Cemetery Visits

Oct 29, 2011

Cemetery visits 
in preparation for the 
Feast of the All Souls
& to mark this month of the Holy Souls

Fr John will visit several local cemeteries to spend time with parishioners in prayer this week to mark the 
Feast of All Souls.  

He will lead a time of prayer, with blessing of individual graves, at the following cemeteries at these times and dates:



Sunday, 30 October
11.30am Waimairi Cemetery
12.00pm Avonhead Park Cemetery
12.30pm Yaldhurst Cemetery
1.00pm Shands Rd Cemetery

Sunday, 06 November
immediately following 8.30am Mass Darfield Cemetery



If you have loved ones buried in these places, 
or if you would like to walk this path of prayer with us, please meet at the above times & places


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