DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 22, 7 June 1923, Page 31

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The devotion of the Forty-Hours’ Adoration is to commence at the Sacred Heart Church, North-east Valley, tomorrow (Friday), Feast of the Sacred Heart. High Mass will be celebrated at 9 o’clock, and at the evening devotions at 7 o’clock Rev. Father . McLaughlin (Holy Cross College, Mosgiel) will preach. There will be Mass at 7 a.in. on Saturday, and at the usual hours on Sunday. The devotion will be solemnly closed on Sunday evening when the sermon will be preached by Rev. Father Andersen, of Holy Cross College. The members of St. Joseph’s and St. Patrick’s branches of the Hibernian Society are to attend the 8.30 o’clock Mass at the Sacred Heart Church, North-east Valley, on Sunday next for their annual general Communion. They will • afterwards assemble in the local Catholic schoolroom for the customary Communion breakfast. A week’s Retreat for the members of St. Joseph’s Cathedral Sodality of Children of Mary, conducted by Rev. Father Mitchell, C.SS.R. was concluded on last Sunday evening. The sodalists and aspirants approached the Holy Table at the 7.30 o’clock Mass at the Cathedral, and in the evening 17 aspirants were consecrated Children of Mary by Rev. Father Foley, Adm. ; assisted by Rev. Father Mitchell. One hundred and sixty Children of Mary in regalia were present. The Retreat was most successful, the chapel of the Dominican Nuns being crowded each morning and evening by fervent sodalists and aspirants. The sodality will be glad to welcome any young ladies desirous of becoming members, and will meet in St. Joseph’s schoolroom on next Sunday at 5.30 p.m. There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday from the eleven o’clock Mass. After compline in the evening an impressive sermon was preached by Rev. Father Mitchell, C.SS.R. in the presence of a crowded congregation. There was the usual procession followed by Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. ST. MENA’S COLLEGE, SOUTH DUNEDIN. At the examination held recently in connection with the Business College, Sydney, the following students of St. Philomena’s College, South Dunedin, were successful in gaining their •*' certificates : —Book-keeping : Intermediate grade, Veronica Harrington; elementary grade: Delia Campbell, Josephine Smith, Kathleen Kelly; junior grade; Kathleen Golden, Philomena Stewart, Awalieta Lynch, Delia Stewart; shorthand: intermediate grade, Veronica Harrington ; junior grade : Josephine Smith, Kathleen Kelly, Kathleen Golden, Philomena Stewart, Awalieta Lynch, Delia Stewart; typewriting: intermediate grade, Veronica Harrington; junior grade: Delia Campbell, Philomean Stewart, Josephine Smith, Kathleen Kelly, Kathleen Golden, Delia Stewart, Awalieta Lynch. NORTH-EAST VALLEY BAZAAR. The bazaar, for which active preparations have occupied the attention of an energetic committee and equally hardworking stallholders during the past few months, is to open next Monday evening at the Sacred Heart schoolroom, North-east Valley. The object of the undertaking is to liquidate an existing debt on that portion of St. Joseph’s Cathedral parish, and also to meet liabilities which the Rev. Father Foley, Adm. was obliged to incur in effecting some necessary improvements in the church (the installing of the electric light, etc.) and surroundings. The Valley parishioners are among the most zealous and generous of the whole city and suburbs, and are always to the fore in every movement for the general good, and advancement of the parish. They thus naturally look for wide support towards their present effort, and, judging by the co-opera-tion of all which is so striking a feature in regard to the Catholics of Dunedin and their friends, the good people of the Valley will not he disappointed. This certainly is an opportunity for united action, and it is earnestly trusted that all will rally round their devoted pastor and show how they appreciate his good and zealous work among them by making this, his first big venture in the parish, an outstanding success. Attractive programmes will bo given each evening, and in. many other ways patrons will be well repaid for a visit to the bazaar any evening during its season. An excellent concert in aid of the bazaar stalls’ fund

was given by . St. Joseph’s Cathedral Choir on last Thursday •. evening, in St. Joseph’s Hall, in the presence of an ap- . preciative audience. '.The sincere thanks of the bazaar committee is tendered to the conductor (Mr. A. Vallis) and the members of the choir for their kindly assistance on the occasion. _ . The final card party in connection with the refreshment stall will be given at Mrs. Thompson’s tea rooms (opposite the Botanic Gardens) this (Thursday) evening. An invitation to all who can possibly attend is'cardially extended.