CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER—30 DAYS.
1, Full Moon……….. 15, New Moon
8, Last Quarter........... 24, First Quarter
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1……..W.--All Saints Day. Holy Communion 8; Evening Service with
Christenings, 7.
2……..Th.
3……..F.--Evening Service at Firs, 6.
4……..S.
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5……..S.--21st Sunday after Trinity. Holy Communion, 11.
6……..M.--Library. School Club —Clearing-off.
7……..T.
8…......W.--Evening Service with Christenings
9……..Th.--Lecture on Tyrol.
10…....F.--Evening Service at Firs, 6
11…....S.
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12……S.--22nd. Sunday after Trinity
13……M.
14…....T.
16…....W.--Missionary Meeting at School, 7.30 p.m.
16…....Th.--Evening Service with Christenings, 7.30p.m.
17…....F.---Evening Service at Firs, 6.
18…....S.
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19…….S.--23rd. Sunday after Trinity, Holy Communion, 8.
20….....M.--Poor Man’s Friend Club.
21…….Tu.
22….....W.--Evening Service with Christenings, 7.30.
23….....Th.--Lecture on the Turks.
24….....F.--Evening Service at Firs, 6,
25….....S.
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26……S.--Sunday next before Advent, Holy Communion, Yorkley, 11
27……M
28…….T
29……W.--Teacher’s Meeting at Vicarage, 7.30
30……Th.--S. Andrew. Day of Intercession for Missions; Holy Communion,
8; Evening Service, 7.30
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BAPTISMS.
Oct. 5... William, Emma and Eliza, children of William and Cordelia Coombes,
Clement’s Green, bricklayer.
Oct. 8... Thurza, daughter of Henry and Emily Edwards, Yorkley, labourer.
Oct.18.. Keturah daughter of Thomas and. Emily Blower, Lydney Lane, labourer.
Oct.18...William, son of Henry and Julia White, Drybrook. collier.
Oct.22...Louisa, daughter of John and Susannah Howells, Bream's Eaves, hammerman.
Oct.25...Louisa Kate daughter of George and Sarah Jenkins, Bream's Woodside,
miner.
Oct.25...Mary Annie, daughter of’ Samuel and Celia Watkins, Bream's Eaves,
miner.
MARRIAGE
Oct.28...By the Vicar, John Phillips, of Saunders Green, to Emma Watkins, of
Bream's Woodside.
BURIALS
Oct.17...James Henry Lusty, Bream's Woodside, 5 months.
Oct.26...Louisa Howells, Bream's Eaves, 17 months.
THE HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE
This Service seems to gain greater favour with our people every year; at least
it must be so, if so much interest is taken in decorating the Church, and
so many come to join in the thanksgiving at Evening Prayer. On the evening
of Wednesday, October 11, the Church presented a beautiful appearance with
its lights and corn and fruit and flowers, and with a larger congregation
of worshippers than we have noticed there on previous festivals--may we not
take it for a sign that our people are year by year more sensible of God’s
kindness in providing for their bodily and spiritual wants. The Psalms were
chanted, and Hymns sung by the choir with spirit and care; the Hymns were "Come
to thy Temple. Lord;" "Guide us, O thou great Jehovah;" "Come
ye thankful people, come;" "God of mercy and of grace;" “ and "Through
the day Thy love has spared us." The first lesson was read by the Rev.
B. F. Turner, and the second by the Rev. — Morris; the Sermon was preached
by the Rev. D. Davies, Rector of Dixton. The collection amounted to £2..8s..7d.,
and was devoted to the sufferers in the War in the East.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Rev. W. J. A. Cooley will visit the Forest as Deputation from the Society
for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The dates and places
of meeting &c. are given below. He will visit Bream on Wednesday, November
15; the meeting will be in the School at 7.30 p.m. All are invited to come.
The holders of boxes are requested to send in their boxes to the Vicarage
before that evening; and to interest themselves in asking their friends to
come to the meeting, as a large audience is desirable. In connection with
the subject of Foreign Missions, it may be well to notice, that according
to custom S. Andrews Day, November 30th, is set apart for Special Intercessory
Prayer in behalf of Missions; the Services on that day shall be observed
and attended, as opportunities for prayer to God that He would convert the
Heathen nations.
Nov. 10. Friday, English Bicknor, meeting.
Nov. 12 Sunday (morning) S. Briavels, Sermon.
Nov. 12 Sunday (evening) Coleford, Sermon.
Nov. l 3 Monday, Alvington, meeting.
Nov. 14. Tuesday, Aylburton, meeting.
Nov. 15, Wednesday Bream, meeting.
Nov. 16 Thursday. Redbrook, meeting.
Nov. 17 Friday Clearwell, meeting.
SCHOOL REGISTER.
Quarter ending October 31.
.............On Books...........................Average Attendance
Boys..........114.............................................60
Girls...........103.............................................67
Infants........145.............................................93
In comparing the number on the Books with the average attendance, it must be
remembered that, while the average is taken for the whole of the last three
months, the number on the Books takes in many children who have only just joined.
Still even with this allowance there is much room for improvement in be matter
of regular attendance of children, which it is the duty of Parents to look
to.
FIRS SCHOOL.
Infants ........32 .............................................21
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As some have expressed a wish to hear an account of the Foreign Parts visited by the Vicar in his holiday, he will endeavour to explain to such as may be willing to hear, where he went, and what he did, in a "Lecture on theTyrol" on Thursday November 9. The Vicar will also venture to speak of countries which he has not seen, in giving some account of The Turks on Thursday, November 23
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