the end of the financial year. I paid for the 50 copies received last" year £7 10s. We now take 59. Of that number 23 have paid up to 1923, but the remainder have not yet paid. OpotiM. The Mission so "long expected and prayed for is over, and even now it is difficult to say all we would like to say, for our hearts are full of gratitude to God for His goodness. First -of ■•all, however, we must say that the many prayers offered for us all over the world have been abundantly answered. During the ten days over 240 communions were made, and the growing zeal, and interest has been wonderful. The church has been packed. The women's service was an inspiration. The readiness with which the full Catholic faith T was taught by the Mission has been a happy augury for the . ■ future. „.•:'■". ': :':■■•-.""■ • , r There were never less thaifi 60"

v ; every afternoon and. usually ; 80' people every night. ~~r- -Now-we'must realise that the work „ , of the -Mission has only just begun, -"and we have to go on and 1 persevere m the resolutions we have taken. ' , ; We|ar^ more than ever convinced., that every parish m the Diocese. should have a; Mission, not less' often than &nee in' ten years. It is an inspiration to- Vicar and people alike, and puts new life into the wojrk.. The church shop has., made • \oyer ■ £100 m six months: The Vicary will , be glad to give details as to organisation, etc., to. any other parisib-'-'that would care to know about this ijpethod of 'raising funds: ' :■'- . ! Grisboirliie. The annual meeting of . parishioners was held on Mayi; l2th, the Vicar presiding over a-^gobd attendance. Canon Packe, ifi naxldressing the gathering, congratulated them on the larger attendance. ''"From a financial point of- view the frast year had been very' successful; "^he question of the much needed- P&rish Hall came up again • before the^'' meeting. Before this could be comnienced, the sum of £1000 would be reqilired^ Thfc amount paid out to MMdons during the year totalled £382, a record. More important was the spiritiM progress. From one cause or another; the spiritual side of the- work had l advanced wonderfully.- He judged the church's progress from the riumbe'r of"V.communicants, and when it • Ifas s'tiaf ed that there were 410 communicants}; at the Easter services, they^ could realise the progress that had been v m&de. The Vicar appealed, for mare , assistance m the . four Sunday schools of the parish. • Taking the year all' round the church had every reason to be proud of what had been done, through the church organisations. •- '■' Mr C. E. Armstrong appealed to the people, to give the greatest amount possible to the work: of the church. If everyone I . Would do his best the coming, year would bfe.'av most successful one for the ;^ur6h" and for its people. • ' •;, ■ j/ The church officers were.,* elected as follows:— Vicar's- chittchwarden, Mr C. E. Armstrong-; vestry^; Messrs J. Bell, H. J. Clayton, &• K-.Pa'sley, A. L. Muir,.E. OE. 'Mann^;T>Ellery, J. O'Halloran, Ji D. ;Smi^rF. W. Nolan and Dr. .T. T W. Williams;. hon. auditor, Mr . .C. Blackburn-.;- . motion of Mr C, E. de Lautour" a hearty vote, of thanks was accorded to all the chtirch workers ' m the'various organisations of the.; chtirch. 'At the conclusion of the busines's 1 of the meeting a number. of ; musical items were rendered, and those present' "partook of supper before levying. The Holy Trinity -QiiW Glub, [and Young .Men's Club, are; renting vjfepy suitable rooms m Gladstone^ road.'^fThisTr has j been felt. to, be a> great; A^Efsityj till the. new Parish'-Ball ll^ $uilty : an<i" it

: - iiicrea^e tite good wQi*k yfrich b<ft;h clubs are doing airidngst |he y6iing l ;pe6ple of the town m keeping therii iii touch with the life of the ditirch/ , - We have been unfortuijatie m the ranoval of Mr T. Mawsbii ! a!nd fainrly to' Qmakere arid of jlif if T. . A. Hogg a ( nd family to Rotorua. Both families were rtegiiiar church 'attendants and communicants. ' M-r Hogg has been a churchwarden or vestryman for many years' arid both Mrs Mawsbn and Mrs Hogg have been prbriurient m all church work whilst they have been among . us. We congratulate the Vicars of the parishes of Otane and Botbrua on the acquisition: of such valuable additions to the ranks of their church workers.. 7 The annual meeting of parishioners will have been held by the time these notes are m print. Unfortunately the balance-sheet shows a small debit balance, though the year began with a considerable credit. We are confident that this does not show a lack of willingness on the part of parishioners m general to contribute their share of church expenses, but is due to the difficulty m arranging for a personal canvas for the collection of donations. We wish parishioners would forward their subscriptions arid donations to the churchwardens without waiting for a personal visit. It seems quite impossible to find anyone with sufficient leisure and travelling facilities able to undertake this work. During the year some absolutely necessary repairs have been effected m the inside of the Vicarage, but others are urgently required and it is false economy to neglect the painting of the building, which is so badly needed. The Girls' Club are to hold a bazaar on June 25th and will be glad of any help that parishioners will give. June 29th, the Festival of St. Peter (and St. Paul) is our patronal festival; as it falls this year on a Sunday we hope to be able to observe it with more heartiness than usual. Otane. The annual meeting- passed off well — not largely attended but a representative gathering — including our Archdeacon and also members of the Presbyterian Church. The Vicar among other things informed the.meting that for the twelve months he had travelled 6600 miles and so travelling on parish matters cost him £76 more than the allowance which was hardly fair—he had paid 1100 calls during that time besides of course many services. However the vestry 's balance-sheet showed good— £2so m hand for the Rathbone trustees towards a Sunday School hall, . which the meeting; directed the incoming vestry to commence at once— and a small credit too of, £26. The Oniakere scheme was going ahead and a strong committee had the matter m

hand. The pongregatibn has elected Mi; G.C. Williams to be patron and act visor of . the scheme, with voting powers, arid there is J5250 m sight besides the Sanctuary part promised by sfr Williams. Sq July ou£ht to s^ee fhings started and the committee iffean that it be so. Two very successful social lrieetirigs have been held arid a bazaar arranged for m ■June; ....../ • '' ' . .- : ' ■. " '..." The ; Vicar drew attention to the good fortune of hiriiself and the parish m haying so. many lay readers, organists, Sunday School teachers and choir members — als~o to the good work of the vestry, churchwardens and auditor. After the busiriiess was over ladies provided si, nice supperarid the evening after social .intercourse arid a few dances the meeting broke tip by all singing Auld Lang Syne." - : ...;. ' . St. Augustine's, Napier. Eighty parishioners were present at the annual parish meeting on April 30th, when the reports showed a steady advance m the work of the parish, especially m increased congregations arid commiiinicahts and larger offertories; but hpw small were these numbers with what they should be when it is remembered that the ' l Parish Magazine "is put into 625 Church of England houses each month by the 30 district visitors! The following officers were elected : — Vicar 's warden, Mr J. O. Griffin; people's warden, Mr W.F. Lydford; vestry, Messrs G, Des Forges, T. Faulknor, S. Lydford, WKaye, H. Newbegin, G. Cooke, P. Macfarlane, T. Rouse, Tinning and T. A, Yanko;. auditor, Mr H. Bull. A large women's committee was set up to arrange for a sale of work on Wediiesday, August 27th, m aid of church improvements. Our Third Healing Service was held on April 29th, and was most impressive. There were 36 patients. ■ : The Schoolroom was packed on May 20t]i for the Sunday School prize-giving. The first part consisted of a concert by the scholars, and then 120 prizes were presented, each teacher coming m turn on the stage and presenting his or her prizes. Deaconess Isabel kindly came and spoke to the Mothers' Union on May 215t., : . :