Reading clergy agreed none of their churches would put on a tea for Sunday School children this year.
THE VICAR’S LETTER
My dear friends,
The Bishop of Oxford, in the Diocesan Magazine for this month, calls especial attention to the effort that is to be made following on the National Mission of last year. To stimulate prayer and interest and self-sacrifice for the overseas work of the Church, Sunday, October 14th, and the days following have been set apart for this purpose in Reading, and we hope that there will be a wide response. The Bishop expresses his earnest wish that we and our people should realise the great obligations laid upon us by the war for the evangelization of the world…
At a meeting of the clergy, of all denominations in Reading, held a short time ago, it was resolved that there should be no Sunday School Teas as usual, but that an afternoon should be set aside for games and sports. We are sure that both children and parents will feel that at this time public meals of any sort are to be avoided. We understand that so many town, including Reading, are setting such a good example in food economy, that at present there is not much prospect of compulsory rationing.
Your friend and vicar,
W W Fowler
LIST OF MEN SERVING IN HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES
The following additional names have been added to our prayer list: George Bernard, Bernard Walker, Charles Simmonds, Ernest Dormer, William Cooper.
In addition to those already mentioned we especially commend the following to your prayers:
KILLED IN ACTION: Albert Denham, Frank Snellgrove, George Jeram.
SICK: Alban Fixsen, William May, Cornelius O’Leary, Francis Broadhurst.
WOUNDED: Frederick Smithers, Frank Taylor, Gilbert Adams.
MISSING: William Wynn.
Earley St Peter parish magazine, July 1917 (D/P191/28A/24)
Berkshire at War 