New Britain herald., 1915-06-21
CHURCHES TO HOLD
 PICNICS THIS WEEK
Several ReCreaiYe Week End
 Outings Are Planned

As the public schools are about to close for the summer term many ricnics are being planned by the churches, about the city TOT this week. At the South Congregational church arrangements for the church picnic are rapidly assuming definite shape. The picnic will be held on Saturday, June 26,, at Laurel park. Special cars will leave the churchs at@9: 37 o'clock Saturday morning and will return at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. An inter- esting program is being prepared for, the affair." One Of the Boy Scouts will call at each home listed in the church year, book and offer tickets for sale. It is expected that a large Iumber will attend as no efforts are being spared to make it a success
 At Trinity Methodist church ths annual Sunday schoo, picnic will be held this year at Lake Compounce, Saturday, June 26, q car leaving the triangle, at 9:23 o'clocK. All the children in the primary departments will be carried both ways free of charge. Cakes, pans of beans, salads, sandwiches, cheese, eggs and other picnic foods will be solicited.
 The Junior Endeavor society of the First Church of Christ will have basket picnic at Walnut Hill park on Friday of this week.
 South Congregational Church.
 The summer Sunday school of the South Congregational church began it's sessions yesterday with all depart ments except the Chinese. The pri- mary and beginners departments met in their own rooms While all the classes of the junior, intermediate and senior departments met in the main hall of the chapel It is the plan to nj ake the programs to be carried out during the summer as varied and in teresting as possible, each lesson to be in the form of a story.
 Rev. G. w. c. Hill will this week call on the following streets: We'd nesday, Curtis street; Friday, Cherry street
 On Thursday evening there will be service preparatory to the communion x hich will be celebrated next Sunday morning.
 Cottage prayer meetings are as fellows: June 23, Town home, Rocky Hill Ave, leader, Rev. w. F. Cook: June 23, $. W. Trader, 56 Francis street, leader. A. T. Hancock: June 25, s. w. Irving, 655 Lincoln street, leader, R. H. Clougher; June 25, Erwin Home, Bassett street, leader, Rev. H. w. Maier; June 25, Miss Elizabeth Dyson, 1s6 Burritt street leader Miss Annie Bancroft
 First Church of Christ.
 The next communion service of the First Church of Christ will be held next Sunday, June 27 All persons desiring to join the church either by confessing their faith or by letter, are requested to see the pastor. Rev. Henry W. Maier, before Thursday
 The Young peoples sewing club met at o'clock this afternoon.
 On Thursday at 2:30 o'clock the Armenian Women's Bible class will convent. The Penny Savings bank will hold session on the same day at : D. m Service preparatory to com 1nunion will be held at the church on Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock.
 Rev E. 1T. Thienes will not be at his office this week.
 The parishioners are reminded that the milk station will open in the Bur ritt school on Saturday, June 26. First Baptist Church. An exceptionally interesting meet | ing of the Christian Endeavor society