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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS

Medjugorje News Issue 27 September 2002 http://www.homebusinesslink.com/issue27.html In this issue: The Medjugorje Story .... Our Lady's Messages .... From the Editor .... Excerpts from Medjugorje Bulletins .... News from Medjugorje (Sr Emmanuel) .... A Letter from Zambia/Chat with Mirjana .... Two Sisters in Medjugorje .... A True Story that should be shared ... A Story Worth 27 cents .... Trip to Medjugorje June 2000 .... Mgr Hermann Reich in Medjugorje .... Going Dutch in Medjugorje .... Medjugorje, A Place to Confront your Demons .... The Alliance of Two Hearts .... The Pope Thanks Father Jozo .... Does God Talk to Us? .... Why Go to Church? .... I Believe in Angels .... Scott Hahn on the Mass .... The Secret of the Rosary

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

"Who got that job? " NZ Herald 05.10.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=2997637

Chartered accountant Errol Burn, 35, has married his faith and his career in his new position as Financial controller for the Catholic Diocese of Auckland....

"Catholic Abuse Hotline Still Ringing" IRN 06/10/2002 [Full text] The Catholic Church will keep its sex abuse helpline running for another two weeks because of continued calls. The 0800 number (0800 111 515) was set up three months ago, to handle allegations of sex abuse by senior church figures. Church spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer says it was due to have closed this week, but calls keep trickling in. She says the line is still getting about two calls per week, compared with a dozen a week when it first opened. Ms Freer says the helpline is a referral service, set up to direct people to one of six catholic diocese. She says not all of the calls are complaints, with some just enquiries or people just wanting to talk. The helpline will continue until the middle of this month, when it will be evaluated again.

"Extraditon hearing for priest accused of sexual abuse " NZ Herald 05.10.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2997771&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Papers seeking the extradition of a former Upper Hutt priest accused of sexually abusing teenage boys in New Zealand were due to be presented in a British court today. Alan Woodcock, 54, is accused of indecently assaulting teenage boys at Silverstream in Upper Hutt, Wellington and Palmerston North between 1982 and 1985 while working as a teacher....

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CANONISATION OF FR JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA

On Monday our time Pope John Paul will canonise Blessed Josemaria Escriva (1902 - 1975), founder of Opus Dei, one of the New Ecclesial Movements of Catholic laypeople formed in the twentieth century and which has branches in Hamilton and Auckland.

Opus Dei's international Website: http://www.opusdei.org

Warrane College, University of New South Wales (a characteristic Opus Dei foundation) : http://www.warrane.unsw.edu.au

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EMPLOYMENT

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

Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz

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Chaplain, Holy Family Home, Hastings Holy Family Home is a 62 bed hospital and rest home. The position is for 20 hours a week. Details from The Manager, Holy Family Home, 221 Wolseley Street, Hastings. Tel.: 06 878 5606; E-mail: jharder@xtra.co.nz. Applications close 9 October 2002

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