CONFIRMATION SERVICE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 11

CONFIRMATION SERVICE

CEREMONY AT MANGA WEKA CONSECRATION OF CHURCH (From Our- Otm Corrrspoudeut - MANGAWEKX Friday. The following were confirmed by t'.. Bishop of Wellington during his recent visit to the parochial district of Mangaweka: Mangaveka.—George Goodman Tor. > John Goodman Toms, Lionel Grace Mora: Robert Edward Collins, Arthur Hall Jrett, George Workington Blake, L*-" •' Durham, Alice Lavinia Colling E velysi Rush ton Gardiner, Alice Durham. rjory Irene Dickinson. Ida Kathleen Dickinson, Elsie Lohs. Iris Norma Parrish. Moira Guthrie. Audrey Graham. Kawhatau.—John Godfrey Deigbuu*. Anthony Frank McNie, Robert Georg* McKie. Beatrice Helen Deighton. br-ct Bun bury Rogers. Ohingaiti.—Charles George Wall., -c Stent. Thomas Milner Mercer. Robert 1liam Garrett. Kathleen Iris Merer. Hilda Esmie Davies, Doris May Mitchell. Alma Phoebe Stent. At the .service at Mangaweka the Bishop also dedicated a Credence Table, the gift of St. Martin's Guild, in memory of Mrs. Weston, wife of the vicar’s warden. At Kawhatau the consecration of the church cook place. The Bishop, attended by Rev. \\ . Langston as chaplain, was met at the west door by the people's warden. Mr. H. N. Weymouth, the architect. Mi. P. Robinson, and the secretary. Mr. C. E»algety. The warden read, on beh.i’r of the congregation, a petition begging his Lordship to consecrate the church. Having signified his consent to do so. the Bishop and his attendants entered the church and prayed for the peace of God upon it. The keys having been presented, the Bishop then proceeded to the altar and laid them upon it. Prayers were then offered at the font, the chancel steps, the lectern, the pulpit. the sanctuary' steps and the altar. The holy vessels and fair linen was then presented and blessed by the Bishop. The Bishop, seated in his chair, then ordered the sentence of ©onsecra - tion to be read, which done, he signed it preserved among the muniments of the diocese.