Welcome to the end of Week 7 Term 4
Week 7 20th - 24th November Christ the King
At our Parish/School Mass last Thursday 16th November, Levi and Tineka Rankin received the Sacrament of Catholic Baptism with Father Fredy.
Our Year 7 & 8 students have been at camp this week. Year 5 & 6 students have competently taken on the Leadership roles at Mass with Kapahaka, Waiata and Technology and leading Friday’s Assembly.
We also are very proud of and thank Ruma Kereru who led Mass this week so Respectfully and Reverently.
November 21 - The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The tradition is that Mary was taken to the temple in Jerusalem when she was 3 years-old and dedicated to God. What we celebrate on this day is the fact that God chose to dwell in Mary in a very special way.
November 24th
Sts Andrew Dũng-La. c, priest, and companions, martyrs
St. John Paul II canonised a group of 117 martyrs who gave their lives for the faith in Vietnam during the 19th century. On this feast day, the Church remembers the sufferings inflicted on the Vietnamese Church, which are among the most terrible in the long history of Christian martyrdom.
We can also think and pray for all the Vietnamese refugees who came to New Zealand in the late 1970’s and some later. May they always find peace and be at home here. Protect their hearts and minds from painful memories.
Nga mihi nui
Leanne Brookes
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