Howick Parish. Our Lady, Star of the Sea.
Welcome
"Let us try and model the compassion of Christ"
Dear Everyone:
I will be away on Sabbatical Leave in Rome from 01 September to 30 November this year- and we are grateful indeed to Father Rodney Smyth SM who will be coming here to live-in during my absence and be a support for Fr Terry in the pastoral care of the parish.
Did you know that in 2023 both our Parish and our Parish School celebrate the 175th Anniversary of their founding by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier in 1848. That was when he sent Father Antoine Marie Garin SM to Howick as our founding Parish Priest. 2023 is going to be a year of growth and renewal in the parish and we hope and pray you will be part of that.
God bless you all
Father John
Our Ministries
"Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be."
John 12:26
Safeguarding
Both individually and collectively. We have a responsibility to ensure that every person has a value and dignity from his/her creation in the image and likeness of God.
Sacraments
One of the ways the Church lives as the Body of Christ is through special rituals we call the Seven Sacraments.
Worship Times
Weekend Mass
Howick : Saturday 6.30pm
Sunday 8am, 9.30am, 5.30pm
Beachlands: Saturday 5 p.m.
Weekday Mass
Monday : Rosary @ 9.15am (no Mass)
Tuesday - Friday : 9.15am
(any funeral Mass will displace 9.15am Mass)
Reconciliation
Saturday : 8.30am to 9.00am
+ after Mass on 1st Friday
+ or any priest at any reasonable time
For seasonal timetables, like Christmas and Easter, go to the latest Newsletter.