Palmerston North

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 30, 23 July 1903, Page 4

Palmerston North

(From our own correspondent.)

The Very Rev. Dean Grogan, who is on a visit to this parish for a week, is soliciting funds for the new Cathedral tor the archdiocese, lie celebrated the 8 o'clock Mass on Sunday, and also preached at the 11 o'clock Mass and Vespers, making an eloquent appeal to those who had pledged themselves to yearly instalments for five years, to keep their faith, and make good their promises, and to the fresh arrivals in the parish to gi\e what they could aft or d for such a noble cause It is to be hoped thai the panshioners of St Pat nek's will surprise his C.i.ue by this \e,u\ i uln i ipt ions Laige congregations were present both morning and e\ening. 'He wipes a tear horn e\ery c> c ' w,i . very feelingly sung by i\lr. Thomas Rodgers a^ an oflertory at \ espers. A grand social will lie held in the Theatre Royal early in August in aid of the funds for the new convent.

The Rev. Mother Superior of the Hill street convent Wellington, is at present on a visit to the local convent.