HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 263, 3 August 1936, Page 5

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

NEW CHURCH OPENED Archbishop O’Shea at Eastbourne Before a large gathering of parishioners, residents of Eastbourne and visitors from Wellington, the new Roman Catholic church of San Antonio was opened by the Most Rev. Dr. T. O’Shea, Metropolitan of New Zealand, yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Father Mannix, S.M., who presided, traced the history of the parish and extended thanks to the architect, Mr. B. F. Kelly, and the builders, Messrs Husband and Yeatts, for the work they had done. The mayor, Mr. E. W. Wise, congratulated the parishioners on achieving their objective. The new church would be an asset to Eastbourne and would serve the progress of the district. His Grace said that the new church was a credit to the parishioners and the people of Eastbourne. They had shown courage and energy and the result was apparent. Already they had a school and convent. All that was necessary now to make Eastbourne into an independent parish was a resident priest and a place for him to live in. This would come iu due time, and that would not be long if half the energy that had gone to the making of the new church were forthcoming. “This church will be a centre from which will go forth Christian teaching upon questions that concern each one of us intimately,” said His Grace. Truth would be preached and that would be a good thing for the individual and for society. The church had not only to each men how to save their souls but to press for social justice iu the world. “Nobody knows better than the Catholic Church that poverty and unemployment are responsible for bringing about much of the lack of moral restraint and sin around us, for the disturbances that are occurring in so many countries to-day, and for the wars and hatreds between nations and between people of the same nation,” he said.

Return to God’s Teaching. To bring about a better state of things it was necessary that there should be a return to God and His teaching, the Archbishop said. If His teaching had been followed the world would have been in a better state than it was to-day. Unfortunately, many of those who gave lip service to this had abandoned God and religion in their commercial lives. The only thing was for men to become faithful to the’ teaching of God. Archbishop O’Shea said that the erection of the new church was a milestone of progress in Eastbourne. He congratulated the parishioners on their generosity and spirit of self-sacrifice, and the Mayor of Eastbourne upon the addition to his suburb of such a fine building. Monsignor Connolly appealed to the generosity of the parishioners and visitors on behalf of the new church. There had been many things omitted that they would have liked to have put in, he said, and there was still room to spend £3OOO there. After His Grace had received a key from the architect, he officially opened the church and pontifical benediction followed.

LOWER HUTT BROWNIES

Successful Bazaar Held In spite of the inclement weather on Saturday afternoon there was a good attendance of brownies, girl guides and their friends at the Scout Hall, when a successful bazaar organised by the brownie committee was held. Miss Sealy, guide commissioner for the Hutt Valley, in declaring the bazaar open, congratulated the committee on their effort, and wish them every success. A competition for the best dressed doll, for which Miss Sealy and Miss Carter were judges, resulted in Beryl Lockwood being awarded first prize and Noni Christophers second. The attractive stalls, with those in charge, were ns follows: Produce stall, Mrs. Devine; cake stall, Mesdames Lockwood and Annear; sweet stall, Mesdames Baker and Spiller; fancy stall, Miss A. Carter; soft drinks. Mrs. Miller; afternoon tea, Mesdames Day, Clark, Moyes and girl guides. The committee expressed great satisfaction at the financial result of the bazaar.

HUTT VALLEY Y.M.C.A.

Hostel Question Raised The question of providing a Y.M.C.A. hostel in the Hutt Valley was raised at the annual meeting of the Hutt Valley Y.M.C.A., and it was decided that the matter should be discussed at the next meeting. The secretary presented an encouraging report of the work of the association showing that it was filling a great need in the valley. The “Big Brother” movement needed strengthening, and the chairman, Mr. Kersley, asked for volun. teers to act as “big brothers” to juvenile offenders. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. H. W. Kersley; vice-presidents, Rev. J. E. Lopdell and Mr. W. B. Nicholson ; secretary, Mr. J. H. McConville; treasurer, Mr. E. Lambourn.

FIRE IN TENNIS PAVILIQN

Fire broke out in the pavilion of the Lower Hutt Tennis Club, Waterloo, early last night. It was suppressed by the Lower Hutt Fire Brigade, after one end of the building had been damaged.