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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Next Wednesday 17 February is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. The
National Liturgy Office has prepared material for Ash Wednesday ...
** Ka pai to the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in Nelson, who
this week celebrated the 150th anniversary of their arrival in
Aotearoa New Zealand from France.
** Please join with Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand and the Caritas
whanau-whanui around the world to remember and honour Caritas Oceania
President Sr Senolita Vakata rsm, who died in Tonga yesterday.
** Caritas looks forward to participating in the Resource Management
Act abolition submission process to ensure that the voices of the poor
and care for the environment are heard.
** Fr John O'Connor offers regular spiritual reflection via his blog,
Food for Faith. With Lent approaching, Fr John invites you to sign up
to receive brief daily email encouragements for the six weeks
** Pope Francis has asked us to pray for the people of Myanmar, in the
aftermath of the military coup there.
** February 8 is the feast day of Saint Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947)
a Sudanese woman enslaved as a child ... Her feast day is the Day of
Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking ...
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LENT 2021: A New Way Forward
Caritas Aotearoa has prepared Lenten resources for parishes and
schools. The theme for 2021 is 'A New Way Forward' as we reflect on
the events of 2020 and the continuing impact of the pandemic.
Resources for parishes are at: https://caritas.org.nz/lent-0
Resources for schools are at: https://caritas.org.nz/lent-schools
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Fundraising for $2 million Temuka church upgrade in final stages
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/124171300/fundraising-for-2-million-temuka-church-upgrade-in-final-stages
The historic St Joseph's Catholic Church will soon be donned with a
new spire after the original was damaged in the magnitude 7.1
earthquake which hit Canterbury in 2010, as part of a $2.074m project
to revamp and earthquake-strengthen the building.
Mission sisters of Nelson celebrate 150 years
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/124182388/mission-sisters-of-nelson-celebrate-150-years
Nelson Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions were honoured for their 150
years of service to the Catholic community this week with a mass and
tree planting ceremony held at St Mary's Church and on St Joseph's
School grounds to commemorate the order's arrival in 1871 from France
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The dramatically modern church building that's dividing historic Arrowtown
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/11-02-2021/the-dramatically-modern-church-building-thats-dividing-historic-arrowtown/
Its name and design are meant to evoke peace and reconciliation, but
the proposed Olive Leaf building in historic Arrowtown has instead
stoked division, backlash and now court action.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
COVID-19 uncertainty sees top school pull out of Polyfest
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2021/02/covid-19-uncertainty-sees-top-school-pull-out-of-polyfest.html
Polyfest organisers recently announced that the event is on for 2021
and that there is a COVID-19 plan, but not everyone is happy about it.
One of the biggest competitors, St Paul's College, has decided not to
participate this year.
Athlete's game plan pays off
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/athletes-game-plan-pays-off/ODVVK5CYRBZ2TON53EJ7JPTEKQ/
Chanel College student Nick Smith did himself proud in the Gold Coast
half-marathon last weekend. The 15-year-old was one of the youngest in
the 10,000-plus field and completed the 21km course in a time which
placed him within the top 7 per cent of all competitors.
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SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
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
http://station15.co.nz/
Episode 159 — Division, Rejection, Conversion, Confusion (11 February 2021)
The candidacy and election of Catholic Joe Biden has divided opinion
within the Church, so his inauguration was destined to be similar —
and it certainly was. Anna, Donald, James and Gavin discuss the
various statements issued on inauguration day, and the subsequent
fallout. In Rome, Pope Francis has spoken out against those who have
rejected Vatican II, saying they are outside the Church, and he has
also made a ground-breaking appointment to a Vatican body. In New
Zealand, the Prime Minister is set to pursue a controversial ban on
"gay conversion therapy", but the panel wonders what that even means.
The Vatican's social media managers are also confused — about the
Pope's Instagram account. A show packed with new and analysis, as
always.
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
https://cruxnow.com/
Despite uncertainties, Lent is a time for hope, Francis says
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2021/02/despite-uncertainties-lent-is-a-time-for-hope-francis-says/
Lent is a time for hope despite the uncertainties, and to care for
those who suffer or feel abandoned and fearful because of the COVID-19
pandemic, Pope Francis said ...
Nun says her Vatican appointment means 'clericalist mindset is changing'
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2021/02/nun-says-her-vatican-appointment-means-clericalist-mindset-is-changing/
A French nun who could potentially be the first woman to cast a vote
in the Synod of Bishops said Wednesday that her appointment is
evidence the "clericalist mindset is changing" as more and more women
assume high-level decision-making responsibilities in the Catholic
hierarchy ...
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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. '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. '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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News of the Church
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https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
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