Sunday, March 17, 2024

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Papal Nuncio Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa returning to Rome
Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, the Apostolic Nuncio to Aotearoa New Zealand, is expected to leave for Rome today as he continues his recovery from a stroke ...

Bishops' statement supporting Caritas Lent Appeal 2024
The Catholic bishops have written a letter asking everyone in our parishes to support the Caritas Lent Appeal ...

Nick Wilson of Palmerston North new Council for Young People Chair
Nick Wilson of Palmerston North is the new chair of the Council for Young People of the Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand ...

Catholic hospital chaplains meet for first-ever national hui
Senior Catholic Hospital Chaplain Tony Lenton reports on the work of New Zealand's Catholic hospital chaplains in our major public hospitals for patients, families and hospital staff, and of the recent national hui-conference they held in Auckland ...



** Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, the Apostolic Nuncio to Aotearoa New Zealand, is expected to leave for Rome today as he continues his recovery from a stroke. 

** Senior Catholic Hospital Chaplain Tony Lenton has written an article on the work of the Catholic hospital chaplains.

** The bishops have written a letter asking everyone in our parishes to support the Caritas Lent Appeal. 

** Kia ora Nick Wilson of Palmerston North Diocese, the new chair of the bishops' Council for Young People

** Vinnies is helping more people than ever with food parcels, says today's CathNews NZ, but donations are falling. Please help Vinnies by donating or shopping at your local Vinnies store.

** Te Kupenga-Catholic Theological College has a series of short theology courses coming up, led by seasoned lecturers and offering a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of faith and engage in thoughtful dialogue

** Lent 2024 Week Five: The National Liturgy Office has posted resources for Week Five of Lent. These include readings, prayer, suggested music and a Homily Studio Podcast.

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LENT 2024 - 

Caritas Aotearoa's Lent Reflection Programme is here:

On the same page, Caritas'  Lent 2024 Resource Kit can accessed including: Notes for Speaking, Notes for Parish Newsletters, Liturgical Resources, 
Ideas for helping focus on the meaning of Lent, Prayers of the Faithful.

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 679, Feb. 25 - Mar. 9 is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column).

In the issue: Schools' backing sought for campaign for living wage for lowest-paid school workers ... Compassion Soup Kitchen launches appeal to fund increase in demand ... Pounamu taonga for National Shrine on Waitangi Day ... St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College opens ... Inaugural Mass celebrated at new college ... Editorial: Faith/science dialogue ... Andrew Hamilton SJ: Understanding antisemitism and its resurgence ... Sue Seconi: Lent - the passageway to Easter .... Czech theologian asks where do we meet Jesus today? (Msgr Tomas Halik) ... Papal Message for Lent 2024: Through the desert God leads us to freedom ... Ash Wednesday reminder that Anglicans and Catholics have made real progress ... Helen Luxford: Preparing for Lent ... Chch Catholic women encouraged to form "little communities" ... Invercargill facility inspired by Dutch dementia care ... World Day of the Sick: There's healing from isolation and sickness.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Religious advertising on buses sparks approaches to councillors
Advertising from a Catholic organisation on the back of new eBuses has prompted some residents to approach councillors and the deputy mayor to express discomfort. The advertising, depicting a Divine Mercy image of Jesus, had led a few people to contact him as well as to other councillors, Rohan O'Neill-Stevens said ...

School leaders unite to defend free lunches
A dozen school and early childhood sector groups have united to ask Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to retain funding for the free school lunch scheme, Ka Ora Ka Ako. In a letter to Luxon published on Tuesday afternoon, the organisations said the programme was critical. The letter's signatories covered Catholic, area, intermediate and Montessori schools, primary, secondary and Maori principals, both teacher unions, kindergartens and one of the main early childhood education associations.

Teen's film ready for silver screen
An aspiring Ferndale film-maker considers himself privileged to have his film premiere at the SBS St James Theatre in Gore. St Peter's College pupil thirteen-year-old George McFadzien's home-made movie Granvia Country Calendar Part Two will have its own screening at the theatre on Sunday ....

Feilding's Hato Paora College 2024 head students are Legacy Poutawa and Apirana Barber

School's out, but reunion is in (photo caption)
Ex-pupils of St Dominic's College Duned had a tour of the former priory on Saturday and dinner at Chisholm Links. 

Waharoa for St Mary's: gateway carving represents blend of te ao Maori and Catholic faith 
A waharoa (gateway) at Gisborne's St Mary's Catholic Primary School has been created to represent the school

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (B)   

Today's Mass is celebrated by Monsignor Bernard Kiely at Good Shepherd Parish, Balmoral, Auckland. It 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). 


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

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 17 March 2024 
Well done to Lucienne Hensel and Chris Duthie-Jung – trying to be in conversation with John O'Connor – who kept cutting out then vanished completely – reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday in Lent..

Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
Jeremiah 31: Inner Renewal Promised - God in Your Heart
Julie South unpacks Jeremiah's prophecy of an inner renewal - God writing a new covenant on our hearts, pointing to an intimate relationship through spiritual transformation. We also examine biblical foundations for reconciliation and confession of sins.

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


Vatican says women deacons, not celibacy, on docket for synod
 Organizers of Pope Francis's ongoing Synod of Bishops on Synodality announced Thursday that ten different working groups had been formed in the Roman Curia to address specific topics that came out of last year's session. These topics, they said, are restricted to issues mentioned inside of the synod hall and include hot-button questions such as women's access to the diaconate and ways of welcoming the LGBTQ+ community ...

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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: 

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'  

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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' 

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

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 

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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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