Jubilee Year Pilgrimage Sites Announced
Pilgrimages are an important element of the Jubilee Year. The designated pilgrimage sites for our diocese are:
St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral
This is the current mother church of the Diocese since the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 when the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was damaged and eventually demolished
Catholic Cathedral Parish – Catholic Diocese of Christchurch (catholiccathedralchch.org.nz)
373 Manchester Street, Christchurch
Open Hours
Open daily from 7.30am to 5pm
Mass times, Adoration and Confession times can be found at https://cdoc.nz/about/parishes/st-marys-pro-cathedral
St Mary MacKillop Parish, Opihi
Opihi Parish - Catholic Diocese of Christchurch (cdoc.nz)
30 Wilkin Street, Temuka 7920
Mary MacKillop Chapel and Heritage Centre, 36 Studholme St, Temuka
Microsoft Word - Mary MacKillop Chapel and Heritage Centre Info Page.doc
Mary MacKillop visited Temuka a number of times during her visits to New Zealand. She prayed in the original part of the Chapel beside which the Heritage room is built. She was, and continues to be, an inspiration to the people of Temuka and the surrounding district.
Open Hours
The chapel and heritage room will be open daily from 9.00am to 6.00pm.
Mass is celebrated in the chapel every Wednesday 9.15am (from March).
Contact
Please contact Fr Jolly for more information on jollappan@gmail.com
St Patricks, Akaroa
29 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa
Akaroa Parish - Catholic Diocese of Christchurch (cdoc.nz)
Oldest church in the diocese. The first Catholics arrived in Akaroa in 1840. Bishop Pompallier celebrated his first Mass in the South Island here in August that year. The present church was built in 1865, the tower added in 1893. The church features beautiful stained glass windows. The altar that was crafted in Germany and gifted to the church in 1930. The church was completely renovated in 2018.
Open Hours
Open every day from about 8:30am to approx. 5pm
Mass held every Wednesday at 10am
Every Sunday there will be a Liturgy of the Word with Communion at 9.30am
Contact
To arrange a pilgrimage or for more information contact Robin Jones on busterbobnrobin@yahoo.com
The parish especially welcome Jubilee Year Pilgrims of Hope and pray for their renewal.
Sanctuary of Fourvière, Community of the Beatitudes.
67 Leithfield Road, Leithfield
Shrine of Our lady of Fourviere, retreat centre, place of prayer
Run by the Community of the Beatitudes. The name is taken from Fourvière in Lyon
The Shrine of Mary, Mother of Light has a replica golden statue that connects pilgrims to the first Catholic missionaries who came to Oceania and Aotearoa from Fourvière in Lyon, France. There, a golden statue of Mary stands on top of the Basilica at the top of the hill which overlooks the whole of the city.
Fourvière holds a huge significance for both New Zealand and France. Fourvière is central to the story of how the seed of Faith was first sewn in the soils of both nations and watered by the blood of their respective first martyrs.
Sanctuary of Fourvière | Beatitudes NZ
Open Hours
Open daily from Tuesday to Sunday
Mass held at 12pm from Tuesday to Sunday
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament held Tuesday-Saturday 8.30am -11.50am. Sunday 10.30am -11.50am
Confessions are on Saturdays 11am-11.50 or by appointment
The Beatitudes gift-shop is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4pm and Sunday 1pm - 1:30pm. Sacred Grounds coffee is also available and a very lovely coffee lounge with free WiFi available.
Contact
For more information go to https://www.beatitudes.nz/the-beatitudes-community
or contact Sr Clare of Assisi sr.clare@yahoo.co.nz
