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BETHLEHEM SIEGE & THE CRISIS IN THE HOLY LAND
"We urge all Catholics to learn more about the causes of the current situation in the Holy Land, and to reflect upon this knowledge in the light of the Gospel. We ask you to share your knowledge and reflection with other New Zealanders, and to take whatever prayerful action you consider to be needed. We encourage you to make an individual commitment to prayer, and to find ways to join together in prayer in our parishes...." NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. "For a Just Peace in Palestine" http://www.catholic.org.nz/newsF.htm
Regular reports on the situation in Bethlehem and elsewhere appear on: http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm under 'Breaking News, and on: http://www.misna.org/eng/default.htm
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
"Counting God on his side " NZ Herald 04.05.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\ n=&storyID=1843184 Religion, like tea, goes down best in polite society when it's been allowed to cool. Piping hot, it tends to scald. Some people get away with it: Martin Sheen is evangelical about Catholicism; so is Mel Gibson; so is Lars von Trier, when the zany mood takes him. But they're established names and Jim Caviezel isn't, quite. In Kevin Reynolds' slick and strutting adventure yarn, The Count of Monte Cristo, Caviezel takes the lead as sailor-turned-nobleman, Edmond Dantes. After that, he plays Ashley Judd's disgraced soldier-husband in the military justice thriller High Crimes ....
"Cupboards bare at city foodbanks " East & Bays Courier 03 May 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1187222a1501,FF.html Auckland foodbanks are desperately short of food parcels following increased demand after a cold snap. The Salvation Army's Auckland foodbank is operating on a day-to-day basis, with groceries donated over Christmas largely gone....
"Spirit in a Strange Land" - edited by Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts, and Mike Grimshaw (book review) The Press 23 April 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1177178a4501,FF.html Godzone has never been regarded as an especially devout or religious society. While the All Blacks are arguably the closest we have come to a sacred presence, New Zealanders collectively are not a notably pious or orthodox people. When it comes to putting our deepest spiritual thoughts into words, we are a reticent breed. But that myth has now been dispelled with the publication of "Spirit in a Strange Land", an anthology of New Zealand spiritual verse edited by Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts, and Mike Grimshaw....
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Justice. Can we shape our community so that everyone gets a fair go? What is a fair go for everybody?
Interview of the week: Fr Peter Roe interviews Fr Jeffrey Drane SM on priorities for social change and social justice in New Zealand, and Jesus as Liberator.
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Financial Controller, Catholic Diocese of Auckland. Full details in NZ Catholic 5 May 2002, p.21 and from Heather King, John Roberts and Associates, PO Box 1543 Auckland ... tel: (09) 307 2986 ... fax: (09) 307 2987 ... e-mail: heather@hrconsulting.co.nz ... Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland Applications close 11 May.
Parish Pastoral Worker, Glendowie and St Heliers Parishes, Auckland. Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 5 May 2002, p.21 and from Pat McNamara, 22 Lammermore Drive, St Heliers, Auckland. Tel. 09 528 3459. Applications close 13 May 2002
Parish Pastoral Coordinator, St Pius X Parish, Glenn Innes, Auckland Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 5 May 2002, p.21 and from the Parish Priest, St Pius X Parish, 105 Castledine Crescent, Glenn Innes, Auckland. Applications close 17 May 2002
Logos Project. Secondary Schools' Campus Minister, Auckland (two part-time positions) The Logos Project is a ministry of the Society of Mary to Catholic teenagers and young adults. Website: http://www.logos.org.nz Further information from: The Secretary, Logos Project (Inc), 26 Hayr Road, Three Kings, Auckland 1004. Email: logosproject@hotmail.com Applications close 17 May 2002
Parish Manager, St Mary's Parish, Taradale (Palmerston North diocese) 20 hours per week. Enquiries and job description: tel. (06) 844-2224 ... fax: (06) 844 2786 ... e-mail: stmtar@xtra.co.nz Applications close 20 May.
