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Farewell to Sister Muriel Kivell RNDM
Sister Muriel Kivell RNDM who has been part of
our Parish for over 30 years, left on Thursday to live in
Hamilton. Sister Muriel had been a teacher at St
Joseph’s Maori Girls College for most of that time
except for appointments as General Bursar for the
Sisters of the Missions in Rome and working for the
Bishop in Palmerston North. She finally made the
decision to retire from teaching at the end of 2022.
Sister Muriel was part of the RCIA team
for many years in the Catholic Parish of Napier. She was
an invaluable part of that team with her religious life
background and teacher training. Many catechumens and
candidates over the years were very grateful for Sister
Muriel’s wisdom and guidance as they walked their
journey of faith.
We didn’t have the opportunity to
farewell Sister Muriel with morning tea before she left
but we hope we are able to do that when she returns to
Hawkes Bay sometime in the future. Thank you Sister
Muriel for the wonderful contribution you have made to
the education and faith life of so many here in Hawkes
Bay.
Opening of new Administration and Mission
Centre
As previously advised the opening of the
new Parish and Administration Centre planned for this
weekend has been postponed. We considered that as the
region recovers from Cyclone Gabrielle this is not the
right time to celebrate the completion of our new
building. We will look at a new date after Easter.
Napier Inner City Churches (NICC) Lenten
Prayer
We continue to celebrate each Wednesday
night during Lent a Lenten liturgy with our fellow
Christian Churches in Napier. This series of ecumenical
prayer began on Ash Wednesday and journeys through the
Wednesdays of Lent. The programme for the reminder of
Lent is:
22 March 7.00pm St Paul’s Presbyterian
Church
29 March 7.00pm St Patrick’s Church
Stations of the Cross during Lent
Stations of the Cross will be prayed
during Lent at the following times and Churches.
St Patrick’s Church 5.15pm March 17th and
31st
St Thomas More Church 7.00pm (each Friday
of Lent)
Father Barry Scannell sm
Parish Priest
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