DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 18, 7 May 1908, Page 14

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(By telegraph from our own correspondent.) May 4. Rev. Father Farthing is expected to return from Sydney on May 10. The May devotions commenced on Friday at the Cathedral, and at St. Benedict's. Appropriate sermons were preached on Sunday e\ening by Rev. Father Murphy and Very Rev. Dean Gillan. Very Rev. Father Clone opens a mission at Devonpart on May 31. He is likely to; give missions in other parishes of the diocese. Very Rev. Dean Gillan leaves for Taoimarunui on Tuesday in connection with the erection 'of a church there. Rev. Faith er Tigar leaves for Gisborne on Tuesday, where ho will open a mission. Rev. Father Brennan, who was recently ordaVned at All Hallows College for the Auckland diocese, is expected to arrive in a short time. Owing to a sufficient number of Conferences of the St. Vincent de Paul Society being now established here, a Particular Council has been formed with the following officers :— President, Bro. Little ; vice-presi-dents, Bros. J. 4- and J. T. O'Brien ; treasurer, Bro. P. F. Hfecocks , secretary, Bro. J. Fernandoz. In the Newmarket parish the coupon system is wotrk'ing admirably, the financial returns being satisfactory. These, in conjunction with the proceeds of the bazaar to be held at the end of this year, are expected to furnish a substantial sum towards the erection of a new church. A complime-ntary social was tendered last Wednesday evening by Rev. Father Ho'lbrook on behalf of his Lordship the Bishop to the workers and their friends at the late Dominion festival. The function was a great success, The balance sheet was read by the treasurer and adopted. Rev. Father Holforook returned sincere thanks to all for their indefatigable labors, which resulted in a reduction of the Cathedral debtfby -£1500. A vote of thanks was accorded Father Holbrook), to whom the credit for the conception and carrying out of the details of the bazaar was mainly due. In acknowledging the vote of thanks Father Holbrook said that without the willing co-operation of the people he could do but little.