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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz
NZCBC on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pg/CatholicNZ/posts/
** Fr John O'Connor's Food For Faith page for daily Advent reflections
delivered by email.
** Pope Francis has announced a special year dedicated to St Joseph,
coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St Joseph
as Patron of the Catholic Church.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church 'blown away' as good-hearted Kiwis replace stolen food, gifts
for the needy
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/church-blown-away-good-hearted-kiwis-replace-stolen-food-gifts-needy
St Vincent de Paul Society president Mike Keenan says he's had his
spirits boosted by the response from locals, businesses and other
organisations who jumped to support his church community after about
$2000 of goods destined for needy families this Christmas were stolen.
Service to pay tribute to Sisters of Mercy's long history in Blenheim
https://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/marlborough-top-stories/300180205/service-to-pay-tribute-to-sisters-of-mercys-long-history-in-blenheim
Ginetta Petersen, 55, and the office manager at St Mary's Catholic
Church remembers her pre-school days with the Sisters of Mercy.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Educating 'whole person' rewarding
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/educating-%E2%80%98whole-person%E2%80%99-rewarding
For Paul Richardson, primary education has always been about much more
than just reading, writing and arithmetic. Mr Richardson (65), who
retires early next year after 18 years as principal at Dunedin's
Sacred Heart School, said his focus had always been on "education of
the whole person".
North Island tour shortly
https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/sport/north-island-tour-shortly/
Covid-19 could have put a halt to a St Kevin's College cricket tour
this year, but organisers refused to let that happen.
Pacific business alive and well
http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/5/379006
Bishop Viard College company The Hustle has claimed the National
Excellence Business Award for Pasifika Business at last week's Lion
Foundation YES National Awards 2020, staged at Te Papa Tongarewa.
St Patrick's School donate gift boxes for families in need
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/123650542/st-patricks-school-donate-gift-boxes-for-families-in-need
Boxes filled with toys, stationary and games will make their way to
families in need throughout Southland thanks to the efforts of
students at St Patrick's School in Invercargill.
Palmerston North students' honey venture signals sweet success after high school
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300179138/palmerston-north-students-honey-venture-signals-sweet-success-after-high-school
Students at St Peter's College in Palmerston North have launched a
honey venture, which will carry on once school is out.
Exceptional Teachers Receive National Excellence In Teaching Awards
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2012/S00014/exceptional-teachers-receive-national-excellence-in-teaching-awards.htm
Six of New Zealand's top primary and secondary school educators have
received National Excellence in Teaching Awards, among them David
Ivory of St John's College (Hastings).
Integrated schools take govt to court over property funding
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/432099/integrated-schools-take-govt-to-court-over-property-funding
The Association of Proprietors of Integrated Schools said the
government should have included them when it announced at the end of
last year it was giving state schools $400 million to spend on their
buildings as part of a wider package of infrastructure spending.
Charges 'likely' for filming
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/charges-%E2%80%98likely%E2%80%99-filming
The boy who filmed the callous assault of a young John Paul II High
School pupil in the sanctuary of her classroom, is likely to be
charged.
New-look classrooms get thumbs up from St Joseph's Waitara students
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/123597924/newlook-classrooms-get-thumbs-up-from-st-josephs-waitara-students
Students at St Joseph's School in Waitara have gone from learning in
"cold and old" classrooms to fresh, modern spaces thanks to a recent
makeover.
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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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Today's Mass is broadcast on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel from
St Mark's Church, Pakuranga, celebrated by Fr Sherwin Lapaan, at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlE2Wwgo30
and on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm and live streamed at:
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/stream/ (only viewable in New Zealand).
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Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day:
John 1:19-28 : John the Baptist's message
A reading and commentary by Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank
Neslon at St John's Cathedral, Wellington.
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Other 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:
https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/category/sunday-reflection/
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):
http://station15.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
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Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.
Director, Church Mission. Director, Development, Investment and Finance.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 602, November 15-28 2020 p.11, from
Shane Mackay tel. 04 915 0563 and at:
https://www.ocg.co.nz/resources/jobs/director-church-mission/SMA68375OCG
and
https://www.ocg.co.nz/resources/jobs/director-development-investment-and-finance/SMA68485OCG
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 diocese of Auckland:
https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
https://www.catholic.org.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
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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Facebook
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference
https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
https://www.facebook.com/pg/catholicdiscovery.nz/posts/
'NZ Catholic' newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa/timeline
Holy Cross Seminary
https://www.facebook.com/HolyCrossNZ
Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
https://www.facebook.com/Marists
Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
https://www.facebook.com/Society-of-St-Vincent-de-Paul-in-New-Zealand-1065775963583004/
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News of the Church
in NZ and the World
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http://cathnews.co.nz/category/new-zealand/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
https://www.romereports.com/en/ (video)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rome+reports&sp=EgIIAw%253D%253D
https://catholicherald.co.uk/
For the full texts, enter the headline in Google.
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