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NEWS & NOTES - 13 September 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholic Church takes time out on crime, punishment and reconciliation
(September 12, 2009)
Prayer for inmates of prison cells is among activities being taken up by Catholic groups and organisations throughout New Zealand during the Catholic Church's annual Social Justice Week which begins on Sunday 13 September.
H1N1 flu - normal Mass practice to be resumed (September 9, 2009)
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have decided that normal Mass practices can be resumed from this Saturday 12 September.
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'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses
http://www.welcom.org.nz
**News**
Wel-com's a winner! Australasian Catholic Press Association awards ... Almost three-quarters more seek counselling in recession ... Care and control both needed in prisoner rehab
**World News**
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression
**Columns**
Editorial: Beneficiary-bashing isolates needy ... Archbishop's column: Be the change ... Editorial: A smack as a 'good' parenting tool?
**Schools**
The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts
**Features**
Be the change: the NZ Catholic Education Convention ... Confessions of a special character and Jesus follower ... Absence and presence: the New Testament priesthood
**Wellington**
Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular ... The cathedral 160 years ago
**Palmerston North**
Global poverty must be tackled from the ground up ... Bishop Peter Cullinane: A time to reflect on the meaning of ordained ministry ... The joys and puzzles of reunions
**Reflect**
Veronica Lawson RSM: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B Mark 7:31-37
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Rugby champs in the making (photo)
Manukau Courier
http://tinyurl.com/n8usyt
Mangere's De La Salle College is close to being the best rugby school in Auckland.
Bishops lift swine flu restrictions
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/2852884/Bishops-lift-swine-flu-restrictions
Restrictions at Catholic churches brought in because of the swine flu outbreak will be lifted from Saturday.
Mourners farewell officer (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/nnpmj7
St Joseph's Catholic Church in Levin overflowed with mourners farwelling former police firearms officer and Search and Rescue stalwart Ernie Hagger on Tuesday.
St Patrick's students on safari (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/nwfec7
A little bit of Africa came to St Patrick's Catholic School on Thursday, as children got right into the theme of the scholastic book fair.
Telling the Baxter story (photo)
Wairarapa News
http://tinyurl.com/nq7fxg
A review of The double Rainbow: James K. Baxter, Ngati Hau and the Jerusalem Commune
Music and muffins at the Parish Centre (photo)
http://www.stratfordpress.co.nz/local/news/music-and-muffins-at-the-parish-centre/3903948/
The hall was alive with the sound of music on Friday August 28, as older ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a free performance and afternoon tea at the Parish Centre of Stratford’s Catholic church.
Sisters celebrate honour for order (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/73329/sisters-celebrate-honour-order
The canonisation of their founder in Rome next month was a source of "great joy and thanksgiving" for staff and residents of the Sacred Heart Home and Hospital in Brockville, Dunedin.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Adopt a cell: Social Justice Week 2009 **
Kilian de Lacy, senior Catholic prison chaplain
** Caring for the homeless **
Wilf Holt at the Auckland City Mission
** Who is the greatest? **
A reading and discussion of Mark 9:30-37 with Rev. Ellie Anderson and Rev. Judith Wigglesworth in the children's 'Jesus Room' at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Population Bomb II: Global Warming and the LSE ... “Hey, they’re trying to learn for free! Get ‘em!” (an article in 'NZ Catholic' on ordination) ... Equity and Work (careers of women in academia) ... A refreshing voice on Kennedy (civility, charity and Ted Kennedy) ... Well worth a watch (a couple of very good movies) ... God and Caesar (books by and about Cardinal George Pell)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Incivility hurts the pro-life cause
One bit of gallows humor in Catholic circles is that sometimes the worst enemies of the pro-life movement are pro-lifers themselves. The point is that a handful of activists occasionally come off as so shrill, so angry and judgmental, that fair-minded people simply tune out the pro-life message.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
