Update on St Dominic’s Convent and College events
Arrivals and a Departure:Since you last heard from us we have lost one novice, who decided the life was not for her. On the other hand we have gained five postulants. There are two young … Read more
St Anthony’s Procession
On 15 June 2008, St Anthony’s parish held its annual procession in honour of St Anthony. The founding parishioners promised St Anthony that if he got them the Church that had been their original parish … Read more
Children of Mary 2008
The Children of Mary at St Anthony’s Parish had a busy time over Easter as well. They finished off the brass-cleaning which the Girls’ School had started on the Day of Recollection. This was a … Read more
Day of Recollection in our Schools.
On the Wednesday of Holy Week all the schools in the parish had a Day of Recollection. Father Cranshaw took the Primary School, Father Kurtz took the Boys’ Secondary School, and Father Laisney took the … Read more
One of our Girls gets Top of the World.
Virginie receiving her Top of the World award We had a great thrill this month when we were notified that one of our pupils had come Top of the World in the Cambridge IGCSE Examinations. … Read more
Form 6 Trip to Wellington
On 25 February S.M.Madeleine and Mother Micaela took the Form 6 girls to Wellington for a cultural excursion. In the morning we visited the Alliance Francaise for a French experience, then we went to the … Read more
Form 7: Trip to the Museum.
Recently the Form 7 senior girls went to the Wanganui Museum to study background for the book they are reading for their Cambridge “A” Level Coursework. The book is set in early New Zealand before … Read more
The Novitiate
“Beati qui habitant in domo tua, Domine: in saecula saeculorum laudabunt te.” Whenever we novices meet up with our old friends, they always invariably ask us: “so, Sister, what do you do all day?”This question … Read more
Our clothing ceremony
In the still dark of January 5th 2008 the seconds seemed to quiver as they slowly passed. Did we even sleep at all that long night, the night before our clothing in the habbit of … Read more
Choir Stalls
One of the most important things about our little Congregation is that it has contemplative roots, being able to trace its ancestry from Dublin to Galway and then to Prouille. Thus we are devoted to … Read more
