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Akld priests’ retirement home extension officially opened

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 23:16:13 +0000

The $3.6 million extension of St John Vianney House in Ponsonby was formally opened and blessed on August 5, a day after the memorial day of its patron saint. The extension will allow seven more priests to live there under the care of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master. St John Vianney House was

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Readings at funeral Mass said a lot about Fr Penny

Rowena Orejana — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:00:22 +0000

In Fr Peter Thomas Penny’s room at the St John Vianney House in Ponsonby sat a tin box that contained detailed instructions about his funeral, said Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn. “When we opened the box, everything was there: a whole order of service, every reading, all the prayers of the faithful,” he said. “Quite a

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Priests’ home extension well on track

Rowena Orejana — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:23:30 +0000

The continued success of fundraising for the St John Vianney House extension project had shown the affection Catholics have for their priests, says a senior Auckland priest. A diocesan-wide appeal was launched in November to partially cover the cost of the construction. The cost of the project was placed at $3.2 million, of which $1.79 million was initially raised from benefactors and estates. Auckland

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Young buskers raise $300 for appeal

Michael Otto — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:37:51 +0000

by PETER GRACE Two talented young parishioners at St Benedict’s parish, Auckland, have raised a tidy sum to help retired priests. According to parish administrator Msgr Paul Farmer, Benedict Thomas (6 or 7) and his brother Isaac (10) have been playing the violin during Mass at St Benedict’s. But then they heard about a fundraising

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Priests’ retirement house to expand

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:42:44 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA
Tucked in the heart of Ponsonby is St John Vianney House, home to 10 retired priests.
The latest resident, Msgr Brian Arahill, said 58 years ago, when he was ordained, he certainly hadn’t thought
about retirement or where he would live. echo $variable;

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