St Joseph’s Home of Compassion in Silverstream was formally handed over to private provider Heritage Lifecare in March.
About 30 sisters from the Island Bay congregation gathered to formalise the handover of the Upper Hutt rest home.
Ngā Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand launched their new Whānau Mercy Ministries in March, at Auckland’s Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph.
The Catholic Enquiry Centre has a new website. Visit it to find out about faith, explore Catholicism, order booklets or to make a donation: catholicdiscovery.nz
The 125th anniversary of the arrival of Mary MacKillop, and her Sisters of Joseph in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, was celebrated on Sunday 19 March, St Joseph’s Day.
Wellington Catholic Social Services and Kapi-Mana St Vincent de Paul representatives signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MOU) last month to bring together the strengths of both organsiations for the greater benefit of the people they serve in the Levin area.
It’s not often in modern times an artist can say he has spent his days painting the Virgin Mary but at the beginning of this year Island Bay artist Ian Logan was doing just that. Together with sculptor Jenny Hartley and her husband Robin, they were working to restore the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the grounds of the Home of Compassion in Island Bay. Until recently Jenny and Robin also lived in Island Bay and now live in Ōtaki.
legislation to counter sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
The Christian Life Community is a lay organisation that meets regularly in small groups to pray, learn and practice Ignatian Spirituality. Our emphasis is finding God in all things. Members seek to find where God is calling them in individual missions, and how to support missions developed by the whole community.
Plans for Christchurch’s new Catholic Cathedral are now under review, says Simon Thompson, the diocese general manager.
The Marist Messenger monthly publication has come to an end. The editorial in the March edition informed subscribers that it was the final issue.