Kiwicath News and Notes

People were beaming with joy as they entered St Patrick's Basilica in South Dunedin yesterday to celebrate Mass, Fr Gerard Aynsley says. The Mercy Parish-Whanau Aroha priest said Mass was some way off normal — chairs were separated and people signed in and out and could not mingle — but parishioners appreciated being back.

Return to larger gatherings in Taranaki

https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/121684264/return-to-larger-gatherings-in-taranaki

It was a tentative but good return to mass at New Plymouth's St Joseph's Church on Sunday, as the limit on gatherings in New Zealand went up from 10 to 100. As of mid-afternoon, they had had three masses which were at 100 people and one with 35, with still the evening services to go, Father Simon Story said.

Churches reopen on Sunday as COVID-19 restrictions ease

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/05/churches-reopen-on-sunday-as-covid-19-restrictions-ease.html

It was back to church on Sunday for many Kiwis who have been eagerly waiting for COVID-19 restrictions to ease. But while 100 people can now gather to pray, not everyone is keen to open the chapel doors just yet.

Hallelujah: church services return after lockdown

https://www.times.co.nz/news/hallelujah-church-services-return-after-lockdown/

Father Craig Dunford of St Lukes Catholic Church [Takapuna] says they resumed mass on Sunday and in order to accommodate the numbers, they added extra masses every hour—from 8am-12pm.

Three new exhibitions to open at Whanganui's Space Studio and Gallery

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503426&objectid=12336559

A trio of artists will open new exhibitions at Space Studio and Gallery in Whanganui next week. Emma Cunningham's Remedy celebrates the botanical remedies produced by French Catholic nun Suzanne Aubert.

Catholic Church to review claims of $5000 'hush money' to historic sex abuse victim

Hawke's Bay Today

https://pressreader.com/article/282531545629435

The Catholic Church is launching an independent inquiry after claims an offer of $5000 of "silence money" was made to a victim of a Marist brother's historic child sex offending.

Prayers and a punch-up as culture wars come to NZ

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/121716387/prayers-and-a-punchup-as-culture-wars-come-to-nz

A strange fracas in the rolling green hills of Te Kuiti as the United States roils in race protests thousands of miles away shows how deep American-style culture wars have seeped into Kiwi lives.

Donations, demand varies across Timaru's op shops

https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/121645459/donations-demand-varies-across-timarus-op-shops

Only re-opening on Monday more than a week behind the other shops Timaru St Vincent de Paul has been busy with customers and donations ...

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Designing a school from scratch

https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/244324-designing-school-from-scratch.html

If all goes to plan, Suzanne Aubert Catholic School will be rising from an empty paddock in Kamahi St, Papamoa East, opening in term one of 2021 with an expected roll of 100-150 Year 0-6 children.

Brothers' creativity wins them multiple awards from The Great Pumpkin Carnival

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12335475

Two young, local brothers have taken out multiple awards at The Great Pumpkin Carnival competition which this year moved online due to Covid-19. And their 'Fruity Tootee' creation, a fruit basket where all the fruit are actually pumpkins, won them first place for their school, St Patrick's Catholic School (Hamilton).

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INSPIRED WORD

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

John 3:16-18 Jesus and Nicodemus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBjOrMjmDSc&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=3

A reading and commentary by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. John Mullis at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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

http://cruxnow.com

New Vatican streaming service aims to be 'Catholic Netflix'

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/06/new-vatican-streaming-service-aims-to-be-catholic-netflix/

In a move to keep pace with the rapidly developing digital culture, top Vatican officials have collaborated in the launch of VatiVision, a new on-demand streaming service aimed at promoting Christian values through film.

Vatican, Rome remember George Floyd with prayers and protests

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2020/06/vatican-rome-remember-george-floyd-with-prayers-and-protests/

Pope stresses link between education, ecology for World Environment Day

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2020/06/pope-stresses-link-between-education-ecology-for-world-environment-day/

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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 diocese of Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

https://www.catholic.org.nz/

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New Zealand Commentaries

on the Sunday Readings

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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/