Greymouth

New Zealand Tablet, 22 December 1921, Page 27

Greymouth

(From our own correspondent.)

t>- i j. « T.r , December 19. Right Rev.. Mgr. Brophy, D.D., of Dubbo, New SouthWales, is visiting Greymouth. Another guest at St. Patrick s Presbytery is Rev. Father Campbell, C.SS.R., who is conducting the annual spiritual Retreat of the Sisters of Mercy. Father Campbell will occupy the pulpit at St. Patrick s Church at midnight Mass on Christmas Day. Hie church at Dunollie is being dismantled and shifted to Kunanga This is owing to the population drifting away from Dunollie. Rev. Father Long, Adm., is hopeful that the Runanga Catholics will be able to hear Mass in their own church at Christmas. - i n D .r" g the eel F the altar h °y s and the Altar Society held their annual picnic at Ahaura, where they spent an enjoyable day. J F c " u # The Bevilaqua medals, presented to the boy and girl gaining the highest aggregate marks in the sixth standard examinations, were won this year by Vincent McSherry and Kathleen Sampson. J The Archconfraternity of the Sacred Heart, formed during the recent mission, is in working order, and its success is assured. ' The first count in connection with the convent bazaar Queen carnival resulted: Miss Z. Macfarlane 1, Miss M Phelan 2, and Miss E. O'Brien 3. The bazaar opens next The Marist Brothers' annual concert drew a crowded IT 8- •As usual the programme was perfect, and the audence signified its delight in encore after encore. The following assisted during the evening: —Misses V. and R Knell, pianoforte duet, "The Hussars' Ride"; Master VKnapp song '^ et the Rest of the World Go By" j Mrs Fletcher, Misses V. and K. Hannan, H. Kilgour E O'Rielly, quintette, "Oaken Lords and Ladies Gay" kit J. Mathieson, violin solo, "Mazur" ; Mr ' W. Kitchineham song Sweet Early Violets"; Mr. L. Stapp, song, "Before " i- a Mi^ MI ( Vp V -,i Han s a ?' I° ng ' " Kat Mavour- - t£?n S..™"® ?r° iel S r l L - S - ta PP' vocal duet > "Venetian Song ; Miss B. Gilbert, recitation; Mr. N. Dooean musical monologue "Foolish Questions"; Rev Father Shore, song "'Tis Irish as it's Spoken"; Miss D. O'Hallahan musical monologue, "Life"; Itfr. A. Fennell character sketch; Master Malloy. song, "An Irishman's Opinion" ; Miss Mona Hannan and Master Jack Mcßreearty, "Kerry Dance." Misses L. Higgins and M. Griffen were official J C anisPr aSt + l- Mr ' f. McKeowen, the enthusTasthf or 8K ff,Lnf the ? on « e r t J thanked the audience on behalf of the Brothers • In doing so Mr. McKeowen referred to the splendid work done by the Brothers during the year Besides securing excellent results at the annual examinations one of their pupils Vincent McSherry. won the Kennedy In the rP r ' P S e w ble , fo Q r i f T r l^ ars at Sl ' Patrick ' B CoS «Lt • j d Hea I rt Scholarship another pupil, Alan Kennedy gamed second place for the South Island, ni • ! e y- B r°t her s Herbert, Luke, and Ernan leave for , Christchurch to-morrow, where the'annual Retreatill to be ' S ySr? m ° h Cath ° llCS h °^ 6 they ; wiU be wi^h nl^aiSS

■'.'.. _ Temuka / (From our own correspondent.) v " p Rev. Father Spillane, S.M., an ex-pupa^ th^locaP Si^in'K^ O ; VaS reC ° r ? aine in arnvecl in lemuka during the week Ypstprrfmr h a . «£> ■ hrated the ia 3 o a ; m. m£s in St Joseph's Church aid efenfn? R„i? enedlct . i °« of the Blessed Sacrament in the evening. Both morning and evening he gave his blessim? to a large number of parishioners. Diessmg,. Rev^ Dr. Kennedy, S.M., who recently gave a lectureon Lourdes m aid of the Children of Mary SodaStv S* from which a good sum was netted, was a Lipient of th« members' appreciation yesterday afternoon. ThTaathering took place in the. Catholic Haft, and after several Seal t e Zn h3 + d b f U g ! ven ' ¥ iss MokuliflFe ask^D^^^ to accept a few pieces of printed toaper with which he ™ app P rechtion TtW* g 9* I ' Ao " appreciation ot their spiritual director's nmnv thrfiir^+r,,! actions on their behalf. 'Rev. Dr. KemLdv who waslol I