BAPTISM.

Sept. 23rd - Elizabeth Gwendoline Margaret, daughter of Percy William and Annie Evelyn Hayward.

VICAR'S LETTER.

My dear People,-

The Vicar of Stockbury will be preaching here on Sunday night, October 8th, and on the following Sunday morning the Rev. Dr. Shaw will tell us about the venerable society of our Church known as the S.P.C.K. This should be a most interesting address, taking us back to the days when our Mother Church awoke to the need of doing something in the way of literature, not only for the Church at home, but also for the Church oversears, and especially in great Colonies, then just expanding, and which laid the foundations of our vast British Empire. Most of us know Bibles and Prayer Books stamped with the S.P.C.K. letters. We owe a very deep debt of gratitude to the Society for making grants in former days to our Churches and Schools. Anyone wishing to buy a full copy of the Scriptures can always get it from the S.P.C.K., and this should be done instead of purchasing si-called Bibles which do not contain the part called the Apocrypha, without which the holy Bible is incomplete. The S.P.C.K. also publishes other books, especially for the young. One can be quite sure of getting the very best front this Society.

Our thanks are due to the Vicars of Rainhain and Holy Trinity, Sittingbourne, for coming to preach at our Harvest Thanksgiving. Both of these parish priests have told me they enjoyed their visits.

Offerings for St. Bartholomew's Hospital came to £4/13/4, which was 5/8 less than last year. I hope there will be an increased amount from the Sale on October 7th. so that Hartlip's contributions may show no sign of decrease.

Let me draw your attention to our next big festival, All Saints' Day, Wednesday, Nov. 1st. It is the time which links us up in thought with all our dear departed ones. As one grows older there comes the realisation of the increase of those we love awaiting in the paradise of God. We say in our Creed we believe in the Communion of Saints. It is good to cherish the memory of the departed in our hearts and prayers.

Your sincerely,

CECIL G. MUTTER.

HARVEST THANKSGIVING.

As is usual, the Dedication Feast and the Harvest Festival was combined this year. The Church looked very beautiful with its array

of flowers, fruit, and produce, and the of flowers, and produce, and the decorators are to be congratulated on their loving and artistic labours. Thanks go to all who gave so generously. The Matron of Keycol Hospital was delighted to receive our gifts, and especially the nine dozen and odd new-laid eggs which were the children's special effort. It was good to see such well attended services and the Choir acquitted themselves well.

NOV 1st - ALL SAINTS' DAY.

Holv Communion at 7 a.m. and at 10 a.m

Evensong and sermon, 7.30 p.m.

TUESDAY NOV 1st - ALL SOULS' DAY.

A Requiem Celebration at 10 o'clock and any who would wish the names of their departed ones to be read out at this service should give same to the Vicar the day before.

CHILDREN'S SERVICE NOV 1st at 9 a.m.

The Vicar hopes the children will again lay flowers on the graves in our Churchyard. How true it is to remember "not lost, but gone before."

PARISH MAGAZINE.

The Parish Magazine is circulated at a loss. Twopence per copy does not cover the cost. Anyone looking into the matter will see this. We supply the magazine itself, also the Diocesan Notes, which we buy fom Canterbury, and we pay £1 a month for the local printing, and there are postages as well as a Calendar given to every subscriber. Our circulation is about 90 copies a month, and thus if all pay we take about 15/0. There are the advertisements, which help a bit, printed on the back pages, but there is bound to be a deficit. The Editor would be glad, therefore if any of our readers would like to give a subscription additionally sometimes and so prevent the Editor running into debt.

CHURCH ARMY.

A Church army Van will visit this parish next January for a week's mission. More about it will appear in a later magazine. Meanwhile, let us pray that a blessing may rest upon the proposed services.

WOMEN'S FELLOWSHIP.

Mrs. Noble proposes to start the meetings again on Thursday, October 19th, at 2.30. New members will he welcomed. We shall he glad to see Mrs. W. H. Luck back again as a helper.

GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

Mrs. Mutter starts the meetings again for Girls on Wednesday, October l8th, at 6 p.m. Mrs, Marks is going to assist as another Associate.