NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html

On the bishops' Jubilee News page this week you will find new links to this weekend's "Jubilee within the Jubilee": the Congress of Catholic Lay People and the Jubilee of the Lay Apostolate. Six hundred Catholic lay leaders from all over the world are attending the week-long Congress with the theme of "Witnesses of Christ in the New Millennium." It is intended to be a forum for "dialogue, exchange, witness and common prayer, but also for comparing and evaluating different ecclesial experiences."

There are also new links to reports on last week's Jubilee of the Armed Forces and Police.

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"FAMILY, MARRIAGE, AND DE FACTO UNIONS"

The Pontifical Council for the Family has just published a new study with this title. You can open it at: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/family/documents/rc_pc_fam\ ily_doc_20001109_de-facto-unions_en.html


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NEW WEB SITES

St Joseph's Primary School Hastings has opened its Web site at http://www.stjos.school.nz and the school's Sacred Heart Parish followed suit: http://www.sacredheart.org.nz

All the New Zealand Catholic parish and schools' Web sites I come across are listed on the appropriate pages of the bishops' Web site. To open them click either the 'Dioceses and Parishes' or 'Education' buttons on the home page at http://www.catholic.org/newzealand

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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS

There are three full-text stories from the November 19 issue of 'NZ Catholic', at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/page2.html

'Wellington Unites to Celebrate Jesus' Birth' Wellington's Celebrate Jesus 2000 stadium event attended by 25,000 people was a first for New Zealand and, most likely, a first for the world. Convenor Gordon Copeland said it was God's doing, and way beyond anything he ever dreamed of ... [Link to photos of 'Celebrate Jesus 2000']

'Dioceses combine on Reconciliation programme ' The three dioceses of Palmerston North, Hamilton and Auckland are working on a programme to prepare children for Reconciliation. Two of the reasons for the joint religious education project are to reduce duplication of effort and to build an awareness of biculturalism into Reconciliation ...

'Adult and single in a Church geared mainly to families ' What's life like for single, adult Catholics? You are the first to be asked to baby-sit, but no one offers to carry out your weekly garbage. Everyone thinks you have more free time (or "no life") so you must be available for parish committees, charitable works, cleaning the church, playing the organ and doing the flowers, but you are seldom, if ever, mentioned as a group or vocation, in sermons or the Prayers of the Faithful ... [Link to a reflection on chastity and the single life, by Dorothy Day]

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

[You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html ]

[Please don't attempt to hand copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your borrower's address panel.. ]

'Dunedin Priest Appointed Rector' Otago Daily Times Saturday, 25 November 2000 A former Dunedin Roman Catholic priest has been appointed rector of the church's national priest training centre in Auckland. Fr Colin Campbell, parish priest at Waikiwi in Invercargill, will take up his new position at Holy Cross Seminary in the new year. He is well known to Dunedin Catholics, having been parish priest at St Joseph's Cathedral from 1986 to 1992, and priest at St Peter Channel in Green Island from 1992 to 1995. Fr Campbell has been involved in Catholic education administration since the 1970s and is at present a member of the Religious Education Advisory Board for the Dunedin diocese. He said he had enjoyed parish life but was looking forward to moving into a new field.

'Final resting place for pioneer bishop ' NZ Herald 22 Nov. 2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=160896 The final resting place for the remains of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier has been confirmed at Hokianga, with an interment planned on the 164th anniversary of his first Mass in New Zealand ...

'Catholic school to open ' Mount and Papamoa Times 24 Nov. 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,508776a1910,FF.html Kathleen Joblin realises that her new job as principal at St Thomas More Catholic School is a bit special. "Colleagues keep telling me that it is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I feel privileged that I have been given this chance," she said. St Thomas More Catholic School opens in Mount Maunganui next year ...

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EVENTS

Sunday 17 November 2000 7.30 am TV One Christmas Day December 2000 10 am TV One Re-broadcast of Celebrate Jesus 2000 (4 November), an open-air event which brought together 25,000 members of all the Christian denominations in the Wellington region to celebrate our Saviour and our faith.

29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame

26-29 January Parachute Festival Extreme: Totter Springs, Matamamta http://www.parachute.co.nz/para2001/para2001.htm The major annual Christian music festival

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EMPLOYMENT

(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )

Diocesan General Manager, Catholic Diocese of Auckland Responsible for a full range of management services to New Zealand's largest Catholic diocese. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19 2000, p.23 and from Heather King, John Robertson & Associates, Auckland. E-mail: heather@hrconsulting.co.nz Diocesan Web site: http://www.cda.org.nz/main.htm Closing Date: 30 November

Catholic Schools Support Consultant (Primary), Catholic Education Office, Dunedin The consultant provides curriculum advice and support, professional development opportunities and special character review and evaluation to Catholic primary schools in Otago and Southland. Details from the Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941 Dunedin. Ph: (03) 477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528. Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm Closing date: 30 November

Religious Education Resource Support Adviser, Catholic Education Office Dunedin: (Religious Order Stipend Position) Provides resource support to the Catholic Education Office team, assists with field work and co-ordinates the Walk by Faith course. Details from the Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941 Dunedin Ph: (03) 477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528. Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm Closing date: 30 November

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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' list manager