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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

CD featuring Pope due for release (November 27, 2009)

A CD featuring the voice of Pope Benedict XVI will be released worldwide on Monday 30 November. The CD, ‘Music from the Vatican: Alma Mater,’ contains a blend of Lauretan Litanies and Maria popular chants, with eight original pieces of modern classical music. The Pope’s voice can be heard speaking and singing in Latin, Italian, Portuguese, French and German ...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Nov. 29 - Dec. 12 2009 - No., 330

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Climate change call to ring out ... Difficult Christmas predicted for many ... Music companies compete for Kiwi Catholic listeners ... Pilgrims establish scholarship after hearing Palestinian stories .. School entry verification toughened ... Pro-life club faces student stonewall at Auckland uni ... Priest says NZ should welcome Tamils ... Make Advent mean more this time .. New Zealand pilgrims warm to Jordan ... Anglicans, Catholics study papal writings

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Have a ball at the hall
Dargaville News
http://tinyurl.com/yb36ez7
The Kauri Coast Festive Ball promises to be a ball like no other. Organised by the Catholic Parish of the Northern Wairoa, it is being promoted as a festive ball for the entire community and not just the Catholic parish.

St Joseph's opens its new 'heart' (photo)
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/y8u2jma
The latest improvements in almost a century of Catholic schooling in Upper Hutt, dating back to the former St Joseph's Orphanage, were officially opened by Archbishop John Dew last Tuesday.

Parishioner admits faking cancer for money
http://www.3news.co.nz/Parishioner-admits-faking-cancer-for-money-/tabid/423/articleID/131414/cat/64/Default.aspx
A churchgoer pleaded guilty to fraud today after gambling away money that fellow parishioners thought they had donated for his "medical" treatment. Gerard Francis Marychurch, 39, was remanded on bail to reappear in Auckland District Court in February for sentencing.

Trissie 102 years young and keeping cheerful
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/3101521/Trissie-102-years-young-and-keeping-cheerful
Trissie Fitzharris yesterday celebrated her 102nd birthday at Winton's Burleigh Rest Home, where she has lived for the past three years.

School opens playground (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/ylalnhv
St Patrick's Catholic School is welcoming the summer months with a state-of-the-art playground made possible by generous grants and continuous fundraising efforts.

School's out for teaching pair
Northern Advocate — A003 — 24 November 2009
Longtime Pompallier Catholic College teachers Raewyn Wright and Rosemary Morgan are retiring after clocking up 30 and 25 years respectively at the school. Deputy principal Greg Mutton said both teachers were well respected by staff and students and their departure was the end of a chapter.

Photo rush as Xavier House demolition starts
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/3097768/Photo-rush-as-Xavier-House-demolition-starts
The demolition of a building, once considered important enough to be put on a heritage register, has started before the Gore District Council's heritage department could photograph it for historical records. Xavier House, formerly the Sisters of Mercy convent, is being pulled down by its owner, the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. The building has been mainly unoccupied for several years and had fallen into disrepair.

Runi's Mexican Roots Adds Spice To Unitec Grad Show
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/runi039s-mexican-roots-adds-spice-unitec-grad-show/5/31357
Runi Schoenhofer can still recall going on numerous visits to church sites in Mexico with her architect father as a young girl. His most famous work is hard to ignore - the Basilica of Guadelupe in Mexico City is the biggest church in the country.

Small screen queen (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/3104820/Small-screen-queen
For someone with a reputation of eating people for breakfast, Julie Christie looks surprisingly affable. But the steeliness that saw her dubbed a "control freak" in a 2006 Metro magazine story comes to the fore barely 30 seconds into her interview with the Sunday Star-Times.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net

** Survival **
Sister Mary Scanlan reflects on survivng a life-threatening illness

** Luke: Watch and Pray **
John 21:34-36: a reading and homily by Fr Ted Tyler of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.

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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ... On Islam and the Crusades ... "Then I heard the sound that all Arctic explorers dread…" (a problem with spiritual reading) ... The new Primate of England ‘offered flowers at the altar of Hindu deities’ ... In response to Benedicta… (comments on comments on Mass in the Congo) ... Under new management (Icon Media Ltd and the future of 'Being Frank') ... Learning all the time (on working through a Scott Hahn online bible study)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Anti-gay bill in Uganda challenges Catholics to take a stand
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/anti-gay-bill-uganda-challenges-catholics-take-stand

As Spiderman has always understood, with great power comes great responsibility. In Catholicism, that’s a point with particular relevance these days for Africa. Explosive growth of the church is turning Africa into a 21st century Catholic powerhouse, which means that Catholic leaders in Africa face a new responsibility to wield their influence wisely. A startling story percolating in Uganda illustrates that truth...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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

http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND - http://www.caritas.org.nz

Post graduate scholarships (2)

Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 29 - Dec. 12 2009 p.23, and from claire@caritas.org.nz Applications close 10 December 2009.

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]

[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]