Dear Readers,
News and Notes is abbreviated this week because of the move to a new
home over the weekend. N&N will be back to normal by next week.
Cheers and God bless,
Mike Leon
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Fraud charges extend to All Black's bars (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/5384808/Fraud-charges-extend-to-All-Blacks-bars
The woman accused of defrauding a 142-year-old Catholic society of
more than $1 million is also accused of stealing money from bars
part-owned by All Black legend Christian Cullen.
Jewellery rises from felled dome (photos)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/4xjpfqs
When the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was lowered to
the ground last week, it was the end of an era for the 106-year-old
building. But whatever its fate, the structure will be preserved for
generations to come – in miniature size.
Sacre bleu: Wanganui man to help the French (photo)
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/local/news/sacre-bleu-wanganui-man-to-help-the-french/3962049/When
the French rugby team kick off their World Cup campaign on September
10, they will have the full support of their 30 players, coaches,
doctors and physios. And a Wanganui parish priest.
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News of the Schools
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Catholic Cathedral College, Christchurch: Schools begin return to once
compromised sites
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5379164/Schools-begin-return-to-once-compromised-sites
John Paul College, Rotorua: Holidays sewn up to help newborns in
Christchurch (photo)
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/holidays-sewn-up-to-help-newborns-in-christchurch/3961227/
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rugby: Kavanagh wins to stay in middle four
http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/highlanders-first-xv/171441/rugby-kavanagh-wins-stay-middle-four
Marion School, Hamilton East: Slippers by the thousand (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/5380715/Slippers-by-the-thousand
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Silver medal 'doesn't feel real'
(photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/5380862/Silver-medal-doesn-t-feel-real
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Under-18s keep top title East and Bays
Courier http://tinyurl.com/3fb3rxq
Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton: Doig seeking higher honours
(photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/school-sport/5380500/Doig-seeking-higher-honours
St Anne's, Wanganui East: St Anne's waves flag for Namibia (photo)
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/sport/news/st-annes-waves-flag-for-namibia/3962070/
St Joseph's, Queenstown: Pressure on schools (Pt 2)
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/172356/pressure-schools?page=0%2C1
St Mary's College, Wellington: Players shoot for first place (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/sport/5382717/Players-shoot-for-first-place
St Patrick's, Taupo: Have a tune (photo caption) Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/3r5w5dg St Patrick's Primary School pupils rehearse
on their ukeleles ahead of a performance for parents before the
holidays ...
St Peter's College, Auckland: Zoning cramps side's style
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10743217
St Pius X School, Glen Innes: Winter lessons prepare pupils for summer
water safety (photo) NZ Herald http://tinyurl.com/3qsfaul
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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FACEBOOK
Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/station15
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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EVENTS
New Zealand Apostolic Congress on Mercy 26-28 August 2011
St Bede's College, 210 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch
http://www.divinemercy.co.nz/NZACOM/
New Zealand Catholic Education Convention
8 - 10 August 2012, Wellington Convention Centre
Registration opens on 1 October 2011
Further Details in mid-August.
A note about the Catholic Education Convention 2009 with a link to photos:
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/events-convention.html
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on
the Website the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Society of St Vincent de Paul, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa Area Council, Manager
Details in The Dominion Post 30 July 2011 page E6 (centre)
http://tinyurl.com/3jx9ld4 and from Terry: e-mail terencej7@gmail.com
; Mike: tel (04) 527 8447 between 6pm - 9 pm) Applications close 12
August.
Part-time pastoral services practitioner, St John of God - Hauora
Trust, Karori, Wellington.
http://www.sjog.org.au/about_us/governance_-_our_structure/hauora_trust.aspx
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 31 - August 13 2011 p.23 and from Martin
Loney, Director of mission, St John of God Hauora Trust, tel: (03) 338
2009; email: martin.loney@sjog.org.nz Applications close 12 August
2011
