Waerenga-a-Hika: S. Luke's.

Waiapu Church Times, Volume I, Issue 5, 1 November 1907, Page 10

Waerenga-a-Hika : S. Luke's.

Vicar : M. W. Butterfield, 8.A., 8.D., Th. Schol. Clergy Voluntarily Officiating— V'en . Archdeacon H. W. Williams, M.A., Eevs. E. Jennings, F. W. Chatterton, M. Cockerill, B.A. Lay Readers— C. Gray, T. A. Coleman, F. C. Long, M.A., R. Kohere, A. Kempthorae, C. E. Armstrong, Dr. Hallen, Wi Paraire, W. H. Roberts. Churchwardens— C. Gray, Waiohika, R. Sherratt, Swaixhmoor. Vestrymen — Rev. E. Jennings, Messrs Kempthorne, Parsons, Broadhfurst, A. J. Faulkner, R. Image, J. Hyland. Synodsmen— R. Sherratt, C. Parsons. SEEVICBS. S. Luke's, Waerenga-a-Hika— Every Sunday. H.C. on all great festivals and Ist Sunday of alternate months. S. George's, Pahitahi — Every Sunday. H.C. on great festivals and 2nd Sunday of alternate months. OTHER SERVICES. Te Karaka— Every Sunday. Ormond— lst and 3rd Sundays. Makauri— 2nd Sunday, 7.30 p.in; Muriwoi— 3rd Sunday, 11a.m. Te Arai— lst and 3rd Sundays. Wharekopae— 4th Sunday alternate jmonths. Rakauroa and Whakarau — 4thJ* Sunday alternate months. Motu— 4th Sunday each month. Whatatutu— 3rd Sunday alternate months, 7 p.m. Waimata — 2nd Sunday alternate months, 11 a.m. Eaitaratahi— 2nd Sunday each month, 3 p.m. Hangaroa and Waerenga-kuri — Ist Sunday alternate months. Sunday School every Sunday.— Waerenga-a-Hika, 2 p.in.; Patutahi, 3 p.m.; Te Arai, 2 p.m.; Ormond, 2 p.m.; Kaitaratahi, 2.30 p.m.; Te Karaka, 2 p.m. Religious instruction at Makauri School on Mondays at 3 p.m. Other details in " Parish Magazine." We are endeavoring to push on the building of the church room at Te Karaka wiih all' possible speed. At a meeting of local parishioners on August 3th it was decided to build a suitable room to serve as a church or mission hall as soon as possible, and a vigorous canvas is being- made to obtain the necessary subscriptions. Tt only wants a little more enthusiasm and the thing will be easily done. Dedication Festivals. — The dedication festival of St. George's Church, Patutahi, was observed on October 6th, that being the first anniversary

of its consecration. It is a happy: coincidence that the anniversary falls on the Sunday set apart by English usage as the common dedication festival of parish churches, viz., the first Sunday in October. Our people have been so long deprived of the privilege of worshipping in a consecrated building that they do not realise sufficiently the festal nature and the importance of the anniversary of the dedication, but we hope to celebrate the second anniversary next year with more appropriate magnificence. The Blessed Sacrament was celebrated at 11 a.m., the responses and the Sursum Corda being sung ; the festival evensong at 7.30 p.m. was only fairly attended, many being kept away by influenza. The dedication festival and feast of the title was held at St. Luke's, Waerenga-a-hika on October 18th (St. Luke's Day). The Holy Eucharist was celebrated at 10.30 a.m., children's service was held at 3 p.m. followed by a Sunday school picnic at the Native college. Evensong was said and a sermon preached by the Eev. F. W. Chatterton at 8 p.m. The church was tastefully decorated with an abundance of arum lilies and fleurs de lis. The epidemic of measles, whooping cough and influenza has played havoc with our Sunday schools and day schools, and will seriously hinder us from doing as well as we had wished in the Diocesan Sunday schools' examinations, but we hope to make a better show next year. Welcome. — We are glad to welcome fresh workers to the parish especially, Mr W. H. Roberts, lately of Weymouth, in the Diocese of Salisbury* England, who has kindly placed his services at the vicar's disposal for lay work, and is giving valuable help as a lay reader. It has been most refreshing to meet lately several newly-arrived church people from England, full of enthusiasm for the church and a love of Divine worship. We hope their zeal will be warm enough to withstand tbe chilling effects of infrequent services and colonial indifference, and that their influence will infect many of us with greater devotion. Adult Confirmation.— The Bishop has fixed December Ist as the date for a confirmation of adults. Will candidates please send in their names at once so that they may receive books of instruction ? Baptisms. — Joyce Harriet Cooper, Martha Jean Bidgood, Dorothy Eveline Jones. Burials. — Maria Morris.