ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 46, 16 November 1899, Page 5

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(.From our own correspondent.) November 11. At St. Mary of the Angels' on last Sunday about 100 children received their First Communion. The Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father O'Shea, who also preached a short sermon impressing on the children the solemnity of the occasion. Hymns were sung at the Mass by the children of the schools. Some of the ladies of the parish provided an excellent breakfast for the communicants. The renewal of Baptismal vows was made at St. Joseph's Church after Vespers. Mr. and Mrs. John Cudby, of the Lower Hutt, celebrated their golden wedding on Thursday. There were over 100 guests. The proposing of the health of the fortunate couple was left in the capable hands of the Very Rev. Father Lane who in a happy speech referred to- the many services which Mr. and Mrs. Cudby had rendered the distriot, and conveyed to them the best wishes of those assembled for their future welfare. Among the numerous presents received was a hand-painted mirror, on which are depicted the Bhips ' Thomas Sparkes ' and ' Blenheim,' in which Mr. and Mrs. Cudby arrived in Wellington in 1842 and 1840 respectively. j A general meeting of St. Mary's Convent ex-Pupils' Association was held on Saturday at the Convent, Hill street. There was a fair attendance of members. The committee reported that a section of land had been purchased by the Association fcr the Sisters at Titahi Bay, near Porirua. It was deoided to thank Mr, R. O'Connor, who gratuitously acted as agent for the Association in the transaction. It was also resolved to endeavour to raise sufficient funds to build a cottage for the nuns, and for this purpose a garden party is to be held in the Convent grounds at an early date. The cost of the ground was £50 and it is estimated that to build a suitable cottage a further outlay of £250 will be necessary. A very pleasing function took place at the presbytery, Boulcott street, on Tuesday evening, when presentations on behalf of various religious bodies were made to Miss North, who is leaving to enter the Convent of the Sisters of Charity at Woolloomooloo, Sydney. The Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, president of St. Vincent de Paul Society, presented her on behalf of that body with a handsome morocco-bound Garden of the Soul and The Imitation of Christ. It was, he said, with extreme regret that the members heard of her impending departure, but they were pleased to know she would still continue to work for the one great cause and would become in truth a follower of St. Vincent de Paul. Miss North had for years been identified with all Church organisations here, but particularly with the St. Vincent de Paul Society, of which she had been the mainstay, and the great work done by her could only be guaged^by the universal respect in which she was held by all who had been' acquainted with her. He wished her every blessing and happiness in her new life. Rev. Father O'Shea, on behalf of the other societies, then presented her with Ilamm^ndi's Meditations, Growth in the Knowledge of Our Lord, The Life of Pope Leo, The Office of the Blessed Virgin, and an explanation of the office. He heartily endorsed all that had been said by the Yen. Archdeacon. Mr. Kelly returned thanks for Miss North.