Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 16 June 1921, Page 19

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON (From our own correspondent.) June 11. Mr. J. R. Duggan, at one time a member of the New Zealand Catholic Federation Diocesan Executive, and now the Australasian representative of an American firm, left for Sydney last week. Rev. Father Mark O’Leary, S.M., Marist Missioner, celebrated the 9.30 Mass and preached at St. Francis’s Church, Island Bay, on Sunday. Rev. Father Herring, S.M., preached in the evening, Mr. P. J. O’Regan delivered a very interesting lecture on “Proportional Representation” to the members, of the Hibernian Society at the Hibernian rooms, Willis Street, last Monday evening. There was a large attendance of members, ■who greatly appreciated Mr. O’Regan’s lucid explanation of this system of voting. Mr. F. J. Doolan, of Christchurch Railway Department, has been transferred to this city, and has now taken up his new position as car and waggon inspector of the New Zealand Railways, Wellington district. Debates under the auspices of the recently-formed Inter-Catholic Societies’ Debating Union took place during the week, and proved most successful and interesting. The first to meet were St. Patrick’s branch of the Hibernian Society and the Island Bay parish committee of the Catholic Federation. The subject debated was “Whether the municipalisation of coal and gas was in the best interests of the community?” The Hibernians took the affirmative and the Island Bay team the negative. Mr. J. A. Scott, M.A., L.L.M., acted as adjudicator, and declared the Island Bay representatives (Messrs. P. D. Hoskins, J. Fitzgerald, and A. V. Dallow) the winners. The Hibernians •were represented by Messrs. C. P. McKenzie, J. Clarke, and M. Walsh. The next teams to try conclusions were representatives from the Hutt and ladies’ branches of the Hibernian Society. Messrs. J. F. Treahy and T. Pearce represented the Hutt branch, and Misses Cotter and E. McCarthy the ladies’ branch. The Hutt branch secured a win. A very successful social evening was spent by the mem-

bers of St. Patrick’s branch of the Hibernian Society last Monday evening, Mr. 0. Krohn presiding. A number of entertaining items were given. The annual schools’ social, organised by the combined Wellington parishes for the education fund, will be held on Wednesday, June 29, at the Town Hall. A very successful “at home” in aid of the St. Mary of the Angels’ Church rebuilding fund was given by Mrs. G. MacCarthy-Reid at her residence, Hobson Street. There was a good attendance, and a very substantial amount was realised. The Marist senior Rugby football team were this week defeated by Oriental by 9 points to 3. The juniors were also defeated by Old Boys by 19 to 10, but wins are recorded by the fourth and fifth grade teams. The senior Soccer team ■was defeated by Hospital at Porirua. The juniors defeated Smiths by 5 to 1, the thirds defeated South Wellington, and the fourths were also successful. After the usual weekly meeting last Wednesday evening of St, Joseph’s men’s branch of the Sacred Heart Society, a successful euchre social was held in St. Joseph’s Hall. Among those present were Rev. Fathers Cullen and O’Donnell. Messrs. W. Gamble, sen., and J. McGlinchy were the prize-winners.

Napier (From our own correspondent.) June 2. On Sunday afternoon, May 29, the solemnity of Corpus Christi was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church. An inspiring sermon on the Blessed Sacrament was preached by Rev. Dr. Casey, S.M., of Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Greenmeadows, after which an open-air procession in honor of the Blessed Sacrament took place in the following order : Cross-bearer, the schoolboys accompanied by the Marist Brothers, women of the parish, men of the parish, the children of the Society of the Infant Jesus, the girls of St. Joseph’s Native School, members of the Sacred Heart Sodality with their banner, the Children of Mary with the banner of Our Lady, the choir, the flower girls preceded by the Blessed Sacrament banner, the members of the Hibernian and St. Vincent de Paul Societies, the Body Guard of the Blessed Sacrament, and the clergy. Rev. Dr. Casey carried the Blessed Sacrament. Each society was well represented, and it was most edifying to see the large number of parishioners ho took part in this public profession

a-P •Pni+l» at* a olcr\ n rynnrl m omr onor»fQ'f.ni’C Q 1 nil Cf "fllA VX XCCA Oil• AUVIO «*CIC/ aiiJU It JLXAU v route vof the procession—through Munro and Station Streets. During the open-air ceremony the choir sang first the “Range Lingua” and then several other hymns in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. Those who took part in this beautiful and touching devotion realised how greatly ; the Catholics of Napier are privileged by being able to show honor to our Eucharistic Lord in a way that is usually possible only in old Catholic countries. After the procession, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given in the church.