Our new Parish comes into being on 1 February 2016. Plans are already underway to celebrate our new beginning with an Inaugural Mass on 6 March 2016 presided over by Cardinal John, at St Patrick’s College, Kilbirnie. A liturgy committee made up of representatives from all four churches is leading the planning. Malia Vito-Tupai and Lucienne Hensel are the coordinators.
In the coming weeks the committee will approach people to serve in various ways at the Inaugural Mass.
After many months of praying, hoping, planning, and getting together in smaller ways, this will be an occasion not to be missed, as our four Church communities come together, bringing all our gifts, history, traditions and faith, and looking to a shared future full of hope.
If you have any questions, please approach your Parish representatives:
Maureen Laws (St Anne’s), Kathy Moriarty & Anna Kozniak (St Joseph’s), Simon McLennan & Mary Powell (St Bernard’s) and Maria Elenio, Stephanie Bosch or Jim McLaughlin (SFdS).
Alternatively please contact:
Malia (Maria.Vito-Tupai@mbie.govt.nz) or
Lucienne (office@stfrancisdesales.org.nz).