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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Churches

Churches, 1896

23 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

St. Matthew's Church of England

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 4

A CHILDREN'S service was held in St Matthew's Church of England on Sunday last, when the annual distribution of prizes to the scholars took place, and notwithstanding the intense heat that…

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Correspondence. The Holiday and the Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 9

To THE EDITOR. Sir,—The chief characteristic surrounding any public utterance for the good and advancement of any community should be strict truthfulness. Your correspondent "Hard Graft"…

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Wesleyan Church, St. Albans

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 4

THE annual tea-meeting was held on the 28th inst in a booth in Mr James Morris's paddock, a place very suitable—being level, well-grassed, and with shady trees. The attendance was large (chiefly…

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Windsor Congregational Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 5

ABOUT the year 1866 the first link in a chain of events which led to the formation of a Congreflational Church in Windsor was formed. The first link was a Sabbath…

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Wesleyan Church Sustentation and Extension Society

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 14

THE Rev. Dr. Sellors, the retiring General Secretary of the above Society, has just completed a very successful course of lectures in aid of the funds of the Society…

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Concert in aid of Richmond Catholic Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 9

FATHER O'BRIEN, the newly-come parish priest, is to be congratulated on the success which attended his efforts to carry out the concert in aid of the funds for the enlargement of his church. Seldom…

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Mission at St. Matthew's R. C. Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 9

ON Sunday morning last a fortnight's mission was opened at the Roman Catholic Church, Windsor, the mission priests being Rev. Fathers Coleman and Oswald,…

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Enfield Wesleyan Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 12

THE annual examination of the pupils of the Wesleyan Sunday-school at Enfield was conducted on Sunday last by the minister of the district, Rev W Glasson, who preached morning and…

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Mission at St. Matthew's R.C. Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 7

THE Mission commenced on Sunday week by Rev. Fathers Coleman and Oswald was continued throughout the week now current, and will be brought to a conclusion at…

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Mission at St. Matthew's R.C. Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 9

AFTER a fortnight's earnest and zealous spiritual work among the Catholic community in Windsor, the Passionist Fathers closed their labours on Sunday evening last. Towards the close of the…

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Windsor Weslayan Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 11

DURING the week the Wesleyan Church has been well-filled with large congregations listening to the excellent and eloquent addresses of Mr Matthew Walker, who started a mission in that…

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Mr. M. Walker's Mission

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 11

IN connection with this mission, Mr Walker conducted services in the Wesleyan Church, Windsor, on Sunday last, morning and night, to unusually large and appreciative audiences. The Rev. R…

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Presbyterian Church, Riverstone

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 6

THE annual tea-meeting in connection with the above Church was held in the Temperance Hall, Riverstone, on Thursday, 17th inst. The attendance was moderate, being somewhat affected by…

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Presbyterian Fellowship Association

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 7

A LARGELY attended meeting of the above Association was held on Monday night. The Rev. C. A. White presided, and after an excellent paper had been read by Miss…

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Richmond Wesleyan Church

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1896 · page 12

GOOD catering (by Mr P Beveridge), a pleasant company, a full house, and a first-class programme, all combined to make the tea and concert at Richmond on Wednesday last a genuine…

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Presbyterian Picnic

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 9

The members of the Windsor Presbyterian Church were conveyed to the Show-ground at Clarendon, on Eight-hour Day, where a very pleasant picnic was held. The children belonging…

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Windsor Wesleyan Church. Circuit Meeting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 11

THE quarterly meeting of the Methodist Connection took place in the Windsor Wesleyan School-room on Tuesday evening last. The Rev W Glasson presided. This was the annual meeting at which it…

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Correspondence. Not Ripe for Methodist Union

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 12

To THE EDITOR. Sir,—Those Methodists who are still unripe for union put me in mind of a peach tree I had in my orchard. You remember what a cold winter we had in 1895; also, what a very…

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Presbyterian Picnic

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 7

On Monday the annual picnic of the Riverstone Presbyterian Sunday-school took place in the capacious grounds adjoining the Church. The children…

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Concerts. Wesleyan Church Concert

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 6

THE moonlight concert in aid of the Wesleyan Church, which took place at "Trevallyn," the residence of Mr W H Dean, was, perhaps, the most successful that has been held in Windsor for many…

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