Sunday, August 4, 2019

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

NZCBC on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/posts/2458202644191468

Video: Bishop Pat Dunn's 25 years of service.

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

Website: http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NZ-Catholic/262886647205656
Full text articles: https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2019/

In issue no. 570, July 28- August 10: Tears at Christchurch parish plan meeting ... Auckland Eucharistic Convention: Living lay vocation as salt, light and leaven - What is needed to renew the Church in NZ? ... Bishop Dunn looks back - and forward ... Editorial: A word of thanks to Bishop Patrick Dunn (in the 23rd year of 'NZ Catholic') ... Forum on the Family: Dangers of liberalising NZ's abortion law ... Vocations, Answering Jesus' Call: A five-page feature of articles and advertisements ... Heads & Hearts, senior high school students on What has Pope Francis said or done that really impresses me? ... Pope meets NZ youth workers.

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The Leadership of Pope Francis. An address by Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington
Catholic Outlook, Diocese of Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.
https://catholicoutlook.org/the-leadership-of-pope-francis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-leadership-of-pope-francis

It was just on 8am in New Zealand on 14th March 2013, 13th March in Rome, when it was announced that Jorge Bergoglio had been elected the Bishop of Rome. I had just begun the 8am Mass at the Cathedral when one of the priests came in and handed me a note with this news. As soon as Mass was finished, I rushed back over to our house and watched some of the television coverage. As I watched my first thoughts were "this is a man of incredible freedom, he is his own man, and he is going to do things his way" ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

'Life is a gift': Marist brother unworried by mild dementia diagnosis
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/114645217/life-is-a-gift-marist-brother-unworried-by-mild-dementia-diagnosis
Brother Osmund has started doing Sudoku puzzles; when he plays golf, his friend keeps score. The 81-year-old isn't worried about having mild dementia. "I still believe in a god that loves me very, very much, and that's a tremendous boost for me to get up in the morning," Osmund said.

Granddaughter of Polish settlers celebrates 90th birthday
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/114730542/granddaughter-of-polish-settlers-celebrates-90th-birthday
It's 12pm on Saturday and everyone is wondering where Martha Szymanska is. More than 50 people have travelled from around New Zealand and Australia to celebrate the 90-year-old nun's birthday and she was meant to arrive at 11am.

Alison Mau: School uniform costs another pressure for stressed parents
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/114721895/alison-mau-school-uniform-costs-another-pressure-for-stressed-parents
Supporters of uniforms say kids spend more time on school work and less time critiquing each other's outfits, and this may be true. But the real argument isn't about whether to have a uniform per se - it's about the cost. This perennial gripe blew up again on social media this week as Kiwis compared uniform costs - some of which are eye-wateringly high...

Historic Castle Claremont in Mt Horrible Road needs a new owner
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/houses/114602310/historic-castle-claremont-in-mt-horrible-road-needs-a-new-owner
[In the last century, the complex was a novitiate (misspelled twice in the article). Fine photos of the interior and exterior of the impressive chapel] - ml

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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Garin College: Nelson tennis player Harry Pugh heads to Europe for clay time
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/114601727/nelson-tennis-player-harry-pugh-heads-to-europe-for-clay-time
Now 13 and a nationally-ranked tennis player, Harry Pugh is about to experience what it takes to be the king of clay on his own road to Roland Garros.

Kavanagh College: Guitars stolen from Dunedin high school
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/crime/guitars-stolen-dunedin-high-school
The head of music at a Dunedin school is appealing for the return of three electric guitars stolen during the school holidays. Kavanagh College music department head Georgie Watts said the school had been broken into during the holidays and three electric guitars were taken.

Kavanagh College: Late starter puts in the effort, reaps the rewards
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/swimming/late-starter-puts-effort-reaps-rewards
Dunedin swimmer Erika Fairweather prepares to take off from the starting blocks at the swimming world championships in Gwangju, Korea.

St Joseph's school in Nelson 'blessed' with new classrooms
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/114584532/st-josephs-school--in-nelson-blessed-with-new-classrooms
A Nelson Catholic primary and intermediate school has welcomed Cardinal John Dew to bless its new classrooms. St Joseph's School has added two new learning spaces to its grounds and on Saturday about 140 people turned up to see the new classrooms blessed.

St Joseph's, Stratford: Stratford pupils hold market to raise funds for Inglewood women
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503390&objectid=12253946
A group of primary school pupils gave up their free time at school to raise funds for an Inglewood woman.
Emily Tippet and Tatjana Hanne, both 11 years old, say they wanted to help Emily Foreman, an Inglewood woman who has to raise more than $60,000 to fund life-prolonging treatment for her cancer. The youngsters, who both attend St Joseph's School in Stratford, got permission from the school to organise and run a mini-market last Friday, during the school's grandparents day...

St Mary's, Rotorua: Rotorua community generosity shines through for Salvation Army including Watties Cans for Good
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=12253906
The Salvation Army launched its Winter Appeal on July 8, which ran until the end of the month. Rotorua Salvation Army corps officer Kylie Overbye says the Salvation Army has had some great responses locally, with donations of winter warmers and some food coming in too. "It's been a mild winter so far, but there are still cold days coming. And with this in mind, a number of schools and pre-schools locally have registered to participate in Watties Cans for Good. [Readers might spot a typo in the text: "Cans for God". But even when they're wrong, they're right :-) ]

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INSPIRED WORD

Luke 12:13-21 The parable of the rich fool
A reading and commentary by Sisters Marcellin Wilson and Stephanie Kitching.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV_7pizvlbQ&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBAMx_xkzRR8wnm_isNdXF-u&index=15

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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin

http://cruxnow.com

** Third Option Program offers hope to couples in troubled marriages
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/08/03/third-option-program-offers-hope-to-couples-in-troubled-marriages/
The Third Option Program was founded in the mid-1980s in Syracuse, N.Y., to save troubled marriages by supporting and mentoring Catholic and other couples to help them address their difficulties. It is now an international programme ...

** Catholic Charities helps immigrant children with increased fear, stress
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/08/03/catholic-charities-helps-immigrant-children-with-increased-fear-stress/
Arrests of immigrants in the U.S. illegally are increasing nationwide, and the result is more children are losing - or fearing they will lose - a parent through detention or deportation ...

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EVENTS

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Saints Next Door video competition 2019
https://www.videocompetition.co.nz/

The Catholic Enquiry Centre is running a video competition open to all young people interested in sharing Pope Francis' Saint Next Door message. Pope Francis, in 2018, explained that we all can be holy. Being a Saint is not limited to high profile individuals. We all have a part to play in our communities. If we follow the values that Jesus taught, this help can improve the worlds we live in.

We need your help to tell the stories of the Saints that live in your world. Your hero could be a coach, teacher, friend, neighbour or family member. If you can capture the special things they do, then you could win yourself some cool new technology.  Registration deadline: 23 August 2019. Entries must be submitted online by 30 August 2019.

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EMPLOYMENT
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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: https://gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/?Keywords=catholic#results

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme:
https://www.caritas.org.nz/get-involved/catholic-volunteers-overseas

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

** Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
** Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/archdiocesan-offices/jobs/
** Dunedin: https://www.cdd.org.nz/employment-opportunities

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New Zealand Commentaries
on the Sunday Readings
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Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

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New Zealand Catholic
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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