DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 4, 28 January 1904, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The contract has been let for the erection of a new presbytery at Naseby. A new church is in course of construction at Balfour, in the Riversdale mission. Building operations began on Thursday of last week. On Sunday next, at the 11 o'clock Mass, the Rev. James Liston (deacon) will be raised to the priesthood by his Lordship the Bishop. The retreat for the clergy of the diocese opened in Holy Cross College on Monday evening. It is toeing conducted by the Rev. J. Ryan, S.J. The annual diocesan synod takes place on Friday morning. We understand that Monsignor Mackay leaves Rome for Scotland about the end of February, and that he will shortly afterwards return to New Zealand by the Cape route. The Very Rev. J. Ryan, S.J., conducted a retreat for the Children of Mary, South Dunedin, last week. A two weeks' retreat will be given by the Jesuit Fathers in St. Joseph's Cathedral, beginning on next Sunday. This will be followed, by a week's retreat in South Dunedin. The date of the Fogarty Family Benefit Concert, as announced in our issue, has been altered to Tuesday, 9th of February, to suit the arrangements of the Rev. Mr. Ewen, who is lecturing on the original date(at the hall. Ticket-holders are requested to alter any tickets that may be left in their possession. The case is a most deserving and distressful one, and the sympathisers of the widow and the nine little orphans should fill His Majesty's Theatre on the 9th February. A firstclass concert of bright and popular items is being arranged. The third meeting in connection with the repairs to the Christian Brothers' School and House was held in St Joseph's Hall on Sunday evening His Lordship the Bishop presided, and about twenty gentlemen being present. Mr. T J Hussey reported progress on behalf of the deputation appointed to interview his Lordship It had been decided that the necessary repairs to bothj school and residence be gone on with at once, the cost being estimated as not to exceed £230 His Lordship expressed his pleasure at the interest the ex-pupils were taking in the matter, and said that their idea of attempting to raise funds to build a new school had his entire approval On the motion of Mr P Ilally the meeting formed it. sell into a committee to consider ways and means to laise funds (1) to pay for the present repairs and (2) to set about the work of building a new school Rev. Father Murphy was appointed treasurer, and Messrs I) S Columb and J. B Callan, iun., joint secretaries of Hie committee It was decided to make an appeal by circular and canvas to ex-pupils.