Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, 4 July 1918, Page 23

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.)

: ; t " '-■"••■ f- : - w-r: ■-"•-*- ' ■■. : July 1. •, On the Feast of * St. Aloysius the ceremony of First Communion took place in th« convent chapel, which was , appropriately decorated for the occasion. A Mis'sa Cantata was celebrated at eight o'clock by Father Galerne, S.M., who briefly addressed the little ones on the importance of the great act they were about to perform. In the afternoon the children renewed, their Baptismal vows, the ceremony being followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

On Monday afternoon last (Feast of St. John the Baptist) the girls attending the primary school taught by the Nuns of the Sacred Heart, assembled in the school hall for the purpose of wishing Dean Tubman, S.M., a happy feast day. The proceedings opened with a small presentation and the reading of an address by one of the older girls, which expressed in the children's simple language their gratitude to the Dean for the many kindnesses received from him during the year, especially for the privilege of granting them a children's Benediction on the first Friday of each month; also their heartfelt wishes for a happy feast, and the hope that God would spare him for many years to come, to labor in their midst. Then followed an enjoyable programme of vocal and instrumental items, choruses by the senior and junior pupils, and recitations by children of the different standards, all of which were exceptionally well given. At the conclusion of the programme the Dean expressed his pleasure at the excellent way the different items had been rendered, testifying to the careful training given by the teachers. lie also heartily thanked the children for their good wishes and for the kindly thought that had prompted the gathering.