Sunday, December 8, 2019

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz

https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/
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Framing document for human sexuality education published
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/framing-document-for-human-sexuality-education-published/
The National Centre for Religious Studies is pleased to make available to Catholic schools and the wider Aotearoa Catholic community a new framing document for human sexuality education ...

Integrated schools look at legal action over Government maintenance funding
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/integrated-schools-look-at-legal-action-over-government-maintenance-funding/
Integrated schools are considering legal action after being left out of the $396 million Government funding package announced at the weekend to upgrade state school properties...

International Day of People with Disabilities
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/all-invited-to-wellington-event-marking-international-day-of-people-with-disabilities/
[A public event celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities was held in Wellington, organised by the Nathaniel Centre (New Zealand's Catholic Bioethics Centre) in partnership with L'Arche Kapiti and The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand.]

** Solidarity with Samoa (5 December)

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

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Full text articles: https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2019/

In issue no. 579, December 1-14 2019: Dame Kiri drops in on her old school ... Open to talks on Maori papal apology call ...Church fronts at royal commission hearing ... People have say on Christchurch parish plan ... Feedback received on Wellington archdiocese overhaul ... When Christian life is too institutionalised ... Editorial: Let's not do this, OK (End of Life Choice Bill) ... New mission centre planned in Napier city ... Detail awaited on Catholic school enrolment zones ... Top scholars 2019 ... Whangamomona celebrates proud heritage .
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

New cathedral, hotels, school for half-billion dollar north of square development
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117917449/new-cathedral-hotels-school-for-halfbillion-dollar-north-of-square-development
A Catholic precinct as well as several new hotels are planned for central Christchurch. A new cathedral, school, parking building and up to four new hotels are part of a half-billion dollar central Christchurch development expected to revitalise the area north of Cathedral Square.

The different fates of Christchurch's Catholic and Anglican cathedrals
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018725000/the-different-fates-of-christchurch-s-catholic-and-anglican-cathedrals
This is a tale of two cathedrals. It's a story of two bishops, a tragedy and even a prince. The future of the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes St looked safe after the Bishop Barry Jones supported restoration. Meanwhile, the iconic ChristChurch Anglican Cathedral in the city centre looked doomed after its Bishop Victoria Matthews opted to demolish and rebuild. But several years after the disastrous events of 2011, their fates have switched...

Caritas participates in international conference on migration
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1912/S00013/caritas-participates-in-international-conference.htm
This week, Julianne Hickey, the Director of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, is attending a conference in Bangkok to discuss issues surrounding child protection, human trafficking and labour migration in Asia and Oceania. The conference, focused on "The Future of Work," is hosted by the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), an organisation working in over 40 countries to protect and serve migrants and refugees.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Integrated schools upset over exclusion from property funding boost
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/404705/integrated-schools-upset-over-exclusion-from-property-funding-boost
More than 300 integrated schools are challenging the government's decision to leave them out of its $400 million boost for maintenance. The scheme will give 2050 state schools between $50,000 and $400,000 to spend on maintenance over the next 24 months, but 330 integrated schools have been excluded, as have schools that lease their property and those that were built and maintained under public-private partnership contracts.

New Catholic school planned to cope with 'extraordinary roll growth' in Papamoa (full text is not available)
 Bay of Plenty Times
A 250-student Catholic primary school proposed for Papamoa would help manage "extraordinary roll growth" in the area, neighbouring principals say. Suzanne Aubert Catholic School is awaiting Government sign-off and would open in 2021.

Roncalli College team wins National Young Enterprise Scheme awards
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/117958656/roncalli-college-team-wins-national-young-enterprise-scheme-awards
A group of Roncalli College students has won the YES National Excellence Tourism award with a reusable jute bag.

Chanel College: School's meeting place rejuvenated
https://times-age.co.nz/schools-meeting-place-rejuvenated/
Work to rejuvenate Chanel College's 25-year-old wharenui was celebrated on Tuesday. About 30 people, including iwi, councillors, members of local trusts, former students, members of the Catholic church and education community, were welcomed to the school by waiata, and kapa haka from Chanel students.

St Gerard's, Dunedin: Poo perpetrator's pollution peeves pupils
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/poo-perpetrator%E2%80%99s-pollution-peeves-pupils
A serial dog poo dumper appears to be up to their old tricks after 45 bags of faeces were found stashed under a tree on the Otago Central Rail Trail yesterday morning.
The small black bags were discovered by St Gerard's School children, who were picking up rubbish to commemorate 150 years of the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin.

St John's College in Hastings has new principal for 2020
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=12289115
The board of trustees at St John's College, Hastings, has appointed a new principal for the school for 2020. Rob Ferreira, who has been the deputy principal since May 2017, will commence the role in term one next year.

St Michael's School: Fill the Bus: Rotorua school kids doing their bit
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rdp-christmas-appeal/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504424&objectid=12290876
Mufti days, discos and can drives had been held at 12 schools over the past few weeks to gather cans to give back to the Salvation Army's Foodbank.

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INSPIRED WORD

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw  (Under: Created playlists)

Matthew 3:1-12 The preaching of John the Baptist
A reading and commentary by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivUrmpgKlrE&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBCBkgGtJ8PkooBg6ajG0C--&index=3

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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin

http://cruxnow.com

Reports from the first Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life.
https://cruxnow.com/special-coverage-pan-african-conference-nigeria/

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EMPLOYMENT
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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: https://gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/?Keywords=catholic#results

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme:
https://www.caritas.org.nz/get-involved/catholic-volunteers-overseas

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

** Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
** Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/archdiocesan-offices/jobs/
** Dunedin: https://www.cdd.org.nz/employment-opportunities

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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New Zealand Commentaries
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Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

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

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

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/

NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  https://www.nzceo.org.nz/network-update/

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/

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

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