Middletown transcript., 1917-08-18
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
The Annual Picnic Will Be Held on
Wednesday, Aug. I'D.
PRAYER SERVICE DURING WAR

Services. August 10Th. The Eleventh
Sunday after Trinity.
1890 Morning Prayer, Litany and
Sermon.
73O Evening Prayer.
August 24th. St. Bartholomew's
Day. "When thou vast under the fig
tree. saw thee" St. John 1:5s.
st. Bartholomew was one of the
twelve apostles, and is generally be-
lieved to be identical with that Ma
thanael whom Jesus saw ''under the fig
tree" before mortal eyes could have
discerned him, and of whom He said.
Behold an 1sralite indeed, in whom is
no guile" He preached the Gospel in
Arabia and India, travelled through
Asia, and finally settled in city of
Armenia; where he was most cruelty
martyred by the idoIatrous people whom
he had tried to turn to the faith of
Christ-flayed alive, it is said, by the
order of Astyages. the king. Let US
try to initiate the example of his ready
faith and patient obedience, that we
may be faithful over few things"
and, with him, hereafter 'enter into the
JOY of the Lord"
We have received other contributions
for the flag for the Church, but still
need more funds.
The Sunday School of St Anne's Par
ish will hold its annual picnic at Angus
tine Beach, on Wednesday, August
22nd. Automobiles will leave the
Church at nine o'clock. All the children
Of the School and their parents are in
vited to attend. Come and bring we'll
filled lunch baskets. There are num-
Der of parishioners who for several years
have helped the treasury of the Sunday
School by contributing funds to pay
for the ice cream-we have the names,
and we hope they will think of the chill
lren this year. Thank you in advance
rne Rector adopts this plan of reaching
he people to avoid talking money in the
church. If you like the idea, and de-
sire to help the children, place your con-
ributions in the Aims.
Likewise, we would like to have con-
ributions for the coal fund. We have
lot as yet placed our winters supply of
oal for the Church, and there are
lumber of parishioners who always help
efray the cost of the coal bill, and We
would like to hear from them just as
oon as possible
Read this over twice-then consider
is messages-the read it again.
From time to time special prayer SER
ices will be said during the war. We
7ill pray for your boy or girl, or your
)ved one, by name if you will send it
0 the Rector We now have several
and friends in the service
or whom we ought to make our inter-
essions
All the communicants do not come to
hurch regularly. If they did, we'll,
verybody would be delighted. We will
OF 60 into the question as to why they
0 not come regularly; the reasons are
} varied when one wants one. But
ltsiders always seem to think that they
ave the real answer. One of the
,rmer clergy of the Diocese remarked
lat he always thought the morning
,rvices well attended in St. Anne's and
lat the parishioners showed real
brit of devotion and the writer agrees
ith him. Of course, you are busy
eople, and Sunday is day of rest. If
lie Church had not insisted upon it you
ould have no day of rest. While it is
day of rest it is also day for paying
lr dues to the Grand Master Builder.
cd. We owe Him homage first. This
.nnot be paid in any easy chair with
e Sunday newspapers before you. 1t
nnot be paid while riding in an auto
obie through beautiful country. 1t
n only be paid in Gods House. How
any of you would consider that your
ighbor had called on you, if he thought
you for minute while reading
wspaper in his own house, or while in
automobile. God has house as we'll
you have. If you are going to pay
mage it must be done in His House.