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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishops show what it is to share NZ Herald 19.08.2004 http://tinyurl.com/7yg6q The country's two biggest churches are working side by side to share resources on the Hibiscus Coast. The Catholic and Anglican churches have come to an arrangement for one to use the other's parish on condition that the other be allowed to use its carpark...
Dunedin woman remembered as vivacious and thoughtful Sunday Star Times 22 August 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,3010783a6442,00.html Five months after their brutal deaths in Melbourne, former Dunedin woman Anna Marie Kemp, her young daughter, Gracie, and unborn son Francis have been laid to rest. About 200 friends and family filled St Joseph's Cathedral in central Dunedin yesterday morning to farewell them ...
Claim against Church `unintelligible'. Court rejects complaint Otago Daily Times 20-August 2004 http://tinyurl.com/68yjm Christchurch: A Christchurch woman has had her case against the Catholic Church, over its handling of a sexual misconduct complaint, thrown out by the courts...
Kase's pointe of view 19 August 2004 The Press (Chch) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3007547a11,00.html After a string of dancing awards, Kase Craig, a 14-year-old student at Catholic Cathedral College, has been accepted as a student at the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne...
TVNZ'S abortion doco stirs debate Sunday Star Times 15 August 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3003635a1860,00.html TVNZ's confirmation that it will screen a documentary which shows a woman having an abortion has been met with a mixture of applause and condemnation...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
Media Releases: http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
New Zealand paper wins top Australasian award (16 Aug 2004) Australasia’s premier award for excellence in religious journalism has been won by a New Zealand newspaper, 'NZ Catholic' ...
Complaint against 'The Press' partly upheld (20 Aug 2004) A complaint lodged with the Press Council against the Christchurch daily, The Press, by Christchurch diocesan authorities about an article it published on April 5 has been partly upheld. The article concerned an Education Review Office report about the Samoan pre-school Tafesilafa’i...
News: http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Assurance on communion wafers from Liturgical Commission head Zimbabwe law would criminalise church charity work Pope appoints Brisbane official to advise Vatican Ccouncil Call for Catholic Welfare Awards nominations US charities daunted by terrorism screening requirement Shamed Bush Catholic adviser resigns
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
** "Teach them to pray" : Bishop John Dew's homily from the Mass of celebration for his appointment as Coadjutor Archdbishop, at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sunday 25 July 2004
*** NZ Catholic Education Office CEO Pat Lynch on developments in the Catholic school system in the past twelve months, including a pat on the back from Helen Clark
** Ordination of Father Seph Pfijers (2 video reports): highlights of the ordination Mass; interview with Fr Seph
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'LIGHTING NEW FIRES' NEWSLETTER
NZ Catholic Education Office, Issue 12, July 2004
http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
In Issue 12: Editorial: Finding ways of raising of achievement levels ... Changes to Non-Enrolment Truancy Service ... Laptops for Teachers Scheme Extended... SKIP Strategies with Kids – Information for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5. ... Teacher Census Survey ... Good Early Childhood Education Makes a Difference ... Achievements of Catholic schools throughout New Zealand ... National Excellence in Teaching awards ... Schools’ Peace Week 9-15 August 2004 ... ANZ Education Law Association Conference ... Congratulations to teachers making a difference ... Matariki – Maori New Year ... New Maori Language Resources ... Maxim Institute Report – A Snapshot of what Parents Think of Schooling in New Zealand ... Adult Literacy Statistics ... Abortion Statistics .... Unemployment at a Sixteen Year Low .... A Useful Idea for ICT ... Worlds of Difference, a Resource for Values Education in Secondary Schools ... Guide to Local Government
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'TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS'
An independent NZ Catholic magazine, edited by Fr Michael Hill IC
http://www.tuimotu.org
From the August issue:
Editorial: "Seasons of Grace" This month, fittingly, our principle theme is the grace of God. It balances last month’s reflection on the nature of evil and sin. There is no more Christian concept. When asked what he thought was unique about Christian faith, C.S.Lewis at once replied, “Oh, that’s easy. It’s grace.” No other word or notion quite captures the overflowing goodness of God who accepts each of us without examination, who heals without charge, and who is continually “making all things new”....
Feature article: "Amazing Grace" Grace, as identified in the Christian tradition, is monstrously unjust, says Dunedin Catholic writer, Mike Riddell. This article complements his piece on human evil in the July issue. The bad news is we are a sin-sodden lot; the good news – the ‘gospel’ – is God still loves us and forgives us ...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for August 20, 2004: Trip to Lourdes marks a changed papacy; Issues of Church governance examined; What Cardinal Danneels really said; John Paul and President Chirac; Update on Ratzinger and Turkey; The International Criminal Court
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EVENTS
Worship and Healing Conference, 27-29 August 2004 St Patrick's College, Silverstream Sponsored by the Archdiocesan Service Group for Catholic Charismatic Renewal Details from Cherylynn Passmore, tel: (04) 526 6914; fax: (04) 526 2189; e-mail: cherylynn.passmore@xtra.co.nz
Schools Of Evangelisation http://www.wave.co.nz/~jlewis/SOE.html
Gisborne: New Life weekend September 17 - 19 2004 Venue: St Mary's Parish centre Campion Road, Gisborne. Starts 7 pm Friday - to 5 pm Sunday presented by members of the Hamilton Diocesan and Gisborne Schools of Evangelisation Teams. Contact: Huia - huiawhite@in2net.co.nz - or phone Doreen 06 868 4399 or Huia 06 868 4256
There is a link to our own family web site which goes through to the SOE's for NZ, Australia and Mexico (where they began - Sorry only in Spanish there at the moment!)
Visit to Hamilton by Canadian Musician and Evangelist Greg Magirescu. Concerts and testimony Thursday August 19, 7.30 pm at the Catholic Hall, Te Aroha Friday August 20, 7.30 pm at the Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton Saturday August 21, 7.30 pm, St Columba's, Frankton, Hamilton, 7.30 pm Sunday August 22, Tauranga - to be arranged Monday August 23, St Mary's Church, Rotorua, 7.30 pm
Visiting Schools for lunch time concert and testimony -Sacred Heart, Hamilton, Thursday 19 August Aquinas College, Tauranga, Monday 23 August John Paul 2 College, Rotorua, Tuesday 24 August
Seminar on Liturgy and Music Saturday August 21, 10 am - 3 pm Marian School - new buildings Contact: Father Michael Armstrong 07 854 9221
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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 ]
