Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 6 July 1911, Page 1251

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON (From oar own correspondent.) July 1. About eighty children from the Dixon Street School (Sisters of Mercy) made their First Communion at St. Mary of the Angels’ Church last Sunday. The date for the banquet to be tendered to the Irish envoys by the Hibernians of Wellington has been fixed for July 20. The retreat for men commenced at St. Patrick’s College yesterday, under the direction of the Rector, Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, S.M. A concert is being arranged to take place at St. Thomas’ Hall, Wellington South, on August 2, in aid of the recentlyestablished St. Anne’s Drum and Fife Band. A very successful euchre party, organised by the Children of Mary, Wellington South, in aid of their library, took place at St. Anne’s Hall last Monday evening.

Messrs. R. and D. Wellington, of the Sheffield Choir, were the guests of his Grace Archbishop Redwood during their stay in Wellington. , .

His Grace the Archbishop left to-day for Tc Hero, where he is to bless and open the recently-erected church tomorrow.

In Association football last Saturday, Brooklyn defeated St. : Anne’s by 11 goals to 2; Marist Brothers defeated St. David’s by 0 goals to nil, and the Marist Brothers’ No. 2 drew with Swift’s, neither side scoring.

Mr. John Coyle, J.P., of "Wellington South, secretary to the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, is acting as one of the representatives of the board at the Conference of Hospital Boards, which is being held here.

Miss Hodgins, daughter of Mr. M. J. Hodgins, P.P. of the H.A.C.B. Society, Lower Hutt, has been appointed typist to the Town Clerk’s staff of the Lower Hutt Borough Council. There were about nine applications for the position. "

The following Sisters of Compassion have been awarded five years’ certificates from the St. John Ambulance Association; — Sisters Mary Claver, Mary Gerard, Mary Gabriel, and Mary do Sales.

Mr. C. J. Gamble, well known in Catholic Club and Hibernian circles, was very successful as a performer in the Victoria College University capping entertainment in the Town Hall on last Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Mr. Gamble cleverly impersonated three well-known celebrities, which drew forth from the large audience well merited applause.

Giving to the large increase in the number of children attending the school at Island Bay, conducted by the Nuns of the Sacred Heart, it is found necessary to considerably enlarge the building. _ The contractors taking advantage of the midwinter vacation, are now busily engaged making the necessary additions.

_ The parishioners of Island Bay held a very successful social at Tutanekai Hall, Berhampore, on last Tuesday evening. The proceeds arc to bo devoted towards the extinction of the debt on St. Francis’ Church, Island Bay. Mr, T. J. McCoskor acted as secretary to the committee.

A very successful reunion of the members of the St. Anne’s and Wellington Catholic Club took place at St. Patrick’s Hall on last Thursday evening. A feature of the evening was a programme of fine gramophone selections, the machine being manipulated by Mr. John Parker, of the Dresden Piffno Company.

Ladies who intend taking part in the retreat, which is to bo conducted by one of the Redemptorist Fathers at the Island Bay Sacred Heart Convent, are reminded that the date of commencing the retreat has been altered from the 3rd July to the 10th July. All ladies desirous of taking part should notify the Rev. Mother at once in order that the necessary arrangements may be made.

The ladies’ branch of the Hibernian Society held their quarterly meeting at St. Patrick’s Hall on last Wednesday evening, there being a large attendance of members, over which Sister K. Robinson presided. Nominations were received, and there was keen competition for the various offices. Very Rev Dean Regnault, S.M. (Provincial) addressed the meeting, and congratulated the branch on its progress. Mrs. Martin Kennedy was duly elected and initiated as a life honorary member.

The St. Vincent’s Boys’ Club, Te Am, were the guests of the St Aloysius Boys’ Club at Wellington South last Friday evening. This interchange of visits is conducive to a lot of good, and the officers of the clubs are to be commended for their interest and zeal.

The Sheffield Choir reached here on Thursday, and Mere accorded a hearty reception. There was a packed audience at the Town Hall in the evening, and it is interesting to note that their first performance in Wellington Mas thoroughly Catholic in nature, and any Catholic who attended must have felt thoroughly at home with such items. , The cerenlony of starting the Arch-Confraternity of the Holy Rosary duly took place at St. Anne’s Church, Wellington South, on last Sunday evening, and despite the inclement weather there was a large attendance of parishioners. in connection with this confraternity the Catholics of "Wellington are reminded there can be only one confraternity in a town, therefore those desirous of joining the confraternity must be duly enrolled .at St. Anne’s, and. that the last Sunday of each mouth has been set aside for this purpose, ,