New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

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 executive group.
 In the Sunday church school what
 was formerly the intermediate senior
 department has become two separ-
 ate departments: the intermediate
 department and the Senior- Young
 Peoples department.
 The P'eng-Yu club has been or
 ganized for the younger, young peo-
 pie. There were 23 charter members of the club. Meetings are held regu-
 larly at five o'clock on Sunday after-
 noon: both devotional and social activities characterize the meetings. 1 New courses (six in alb: with text books have been adopted for grades {, 6. [ and 2 and the senior young peoples department.
 Vestments have been procured for the junior choir.
 The church and school have con- 1 tinued to take large and very active part in the cooperative inter. ests of the community leadership i training school, the community va cation school. the united week day church school and in the deliber- attons of the New Britain council of | religious education.
 Following the custom of previous years, representatives of our young people were sent to the summer conferences: three attended the Congregational young peoples con- ference: three, the summer school fthe Connecticut council of religi- ous education. Both conferences were held at Storrs. The good re- suits of the conferences have been very manifest. In the report of the committee for 1926 attention was called to the ned of a woman to visit regularly the homes represented in the church schools and to direct and supervise the activities of the young women. The need increases and the commit. tee would urge that it be met just as soon as the financial resources of the church may make possible the appropriation.
 In July Rev. w. M. Blodgett was succeeded by Rev. A. D. Heininger as minister of religious education. Mir. Blodgett had created a strong and very serviceable organization. Mir. Heininger has brought to the organization an experience. thor oughness. spirituality and a charm which all who knew him an- ticipated and which augurs the very best for the First church. The committee congratulates the church upon the unusual opportun- ity it has to follow the professional and personal guidance of remark able minister of religious education. Louis P. Slade. Chairman.
 For the first five months of the year 1927 your present minister of religious education can speak only on second-han information. The usual lines of activity in the depart ment of religious education were carried out.
 During the period of six months since July 1. my efforts have been directed along six main lines of activity:
 Acquainting myself with the | changes and progress made during the last two years in the organiza- tion and work of the department of religious education.
 More fully acquainting myself with the parish. particularly by calling in the homes. Cases of Ill., l ness of members of the church school have received special atten- tion and by calling in the homes I have endeavored to enroll children in the Sunday church school and in the week day church schools. The number of calls made during this period was 236.
 Strengthening the work of the Sunday church school. particularly by introducing five new courses of study, as approved by the commit tee on religious education, and by organization of the intermediate de- partment as distinct from the senior young peoples department. I have had general supervision of the en. tire Sunday church school, but owing to the vacancies in the staff of the intermediate department, an undue proportion of my time has been required here. Special atten- tion has been given to developing pupil participation in leading and administering the work of this de- partment
 1 Strengthening the work with young people, both by counseling with the young peoples societey in planning it's various activities, and by assisting in the organization and work of the P'eng-Yu club which was organized in October for the younger young people of the church. Cooperative work in connection with the New Britain council of re- ligious education. particularly by as- sisting in the reorganization of the | united week day church schools; by serving as principal and supervisor of the school for sixth grade pupils
 132 in number) meeting every Wednesday in First church, and as principal and supervisor of the school for eighth grade boys (51 in number) meeting every Thursday in the Y. M. c. A: by serving as in- structor in the ten weeks course of the community leadership training school, and. by assisting in various other activities of the council. Assisting in the Sunday morning service of worship.
 In the absence of the pastor dur ing his vacation season, the minis