WelCom December 2022
The Catholic Parish of the Wairarapa held two First Eucharist celebrations this year. A group of children from St Mary’s school in Carterton and St Patrick’s Church Masterton, celebrated on Sunday 13 November, with DRS/teacher Christine Connor and parish priest Fr Bruce England. Earlier in the year, a group from St Patrick’s school celebrated their First Eucharist on 29 May at St Patrick’s Church, with DRS/teacher Corey Kennedy and Fr Bruce. It was to have been celebrated last year but was cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 8 December
‘As has been the custom for many years an archdiocesan Mass will be celebrated on our diocesan feast day, 7pm, Thursday 8 December, at St Teresa’s Pro-Cathedral, Karori. The archdiocese will again be entrusted to the care of Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception at this Mass. Parishes are asked to renew that Consecration on the following Sunday, 11 December, at All parish Masses.’ – Cardinal John Dew
Dates and events – what’s on
December 2022
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Pope Francis registers for the next World Youth Day in Lisbon
At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis registered for the next World Youth Day to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, in August 2023. Assisted and accompanied by Portuguese university students studying in Rome, the Pope tapped his way to becoming the first officially registered pilgrim for World Youth Day.