Catholic Schools Commissioning Masses 2024

Special Commissioning Masses for Catholic school teachers and staff are held annually to celebrate and begin the new teaching year together. Eucharist and whanaungātanga (connections, relationships) are celebrated and all who serve within each Catholic school and college community are commissioned and blessed in their ministries. 

WelCom February 2024

Special Commissioning Masses for Catholic school teachers and staff are held annually to celebrate and begin the new teaching year together. Eucharist and whanaungātanga (connections, relationships) are celebrated and all who serve within each Catholic school and college community are commissioned and blessed in their ministries. 

The Masses are scheduled as follows: 

Archdiocese of Wellington

Lower North Island

Monday 12 February: 5.30pm, St Mary of the Angels Church, Wellington

Upper South Island

Friday 9 February: 5.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Nelson

Diocese of Palmerston North

Taranaki 

Thursday 8 February: 4.30pm, St Joseph’s Church, New Plymouth

Whanganui 

Friday 9 February: 3.30pm or 4pm, Cullinane College Chapel 

Hawke’s Bay

Thursday 22 February: 4.30pm, Sacred Heart Church, Hastings 

Palmerston North

Wednesday 6 March: 4.30pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Church