DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 27 December 1906, Page 13

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own cor respondent.) December 22. Tenders are being invited for the erection of a new presbytery .for " the Rev. Father Richards, Lincoln. The fine new convent at Rangibra for the Sisters of the Missions is now nearing completion, and is to be solemnly blessed and opened by his Grace Archbishop Redwood in January.

The Sacred Heart Convent (Sisters of the Missions) and Mount JUagdala Asylum (Sisters of the Good Shepherd) were each awarded gold medals for excellence of exhibit in a particular section of the,-' Home industries ' at the Exhibition. ■ Pupils of the Sisters " of the Mission who made individual exhibits were also successful in securing awards.

On Wednesday evening, December 12, the pupils of the Convent schools (Sisters of the Missions), Leestom, gave their annual concert in the local Town Hall in the presence of a good audience. The Rev. Father Mahony and a party of friends from Christ church- assisted in an excellent programme. Miss L. .. O'Boyle and Mr. „ R. A. Home shared the duties of accompaufcts.

The Sisters of Nazareth desire to sincerely thank their .numerous kind friends" for generous contributions ' , thr o u ? hout year, and the valued assistance and helpful encouragement extended to the collecting Sisters in tluur arduous duties incidental to the upkeep of ■ Nazareth House. The Rev. Mother expresses deep platitude for gifts though tfulJy sentjn to cheer' the old people and gladden the hearts of the orphan inmates during the festive Christmas season.

Duidhg a sermon in - the Cathedral ias't week on the - evils of indiscriminate reading the *Very- : Rev. Father Clune- said : 'We - spend a, penny a • day on - 'buying secular papers and think nothing of it,- whilst the bare ' suggestion of spending - a similar amount once a week on a good Catholic paper like the ' Tablet 'will, not apparently be seriousjly. considered. -■* Get the ' Tablet,' 'get it regularly, and read it and you- will be all- the better - for it. In every way .the 'Tablet' is a really good paper and supplies all that is needed.(for the family reading.' - .-