DIOCESE OF DUNEDN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 2, 14 January 1925, Page 35

DIOCESE OF DUNEDN

Saturday last being the anniversary of the death of Monsignor Coffey, Requiem Mass for the repose of his soul was celebrated at St. Joseph's Cathedral by Rev. Father Kaveney, Adm., at nine o'clock, in the presence of a good congregation. The Sisters of Mercy in charge of St. Vincent's Orphanage desire to thank the good people of St. Patrick's parish, Orepuki, for a donation of 10/-, contents of St. Anthony's Box, forwarded by Mrs. A. L. Reid; also "Friend" £l, and "Grateful" £l. To all the generous benefactors who sent Christmas gifts for the children in St. Vincent's and Mount St. Joseph Boys' Home the Sisters are deeply grateful. Rehearsals are now in progress for the spectacular display "Mexicano," which is, being produced by Mr. F. Wauchop in connection with the Dominican Nuns' Carnival, to be, held at His Majesty's Theatre next month. A fair number of young people have , joined the ranks of the performers, but reinforcements are still required to bring the number up to full force—estimated at approximately 100. Those desiring to join will help matters along very materially if they will attend at St. Joseph's Hall and participate in the practices. Hibernian Society s ST. JOSEPH'S BRANCH, DTJNEDIN. The fortnightly meeting of St. Joseph's branch (No. 73) of the H.A.C.B. Society, was held on Tuesday evening, the 6th inst., the president (Bro. R. A. Simpson) occupied the -chair. Sick pay and other accounts were passed for payment and general business transacted. It was decided to invite his Lordship Bishop Whyte, to the next meeting of the branch, to be held on Tuesday evening, the 20th inst., when his Lordship is to be installed as grand' chaplain of the society in Dunedin. Members of other branches of the society are invited to be present on the , . important occasion. . The following office-bearers'for the ensuing term were installed by Bro. J. J. Marlow s,£ (district deputy), assisted by P.P. Bro. R. % A',' Simpson:—President, Bro. A. Gillick;

vice-president, _; Bro. J. Hughes ■ secretary, Bro. J.. J. Ford; treasurer, Bro. T. J] Boyle; warden, Bro. W. H. Cole; guardian, Bro. L. McEntee; sick visitors, Bros. A. 9 Berland, M. Scannellj and J. J. Miarlow, jun. The District Deputy congratulated ' the. newlyinstalled office-bearers, and wished them a pleasant and success!ul term of office, and each in turn suitably responded. The Retreat for Laymen Addressing the congregation at the early Masses at St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday, his Lordship the Bishop said: This morning I would like to direct your attention to the notice about the forthcoming Laymen's Retreat. The Retreat will begin on January 30 and will last from that evening till the following Tuesday morning. It will be held at Holy Cross' College, Mosgiel, and will be conducted by an eminent Vincentian Father, Dr. O'Reilly, who will give also the Retreat to the clergy. The Retreat held last year was an unqualified success. The best evidence of its success is that all the men who made that Retreat have intimated their desire and intention to make the Retreat this year. Is the time of Retreat a dreary time ? No, because the retreatants of last year can assure you it is not. Does it do any good? Yes, because the retreatants of last year are convinced of its utility, for otherwise they would not be wishing for another. Is a Retreat a loss of time, is it unnecessary, is it a strain? If it had those unfavorable features, we would not have last year's retreatants so eager to come themselves and bring others to it this year. These are some of their comments on it: "I never thought that a Retreat could be so pleasant, so delightful." "It is a complete rest both for bodyiand for soul." "I regretted more than I can say;" says another, "that I had to come to business on Saturday and Monday; but even so I feel richly reconpensed for the time I was able to give to it." All this is evidence in favor of Laymen's Retreats. Further evidence about Retreats you can get from the ladies who made the Retreat last week at Teschemakers. Quite a. number of the 101 ladies who attended those exercises, had never missed the annual Retreat from the time they learned what it meant. All of them who made it for the first time seemed quite grieved that they had not previously known what great advantages they were missing. Every one of them left-Tesche-makers delighted with the experience. Is not a mission quite as good? some of you will ask. The obvious answer to that is, the Retreat system would not have been initiated and would not have spread throughout the Catholic world and would not have been promoted and encouraged and enriched with indulgences by the Pope, unless it had special advantages distinct from those obtained from missions. It is intended for all —poor and rich, young men and old men, highly educated men as well as men of ordinary education. Every man, in short, who lias a soul to save can derive benefits from a Retreat, every man for whom Our Saviour died.upon Hid Cross of Calvary: . > .'. :

- So great is my confidence in your strong and steadfast faith and your earnest, fervent piety that I feel sure my words to you this morning will set you effectively thinking about the coming Retreat.

—— »M< - Mount st. Joseph Boys' Home Waverley The v boys at Mount- St. Joseph look upon "breaking-up" day as one of extreme importance; they were jubilant on Wednesday, December 17, when' their successful year's work was brought to a close. The prizegiving ceremony was held out of doors in the beautiful grounds, sapphire skies, radiant sunshine and a gentle sea-breeze making tile day an ideal one for such a function. Several spirited choruses having been sung, the . prize-winners received their premiums amidst hearty applause. Following is the prize list: Christian doctrine —Francis Deady 1, Leslie Mulligan 2, Davie Ryan 3. Good —Leslie Mulligan. Arithmetic Sullivan. History—Harry Malthus. English—Leonard Malthus. Class Prizes — marks, Horace Molony (Standard 3), Vincent Aitcheson (stan- : dard. 2), James Murphy (standard 1). ';• "... Infant Classes— Harnett 1, Pat Wood- ' house and lan Burke 2,'Austin Mulligan and John Harnett 3. Special Prizes Navy League essay competition, Leslie Mulligan ; Irish history, Harry Malthus. ATHLETIC SPORTS. After luncheon the boys marched to the plateau on the south of the Home for the athletic contests. An excellent programme of sports was carried out, all events were keenly contested and there were some fine performances. The progress of the sack race was somewhat impeded by "Darkey," the Mount St. Joseph watch-dog attacking the competitors, greatly to the amusement of the spectators. The results of the day's events were as follows: Senior Marathon Race Leslie Mulligan 1, Frank Deady 2, • Junior Marathon Race —John Harnett 1, George Wisneski 2. Viv! Wheelbarrow Race Frank Deady and Leslie Mulligan 1, Horace Molony and Joe Mulligan 2. ■ '.;t 4'; Three-legged Race — Mulligan and; Frank Deady 1. Bicycle Race— Mulligan 1. v < Thread the Needle (two races)Jack Sullivan, Horace Molony, Vincent Aitcheson, and Harry Malthus. •' ' ■ .-.■ v* Sack —Dan Harnett and Vincent Aitcheson tied for first place. ' •'• Egg and Spoon Race Frank Moore and'. Leslie Sullivan tied for first place. - Hop, Step, and Jump—Leslie Mulligan 1. Handicap Race (100 yards)— 1 O'Connell 1, Willie Walker 2, Clive Bell 3. - The trophies haying been handed to the. successful contestants afternoon' tea was served and greatly enjoyed by the boys, who, "at the close of a perfect day" gave three ringing cheers for their teachers, the .Sisters of Mercy. .. . .. ".