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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
NZ Catholic bishops refute claims they have endorsed a political party (14 August 2020)
New Zealand's Catholic bishops are seriously concerned by a false statement circulating widely online that claims they are urging Catholics to vote for the New Conservative political party.
Letter from Bishops to Parishes on new Covid-19 restrictions (12 August 2020)
The six Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand met this afternoon to discuss the pastoral implications of the new Covid-19 Alert Level restrictions which took effect at Noon. Auckland has been moved to Alert Level 3, under which Mass cannot be celebrated.
NZCBC on Facebook
** Because of the extension of the Covid-19 alert levels, the Bishops' Wednesday letter to parishes on celebrating public Masses stays current ...
** False statement about support for a political party ...
** The National Calendar of holy days and other church events has been published ...
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
Website: http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text articles: https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/
In issue no. 595, August 9 -22 2020: Priests shouldn't promote political parties ... Saint Paul a model for ecumenical outreach ... Auckland's Mercy Spirituality Centre closes ... Pax Christ International marks 75 years ... Editorial: Public office and private lives ... Dr Christopher Longhurst: A radical response to NZ's religious and cultural diversity ... Catholic Caring Foundation: Reflecting the face of Jesus through support ... Students march against inter-school violence ... Celebration as Carmelite brings up 90 years.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Catholic bishops condemn false online statement claiming they endorsed New Conservatives
New Zealand Catholic bishops have condemned a fake statement circulated online claiming they had endorsed the New Conservative Party.
St Joe's offers St Paul's a place to pray
The dean has been overwhelmed by the level of support following a fire at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral earlier in the week, including from Dunedin's Catholics. The church had accepted an offer from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin to use St Joseph's Cathedral for a service tomorrow afternoon.
Inside the senseless murder of a reclusive mother by her only son
Mother and son Noeleen and Martin Marinovich lived out a reclusive life after Noeleen was abandoned during her pregnancy by a local priest, who left her fighting a financial battle with the Catholic Church. 27 years later, Noeleen was murdered by her only son ...
Temuka church granted $25,000 to restore 137-year-old stained-glass windows
An 141-year-old Temuka church has been granted $25,000 to restore 31 stained-glass windows donated by its original parishioners. The restoration of the 137-year-old windows is part of a more than $2 million project to upgrade and earthquake-strengthen St Joseph's Catholic Church that was built with limestone taken from Opihi River in 1879 and damaged in the magnitude 7.1 quake that hit Canterbury in 2010.
World Famous in New Zealand: Russell's Pompallier Mission and Printery
Set back from the beach and surrounded by a beautiful garden is a little bit of France that brought culture and religion to a town once labelled "the hell-hole of the Pacific".This two-storey, rammed-earth building with its graceful tiled roof and cute little dormer windows was built in 1842. It was not only the regional headquarters of the French Catholic mission, but also housed the means of literally bringing "the Word" to the local people.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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The NZ Herald has published a three-part series on private, state-integrated and state schools. The series is available online through the PressReader service provided by public libraries to their members.
1. Public v Private
The New Zealand Herald 10 August 2020
Exclusive new research shows Catholic and other integrated secondary schools edge out elite private schools and state schools when it comes to University Entrance.
2 Private v public: How children learn at King's, Michael Park and Ellerslie schools
The New Zealand Herald 11 Aug, 2020
3. The Old School Tie — and why faith matters
The New Zealand Herald 12 Aug 2020
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Massive proposed earthworks sparks concern for environmental restoration
A popular green space north of Wellington is at risk if the equivalent of 220 Olympic-sized swimming pools of clean fill are placed around the site for a proposed development, locals say. Work on the land adjacent to St Patrick's College at Silverstream, Upper Hutt, would raise the area by 3 metres using 550,000 cubic metres of fill.
New Plymouth school asks 15 students to self-isolate after Rotorua trip
A group of Francis Douglas students have been told to stay at home after they visited the Rotorua luge at the same time as an Auckland family who have tested positive for Covid-19.
Marist College reaches out to support new Mt Albert schools struck by virus
The school that was worst-hit by New Zealand's first coronavirus wave, Marist College, has reached out to help schools that have been hit in the virus's second wave.
Cook Islands culture celebrated
Invercargill's St Patrick's School pupils embraced this year's Cook Islands Language Week with open arms. About 200 year 0-6 pupils participated in lessons ranging from how to make 'ei katu (head garlands of flowers) to tivaevae (traditional Polynesian quilting) and ika mata (raw fish dish).
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TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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Sunday Mass at the Auckland Marist seminary, celebrated by Fr Chris Skinner 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 15:21-28 A woman's faith
A reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
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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:
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):
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STATION XV
Episode 153 — The Podcast Becomes an Unruly Teenager (August 15, 2020)
Elections on either side of the Pacific Ocean are in the spotlight (and under the microscope) as the panel celebrates 13 years of The 15th Station. Anna, Don, James and Gavin start with the upcoming New Zealand election, and some developing stories there, before switching to the war of words between US President Donald Trump and his opponent, Joe Biden. In other news, Pope Francis has called for the Church to take a leading role in Lebanon as the country responds to this month's deadly explosion. And finally, seeking a ray of sunshine under a COVID-19 shadow, some kids at a New Zealand Catholic school are trying to make quarantine a bit easier. Thanks for sharing 13 years, or even just this one episode, with us.
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon's arrest sparks fear Church could be next
Earlier this week prominent Catholic millionaire and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested in Hong Kong along with two of his sons and two executives of his Next Media company on charges of collusion with foreign forces and conspiracy to defraud under China's new national security law...
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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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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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