DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 11 May 1916, Page 22

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.)

May 88.

His Lordship the Bishop celebrated Mass at Sumner and Woolston on Sunday last.

Mr. Paul Dufault, the eminent vocalist, was a guest of his Lordship the. Bishop at the episcopal residence on Sunday. ,

There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from the 11 o’clock Mass in the Cathedral on Sunday last. After Vespers there was the usual procession of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Solemn Benediction, given by his .Lordship the Bishop. , . ■ , The season for Rugby football was opened on Saturday last. Playing on Lancaster Park 1 the Marist Brothers’ senior team made an auspicious beginning by defeating Albion by 19 points (two goals from tries, and three tries) to nil. /

His Lordship the Bishop opened the May devotions in honor of our Blessed Lady at the Convent Schools, Lower High street, and at the Marist Brothers’ School.

Qreymouth

(By telegraph, from our own correspondent.)

May 8.

His Lordship - Bishop Brodie will make his first visit to the West Coast next week, being due to arrive at Greymouth on Thursday, May 18. The parishioners of Greymouth are making elaborate arrangements to suitably welcome his Lordship on his first visit, and at a meeting last week, they decided to tender him a civic welcome at the Town Hall on Friday night. A welcome from the Hibernian Society and other local parish societies will be held in St. Columbia Hall on Monday. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administered on Sunday, after which his Lordship will pay brief visits to other parishes on the Coast.