Te Puke - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 24 Feb 2019 06:07:44 +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 Te Puke - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Te Puke Catholic Church closes https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/02/25/te-puke-catholic-church-closes/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 06:10:44 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=115201 St Patrick's Catholic Church in Te Puke has had to close its doors. An initial earthquake assessment has the building rated "Cathegory E", the worst possible rating and in the interests of public safety, the church decided to stop using the building. Churchgoers will still be able to attend Mass, the Anglican vicar, Rev Ruth Read more

Te Puke Catholic Church closes... Read more]]> St Patrick's Catholic Church in Te Puke has had to close its doors.

An initial earthquake assessment has the building rated "Cathegory E", the worst possible rating and in the interests of public safety, the church decided to stop using the building.

Churchgoers will still be able to attend Mass, the Anglican vicar, Rev Ruth Dewdney has offered St John the Baptist Church on Saturday at 5pm and at 9am on a Thursday.

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