The merger of the four parishes in Invercargill will take place about the first Sunday in Advent this year, according to St Mary’s parish priest Fr Chris O’Neill. In preparation for this, the number of Masses in the city will be reduced in mid-June. The most significant effect will be that at several of the Read more
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Father Jack Smith is returning to his roots
Friday, March 11th, 2016
Father Jack Wiremu Smith has arrived in Gisborne as the new assistant to Monsignor Frank Eggleton at Saint Mary’s Star of the Sea church. Now in his late 70s, Father Smith comes from Ngati Kahungunu and was born near Wairoa. But a great grandmother came from the Coast so he does have connections here, he says. Read more
All of Wairarapa to become one parish
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014The Catholic parishes of Masterton, Carterton (including Greytown) and Featherston (including Martinborough) are merging into ”One Wairarapa Parish”. In an open letter to Catholics in Wairarapa, Father Julian Wagg says all parishes in New Zealand face unprecedented challenges because of a wide range of factors and the Archdiocese of Wellington. “As a result we are required to undergo the Read more