Unlocked churches - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:16:25 +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 Unlocked churches - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Thieves hit another church https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/09/16/thieves-hit-another-church/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:01:10 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=63066

Another Catholic church has been attacked by thieves. A five-foot high (152cm) brass candle holder, St Mary's church in Carterton last weekend. Church lay pastoral leader Sharron Penny said the candlestick had been in the church for "generations" and was an important part of the church's liturgy and heritage. Penney said the candlestick was used Read more

Thieves hit another church... Read more]]> Another Catholic church has been attacked by thieves.

A five-foot high (152cm) brass candle holder, St Mary's church in Carterton last weekend.

Church lay pastoral leader Sharron Penny said the candlestick had been in the church for "generations" and was an important part of the church's liturgy and heritage.

Penney said the candlestick was used at a funeral service on Friday, September 5.

She replaced the candle on the Saturday morning, but when congregation members arrived to set up for Mass that evening, the candlestick was gone.

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Thieves hit another church]]> 63066 2 chalices missing from South Dunedin church https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/09/09/2-chalices-missing-south-dunedin-church/ Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:01:33 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=62765

Dunedin police are investigating the disappearance of the two sterling silver chalices from St Patrick's Basilica in South Dunedin. One is nearly 30cm tall. It came from the former Dunedin North Dominican Hall and dates back to 1949 according to an inscription on the chalice. The letters IHS are engraved on the front of it. Read more

2 chalices missing from South Dunedin church... Read more]]> Dunedin police are investigating the disappearance of the two sterling silver chalices from St Patrick's Basilica in South Dunedin.

One is nearly 30cm tall.

It came from the former Dunedin North Dominican Hall and dates back to 1949 according to an inscription on the chalice.

The letters IHS are engraved on the front of it.

It is thought to be worth about $500.00.

The second chalice is slightly smaller.

It has scrolling engraved around its base.

It is thought to be worth about $400.00.

Thieves are thought to have entered an unlocked side door some time between 3pm and 4pm last Wednesday, and removed the chalices just before they were due to be returned to a safe with two others.

Basilica sacristan Jordan Knight says he is pushing for the church to be kept locked when not in use.

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