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Mercy colleges take main trophies in 2010 O’Shea contest

The two Mercy colleges in Wellington scooped the two top prizes in the O’Shea Shield competition run in the first weekend of May at Francis Douglas Māorial College, New Plymouth. St Mary’s won the shield and St Catherine’s won the Viard Cup. St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, was third.

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Daily life retreat a hit in Newtown

Parishes

Karen Holland
10 June 2010

My week began with an extremely full diary and I was wondering why I had signed up to be a part of the retreat when I couldn’t see how I could fit it in and do justice to the process. I should have had more faith, because I know that whenever God calls the way opens up.

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Arrival of Nelson parish’s founder recalled

Parishes 10 June 2010 Archbishop John Dew, the parish priest of St Mary’s, Nelson, Fr Raymond Soriano, and St Joseph’s School principal Mike Burton, arrived at the opening of new school buildings last month in a re-enactment of Fr Garin’s arrival in the town 160 years ago. St Joseph’s senior pupils met them on the […]

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Reflections on Mothers’ Day

But somewhere along the journey I realised that because she was perfect and she had a perfect child I was never going to attain the ultimate. That realisation was a great relief

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Parish leader appointed a JP

Parishes 10 June 2010 The chairperson of St Pius X parish, Titahi Bay, Pauline Boyles, was sworn in as a JP on March 25 after two years of interviews and training. Pauline’s particularly concerned for people with disability, having a disability herself ‘and there are very few JPs in New Zealand who represent in any […]

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