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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Churches issue call for action on benefits
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10500621
Church leaders will issue a "call to action" to politicians today to restore
benefit rates that were cut 17 years ago and have never been raised since,
apart from adjustment for inflation...
National Church Leaders. Towards A More Just And Compassionate Society
(press release)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00262.htm
NZ Council of Christian Social Services. Putting the poor and vulnerable on
the agenda
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0803/S00266.htm
World Youth Day's search for Jesus down to final few
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0803/S00194.htm
World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08) organisers today announced the few final
young men in the running to play the part of Jesus before His Holiness Pope
Benedict XVI...
The bloom of youth (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dailynews/4451630a6551.html
Seventeen and blessed with what his mum calls a "silky tongue", Josh Walden
is Year 13 student at New Plymouth's Francis Douglas Memorial College. He
has a head of wild curls, is enthusiastic, a great talker, and looking
forward to turning 18...
Taggers put mark on St Pat's (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/4451339a6497.html
Tagging on a church’s holy doors has left staff at Auckland's St Patrick’s
Cathedral shocked and upset...
Indoor bowlers to celebrate 50 years (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatustandard/4453804a20379.html
In November 1957, with a new church hall being planned, a meeting was called
in a classroom at St Joseph's School, Feilding to gauge interest in forming
an indoor bowls club. St Brigid's Indoor Bowls Club was the result and at
Anzac weekend the club is holding a reunion...
Young genius to study at university (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/2hrr9d
11-year-old St Peter's Catholic School student Jozef Erece has been accepted
to study at Stanford University in the United States and Cambridge
University in England ...
Pupils tune in (photo)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/yqv3ek
A school radio station is helping students at Cathedral College stay tuned
in ...
Pupils take on paddy's challenge (photo)
Northern Outlook
http://tinyurl.com/2y9lcz
Pupils from St Patrick's School in Kaiapoi celebrated St Patrick's Day by
collectively completing more than 1300 laps of an obstacle course ...
Students get busy among the swan plants (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4451303a6497.html
Fred the caterpillar will have many eyes on him until he transforms into a
monarch butterfly. He is part of a study by 50 junior students at St Mark’s
Catholic Primary School, Pakuranga...
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Easter 2008
Churches combine
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatustandard/4453812a20379.html
The Good Friday combined church service saw the Feilding Civic Centre filled
with more than 400 people from the congregations of most Christian churches
in the town...
Bumper crowds mark Good Friday (photos)
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/284pny
A gloriously fine morning again brought out bumper crowds to traditional
Good Friday church services in Piako ...
Cross walk popular (photo)
Taieri Herald
http://tinyurl.com/34dgfs
A relaxed, smiling multi-denominational crowd of Taieri residents gathered
at Holy Cross Church, Mosgiel for the start of this Easter's Walking of the
Cross ceremony on Friday morning ...
Churches full for services
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dailynews/4449661a6554.html
Easter church services recognising the pre-eminent Christian message of
salvation were well received at the weekend, say Hamilton church leaders...
Marking the Son-rise (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4450290a10.html
While some New Zealanders over-indulged in Easter eggs, others attended a
dawn service on Wellington's Mt Victoria summit to celebrate the day Christ
rose from the dead after his crucifixion...
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NEWSLETTERS AND MAGAZINES
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' and Catholic Schools'
Supplement - March 2008
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' - March 2008
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25
'Tui Motu InterIslands' - March 2008
http://www.tuimotu.org/
St Columban's Mission society. 'The Far East' - March 2008
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
'Angel in the City': John 20: 19-31
A reading and discussion with Rev. Frank Nelson, Dean of St Paul's
Cathedral, Wellington and Canon Ellie Sanderson.
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'BEING FRANK'
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz/
Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand, sponsored by 'NZ Catholic'
newspaper. Some recent topics ...
** Bring back the Index (books and their influence)
** “Wait, I’m no missionary! I don’t even believe in Jebus!� (on waiting
to
get in to Confession)
** This Confession thing…
** Present as dude… (Christ's presence in Scripture and the Eucharist)
** A very timely message from a very unlikely source (Sarkozy and European
secularism)
** Paschal Ponderings (Easter 2008)
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EVENTS
World Youth Day
Sydney, 14-20 July 2008
http://www.wyd.org.nz/
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Public spotlight on a personal conversion; Papal trip prep; 1978 and
Catholic life
Rarely does an Easter Vigil Mass become a news event, but this year's
edition in St. Peter's Basilica certainly got the world's attention. The
reason: One of seven new Catholics personally baptized by Pope Benedict XVI
happens to be an Egyptian-born Italian journalist and convert from Islam,
widely regarded as the successor to Oriana Fallaci in terms of visceral
protest against Muslim extremism...
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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/vacancy.php ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Chaplain (part-time), Catholic Deaf Community, Auckland diocese
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar 9 - 22, 2008 p.27 and from Michael Beaumont,
Pompallier Centre, tel. (09) 360 3051; fax (09) 376 2829; e-mail:
michaelb@cda.org.nz Applications close 31 March 2008
Religious Education Advisor, Northland (part-time)
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar 9 - 22, 2008 p.26 and from Maureen Hammond,
Co-ordinator, Religious Education, Pompallier ?Diocesan Centre, Private Bag
47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland. E-mail: maureen@cda.org.nz Applications close 31
March 2008
