DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 10 July 1919, Page 27

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Joseph’s Cathedral on last Sunday from the eleven o’clock Mass. The usual-procession, followed -by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, took place ?in the evening, after Compline and sermon.. ■ • >v ' At St." Joseph’s Cathedral on -lastJ Sunday the "Te Deum” was sung at the eleven o’clock Mass, in thanksgiving for peace. The celebrant (Father Kaveuey) preached appropriate of - the occasion, in the presence of a Targe congregation; '% u> ''! '' ? ■’ ■■ A basket social, : under the auspices of St. Joseph’s Men’s Club and St. Joseph’s Ladies’ ‘ Club, will be held on i next Monday evening at the Victoria. -Hall7'"Excel- ■ r r -Sin-- <v5J .*•*• t?Sk?W-,Hv«v lent musical arrangements have been made, and a large . i. -uh r -•-? vji . t O r.Offc-V* V. .rt IV; j

gathering is anticipated. Messrs. J. Kilmartin and F. Fogarty will be M's.C. on the occasion. oi '.\

.tuv The following are recent results of'matches played by the Christian Brothers' " School football u, teams: —■ The A team played the F, a newly formed combination, which promises very well, and won by -5" goals :to nil. The' B grade team easily defeated Rayensbourne ', by 5 goals' to nil, and could haveYwoii by a larger margin. The E team, which is the youngest, scored an easy victory at the J expense' 1 of ; High Street, winning by 13 goals to nil. The "goal kickers were W. Roughah (3), J. Roughan (3), T. McCarten (3), H. Murray (2), C. Murfitt ; W "McCrossin. '"-''j' . '"'" ... ;.,...». ''...W. \..'.. :

~ The usual monthly meeting of St. Joseph's Parish Committee.... of . the Catholic Federation g was - held j after devotions" on last Sunday evening. In the unavoidable absence'", of ..the";.president (Very Rev. Father Coffey), Mr. W. T. Easton presided. There was a good attendance.,. General .business was transacted, and qit was announced that the annual meeting of the Dunedin Diocesan Council of the Federation, will, be held on Friday evening, July 18. The secretary notified that Misses E. Knott and A. Quinn had been appointed representatives of St. Joseph's Ladies' Club on the committee, and urged the speedy appointment of delegates by other organisations not yet represented. The enrolment of members' of the Federation for the ensuing year was carried on at St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday morning, the names of oyer 150 being received.

. On the Feast of the Sacred Heart. a very enjoyable outing was. provided for over ,60 children of St. Vincent's Orphanage,. South .Dunedin, by Mrs. Hegarty, of St. Clair and her daughters, Miss Hegarty and Mesdames W. Shiel and C. Todd. Nothing that could add to the children's pleasure was left undone by their kind hostesses, and needless to say the afternoon will long be remembered by the little ones. ~,:..

; On Sunday, Octave of the Feast of SS. Peter and Paul,. some pupils of the local Convent School. received their : .First Holy Communion at : the Church of. St. Francis Xavier,Mornington. The ceremony was a very impressive one, the. many beautiful hymns devotionally sung by the children adding to the solemnity of the occasion. The celebrant of : the Mass, Rev. C. Collins, Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, in touching words addressed. the children,.reminding them of the great privilege that was theirs that day ; he also congratulated the parents on now having in their midst a Catholic school where their children will receive a sound Christian education. After Holy Mass the happy little company was entertained by the nuns in St. Michael's Convent, now being furnished and shortly to be occupied by : the Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters, as well -as the people of . Mornington, owe a deep debt of gratitude to Mr. Henry J. -.Trinder, of George Street, Dunedin, who for some time past has gratuitously motored the nuns to and from the school. .. . >

The usual weekly meeting of St. Joseph's Men's Club, held on Monday evening, was well attended. The president (Father Ardagh) presided. The programme, a mock parliamentary election, was productive : of excellent political addresses by the three aspirants' to legislative honors, Messrs. M. Millar,. A. Tarleton, and V. Sheehy, and very considerable diversion in the asking, and apt answering of numerous questions on topical and "progressive'' subjects. On a vote being. i taken Mr. Sheehy was declared "elected;" The syllai bus provides for* a debate for junior members on next | Monday evening week, and for a mock parliament on I the Monday■•• evening following.- At the conclusion of j the meeting Father Ardagh, on behalf of the members | of the club," spoke in 1 appreciation of the valued services •I rendered in the - reconstruction > and subsequent pursuits' ] of-the club by Mr. F. Dawson, of the Customs depart- | ment, who is now being transferred to Wellington. I Father Ardagh expressed s the best wishes of all for the 1 success, of Mr. Dawson in his new sphere of labors, I sentiments which were cordially endorsed ,-by" Brother I BowlerV director of the Christian Brothers' " : School, on I behalf of the Brothers and pupils of the school. :