DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 9 December 1909, Page 1934

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

'', , ' ' (By 'Telegraph ! from' ! oiir"own l 'corresponderit>) fU^^ f '-■,jP.9ceinb 1c1 c^ u 6. ■The Sacred -Heart l Convent -vacation will: (begin about the 15th' inst. '■ When- the? next term beginsi,the,-(Siste£s will be in' their-'new convent at Remuera.4 <Iq-> ',H,j >roqi/ Jufo 1'" A* * n , e Star' of the i 'Se'a il orpiiana'ge ; - < th' 4 examinations \ f were held 'on the 24th 1 and 25th f November^ creditably.' Qn'tlie folio-wing 1 Surfd'ay'-'fortythfeeoaf the children were .confirmed: •'' •'' •>• rwnov r,-. '.aorloßijir, „,,., His/Lprdship^he, Bishop visited 'Parn'ell ye's^r rr dd > a$ fiporning, and addressed the''congregati6nl nf r 'H'e r6dngraxusatedr 6dngraxusated „ Rev. - Father-; Me y agher v and /his , paristfionerk^6'n'"tne vl great . progress , .made • recently', 'in ' the ' p'an^h'f J ' ' *Tfie^cnurch and presbytery ; have , peen f thoroughly reripv'aiedl L'o'rfiship • was highly pleased with 'the improvements 'fhais"na c v f e B been effected. . . ' ,' ' ri "« >":; -,-Ai rsna . , • ,'Your Wellington .correspondent, j^tijhis^las.t cqmmunica-r-tion'; stated that , in Hibernian .qircles, -surprise "./ya^ expressed • at ' the . district officers aUowing ( , i a'."mo i yemen^.,^to go on to form another, district, }n the 5 Dominion^'^ejCflQr the district ■ officers nor, the District\fßoar(^^jneeting > ,'c'QT.ud, according to law, prevent such~m6vejnens;Jn,g nipre' tli^n,' they '' could! prevent ,the, Wellington , branch^.moVjing'to' rfentove -the location of i the district, executive-, from' /Auckland to V Wellington.,; „ < „•',,, „ , ' V/.^-w^X ■ " The annual ' concert '"-of . thevParnellncpnventj^ehool pupils was held at St: Bohaventure's .Hall last -c.weeWl- His Lordship the Bishop, Rev. - Fathers > Meagher - and/,Qrmond, and a large audience were present.- -His- Lordship took advantage of the inter var*.to-,thank those present for attending in such large numbers. They showed their appreciation of the efforts, of .the good Sisters of Mercy on behalf of the children of the parish. " The entertainment was really excellent, and creditable alike to the children and to their - painstaking teachers, whom he most heartily congratulated. His 'Lordship 'said that he -always enjoyed^concerts of that Kind;" to be among the, .little, ones, lyho alwa vs '-lopkeji so bright 'and happy, was to him 7 aigreat pleasure. j/He"alway3 gladly 'availed, himself of an opportunity 6f { ,yis,rtjmg. P^rnell, for coming to Parnell meant meeting* nialiy,', o\&^ andl'^alued f riendsi ;- r, Heuhad . lived^.JJi-, the/parisb, ,f or^ y^ars, f 'an'd "would 1 ever ■retain; the, pleasant! memories ojf .yea^is;^. In con- ■ 'elusion;- his/ Lordship ( .thanked a11, ,^y40 ' had,' to the success! of i the eyening' s, entertainment,' 'giving' a 5 special word .of praise to Miss ,Atkins ? , '^he, acWmpanist^'.'w'lib was > always' so to,, assist , ' Sisters^in'^eYery possible ■ 'way." . '"-J < - .jt ' ", ',['' '■" ' , ."'.'• '-"' "5 , '- , Oh 7 last Sunday week the, , members i'^o^'fi^^iMarist Brothers' Old Boys' Club made their i; quarterly , v J Qoinniunion, aiid' had breakfast -at St. John's,, ■^arne^ 1 '^ptwiths^nding the fact that practically the whole., p£ ( Vtf^ r^^jsJ^ s a P" proached" the Holy Table- on the . p.reyipus Sundj&y at the •'Catliedrai, a'ndi in { spite of t ,the earl^;hou > rya^nd''|fche t ' distance !i 'Vo be- 'traversed,' there, -wece , about 80 r ,memb < ers"presen l b. At • the 1 breakfast the.^'eyv,;ff,4^e>; #^brfl'6)k\X^yi^WW Rev. ■''Father iVleagher were^. present.-^ f . ! Tli^^fpf ( mef >iyxprßssedi yxprBssed his pleasure -at' thebfine .jga^hering^ , "and 1 , pongr|tuMey)'Wree of '• the" ' youngiine'n cwho, O on 7j tliai ;, morning,'; were "^ttiaji'ite their •"Fit§t" Communions oßgv.' F,athe>;,,M:eagl%/ ffl'^^oTirse of '^ffelicrtoußtg l ieechK»wolcqm,edT.the O^Bby ( ssts l to <i P£trnfU, and 'I 'p.romise^d^that onj'fiu,turej oqpasion^-jli^f^oujd, WaKe ? Wem his '•*'"dtL^its r .' ii-/Theojmembers^.had ".,ja. ; , •pleasant sftrprise^iVil/a visit ''ftfroni Jhts' liordsMpxithei 'Bishpp.^nd^er^lteV. 1 i Fa ! 6lle'r-'Clune, 'fIaSSIRtM: HdsuLordslij.p felt at the departure of Fatfcpi]-A\ine^> r h:o;^Fed lf %E^feeling terms expressing-his - sincere- regard" for his J ~:lk>r r dsh%, the clergy, and especiaU.y,i.f,OEj ! jthe young men of Auckland. Brother George (presiaerit), on behalf of the club, tendered a farewell to Father' Ghme. All the young men who had come int'ohcoritaqfcjwjth FwasheF w asher n Chme ir had been profoundly >"^ impressed*; by his wonderful personality/ and he could assure ? ihira,iithat ihe would carry away from Auckland not only the prayers « tjwfoe miglit;4)^foiy^aF6dnoVlabor f fbr the, gqpd ?f? f souls.