Sunday, August 28, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Maori Language Week – Te Wiki o te Reo Maori is September 12 to September 18
Maori Language Week – Te Wiki o te Reo Maori begins on Monday 12 September and runs to the following Sunday, the 18th. The NZ Catholic Bishops Conference Te Huinga o nga Pihopa Katorika o Aotearoa is very keen to support and celebrate it in all our dioceses, parishes and schools ...

Young Kiwi pilgrims sought for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023
Young people from around Aotearoa New Zealand are invited to join a pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon next year and maybe see Pope Francis himself there ...



** Caritas and Catholic Social Services are taking donations to help with the recovery from the flooding in Nelson and Marlborough.

** The New Zealand Synod synthesis features in a Crux Now report on syntheses from Ireland, Australia and Aotearoa [link]

** Kia ora koutou whanau Katorika. Maori Language Week – Te Wiki o te Reo Maori begins on Monday 12 September and runs to the following Sunday, the 18th.

** Bishop Michael Gielen has been getting out and about meeting people in his new Christchurch diocese, as these lovely photos show. 

** Young Kiwis are invited to join a pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Lisbon next year and maybe see Pope Francis himself.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

A man 'embraced by Ngaruawahia': Edmond William Eccles (Bill) Hutt, 1931 - 2022
Traffic regulation and car security was Bill Hutt's domain and he was known for serving at funerals, ANZAC Day and Tuurangawaewae.

Warm-hearted Bridie's cool gift
A generous Wairarapa community has, once again, rallied around the region's hospital staff: this time, inspired by a big-hearted college pupil. Bridie Croucher, Year 7 at Chanel College, lead a fundraising project to purchase a new fridge for Wairarapa Hospital's paediatric ward, which in the space of two weeks raised over $1000 ...

Catholic school with just 20 students facing closure after 86 years
After taking in its first students in 1936, Lower Hutt's San Antonio School is focused on "making memories" and celebrating its history ahead of its likely closure at the end of the year. With just 20 students and predictions the Eastbourne school's roll was unlikely to grow to a sustainable level in the short to medium term, the school's board has made a recommendation to the Archdiocese that it close ...

School linked to Australia's first saint set to close doors
A small Dunedin school with links to a saint is set to close amid falling student numbers. Bishop of Dunedin Michael Dooley confirmed St Joseph's School, in Port Chalmers, would close on January 27 next year. The school, which began in 1882, had a roll of seven children in 2021, down from 16 in 2017 ...

Strong Performance Sends Sacred Heart College Teams To Tournament
A strong performance by a variety of sports at Sacred Heart College [Napier] has seen the school qualify for more events in the upcoming nationwide Tournament Week ...

National title for Timaru's 14-year-old tennis champ
Roncalli College student Maia Lui has landed her second national tennis title with a win at the Kiwi Indoor Junior Championships in Auckland this week ...

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TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Stephen Berecz in the parish of St John the Baptist, Parnell, Auckland, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Simon McLellan and Violet Kudzotsa:
Luke 14:1,7-24  Humility and hospitality

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Other New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
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Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/

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


Pope urges new cardinals to be meek, close to their flocks and tender
Calling for the gathered prelates to be meek, faithful, close to their flocks and tender, and to pay attention to both the big and small events of life so people can "savor the presence of Jesus alive in our midst," Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals Saturday, including 16 eligible to vote for the next pontiff ...

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EMPLOYMENT 
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Prison Chaplaincy: Tikanga Maori Enabler
Tira Tuhaha Prison Chaplaincy Aotearoa provides religious and spiritual support services to all New Zealand prisons under contract to the Department of Corrections. TTPCA has a fixed term Tikanga Maori Enabler–Arawhata Maori vacancy for 24 months in the  Wellington National Office. 

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Current vacancies
** Writer and Storyteller (Part-Time)
** Resource and Engagement Assistant (Full-Time)
** Fundraising Communications Assistant (Part-Time)
** Request for Proposal for Independent Risk Assessment Provider
** Head of Programmes (Full-Time)

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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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. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

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

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' 

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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News of the Church 
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