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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/
NZ bishops to discuss new lay Catechist ministry created by Pope Francis
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/nz-lay-catechist-ministry/
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand will discuss at their
October meeting the new lay ministry of Catechist announced this month
by Pope Francis ...
Transtasman Virtual Conference will enliven Catholic communities
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/aliveinspirit/
Catholic networks in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are hosting a
virtual conference 'Alive in the Spirit' to enliven Catholic
communities as the two countries slowly emerge from the Covid-19
pandemic ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Kiwi Catholics hungering for inspiration after the long pandemic
are invited to join the Alive in the Spirit online conference from
8-10 July ...
** Pope Francis has announced the new lay ministry of Catechist, which
gives formal recognition of "those lay men and women who feel called
by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis" ...
** Caritas and other leading NGOs are calling for the New Zealand
Government to pass a Modern Slavery Act to ensure that our businesses,
government agencies and consumers do not inadvertently support forced
labour, people trafficking and slavery ..
** The universal Week of Prayer for Christian Unity began last
Thursday and continues until Saturday 23 May.
** An updated poster for the NZ Catholic Medical Association's
Pastoral Care and Support conference/retreat for Catholic health
practitioners at Our Lady's Home of Compassion in Island Bay,
Wellington from 3pm Friday 28 May to 3pm Saturday 29 May.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Sadness as last Catholic service held in Lyttelton, after more than
150 years (text and video)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/125186219/sadness-as-last-catholic-service-held-in-lyttelton-after-more-than-150-years
Dwindling numbers, a priest shortage, and a plan to merge parishes
have led to the "end of an era" when the last Catholic service is held
in Lyttelton. About 200 parishioners, past and present, will attend a
special gathering at the site of St Joseph the Worker Church, which
was destroyed by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Property developer considering taking on $20 million St Gerard's
church restoration project
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/125204800/property-developer-considering-taking-on-20-million-st-gerards-church-restoration-project
A Wellington property developer says the city's earthquake-prone St
Gerard's Church should be converted into a public facility such as a
university building, and he is considering taking on the job. The fate
of the 113-year-old church and adjoining monastery overlooking
Wellington Harbour remains up in the air, with its owners saying there
are "no immediate plans" for the building beyond its final mass on
Sunday.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
New principal comes full circle to take up role at Temuka school
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/125115372/new-principal-comes-full-circle-to-take-up-role-at-temuka-school
Brenna Sugrue is the new principal of St Joseph's School in Temuka,
the school she and six of her family members have all attended.
Bargain hunters turn out in droves to school book fair (text and video)
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/bargain-hunters-turn-out-droves-school-book-fair
With the sun came the crowds, to the St Joseph's School Book Fair in
Queenstown yesterday. Hundreds flowed through the school's gates to
pick up a bargain, catch up with friends and enjoy food and
entertainment at the annual fair.
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PENTECOST SUNDAY
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The Mass of Pentecost Sunday, celebrated by Bishop Michael Gielen, is
broadcast from the cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph, Auckland,
on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0oDa-VrDZQ
and on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm and live streamed at:
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live (only viewable in New Zealand).
Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day:
John 16:12-15 The work of the Holy Spirit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omSP5T3q2Uw&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=32
A reading and commentary by Simon McLellan and Sister Stephanie Kitching.
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Other New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
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Fr Kevin Waldie sm. Sunday Reflection:
https://nzcatholic.org.nz/category/sunday-reflection/
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):
http://station15.co.nz/
Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/
Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion
Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/
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STATION XV (podcast)
http://station15.co.nz/
Episode 162 — Communion, Conscience, Cathedral, Careerism (May 16, 2021)
As debate rages in the US over the reception of Communion by some
Catholic politicians, the panels weighs in on the hot-button topic.
Anna, Don, James and Gavin also look at two major stories in New
Zealand — the reluctance of medical workers to participate in
euthanasia and the impending construction of a new cathedral in
Christchurch. They also discuss Pope Francis' words of wisdom to
newly-ordained priests, although it seems to be good advice for all.
It's a shame a certain fashion designer wasn't getting such good
advice…
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
https://cruxnow.com/
Migrant 'invasion' in Spanish African enclave catches church in crossfire
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2021/05/migrant-invasion-in-spanish-african-enclave-catches-church-in-crossfire/
Beginning on Monday, over 8,000 migrants either swam around border
fences that jut out into the Mediterranean Sea or simply walked across
the border at low tide to leave Morocco and enter the Spanish enclave
of Cueta, one of nine populated Spanish territories in northern
Africa. As ever, the Catholic church is caught in the crossfire,
scrambling to address immediate humanitarian needs and also to defuse
political tensions ...
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EVENTS
Auckland Eucharistic Convention, 16-18 July 2021
St Mary's College, 11 New Street, St Mary's Bay, Auckland
https://auckland.eucharist.nz/
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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 Volunteers Overseas 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/
... and in the Archdiocese of Wellington:
https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_community/vacancies/
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
https://www.catholic.org.nz/
The six dioceses:
https://www.catholic.org.nz/find-us/dioceses-2/#section_59
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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. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'.
https://www.cdh.org.nz/kete-korero/
Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter
https://www.cdd.org.nz/
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The
Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires'
https://nzceo.schoolzineplus.com/nzceo/archive
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'
https://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.
https://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/catholicdiscovery.nz/
'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/SocietyofStVincentdePaulNZ/
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News of the Church
in NZ and the World
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http://cathnews.co.nz/category/new-zealand/
https://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.
https://www.cruxnow.com
https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/en
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