Church of the Sacred Heart, Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LI, Issue 43, 15 October 1924, Page 27

Church of the Sacred Heart, Timaru

/'ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. / (From our own correspondent.) The first Sunday in October was a memorable day in the history of the parish, being the thirteenth anniversary of the opening of our' beautiful church. At the early Masses a record' number approached, the Holy Table, including a large body of Hibernians and Knights of the Blessed Sacrament, wearing their regalia. At 10.30 .High Mass was sung by the Rev. Father Barra, S.M., when the choir rendered with fine expression and effect Silas' Mass in C, Mrs. Mangos presiding at the organ. --.-"' ... x The annual Eucharistic procession took place at 2.30 p.m., when ,a very ..large number of parishioners and the general public assembled in the convent grounds With banners displayed and floral tributes decorating the processional route, the convent grounds presented a scene of exquisite beauty. Sacred pictures, emblems and statues lined the avenues, while two magnificently candelabraed altars were erected—one at the main vestibule of the convent and the other in the girls' playground, where Benediction N was given. Punctually at "the appointed hour, the procession left the convent in the following order:—Cross-bearer and acolytes, schoolboys and girls, band, convent pupils, / Children of Mary, Altar Society, St. Anne's Guild, Sacred Heart Society (ladies' branch) and Hibernians. Eachjbody % Wore its respective regalia and was led by banner-bearers. Then came the flower-strewers and censers preceding the monstrance which was carried by Rev. Father Barra, beneath a canopy borne by four parishioners, and attended by lantern-bearers, as a guard of honor. Following the Monstrance came the clergy: Rev. Fathers Hurley, S.M\, P.P., McCarthy, S.M'., Fay, S.M. (Temuka), O'Connor, S.M. (Geraldine), and Ginisty, S,M., also the general body of parishioners. At each altar appropriate music was sung by the church and convent choirs, to very devotional accompaniments supplied by the South Canterbury Regimental Band. The church was crowded to excess, and the preacher on the occasion was Rev. Father McCarthy, Marist Missioner, who preached an eloquent discourse, on "The grounds for Catholic belief in the Blessed Sacrament." The Rev. Father Fay officiated at Benediction, assisted' by Fathers O'Connor and Ginisty. Special Benediction music was contributed by the choir, and Silas' "Ave Maria" was devotionally sung by Misses Meehan and Dennehy. At the conclusion of the solemn and impressive ceremonies the choir and congregation sang "Faith of Our Fathers" in .. a spirited manner. The altar and sanctuary were chastely decorated and reflected great credit on the sacristan. The decorations in the convent grounds were carried out under the direction of the nuns and sisters ably supported by a willing band of workers, who were highly complimented upon the artistic arrangements, giving another proof of their labor of love. The procession was in charge of three marshals who carried out their duties in an efficient manner. •,."'■ •.. ■ ' •>•' '-■ •.■'■"•, v ' '■."' v'":C-v.'>;

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