"So the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he
had threatened."
Exodus 32:14

Dear friends,

All's well with our New Zealand-registered addresses, catholic.org.nz
and www.catholic.org.nz, thanks in large part to your helpful feedback.

There's more good news. Stanley and Sheela Benjamin are two of our
overseas 'kiwicath' members who have successfully applied to emigrate to
New Zealand with their two small children. They are from Kerala in
south-west India and have been working in Oman in the Persian Gulf. They
are due to leave the Gulf for Auckland in early October. I ask every
'kiwicath' member to offer a special prayer for Stan and Sheela and
their family, that their departure won't be affected by war in Central
Asia, and that they will arrive in Auckland safe and sound.

And speaking of war, you may have noticed that it's already broken out
in 'kiwicath'! Please read my post on this subject, posted a few hours
ago, and take its message to heart for the love of God and the
well-being of our electronic community.

Every best wish and all God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

'Day the world changed'
NZ Herald 13.09.2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\
D=216707&reportID=61063
All parties in Parliament agreed yesterday that the world will never be
the same. After observing a minute's silence for the victims of the
attacks on New York and Washington, speakers from each party in turn
expressed shock and outrage....

'Toying with the judges '
The Press 11 September 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,934695a1936,FF.html
Catholic Cathedral College's young entrepreneurs have a hit on their
hands. A child's toy that doubles as a back massager and also moonlights
as a pen holder? Environmentally friendly, too? Could this be the
perfect gadget? Just ask the many satisfied buyers of the Eco Toy, a
nifty invention by Catholic Cathedral College's Young Enterprise Scheme
(YES) group........

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CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net/

International Catholic Programme for Evangelisation (ICPE):
Rainer Hensel loves questions like "Are you Catholic?". He hails from
Germany and in an unmistakable German accent will reply straight back
"You bet!". (In New Zealand, ICPE's headquarters is in St Gerard's
Monastery overlooking Wellington harbour. For more info. please visit
its New Zealand home page at http://www.icpe.org/newzealand )

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EDUCATION

Marist Brothers' New Zealand Province:
'Champagnat' : A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist
Schools and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
Volume 5 Number 2 June 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page8.html
In this issue: articles commemorating the 125th anniversary of the
arrival of the Marist Brothers in Wellington.

NZ Catholic Education Office: 'Lighting New Fires' no.4 August 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf4.htm
In the current issue:
Education amendment bill no. 2
High risk glass filming project
Food for thought in school design
National Administrative Guidelines (Nags)
Education Review Office report: "Students in years 7 and 8."
New Zealand Principals' Federation's "Primary Product" day
Achievements of NZ Catholic schools in all regions
Aim-Hi schools resource
First time principals professional development
School transport
Ministry of Education review of school transport
Restorative justice systems for troublesome pupils
Educational achievement: asking the right questions
Prospective employees and school values