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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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WEL-COM June 2003 Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/wellington/
"A climate of change for parishes " Discussions continued and options were identified. Now we have to act. Four priests turned 75 last year, but elected to continue in their parishes. Two more will be 75 this year. Another priest retired from parish ministry. So 2003 is likely to be the last year in which we have a priest resident in each parish ...
"Land grab - A catalogue of abuse and dispossession of Wellington Maori during the 19th Century" At Wellington’s Pipitea Marae on 17 May, the Waitangi Tribunal released a long awaited report on land sales in the Port Nicholson Block. Called Te Whanganui a Tara Me Ona Takiwa, the report offers a detailed account of the way that Maori living in Wellington and the Hutt Valley lost their land to European settlers. It’s a story of greed, deceit and injustice perpetrated by those who saw themselves as civilized, cultured men....
** Adoptions: Special feature **
"Surprising opposition to adoption" The woman in charge of New Zealand’s adoption service, Mary Iwanek, is opposed to adoption
"Black tea and bread" For breakfast and dinner the children living in Georgian orphanages are given hot, black tea and a piece of bread ...
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Medjugorje News June 2003 http://www.homebusinesslink.com/issue30.html In this issue: Introduction ... The Medjugorje Story ... Our Lady's Messages ... From the Editor ... Excerpts from Medjugorje Press Bulletins ..... Excerpts from Children of Medjugorje ... Email from Fr Bohan, Zambia .... From a Zambian Prison .... Iraqi Visionary Explains... Review of Wellington Eucharistic Convention ... 20th Yearly Apparition of Mirjana Soldo ... The Rosary Crusade ... The Miracle Healing of Singer David Parkes ... A World-Wide Convention of Demons ... Kevin Mooney's Story ... Medjugorje Must be Recognised ... A Response to Criticism ... The Power of the Rosary .... Fr Schiffer of Hiroshima ... Divine Wonders of the Blessed Sacrament ... The Swap ... Of Exorcism, Angels and a Prayer
"Signpost to home", by Sheila Keefe The Tablet (UK) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00748 There are more inactive than active parishioners in any parish: 10 potential returning Catholics for every non-Catholic who is received into the Church. A large number of these would like to come back but do not believe they can; many of those who believe they can, do not know how. Build bridges to them, and your parish will swell. This is what happened in my parish of St Joseph’s, Upminster, in east London, back in 1995....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"New Christian Party Registered" IRN 14/06/2003 http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3779-2448974,00.html A new political party is now officially registered by the Electoral Commission. Destiny New Zealand is a Christian party, with its members initially drawn from the Destiny Church in Auckland....
Vow to block school Otago Daily Times 7-June 2003 http://tinyurl.com/eami Wanaka Primary School's board of trustees has vowed to pursue every avenue to stop a second primary school opening in the town. In a statement yesterday the board said the timing of the Catholic Diocese's announcement of a proposal to build a primary school in Wanaka was unfortunate and unproductive....
"School plan not threat to community's quest. Funding fears unfounded " ODT 9-June 2003 http://tinyurl.com/eamj A Catholic school will not be a threat to the Wanaka community's quest for seamless education, says Dunedin Catholic education office director Tony Hanning....
"Catholic Group Supports Prostitution Bill" IRN/Reuters 11/06/2003 http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3779-2439969,00.html The Prostitution Reform Bill has guarded support in an unlikely quarter. As the bill comes before Parliament again today, the Catholic Women's League is standing by its belief that the sex industry should be decriminalised....
"Mel Gibson says his Christ film won't offend Jews and Roman Catholics" Associated Press Jun. 13, 2003 http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/6085231.htm Mel Gibson is cautioning Catholics and Jews not to jump to conclusions, promising his forthcoming film about Jesus Christ will "inspire, not offend" them....
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
The New Zealand Catholic bishops' agency for justice peace and development has re-designed its Website, at http://www.caritas.org.nz
Its main sections include ... World JPD News ... Treaty of Waitangi ... Caritas around the World ... Social Justice Week ... Caritas in Schools (JPD resources for pupils and teachers) ... Caritas for Kids (activities for primary-age children) ... International Emergencies ... Caritas Update (illustrated newsletter) ... Links
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EVENTS
August 14-16 2003 New Zealand Catholic Schools' Convention Wellington Festival and Convention Centre http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/2003convention.shtml
