Between now and our inaugural Mass in 2016 there will be several opportunities for our communities to come together. Mark these dates in your diary now!
Sunday 6 December 2015: Visit to St Anne’s, Newtown by delegations from St Bernard’s, St Francis de Sales and St Joseph’s communities.
Sunday 13 December 2015: Visit to St Joseph’s, Mt Victoria by delegations from St Anne’s, St Bernard’s, and St Francis de Sales communities.
Sunday 31 January 2016: Parish Picnic on the eve of the beginning of Wellington South at Our Lady’s Home of Compassion, Island Bay.
Sunday 7 February 2016: Visit to St Bernard’s, Brooklyn by delegations from St Anne’s, St Francis de Sales and St Joseph’s communities.
Sunday 21 February 2016: Visit to St Francis de Sales, Island Bay by delegations from St Anne’s, St Bernard’s and St Joseph’s communities.
Sunday 6 March 2016: Inaugural Mass for the Catholic Parish of Wellington South at St Patrick’s College, Kilbirnie.
Wellington South Parish Leadership Team
Cardinal John has appointed Fr David Dowling Parish Priest and Fr Dennis Nacorda Assistant Priest of our new parish. A Lay Pastoral Leader is also to be appointed.
Mons Gerard Burns will continue to live in the parish but is not officially appointed as part of the Parish Leadership Team.
Presiding Priest at Mass
As part of the preparation for becoming a new parish, the priests in our Pastoral Area will move around all four churches from now on.