PAEROA

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 14, 2 April 1903, Page 19

PAEROA

There was a very large congregation at St Mary's Catholic Church at 9 a m on Tuesday (writes the 'Paeroa Gazette'), a special feature ot the celebration being Ihe unprccodentedly large number of school children present In addition to the pupils attending our local Catholic school there was a large contingent of children lrom Karangahale and son c fi om Te Aroha The Karangahake pupils were dm en into Paeroa in special con\evanoes by Mr .T Gordon The Te Aroha children arri\ed|>\ train with their parents All the seating accommodation of the church was occupied by children The Rev l)ean Hackett preached on the boyhood of St. Patnck, and referred to his slaiery, also to the little children who appeared to the saint in a vision with outstretched hands, appealing to him to come to Ireland After the ser\ ice the children were taken to Mr. Bar toft's grounds — a delightfully situated spot on the rt\er bank shaded by willow and natne trees The sisters and a committee of ladies catered for all present, and Dean Had ott organised n capital programme of sports which was not concluded till 6 p.m . "We are pleasi d to state that no accident occurred during tho ci.v- Be I ore tho Karanuahnke contingent left throe nnging cheers weie given for tho nuns 1 , Dean ITackett, and foi all subscribers to the picnic