Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 40, 7 December 1905, Page 4

Diocesan News

ARCMDIOCiiSL; OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) December 2. The Veiy Rev. Father Lewis, V G , returned during the week from his visit to Rotoiua. The Rev. 'Father O'Dwyer, who recently arrived from. lieland, is at present acting in the Thoindon parish. The Fathers of the Rnlemptonst Older aie at present in town They will he engaged lor some time in pi caching letreats. One is at piesent being conducted for the Sisters ol the Poor, and one is also to be pleached to the Clnldion of ,Mary At the Sacred Heart Church, Hill street, to-morrow beioie the'lo "M) Mass, a magnificent painting, 15it by ')it, representing Our Saviour sui rounded by adoring angels, will be unveiled The painting arrived from Italy, and has been fixed in position at the back of the altai His Grace the Archbishop will at the same "time ordain the Rev. Thomas Gilbert and the Rev. Bernard C^uiini as deacons, and the Rev. Alfred Herring and Rev. 'I lioiiids McCarthy as priests In the evening his Grace will preach a special seinion on 'The Priesthood.' On .Saturday last Mr C Foley, piesident of the city blanch ot the II \C B. Society, journeyed to I Jaw (Ma lor the pin pose of explaining the objects and advantages of the Society A meeting was held on Sunday at as Inch it was decided to establish a branch, and the necessaiy stens aie now being taken to ha\e tins done Judging by the opening proceedings, the bianch should be- a strong one Father Chine, who has been the nio\ing stunt m the mattei, inlotms me that ib is his intention to make an endeavor to promote the tounation of othei blanches in the towns along the West Coast ot the Noith Island It has been decided to hold the usual annual Catholic picnic at the Belle \ue Gardens, Lower Hutt, on Boxing Day \ cry satisfactoiy terms have been settled with the manager thoie, and an enioyable and successful outing may bo anticipated. Special committees have bet m set up to manage spoits for the children and adults A special leature ot the picnic will be the nunieious side-shows on the grounds The tug-of-war between the various panshes. an event in which the winning team gams the nt>ht to hold the very fine cup piesented two years au,o, promises to he more evciling than evvi In addition to teams iioin Wellington South, To \io, and Thorndon, a team will he entered by the palish of Petom 1 A canvass is now being made for tioplues and pii/e money loi the spoils events, and so far the euorts m this direction have met with considerable success