Sunday, October 18, 2009

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NEWS & NOTES - 18 October 2009

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - October 18 - 31 2009, no. 327

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In this issue ... New saints offer model of Christian vocation, Pope says ... Kiwis assist Samoan relief at home and in Samoa ... Meeting aid commitments a matter of political will, Caritas head says ... Song-of-the-year singer follows God's call to speak for the unborn ... Auckland deacon makes history ... Advertising features: Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School ... Hospitals and Homes ... Mahitahi Catholic Overseas Volunteers.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Principal feels like celebrity (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/ykqn9kl
Newly-appointed St Patrick's Catholic School principal Danny Nicholls may have only stepped into the role this week, but he says he feels like a celebrity in the playground.

Catholics fizz but watchdog says Illicit Cola advert does no evil
Sunday Star Times | 18 Oct 2009 Page: 6
Poking fun at the Catholic Church may be a sin in the eyes of believers but it is not in the eyes of New Zealand’s advertising watchdog. It has rejected multiple complaints about a television advertisement for the energy drink Illicit Cola,

Complex under way
The Nelson Mail | 17 Oct 2009 Page: 3
A $1.2 million hall and administration block under construction at St Joseph’s School in Nelson is due to be completed by Coman Construction next April.

Painters get on top of the job (photo)
http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/news/ashburton-news/painters-get-on-top-of-the-job-719-0.html
A team of painters restoring windowsills at the historic Holy Name Church in Ashburton will have a bird’s-eye view of the town next week.

Board shows Jim appreciation (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/yz4cwcp
The Cambridge Community Board has given Jim Wilkinson a Community Service Award for his vision and leadership over many years.

Crowds gather to bring and buy for Samoa (photo)
http://www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/info-releases/~/link.aspx?_id=2A2BE2696C0A436892985CA72AC7469D&_z=z
People flocked to St Peter's Catholic Church following a call to donate goods for the tsunami victims in Samoa.

Energising the faith (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/energising-the-faith/3905017/
A Filipino man adds to the cultural diversity of priests in Auckland - where the church is on the lookout for more ministers. Rowena Orejana reports.

New principal arrives
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2957408/New-principal-arrives
Chris Comeau's first day of school was a little different to that of most students at Roncalli College. Mr Comeau joined the school as the new principal, taking over from John Hogue, who left at the end of term two.

Survey of Catholic students
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/2955921/Survey-of-Catholic-students
A survey held throughout Rodney will identify every Catholic child between the ages of 0 and 19 years. Stella Maris Primary School opened in 2005 and the need now is to establish Stella Maris College on the site in Silverdale.

Wave of kindness, generosity flows to tsunami-ravaged Pacific nations
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/wave-of-kindness-generosity-flows-to-tsunami-ravaged-pacific-nations/
Almost two weeks after the tsunami hit Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, the devastation remains disturbing for many across the Pacific. Without the kindness of strangers throughout the region, many people could have lost hope for the future.

Interventions From Synod's 10th Congregation
http://www.zenit.org/article-27154?l=english
[A summary of the address by Mons. Peter Ingham, President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, to the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops on the topic of diocesan Catholic Development Funds in Australia and New Zealand]

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net

A reading of Mark 10:35-45

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

New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...

‘Abortion addict’ releases tell-all book & a woman’s incredible reunion ... MB on tour (St Therese in Britain) ... And now we play the waiting game (awaiting the birth of a second child)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

http://station15.libsyn.com

** Station XV, Episode 26 — Saints, Samoa and Southland **
The 15th Station welcomes a couple of new panelists on this month's show as we discuss the Church's newest saints, the deadly tsunami in the Pacific and officials telling Catholics not to get pregnant. Those stories, and much more, on this month's episode, including the latest "apparition" of Our Lady. Is this the Virgin Mary — http://www.virginmarysamoa.com/VM3.jpg? Or is it a Coke bottle? You decide...

** Catechiwi — with Bishop Patrick Dunn **
Catechiwi welcomes a very special guest for our October programme with Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland making his first "appearance" on the show. Gavin Abraham speaks to Bishop Dunn about evangelisation. It's been around since Jesus sent the disciples out two by two, but it's still the major mission of the Church. How can Catholics help evangelise in the 21st century? What is the "new evangelisation" Pope John Paul II talked about? Listen for answers to those questions and many more.

** Familia - Episode 13 **
In this latest edition of 'Familia' we explore the following questions: - Can you offer some practical tips for raising medium to large families? - If a person from a different denomination gets married and divorces due to his/her spouse cheating on them, and then later they become Catholic, can that person later on get married again in the Catholic church and do they need to get an annulment? - Are pro-lifers just unrealistic idealists who promote ideas that just don't work in the real world? - What exactly does chastity mean?

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

What does the African synod mean for us?
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Writing from Rome this week, NCR senior correspondent John L Allen Jr. asks what does the Synod for Africa, which is two-thirds complete, means to the larger Catholic community; reports that Obama and the Vatican have joined forces on HIV/AIDS; and reviews Cardinal Walter Kasper's book on ecumenism.

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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 ]

Editor, Tui Motu InterIslands
http://www.tuimotu.org
Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 18 - 31 2009 p.27 and from Tui Motu, PO Box 6404, Dunedin North 9059; e-mail: tuimotu@earthlight.co.nz Applications close 30 October 2009.