Palmerston North

New Zealand Tablet, 27 February 1919, Page 28

Palmerston North

(From our own correspondent.) February 22. The annual meeting of the parishioners is ■ to be hold next Sunday, when parish affairs will be reviewed and discussed. The main topic of interest is the new church. The points at issue are: How is the money to be raised? when is the church to be commenced ? and on which site is the building to be erected ? The alternative sites are .the present one, which is small, but central and valuable, and the leasehold section adjacent to the convent schools off Grey Street. The parishioners have been asked to express an opinion on this question of sites, but have apparently not

availed themselves of the opportunity already offered, so they will be given another chance at the annual meeting. A large'sketch plan of the church it is contemplated . to erect has been on view in the church porch, no doubt as an incentive to the members of the congregation to contribute more generously, and speed up this very necessary work. The tickets for St. Patrick’s concert are now in circulation, and every effort is being made to ensure the financial success of the entertainment. What is known as the “penny collection” at the church door each Sunday is a regular source of revenue to the parish. It averages nearly £2O a month. The annual meeting of the Catholic Boys’ Club is being held this week. It is hoped to resuscitate this useful institution and infuse some vigor into it before the coming of the winter evenings, when its sphere of helpfulness is more extensive, and there are greater opportunities for bringing the boys together in the after-work hours for their mutual improvement and entertainment.