Sunday, April 11, 2021

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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

** Australian Cardinal Edward Cassidy -- former President of the
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity -- has died in
Newcastle, Australia, aged 96.

** A Catholic tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, shared by Cardinal John Dew

** The resources for this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
are now available online. The Week is celebrated in New Zealand
between Ascension Sunday and Pentecost Sunday, so this year from 16
May to 23 May

** Just the booklet to have by your keyboard -- the 2021 NZ Catholic
Directory is fresh from the printer today. It's the Who's Who of the
Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

** This week's episode of the current affairs programme Te Ao with
Moana on Maori Television features Moana Maniapoto talking with Maori
people of faith, including Catholic Deacon Danny Karatea-Goddard and
his wife Maru Karatea-Goddard

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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. 611, April 4 - 17, 2021: Formal apology to abuse
survivors, victims ... Housing and welfare still urgent and pressing
issues ... New Flat Bush church set for May blessing .... Innovative
plans map future for Marian College ... Editorial: The Resurrection is
not an extra bolted on to an ethic ... Bishop Cullinane: Calling out
evil ... Full-page feature: Divine Mercy Sunday ... Abortion 'safe
areas' bill an overreach ... Helen Luxford: Baptism ...
Advertisement: Aid to the Church in Need.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Wellington's St Gerard's Church to close over 'safety concerns', fate
of its earthquake-prone buildings undecided (text and video)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124742547/wellingtons-st-gerards-church-to-close-over-safety-concerns-fate-of-its-earthquakeprone-buildings-undecided
After 113 years, St Gerard's Church – a familiar sight on Wellington's
skyline – will hold its final mass at the end of May as it closes over
"safety concerns" but the fate of the buildings remains unclear.

Treasures rescued from rubble of Christchurch's demolished Catholic cathedral
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/124736422/treasures-rescued-from-rubble-of-christchurchs-demolished-catholic-cathedral
Treasures that have survived earthquakes, vandalism and demolition are
being rescued from the rubble of Christchurch's largely demolished
Catholic cathedral.

Anti-euthansia campaigner Vicki Walsh dies (text and video)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300270955/antieuthansia-campaigner-vicki-walsh-dies
Vicki Joy Walsh was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was
given 12 to 14 months to live in 2011. She died on Monday, April 5 at
the age of 53. She was known for speaking out about the End of Life
Choice Bill and making sure people had the information to make an
informed decision ...

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Fairlie St Joseph's School celebrates refurbishments
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/124784943/fairlie-st-josephs-school-celebrates-refurbishments
Fairlie's St Joseph's School celebrated the official opening of its
$600,000 refurbishments on Friday, officiated and blessed by
Coadjutor? Archbishop of Wellington Paul Martin.

Sophia wins Secondary Schools rowing title, and a $12k boat at the Maadi Cup
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/124699009/sophia-wins-secondary-schools-rowing-title-and-a-12k-boat-at-the-maadi-cup
Sophia Hodson, 16, ''smoked'' the opposition in her single scull win
on Lake Karapiro. Sophia, who is in Year 12 at Sacred Heart Girls'
College in New Plymouth, won the 2021 New Zealand Secondary Schools
Girls Under Seventeen Single Scull,

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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (B)

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Sunday Mass, celebrated by Fr Rob O'Brien is broadcast from Our Lady
of the Sacred Heart Parish, Epsom on Auckland Diocese's YouTube
channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7dDMILzdU0
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 20:19-31 Jesus appears to his disciples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73yQ4X6gQ6k&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=37
A reading and commentary by 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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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin

https://cruxnow.com/

Cardinal remembers Prince Philip as example of 'duty cheerfully given'
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2021/04/cardinal-remembers-prince-philip-as-example-of-duty-cheerfully-given/
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has offered his prayers for the repose of the
soul of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on
Friday at the age of 99. Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster and
President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales,
called it a moment of "sadness and loss."

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EVENTS

Auckland Eucharistic Convention, 16-18 July 2021
St Mary's College, 11 New Street, St Mary'sd 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. '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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http://cathnews.co.nz/category/new-zealand/

https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

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