South Island Mass - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 31 Aug 2015 04:04:58 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg South Island Mass - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Marists and bishop commemorate first South Island Mass https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/09/01/marists-and-bishop-commemorate-first-south-island-mass/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:54:30 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=76009 Society of Mary provincial Fr David Kennerley preached the homily at a Mass on August 23, commemorating the first Mass celebrated in the South Island. Bishop Barry Jones led the Mass of Commemoration at a packed St Patrick's Church in Akaroa, with Frs Paul Shannahan, SM, and Peter Conaghan, SM, also concelebrating. French Marist missionaries Read more

Marists and bishop commemorate first South Island Mass... Read more]]> Society of Mary provincial Fr David Kennerley preached the homily at a Mass on August 23, commemorating the first Mass celebrated in the South Island.

Bishop Barry Jones led the Mass of Commemoration at a packed St Patrick's Church in Akaroa, with Frs Paul Shannahan, SM, and Peter Conaghan, SM, also concelebrating.

French Marist missionaries celebrated a Mass on the foreshore of Akaroa Harbour on August 19, 1840, 175 years ago.

After this year's commemoration Mass, a social hour took place.

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