Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1919-04-05
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES
EPISCOPAL

Sunday, April 9th, 1919. 5th Sun.
day in Lent passion Sunday.
Services: 1920, Sermon and Holy
Communion.
11.45, Sunday School session.
73O. Evensong and sermon.
PARISH PICK1NGs PITHILY PUT
At the evening service on Sunday
the Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector of
St. Peters Church, Smyrna, DEL, will
conduct the service and preach, ex-
changing with the Rector.
We would like to see every member
of the recent Confirmation Glass pres
ent and make their communion. Also,
, let this be an invitation to all others to
remember their obligation to partake in
this Holy Mystery.
Service on Wednesday evening, Even
!; song and sermon at 7.3O. The Rev. J.
Dirickson Cummins, Rector of st.
Paul's Church, Centrevllle, Md, will be
! the preacher. Public cordially invited
to be present.
The evening of March 23d, is to be
put down in our Parish record as a BAN
ner Sunday. a real red letter day.
There was splendid attendance IN the
morning, and still better in the evening,
on the occasion of the visit of our
Bishop to administer the Rite of Con-
firmation. Why should not such Sun
day as this be a sample Sunday for st.
Anne's. typical Sunday. a regulation
Sunday. just an ordinary plain Sunday
a sunday which shows that our people
believe that the right and proper thing
to do on Sunday, and especially on a
Sunday in Lent, is to worship God and
show our appreciation of His great love
tor US in giving US His Only Begotten
Son to die for US?
THE LENTEN SERVICES
Lent is now half gone and would it
not be we'll for US as q Parish to review
the situation? Can We not spend the
rest of Lent more profitably? There
is always room for improvement as
suggested by the closing words of the
Gospel, "Gather up the fragments that
remain" The services have t.een well
attended during the week hetter than
in former years. Let us see whether
for the remainder Of Lent we cannot
make a better showing. Remember
the idea is, We are to practice ourselves
in penitence and prayer so as to make
the church, as whole, more efficient
ageLt and instrument for tn. salvation
of the world.
THE LAST HALF OF THE LENTEN SEASON
The remaining portion of the Lenien
season will include the solemn days Of
Holy Week. when the story of the
Passion and its incalcuable results in
the wav of blessing for mankind a1e
kept prominently before the minds "f
our people, Its events touch the SYM
pathetic cord in every human heart.
The story OF Gethsen.ane and Calvary
has caused the most passionate devo-
ton for nearly twenty centuries. 1t IS
theme of universal interest because
it tells Of The greatest degree in winch
love can be manifested-''th a man
| lay down his life for his friends. Tn
sufferings and death of Christ tell the
sweetest story of devotion human ca.
ever heard. .Jesus died for me, to
| manifest His love-" Most naturally
our hearts respond to that love. We
| read with an ever increasing interest
the story of His sufferings. Just as
naturally as affection prompts us to
keep in mind and follow hour by hour
some dear one on journey, so we fol-
low day by day the events of Holy
week. Upon its varied scenes the de-
vout Christian concentrates his thought
and affection, and when at last in the
twilight Of Good Friday, he stands
YES, kneels-at the foot of that Cross
whereon our Saviour died, gazing in
wonder and amazement upon that awful
tragedy, he is ready with heart melt
ed to tenderness to offer and present to
his dear Redeemer his own life, sonl
and body, Ito be a reasonable. holy
and living sacrifice" to Him and His
service.