DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 25 April 1918, Page 19

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) April 19 His Lordship Bishop Brodie deft by the express last evening for Christchurch after spending a short holiday. In connection with the recent disastrous fires at Raetihi and districts a special collection was taken up in the city and suburban churches here recently, with the result that his Lordship Bishop Cleary was able to hand over to the relief fund the sum of £2OO. A mission is being opened at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday next by the Rev. Fathers McCarthy, S.M., and O’Leary, S.M. The children’s mission commenced on Wednesday last. ‘ - His Lordship the Bishop has been pleased to make the following changes amongst the clergy of this diocese:—Very Rev. Father Buckley, of Ofahuhu, takes over social and rescue work in the city, with residence at the Cathedral presbytery. Rev. Father Edge takes charge of Otahuhu parish. Rev. Father O’Hara, of Huntly, Rev. Father O’Brien, of Tuakau, Rev. Father Taylor is appointed locum tenens at Waiuku (vice Rev. Father Skinner at War), Rev. Father Bradley takes up secretarial duties at Bishop’s House, Rev. Father Silk is temporarily attached to the staff of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel. • Rev. Father Shore, of Mauritius, addressed the Holy Family Confraternity at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday evening last on the subject of God’s love for man.” ■ / On Tuesday last the men’s confraternity of the Sacred ; Heart . at St. Benedict’s was, addressed by the Rev. Father Ainsworth, S.M., who was passing through

the. city en route to Waihi where he -opens a mission next week. -A moonlight excursion round the harbor organised by the sodalities. of the Guard of Honor, and Children of Mary, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, took place on Wednesday evening last and was largely attended. fi A well-known Auckland lady resident in London, and a regular contributor to the columns of the supplement of the N.Z. Herald , went out of her way in her last effusion to grossly insult Ireland and the Irish people. - She was taken to task, however, by two anonymous correspondents, who pointed out to her and to her readers, that the opinions and statements of officials and public men in Ireland are of more weight than information received second-hand by a lady resident in London regarding the present food supply in that country. *’ " „