Dear 'kiwicatholics',
'THE CHURCH ALIVE' CONFERENCE, TE RAPA RACECOURSE, HAMILTON 7-9 July 2000
There is some preliminary information about this conference (soon to be expanded, Anthony?) on its Web page. http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/jubilee/index.html#churchalive
Key speakers include Cardinal Williams ("Where have we come from"); Bishop Dunn ("Where are we going"); the Anglican bishop of Waikato, Rt Rev. David Moxon ("Alpha and joint ventures"); Bishop Denis Browne ("Where we are now"); Bishop Dolan ("Evangelization"). John and Tracy Connelly of the John Paul II Bible School in Alberta, Canada have been invited to speak on "Renewal and Catholic spirituality". That's all I know at the moment. As more information goes up on the Web site, I will let you know.
'NZ CATHOLIC' June 18 2000
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
The stories this week feature three prominent Catholics who received Queen's Birthday honours awards. : Cardinal Williams, Sister Mary Foy of the Sisters of Mercy, and Napier's parish priest Monsignor Tim Hannigan, with photos of each of them and related links.
SCHOOLS
Christ the King School, Owairaka (south of Mt Albert in Auckland City) has just opened a fine Web site at: http://members.xoom.com/ctk_auck/
Just a reminder that Catholic Online offers free Web page hosting to any New Zealand Catholic school and other organisations and groups recognised by our bishops, and there are no banner ads over the top to spoil the view.
GREAT JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2000
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
A few weeks ago invitations went out to Rome's homeless people to have dinner with Pope John Paul and some of the Vatican Cardinals and bishops. Reports about the dinner are on the Jubilee News page (the Associated Press report includes a photo of the event).
Jubilee events are slowing down now as Rome approaches its hottest summer months and Pope John Paul prepares to go off to the mountains for his summer vacation. So apart from the Eucharistic Congress this week, there won't be a lot of Jubilee events to report for a while. However I will open a new section on the Jubilee News page for reports on preparations for World Youth Day, August 16-18.
In that connection, I have nearly finished the first draft of a new section on the bishops' Web site for young Catholics, meaning from childhood to twenty-somethings. Before this goes public I will be asking everyone interested to give me their comments on the draft. Next week, hopefully.
Every best wish and all God's blessings, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
