Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES

Divine service, 1880, Morning Prayer
Litany and Sermon.
11.45 Sunday School session.
79O Evening Prayer and Sermon.
There will be no services in the Church
during July. The Rector expects to
spend part of his vacation at Rehoboth
Reach, Del, and will be in charge of
All Saints Church for the first three
Sundays in July. But he will gladly
respond to any calls in the Parish if
needed. and may be adressed, Coleman
Clergy House.
The Sunday School will also sojOurn
on Sunday, June 25th, taking vacation
until the first Sunday in August. For
a number of reasons it seems desirable
to close down during July like the public
schools. Where teachers have been
faithful and efficient they find that the
Sunday School makes many demands in
the course of the year, and the annual
vacation affords rest and refreshment
with the result that all are keen for a
new start and fresh beginning latter in
the summer. 1t would be better by far
also to close the Sunday School in
August. The date of the annual Sunday
School picnic will be announced later
Following the custom of several years
past, the evening services during
August will be shortened, lasting but
one-half hour.
SUNDAYS AFTER TRINITY
In the first half of the Church year,
the Sundays take their character from
some special events relating to the birth,
life, deeds, death, resurrection and as
cension of our Lord. On Pentecost, or
Whitsun-day, His Holy Spirit descends
to guide His Church into all truth; and
on Trinity Sunday, the great doctrine
of three persons in one Godhead is set
forth. Then we enter on a new phase
of the religious year, and through the
Sundays after Trinity, lessons of duty
engage our attention, and we are moved
by the sublime precepts of our Master,
to cultivate the graces of the Christian
life.
ST. PETERS DAY, JUNE 18th
The last Saints day commemorated
in June is St. Peters Day. We COM
memorate on that day the martyrdom
of the Apostle Peter, brother of st.
Andrew. He was fisherman of Galilee
but, at our Savior's command, left his
employment and followed Him; and
henceforth was one of His most de-
voted disciples. In moment of weak
ness and great temptation, he denied
his Master; but he repented bitterly,
and spent all the rest of his life in most
earnest and self-sacrifcing service;
preaching in Samaria, Antioch, and
elswhere, and bringing many thousands
of the Savior's wandering 'sheep'' into
the fold of the true Shepherd. 1t is
said that he was put to death at Rome,
and chose to be crucifed with his head
downward. because he thought himself
unworthy to die in the same position in
which his Master suffered. One of St.
Peters symbols, the cock that crOwed,
has been sometimes placed on steeples,
warning to unfaithful teachers, least
they deny their Lord. Lord, Thou
knowest that l love Thee" ST. John
kills.
SERVICE AT ST AUGUSTINE CHURCH
Service will be held in the Old Church
of St. Augustine, on Bohemia Manor,
Sunday afternoon, June 25th, at four
O'Clock. The Rev. William Schouler of
Trinity Church, Elkton, Md, and the
Priest-in-charge, the Rector of St.
Anne's, Middletown, will officiate. The
public cordially invited. The service
will last one hour. There will be short
addresses, and the following familiar
hymns will be sung, Il need Thee every
hour, Our fathers God to Thee, p"
"Stand up, Stand up, for Jesus" 1t is
hoped to establish the custom of having
an annual service in this old church
hereafter on the last Sunday in May.