Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, 31 December 1908, Page 14

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.) m , Y> '••"•■'%'■ -- December 28. „. Th .c Rev. Father Le Floch is keeping. well in touch with the members of- his* Young Men's Society;, and intends V ; ln p:xng an iVi^the^iwittter^Jsessi^^f "' •'^\Rev. Fa^eV* : Bg^*k^f;r^a^^l^^«gkfg retreat to the nuns of the Sacred Heart recently; he' -'also officiated at Midnight Massiat the convent on Christmas morning. ; - -y Mr. J. Yenning has, ; received a diploma of merit from tho Executive -V \ of .;?; the Federated -Catholic^ Young .Men's Societies,;in recognition of 'tlie viluaTn^ler vices he h>s rendered to -the' fbdefatedjsocieties, being one of the . founders of the;moyempnt. v v Mr. J. Yenning also took a leadmg part in the : affaifs. oorf r thrb Catholic Young Men's Society here, and .the, .diplbina also makes note of ' thlS. ;;. ..-."; . _ "-..■,...-, -;...; ..'.'• V' """' """■'"'■ The church was tastefully decorated for- : Christmas - Day.- All the Massex-were attended. by large, congregations, and large numbers .,.. communicated" a^ the early -Masses. . The choir was^excellent, 'arid atr the 11 o'clock Mass gave Turner's Mass of St. Cecilia with devotion and sweetness. .They had evidently been carefully prepared, -and the conductor,,, Mr. .J,^ Mc£ennah, and the organist Miss E. Dennehy,;-iiave ; t^ongfatulated- on -the results of their work. The choir afterwards entertained by the Rev. Father Tubman, who expressed his pleasure at the progress they were making in the rendering of the

sacred music, and also made mention of the good work of the organist,' despite tli3 handicap of the small organ available since^th^e.fire. . . ...; „.. .. .. „.