Christchurch North

New Zealand Tablet, 25 January 1917, Page 36

Christchurch North

. January 21. The schools of St. Mary’s parish will re-open on Monday next, the 29th inst. On Sunday there was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after last Mass until evening devotions, when the usual procession of the Blessed Sacrament took placa. , A mission, conducted by the Marist Missionary Fathers, will begin in St. Mary’s, Manchester street, on

Sunday, February 25, and conclude on Sunday, March n * r ' ’■ ■ The Rev. Father Iloare, S.M., who. has been stationed at St. Mary’s for the past eleven years, has been appointed parish priest of Leeston. The Rev. Father Roche, S.M., of Greymouth, will take up duties in St. Mary’s. _ T A^-o^ half-yearly meeting of St. Mary’s branch ri.A.C.B. Society the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, Bro. P. Gunn; vicepresident, Bro. L. J. Dobbs; secretary, Bro. J. H. Johnston; treasurer, Bro. J. J. O’Gorman; assistant secretary Bro. W. J. S. Moir; warden, Bro. A. J. Ormandy; guardian, Bro. J. O’Connor ; sick visitors, Bros. T. Gardiner and A. J. Ormandy; auditors, Bros.* tt ■c’ i, W a K s t a ff an d R. P. O’Shaughnessy; delegate to U.h.S. Dispensary, Bro. J. 11. Johnston. The newlyelected officers were duly installed in their respective positions by Past-President Bro. Wagstaff. A feature of the Christmas celebrations was the excellent music rendered by the choir. At the Solemn High Mass the choir, under the baton of Mr. Simon sang the Mass of St. Mary Magdalen in a very artistic manner. The members were entertained at the presbytery after Mass by the Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M , who expressed his appreciation of the excellent work done by the choir and thanked them for the efforts they T ? ac6 to enhance by their singing the beauty of the Church ceremonies. Occasion was taken by the spuitual director on behalf of the choir to present the conductor (Mr. Simon) with a silver-mounted baton suitably inscribed. The Rev. Father Seymour, S M in making the presentation, thanked Mr. Simon ’for the very great assistance he had rendered to the choir at the cost of much personal sacrifice. The choir wished by their small gift to show their appreciation of Mr. Simon s work, and all hoped that he would long be able to remain with them and bring to still greater perfection the work he was so successfully doing.