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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/
Nathaniel Centre resources in support of Covid-19 vaccination (27 Apr 2021)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/covid-19-vaccination/
The Catholic bishops are strongly urging everyone in Aotearoa New
Zealand to get a Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** The NZ Catholic Medical Association is holding a Pastoral Care and
Support conference and retreat for Catholic health practitioners in
Wellington from 3pm Friday 28 May to 3pm Saturday 29 May.
** Caritas is seeking your help to help India in this time of need.
India's high-tech industries make most of the world's vaccines and
many other pharmaceuticals that make us healthier, but it desperately
needs our help now as it is stricken with a huge Covid-19 surge. Click
to care.
** Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics is producing resources to provide
accurate information about the Covid-19 vaccine.
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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. 613, May 2-15, 2021: Landmark St Gerard's church to
close ... Key issues must be addressed in Budget ....Insufficient
attention to overcoming poverty ... Start a 'new normal' says Caritas
.... PTSD - when memories won't go away ... Guest editorial: A
Catholic's guide to media consumption ... Ken Orr: Leave for
miscarriages.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Departing priest celebrates 30-year tenure as a man of the cloth
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300285978/departing-priest-celebrates-30year-tenure-as-a-man-of-the-cloth
A taonga on loan from the Philippines is set to return home after
marking a major milestone as a man of the cloth. Father Freddie
Barte's farewell from Taranaki has coincided with him reaching his
30-year anniversary serving communities and sharing his Catholic
faith.
Saints in coffee jars: The relics recovered from a Christchurch icon
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/26-04-2021/saints-in-coffee-jars-the-relics-recovered-from-a-christchurch-icon/
Oliver Lewis spends an afternoon exploring an archive of the divine,
the mundane and the lightly profane in the ruins of Christchurch's
Catholic cathedral.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Message of unity wins speech contest
https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/message-of-unity-wins-speech-contest/
"Buzzing". . . St Kevin's College year 13 pupil Rhea Ratgali is the
2021 Race Unity Speech Awards lower South Island regional champion.
Student's drive helps others
https://times-age.co.nz/students-drive-helps-others/
A family tragedy motivated a Chanel College student to get involved in
educating students about safe driving. Now he has won an award for his
efforts. Attracted to his first Students Against Dangerous Driving
[SADD] meeting by a the promise of pizza, the message of the programme
immediately resonated with James Graham because of a tragic accident.
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (B)
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Sunday Mass, celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene, is broadcast from St
Mary, Immaculate Conception parish, Avondale. on Auckland Diocese's
YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlvZKHX49mE
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 15:1-8 Jesus the real vine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPhWL8BDAA&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=29
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/
New novel explores lives of the 'peace generation' in Northern Ireland
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2021/04/new-novel-explores-lives-of-the-peace-generation-in-northern-ireland/
A new young adult novel chronicles the story of the generation born
after the peace, and the strains that still exist between Northern
Ireland's Catholic and Protestant communities. Guard Your Heart, by
Sue Divin and available in the UK and Ireland, tells the story of
Aidan and Iona, two teenagers from Derry born on the day of the Good
Friday peace deal was signed.
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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
