ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 31 December 1908, Page 12

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

''''"' ° (From our own. correspondent.) ' ;V ■-••'■''■.-- December 24;: The entertainment given by Miss lan,and Master..Jean Gilruth, in conjunction with their' little friends, on Saturnday afternoon, December 19, at 'the. home of .Mrs.YGilru]j>h; at the Hutt, in aid ofvthe Home of. Compassion, was; a" great success. Little' saleswomen sold; b,utt6n-3ioles,,and bouquets of flowers, dolls' caps, and ; garments, ,also;, programmes for the concert. " There was searching for buried treasures which created- miich enthusiasm, and then a bright concert, at which songs, recitations, and dances fwefe given by many little performers, andthen came supper. All helped to bring in a serviceable little isum for the children at Mother Mary Aubeft's Home. This is .the., second, year that? these kind children have given -their V charity to the helpless. j ; "..'■. „-...--■■.-■.■. The Catholic bazaar which was in progress all-last wpek at Mastertpri was: a completa success, rthe<gross takings amounting to close on £400; The object of the bazaar was to. extinguish a debt of £300 on St. Patrick's parish, and, besides realising this, it is expected that: there will he a fair sum available for necessary improvements-at- the church.; Ihe dancing programriie, which was gone through nightly, -was '■ arranged by".' Miss Siillivan,. of^Wellington, and in recognition of her services and as a souvenir-: of the bazaar she was presented with a cbrr'.plete. silver, dfossitip; and manicure set, apfjfopriately inscribed; The presentation was made hy ; Very Rey.JDeau.McKerina, on behalf of the bazaar committee.; V V ; - The Catholics of Karori have for .many years labored under a great disability in not haying a place of worship in their town, the nearest church being situated at Tn'oriidon. - Temporary reiibf. has now been given them, arid at' ai not far distant date the "disability abbye-rrieritibned will be completely femoyed. ; A project is on foot to: erect a church ■ upon a site giyen by the Hon. C. J. Johnston, the cost of the buildnig to approximate to four figures. Ia

the meantime services are to be held on the third Sunday in each month at the residence of Mr. F. J. Lissington, and the first took place on December 20, when the large room provided was filled to overflowing. The celebrant of the Mass was the Rev. Father Hickson, who took occasion to heartily thank Mr. and Mrs. Lissington for their kindness in meeting the need of the Catholics of the town. In the afternoon presentation of prizes to the Sunday school children was made by Archbishop Redwood, who was accompanied by the Rev. Father Bowden. His Grace referred to the good work done by the teacher, Mr. J. Costall, and to the satisfactory progress being made by the children. He also thanked Mr. and Mrs. Lissington for having for a long time past given the use of a room for the holding ot Sunday school instruction, and for now allowing the room to be utilised for Divine service. The Sisters of Notre Dame des Missions are expected to reach Petone from Christchurch in the middle of January after their annual retreat. The Sisters, eight in all will be accommodated at Richmond street, Petone, until their new convent is ready. The triennial election of the Mother Superior of the Sisters of Mercy was held at the Hill* Street Convent J horndon on December 23, when Sister Mary Francis was ' elected to the position. Last Sunday December 20, a presentation of prizes to the Brooklyn Sunday School children was made by the Very Rev. Dean Regnault, Provincial. The quarterly meeting of the Hibernian Society St Jatncks branch, took place on Monday night, Bro. J W. Callaghan (president) in the chair. A committee was formed to celebrate next St. Patrick's Day in an appropriate manner Visiting members from Christchurch (Bro ;• J ' kf llurs > PD ; P :>> Greymouth (Bro. Burke), Dunedin (Bro. Clancy), and Newtown (Bro. J. L. Murphy) were present, and addressed the meeting. The night's "takings amounted to £G5. Ihe members cf the Wellington Catholic Club congratulate Mr. Charles J. Gamble (one of their number) on his success in the recent law examination. The next annual conference of Catholic clubs takes place at Blenheim during Easter, 1909, and the Federation Executive is now taking active measures to make tho gathering a success. \x r W*! V , 6r ? great regret * record the de ath of Mr. Michael J. Andrews at Christchurch on December 20 Ihe deceased was sixty-five years, and was for twenty-five years a member of the staff of the Bank of New Zealand SVTi s . mti . time manager of the Wanganui branch: When the headquarters of the bank were at Auckland he was accountant there. Deceased was president of the Newtown Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Ho^ leaves a widow and one son resident in Wellington! h*lW Ij fn?' + i E ' Zg 7 ald ' who was defeated at the second SL- th 3 Suburbs , eat at the general elections, w*s entertained at a eomphmentary social gathering in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Saturday Vening December 19. He was presented with an illuminated case. The Hon. J A. Millar, who made the presentation, said it gave him a great deal of pleasure to rtfvl sent the Ministry on the present occasion. Mr. F . gerad should eel proud of the great fight he bad put up in the Liberal cause. His defeat should not make h down-hearted The successful candidate against whom M Fitzgerald had put up such a splendid fight bad served for many years on local bodies, and his name was a household word throughout Wellington Their guest was V Tonne New Zealander, and it was upon such that the Goveri^mem of the country must rest in a very short time. He Sd make up his mind that although defeated he had sim ly been indulging in a preliminary canter. He had gTven the public a^ slight sample of what was in him There of Parliament g fS ? onl l > r lcollred within the walls or lariiament. Judging from the manner in which Mr S^X^eirfTnP?? th \ cam P^> was the lta^p

December 26. ... Masses were V celebrated on Christmas Day at the Church of the Sacred Heart at 6, 7, 8, and 9 o'clock and at half -past 10 his Grace the 'Archbishop officiated, and at the evening devotions he gave the' Benediction. At St.. j Joseph's Masses were celebrated every -hour from .6 .until 10 o'clock. High Mass was celebrated at half -past 10 by the Rev. Father S. Mahony, S.M. ■>■ At St: Mary of the - Angels' Masses . were celebrated every half -b.bur from 6.30 to 8.30 At .11 o'clock there was Solemn High Mass, which -was celebrated by the Very Rev. Dean Regnault, S.M.^XProvincial), who also preached on tlie day s festival. Rev. / Fathers Yenning and Schaefer were "deacon and subdeaoqn^ respectively,.. .;- At : St. - Anne's, YNewtbwn, the Yen J Archdeacon^Devoy celebrant of High Mass, the Rev. Father Graham being deacon and the Rev. Father Herring subdeacon. Midnight Mass was celebrated at the Petone Catholic Church by the Rev. Father. Maples. V There was a large attendance at the picnic arid sports held at Very Rev. Father Lane's , grounds, Lower Hutt, on Boxing Day. .