Mount Maunganui Parish, St Thomas More Catholic ...

Catholic
coast&countryside Bay of Plenty
In this issue
The Parish Magazine Team
Fr. Michael Gielen, Linda Castle, Lee Higgins,
Frans Taris (Graphic Designer), Peter Archer (Editor)
Editorial ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Father’s Corner .................................................................................................................................. 5
Passionist Family Groups .................................................................................................................. 7
Christmas Story Poem ...................................................................................................................... 8
St. Patrick’s Parish Te Puke ............................................................................................................. 10
Helping Paremoremo Prisoners ....................................................................................................... 11
Kabwe prisoners (Zambia) and computer studies.) .......................................................................... 11
Catholic Women’s League, Te Puke. ............................................................................................... 12
The Power of Prayer can Open Doors ............................................................................................. 13
A Christmas Message from Deacon Henk ....................................................................................... 13
A Letter from James Millar of the National Evangelisation Team (Australia). .................................. 14
News from St Vincent de Paul Society ............................................................................................. 16
Book Reviews ................................................................................................................................. 18
ALPHA .......................................................................................................................................... 20
From St. Thomas More School ....................................................................................................... 23
From the Youth Missionaries .......................................................................................................... 24
Catholic Discipleship College ......................................................................................................... 27
Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages & New Parishioners .......................................................................... 30
Thankyou Moira ............................................................................................................................. 31
Christmas Boxes (Operation Christmas Child) ............................................................................... 31
Editorial Policy
While we do not publish letters to the editor, items from Parish groups and committees and those relating to
Parish activities can be sent in. Items received will not normally be acknowledged and may be edited, abridged
or discarded, or may be held over for future publication. Any article submitted is published at the discretion
of the editorial team.
It is preferable that items be sent by email to the editor at p.archer@xtra.co.nz. Handwritten or typed items may
be placed in the receptacle provided in the parish foyers.