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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
NZCBC on Facebook
** Ka pai students in rooms one and five of St Mary's Catholic School Rotorua who've been making a range of colourful cards to welcome Kiwis who are staying in managed isolation in Rotorua after returning from overseas.
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
Website: http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text articles: https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/
In issue no. 594, July 26 - Aug 8 2020: Sister Margaret Mary Timms was a hospice movement trailblazer ... Wording change for opening prayer at Mass ... Covid crimps Hamilton diocese celebration plan ... Bernard and Annetta Moran: Still active in pro-life cause despite retiring ... Editorial: Nuclear-free and Covid-free ... Vocations: Answering Jesus' Call (4-page illustrated feature) ... Fr Neil Vaney SM: Understanding nature is knowing God (Reflections on Laudato si, part 2).
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Catholic church moves to disinter five clergymen in cathedral rebuild
The Catholic church is making moves to disinter clergymen buried at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch, which is up for a huge rebuild.
Internationally-acclaimed musicians open new Kapiti church with charity concert
Two local musicians, both internationally acclaimed in their own right, are performing in concert together to celebrate the opening of Our Lady of Kapiti Catholic Church on Presentation Way, Paraparaumu.
Catholic league celebrates 70 years
The Gisborne branch of the Catholic Women's League Aotearoa New Zealand celebrated its 70th birthday with a special lunch at the St Mary's Church parish hall.
Quick action saves Eltham church from 'suspicious' fire
Quick action by bystanders and nearby fire crews limited damage from a fire that broke out at a South Taranaki church on Thursday morning. The fire in a back porch of St Josephs Catholic Church, on Stanners St, Eltham, is being treated as suspicious.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Students take stand against school brawls with peaceful protest (text and video)
Fed up with groups from different schools fighting, students in Auckland have marched against inter-school violence.
School raises money for a good cause through charity ball
A Palmerston North school's ball has combined glitz and glamour with raising money for charity. The St Peter's College annual charity ball, organised by students, is this weekend.
St John's College student selected to attend Entrepreneurs in Action weekend
A St. John's College boy who was part of a team that developed an innovative ventilator , has earned a spot at this year's Entrepreneurs in Action Weekend. Year 12 student Dylan Wijaya says his passion for social enterprise has been ignited.
St Peter's College goes red to support Cure Kids
Palmerston North school St Peter's College has welcomed special guests to help it mark a day dedicated to charity. St Peter's held its annual Red Nose Day on Thursday, a fundraiser for the Cure Kids charity, with children dressing in red garb and sporting plastic red noses.
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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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Sunday Mass at St Anne's parish, Manurewa,
celebrated by Fr Brian Prendeville SM
on YouTube's Auckland Diocese channel:
and on
Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm and live streamed at: https://www.shinetv.co.nz/stream/ (only viewable in New Zealand).
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Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day:
Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus feeds five thousand
A reading and commentary by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington..
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Other 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/
Fr Kevin Waldie sm. Sunday Reflection:
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
Catholic prayer, meditation app Hallow sees huge increase in popularity
When the developers of the Catholic meditation app Hallow launched it in 2018, they hoped to attract young Catholics, but what is now the country's No. 1 Catholic app has a bigger reach than that.
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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:
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
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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/
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. News in Brief: https://bit.ly/2EFXF82
'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/
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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
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Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
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News of the Church
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