PARISH MEETINGS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17119, 14 April 1921, Page 9

PARISH MEETINGS.

ST. MARY'S, ADDINOTON. The' annual meeting of parishioners of St. Mary's, Aldington, wa» held on Monday, iho vicar, Canon W. S. Bean, being m tho chair. Tbe>ro was nu attendance of fortyone parishioners.' The annual report showed a, year of' usefnl work. The finances wore in a sound *tat». thoro being a balance in hand of *9 ,Ia ™« L -111 The vicar, in his report, eaidl—lou Will notiv froni the statement of accounts that tho receipts for tho year were £498 18s lid, and the expenditure amounted to £489 14b sd, ' leaving a- Credit balance of £9 is 6d. Tho general offertories show an increase of £G 13s 10d, and the special offertories an increase of £24 13s 9d, iin increase of ..£24 13a 9d over those of last year. During the J«al .there were 75 baptisms, 39 marriages, and CO burials. Since tho«last report . .w issued three of'our oldest church workers llttjvc- been called to rest—J. M. I'Anson; I°. Paul, nnd W. Downing. Each, according to lii« .ability, gavo his best to the work of , the Church' fo? a great many years. Our sympathy is extended to those who have been left to mourn their loss. A contract has been lot to J. and W. Jamieson, Ltd., for the erection of a Lych gale ui the- main entrance to the church. Besides parishionira, residents of Addington have subscribed "towards tho cost (£215). Tho gate is to bo erected in memory ot the boys of Addington ivho fought iu tho' Great Wai, 1914 : 18.; Owing to the absence- of our Bishop, wlulje attending .the Lambeth Conference," there" waa 'iio Confirmation" hurt-yew.--- Two candidailca, however, were confirmed in the Cathedral by ..the Bishop of Dnnediu. A Confirmation service will be held .in Mir own ,<Jburchon Wednesday evening, the. 2fith September.- I ani glad ta take this annual opportunity of thanking very sincorely all Church/ workers •lor their unfailing .interest in Iho spiritual welfare of the parish. Without. their loyal .©o-operation, little v/ould bo done in the way of moral development. Mj warmest thanks are tendered to the wardens and veartry; the. teachers 'of the Sunday. School: the Ladies' Committee,, tho organist .apt! I choir, the lay reader (Mr.W. J. Witts), the 1 auditor (Mr W. H. Helliwell), Iho laSics who 'decorated the church for the -various i festivals, Mr C, H. Packer for his kindness in copying ithe annual return of baptismal records, the . bellringers,' and to our verger, Mr 3. T. Hus3ey, for the conscientious discharge of his many duties. Mr W. E. Eaß'.shaw was appointed by the vicar as his harden* and Mr A. Morton [ was elected parishioners', warden. The following were elected to the vestry: Messrs B. W. Fofsey, F. Hancox, C. H. Packer, J. Hakinß, J. Smith, W. P. Saunders, and , Syd. Smith. ALL SAINTS', StTMNEB. ! \ The annual ' meeting of parishioner* ol All Bninls Church, Sumner, wa* held in the schoolroom last night, whan iho vicar, the Rev. E. C. W. Powell presided over a gocd attendance. • The-vicar, in hia statement, expressed pleaeuro at the increase of membership, and i also at the increase, in, the number of Communicants. During the year electric light had been installed in the.church, while other improvements had also, been carried out. He made reference to several residents who had passed away sinco the last meeting. He also mad* special reference- to the valuable service* 6> vell f° r many years by the churchwarden, Mr E. G. Wood. • The balance-sheet showed a credit of £36 IBs 2d on the year's working. The general offertories 'amounted, to £217, while subscriptions to the various missions were well above tho average. f Tho election of officers for the yea? resulted as follows: People's warden, Mr E. G Wood; Bishop's warden, Mr P. C. Airs; vestry, Messrs W. Elheridgc, H. A. Adley, C. A. Wright, J. M. B. Crawford, C. Benjamin, —. Nicholson, li Matthews, F. Gill, H. Wiggins, and G.. Stenning; Social Committee, Meedames C. Benjamin, G. W. S. Smithson, H. Wiggins, —. Corson —. -Merrie, P. Hobbs, —. Nicholson, and Miss Wood; representative to Council of Churches, Mr E. G. Wood. A vote of thanks wm passed to the Parochial Association for services rendered. Votes of thanks were also pasted to all Church and Sunday School workers.

On the motion of Mr C. Benjamin, a. special vote of thanks to the vicar was car ried by acclamation.