Our history + parish
St Francis Catholic School has a long, proud history in Pt Chevalier. Our Church was built in 1930 and run by the priests from St Joseph’s, Grey Lynn. During the week the church building was used as a classroom for more than 50 children, run by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. In 1940 Pt Chevalier became a parish in its own right and plans began to build dedicated classrooms and a presbytery. By 1948 the school role had grown to 227 children and they were housed in temporary “army huts”, which stayed for 17 years. In 1966 a new school was opened and the Sisters of St Joseph passed the school over to the Sisters of the Holy Faith. There are strong connections between the school and parish, with most children participating in the Sacramental Programme. We are very fortunate to have our parish priest, Father John Webb.
Mass Times
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 9.00am Mass
Monday 10.00am at Selwyn Village
Tuesday 9.15am Mass
Wednesday 12.00pm Mass
Friday 9.15am Mass
Contact details for the Parish office:
Ph: 09 846 7612
Email: stfrancis-ptchev@xtra.co.nz
Friends of St Francis
The purpose of the Friends of St Francis Our purpose is two-fold: To fundraise: We commit to clear goals, so our community understand why we’re fundraising and how the money will be spent. We plan to deliver projects of substantial value aligned with the strategic objectives of the school. To build community within our school: We organise social events for children and caregivers. We become friends through helping to organise various activities.
What we do Currently, we’re fundraising for our school canopy project and delivering a five-year plan for development of the field into ‘natural’ areas for play and outdoor teaching.
How we do it Some of the things we’ve organised are:
- Wine and Food festivals
- Second hand uniform donations and sales
- Sausage sizzles
- Morning teas
- Class family get togethers
- Discos for kids
- Discos for parents
- Quiz nights
- School picnic dinner
More information! Please join our Friends of St Francis Catholic School facebook group to stay up to date. Or, email our Principal Lisa Bateman with ideas on how you’d like to help out at liasb@stfrancis.school.nz