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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS

'NZ Catholic' No. 147, October 6, 2002 http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html

"Dunedin's Catholics consulted on next bishop " Southern Catholics are being offered a rare opportunity to participate in the consultation for a successor to Bishop Len Boyle... [Related links: The Code of Canon Law. "Bishops" .... Catechism of the Catholic Church: "The episcopal college and its head, the Pope" ]

"Caretaker/cleaner honoured for extraordinary service " A caretaker/cleaner and a voluntary tutor from two Catholic schools are among 26 people honoured this year with Multi Serve Education Awards... [Related Link: Multi Serve Education Trust ]

"Three small schools join forces " Three small Southland schools are planning to join forces, sharing governance and a principal.....

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"Vatican II: 40 years later" [Intro. to a series of nineteen articles on the Second Vatican Council] National Catholic Reporter, 4 October 2002 http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/100402/vaticanII.htm "On that first night of the council, the battle of ideas and of structures had already begun. Years of work and compromise, countless words and conversations, endless wrangling over documents would both produce and accompany a sea change in the church. However, for all of the lofty words and exhaustive scholarship that went into the council, the historic gathering was infused with the deep and stirring humanity of its author, Pope John XXIII ..."

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"That empty RE book" Clare Watkins The Tablet (UK) 05/10/2002 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00671 The dominant emphasis in RE has been on experience: on religion as 'caught'. But it has to be taught too, says the vice principal at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge, if the faith is to survive today....

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

'Prominent Coast woman dies " The Press 04 October 2002 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/westcoast/0,2106,2069082a6013,00.html One of the West Coast's finest academics, Eileen Kelly, has died. She was 92. She was arguably the best-known woman on the Coast after a lifetime of service to the community and the Catholic Church, being honoured with an MBE and two papal awards....

Huge Crowds For Beatification XtraMSN/Reuters 07/10/2002 http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3782-1821199,00.html Pope John Paul has made a saint of Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, the controversial founder of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei, before one of the biggest crowds ever to flood the Vatican.....

"Sinead O'Connor on fear, faith and fame " Otago Daily Times, 12 Oct 02 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Oct2002&obje\ ct=M7M06C3347HD&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial It is six, maybe seven, years since I last saw Sinead O'Connor. She looks about a year older. In a pink fleecy top and matching jeans, she radiates glowing good health and a strange kind of serenity, if serenity can ever be said to be intense. Within seconds of our meeting, we are talking Iraq and Israel, impending war and - Sinead's big topic - the absence of God in all this religiously-driven ferment.....

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RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IN NZ. TWO VIEWS

'Number crunching for the Lord', by Michael Grimshaw Anglican Taonga magazine, Winter 2002 http://www.anglican.org.nz/News/TaongaWinter/Number%20crunching.htm Is New Zealand heading towards being a Catholic country by default? This is one of several possible conclusions from the 2001 census figures for religious affiliation.....

"Ten Myths About Church Leavers", by Alan Jaimieson Reality Magazine (Bible College of NZ) Issue 32 http://www.reality.org.nz/articles/32/32-jamieson.html Despite the almost mantra-like status of the statement "people are leaving the church" there still appears to be little understanding about who is leaving, when they leave, why they leave, and what happens to them and their faith after they leave. For those interested in moving beyond the stereotypes and asking: "Who are these people who are leaving our churches?" an examination of some myths about church leavers may prove helpful....

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EDUCATION

"Champagnat" : A Newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist Schools and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand Volume 6 Number 3 August 2002 http://www.catholic.org.nz/fms/[Summary] Fifty five students in year 12 representing Colleges with Marist traditions gathered at Sacred Heart College for a Marist Leadership day.... Brother Maurice Russell (90) passed away late in July .... Workshop Day for Marist Brothers' Schools' Boards of Trustees ... 'Here and There' : news of the achievements of present and past Marist students... 'Sharing Champagnat's Vision' ­ some personal impressions from some of our 2002 representatives at the Melbourne Province's seminar with this theme .... Forthcoming reunions and jubilees

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NEW WEBSITE

NZ Council of Christian Social Services http://www.nzccss.org.nz

Based in Wellington, the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services is the national co-ordinating body for the social service agencies of the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches, and the Salvation Army. The Council conducts research on social service issues, notably, (social responsibility, services for older people children and young people, poverty and housing) publishes discussion papers on current topics, and lobbies the government.

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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 18 October 2002

Citywide Youth Ministry, Palmerston North Diocese Duties include campus ministry at St Peter's college and youth ministry in local parishes. Details from Kate tel. 06 357 7292, Dave tel 06 358 8079; e-mail: dmullin@pndiocese.org.nz . Diocesan Youth Commission: http://www.pndiocese.org.nz/youth/ Applications close 18 October 2002

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