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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/
Respect Life Sunday now Support Life Sunday (6 Jul 2021)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/respect-life-sunday-now-support-life-sunday/
The annual Respect Life Sunday event promoted each October by the
Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand will be renamed Support Life
Sunday ...
New Zealand Catholics wish Pope Francis a speedy and full recovery (6 Jul 2021)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/nz-wishes-popefrancis-speedy-recovery/
Every Catholic in Aotearoa New Zealand will be mentioning Pope Francis
in their prayers and wishing him a quick recovery from surgery ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Your help will go further with Caritas with the new He Oranga
Taurikura programme. Go here for details:
https://caritas.org.nz/he-oranga-taurikura ...
** The Alive in the Spirit conference is live now! Registrations are
still open. Register now and all material (more than 30 workshops plus
prayer spaces) will be available for 6 months. Cost is AUD$40
individual or AUD$200 group (up to 11 people). Click below ...
** Pope Francis has tweeted his thanks to people around the world for
their kind messages and care as he continues his recovery at Rome's
Gemelli Hospital following his colon surgery ...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Obituary: From the nursery to her garden, Sister Loyola Galvin spent
71 years serving the community
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/125664883/obituary-from-the-nursery-to-her-garden-sister-loyola-galvin-spent-71-years-serving-the-community
It was with a big garden, and an even bigger heart, that Sister Loyola
Galvin served the Wellington community for more than 70 years. Born
Johanna Mary Frances Galvin, Sister Loyola died, aged 99, on Saturday,
May 22. She spent 71 years as a member of the Sisters of Compassion,
working around the country and in Australia ...
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
'Metro' magazine's winter edition surveys Auckland's best schools.
Its introduction to the survey includes a brief tribute to McAuley
College, a decile-one Catholic girls' school in Otahuhu:
https://www.metromag.co.nz/society/society-schools/the-best-schools-in-auckland-2019-metro
Also worth reading from the Metro archives, Dec 19, 2019:
The success story of Catholic schools in Auckland
https://www.metromag.co.nz/society/society-schools/catholic-schools-auckland-metro-archives
Reignier community enjoys moon-lit Matariki celebration
https://www.teamnapier.nz/stories/article/66/reignier-community-enjoys-moon-lit-matariki-celebration#article-start
Students from Reignier Catholic School began their school day by
moonlight on Friday, 2 July, as part of their Matariki celebrations.
An edible journey at Napier's St Patrick's School
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/an-edible-journey-at-napiers-st-patricks-school/KRY5I6QH4LJGVIJSXC5CECRGRI/
With the prospect of the 2021 Edible Fashion Awards looming large on
the school curriculum, September sees 'curtain up' for this
spectacular show – classrooms throughout Hawke's Bay are buzzing with
edible-inspired creativity. Teacher Karina Campbell from St Patrick's
School says having designer Katherine Bertram in the school working
with students has been invaluable.
Road safety activism becomes a Taranaki family tradition
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300351391/road-safety-activism-becomes-a-taranaki-family-tradition
When Derryn Fleming decided to join Students Against Dangerous Driving
she didn't realise she was following in her mother's footsteps. The
year 12 Sacred Heart Girls' College student has recently become a
national leader for the charity that empowers young people to make
safer and better choices on the road.
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FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
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The Mass of the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, celebrated by Fr
Craig Dunford at St Luke's Church, Flat Bush - First Communion Sunday
in the parish - is broadcast on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel
at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6F2AXIADv4
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
with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's
Cathedral, Wellington.
Mark 6:7-13 Jesus sends out the twelve disciples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb4hqWbFYs&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBA_qNMtrSSx3hhIWttBjBJz&index=6
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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/
Insights into the dynamics of a 'Papal Health Scare'
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2021/07/insights-into-the-dynamics-of-a-papal-health-scare/
As Pope Francis recovers over the next week in Rome's Gemelli Hospital
from surgery on Sunday for colon diverticulitis, this seems an apt
moment to lay out the nature and trajectory of the disease such a
situation inevitably involves. I'm talking about the distinctive media
fever known as the "Papal Health Scare" ...
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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
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