WelCom June 2020:
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Deacon Trung Nguyen will be ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North, 11am, Saturday 6 June. Cardinal John Dew will preside.
Numbers able to attend Trung’s Ordination Mass will be limited due to Covid-19 restrictions. Please see the Palmerston North Diocese website at pndiocese.org.nz for online booking to attend the Mass and for the livestream link.
‘Please continue to pray for Deacon Trung in his preparation for priesthood’, says Monsignor Brian Walsh, Vicar General for the Diocese of Palmerston North.
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