NAPIER NOTES

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 8, 4 March 1925, Page 17

NAPIER NOTES

(From our own Correspondent.) .February 25.

Preparations are well in hand for the coleliralingof St. Patrick'. Bay. II i. to be imped that the parishioners as a whole will support and lu 11, to make the least of

In land's Patron Saint a happy occasion. Always to the fore, the parishioners of Taradale are working like the true Irish men and women they are, to make the "night" a success in this little township where Si. Patrick's Day is enthusiastically celebrated.

During last week we bade good-bye to our good Father and .friend, Father H offer nan, who was exceedingly popular with the young and old of (he parish and a true friend to

all. "The best of health and good luck go with you in your new surroundings, Father!" ; The. Mar is i brothers' and the Convent schools are still closed as a result of the infantile paralysis en identic.

1 learn that we will have amongst us the Rev. Father b'Sljannas.sy, from Ireland'.

The choir are getting into form for the forthcoming Easter festival under the baton

nt conductor Frank O'Sl.iannassy. . 1 notice in the congregation Sunday after Sunday, numerous parishioners who are more than fairly good exponents of the vocal ar. and the question arises,' why is it (hey fail to lend their voices to the choir? There is. no sweeter or mere beautiful music than that of .'.our Church, which is recognised.-by the world a I large as being the founder of. all that is best, in this connection. ' A movement is on fool lo promote a combined picnic for the Napier and Hastings branches of I lie Hibernian Society. It '.is in he. hoped we hear mere of this, as it forms

one of the means by 'which-both branches are brought closer together and 1 so tend to establish a firmer feeling...of. brotherhood, ....'.:..-- { v.;