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Catholic services are finishing in Lyttelton, ending a 150-year tradition dating back to the early whalers and Irish immigrants who came to New Zealand.
Dwindling numbers, a priest shortage, and a plan to merge parishes have led to the “end of an era” when the last Catholic service is held in Lyttelton. LEE KENNY reports. It will be with a sense of sadness that Father Peter Costello delivers his sermon on Sunday. It will be the last Catholic mass held in Lyttelton, ending a tradition in the Canterbury port town dating back more than 150 years. About 200 parishioners, past and present, will attend a special gathering at the site of St Joseph the Worker Church, which was destroyed by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Dear Hollywood studios: How many times are you going to try to replicate the success of William Friedkinâs âThe Exorcistâ by luring viewers with a promising new spin but ultimately falling back on the same old worn-out tropes? Itâs embarrassing, really: In January, it was âThe Cleansing Hour,â a film directed by Damien LeVeck about two digital media entrepreneurs who livestream bogus exorcisms â until one of their subjects goes off script and everything goes to hell ⦠both for the less-than-sympathetic main characters and for the unfortunate viewer who invested time in watching this disjointed debacle.
Now, a mere two months later, we have âThe Seventh Day,â a horror film that follows a new priest fresh out of an American exorcism basic training camp. The newbie joins forces with a gruff veteran exorcist who has more in common with Philip Marlowe than Father Damien Karras. âThe Seventh Dayâ was released March 26 by Vertical