Middletown transcript., 1916-12-16
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, December 18th. The thirC
Sunday in Advent,
| Divine service: = 1870 Morning
Prayer, Litany and Sermon.
11.45 Sunday School session.
7.30 Evening Prayer and Address.
Meetings: - The Ladies' Guild will
meet on Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock. The Junior Auxiliary on Fri
day afternoon at four o'clock, in the
Parish House. The members of the
Sunday School are requested to meet
with the Auxiliary on Friday in order to
practice the Christmas carols.
December 21st., will be ST. Thomas
Day. In st. Johns Gospel, Xxx: q, %,
we read, "Then saith He to Thomas,
Reach hither thy finger, and behold my
hands. And be not faithless, but be-
lieving. And Thomas answered and said
unto Him, My Lord and my God"
The name of st Thomas has been
handed down to US as that of the doubt
ing apostle. When the rest of the apos-
ties assured him of cur Saviour's res
surrection, he refused to believe until
his own eyes had seen, and his own
hands touched Him. Our Lord then,
ptying his weakness, and willing to 81
lence his doubts forever, appeared again
to His disciples when Thomas was with
them, and quickly convinced him of the
certainty This act of unbelief on the
part of St. Thomas has an advantage
for US, inasmuch as it confirms our faith
in our Saviour's resurrection, and as
sures US most truly that He rose again
in the same body in which He suffered
death. Thus we see how out of evil
God can draw good. and make even the
falls and faults of His saints the means
of safety and life to others.
We regret that the Rev. A. S. Cooper,
our Church Missionary in Ichang, China,
who was to speak in st. Anne's Church
last Sunday, was unable to do so on ac-
count of of sickness But asks that he
might be given the opportunity to ad-
dress the Auxiiaries of the Parish in
the near future. And we hope that his
health may permit him to do so.
The Glorious of the Diocese was held
on Tuesday of this week at the Rectory
of St. Johns Church, Wilmington, as
the guests of the Rector, DR.. Alban
Richey. The Essayists were the recent
Deputies to the General Convention.
Owing to the Rector of St. Anne's being
detained in town he was unable to be
present.
Have you enrolled in the Kalendar
Club? Its membership is growing rapidly.
Ask any member of the same to explain
it to you You will want to become a
member when you learn how much you
can help your Church by so doing.
The Rector has received through Miss
Helen Burleson, a sister of the Bishop
elect an invitation. to attend the conse-
Grafton on Thursday of this week of the
Rev. Hugh Burleson, &. T. D., as Bishop
of the Missionary District of South Da-
kota. The service will be held in the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine, New
York City.
THE CHRISTMAS SERVICES
On the Fourth Sunday in Advent, De-
cember oath, the Sunday (and day. be-
fore Christmas, the services will be
commemorative of the Feast of the Ma
tivity or Christmas Day. On Christmas
Day, the only service will be celebra-
ton of the Holy Communion at nine
o'clock without an Address So please
bear this IN mind.
The Offering on Cristmas Day will as
usual be for the Aged and Infirm Clergy
Fund. This will be the last opportunity
to contribute to this Fund under its
present title and management. After
March the first this Fund will be merged
with the new Church Pension Fund.
Thereafter a parish assessment of seven
and quarter per cent. of the salary
paid its Minister will be the method of
raising funds for the pensioning of the
infrm and retired Clergy.
Quinquagesima Sunday has been ap-
pointed by the C. P. F., as the last
day for raising of contributions for this
Fund. Do you not want to share in this
the greatest enterprise ever undertaken
by this Church of ours? Send in your
offering without delay.