wards of hospitals who have no Vicar's Notes friends or relatives to visit them: Parish Voluntary Service Yes, there is ample scope for us all, whether we can give only a Two suggestions put forward few minutes or a few hours. by the Commission on the Wider We have an organising sec­ Church have already been brought retary ready to take charge of before the Church Council, and the scheme when the names are approved, so that steps can now there; and when there are suffi­ be taken to bring them into effect. Cient names, the scheme will be This Commission, lil{e the other launched. People who would like two set up by the Council, is still to give in th,ir names for this only at the beginning of its worl{, service, or would like further but it is feU that ,if a matter is detaIls of what is proposed, are one on which action might well invited to get in touch with me be taken without delay, then at the Vicarage, or with any of there is no reason to go on the following:- waiting until the finished report Mrs. Bird, 37, Uxbridge Road. is presented, which may not be for another six months. Mr. Forrow, 68, Sunnyside Rd. The first· suggestion concerns Mrs. Mills, 14, Uxbridge Road. the development. of the spirit and Mrs. Orton, 30, St. James's Rd. practice of voluntary service in the parish. We know that there A Church Badminton Club are plenty of good-neighbourly The second suggestion which actions going. on all the time, has been endorsed is that en­ and that in an emergency there quiries should be made to see if are' not many people without another Badminton Club, giving someone to whom they feel they priority to members of the can turn. But there are some, Church, would meet a need. If and we don't want there to be there is sufficient ,demand, plans any. And as well of cases of have been made to reserve the sudden distress, there are people, Hall on two Wednesdays a month both young and old, who could for this during the autumn and do with that extra bit of personal winter. No concession with regard help and interest as a regular to rental can be given-the Club, thing. if formed, would have to pay the What we want to do then is same as the other Clubs (32/6 per to get the names of as many night), and therefore the sub­ people as possible who are will­ scription of membership might ing to give neighbourly service have to be fairly high. We should anywhere wIthin the parish like to know by the next meeting when the need arises which they of the Church Council at the end can meet, Some may have of July what the demand for special gifts and skills which they membership is. If more apply could offer, such as the ability than can be accommodated, it may to look after a baby for a day or be necessary to resort to drawing part of a day when mother is names out of a hat, or some other not too well, and a day's relief means of choosing the first mem­ would make a world of differ­ bers. If you would like to join ence; or the skill to deal with such a club if formed, please that house-bound old lady's apply in writing either to me, or tiresome coril. Others would to the secretary of the Church come in to do an infirm person's Council, Mr. Forrow. shopping, or to do the heavy work iii, a garden that has Charges for the Hall always been the pride and joy The Church . Council has deci· of its owner, but is now getting . ded that organisations connected beyond his strength. Wood­ . with the. Church using the Hall chopping; bringing in the coal; shall be charged as follows: 5/­ calling for a chat with that per session for ordinary meetings; lonely old man whose eyesight £1-~-0 per session for l?rofit-mak­ is failing, and perhaps reading ing functions; Dress rehearsals to him now and again-not for­ of plays 10/6; Browni.es and Cubs, getting those in the chronic 1/- per meeting. bein, notes and news about AROUND THE SPIRE people, activities & organisations NEWS·TEAM FELLOWSHIP The first prayer meeting in! church will be held on Tuesday, i No doubt you have seen this 1st June, at 8 p.m. announcemen·t on the first page You will be very welcome, so of our parish magazine, and please come if you can. perhaps you have wondered what S.V.J.F,· it means. The title "News Team" was coined by the late Pre­ THE GUIDE COMPANY bendary Wilson Carlisle when he We are very pleased to be able was Chief of the Cllurcll Army, to report that our 'trading' proved in response to Archbishop Lang's a great success, amounting to a "Recall to Religion "-way bac], grand total of £7-12-4d. A small in 1935. The vision was to mal(e prize was awarded for the best every communicant a missionary individual effort and this was and to open the moutll of the won bY Christine Giles who earn­ person in the pew. ed £1-15-9d. The fellowship is composed of We have two badge silccesseS a number of people who meet to report this month, Janice West' once a month to train in prayer, won the Laundress badge and bible study and evangelism. Sonia Baldwin completed the You may have learned from N.eedlewoman's badge. Sonia has your friends in the parish that now won all of the six badges the St. James's News Team bas needed to mal{e her a holder of carried out house-to-house visiting the Little House Emblem. and held home-meetings. The On May Gth, we were pleased Team has also met regularly to welcome Mrs. Casev and the month by month. for prayers, Brownies to our meeting when bible study and discussion. Ruth Mills and Jennifer Alexan­ der 'flew up' to tlle Company. Removals from the parish have Nineteen of our Guides attended depleted the Team, and "recruits" the District Churcll Parade on have apparently fought shy of May 16th, and afterwards re­ joining, perhaps because they turned for tea at the Lady Eleanor. didn't know wllat it was all about HoUes School where we were or because they felt they could entertained by the boarding not take .part in acts of evan­ school members of the Company. gelism which necessitated house­ We are now looking forward to-house calls. You will now to Whitsun when two of our know something about the News patrol sei:onds and all our leaders Team. and realise that as prayer. will be attending the District· is its greatest and most important Leaders' camp at Blackland Farm. 'action, it will be possible for you to join in. A football-team was S.E.S. recently given oxygen to increase SMALL ADVERTISEM'ENTS Its vitality in an important match. Prayer is the oxygen of the News WANTED. Fishing rod, good con-· Teamer and in fact, of every dition. 53, Burton's Road. Christian. Because of this the WANTED. Child's Tricycle, good News Team has arranged to hold condition.-Ring Mol. 880. its future monthly meetings (usually the first Tuesday in eacll DATES TO NOTE month) in the church, in the May 31.-7.30 p.m. Drama Group hope that it will encourage others (Windmill Road School). to come along and take part in June 1.-8,0 p.m. News Team Fel­ this spE)cLal act of prayer. The lowship (Church). first half-hour, from 8 p.m. on­ June 2.-3.0 p.m. Mother's Union wards, will be spent in prayer. Speaker: Miss Gough. (Hall). This will be followed by a dis­ June 3.-8.0 p.m. Fete Committee cussion in the vestry (attendance (Laurel Dene). optional) and later, by the Office June G.-Whitsunday. of Compline, this ending about Holy Communion 7.08.010.0 a.m. 9.30 p.m. and 12.15 p.m. June 7t11 & Stll-Holy Communion 3.0 p.m. M.U. Committee (Vic-· 10.30 a.m. arage). June 8.-8.0 p.m. P.C.C. 7.45 p.m. Y.W.G.-Hygiene in Commission on 'The Wider the Kitchen (Hall). Church' (also meets on June 16). July 3.-3.0 p.m. Summer Fete June 10.-9.0 a:m. Y.W.G. Outing (Laurel Dene). to Felpham. N.B. No Holy Communion at June 11.-8.0 p.m. Junior Sunday 10.30 a.m. on Thursdays June 3rd School Teachers (Vicarage) . and 10th. June 12-3.0 p.m. Scout & Guide Garden Party (POSTPONED). BAPTISMS June 15.-St. Barnabas Apr. 25.-Martin Tallent 43, Ham­ Holy Communion 7.0 a.m. pton Road. June 16.-7.30 p.m. Mothers' Union May 9.-Gillian Ann Winn, 169. Diocesan Service at st. Paul's High Street. Cathedral. 9.-Pauline Kelly, 153, Ux­ bridge Road. June 18.-8.0 a.m. Mothers' Union 9.-D a v i d Christopher Outing to Bournemouth. Thompson, 13, Longford June 22.-7.45 p.m. Y.W.G. Com­ Close. mittee (77, Burton's Road). 9.-Helen Jane Bennett, 64. June 23.-3.0 p.m. Y.W.G. Child­ Kings Road. ren's Party (Vicarage).