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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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

** Te Ara a Maria Novena Day 1: Lk 1.26-38

** Catholic Discovery have produced this fabulous video by the
rangatahi of Te Kura Taumata o Panguru school in the Hokianga,
promoting the rededication of Aotearoa NZ to Mary Assumed into Heaven
being celebrated on Sunday 15 August ...

** Mobility parking for Rededication Mass, St Mary of the Angels,
Sunday 15 August

** Tongariro Catholic with the support of the Catholic Diocese of
Hamilton is excited to be hosting a nationwide conference in Taupo in
October to promote Divine Renovation as a stellar model for parish
renewal ...

** Here is the second of two videos from the National Liturgy Office
to help Catholics across the country to learn to sing the hymn Mo
Maria.

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

Website: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/
Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2021/

In issue no. 620, August 8-21 2021: Bishop issues warning over
online scam ... Catholic housing provider slams policy shift ... Te
Ara a Maria website goes live ahead of August 15 ... What is a
'shepherd-image' for modern NZ? ... Need for constant renewal in the
Spirit ... Editorial: Reflecting on Our Lady's Assumption ... Maria
Potter, Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Tangible signs of the Risen
Christ .... Community hiring day sees dozens get jobs ... Catholic
tertiary studies for ECE teachers ... Vocations directors meet at Holy
Cross Seminary ... Beatitudes Community: Tears of joy as public vows
professed in Chch.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Stratford District Council Citizen's Awards: Michael Walsh always
gives a helping hand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/stratford-district-council-citizens-awards-michael-walsh-always-gives-a-helping-hand/FA7YIWNQPVJJDQ4XVJITAYV7WE/
They say charity begins at home, so perhaps it isn't surprising
Michael Walsh has spent over two decades on the board of Marire Home,
the place where he was born himself. Michael was shoulder tapped by a
fellow congregant at the Church of the Immaculate Conception to join
the board of Marire Home in 1998. He accepted, becoming board chairman
in 2005, a position he still holds today.

Pasifika abuse survivor calls for change in Catholic church
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/448629/pasifika-abuse-survivor-calls-for-change-in-catholic-church
A survivor of abuse in a faith-based institution is appalled at what
she calls the Catholic church's mishandling of victims' stories of
abuse. Frances Tagaloa has called out the Catholic church to change
their processes when dealing with survivors, following the recent
Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry Pacific investigation
hearing.

Tauranga mourns loss of 'paramount chief'
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/273982-tauranga-mourns-loss-of-paramount-chief.html
Tauranga Moana is mourning the loss of its kaumatua today, with the
news of Dr Kihi Ngatai's passing.

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NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)

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The Mass of the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, celebrated by
Monsignor Bernard Kiely at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Balmoral,
is broadcast on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkYrqUCUZsk
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
by Fr Chris Skinner and Regina Perez.
John 6:51-58 Jesus the bread of life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3sWRe16YBA&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=11

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

https://cruxnow.com/

Religious leaders push waiver on patents for COVID vaccines
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2021/08/religious-leaders-push-waiver-on-patents-for-covid-vaccines/
If world leaders don't take steps this fall to get COVID-19 vaccines
to the world's poorest countries, according to Eric LeCompte, the
executive director of Jubilee USA Network, then the darkest days of
the pandemic still lie ahead ...

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EMPLOYMENT
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Deputy Executive Officer, New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, Wellington
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/nzcbc-deputyeo/
Applications close 9 August 2021.

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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