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Have you ever wondered how a community can bring renewal to our parish? Come to know more about the importance of community as Christians.
God did not create us to live alone. No man is an island to himself. Without friends around us, especially brothers and sisters in the Lord, we become lonely and isolated. It doesn’t do us any good to go through life without a support system, and what better support system than the Body of Christ? There is something extraordinary about growing together in communion with one another. When God’s people are living in unity together, we grow closer to Jesus. And this might be one of the most beautiful things ever.
Come and join us to learn more about COMMUNITY in our third FORMATION NIGHT on Wednesday, 16 November 2022, from 7pm to 8pm at Connolly Hall. For more information, please get in touch with [email protected]
“The God of mercy; He does not tire of forgiving. We are the ones who tire in asking for forgiveness, but He does not tire,” – Pope Francis.
In “I confess,” we say, “We have sinned through our own fault, in our thoughts and in our words, in what we have done, and in what we have failed to do.” – Everyone sins! Our sins separated us from God and one another. As Catholics, we go to confession to say sorry for the wrong (sin) in our lives and to experience God’s healing through forgiveness. Jesus loves and is anxious to forgive us. Will we give Him that chance?
Join us to learn more about the SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION in our fourth FORMATION NIGHT on Wednesday, 7 December 2022, from 7 pm to 8 pm at Connolly Hall Chapel.
For further information, please get in touch with [email protected].
Parish Feast Day Mass and social gathering
An extra Mass to celebrate our parish feast day will be held in Connolly Hall Chapel at 5.30pm on Friday 16th June, followed by a time of fellowship in the Cathedral foyer. This is an opportunity to gather together to celebrate our patronal feast. Mulled wine and juice will be available. Please bring a plate of finger food to share.
Our annual Parish AGM will be held This Sunday 23rd July at 2.30pm in Connolly Hall chapel, followed by afternoon tea in the Cathedral foyer.
There are a number of important items that will be raised during this meeting, so please come along. AGM documents were emailed out last Friday. Limited copies will be available at the meeting.
This is a very important annual event and something that every parishioner is highly encouraged to attend, especially now as we move towards the reopening of our beloved Cathedral.
SAVE THE DATE!
Luncheon Sunday 6 August 2023 with special guest speaker Archbishop Paul Martin SM with a fundraising AUCTION with many great items going to the highest bidder. All proceeds to the Cathedral Restoration.
- Tuesday 15 August (this Tuesday) – Is the Feast of the Assumption and a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be celebrated as usual, at 8.00am and 12.10pm in Connolly Hall Chapel. There will also be a special rosary that evening at 5.30pm also in Connolly Hall Chapel and everyone is welcome. There will be no on-line scripture reflection that evening.
We write to invite you and your family and friends to a special All Souls joint service between Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.
The Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul will be leading our sung worship, which will feature MIHA, a new setting of the Requiem Mass in Latin and Te Reo Māori by Auckland-based composer Takarei Komene.
During the service we will remember in prayer those who have died in the last year. Cards will be available for you to fill out the name of a loved one you would like to be read out during our prayers of remembrance. There will also be an opportunity to light a candle in remembrance of your loved one.
The service will last around 75 minutes, providing time and space for reflection, and seeks to bring comfort in offering God’s peace and the reassurance of our Christian faith and hope.
We do hope you will be able to attend and look forward to welcoming you.
This service is in addition to our regular Masses in our Connolly Hall Chapel which will be at 8.00am and 12.10pm on that day.
Special 8.00am Mass Monday 6 November in Connolly Hall Chapel As the NZ Bishops start a series of meetings in Wellington on Monday, they have asked to celebrate Mass on Monday morning in Connolly Hall Chapel at 8.00am.
All are welcome.
Each year during November, the month of the Holy Souls, the Parish celebrates a Mass in memory of those who were called home to God in the previous 12 months and have a connection with the Cathedral.
This year we will celebrate this memorial as part of the 5.30pm Mass on Saturday 11 November.
Everyone is very welcome as we remember those who have died and prayerfully support those who grieve their passing. All are very welcome to join us for this special commemoration. At the beginning of Mass, we will invite a representative from those families to light a candle of remembrance that will shine in memory of their loved one throughout the Mass. All are welcome
Parishioner update Sunday 26th November (Not Saturday 26th November as appears in the newsletter)
Please join with the parish leadership teams at 2.00pm in Connolly Hall Chapel for an update, and opportunity to ask questions and offer your feedback on several important issues currently needing parish discernment. Issues such as the future of natural disaster insurance considerations, the potential redevelopment of Archdiocesan and parish land, the Cathedral Strengthening and Restoration project, and the Cathedral reopening and parish office relocation. This will be followed by fellowship and light refreshments in the Cathedral foyer afterwards.