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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
4
Rushes Creek Public Hall hosts a charity carnival on Wednesday March 1 1925 featuring a long sports programme from 10 am including 75 yards handcaps for boys under 15 and girls under 15, 50 yards for girls 12 and under, 100 yards, hurdles and distances, plus various novelty events. Nomination close March 7 with three entries required for prize eligibility.
The article notes 140 parishioners made Christmas Communion and urges all to attend the annual meeting at 8 pm on Friday February at the Ma sonic Hall. It calls for participation, presents the balance sheet, and elects two Churchwardens and nine Parochial Councillors. It stresses regular worship, community turnout, and parish unity.
Milkiwind parish notes the departure of Mrs E Dowe a devoted churchworker who helped with fundraisers and church duties since joining. The congregation thanks her for wreathing at the last sale of work and wishes her and Miss Dove health and happiness in their new home.
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent in February 1925 with Holy Communion at 1:30 pm and evensong at 7:30 pm in Man ila. The note urges elder readers to reflect on mortality, confess sins, and begin anew with self denial as they prepare for Easter.
The column recalls Christmas services and January printing delays, noting peaceful observations and good early attendance. It mentions three sittings of Holy Communion and reflects on the year's start with blanks about further details due to a manuscript deadline.
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