Sunday, April 15, 2001





Dear friends,

"His state was divine, yet he did not cling to his equality with God but
emptied himself to assume the condition of a slave and became as men
are; and being as all men are he was humbler yet, even to accepting
death, death on a cross.

"But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other
names so that all beings in the heavens, on the earth and in the
underworld should bend the knee at the name of JESUS and every tongue
should acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord ..."
(St Paul to the Church at Philippi ch. 2)

A very happy Easter to all our readers.
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' list manager
***********************************

EASTER IN JERUSALEM AND ROME

Paul: Thank you very much for sending the account of the miracle of the
Holy Fire at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. I hadn't heard of it
either. The Catholic Encylopedia article on the Holy Sepulchre just
mentions the cermony in passing with no hint of a miracle incolved (
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07425a.htm )

At the following Web site -
http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/easter/Reform.html - you can read about and
see pictures of the Service of Light at the Holy Sepulchre, the first
part of the standard Catholic Easter Saturday liturgy, but in Jerusalem
it's held on Easter Saturday morning (I suppose in order not to conflict
with the Orthodox liturgy later on the same day).

A virtual tour of the Holy Sepulchre begins here:
http://198.62.75.1/www1/jhs/TSspintr.html

On our bishops' News page at
http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/news/frnews.html you can open links to
reports of the Easter celebrations in Rome and Jerusalem from the
Catholic and secular news services.

********************************

NATIONAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY
http://catholic.org/nz/cathcom/directory/frdirectory.html

I have updated the directory of chaplains (police, armed forces and
workplace support).
Next week: 'Religious Orders' - 45 of them!

********************************

FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

[You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on
the bishops' News page at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html ]

[Please don't try to hand-copy newspaper Web addresses. Instead Select,
Copy and Paste them into your browser's address line]

'Easter: the big picture', by the Most Rev Len Boyle, Catholic Bishop of
Dunedin.
Otago Daily Times 16 April 2001
http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=16Apr2001/edi\
torial/content/FCI04A3590IC.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial

Some years ago in Wellington, I was in a room where three reporters were
sending stories of the same event. During a break, I asked them how they
put their stories together. There was agreement that you must, in the
first few lines, not only capture the interest of the reader, but sum up
what the whole story is about...

'Churches prepare'
Otago Daily Times 12 April 2001
http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=12Apr2001/edi\
torial/content/FBH30L5582IR.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial

Churches throughout Dunedin are preparing for Easter, the most important
weekend of the Christian calendar. Denominational barriers are being set
aside as Christians join to commemorate the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ ...

'Community farewells West Coast pioneer aviator and `true character' '
(photo)
Otago Daily Times 12 April 2001
http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=12Apr2001/edi\
torial/content/0411474372.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial

One of South Westland's legends, Des Nolan, was farewelled by nearly 300
family and friends yesterday in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, at
Okuru, south of Haast. Mr Nolan died recently, aged 81. Earlier this
year, he was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to
aviation and the community ...

'Churches preparing for packed pews '
The Evening Post 12 April 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,748263a1700,FF.html
Wellington Christians will celebrate Easter with traditional services
that are likely to be packed...

'CWL Congratulates Gregory Fortuin'
Scoop 5 April 2001
http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/cb/34/200104051535.6dfe43fd.html
The Catholic Women's League of the Wellington Catholic Archdiocese
congratulates Gregory Fortuin on his appointment as Race Relations
Conciliator, said Archdiocesan President Susan Lloyd today. "We were
thrilled to hear the news and we think New Zealand will be well served
by Mr Fortuin in this role"...
****************************************

EVENTS

18-22 April 2001
'Jesus 4 Real' Youth Camps
Jesus 4 Real Ministries is an independent voluntary group of adults
bringing the reality of Jesus to Catholic teenagers, and training adult
leaders for Catholic youth work, through camps and seminars in the
Wellington Archdiocese.
Web site: http://members.xoom.com/Jesus4Real
Contact: (04) 904 7217 ; (04) 905 6636

20 - 22 April
Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showground
Details at: http://www.eucharistic-convention.com

30 April - 28 September 2001 (Sydney, Australia)
Kerygma Teams Discipleship Training School, Sydney,
Kerygma Teams is a branch of the interconfessional lay missionary
organization Youth With A Mission. It supports Catholic parishes,
renewal movements, and groups active in evangelization, mercy
ministries, training and cross-cultural missions projects. Its
Discipleship Training School is a five month intensive course which
helps students to cultivate a vibrant relationship with God, identify
their unique gifts and visions, exercise their faith and grow in
character.
Full details at:
http://www.kerygmateams.org/html/locations/australia/index.html

4-6 May
National Conference of Catholic Charismatic Renewal, St Patrick's
College, Silverstream (north of Wellington).
No registration fee. Details in Wel-com April 2001 p. 19 and from
Cherylynn Passmore: cherylynn.passmore@xtra.co.nz

22-23 June
Mercy Health Care Conference 2001, Wapiuna Conference Centre, Auckland
The focus of the conference will be how Catholic health and aged care
services can uphold the dignity of human life while setting realistic
limits the care provided. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 8 April 2001 p.19 and
from the Conference Organiser, Te Tairere Oranga, PO Box 109 025
Newmarket, Auckland. Website: http://www.mercy.co.nz/

*****************************

EMPLOYMENT

(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )

Full-time Catholic Youth Minister, Paraparaumu & Waikanae Parishes,
Wellington Archdiocese.
Details in Wel-com April 2001 p. 17 and from John McCardle: tel. 04 298
2434.
Applications close Friday 28 April.

Promotions Officer, Catholic Development Fund, Dunedin Diocese.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 8 April p.14 and from: PO Box 5555 Dunedin

Youth Minister, Piopio-Aria-Mokau Cooperating Parish and St Mary's
Catholic Church, Piopio.
Piopio is south-west of Te Kuiti on the road to New Plymouth in a rural
multicultural region.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 8 April 2001 p.18 and from Rev Peter Osborne,
PO Box 119, Piopio 2555. Tel 07 877 8097



No comments:

Post a Comment