DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 12 June 1919, Page 21

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) June 6. His Lordship Bishop Cleary is still an inmate of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, but is now making satisfactory progress towards recovery. On June 21, a mission will be opened in the Sacred Heart Church, Ponsonby, by the Marist Missionary Fathers, and will be continued for nine days. Father De Voider, who ,- was } the guest of Right Rev. Mgr. Gillan for the past week, left on Wednesday for Dargaville, to take charge of his new parish. Father Skinner, who has been absent with the N.Z. Expeditionary Forces as chaplain for the past two years, is expected to return on or about the 21st instant. The choir of St. Benedict’s Church, Newton, has secured the services of Mr. Harry Hiscocks as organist, and of Mr. P. Hiscocks as conductor. Mr. Harry Hiscocks commenced duty on Sunday, June 1. . . Father Carran, Adm. Sacred Heart Church, Ponsoriby;- is still in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. At present his condition is very satisfactory, and he hopes to be able to leave the hospital in a short: time. Very Rev. Father P. Murphy, of the diocese of Dunedin, arrived here last night, en route to Ireland, and leaves here for Vancouver by the Niagara. While in Auckland he is the guest of his Lordship Dr. Cleary at the Bishop’s Palace, Ponsonby. : The Rev. Dr. Kelly, Editor, of the N.Z. Tablet who been paying a visit -this city, left by the Main Trunk express i last night. for Dunedin. During , his stay here he was the guest of Very Rev. Chancellor Holbrook at the presbytery, Grey Lynn. ’ There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday last at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and;, in the evening the usual-. procession and .Benediction 'of the Blessed Sacrament, jit-tended by a congregation of over 1500 people. r

f;£iast Tuesday evening Father Doyle,l who -■ r.>f-■ "•' Last Tuesday evening Father Doyle, who recently returned from active service with the New Zealand Division in France, addressed the men’s Confraternity, of the Holy 'Family on r prayer and trust in God. The -discourse was entitled ’ ‘The Three, Great Men , of ' the War,” having reference''-'to the King of the .Belgians, Marshal ' Foch, and Cardinal Mercier. ‘' • f.'-- V ri .‘Vf f.'l Arf. ;T/“ t; */£ 5 W 1U * In connection with St. Patrick’s Cathedral bazaar, to be held in the near future, the Children of . Mary of that parish held what proved to be a highly successful 1 euchre social in St. Benedict’s Hall on Wednesday 1 evening, June 4. The prizes for the euchre ■ were won by Mrs. Hooker and Mr. E. C. O’Brien. Father Fiorde,. Adm., presented the prizes, and in a short address thanked all who. had helped to make the evening such a social and financial success. . , Playing on Saturday, May 31, in the Rugby football contest senior grade, Marist Old Boys defeated Ponsoxiby by 11 points to 5. In the junior contest,, second grade, Marists (G) defeated Grammar , School Old Boys (5), after a fast and interesting game. Tries were scored for the Marists by' Watson and McNamara. The Mar is t third grade team won from Grafton by default. Fourth grade: Ponsonby (9) beat Marists (3). Fifth grade: Marists „ (9) beat Grafton (5). This was one of the best junior matches played on Eden Park for some years, and marked the end,of the first round, the competing teams being thus placed.; Marists, 4 points: Grafton, 2 points; Ponsonby, -no score. In the primary schools’ competition, Marist .Brothers’ (Vermont Street) A team (40) beat Richmond Road A (nil) in the first round, and Marists B (9) beat Newmarket B (nil). In the second round Marists A (32) beat Newmarket (nil), and Maxnsts B (52) beat Napier Street . B (nil).