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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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Blessie Gotingco
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Huge crowd farewells Blessie (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11268431
An emotional congregation said goodbye to a "kind, open-hearted and
fun" woman who was taken before her time, at the funeral for Blessie
Gotingco yesterday. Hundreds of people packed into St Mary's Catholic
church in Northcote to pay their last respects to the mother of three,
who was murdered as she walked home from work almost two weeks ago.

Blessie remembered as 'simply the best' (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/304861/blessie-remembered-simply-best

Blessie's husband thanks community for prayers (photos)
Sunday News
Page one: http://goo.gl/8kIBMM
Page two: http://goo.gl/9HQu0n

Private time before public vigil (photo gallery)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11266269

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Queen's Birthday honours
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Sun-Ha Hwang
Western Leader
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=NGEH1UGKMZF4&linkid=4c6549c2-bf97-496b-b978-b41b8ee0288d&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Sun-Ha Hwang has been awarded The Queen's Service Medal for his
services to the Korean community.

Puhoi efforts recognised (Judith Williams: photo)
Rodney Times
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=54WLRVYDTYY&linkid=d310fba1-bd00-4aa6-a091-d778a649ab02&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Judith Williams of Puhoi is rewarded with a Queen's Service Medal for
her services to the community.

Honours go to Shore people (Kath Deady)
North Shore Times
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=3A595LMEIJQ5&linkid=d4a17053-de13-48d3-888c-9ea9c2e8d797&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
The Queen's Birthday New Zealand Royal Honours list acknowledged a
wide range of Shore residents who serve their communities.

Reward for community service (Jane Coughlan: photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/10109421/Reward-for-community-service
Former long-serving Timaru District councillor Jane Coughlan has been
recognised for services to the community with a Queen's Service Medal.

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Other news
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Plea to govt post election: crack down on alcohol
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11267729
Church and health leaders are calling on all parties in the upcoming
election to raise the price of alcohol and phase out alcohol
advertising and sponsorship. A four-point "call for action on
alcohol", issued today, has been signed by the heads of general and
specialist groups of doctors and nurses, academic researchers and the
heads of the Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian and Salvation
Army churches.

Church's fate decided upon (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/midweek/10114421/Churchs-fate-decided-upon
It's the end of an era for St Pius X School on Brooklands Rd, New
Plymouth. At the start of the year its neighbouring church St
Philomena's, was burnt out under suspicious circumstances, taking the
school's library with it. It has just been confirmed that the
Brooklands Rd church will not be rebuilt but another multi-purpose
facility may replace it.

Pride of NZ: Ian Bailey's passion for social justice continues (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11261985
Ian Bailey of Woodville has been nominated for APN's Pride of New
Zealand Awards.

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News of the Schools
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Erskine College's long, sad road to decay (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/10121265/Erskine-Colleges-long-sad-road-to-decay
Erskine College is red-stickered, empty and dilapidated, with the only
visible changes to the site in recent years being more broken windows
and graffiti.
The former Catholic girls' school in the Wellington suburb of Island
Bay is listed as a Category One historic place by the Historic Places
Trust, declaring it has "special or outstanding historical or cultural
heritage significance or value".

Campion College, Gisborne: How to turn paper into trees (photo)
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?type=article&id=37277

Campion College, Gisborne: Rocking Out
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?type=article&id=37311

Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Mission Cup defended
Taranaki Daily News
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=RRAF6PHSEB55&linkid=70441043-31b3-4b37-83cd-b70671583b14&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt: St Bernard's star rising (photo) The
Hutt News http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=0GBTXYY8KIX2&linkid=9411ba4b-abe9-428b-b345-ce14550eb099&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

St Catherine's College, Wellington: Big day for St Cath's (photo) The
Wellingtonian http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=256KD2709JM7&linkid=165e8b27-5d95-4c99-9201-983d78984f11&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

St Peter's, Cambridge: Wiz bang mysteries exploded (photos) Cambridge
Edition http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=NFLSCIKLCG02&linkid=3b441467-0040-49b2-82b9-93f47635f822&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

Verdon College, Invercargill: Design win for performers (photo
caption) http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/10125817/Design-win-for-performers

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

Inspirational TV's YouTube channel 'Gospels': Matthew 5:1-12 - The
sermon on the mount, a reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie
Kitching.

Also: Signs of Hope, with Sr Mary Scanlon.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834

2014-06-01: Pope Francis's visit to the Holy Land ... An introduction
to the Feast of the Ascension ... A commentary on the Columban
Calendar painting for this month ... Fr Timothy Gallagher on the
Examen Prayer (final) ... A meditation on the devotion to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=3295

June 1 2014
We feature music for the Ascension along with hymns celebrating the
Year of Faith and a testimony from a young New Zealand Catholic
convert on what faith means to him.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** The Sunday Scrum (the feast day of St Edgar the Peaceful)

** Be Still (... and Know that I am God)

** Is Contraception Ever OK? (contraception as a remedy for endometriosis)

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JOHN L. ALLEN

John L. Allen is a Catholic columnist for The Boston Globe

https://www.facebook.com/JohnLAllenJr

Israeli/Palestinian prayer billed as 'pause from politics'
http://goo.gl/kMWmnR

In the run-up to Sunday's keenly anticipated prayer summit bringing
the Israeli and Palestinian presidents together with Pope Francis, the
Vatican is doing everything it can to play down expectations that any
concrete breakthroughs might result. The event is actually "a pause
from politics," said Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, a Franciscan priest
based in the Middle East, during a Vatican briefing on Friday.
"Anybody who has even a minimum understanding of the situation would
never think that as of Monday, peace will break out," said Pizzaballa,
saying the pope's only ambition is to "open a path" ...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop
of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'.
http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'
http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet'
https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The
Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires'
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_lighting_new_fires.html

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News'
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East'
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine.
http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Gospel Reflections - Veronica Lawson rsm http://goo.gl/69vmqc

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD

http://cathnews.co.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/

http://www.youtube.com/user/romereports/videos (video)

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EMPLOYMENT

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on
the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page
of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

Job vacancies in the Auckland and Wellington Catholic diocesan
agencies are on these pages:
Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/
Wellington: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs

Lecturers (full- or part-time), Good Shepherd College
http://www.gsc.ac.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 1-14 2014 p.5 and from admin@gsc.ac.nz
Applications close 15 June 2014.

Advisor, Social Communications, Archdiocese of Wellington
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 18 - 31 2014 p.5, in 'Wel-com' May 2014
p.20 at http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs and from Mike Hurdle or
Catharina Vossen, tel. 04 499 4749; contact@micahpartners.co.nz