Sunday, June 6, 2021

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/

All Catholics to get a say in Pope's expanded Synod of Bishops' process
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/expanded-synod-process/
The views of every Catholic in Aotearoa New Zealand will be sought
during an expanded Synod of Bishops' process announced by Pope Francis
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Catholic bishops welcome Pope's toughening of Church Canon Law on abuse
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/bishops-welcome-canon-law-changes/
New Zealand's Catholic bishops have welcomed Pope Francis' overnight
approval of the new Book VI of the Church's Code of Canon Law which
toughens and extends sanctions against sexual abuse ...

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

** The head girl and the head boy of Bishop Viard College in Porirua
have issued this powerful message to those at the recent Tauranga
ratepayers meeting who took strident offence at being greeted with
"tena koutou katoa."

** The views of all Catholics in Aotearoa New Zealand will be sought
during an expanded Synod of Bishops' process announced by Pope
Francis.

** New Zealand's Catholic bishops have welcomed Pope Francis'
overnight approval of the new Book VI of the Church's Code of Canon
Law which toughens and extends sanctions against sexual abuse.

** NZ Catholic has published a special Vocations issue, which has been
available at Auckland diocesan parishes. If you live outside Auckland
or missed your parish copy, do go to this link to read a PDF version
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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. 615, May 30- June 12, 2021: Fr Parek's dreams come true
with ordination ... New home to save babies from abortion ... NZ
bishops to study new catechist ministry ... Sue Jones: Pro-planet,
pro-life ... Editorial: Forums for listening ... Gen Z Catholic media
observations ... Preserving the culture of Kiribati ... Dating and
relationships explored in online show ... Kiwisaver default changes -
what it all means for you ... Maori Girls' College wins O'Shea Shield.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Catholic Bishops Welcome Pope's Toughening Of Church Canon Law On Abuse
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2106/S00049/catholic-bishops-welcome-popes-toughening-of-church-canon-law-on-abuse.htm
New Zealand's Catholic bishops have welcomed Pope Francis' overnight
approval of the new Book VI of the Church's Code of Canon Law which
toughens and extends sanctions against sexual abuse. Bishop of
Hamilton Stephen Lowe, secretary of the NZ Catholic Bishops
Conference, says the new code makes it clear that bishops must take
decisive action when abuse is reported to them.

Harete Hipango: National's new anti-abortion MP with a history of
criticising Jacinda Ardern
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/06/harete-hipango-national-s-new-anti-abortion-mp-with-a-history-of-criticising-jacinda-ardern.html
Former Whanganui MP Harete Hipango, a Catholic Maori woman with strong
pro-life views, is set to replace outgoing National MP Nick Smith.

Heritage awards finalists come from throughout Canterbury
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/125336533/heritage-awards-finalists-come-from-throughout-canterbury
Following the widespread damage caused by the 2010 and 2011
earthquakes, the Christchurch Heritage Awards Charitable Trust
broadened the awards to encompass all of Canterbury. This geographical
spread meant that for the 2021 awards, such entries as the Sacred
Heart Basilica in Timaru, together with the Balmoral Forest Fire
Lookout in Hurunui, and the Rakaia Gorge No 1 Bridge in Selwyn were
eligible.

Helmet failure and drinking led to beloved Christchurch priest's death
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/125354664/helmet-failure-and-drinking-led-to-beloved-christchurch-priests-death
A much-loved Christchurch priest had been drinking before he died from
a blunt force head injury when his motorbike collided head-on with
another vehicle and his helmet came off. Father Graeme Blackburn died
in 2018 when he lost control of his Ducati motorbike on Purau Port
Levy Rd on Banks Peninsula and crashed into an oncoming
four-wheel-drive.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Sunia: From truant to fluent
https://times-age.co.nz/sunia-from-truant-to-fluent/
Sunia Kohitolu used to skip as many days of school as he attended. Now
the Year 13 head boy of Chanel College and has just won a coveted cup
for public speaking. All 17 Catholic secondary schools in the
Wellington and Palmerston dioceses competed in the O'Shea Shield, an
annual public speaking competition.

The world's biggest skateboard visits Invercargill
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/125347437/the-worlds-biggest-skateboard-visits-invercargill
Two Sacred Heart School pupils managed to get the Great Olympic Skate
Roadshow to visit their school in Invercargill on Friday. The roadshow
is celebrating skateboarding being added as a sport for the Olympic
Games and is touring to 45 towns with a 12m long skateboard that
weighs 800kg.

Top young Taranaki rower with 'a lot of heart' has future Olympics in her sights
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/top-young-taranaki-rower-lot-heart-has-future-olympics-in-her-sights
Sophia Hodson is one of the rowing world's newest up-and-comers,
becoming Taranaki's first female ever to bring home a Maadi Cup title.
The Girls Under-17 Single Sculls win is a big deal for her high
school, Sacred Heart Girls College, and a huge deal for her local
club.

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THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

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The Mass of the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ , celebrated
by Pa Peter Tipene, is broadcast from the cathedral of St Patrick and
St Joseph, Auckland, on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-btPokh48Y 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:

Mark 14:12-16,22-26 Jesus eats the Passover meal with his disciples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmmXaf9a9s0&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBA_qNMtrSSx3hhIWttBjBJz&index=29
A reading and commentary by Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Very Rev.
Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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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/

Tiananmen anniversary prompts renewed calls to address human rights abuses
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2021/06/tiananmen-anniversary-prompts-renewed-calls-to-address-human-rights-abuses/
The Chinese government in Beijing again banned an annual candlelight
vigil to honor the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre because
the Communist Party "cannot tolerate the truth of its actions in 1989
being recognized anywhere," said the head of the Committee for Freedom
in Hong Kong ...

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EVENTS

Alive in the Spirit virtual conference, 8-10 July 2021
https://aliveinthespirit.com.au/

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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