The Church of Saint Fergus, located in Irvingly and serving both the magical and Muggle community, will partner with the Hogsmeade chapter of the magical church on a mission trip this summer.

The trip has been in the planning stages for several weeks, but was only announced to the general congregation this past Sunday. According to Mr. Dursley, the minister of the Church of Saint Fergus, the church was unable to fully commit until a patron — who, in the spirit of the Christian values of humility and charity, chose to remain anonymous to all but the upper leadership of the church — came forward to provide the necessary funding last week.

The two-week excursion will arrive via boat at a port in the delta of the Niger River. This area has a strong British colonial presence already, and so is considered relatively safe; a representative of the church stated that they hoped women would feel empowered to join the journey "should they feel so called," and even children not yet of legal age are permitted with an appropriate guardian. In addition to bringing an evangelical message, missionaries will also bring Muggle sanitation tools in an attempt to better the lives of the native population.

The mission trip will depart London on July 1st, intending to arrive at the Niger River three days later. The excursion will begin their return journey on July 18th and should be back in London by July 22nd. J. Alfred Darrow, of explorer fame, will captain the Voyager for the journey.

The Hogwarts spring term has ended as of last week, culminating in a spectacular Coming Out Ball to celebrate those young women choosing to debut into society this year and a graduation ceremony the following day for the class of 1889.

This year's graduates include:

Mr. James Baird, son of Jameston and Aiko Baird, of the Hogsmeade slums.

Rupert Bingham, Quidditch Captain, son of the late Walter Bingham of Wales & Scarlett Bulstrode, stepson of Irving Bulstrode.

Miss Luce Fay-De Loncrey, daughter of Ethan and Priscilla De Loncrey, of London.

Mr. Oscar Flamel, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Flamel, ward of alchemist Nicolas Flamel and his wife, Perenelle.

Mr. Somersby Fudge, son of the late Herbert Fudge and Mrs. Winnifred Fudge, of Sussex.

Miss Sherry Jewell, daughter of Sterling and Florence Jewell, owners of Jewell Distilleries.

Mr. Kristoffer Lestrange, son of the late Orestes and Elda Lestrange, of London.

Mr. Merriweather Mulciber, son of Ernest and the late Blanche Mulciber, of Wellingtonshire.
Mr. Ignatius Quirrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Quirrell, of the Hogsmeade slums.

Mr. Benjamin Turner, Head Boy and son of the late Woodrow and Vivian Turner, of Bartonburg.

Miss Pumpkin Whitledge, daughter of the late Louis and Heartwarming Whitledge, of Wellingtonshire.

Miss Emmeline Woodcroft, daughter of Andrew and Amelia Woodcroft, of Pennyworth.

Best of luck to the newest members of English magical society.