Priest revisits his 50-year-old work of art
Fr David Orange is well known around Lower Hutt as a landscape artist. He has had many exhibitions over nearly 60 years in the priesthood but his work pictured here is what is known as Scrafito.
Category: Diocesan News
St Joseph’s Shannon 60th Jubilee celebrations
The call went out and the response was fantastic with many past parishioners travelling to Shannon to celebrate, on 23 April 2023, the 60th anniversary of the blessing and opening of Shannon’s St Joseph’s Catholic Church.
Priest’s legacy encourages vocations
The parish of Our Lady of Hope, Tawa Titahi Bay administers a trust established by the late Fr Fergus Reeves. It supports training, development and education for aspiring priests and religious in the Wellington Archdiocese.
Tributes for Sr Francine
A celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of Sr Francine becoming a Marist Sister – a branch of the Society of Mary – was held at the morning Mass for Our Lady of Hope parish in Tawa/Titahi Bay, on 9 June. Over 80 people were there to celebrate with Sr Francine and take part in her blessing. The large number present was more than twice the usual number for a weekday Mass at this time of year.
Historic last Mass at Renwick’s 115-year-old Catholic Church
Members of Marlborough’s Catholic community were invited to attend an historic last Mass at Renwick’s 115-year-old Catholic Church, Sunday 18 June. St Francis de Sales Church has served the community of Renwick since its official opening and blessing in 1908. Organisers extended an invitation to include anyone wanting to be a part of the historic gathering and final Mass.
Cathedral corner: A cathedral is a strong statement of faith
A cathedral in today’s city is that city’s question mark!
What do I mean?
Such a building announces the presence of ‘otherness’ – a reminder that there are questions we cannot adequately answer, mysteries we cannot fully penetrate.
New Catholic Parish of Buller and Inangahua
Two of the oldest parishes in the archdiocese are amalgamating. Sacred Heart parish, founded 1874 and based in Reefton, and St Canice’s parish, founded 1867 and based in Westport, are to become the ‘Catholic Parish of Buller and Inangahua.’
Blessing of the Oils during Holy Week
During Holy Week at special Chrism Masses in diocesan cathedrals and churches around the globe, oils to be used in the Sacramental life of the Church, are blessed and distributed to representatives to take back to their parishes and faith communities.
Waipatu Māori Catholic Club
Waipatu Māori Catholic Club,are a local group, generally based out at Waipatu Marae, north of Hastings, and we are about to celebrate our 75th birthday. We too are the organisers for our annual hui aranga for 2024 to be held here in Heretaunga or Napier. We are currently looking to secure a venue.
Christian mothers’ group Hastings
The Young Christian Mothers group was formed in the Sacred Heart Parish of Hastings in 1974 with the help and support of Fr Paul Shannahan sm. Although the group was Catholic based, they opted to use the word Christian rather than Catholic to reflect their wish to be inclusive, particularly for non-Catholic women who had Catholic husbands.