A group of 59 parishioners from the Catholic Parish of Napier – Te Parihi Katorika ki Ahuriri, sang their way through the Holy Doors of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North, on 29 October.

The pilgrimage was another step for the parish, established in 2015, of uniting through discipleship, friendship and love the Holy Spirit brings. It came just after the parish promulgated its new vision and mission, formed after wide consultation with parishioners who make up the faith communities of St Patrick’s, St Thomas More, and St Mary’s.

The mission statement includes ‘to reach out to the poor and serve the people of Napier’. Fittingly, the pilgrims reflected on the question: ‘How will you personally respond to the parable of the lost sheep?’ (Luke 15:4-7).