DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 30 July 1908, Page 14

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

July 27. Mr. and Mrs. M. O'Brien and daughters, of Christchurch, have just returned after a pleasant sojourn in the Commonwealth.

Sunday last, the Feast of St Anne, .was the anniversary of the consecration to the episcopate of his Lordship Dr. Grimes, who has now been twenty-one years a Bishop.

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The Rev. Father Kerley, S.M V who has. been assisting at St. Mary's, Manchester street, .for some time, returns to Timaru, and is replaced at St. Mary's by the Rev. Father Moloney, S.M., from Wellington. * " . His Lordship the Bishop is, to. officiate at the ceremony of conferring Holy Orders at the Cathedral on Sunday,. August .9, "August 15, and August 16, when several candidates will be raised to the priesthood. His Lordship the Bishop made an episcopal , visitation at _ Rangiora on Sunday last, and on next Sunday will be similarly engaged at Lyttelton. His Lordship expects to make a visitation at Akaroa on August 23, and. at Hawarden towards the end of the month. " ■"" The bazaar which is being promoted by the congregation ' of the Church of the. Sacred Heart, Addington, to liquidate the existing liabilities on the parochial property there is to be opened to-night (Monday) in the local Oddfellows' Hall by his Lordship the Bishop. The bazaar will continue to the end of the week, and it is confidently anticipated that the desired result will be fully attained. ' . - The" annual meeting of the Cathedral Conference, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was held on last Wednesday evening. Bro. F. O'Connell was appointed an additional vice-president, Bro. Dealey was elected secretary, Bro. P. O'-Connell re-elected treasurer, Bro. Cummings was elected librarian, and Bro. T. Knight wardrobe-keeper. The annual Charity Sunday is likely to be observed during next month, when the usual charity sermon wi'l be preached.