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Wellington". About 20 community members had, over the years, settled in Wellington. These members decided to continue the ICPE presence by becoming a "Community of Companions" and to live out their charism of worship and evangelisation through their participation
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is usually regarded as the architect for the monastery in succession to, or in collaboration with his architectural practice partner, John Swan. The structure is of reinforced concrete with brick in-fill panels, Gothic windows and red-brick arches for the cloisters which are situated to benefit from
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The complex was acquired on 27 March 2023 for just under $ NZ5 million by St Gerard's
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said he was excited that such "a cherished part of St Gerard’s history and of the
Catholic history of Wellington" would be preserved in the cathedral. The ICPE community also donated items such as furniture to community organisations "which could make good use of them, including, Kahungungu Whānau
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of worship and evangelisation". Eighteen "Schools of
Mission" were held, with groups of young people from many countries engaging in a five-month, fully residential faith formation programme that ended with a month of "missionary outreach". The ICPE missionaries also conducted
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In 1988, after an 80-year occupation, because of the costs associated with the buildings and their own declining numbers, the
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The prominent and dominant position of the monastery has been preserved by the
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parish retreats and missions all around the country and they presented devotional activities at St Gerard's itself such as frequent and regular
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in 2002. St Gerard's was used by the group as "a base to spread the Gospel through its
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