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SUNDAY MASS ONLINE AND ON TV
Mass for Sunday 31 May, Pentecost Sunday ...
... from Auckland Diocese:
and on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) 2.00 pm
... from Wellington Archdiocese:
Links to streamed broadcasts of Mass are on this page of the National Liturgy Office: https://bit.ly/33Chc53
Streamed broadcasts can only been seen during the time that Mass is being celebrated.
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Pastoral Letter; Mass able to resume though with limits
Kia tau te rangimarie ki a koe. Following the Prime Minister's announcement on Monday 25 May, Mass – restricted to 100 people – is able to resume from this Friday at noon. Your bishops have issued a Pastoral Letter about this, and a letter to parish leadership ...
Pastoral Letter on Leaving the Closed Room:
The Bishops' letter to parish leaders on resuming public Mass:
Catholic social agencies make good use of Covid-19 Tindall Foundation grant
Catholic social agencies have been helping women's refuges, foodbanks, whanau in remote regions and many others with a $25,000 special Tindall Foundation grant ...
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** Catholic social agencies and the Tindall Foundation grant
** Pastoral letter on the resumption of public Masses
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'NZ CATHOLIC' (free, online)
Website: http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text articles: https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/
Issue no. 590, May 31 - June 13, 2020 is available free online at:
Best viewed via the Download pdf link at bottom right.
In the current issue: Cathedral parishes open doors for limited access during level 2 ... Public Masses resume with restrictions ... NZ Catholic bishops' Pastoral Letter on Leaving the Closed Room ... Opt-in RE in Catholic schools opposed ... Many challenges for emergency housing provider ... Principal appointed for NZ's newest Catholic school ... Editorial: Problem of suffering ooints to Jesus ... Budget an encouraging start but some omissions ... Women in seminaries debate prompts questions ... Readings for Pentecost and Trinity Sundays ... Lyttelton Seafarers' Centre: Help for an anxious boat to China ... Need for interpreters increased during lockdown in capital ... Call for Catholics to work hard for Christian unity.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church doors open again after lockdown
Palmerston North's Catholic churches are resuming services this weekend now restrictions on gatherings have eased under Covid-19 alert level 2.
Church services return, online lessons learnt
Whanganui Chronicle
Local churches are excited to move away from technology as they prepare for the first services in their chapels in nine weeks. Catholic Parish Whanganui was wasting no time opening its doors, with parish priest Father Vaughn Leslie saying it planned a service at 5.30pm yesterday.
Some South Canterbury churches open for services
Work on two of Timaru's historic churches has been delayed due to Covid-19 but one is still opening its doors for the first time in eight weeks on Sunday.
$120,000 granted to strenghten Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral
The Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral in Hill Street, Thorndon, has received a "one-off" 'out of round' contribution from the Wellington City Council's Built Heritage Incentive Fund to contribute to its $3.3 million strengthening and allow it to be reopened.
Northland kaumatua Hohepa Rudolph will be 'sorely missed'
Northland kaumatua Hohepa Rudolph will be remembered as man who was strong in his Maori culture and was known for his kindness and generosity. Hohepa Rudolph - of Te Uri o Tai, Te Rarawa, Ngati Pakahi and Ngati Kahu - passed away on Saturday following a lengthy period of illness.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
TVNZ reporter Daniel Faitaua's late brother an 'inspirational teacher'
Anthony Faitaua, a well-regarded educator known for his work in the Pasifika community, has been honoured after he died of cancer. On Friday, a memorial event was held for Anthony at his former school – Catholic Cathedral College in Christchurch – with family, friends, students and staff gathering to do 25 press-ups in his honour, after doing so for 25 days.
Harry keen to get back onto the tennis court
Nelson tennis player Harry Pugh wants to make a 'racquet' on the court as soon as he can. The 14-year-old Garin College student and Richmond club member's tennis exploits have been equal parts impressive and frustrating in the last 12 months.
Schools do the 'best they can' to keep children apart
Schools in Nelson will not change Covid-19 restrictions imposed during school hours, after the Government increased the limit on gatherings to 100 people
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INSPIRED WORD
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw (Under: Created playlists)
John 20:19-23 Jesus appears to his disciples
A reading and commentary by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
Articles about the reopening of churches.
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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:
Job vacancies in the Catholic diocese of Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
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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/
Fr Kevin Waldie sm. Sunday Reflection:
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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 https://www.nzceo.org.nz/network-update/
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. News in Brief: https://bit.ly/2EFXF82
'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/
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Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
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News of the Church
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