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Dear Friends,
I am really looking forward to the next two weekends coming up; they are a time of joy and celebration for the whole parish:
(1) This Friday, 6th August at 7.00pm, Bishop Michael Gielen comes to us to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for nearly seventy of our children and several adults. Then at the Sunday Masses here we will celebrate First Holy Communion.
(2) Our Parish Feast Day, 15th August, occurs this year on the Sunday itself — and the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven that
day. In 1838, Bishop Pompallier dedicated Aotearoa-New Zealand to Mother Mary under this title, and on Sunday 15th our Bishops ask us to dedicate our country again; which is what we will do at every Mass.
But I want to invite you to gather with us at 7.00pm that Sunday night, the 15th, for Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by a finger-food Parish Supper in the parish centre. Please do try and come to join us for that.
God bless you all,
Fr. John
I am really looking forward to the next two weekends coming up; they are a time of joy and celebration for the whole parish:
(1) This Friday, 6th August at 7.00pm, Bishop Michael Gielen comes to us to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for nearly seventy of our children and several adults. Then at the Sunday Masses here we will celebrate First Holy Communion.
(2) Our Parish Feast Day, 15th August, occurs this year on the Sunday itself — and the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven that
day. In 1838, Bishop Pompallier dedicated Aotearoa-New Zealand to Mother Mary under this title, and on Sunday 15th our Bishops ask us to dedicate our country again; which is what we will do at every Mass.
But I want to invite you to gather with us at 7.00pm that Sunday night, the 15th, for Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by a finger-food Parish Supper in the parish centre. Please do try and come to join us for that.
God bless you all,
Fr. John
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Worship timesWeekend Mass: Beachlands — Saturday 5 p.m. Howick — Saturday 6.30 p.m. — Sunday 8 am, 9.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Weekday Mass: Monday: No Mass, but please feel free to gather for Rosary at 9.15 a.m. Tuesday to Friday — 9.15 a.m. Saturday — no morning Mass Tues — Thurs: any funeral Mass will displace the usual 9.15 a.m. Mass. Reconciliation: Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. — and after Mass on 1st Friday — or any priest at any reasonable time For seasonal timetables, like Christmas and Easter, go to the latest newsletter. See button on left. |