WAIROA.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 25, Issue 12, 1 December 1935, Page 7

WAIROA.

The newly-formed centre of the Guild of All Souls held its first requiem on All Souls' Day; the guild does not urge people to become members, it exists for the purpose of upholding the Christian doctrine of the unity of the Church, both living and departed, in one fellowship. As a necessary corollary it carries out the practice, in which our Lord as a pious Jew always joined in the synagogue worship, the practice of prayer for our loved ones beyond the veil. Especially do we remember the 'faithful "dead" at Holy Communion. An everincreasing number of people find in the Church's practice the truest and best way of keeping them in memory. A few Churchpeople who have not yet

joined the guild attended the requiem, and found the solemn ceremonies and prayers distinctly helpful. .The local centre is not a" parish organisation, though in an isolated place like Wairoa we are not likely to have members from outside our parish, boundaries. Possibly until Gisborne has a centre of its 1 own members of the guild there may prefer to link up with our centre rather than with one still further away. There has been a good deal of serious sickness in the parish recently. We express our deep sympathy with the relatives of Nigel Boyd, a fine young man highly respected by everyone. Though not an Anglican, he was married a short time ago in the Anglican Church. May he rest in peace. Mrs. Strong, a dear and faithful Communicant, of Frasertown, 85 years old, is seriously ill in the Wlairoa Hospital. Steve Stacey, another of our Communicants, well known and respected throughout the district, is also in the hospital. He has been laid up several times during the past few months. We are glad to welcome back Mrs. Hallwright after a serious operation, in the Napier Hospital. The floral fete on November 7th was a splendid success, considering the frightful weather on that day. The promoters are continuing the fete on Saturday, November 23rd. We have to thank our very enthusiastic workers for the immense amount of hard work they have done; we cannot mention names — they would fill a column of the Gazette. The Mothers' Union intended to finish the year with a garden party at the Vicarage, but, on account of the boisterous weather, they had t.o spend the afternoon in the Schoolroom.