Middletown transcript., 1918-01-26
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES

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Sunday.
Services: 1880, Morning Prayer ant
Sermon.
11.45, Sunday School session.
7.30, Evening Prayer and Sermon. u
Septuagesima, Sexagesima, ant
Quinguagesima. These Sundays. mean
ing respectively Seventieth. Sixtieth
and Fiftieth, coming before Lent
(which begins this year rather early,
Ash Wednesday being, February 18th
signify that the first of them is, ir
round numbers, though not exactly,
seventy days before Easter, or the end
of Lent, and the next one sixty. and
the last one fifty, as the beginning OF
Lent is forty days before Easter. They
begin, by their solemnities, to prepare
our hearts and minds for the sorrow and
humiliation of the great fast Of forty
days.
MEETINGS
The Parish Guild will meet at St.
Anne's Rectory, on Thursday afternoon
at two o'clock.
The Institute for Religious Education
will meet at St. Johns Church, 21st.,
and Market Streets. Wilmington, on
January 28th, 29th. 3Oth. The leaders
in the several subjects will be as fol-
lows:
Normal Mission Study, DR.. H. K. W.
Kumm. Of Sum. oitt, N. ]. Teacher
Training, Miss Helen l. Jennings, of
Pottsville, Pa. New Junior Plan, Miss
Dorothy Giles, of Cold Spring Hud-
son, N. Y. MISSIONS in the Sunday
School, Rev. H. ", StoSell Provincial
Secretary for Missions.
All services will be held in st. Johns
Church and all meetings in the Pari h
House. The ladies' of St. John's Par
ish will serve lunch each day, and sup
per on Monday to all delegates from
ca ch Parish in attendance.
THE WAR COMMISSION OF THE CHURCH
The offering for the work of the
CHURCH among the enlisted men in the
Army and Navy, as undertaken by the
War Commission of the Church will be
received Sunday. The amount the
Diocese of Delaware is asked to raise is
$75OOO0. of which amount st. Anne's
Parish is apportioned $4,000. Bring In
your offering on Sunday, so we may be
able to send the amount collected to the |
Treasurer Of the fund. Mr.. R. B. Ray
ner, 903- Fraaklip St, Wilmington, Del.
on Monday. Thus FAR we have received
a goodly portion Of the amount appor-
toned us-and the geherogs way iiI
which the people responded is but an |
ustrat;on of the truth we are constant |
ly poining cat, namely, that giving be-
gets more giving. for when people once
the joy and blessing of being |
generous they are eager to be more
generous still. The war has certainly
made most people revise their standards
Of giving, and it should certainly teach
Us all how easy and natural it may be-
co.as to make large provision for the
works Of mercy and charity, and for
The furtherance of the Christian reli-
gion, in times of peace.
The Bishop of the Diocese has prom
sed US visitation about the latter part
IF February, ifand there are any think
ny Ct Confirmation, we shall be glad to
consult With them.
, IMPORTANT NOTICE
Attention is called to the fact that in
rider to conform to the will of the Gen
sral Convention we shall have to have
reports from all the societies in
the parish, at once. The aim is to get
,ur financial year in harmony with the
secular year. The reports will be for
the eight months since the Easter Meet
ng. Our year will begin Jan. 1st.
aearafter instead Of May lst. This is
for reports only, the election of the
yestry will be held Easter Monday as
before.
Lucky the person who is beyond the
,eed of being taught. Do you think
here are any such persons in the world2
We are tempted to think so at times.
But there are some everywhere who
want to know more than they now know.
For the Sunday School teachers and
,thers there is an opportunity given us
% brush up at the meeting of the SUM-
lay School Institute to be held In VIII
nington next Monday, Tuesday and
4 Wednesday. 1t is hoped that we shall
,avs q representation from this Parish
present.