DIOCESE OF CHRISICHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 2 May 1912, Page 27

DIOCESE OF CHRISICHURCH

(From our own correspondent.)

April 26. His Lordship. Bishop Grimes was re-elected a vicepresident of the St. John Ambulance Association at its annual meeting last week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hayward were guests at a ‘ social evening ’ given by the Christchurch Catholic Club in their rooms on last Friday evening. Advantage was taken of the occasion to. wish a safe and pleasant voyage to England to Mr. and Mrs. Hayward, who are leaving by the Remuera this week on a six months’ trip, 'v

The net result of the Easter fair, promoted by the Catholics of Leeston, is given at nearly £4OO. The profits accruing from the Easter fair carried out by the Addington congregation are, it is pleasing to relate, much in excess of the amount previously mentioned, it having proved necessary to extend the enterprise over an additional evening.

The devotion of the Forty Hours' Adoration was commenced at Nazareth House on Sunday last (feast of the Patronage of St. Joseph) at the Mass, celebrated at 7 a.m. by the Rev Father Graham, S.M., M.A. In the evening an instructive and impressive discourse I was preached by the Rev; Father Hoare, S.M., to the community and inmates, who make quite a considerable J congregation. Perpetual adoration was maintained during the time of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. The community of Nazareth House has just been re-inforced by the arrival of two additional Sisters of Nazareth from the mother house at Hammersmith, London. One, Sister Gabriel, is from the parish of ■ Hawarden. She, with two others, went from the diocese of Christchurch with a vocation for the religious - life. Another of these young New Zealand Sisters of Nazareth, who has already made her profession, is now in one of the houses of the Order in Ireland.

Preparatory to the approaching winter season, the Christchurch Benevolent Association, which is composed of representatives of all the charitable Church workers of the city, met last week. The Rev'. Dr. Kennedy is a member of the committee, and Mrs. Daly of the Cathedral Confraternity of Ladies of Charity, and Miss L. Johnson, of St. Mary’s Confraternity of Ladies of 'Charity (who was previously a member), were added thereto. From the association, which is primarily of use in preventing over-lapping in ..the distribution of relief, the Mayoral Coal and Blanket Committee are ielected. n Nurse Walls has long been a Catholic representative on this committee, and also Miss Johnson.

There was a large attendance at the quarterly general meeting of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, i uder the Particular Council of Christchurch, which v tas held on last Monday evening in the meeting room of the Cathedral Conference. The Rev. Dr. Kennedy, i i the unavoidable absence of the Very Rev. Father Price (spiritual director), presided, and spoke at length on subjects of interest and instruction to members of tie society. Excellent reports, covering a wide range o f charitable activity, were received from the various conferences. Correspondence received dealt . princip ally with. the formation of boys’ guilds, and as a secretary for this particular branch of the society’s work is now appointed, some good results are hopefully anticipated.