DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 17 November 1921, Page 19

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) November 7. A most enthusiastic meeting of parishioners was held in the Addington Catholic School, for the purpose of considering the best way to raise money to meet the many urgent requirements of the parish. It was decided to hold a. monster garden fete ifi February. Representatives of Halswell had come specially to the meeting, and o-ave an assurance that the Catholics of Halswell would give their very best services. After some discussion the show ground was chosen as the best and most suitable place in which to hold the fete. Committees have been appointed in Halswell and Addington and for the purpose of furnishing their stall. The Addington committee intend to arrange a garden party in the parish grounds, to-be Tield on the second Saturday in December. The quarterly meeting of St. Patrick's branch of the Hibernian Society was held on the 31st ult., Bro. H. H Upjohn,_B.P., presiding over a good attendance. Rev Father Hanrahan, Adm. (chaplain), was present and an-

• ■ nounced the itinerary of functions in connection with the \'\ ' y visit of the Apostolic Delegate, at which the' Society would take • a prominent part. Sick allowance (£7) was passed for payment. Two members were initiated, and 21 others i :nominated. Father Hanrahan congratulated members for haying, seconded the efforts of the Marist Fathers at the recent mission by making a personal canvas for recruits, v . and doing this so successfully. The quarterly balance sheeet was submitted by the secretary (Bro. Grimes). It showed ( all the funds to be in a sound financial state and the membership to be 400. At the quarterly meeting of St. Mary's branch of the Hibernian Society, Bro. Anderson presiding, accounts, amounting to £lB 18s 9d was passed for payment. Bro. Johnston presented the quarterly balance sheet, which was to the complete satisfaction of members.' The various funds are sound and the membership increasing. Timaru (From our own correspondent.) November 14. On last Sunday week about 60 children (45 boys and 15 girls) -made, their First Holy Communion at the first Mass, when the church: was filled for the great event. Rev. Father Barra was celebrant, and addressed the children in, appropriate terms. During Mass the children sang suitable hymns. They were afterwards entertained to breakfast by the members of the Altar Society, who usually provide the repast on such, important occasions. : Yesterday about 70 members of the Hibernian Society approached the Holy Table in a body at the 7.30 o'clock Mass, on the occasion of their half-yearly Communion. i , Invercargill , (From our own correspondent.) t. November 14. A special general meeting of the Marist Brothers' old boys was held in the club room last Wednesday. The object of the meeting was to discuss ways, and means of fittingly celebrating the silver jubilee of the opening of the Marist Brothers' School in Invercargill in 1897. Rev. ' Father Ardagh made his first appearance at the club, and received an enthusiastic welcome. He congratulated the members on the large attendance and on the object of the meeting. He had heard a good deal about the Marist old boys before coming to Invercargill, and he was pleased to see that the organisation was a real live one. He had been m asked to offer a suggestion as to what would be the best way to celebrate the Brothers' silver jubilee, and he had great pleasure in placing his idea before the meeting. He r could see that the old boys were anxoius to mark their appreciation of the Brothers' work, and it seemed to him that they could do it in no better way than in helping them ! '_ to continue and extend that work. They would be pleased to hear that the Brothers were opening a training college in the North Island next year, where young aspirants to • ! the Order would receive the necessary training to carry on the work of Catholic education in New Zealand. In what better way could the old boys mark their appreciation of the work the Brothers were doing than by doing what they could to perpetuate that good work? He would suggest that they establish a full bursary at the Brothers' Training College. It would mean only £3O a year, and he felt sure that the old, boys could easily guarantee that amount. - Messrs. M. "Staunton, J. Collins, , M. Reidy, J. Ferry, F. Downey, and several other members advocated the suggestion. Mr. J. Toomey moved that "This meeting of the Marist old boys, resolves to establish a full bursary at the Marist Brothers' Training College, the bursary to operate from, next year, and to be known as the Invercargill Marist Old Boys' Silver Jubilee Bursary." ~, The motion was sec- ' onded by Mr. Martin Staunton and carried unanimously. */• committee was then appointed to make arrangements :-; for carrying out the resolution., ~..,.. V- . Rev. Brother Anselm, on behalf of the Brother Pro. vincial and of his .community, -thanked Father Ardagh for II his ! laudable suggestion of establishing a full ,bursary, ■ and* g , the old boys for the enthusiasm with which they' received ■ /' : , it. He said the Brothers -had no r seminary fund to rely ;v on, so K they, must only hope that generous souls will be II': - found ready to assist t in s the education, of > young aspirants to the Order. He hoped this .important scheme of establishing bursaries for the Brotherhood would be taken up

in* every centre > where jjthe Brothers were laboring. If 30 . members would donate one pound a year the good work '\c would "be done, and, the donors would be benefactors to the i Order and would share in all the good done by the Brothers. "■•/.'.'