Middletown transcript., 1917-09-08
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
Never Did The World Need Re-
ligion More Than Now
PRAYER FOR ST. ANNE'S

| NAlEN EOA Cl. ANNE =
Sunday, Sept 9th. The 18th Sunday
after Trinity.
Services: 1890, Sermon and Holy
| Communion.
l1.45 Sunday School session.
7.30 Evening Prayer and Address.
Wednesday evening, Evening prayer
at 7.3O.
The Rector of St. Anne's stands
ready at all times to respond to any call
for spiritual help from any one who
may need his services, whether men,
ber of the parish or not.
The door of St. Anne's Church is
open all day, continual witness of
Gods love and His presence. Culti-
vate the habit of stopping in to pray
and talk with Him.
Never did the world need religion
more than now. Come to pray for God 8
blessing on your parish. your country,
the world, and your part in the world.
Come to stimulate yourself by partici-
patton, with others of the parish. Come
to encourage the other man. Come to
show that your parish is force for
good in this community.
A PRAYER FOR ST. ANNE s PARISH
0 Almighty, Everlasting God, the
never failing Saviour of those who be-
lieve, hear US who seek Thy help in be-
half of this parish; bless it in its life
and work; fill it more and more with
Thy life. Shield it from all error,
ignorance, pride and prejudice Guard
it day by day, from all distractions from
without and dissensions from within.
Make us of one heart in love to each
other and in devotion to Thee; and of
one purpose in all our efforts to serve
Thee Bless our Rector and all work.
ing with him, prosper each department
in it's special kind of ministry; and
grant that we may continue Thine for
ever, and daily increase in Thy Holy
Spirit more and more, until we come
into Thine everlasting Kingdom. through
Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.
The Sunday School resumed its ses-
sions last Sunday with good atten-
dance. Mr.. Jefferson F. Pool, a men,
ber of the Rector's Class. was appoint
ed Treasurer of the Sunday School.
The Parish has met all the assessments
to date for the Church Pension Fund.
Onr monthly assessment is eight dollars
and seventy-fve cents.
The attendance at the services dur
ing the Summer months has been above
the average, and no word has been re-
ceived of anyone suffering serious ere
suits from going to church when the
weather was hot.
We are sorry to state that those in
charge Of the Junior Auxiliary have de-
cided not to resume meetings this year.
But the pledges the Auxiliary assumed
will be paid as heretofore. This will be
a great disappointment to many as St.
Anne's Junior Auxiliary has been the
Banner Branch for several years and
last year contributed the largest amount
for Missions of any Junior Auxiliary in
the Diocese
We are optimistic from A to z al
ways. But there is one thing that per-
plexes US. Why cannot people be on
time at church service The hours
of service are ten thirty and seven
thirty and we try to begin promptly.
Please note this and be in church few
before the hour of service,
for meditation and prayer.
l wish very especially to call the at
tention of, ST., Anne's congregation to
a recent publication of p. P. Dutton &
Co., 1.-The Church Enchanted" by the
Rev. VIM. A. R Goodwin. In my hum
BILE judgment it would be difficult to
find another book dealing with such
vital and serious subject of our day
more interesting or stimulating to the
Communicates of this Church" 1t is
my earnest hope and prayer that Doc
tor Goodwin's S book may receive very
careful perusal in this great church of
ours and that members of my own par
sh may not be excluded in such privi-
ege.