DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 9 December 1915, Page 35

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

His Lordship the Bishop will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation in St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday afternoon at half-past two o’clock.

The retreat of the Little Sisters of the Poor, which was conducted by the Rev. Father O’Sullivan, C.SS.R., concluded on Wednesday morning, after which Father O’Sullivan left for the north.

On Sunday there was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph’s Cathedral from the last Mass until after Vespers, when the usual procession, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, took place. A collection by direction of his Lordship the Bishop will be made in the churches of the diocese on Sunday in aid of the funds for the erection of a hall at. the military camp at Tauherenikau for Catholic soldiers. Mass will be celebrated in the hall on Sundays, and on week days it will be used for social purposes. On Wednesday (the feast of the Immaculate Conception), there were Masses at 6.30, 7, and 8 o’clock at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. , Mass was celebrated at 7 o’clock at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Northeast Valley, and 9 o’clock at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kaikorai. There was First Communion of a number of children at the Cathedral, and also at the suburban churches of the parish.

The students of St. Philomena’s College will celebrate the close of their scholastic year by giving an entertainment in St. Patrick’s School Hall, South Dunedin, on Wednesday evening, December 15. . The programme will consist of, among other items, action songs, choruses, pianoforte items, orchestral selections, an extravaganza, and a comedy. The programme is of such a character that it will give an opportunity to the students to display their varied accomplishments, and the progress which they have made during the past twelve months. -

The arrangements for the fete in St. Dominic’s Priory on Saturday afternoon, in aid of Father Bans’ Belgian Fund, are now almost completed, and everything promises that it will be most successful. There will be several attractions, including out-door games

% and amusements, which cannot fail to v give pleasure to . patrons. The use of , the cloister has- been kindly, given ■ to the promoters,- i who will have stalls for the sale ;of -refreshments, ; sweets, ; etc. Given .fin© weather, - the -fete /should be largely patronised, especially.-as it -is for the purpose of raising -funds for a most deserving object. . . The week’s mission- which was given at the Church of the Sacred Heart, North-east Valley, by the-Rev. Fathers Mangan, C.SS.R., and Barry, C.SS.R., was brought to a close on Sunday evening. The attendance throughout -the week was very edifying, and on Sunday a very, largo number approached the Holy Table at the early Masses. The closing sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Mangan to a very large - congregation. The mission, which was conducted by the Rev. Father-Kelly, C.SS.R., during the past week at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Kaikorai, was brought to a close on Sunday evening. Rev. Fathers Mangan, Barry, and Kelly left f or_ the nortfh on 11 Monday. The pupils of the Christian Brothers’ School are . noted for the excellence of their annual entertainments, and, judging by the programme now being arranged, that on December 16, in His Majesty’s Theatre, should . be equal, if not superior, to the best of those of the past. The first part will consist of an overture by the Kaikorai Band, choruses, -recitations, calisthenic displays, etc. The second part will be devoted to a production of scenes from Hamlet,’ under the direction of Mr. De *Spoug. This is an ambitious undertaking for schoolboys, but we feel confident from past experience, that they will be equal to the occasion, and will reflect credit on themselves and their teachers. These entertainments have always in the past attracted large audiences, and we are certain there will be a packed house on this occasion.