July 2014 News Dave Ross The Catholic Parish of Otari now consists of St Teresa’s Church Karori, St Thomas More Church Wilton, and Cardinal McKeefry and St Teresa’s primary schools. The formation of the new Catholic parish was celebrated on Pentecost, 8 June, with a vibrant muti-cultural Mass. This was concelebrated by Archbishop John Dew […]
July 2014 Reflection Bridget Taumoepeau Fr William O’Malley SJ has written a version of Psalm 32 – ‘How gifted I am with forgiveness when my God forgets I have sinned, like a child, without grudges or guile.’ This struck such a chord with me for two reasons. One is Pope Francis’ repeated reminder to us […]
July 2014 Reflection Michael Noonan During night prayer, John Boorman used to weave a mystical spell with his softly spoken prayers. John had an intellectual disability, he had micro encephalus and had moved from a mental institution to live in a l’Arche community. He prayed with an immense freedom. Knowing no geographical or historical boundaries, […]
July 2014 News Sr Catherine Hannan An impressive ceremony was held during Mass on Sunday 4 May 2014 at St Joseph’s, Mt Victoria, when Archbishop John Dew installed Mr Ronald Evans as a Papal Knight of the Order of St Sylvester. Archbishop John said many people wrote recommending Ron receive this award because of his […]
July 2014 News Sue Devereux Every parish needs this! This is the way our parish can connect with our young families. This statement, made by one of the graduates of the Side-by-Side Mentoring programme, shows her passion for that group often missing from our community gatherings: families with young children. Side-by-Side Mentors act as the […]
July 2014 Schools Br Doug Dawick Earlier this year, a forum was organised for the senior leaders from 11 Marist Brothers-tradition colleges. Students were encouraged to foster the charism of St Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers, in their respective colleges. Arama Pou, a Year 13 Special Character Leader at St Bernard’s College, Lower […]
July 2014 Schools Bernadette Snowden The Young Vinnies of Sacred Heart School Reefton are a small but active group who enjoy ‘living their faith’ by doing simple things to help others in the parish and wider community. Their aim is to have fun while bringing joy to others. Activities they have been involved in include […]
July 2014 Schools Mary Horner There’s nothing like performing in the Michael Fowler Centre in front of hundreds of people! Both the Schola and Prima choirs did St Mary’s College proud at the regional Big Sing event on 4–5 June. Their performances were of a high quality and reflected the huge amount of work that […]
July 2014 Schools Maureen Phillips Directors of Religious Studies from Palmerston North and Wellington primary schools came together in May for a three-day conference themed ‘Fully Alive’. Shane Winterton, psychologist for the Ministry of Education, was the keynote speaker overviewing the ‘Human Givens’ approach to understanding the ways individuals and society work. Through his presentation […]
July 2014 Palmerston North Peter Green Change was in the air at 16 March meeting of parishioners from the three Napier parishes of St Patrick’s, St Thomas More and St Mary’s. Called by the Steering Committee set up to establish a single Napier parish, the meeting was held at St Thomas More Church and was […]