Sunday, September 2, 2007

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

Young Catholics needed to help with catechesis during World Youth Day 2008
(28 Aug 2007)
World Youth Day 2008 organisers today opened applications to young Catholics
looking to play a pivotal role in the event...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Wine industry mourns Nobilo's death (photo)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1328808
The wine industry is mourning the loss of one of its founding fathers after
the death of 94-year-old Nikola Nobilo in Auckland. The Croatian immigrant
founded the country's second largest wine company and also helped shape the
$700 million industry into what it is today...

Dame to assist final push (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4181687a6571.html
The St Patricks Church Restoration Trust has successfully negotiated the
return of Dame Malvina Major to Waimate. The opera singer has agreed to
perform in a concert to be held in the Basilica on November 1, 2008 to help
the trust fundraise for the third and final stage of the project ...

Singles site has bishop's blessing
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10459374
The safe place for Catholics to meet Catholics is no longer just in church.
A website called Catholic Matcher New Zealand is going online on September
29 to help single Catholics looking for someone to share their faith and
values...

New principal (full text)
The Press (Chch)
Christchurch's Marian College has appointed a new principal. Anna Heffernan,
from the Education Review Office in Auckland and Northland, will take over
at the Catholic girls' school next year after current principal Bernadette
Devonport leaves to seek further university qualifications.

Christian groups band together
Aug 28, 2007 10:34 AM
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1324816
The Council of Christian Social Services say a large-scale investment in
social housing is vital to the further reduction of poverty in the
country...

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MARIST MESSENGER - September 2007

http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

** Editorial: The Return Of The Tridentine Mass
** Pope Benedict Speaks To The Church In China
** HIV/AIDS In Png: By Anna Sussmilch
** Josephite Sister Recognised For Human Rights Advocacy
** G.K. Chesterton, "A Colossal Genius", by Tricia O’Donnell
** Litany From The Letter Of St Paul By John Rea Sm
** September Saints
** Humility And Fortitude By John Kelly Ocso
** The Miracle Of The Mass By Sue Jones
** To Give Without Counting The Cost
** Death Of A Marist: John Gerard Cleary Sm July 1919 - June 2007
** Can You Bear It? Messenger Jokes…
** A Minute Or Two With Paddy Cahill: Belief In God
** Spring Blessings: A Poem By Judith Casey
** Daily Reflections

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TUI MOTU INTER-ISLANDS

http://www.tuimotu.org/

In the August 2007 issue ...

** Editorial: The priesthood today (full text on the Website)
** The priest and collaborative ministry â€" Neil Darragh
** Vision for a new society â€" Joan Chittister’s visit: Mary Woods
** Gandhi series: Wealth without work â€" Ron Sharp
** Agenda for a future church â€" Humphrey O’Leary
** Little Aussie Battler â€" interview with Gill Hicks

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THE FAR EAST
The magazine of the Australian and New Zealand members of St Columban's
Missionary Society

http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

From the August 2007 issue ...

** A rouseabout in Fiji
** Special People make Special Cards
** The pleasure of piped water
** Should be a Breeze
** Life beyond imagination
** Chile's newest Saint

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NEWSLETTERS

The Edmund Rice Network Newsletter - September 2007
http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/pages/newsletter/newsletter.htm

Society of Eucharistic Adoration Newsletter - April-August 2007
http://eucharist.wellington.net.nz/newsletter/current.pdf

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

'What's New', with Karlene and Sandon
New dating site for Catholic singles in New Zealand. Who was Graeme White?
NZ teenage parents disappoint Karlene.

'The Natural'
Our new programme "The Natural" looks at moments when our humanity and
nature come together... In this first episode, Jo rushes a lamb to the vet
20km away, when it is injured by one of the dogs ...

'Coffeebreak': A coffee with Brother Kevin
Kevin Dobbin tells Stephanie what it's like to be a Marist brother, and why
after 20 years on a Pacific island, he's returned to New Zealand ...

'Angel in the City': Luke 14: 1, 7-14
A gospel reading and discussion in St Mary of the Angel's, Wellington

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

http://www.romereports.com/ (video)

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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/ ]

Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4 and from: The General Manager,
Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937 Thorndon Wellington; e-mail:
j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 30 September 2007