Sunday, May 28, 2023

NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/

DEAR READERS: For some reason, I can only access the NZCBC Facebook page indirectly through Google's cache - hence the funny look - and one day behind:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:a-Nvve7O3K8J:https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=nz

** The Wellington-based Sisters of Compassion have decided to re-elect their current leadership team: Sister Margaret Anne Mills, Sister Sue Cosgrove, Sister 'Alisi Tu'ipulotun and Sister Lusiana Raratini.

** Caritas YCC Day is on June 30 for all Catholic schools across Aotearoa NZ. Our bishops are excited about the event and the possibility of us all joining in solidarity to support Oecusse School in Timor-Leste.

** 24 May is the feast day of Our Lady Help of Christians. To celebrate, tamariki from St Joseph's School in Opotiki sing Mo Maria in their next-door parish church - Our Lady Help of Christians.

** Attention parish liturgy groups! The National Liturgy Office has four current web pages with resources for: •21 May: Solemnity of the Ascension •21-28 May: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity •21-28 May: Laudato si' week •28 May: Pentecost Sunday.

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

Website: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2023/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/

In issue no. 661  May 21 - June 3, 2023: Evangelisation prelate booked to attend NZ clergy assembly (Card. Luis Antonio Tagle) ... Cardinal Dew resigns but will be busy in many roles ... Sensitive negotiations need over integrated schools ... Concerns over new criteria for co-opting onto school boards ... Sue Seconi: Come Spirit come, and keep on coming ... Passionist Family Groups celebrating 35 years in NZ ... How to live through change in your parish ... Helen Luxford: Meditation .. Two colleges share O'Shea Shield victory.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Tall Ferns left numb by Mary Goulding's accident: 'No one knows how to process it'
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/300890364/tall-ferns-left-numb-by-mary-gouldings-accident-no-one-knows-how-to-process-it
Guy Molloy, the leader and emotional backbone of the Tall Ferns, admits he's struggling to deal with the situation as Mary Goulding remains in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit in a "critical but stable condition" after a two-car collision at an intersection in Rangiora last Saturday morning ...

Dunedin woman one of last to receive QSM
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dunedin-woman-one-last-receive-qsm
When Lynore Farry was awarded a Queen's Service Medal in the 2023 New Year's Honours List, little could she have known she would be one of the last in a long line to receive the award from the late Queen ...

Saluting the volunteers who make it happen
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/saluting-volunteers-who-make-it-happen
Secondary school sport is a powerhouse in Otago with more than 6000 pupils (62%) actively involved in one or more organised sports last year. None of it could be possible without the endless hours and dedication from school and community volunteers. Among them, the Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association highlights ... Rachel Mortimer, Trinity Catholic College (netball)

Coats and beanies keep St Marcellin pupils warm and dry in Whanganui
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/coats-and-beanies-keep-st-marcellin-pupils-warm-and-dry-in-whanganui/3TNC3SXP5JA7RHFZFCYCZRP74M/
Pupils at St Marcellin School in Whanganui are ready for the cold and wet months ahead, thanks to new rain jackets and beanies supplied by ASB and KidsCan ...

Perennial underdog Liston knock over heavyweight rival
The New Zealand Herald 23 May 2023
(Paywalled. Accessible via PressReader through the public library).
Over the past seven seasons, Liston College have largely been dismissed as underdogs, long-shots, also-rans, or easybeats in Auckland's first XV 1A rugby competition. But on Saturday, this special character Catholic school in West Auckland somehow engineered one of the greatest year-on-year reversals in the history of the competition with a 9-5 mudlark victory over defending 1A champions Kelston Boys' High ...

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PENTECOST SUNDAY  

https://www.youtube.com/c/AucklandCatholic/videos

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Father Pat Breeze and the community of our national seminary Holy Cross College in Ponsonby, can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1xHVLu1UZY

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).


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
John 20:19-23   Jesus appears to his disciples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyApFiqrGvQ&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=36

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast):
https://station15.co.nz/

Marist Laity NZ. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide
https://livingtheword.org.nz/
Pentecost: The Holy Spirit, Our Living Power Source

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

https://cruxnow.com

Vatican says Pope Francis skips public audiences due to fever
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/05/vatican-says-pope-francis-skips-public-audiences-due-to-fever
After a packed afternoon with multiple appointments the day before, Pope Francis did not hold any meetings or public audiences Friday morning due to a fever, a Vatican spokesman has said ...

Pope's designated mediator on Ukraine has history as a peace-maker
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/05/popes-designated-mediator-on-ukraine-has-history-as-a-peace-maker
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi's new mission as the pope's designated trouble-shooter for Ukraine, confirmed by the Vatican over the weekend, not only raises the Italian prelate's profile as a possible papal candidate, but it also puts a spotlight on his past success as a mediator.

Editor's Note: An Appeal for Help for One of Our Own
https://cruxnow.com/editors-note/2023/05/editors-note-an-appeal-for-help-for-one-of-our-own
Charley Collins [managing editor of Crux] has experienced a health crisis, and is currently in the hospital in the UK recovering. As ever, medical bills and other costs are creating a daunting challenge for his family...

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EMPLOYMENT
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Director of Marist Laity, Society of Mary, Aotearoa New Zealand, Ponsonby, Auckland.
https://www.sm.org.nz/about/marist-laity/
Details in 'NZ Catholic', May 7-20 2023, p. 20 and from: secretary@smnz.org.nz
Applications close 16 June 2023

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 at Caritas Aotearoa:
https://www.caritas.org.nz/work-with-us

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/
Hamilton: https://www.cdh.org.nz/jobs
Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_community/vacancies/
Dunedin: https://www.cdd.nz/we-offer/employment-opportunities

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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

The six dioceses:
https://www.catholic.org.nz/find-us/dioceses-2/#section_59

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New Zealand Catholic
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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'.
https://www.cdh.org.nz/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. Newsletter
https://www.cdd.nz/

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East'
https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/

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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