War corner in Church and Memorial Service (1917)

Post date: Jan 28, 2014 6:2:33 PM

Extract from short April 1917 parish magazine. Diocesan Freewill Offering scheme which raised £12 6s. 4 ^1/2d. in 1st quarter off 1917 not transcribed.

THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, WATERINGBURY.

Vicar: Canon Grevile Mairis Livett, B.A,, Cantab., F.S.A.

Assistant Curate: The Rev. F. Maurice Richards, M.A., Cantab.

Churchwardens: Mr. Richard French and Dr. G. Southwell Sander.

Sidesmen: Messrs. A. Baker, C. B. Benfield, A. Longley, S. Head,

and George Cheesman.

Organist: Mr. E. A. Smith, A.C.P.

Sexton: H. Hook.

Clerk : Mrs. H. Anderson, Old Road.

CHURCH SERVICES.

PALM SUNDAY :—Holy Communion, 8 a.m. and noon.

Mattins and Ante-Communion, 11 a.m.

Special Service for Men at 3 p.m.

Evensong, 6.30 p.m.

HOLY WEEK :—Daily Holy Communion at 8 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and

Saturday; on Thursday, at 11 a.m.

Daily Mattins and Evening Prayer.

Memorial Service at 7 p.m Thursday.

GOOD FRIDAY :—Morning Prayer, Ante-Communion and Sermon at 11 a.m.;

Devotional Service (Silent Prayer), 2 to 3 p.m. ; Evening Prayer at 7 p.m.

EASTER DAY :—Holy Communion at 7 a m., 8 a.m., and at noon; Mattins and Sermon AT 11 a.m. ; Holy Baptism at 3 p.m. ; Evensong and Sermon at 6.30 p.m.

EXTRACTS FROM PARISH REGISTERS

BAPTISM.

March 6th, 1917. Bonser—Richard Walter, s. of Francis Richard Thomas Henry and Bessie.

MARRIAGE.

Feb. 28th, 1917 Albert Ernest Curd and Annie May Costin.

BURIALS.

Feb. 14th, 1917. William James Spong, aged 73.

,, 21st, „ George Sinden, aged 81.

March 12th, „ Richard Walter Bonser, aged 2 months.

NOTES AND NOTICES.

Confirmation : May 18th, 3.30 p.m.

A little war corner has been arranged at the east end of the north aisle. It is to be opened for view for the first time on Maundy Thursday in connexion with a Memorial Service for Arthur Mires, John Jury and Charles Robert Large, at 7 p.m. Miss Lambert suggested the idea, and has been responsible for carrying it out. It is plainly intended to foster intercession in connexion with the war. A full description must be deferred for a month or two.

The Vicar regrets that a threatened return of his old illness sent him to bed in the middle of Lent and has kept him there ever since. He hopes to be allowed to get up and do something before long. He was particularly sorry to miss taking the special service for women (Mothers' Union) and a service for men only, arranged for the afternoons of the 5th and 6th Sundays in Lent. They were kindly taken for him, each at very short notice, by the Rev. J. Goodchild, Org. Sec. S.P.C.K., and the Rev. W. Moore, Rector of Mereworth.

Rainfall for January, l.20in.; February, .79in.; March, 1.80in. Total, 3.79in