ST. COLUMBA'S CHURCH, RIVERTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume IV, Issue 203, 23 February 1877, Page 9

ST. COLUMBA'S CHURCH, RIVERTON.

(From our own Correspondent.) This beautiful new church was dedicated on Sunday last by the Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev. Dr. Moron, assisted by the Revs. T. Higgins, P. O'Leary, and P. Sullivan, and iv presence of a very large congregation. After the ceremony of dedication, Mass was sung by the Rev. P. O'Leary, at which the Bishop assisted, in Pontificals. The music of the Mas? was beautifully rendered by the members of ' the Catholic choir of St. Mary's, Invercargill, who came over to Biverton that morning ; and a most eloquent and appropriate sermon ■was preached by Fat her K< lly, S J., Melbourne. Father Higgins, preparatory to the collection, w hi .-h we undc stand amounted to £100, , made some introductory and tel in ; remarks. The Bishop after giving an Indulgence, congratulated the peop'e of Biverton on the erection • of this church, dedicated to God under the invocation and name of St. Columbkill, so much needed and so long earnestly desired. His ' Lordship a'9o stated that the site of the church was 'the gift of Mr. Donald Caiuerou, o£ Nokomai, who had also contributed handsomely to its erection. The Bishop, clergymen, choir, and the numerous ■visitors from Invercargill, returned to that town in the afternoon, and on their arriving at St. Mary's, there were vespers, sermon by the Bishop, and benediction of the Most Holy Sacrament. It; may be added that, although the morning was threatening, the day turned out fine, and the evening was magnificent. This, no doubt, helped to the : success of a day that will be long memorable in Hiverton.

There is now on sale at the establishment of Mr. J. Vezey, Princes-street, a quantity of the famous prize mutton culled from the merino flocks for which the runs of Messrs. Parker, Waimate, • Canterbury, are bo widely celebrated. Economical house-keepers . -will do well to give t le article in question a trial.