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NEWS & NOTES - 6 November 2009

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

Catholic bishops call on government to address links between abortion and mental health (November 4, 2009)

New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops are calling on the government to address questions raised in a study on the links between abortion and mental health. A University of Otago study of more than 500 women found that abortion can increase the risk of developing common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. It also found that the risk of mental illness was proportional to the degree of distress associated with the abortion procedure...

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'WEL-COM'

http://www.welcom.org.nz

** News **
Challenge 2000 reaches the age of majority ... SH Hutt college's new cross ... First Catholic demential wing at HoC

** World News **
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression

** Columns **
Editorial: church, priests and leaders ... Archbishop's column: Serving in Jesus' steps ... Guest editorial: women's voice silenced? by Joan Chittister OSB

** Schools **
Narrative Week inspires young writers ... The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative

** Features **
New encyclical strong on economic justice ... Year of the Priest: Paul - the ultimate servant priest ... This ephemeral life - a portrait of Msgr John Carde

** Wellington **
Convent Old Girls celebrate 75 years on the court ... Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular

** Palmerston North **
Real Life! Real Power!: youth festival rocked ... Fr Tom Lawn happy in his priesthood but wondering ... A bishop's dream: Bishop Peter's address to the youth convention

** Reflect **
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Radio NZ. Afternoons with Noelle McCarthy. 'Loose pupils' (audio)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/20091106
Senior pupils at Dunedin's Kavanagh College will have the option of studying from home during school hours when an initiative giving them more say over their school time is launched next year.

School turning pupils loose (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/80976/school-turning-pupils-loose
A Dunedin secondary school plans to allow senior pupils to study outside school during school hours, as part of its bid to create an environment of pupil-led education.

Fake-cancer man allegedly fleeced fellow Catholics
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10607833
A man who allegedly told Catholic churchgoers he needed money to pay for cancer treatment is facing fraud charges of $216,610.

Beans grow into ideas for art (photos)
Matamata Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/yfmdbmg
Art and horticulture were in fine form at St Joseph's Catholic School last week as young minds explored our ever-changing world.

Superhero trio (photo caption)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/ya6889a
Brothers Blaise and John Paul Postlethwiate with schoolmate Thomas Myer at the St Patrick's School annual Mission Day fair on Friday.

Fun fundraiser (photo)
North Taranaki Midweek
http://tinyurl.com/ybd9w6c
Photo caption: New Plymouth's St Pius X School pupils at a biscuit "icing station', one of 16 stalls they set up for the school's annual "Mission Shop Day".

St John's School pupils cycle for Samoa (photo)
Queenstown Mirror
http://tinyurl.com/ydd5875
The Otago Central Rail Trail and tropical Samoa may be a long way from each other, but they are about to be linked by a single event.

Altar dedicated to Dr. Seddon Bennington (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00054.htm
With the blessing of the family and the assistance of the staff of Te Papa, the Mexican Embassy has chosen to honour Dr. Bennington on the occasion of El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) due to his close ties to the Embassy on both a professional and a personal level, and his passion for Mexican culture.

College can foot it with the best
The Daily Post — A005 — 02 November 2009
This week, in our weekly feature celebrating Rotorua schools, The Daily Post's education reporter Anita Moran visits John Paul College.

Polish past revealed (photo)
North Shore Times
http://tinyurl.com/y9m23a5
The unheard stories of Polish children who were sent to New Zealand as refugees are now being told.

TV3. 3 News. Polish refugees anniversary (video report)
http://www.3news.co.nz/Polish-refugees-return-to-their-NZ-orpanage-/tabid/313/articleID/127715/cat/64/Default.aspx
Polish refugees who came to New Zealand as children during world War II commemorated the 65th anniversary of their arrival with Mass at Sacred Heart cathedral, Wellington.

Radio NZ. Morning Report. Polish war refugees commemorate New Zealand arrival (audio report)
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20091102-0757-Polish_war_refugees_commemorate_New_Zealand_arrival-048.mp3
At least 800 people filled a Cathedral in Wellington yesterday to commemorate the arrival of Polish refugees from Siberia exactly 65 years ago.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net

** Give generously **
A reading and homily on Mark 12:38-44 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 ...

Good Morning Jesus (the experience of daily Mass) ... Travel diary (the liturgy in Italy; Disneyland, Paris) ... Pro-Choice = Pro-Any-Choice-You-Desire ... "Alpha Bravo, this is Omega 490" (weekday Mass in DR Congo) ... Arbitrary fabrication (inserting a karanga at the consecration) ... Humility vs. ch-ching! (Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church) ... Drawing lines (Scientology)

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

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

Benedict's ongoing battle against secularism
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/benedicts-ongoing-battle-against-secularism

Much has been made lately of Pope Benedict XVI's apparent lenience for "cafeteria Catholicism" on the right. Two developments have fed the perception: talks between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X, the "Lefebvrites," who broke with Rome in protest of liberalizing currents after the Second Vatican Council (1962-65); and new structures to allow Anglicans to become Catholic while preserving their heritage, with the most likely takers being conservative Anglicans opposed to homosexuality and women's ordination...

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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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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 ]

Case Instructor (part-time), Tribunal of the Catholic Church for New Zealand, Wellington Office
http://www.catholic.org.nz/resources/annulments.php
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.10 and from adickinson@nzcbc.org.nz Applications close 10 November 2009.

Administration Assistant/Receptionist (part-time), Wellington Catholic Education Centre
http://www.wcec.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.15, and from wcec@wn.catholic.org.nz and Veronica Gray tel: (04) 496 1718 ; fax: (04) 496 1715. Applications close 16 November 2009.

Parish Secretary (part-time), Sacred Heart and San Antonio Parishes, Eastbourne/Petone
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.8 and from sacredheart@paradise.net.nz Applications close 27 November 2009.