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Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Suzanne Aubert time line

Suzanne Aubert
time line 1835-1926

  • 1835    She was born on the 19th of  june 1835 in france to Louis Aubert and Clarice.

  • 1859  In 1859 Bishop Pompallier visits his hometown of Lyon to recruit missionaries for his Auckland diocese. Suzanne accepted  his invitation.

  • 1860    Suzanne set sail for New Zealand  on 4th of September 1860 on a whaling ship not suitable for passengers. Suzanne and  22 other missionaries and Bishop Pompallier land at Auckland on 30th of December.

  • 1871   Bishop  Pompallier died  in Paris in 1871 Thomas Croke became  the new Bishop of Auckland .He look into  Suzanne’s work then set her of to learn more about the catholic maori mission.

  • 1874   Suzanne Aubert revivals her learning  about the maori mission to Bishop Redwood who is appointed as Bishop of Wellington in 1874.Father Soulas arrives from France  and in Hawke’s Bay he constructs a new church at Pakipaki.
  • 1885 In 1885, the Sisters help dig the foundations of a new church.  The local people join forces with a Wanganui building firm for its construction and, on Christmas Day, Bishop Redwood blesses St Joseph’s Church.

  • 1888 Three years after its completed , St Joseph’s Church is burnt down and Suzanne and Sister Magdalen set off on a nationwide year-long collection tour to raise money to rebuild  the church.

  • 1907   Land is bought in Wellington  Island Bay. In 1907 the Home of Compassion is opened,  for the care of children and babies.

1926 On the 1st October 1926 at the age of 91, Suzanne Aubert dies surrounded by her Sisters. Crowds gather in the streets for her funeral and the church overflows.It was one of the biggest funeral in nz for a woman.

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Limerick poem

Walt: To do a limerick poem a limerick poem is a five line peon in which the first two lines rhyme and third and fourth lines rhyme.The fifth rhymes with the first .


Thursday, 31 May 2018

Monday, 14 August 2017

welcome to Leyton blog

Hi my name is Leyton. I am currently 13 years old and my favourite subject at school is math. My favourite things to do outside of school are pig hunting ,diving, swimming  and rugby.