Sunday, August 23, 2020

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Catholic Church welcomes Royal Commission's Marylands School inquiry (21 Aug 2020 )
The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes publication of details of the case study inquiry into the former Marylands School in Christchurch announced by the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care...

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** Bishop Michael Gielen will celebrate Mass from St Patrick's Cathedral Auckland this Sunday, 23 August. It will be carried on Shine TV at 2pm (Free to Air Channel 25 or Sky Channel 201). 

** The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand welcoming publication of details of the case study inquiry into abuse at the former Marylands School in Christchurch. 

** 'NZ Catholic' issue 596 in PDF is available free online.

** Te Kupenga–Catholic Leadership Institute is seeking a Marketing and Business Development Advisor 

** Churches are required a QR-code poster or visitor register under the Auckland lockdown regulations.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK
6-12 September 2020 

Resources for this year's Social Justice Week are free to download on the the Website of Caritas Aotearoa NZ. The Theme of the Week is "Easy as CST: Unlocking the Church's potential" (CST=Catholic social teaching)

For parishes and communities: caritas.org.nz/parishes/social-justice-week

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Issue no. 596, August 23 - September 5 2020 is free online at 

In this issue: Holy Land collection scheduled for September 13 ... Christchurch March for Life in alert level 2 ... Fr Andrew Nguyen Huu Le: Faith and hope in the hell of ;Re-education;' camps ... Kiwi lecturer takes on U.S. philosopher ... Editorial: Martyr saints and Covid setback ... A simple excursion became an exceptional event (or Three Carmelite nuns walked into a mosque ...) ... Fr Neil Vaney: Living with the beauty of creation ... Social Justice week, 6-12 September 2020 (2-page feature) ... Strong pride in Central Otago town despite name ... Kopua blessed by local vocation.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Grateful for warm welcome at St Joseph's (photo caption)
The Anglican Bishop of Dunedin, the Rt Rev Dr Steven Benford, holds the Confirmation Eucharist on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Joseph's Cathedral yesterday, following a fire at St Paul's Cathedral earlier last week.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin offered the use of its cathedral for the service

Catholic Church Welcomes Royal Commission's Marylands School Inquiry
The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes publication of details of the case study inquiry into the former Marylands School in Christchurch announced by the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.

Marylands School abuse inquiry: 'It's about time'
A victim of abuse at Marylands School in Christchurch says a new investigation is overdue but he hopes it will result in justice.

Accuser believes others were abused
A Christian Brother allegedly sexually assaulted a young boy while working at a Dunedin school — the same school where the man's brother assaulted several boys. Brother Don Murray was subject to a complaint in 2018, relating to a series of incidents during his time at St Paul's High School in the 1970s.

Coronavirus: Waikato parishioner tests negative after attending mass following indirect contact with Covid-19 cluster
A Waikato parishioner has tested negative for Covid-19 after coming into indirect contact with the Auckland coronavirus cluster. Father Mark Field, a priest at catholic churches in Morrinsville, Te Aroha and Paeroa, confirmed to Stuff the parishioner unknowingly met someone who had been in contact with another person from the Auckland cluster.

Plan to restore early settlers' cemetery headstones
A new bid to restore historically-significant headstones in Akaroa has been launched as the Christchurch City Council re-evaluates spending in the wake of the global pandemic.

Parishioners hoping to save century-old church to canvass wider community
Julia Dawkins was married at St Francis de Sales Church in Renwick. So were her parents and her son. Dawkins was also baptised at the church and it hosted her children's first communion. She is one of a small group of parishioners trying to save the 112-year-old church from closure.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Youth-led Exhibition On Climate Change To Open In October
Otago Museum is coordinating an Unlocking Curious Minds funded project working with a group of young people to develop an exhibition on the topic of climate change. The project aims to give young people the skills, support, and space to express themselves. One of the team members, Sarah Al-Balushi, Year 11, Kavanagh College, joined the project because of the opportunity it presented...

Timaru business, and teenager, Keep NZ Beautiful Awards finalists
Roncalli College year 9 student Oli Kirke, 13, is a finalist in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful: Young Legend competition. The Young Legend award honours an outstanding volunteer under the age of 18, who demonstrates leadership and outreach in their community.

Taranaki principals seamlessly transition schools to Covid-19 alert level 2, prepare for alert level 3
New Plymouth schools, including Sacred Heart Girls' College and St Joseph's prepare against Covid-19.

Whakatane school St Joseph's Catholic School misses out on free lunch scheme
A Whakatane primary school is disappointed that it is the only school in the town that is not in the Government's free school lunch scheme.

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TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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Sunday Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, celebrated by Bishop Michael Gielen

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 16:13-20 Peter's declaration about Jesus
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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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin


Nigeria is becoming world's 'biggest killing ground of Christians'
Nigeria is becoming the "biggest killing ground of Christians in the world" due to attacks by Boko Haram and Fulani militants, says a leading charity. International Christian Concern (ICC) estimates between 50,000 and 70,000 Christians have been killed in the last decade in the West African nation, the most populous on the continent.

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EMPLOYMENT 
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Marketing and Business Development Advisor, Te Kupenga – Catholic Leadership Institute
Applications close 20 September 2020.

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

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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

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