Waipawa.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XXI, Issue 1, 1 July 1929, Page 14

Waipawa.

Vicar.— The Uev. J. Pigott. A meeting of the Vestry was held at the Vicarage on. Wednesday, June 12th. There was a full attendance of members. It was decided to divide the parish into twenty-two wards, each ward to be m charge of a "Visitor." The duty of "Visitors" is to keep m touch with the people m their ward and report removals, new-comers, cases of sex-ious sickness, people for confirmation or baptism, children for Sunday School, any desiring a visit from the Vicar, and! also seeing that every member of the Church is enrolled as a subscriber either "Duplex" or otherwise* We trust

that "Visitors" will render this bit of service m the Kingdom and do "their visiting regularly 'and systematically. The' question', of providing., .for 1 the regular maintenance of. Church property wag also discussed. "The coritrlbutionb how. are:: just about equal .to the regular calls upon them, "but they are not enough for painting . and repairing. There is a, church at Waipawa, Onga Onga andi Tamumu and there are two houses and a Sunday School at Waipawa all to be kept painted and. m proper repair, also fencing and road maintenance. For one hous.e we borrowed fifty pounds last year and > it is now properly painted and in. repair, but we have to pay back interest and principal on the loan. The Vicarage ■ ig depreciating and deteriorating for lack of paint and the Vestry feel it a heavy responsibility on their shoulders. Mr Riddles is making an estimate of how much it will cost to put it m proper order. In the meantime they are placing additional boxes m the Church porches, and every member of the congregation is askedi to make. a contribution of one penny towards property maintenance on leaving the Church. Mrs Pig'ott is conducting a .senior girls' and young women's Bible Class on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. m the Kindergarten room.