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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/
Church to renew Bishop Pompallier's dedication of Aotearoa New Zealand
to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven (30 Mar 2021)
All the country's Catholic bishops will gather in Wellington on Sunday
15 August for a Mass to renew Bishop Pompallier's 1838 dedication of
Aotearoa New Zealand to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Pope Francis presides at the Way of the Cross in a near-empty St
Peter's Square;
** Easter Sunday's 2pm Shine TV Mass will be celebrated by Bishop
Michael Gielen from St Patrick's Cathedral in Auckland.
** Catholic Discovery is sharing this timely account of why today is
known as Good Friday, despite it commemorating the death of Jesus.
** Please help Caritas to meet its Lent Appeal target of $1 million to
support its work with the poor and vulnerable around the world and
here in Aotearoa New Zealand.
** Our Catholic bishops will gather in Wellington on Sunday 15 August
for a Mass to renew Bishop Pompallier's 1838 dedication of Aotearoa
New Zealand to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven.
** Following the Phase 2 Redress Hearings this past fortnight of the
Royal Commission on Abuse in Care, the Commission today has been
hearing Closing Addresses from the Salvation Army, Anglican Church and
Catholic Church on the matters raised during the hearings. Read a
written synopsis of the Catholic Church Closing Address here ...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Easter 2021
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Easter message for Aotearoa: NZ church leaders
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/easter-message-for-aotearoa-nz-church-leaders/MDCY2POCQJLWXUBFPSM6I3X4GM/
We are a blessed country in so many ways. The world looks on in
envious disbelief at
our crowded music festivals, sports stadiums and spectator flotillas
on the azure Waitemata, as we enjoy the relative normality of a Kiwi
summer. But there is a lot we share in common with our socially
distanced global neighbours ...
RNZ. The Mixtape: Sir Dave Dobbyn
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2572417/dave-dobbyn-mixtape
Sir Dave Dobbyn has chosen a special list of songs for Easter and to
reflect his Christian faith, and speaks passionately about the
teachings of Christ as the "absolute truth" he is committed to...
Walk of the Cross proceeds, undaunted
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/walk-cross-proceeds-undaunted
A drizzly morning did not deter Mosgiel's church communities from
joining together for a Walk of the Cross yesterday ...
Good Friday unites people of faith in Whanganui East
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/good-friday-unites-people-of-faith-in-whanganui-east/2QM2IEVYC4Z2L6EA27THIDSROU/
Christian denominations, including Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian
and Roman Catholic, gathered together inside All Saints Church in
Whanganui East to observe Good Friday ...
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Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry
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Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry: Religious leaders offer apologies
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/439517/abuse-in-care-royal-commission-of-inquiry-religious-leaders-offer-apologies
Analysis - Sorry seemed to be a rather easy word at the Abuse in Care
Royal Commission of Inquiry over the past fortnight. The inquiry has
just wrapped up its latest round of public hearings, with various
faith-based redress processes in the spotlight as representatives from
three church groups fronted up to the commissioners. The latest round
also served as something of a curtain-raiser to what almost certainly
will be a centrepiece of the inquiry overall, an examination of abuse
in state care, which starts in early May.
Support for new redress process
Otago Daily Times
https://pressreader-com.wcl.idm.oclc.org/article/281552293651258
Survivors of abuse and the network groups that support them all agree
on one thing: the urgent need for an independent statutory body to
oversee the redress process for victims.
Survivors of abuse in faith-based institutions call for
recommendations to be passed onto Govt immediately
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/survivors-abuse-in-faith-based-institutions-call-recommendations-passed-onto-govt-immediately
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has heard two weeks of
evidence on the processes for resolving abuse claims from the
Salvation Army, the Anglican and the Catholic Church. It follows
earlier evidence from survivors themselves. Advocates want to see an
independent body established, to investigate and oversee the redress
for abuse claims.
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St Gerard's Church set to close after fundraising efforts fail
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/439788/st-gerard-s-church-set-to-close-after-fundraising-efforts-fail
Wellington's landmark St Gerard's Church and Monastery will close its
doors later next month, after the owners failed to raise enough money
to get the earthquake-prone building strengthened...
Portrait of saint unveiled at Port Chalmers church
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/portrait-saint-unveiled-port-chalmers-church
The unveiling of a painting of St Mary MacKillop, depicting her time
in Port Chalmers in the late 19th century, is the culmination of a
10-year project ...
Father Garin's Chapel will be restored, just not yet
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/123686540/father-garins-chapel-will-be-restored-just-not-yet
An earthquake-prone historic chapel at Nelson's Wakapuaka Cemetery
will be restored, but it's a long-term project, the Catholic Church
says. The final resting place of Father Antoine Marie Garin is listed
as a category one historic place, with "special or outstanding
historical or cultural significance or value".
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Pupils to strike over climate concerns
https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/pupils-to-strike-over-climate-concerns/
Waitaki secondary school pupils will strike for the first time next
Friday to raise awareness of the environmental issues relevant to this
area. St Kevin's College year 12 pupils Fergus McMullan and Cushla
Bridges (both 16) will make up part of the Students Strike 4 Climate
contingent, which will involve all three Oamaru secondary schools.
St Peter's College dominate at national canoe polo championships
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300264217/st-peters-college-dominate-at-national-canoe-polo-championships
St Peter's College in Palmerston North has become a powerhouse in
canoe polo. The school won three titles at the New Zealand secondary
schools championship in Hastings earlier this month.
Former Christchurch Foodstuffs building to be turned into school
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-schools/former-christchurch-foodstuffs-building-be-turned-school
One of the South Island's largest commercial buildings will soon
become Christchurch's newest school. Marian College students were
buzzing after plans for their new school to open in Papanui were
revealed.
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EASTER SUNDAY
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Easter Sunday Mass, celebrated by Bishop Michael Gielen, is broadcast
from St Patrick's Cathedral on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOH2ijIqb6w
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 20:1-9 The empty tomb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Rxg-thWTQ&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=35
A reading and commentary by Christine Paterson and Fr James Lyons.
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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/
Papal Preacher says divisions have 'wounded' Catholic Church
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2021/04/papal-preacher-says-divisions-have-wounded-catholic-church/
After reflecting on the biblical meaning of fraternity during the
Vatican's Passion of the Lord, the papal preacher on Good Friday
lamented the disunity existing among Catholics. "Fraternity among
Catholics is wounded," said Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa. "Divisions
between Churches have torn Christ's tunic to shreds, and worse still,
each shredded strip has been cut up into even smaller snippets ...
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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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