WelCom February 2018:
E te amorangi, e tāku hoa pirihi, Pā Don Hamilton, moe mai ki te Ariki.
E te whānau whakapono o te Rohe Pīhopa o te Papaioea, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou.
Bishop Charles Drennan, announced with sadness on Wednesday 24 January that Fr Don Hamilton sm had died at the Hawke’s Bay regional hospital in Hastings the previous day. Fr Don had been unwell for some time.
Bishops Charles said, ‘I extend our aroha and prayers to his Marist confrères, family and friends, and all those to whom he ministered so well during his many and varied years of priestly service. In our Diocese he has served in Whanganui at St Augustine’s College, at Paki Paki, in Waitara and Feilding, and in more recent years at Taradale, St Joseph’s Māori Girls College, and again at Paki Paki.’
Pā Don’s Requiem Mass was held at St Mary’s Church in Taradale, Napier, on Saturday 27 January and was well attended by the local community, by Maori, religious and clergy. Bishop Charles Drennan and Fr David Kennerly sm presided.
Hoatu ki a ia te okiokinga pūmautanga.
A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand (extended version)
WelCom December 2021 Living, Caring, Worshipping and Ministering in a Covid-19 World November 2021 Living with Covid-19 restrictions We find ourselves living in unprecedented times as we struggle to live…
WelCom December 2021
Bishops say vaccine mandates ‘justified at this time’
WelCom December 2021 Michael Fitzsimons The Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have expressed their support for the introduction of vaccine mandates and vaccine passes, saying they are ‘justified by…