ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 28 May 1903, Page 4

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.)

May 23. The annual social in aid of the Sisters of Compassion will take place on July 8. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was held at the Church of the Sacred Heart on Sunday last. At Vespers liev. Father Servajean, of Blenheim, 'pleached on the day's Gospel. The drawing of the art union in connection with the Thorndon bazaar took place on Tuesday evening in the G-uildford street schoolroom in the presence oil a large number oi spectators. The second prize, the gut ol the late Hon. JUr. Grace, goes to Hokitiku. The net result from the late bazaar and art union is a credit balance of £1080. By this amount the debt on the Church of the Sacred Heart has been i educed to £.500. The debt has been still further reduced by a donation of £100 which has been received this week from Mrs. Grace. I regret to have to announce the death of Mrs Elizabeth Killeen, formerly of the West Coast, which took place at her residence, Thorndon Quay, on Monday last. The deceased lady had been in delicate health ior some time past, and for the last ten weeks no hopes were entertained of her recovery. Her husband predeceased her by seveial years. Her funeral took place on Wednesday last and was largely attended.— X.l P. The Very Rev. Father Lewis, V.G., announced at the Masses on Ascension Thursday that a collection would be made in the archdiocese for the rebuilding of the Stoke Orphanage on a day appointed in each parish. This collection is to be made at the Church of the Sacred Heart on Whit Sunday, when a charity sermon will be preached by his Grace the Archbishop. The llight Rev. Dr. Lenihan, in a letter to his Grace, promised to set aside half of the annual collection made in his parish for the Stok,e Orphanage. Generous offers ol assistance have also been made from other dioceses in New Zealand. The new orphanage at Stoke will be a handsome brick building in the Romanesque style, with a Marseilles tiled roof. The front will present an excellent design relieved by three gables, the main entrance being reached by a flight of steps. The bin Idling is to have a frontage of 224 feet, with a depth of 12."> feet, and is designed on the most modern lines in regard to ventilation and lighting Ample provision will be made for the doimitones, schoolroom, workrooms, and living rooms. There will also be a laige chapel It is expected that the new orphanage will be ready lor occupation within twelve months The 'At home ' held in the \ ictoria Hall on Wed nesday last by the Catholics of the new pansh of Wellington South, proved a great success both socially and financially. Over four hundred people weie piesent Ihe evening was most enjoyablv spent in dancing, cards and ping pong Several vocal items as well as a step dance and skirt dance were also contributed. Considerable alterations, necessary to meet the i eqmrements o! a growing parish, have ol late been undet taken A fine new school is in course of erection anci the piesent school is to be enlarged and converted into a commodious chuich These works will be completed m about a month's time and funds are now being collected t o meet the expense The Ilev Father Amswotth S M , has been so far successful in this lespect. as his pai ishioners ha\e liberally responded to his appeals for monetary aid Several social evenings are to be held tins winter, and tho proceeds therefrom will be devoted to the abovementioned necessaiy works It is sincerely to be hoped that the parish priest and parishioners of Wellington South will receive every support in the good woiksthey have undertaken.