Gospel Reading: Sunday 3 December 2023
First Sunday of Advent – Mark 13:33-37
33 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come.
Author: Rose Miller
Obituary: Rita Barker netball icon
Over 75 years of devotion to Convent Old Girls Netball Club and netball in the Hutt Valley were celebrated at the funeral Mass for Rita Barker (nee McNeil) at ‘her’ Ss Peter and Paul Church in Lower Hutt, on 27 July.
St Anthony’s School Centenary
St Anthony’s School in Seatoun celebrated its centenary over the weekend of 13, 14 October. St Anthony’s has been running since the 1920s to the 2020s!
First Holy Communion
Lennox Finnigan (l) and Micah Gut (r) recently made their First Holy Communion at St Patrick’s Parish Church, Kaponga.
Te Tai Potuini Kapahaka champions 2023
St Canice’s School Westport won the West Coast Primary Schools Kapahaka competition, hosted this year by Reefton Area School, in September.
New RE consultant and TKP lecturer
Maria Fouhy has been appointed to the Secondary Religious Education Consultant, Te Kupenga lecturer position and began in October.
Young Catholic Leaders Camp 2023
The Archdiocesan Young Catholic Leaders camp will be held from 6–10 December. The camp is where students who have been elected to leadership positions within their colleges for 2024, attend for a week of reflection, leadership training and networking.
Life Teen Aotearoa Summer Camp 2024
Life Teen Summer Camp 2024 will be held at St Peter’s School Cambridge, 1716 Cambridge Rd, 16–20 January 2024. This 8th year of camp offers opportunities to connect with Jesus through keynote sessions, group discussions and fun.
NZCEO Convention 2024
The New Zealand Catholic Education Convention, 19–21 June 2024, at TSB Arena and Shed 6, Te Whanganui-A-Tara, Wellington, is for Catholic proprietors, principals and schools, and interested parties.
Tuākana announcements 2024
In January a new intake of Young Church Tuākana College Youth Ministers for the Archdiocese of Wellington will be appointed to six of our nine Catholic colleges.