Sunday, November 10, 2019

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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Religious leaders urge MPs to reconsider euthanasia bill  (6 Nov 2019)
Religious leaders from a number of New Zealand's faith traditions have written a joint letter to members of Parliament expressing their grave concerns about passing the End of Life Choice Bill ...


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** Faith leaders' letter on the End of Life Choice Bill  (6 November)

** Foundation Chief Executive, Te Kupenga – Catholic Leadership Institute (4 November)

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In issue no. 577, November 3-16 2019: Bishops hopeful for Suzanne Aubert cause ... More wrap-around services needed for unintended pregnancies ... Bishop asks secondary schools to look at enrolment policies ... Community should be a safe place for abuse victims ... The taboo subject we don't mention at morning tea (domestic violence) ... Fr Peter Brockhill: Priesthood and celibacy ...  Remembering the Holy Souls (3-page feature, including grief ministry in the local parish) ... Youth get that 'Jesus high' at Set Free conference ... Heads and Hearts: Being a Christian in a social media 24/7 world ... Novena, nostalgia and a nosh-up in South Dunedin ... 50 years of music ministry honoured.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Abuse survivor calls on Catholic Church to 'do the right thing' for victims
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/402869/abuse-survivor-calls-on-catholic-church-to-do-the-right-thing-for-victims
A man who was abused as a child by a Catholic priest says his early life was one of confusion and silence. Mike Ledingham was eight when he was first abused by Father Francis Green at St Joseph's Catholic School in Onehunga. He gave evidence on Friday at the Royal Commission into abuse in state and faith-based care.

Whangamomona church closes with final mass after 100 years
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503390&objectid=12282852
Sacred Heart Whangamomona church is celebrating 100 years on Saturday - but the mass to celebrate the centenary will also be the final service at the church.

Sex acts in primary school investigated by Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Education
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117057951/sex-acts-in-primary-school-investigated-by-oranga-tamariki-and-ministry-of-education
Multiple government agencies were called in to deal with a group of young boys caught playing sex games at a Catholic school in the Wellington region.

Religious leaders' anti-euthanasia letter sparks fiery David Seymour response
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/euthanasia-debate/117227521/religious-leaders-last-ditch-appeal-to-stop-end-of-life-choice-bill-from-becoming-law
Leaders from across the religious divide have penned a letter to MPs in a desperate final push to prevent Seymour's End of Life Choice bill - which seeks to legalise euthanasia as an option for the terminally ill - from becoming law.

Jesus returns: Stolen statues recovered by Auckland church
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12281842
Two statues stolen from the Carmelite Monastery in Royal Oak on Friday – including one of Jesus – have been found and returned to the church.

Catholic church spends $15 million on central Christchurch properties
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/115690975/catholic-church-spends-15-million-on-central-christchurch-properties
The Catholic Church has spent more than $15 million on several blocks of riverside Christchurch land, likely to be the first stakes in a larger site for a complex which may include a new cathedral.

Parishioners' support salient factor in church reaching 125 years
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/117013737/parishioners-support-salient-factor-in-church-reaching-125-years
Voluntary labour from dedicated parishioners has enabled a 125-year-old church to remain open in rural Southland. Two days of celebrations will mark the milestone of the Rakahouka Catholic Church on November 23 and 24, jubilee committee secretary Denise Beerkens? said.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Sacred Heart, Timaru: Dunking in a new machine for Sacred Heart's school fair
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/life/117205175/dunking-in-a-new-machine-for-sacred-hearts-school-fair
A number of South Canterbury personalities are set to be flushed by a new dunking machine to help raise funds for a Timaru school on Sunday. Sacred Heart Primary School principal David Armstrong expects people to queue for a chance to soak well known figures such as new Timaru District mayor Nigel Bowen and Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon as the newly manufactured device is debuted.

Roncalli College students' innovation gains place in national Young Enterprise Scheme finals
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/117076666/roncalli-college-students-innovation-gains-place-in-national-young-enterprise-scheme-finals
The reusable jute bag designed by three young high school entrepreneurs has won them an award in The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) company of the year national finals, but they are unsure which one it is.

Kavanagh College: Decision on school name change to follow after decision from Vatican
https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/165872-decision-on-school-name-change-to-follow-after-decision-from-vatican.html
A decision to change a controversial school's name has been put on hold while Dunedin's Bishop waits for word from Rome. Kavanagh College is named after the late Bishop John Kavanagh, who has been criticised for his handling of a predatory priest.

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INSPIRED WORD

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

Luke 20:27-38 The question about rising from death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9pt4bEdcKo&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBAMx_xkzRR8wnm_isNdXF-u&index=30
A reading and commentary with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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

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Global debate gets underway over married Catholic priests
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/11/09/global-debate-gets-underway-over-married-catholic-priests/
Berlin - Germany's Catholics reacted enthusiastically when bishops from across the Amazon called for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in that region. Such reforms have been pushed for decades by many German bishops and lay groups who hope it can lead to the liberalization of centuries of Catholic tradition. There is resistance elsewhere for the proposal, however, with the conservative Catholic establishment making sure its voice is heard as Pope Francis prepares his own document - expected by year's end - that could determine whether married priests and female deacons eventually become a reality in the Amazon ...

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Foundation Chief Executive, Te Kupenga – Catholic Leadership Institute
Details from Gerald Scanlan (Director, The Catholic Institute) at g.scanlan@tci.ac.nz or (04) 650 2979 and at:
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/ceo-role-at-te-kupenga-now-open/?fbclid=IwAR2j8hv-j2HL-F1K7dpWfsp3HiEPajmz7RJdcYPtWik5YcEUG1KPiza49VM
Applications close 18 November.

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

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NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/

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