Occasional Notes.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VI, Issue 313, 18 April 1879, Page 13

Occasional Notes.

On next Sunday, the 23rd Anniversary of Bishop Moran's consecration, there will be Pontifical High Mass in St. Joseph's, Dunediu, at 11 a.m. The Tuapeha Times says : "We are pleased to observe that the Rev. Father Henneberry purposes opening a mission in Lawrence, on Sunday the 11th proximo. Although the reverend gentleman, through having been misreported and misrepresented by the Press on various occasions, recently expressed a hope that newspaper reporters would let him alone, and take no notice of him, we cannot allow the oppor* tunity to pass of saying a word in his favour, as we believe he has been performing a great and good work in the cause of temperance. So great and good a work has he been doing, that many will have cause to remember with the greatest gratitude his mission to NewZealand. On this account his visit to Lawrence will be a welcome one, and we trust the object he has in view will be completely gained." r J At a committee meeting of the Dunedin Catholic Association held on last Tuesday evening it was announced by the hon. secretary that some members were rather dilatory in forwarding their subscrip. tions, the consequence being that the Association was badly in want of funds to meet present liabilities. We think this is hardly as it should be considering that the members of the committee have worked so energetically in establishing this very useful institution, and as the long winter evenings are now coming on we have no doubt it will be well patronized. We would therefore urge upon all members who have not yet paid their subscriptions, the necessity for doing so, at once, and thereby enabling the committee to make additions both to the reading room and library, Subscriptions will be received by the kon. sec., Mr. 0. Fox, or members of the comaittee.

The Rev. Joseph O'Malley, S.J., will preach in St. Joseph's Church, Dunedin, on. Sunday next, 20th inst., at the 11 o'clock Mass.

The services of holy week were carried out as usual during last week in St. Joseph's Church, Dunedin. On Easter Sunday Pontifical High Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. ; His Lordship the Bishop of the Diocese acting as celebrant, with the Rev. Fathers Larkin and O'Leary as deacon and subdeacon respectively. The mission given by the Rev. Father Hennebery at Invercargill was extremely successful. The number of communicants were 450, and the total abstinence pledge was administered to 500 people The usual procession took place at the termination of the mission,' and was also thoroughly successful.