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The church of St Paschal is at 56 Pipiroa Road, Ngatea. The parish residence is next door to the church. The parish also has a hall which is regularly used by various groups of the local farming community.
Liturgy
Mass and Reconciliation Times
Sister Mary Gaines RSJ is the Pastoral Assistant. Home 064-7-8677446 Priests come from Thames. The fourth Sunday of each month is a
Family Mass which the children prepare with their families.
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Parish Mission Statement
We are St Paschal's Faith Community.
We are called to:
Be a Community of Faith enlivened by the Gospel
Be a welcoming, caring community that encourages participation by all
Sharing in the responsibility of administering the Parish.
Links to Questions You May Have Wondered About!
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Who was Saint Paschal Baylon?
Saint Paschal Baylon spent one half of his life as a shepherd and the other as a religious brother in the monasteries of Spain.
Without formal schooling (he taught himself how to read and write), he tended his flocks in the countryside of Aragon. He was born in the town of Torre Hermosa, Aragon, and according to local custom was named after the feast day or season during which one was born. He was named Paschal in honor of Pascua de Pentecosta (the Easter Pentecost).
He was hired out as a shepherd to tend the sheep of strangers by his father to help support the family. Early in 1564 he joined the Franciscans.
Links
A Bit of Hauraki Plains Church HistoryHome Mass and Reconciliation times The Prayer Room Contact
St Francis' Thames St Paschal's Ngatea St Colman's Coromandel
St Patrick's Whitianga St Mary's Tairua St Marcellin's Cooks Beach Pauanui
St Francis' School Other Places Sisters of St Joseph Society of Mary
