Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLIII, Issue 1, 6 January 1916, Page 23

Diocesan News

; : ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON v'' .... ' 7 ■ ; ; ; ; (Prom our own correspondent.) - .. v ■ ' ' December 31'. ■ :. Cable advice has; been received :;announcing i the -death ' last week -at Lyons, France, r ,of the Rev.. Father ; John Goutenoire, S.M.: - The'deceased priest was one’ of the pioneer Marist missionaries .of . New Zealand,' and was'for some years in ;charge, of the parishes of .Timaru and Waimate. Later on he was appointed chaplain of the Mount Magdala/Home, Christchurch, .and after doing good service there, he took up the position of Superior of the • Marist Seminary at Meeanee, Hawke’s Bay, which position he held for several, years prior to his departure for France. . , ' The annual re-union of the Marist Brothers’ Old Boys was held at the Marist Brothers’ School, Tasman street, last Tuesday evening. v Mr. J. E. Gamble presided over a large attendance. . . Among those present were the Rev. Brothers Basil: (Superior), Fidelis, Augustine, and Donatus. Toasts- proposed were th? ‘ Pope and the King,’ £ ‘ Catholic education,’ * Kindred societies,’ Old boys at the front,’ and ‘Our alma mater.’ During the evening Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon announced that a gentleman, who did not wish his name mentioned, Rad donated a bat to the winners of the match between the St. ’Anne’s Club and the Marist Brothers’ Cricket Club. -It was also stated that Mr. McFarland and another gentleman given a guinea each towards the cost of .' the preparations of the • M. 8.0.8. Roll of Honor. , ' v . B , . >. V Christmas Day was observed with : the usual i solemnities in all the Catholic churches. * At the Basilica' his Grace. Archbishop Redwood .-celebrated Pontifical High Mass, assisted by the Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M., Adm., and the Rev. Father O’Connor, S.M. His Grace also preached in the evening. At St. Joseph’s Church, Buckle r street, his Grace Archbishop O’Shea celebrated Pontifical High Mass, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Hurley, S.M., Adm., and Barra, S.M. His Grace addressed the congregation. At St. Mary of the Angels’ Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father B- Ryan, S.M., and the Very Rev. Father O’Connell, S.M., preached. In the evening the preacher was Rev. Father Ryan. At St. Anne’s Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Peoples, S.M., assisted by- the Ven. Archdeacon Devoy and Rev. Father Finnerty. , The "reception committee in connection with the visit of his Excellency Archbishop Cerretti, Apostolic Delegate, to the Dominion was held in - St. Patrick’s Hall last Wednesday evening. Mr. J. J. 'L. Burk© occupied the chair, and among those present were the Veft. Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., the. Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M., , the Very Rev. Father O’Connell, S.M.i and the Rev, Father Hurley, S.M. It was decided to charter a"steamer to take the reception committee to the Ulimaroa, in which his Excellency. is coming from Sydney, and to convey him to the landing place. In the evening his Excellency will be accorded a reception in the’Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and next' evening the laity of : Wellington will entertain him and present ' him with an . address of welcome. On this; occasion the Hibernian Society will act as a j guard of - honor. ' A sub-committee, , consisting of Messrs. P. D. Hoskins, J. J. L. Burke, W. .F. John-, ' son, and - Major Halpin, ' was -appointed to draw up the address and arrange for the illumination. , His Worship the Mayor, city councillors, members;, of • the Harbor , Board, foreign , consuls; 1 ; the ‘ Chief Justice and judges, and other prominent ■ men will-be invited to t the ;function. - A musical programme will be arranged, • and the speeches • limited to v four—the speakers to r be t his Excellency Archbishop Cerretti; his? Grace Archbishop Redwood, the chairman ; (Mr. J J. L. Burke), and probably the Prime Minister' or, in his absence,

some other member of the Ministry. The five city -choirs will probably combine; and sing .' Ecc© Sacerdos,'* and the audience will, at; the f conclusion i" sing the - fyymn, : ‘ Faith of our fathers.’ : B ’ vV In spited of 'dull and. threatening weather a big i _ gathering attended the Boxing Day % picnic at Karori ", Park : in. aid ;of the Catholic . education .fund. Happily, V little or no; rain fell ■ during . the day, but - towards? .< evening. when<the picnickers : were dispersing to their ‘ homes . a slight drizzle began to. ; fall, and later -on this developed into a ; steady : rain. A • special service* was ; ; B run every ' ten minutes from Courtenay place Special v bears - for school - children left. Kilbirnie, '- Island Bay, .. Brooklyn, and Courtenay place at 9 - a.in,,' and a spe- . . cial return service -for children was also run in; the ?■ evening. ‘ Among those present at the park were; his ; ' Grace ; Archbishop Redwood, jais Grace. Archbishop :: > O’Shea, V«n. Archdeacon Devoy, Very Rev. Dean Reg- ; 7; nault, Very ?Rev."’Father;' O’Connell, : Rev. Fathers.. . Hurley, Barra, Ryan, O’Connor, ■ Finnerty, Peoples, Ryan, . and Kimbell. The Waterside Workers’’ • Band was,in; attendance, and excelled itself, in the ad- ( mirable programme of instrumental music presented. The • whole of the-arrangements were ; ably parried • out by the general, committee Mr. J, J. L. Burke (chairman and treasurer) and Mr. P. D. Hoskins (hon. secre- • tary) ; the sports committee , L. T. Reichel (chairman) and Mr. A. Cassie (secretary) ;, and • the side- - : shows committee— W. F. Johnson • (chairman) and • Mr. F. J. O’Driscoll (secretary), who were assisted by vl Messrs. A. W. Godsell, K. Demuth, A. Hosie, Turner (2), and Tustain. The provision of refreshments was . left in ? the capable hands of the Ladies’ Hibernian So- '' ciety. B7'- .. ... • ... ,