DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 20 October 1921, Page 22

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) October 14. •; - Right Rev. Dr. Liston, Coadjutor-Bishop, visited Cambridge parish on Sunday, the 9th inst., and adminisered Confirmation. Next Sunday his Lordship will visit the Puhoi parish. Mr. Hall Skelton, the Auckland district president {of the Self-Determination for Ireland League, returned on Tuesday from the Dominion Convention, which was held last week in Wellington. On Sunday next, in St. Benedict's Hall, a convention for the Auckland district will ho held, when the president will give his report on the proceedings in Wellington and outline the arrangements for the sending of the representatives to the Irish Race Convention, to bo held on January 21, 1922, in Dublin or Pari*.

At the last meeting of the St. Luke’s Guild, held in St. Benedict’s Presbytery on October 3, Right Rev. Dr. Liston gave an address on the “Church’s attitude and teaching on the Birth-control.”

A branch of the H.A.C.B. Society was formed in connection with St. Joseph’s parish, Grey Lynn, on Sunday the 9th inst., when about 50 members were initiated. Mr. C. Little, president of the St. Vincent do Paul Society, left Auckland for Sydney by the “Maheno” on the 13th inst. to attend the centenary celebrations in connection with St. Mary’s Cathedral in that city.

The annual concert to be given by the pupils of St. Mary’s Convent, Pousonby, will be held in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Wednesday the 19th inst.

Preparations on an elaborate scale are being made for the bazaar of the Good Shepherd parish church, Dominion Road. : The bazaar will be opened at St. Benediet’s Hall on Thursday tho 27th inst., and continued, over the two following days.

Temuka

(From our own correspondent.) y October 12.

The first meeting of the newly-formed Catholic Club, was held in the Catholic Hall on Sunday evening, Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, S.M, presiding. About 70 names were handed in for membership, and a great amount of enthusiasm was shown. It was unanimously decided that the club be known as St. Joseph’s Club, and the membership fee was fixed at five shillings per annum. Being.the off season at present, it was agreed that very little could be done just now' in connection with literary and debating pursuits, the first thing to claim the attention of the committee, therefore," will be to establish a Catholic library and a. reading-room. The formation of a Tennis Club was also advocated and a meeting of supporters is to be held next week. The following office-bearers were elected: Patron, Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, S.M. ; president, Mr. W. Hally; vice-president, Mr. D. O’Connor; secretary, and' treasurer, Mr. W. Fitzgerald; executive committee, Messrs. M. Healy, D. O’Connell, P. Lynch, T. Knight, J. Mitten, J. Haar, 0. Connolly, W. O’Keefe, and Duggan. ' The usual fortnighty meeting of the local branch of J the H.A.C.B. Society, was held on Monday evening, the president (Bro. M. Healy), presiding. A pleasing feature of the meeting—-the outcome of the appeals of the Marist Missionaries during the recent the initiation of four new members and receiving , the nomination of 21 others for membership. It was unanimously decided to convey to the Rev. Fathers Herring and Eccleton the thanks and congratulations of the branch on the great success that attended their efforts during the fortnight the mission was held. At a meeting of the social committee, held recently, it was decided to conclude the fortnightly socials on Tues- . day the 25th inst. These gatherings have been a great success for while a nett return of £IOO was looked forward to for the season, it is pleasing to mention that this total has already been passed. It has also accomplished a worthy object, the reduction of the debt on the convent building. / '