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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"A challenge; then the hush descends"
Catholic Weekly (Sydney) 24 Nov 2002
http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/02/nov/24/18.html
Hyperactive, uncontrollable children crawling around my seat and pulling
things out of my bag, children continually yelling at the top of their
lungs, the use of language which would make my mother's hair curl. Who
in their right minds would endure this? State school scripture teachers.
Why on earth would they do that? Some might ask: "Why put yourself
through it?"...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
***********************
(From Ana Samway's 'Sideswipe' column in the NZ Herald )
Who would have guessed the Catholic Church had more of a sense of humour
than the winemaker over Sideswipe finding a mass grave of Taittinger
bottles in its recycling bins: Michael Brajkovich, of Kumeu River Wines,
writes: "Less of a Sideswipe than a Cheap Shot, really, and all when we
thought the Herald was getting so much better. If you had any
journalistic integrity you would be aware that these bottles were the
remnants of a fundraising dinner for the Catholic Caring Foundation. The
Taittinger Champagne was purchased at cost, not retail, and the Kumeu
River Wine was donated. They were consumed by paying guests, and not
used for communion, as mischievously implied ... "
Catholic Communications demonstrated a healthier sense of humour by
issuing this statement. "Living the highlife at Catholic Headquarters? A
nicely nuanced piece and pic in today's Sideswipe column! But some
clarification is called for, just in case your readers are left with an
impression of extravagant living at the Catholic Church's HQ ... The
wine was donated for a charity dinner on Tuesday night put on by the
Catholic Caring Foundation. This raised over $70,000 for community
charities which include emergency housing and women's refuges. It
augments the $176,000 which has already been donated this year to
community projects in the Auckland and Northland regions by our Caring
Foundation."
************************
"School Of Theology Formed " (Press Release: Auckland University)
Scoop 22 November 2002, 3:31 pm
http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/8f/9a/200211221531.097c7c64.html
A School of Theology headed by a professor is being established at The
University of Auckland. The School builds on the partnership through
which the Auckland Consortium for Theological Education (ACTE) and the
University have offered theological degrees and diplomas since 1990....
*******************
"Jesus's Secretary Visits Wellington" (photos)
Scoop, 21 November 2002
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0211/S00139.htm
The customs officer hails me from across the now empty Wellington
airport arrivals hall, "Mr Thompson?" "Yes, that's me," I reply. "I have
three people from Bolivia who say they are here with you, I was hoping
you might answer a few questions. So what are they doing here?" "It's a
religious thing," I reply, "the woman is a mystic." "What's a mystic?"
"She talks to Jesus," I reply. This doesn't help...
******************
"Spuc not wanted in Christmas parade "
INL National News 19 November 2002
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2114923a11,00.html
A children's Christmas parade has taken a sour political turn with
organisers refusing entry to an anti-abortion lobby group. A float
representing the Upper Hutt branch of the Society for the Protection of
the Unborn Child (Spuc) was been told it's not welcome at the Hutt City
parade, and Spuc Upper Hutt secretary Vida Heersping is unhappy....
"Parade bans anti-abortion float" (audio interview with Vida Heersping)
IRN
http://xtramsn.co.nz/musicandvideo/0,,6081-1935635-25,00.html
*****************
"Polish heritage celebrated at church (photo)"
Otago Daily Times Monday, 18-November 2002
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=18Nov2002&obje\
ct=NGH11E4611ES&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
It was a little slice of Poland in the Mary Queen of Peace Church on
Saturday. The congregation packed the tiny church, with some girls and
women wearing traditional dress with flowers in their hair, to bless a
rosary and crucifix brought from Poland, and to unveil a commemorative
plaque. The Roman Catholic church, built in 1889 by Polish immigrants,
is slowly being restored to its original condition....
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EVENTS
5-8 December 2002
The Future of Christianity in the West.
An international, interdisciplinary conference hosted by the School of
Liberal Arts and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the
University of Otago
http://telperion.otago.ac.nz/theoweb/conference/index.html
Conference themes include: The future of Christianity in the West ...
Secularization, R.I.P.? ... Australian and New Zealand Christianities:
past, present, and future .... Religious patterns in Europe, North
America, and Australasia compared ... Christianity and the public
sphere: problems and prospects ... The impact of globalization and
religious pluralism on Western Christianity ... Christianity and human
rights ... Postmodern Christianities
********************
January 3-12, 2003
Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School. "Where Faith and Knowledge Meet"
St Joseph's Maori School for Girls, 25 Osier Rd, Taradale, Napier
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School for young Catholic adults
(18-35) offers ...
An opportunity to deepen your spiritual life through personal, communal
and liturgical prayer and through celebration of the sacraments
A discovery of the richness of Catholic spirituality and tradition.
An experience of living a common life of prayer, service and recreation
An introduction to theology and scripture
An examination of some of the many issues facing the Church
********************
31 Jan. - 3 February
Parachute Music Festival, Totara Springs Christian Camp, Matamata
Catholics@Parachute: http://www.parachute.ecatholic.net.nz
Parachute Music Festival Website: http://websites.parachutemusic.com
Parachute Music New Zealand: http://www.parachutemusic.com
The annual Parachute Music Festival Extreme is the biggest Christian
music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, with audiences of over twenty
thousand mainly young Kiwis.
Parachute Music, the Festival's sponsor, works to develop NZ Christian
music, to market it internationally and to make Christian musicians and
performers a major influence in mainstream Kiwi culture.
Catholics@Parachute is organising a group booking for Kiwi Catholics so
as to a get a reserved campsite (tent city) for their group. The idea is
to make attending Parachute Festival easier and more appealing, to
encourage fellowship among young Kiwi Catholics and introduce them to
Parachute Music's mission. Catholics@Parachute also hope to organise a
public Mass on one of the stages, which will be the first Catholic Mass
most of those at the Festival will have ever witnessed.
*****************************************
EMPLOYMENT
Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in
the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page
of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz
*****************
Events Co-ordinator, Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
Full time position with the Diocesan Youth Team.
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 17 2002, p.21 and from: The
Director, Catholic Youth Team, P0 Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel.: (03)
366-9869 Fax (03) 379-8724. Email:
mstopforth@christchurch.catholic.org.nz Applications close 28th November
2002.
*****************
Parish Pastoral worker, St Heliers, Auckland
15 hours per week. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 17 2002, p.21
and from Pat McNamara tel. (09) 528 3459. Fax (09) 528 3419, 22
Lammermoor Drive, St Heliers, Auckland. Applications close 2 December, 2002
*****************
Part-time Parish Pastoral Co-ordinator, Maria Assumpta Parish,
Beachhaven, Auckland
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 17 2002, p.21 and from John Rooney,
Chairperson, Maria Assumpta Parish Council, PO Box 66-020, Beachhaven,
North Shore City 1310. Applications close 6 December 2002.
*****************
Live-in support Person, Mt Tabor Trust Inc., Helensville, Auckland
Full-time position working with people with intellectual disabilities in
the Grey Lynn area. Drivers licence essential. Please reply in writing
to Mike Popple, PO Box 121, Helensville. Tel: (09) 420-9701
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"A challenge; then the hush descends"
Catholic Weekly (Sydney) 24 Nov 2002
http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/02/nov/24/18.html
Hyperactive, uncontrollable children crawling around my seat and pulling
things out of my bag, children continually yelling at the top of their
lungs, the use of language which would make my mother's hair curl. Who
in their right minds would endure this? State school scripture teachers.
Why on earth would they do that? Some might ask: "Why put yourself
through it?"...
*****************************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
***********************
(From Ana Samway's 'Sideswipe' column in the NZ Herald )
Who would have guessed the Catholic Church had more of a sense of humour
than the winemaker over Sideswipe finding a mass grave of Taittinger
bottles in its recycling bins: Michael Brajkovich, of Kumeu River Wines,
writes: "Less of a Sideswipe than a Cheap Shot, really, and all when we
thought the Herald was getting so much better. If you had any
journalistic integrity you would be aware that these bottles were the
remnants of a fundraising dinner for the Catholic Caring Foundation. The
Taittinger Champagne was purchased at cost, not retail, and the Kumeu
River Wine was donated. They were consumed by paying guests, and not
used for communion, as mischievously implied ... "
Catholic Communications demonstrated a healthier sense of humour by
issuing this statement. "Living the highlife at Catholic Headquarters? A
nicely nuanced piece and pic in today's Sideswipe column! But some
clarification is called for, just in case your readers are left with an
impression of extravagant living at the Catholic Church's HQ ... The
wine was donated for a charity dinner on Tuesday night put on by the
Catholic Caring Foundation. This raised over $70,000 for community
charities which include emergency housing and women's refuges. It
augments the $176,000 which has already been donated this year to
community projects in the Auckland and Northland regions by our Caring
Foundation."
************************
"School Of Theology Formed " (Press Release: Auckland University)
Scoop 22 November 2002, 3:31 pm
http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/8f/9a/200211221531.097c7c64.html
A School of Theology headed by a professor is being established at The
University of Auckland. The School builds on the partnership through
which the Auckland Consortium for Theological Education (ACTE) and the
University have offered theological degrees and diplomas since 1990....
*******************
"Jesus's Secretary Visits Wellington" (photos)
Scoop, 21 November 2002
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0211/S00139.htm
The customs officer hails me from across the now empty Wellington
airport arrivals hall, "Mr Thompson?" "Yes, that's me," I reply. "I have
three people from Bolivia who say they are here with you, I was hoping
you might answer a few questions. So what are they doing here?" "It's a
religious thing," I reply, "the woman is a mystic." "What's a mystic?"
"She talks to Jesus," I reply. This doesn't help...
******************
"Spuc not wanted in Christmas parade "
INL National News 19 November 2002
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2114923a11,00.html
A children's Christmas parade has taken a sour political turn with
organisers refusing entry to an anti-abortion lobby group. A float
representing the Upper Hutt branch of the Society for the Protection of
the Unborn Child (Spuc) was been told it's not welcome at the Hutt City
parade, and Spuc Upper Hutt secretary Vida Heersping is unhappy....
"Parade bans anti-abortion float" (audio interview with Vida Heersping)
IRN
http://xtramsn.co.nz/musicandvideo/0,,6081-1935635-25,00.html
*****************
"Polish heritage celebrated at church (photo)"
Otago Daily Times Monday, 18-November 2002
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=18Nov2002&obje\
ct=NGH11E4611ES&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
It was a little slice of Poland in the Mary Queen of Peace Church on
Saturday. The congregation packed the tiny church, with some girls and
women wearing traditional dress with flowers in their hair, to bless a
rosary and crucifix brought from Poland, and to unveil a commemorative
plaque. The Roman Catholic church, built in 1889 by Polish immigrants,
is slowly being restored to its original condition....
*******************************
EVENTS
5-8 December 2002
The Future of Christianity in the West.
An international, interdisciplinary conference hosted by the School of
Liberal Arts and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the
University of Otago
http://telperion.otago.ac.nz/theoweb/conference/index.html
Conference themes include: The future of Christianity in the West ...
Secularization, R.I.P.? ... Australian and New Zealand Christianities:
past, present, and future .... Religious patterns in Europe, North
America, and Australasia compared ... Christianity and the public
sphere: problems and prospects ... The impact of globalization and
religious pluralism on Western Christianity ... Christianity and human
rights ... Postmodern Christianities
********************
January 3-12, 2003
Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School. "Where Faith and Knowledge Meet"
St Joseph's Maori School for Girls, 25 Osier Rd, Taradale, Napier
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School for young Catholic adults
(18-35) offers ...
An opportunity to deepen your spiritual life through personal, communal
and liturgical prayer and through celebration of the sacraments
A discovery of the richness of Catholic spirituality and tradition.
An experience of living a common life of prayer, service and recreation
An introduction to theology and scripture
An examination of some of the many issues facing the Church
********************
31 Jan. - 3 February
Parachute Music Festival, Totara Springs Christian Camp, Matamata
Catholics@Parachute: http://www.parachute.ecatholic.net.nz
Parachute Music Festival Website: http://websites.parachutemusic.com
Parachute Music New Zealand: http://www.parachutemusic.com
The annual Parachute Music Festival Extreme is the biggest Christian
music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, with audiences of over twenty
thousand mainly young Kiwis.
Parachute Music, the Festival's sponsor, works to develop NZ Christian
music, to market it internationally and to make Christian musicians and
performers a major influence in mainstream Kiwi culture.
Catholics@Parachute is organising a group booking for Kiwi Catholics so
as to a get a reserved campsite (tent city) for their group. The idea is
to make attending Parachute Festival easier and more appealing, to
encourage fellowship among young Kiwi Catholics and introduce them to
Parachute Music's mission. Catholics@Parachute also hope to organise a
public Mass on one of the stages, which will be the first Catholic Mass
most of those at the Festival will have ever witnessed.
*****************************************
EMPLOYMENT
Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in
the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page
of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz
*****************
Events Co-ordinator, Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
Full time position with the Diocesan Youth Team.
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 17 2002, p.21 and from: The
Director, Catholic Youth Team, P0 Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel.: (03)
366-9869 Fax (03) 379-8724. Email:
mstopforth@christchurch.catholic.org.nz Applications close 28th November
2002.
*****************
Parish Pastoral worker, St Heliers, Auckland
15 hours per week. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 17 2002, p.21
and from Pat McNamara tel. (09) 528 3459. Fax (09) 528 3419, 22
Lammermoor Drive, St Heliers, Auckland. Applications close 2 December, 2002
*****************
Part-time Parish Pastoral Co-ordinator, Maria Assumpta Parish,
Beachhaven, Auckland
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 17 2002, p.21 and from John Rooney,
Chairperson, Maria Assumpta Parish Council, PO Box 66-020, Beachhaven,
North Shore City 1310. Applications close 6 December 2002.
*****************
Live-in support Person, Mt Tabor Trust Inc., Helensville, Auckland
Full-time position working with people with intellectual disabilities in
the Grey Lynn area. Drivers licence essential. Please reply in writing
to Mike Popple, PO Box 121, Helensville. Tel: (09) 420-9701
