DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 22 December 1921, Page 26

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

Masses will be celebrated on Christmas Day at St. Joseph's Cathedral at 6,7, 8,9, and Pontifical High Mass at 11 o'clock. At the other churches of the. Cathedral parish Mass will be celebrated as follows:At the North-east Valley at 7,-8, and 9.30 a.m.; Kaikorai, at 7.30, and Mornington at 9 o'clock. In the evening at St. Joseph's Cathedral a recital of sacred music will be given by the choir, commencing at 7 o'clock, after which there will be, Benedlc- * tion of the Blessed - Sacrament The annual spiritual Retreat of the Dominican Nuns, which is being conducted by Rev; Father Mitchell, C.SSIR!, was opened on last Friday evening, and is .to conclude on ... Christmas morning. •>.:.:.... *.. ',> The annual spiritual Retreat of the diocesan clergy is •. " to commence at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, on January 16. .. The Retreat will be conducted by Rev. Father Slattery, :; CM,, of Ashfield, Sydney. „ • f At the quarterly meeting of St. Josefs branch of the Hibernian Society, held last week, feeling reference was; made to the death of the Hon. Bro. Nerheny, M.L.C., and: a resolution of condolence with the relatives of the deceased brother was passed and ordered to be ; conveyed to them. As a mark of respect to the memory i of the late Bro. Ner---: heny the constitution was draped. , „ '" > V Rev. Father Mitchell, CISS.R., occupied the pulpit at u St. Joseph's Cathedral at Vespers on last. Sunday evening.

Cathedral Parish Sunday School The Christian doctrine classes, organised some months ago , by the membersx of St. : Joseph's Cathedral Conference , of the St. Vincent de Paul Society for Catholic children of the parish who lack the opportunity of otherwise acquiring the knowledge so essential to the practice of their holy religion, have proved both successful and encouraging. To mark the first Christmas since the classes' formation, the other Sunday was set apart for a joyous celebration, and St. Joseph s Schoolroom bore quite a festive appearance. The central feature was a generously laden Christmas tree from which were 'plucked the treasures so 'dear to the hearts of the little ones—and awards were there for all. The devoted teachers, and helpers generally in the good work, were there in their numbers, and, as was very apparent, shared in the joys of the occasion. Very Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., in reviewing the work accomplished in such a brief time, warmly complimented the promoters of the Sunday school which was serving such a useful purpose. He expressed sincere appreciation of the services of the teachers and spoke in encouraging terms regarding the classes, concluding by wishing all present every blessing and happiness of Christmas and for the New Year. • Combined Catholic Picnic : An exceedingly well attended and representative meeting was held at £t. Joseph's Hall, after devotions on last Sunday evening, Very Rev. Father Coffev, Adm., presiding, I? rJ e x^"FP 086 , of , arranging a picnic for the children of the Catholic schools and those of St. Vincent's and St Joseph s Orphanages. Those present (including Rev. Father Delany) were unanimous in deciding for a combined picnic on .Boxing Day (Monday, the 26th inst.). The following committee, with Messrs. Jas. Dunn and Paul Vallis as joint secretaries, was appointed to arrange details and carry out the arrangements to be decided upon for the day itselfMesdames Baker, Sandys, Comer, Donnellv, and Haily" Misses Helev, Tarleton, and Metcalfe, Messrs. Airov Haiinighan, T J Hussev, J Dunne, T. Drumm, M. Cou'ghlan, F Sligo, F. Kennedy, J. O'Neill, and Carter. As the result of subsequent arrangements the Forbury Park Racecourse and appointments have, by the courtesy of the club members, been need at the disposal of the committee for the purposes of the 'picnic. The Forburv Park authorities having recently expended a very large sum in improvements, visitors are asked to exercise every care so that the lawns and flower plots may not be damaged. A special tram service has been arranged for, and the cars will commence running from the Fountain to the picnic grounds at about 10 a.m. Those attending the picnic mav out by either the St. Clair or St. Kilda cars. Admission to the grounds will be free to children, and the charge for adults will be sixpence. Hot water will be provided on the grounds during the day. A children's sports programme has been arranged, and, given favorable weather, an ideal outing may be anticipated. s " Marist Brothe-s, Invercargill: Entertained by M.8.0.b. Associati n A very pleasant little function took place in the Floral lea Rooms on the evening of Tuesday, the 13th inst., when the InvercargiU Marist Old Boys' Association entertained the local Brothers at a social evening. Mr. Peter Gilfedder presided, and amongst the large number present were the Very Rev J. O'Neill, Rev. C. Ardagh, and the Marist Brothers. After the assemblage did amide justice to a daintv supper the chairman called on all Present to honor the toast of "Our Holy Father." Then Father O'Neill in his usual interesting and convincing stvle, proposed the toast of Peace —recalling briefly Ireland's past history and long struggle, and expressing the hope that now we'would see the bun of Ireland's Freedom, which had already appeared on the horizon, break in all its glory on the land of our <?* x? rS - 0n r ! sin £ t 0 the toast the assemblage sang 'A Nation Once Again" and "God Save Ireland." Npxtcame the toast of the evening, viz., "Our Guests," which was proposed by Mr. M. Stanton, who in well-chosen words dwelt on all that we owed to our Brothers, and congratulated them on their great successes during the year in the different spheres of their activity, both secular and religious. He then asked them each to accept two presents—the nrst from the association as an appreciation of their noble work, with the hope that it would enable them to enjoy a special holiday on this the occasion of the jubilee of their foundation, in Southland; the second from the executive to mark the Brothers' good feeling towards them * and their kindly help and interest in all the work of the 2t e ' ?f Brother Anselm, in reply, thanked the members for their generosity and good wishes, arid for their loyalty to their old teachers and their Church. He went on to congratulate them on.their activity, shown in their founding a bursary and in many other ways. After recounting the school's record for the year, ' he : concluded by wishing[them all the season's best wishes. The next toast was "The Hibernian Band," to whose generous offer: of-a-promenade concert was due most of the success of the ?JSwJ y f-f * father, Ardagh, in. proposing the toast, recounted briefly the history of the band, with its •marvellous record; and, in : wishing them every success, referred to the: generosity and good spirit of the band in every tfstf.

m>. y ■ . fC" Mr - H - Grave (president) and ? Mr. ;R. WiUs (bandmaster) responded by thanking - the : members of the association for their kind .feelings and by expressing the band’s pleasure in being able to help and their readiness to help this or an other of our organisations. Mr. •F. ! Downey having ro P°i -5! toast of “Our Chairman,” the evening concluded with thanks to all who had assisted towards its success and by the again singing of “A Nation Once Again” and God Save Ireland.” The musical side of the evening was supplied by those present singing at different-intervals some or the well-known choruses, besides special items being &SS \ M w-P' P-. Prendergast, Peter Kelly, and W. VA ills. Mr. Wilson kindly assisted at the piano. _