DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 27 April 1911, Page 761

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) April 24. His Lordship Bishop Grimes left last week for the North Island, and will spend a brief time at Te Aroha. During the Easter holidays a concert as given at Hanmer by the Dresden Concert Company in aid of the local Catholic church building fund, with satisfactory results. Whilst passing through to the North Island, last week his Lordship Bishop Verdon spent the day as the guest of the Very Rev. Father Price, Adm., at the Cathedral parochial residence. The Rev. Father Cahill, of Huntly, on passing through Christchurch last week, was also the guest of the Very Rev. Administrator. Representative action is being taken early this week to arrange a preliminary public meeting to promote the success of the Irish Parliamentary delegates’ visit to this city, and to other centres of the Christchurch diocese. Considerable interest in the visit of the delegates is already apparent, and there is every indication that the welcome to them will be popular and generous. On Easter Monday the sanctuary boys of the Cathedral, who were joined by the teachers connected with the Christian Doctrine Confraternity, were given an excursion to, and picnic at, Purau, across Lyttelton Harbor, Showery weather during part of the afternoon somewhat marred the pleasure of the outing, nevertheless a pleasant day was spent. Several of the clergy were of the party. The first regular fortnightly meeting of the ladies’ section of the newly organised Arch-confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament was held in the Cathedral on last Tuesday evening, when there were 313 present. The Rev. Dr. Kennedy (spiritual director) gave an address on the constitution of confraternities generally, and particularly on that of the Blessed Sacrament. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament concluded the devotions, which included the congregational singing of appropriate hymns. The music of Benediction was also sung by the congregation. V " ~ "

Timaru (From oar own correspondent.) April 24. At the 9 and 11 o’clock Masses yesterday the Rev. Father Tubman made an important statement in connection with the financial aspect of the new church building. On Easter Sunday all the Masses were attended by crowded congregations, and at the early Masses large numbers approached the Holy Table. Rev. Father Murphy celebrated a Missa Cantata at 11 o’clock. The choir rendered Farmer’s Mass, Miss E. Dennehy presiding at the organ. The Invercargill Athletic Football Club sent a team to Timaru on Easter Saturday to try conclusions with the

Celtics in a friendly game. The result was a victory for the home team by 16 points to 5. On Sunday the visitors and a team from the Christchurch Marist Brothers’ Old Boys’ Club were entertained by the Celtics at an outing. The drags left after the early - Mass, and returned about 6 o’clock. A general meeting of all interested in the visit of the Irish envoys was held on Thursday last, Dr. Loughnan presiding. It was decided to engage the Theatre Royal for the great meeting, and subscription lists w T ere handed out. The following names were added to the general committee: Messrs. M. McSweeney, M. O’Connor, G. Casey, D. O’Sullivan, J. O’Loughlin, J. O’Leary, D. Callaghan, J. O’Reilly, M. O’Meegban, T. Connolly, J. M. Dunne, M. Dunne, M. J. Doyle, R. Mahoney, J. Mahoney, T. J. Burns, and C. Sullivan. The secretary was instructed to write the Albury and Temuka committees re arranging boundaries of districts.

Ashburton (From our own correspondent.) The last weekly meeting of the Catholic Young Men’s Club was presided over by the vice-president (Mr. T. M. Brophy). The question of the formation of a dramatic branch in connection with the club was deferred to a future date*. . A ‘ mock' banquet ’ formed the programme for the evening, and proved the means of providing a very pleasant evening’s entertainment. The members of the St. John’s Tennis Club (Timaru) tried conclusions with St. Mary’s Tennis Club on the Ashburton Club’s courts on Easter Monday. The match ended in a victory for the Timaru team. Afternoon tea was provided by the local team, and in the evening the visitors were entertained at a social by the local club. A most enjoyable time was spent by all. A football team, representing the Marist Brothers’ School, Christchurch, journeyed to Ashburton on Easter Monday to try conclusions with a team representative of the local school. The game was an interesting and keenly contested one throughout, and was eventually won by the Ashburton boys by 11 points to nil. Scores were registered by J. Smith, Fitzgerald, and M. Moriarty. The Christchurch team was afterwards entertained at Mr. S. Madden’s refreshment rooms.