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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Pandemic inspires Catholic rededication of Aotearoa NZ to Mary
New Zealand's Catholic bishops will gather with parishioners from around the country in Wellington this Sunday for a pandemic-inspired special Mass to renew an 1838 dedication of Aotearoa New Zealand to Mary mother of God.
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Te Ara a Maria Novena Day 8 : Acts 1.13-14; 2.1-4
** Te Ara a Maria: Rededication of Aotearoa New Zealand to Mary, Mother of God, Assumed into Heaven
Our Invitation Sunday 15 August
** Some photos to whet your appetite. Today we had a dress rehearsal for Sunday's 1.30pm Mass of the rededication of Aotearoa NZ to Mary.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Hundreds attend community Mass for crash victims in Timaru (text and video)
The team mates of 15-year-old Niko Hill, who was one of five teenagers killed in a crash near Timaru on Saturday, have performed a rousing haka in honour of him, and the others who died. The Roncalli College under-16 rugby team performed the haka outside the Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru following a community Mass on Thursday morning.
Enemy of the State: The Ahmed Zaoui File - Episode 6, Crescent and Cross
An army of supporters swings into action as Ahmed Zaoui gets bail and is given sanctuary with a houseful of Catholic priests in central Auckland.
Rupene and Aroha: close friends.
NZ Listener
Last week, my best friend, Rupene, gave evidence before the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. He asked me to sit next to him during his testimony, in which he described the sexual abuse he had suffered at the hands of a Catholic priest as a child at St Joseph's School in Wairoa. Rupene asked me to help him find out what happened to the "disappeared" priest ...
Coronavirus: Church leaders preach the good word about vaccines (text and video)
Church leaders have launched a campaign urging people to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, fighting against "echo chambers" of misinformation on social media amongst their communities. "We know that 80 percent of Pasifika communities have some sort of affiliation with churches, church communities," John Kleinsman, director of the Catholic Church's The Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics, told The AM Show on Tuesday.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Sacred Heart Girls' College principal to take on new post in Wellington
After seven years in the role, Sacred Heart Girls' College principal Paula Wells has resigned to take on a role at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington.
Catholic school in Gore adds cultural tattoos to uniform policy
A 16-year-old Gore student has received her first ta moko, which has coincided with her school's uniform policy being adjusted to make room for cultural tattoos. Year 11 pupil at St Peter's College Dixie-Leigh Burr had been considering getting a ta moko for some time, and after discussions with her mum and koro (elder), she received their blessing.
Feilding students excluded from school after 'inappropriate sexual behaviour'
Three students have been excluded from Feilding's Hato Paora College after a police investigation into what the boarding school is calling "inappropriate sexual behaviour".
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SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
The Mass of the of the Assumption, celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene at St Mary's Church, Avondale, is broadcast on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel at:
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 by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
Luke 1:39-44 Mary visits Elizabeth
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Other New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
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Fr Kevin Waldie SM. Sunday Reflection:
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):
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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EVENTS
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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:
Job vacancies in the Catholic diocese of Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
... and in the Archdiocese of Wellington:
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
The six dioceses:
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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'.
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
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires'
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East'
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger'
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. News in Brief:
'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine.
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference
Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Holy Cross Seminary
Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
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News of the Church
in NZ and the World
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https://www.romereports.com/en/ (video)
