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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Info pack on Church work with Abuse in Care Royal Commission (9 Dec 2021)
Te Ropu Tautoko, the Church group coordinating Catholic engagement with the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care, has produced an Information Pack about its work. It is issued ahead of the imminent publication of the commission's report on Redress for abuse ...
Local Synod process getting a welcome four extra months (5 Dec 2021)
Catholic dioceses and parishes around Aotearoa New Zealand will be welcoming the Vatican's four-month extension for the local phase of the Synod process. The General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops recently moved the April 2022 deadline of the first (local) phase of the two-year international synodal process to 15 August ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** NZ Catholic has made its 12 December issue available online. Read how churches coped with opening under the "traffic light system,"and much more.
** Te Ropu Tautoko, the Church group coordinating Catholic engagement with the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care, has produced an Information Pack about its work. It is issued ahead of the imminent publication of the commission's Redress report.
** Catholic Discovery has created a video guide to Ko Hata Maria, te Matua Wahine o te Atua (Holy Mary, Mother of God), the artwork commissioned by the bishops for Te Ara Maria (Mary's Way),
** Four-month extension for the local phase of the Synod process.
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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/
The full text of 'NZ Catholic' No. 627 December 12 - 25, 2021 is online at:
In this issue: SVdP sets up Christmas toy shop ... Mass celebrated together after long lockdown ... 2843kms walked to help victims of trafficking ... Sue Seconi: More parishes than priests ... Editorial: A communion of persons ... 'It's been a real privilege to be a priest': Msgr Walker ... Dr Rocio Figueroa: Redefinition of obedience needed to stop spiritual abuse ... Book tries to lift veil on abuse within women's religious communities ... Event focuses on Catholic response to assisted death ... Pro-life groups object to 'safe areas' bill changes ... Photos: Top scholars 2021 ... Responding to royal commission recommendations and themes ... 'Highly respected' diocesan manager farewelled ... Marlborough Mass-goers adapt to orange.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.
'Roaming Catholic'
Under this heading in this week's 'Herald on Sunday', Peter Dragicevich explores the legacy in Northland and beyond of Aotearoa's first Catholic bishop, Jean-Baptiste Pompallier, as the 150th anniversary of his death approaches. At present, this article is only available in the print edition of the newspaper and via the Press Display service provided online by many public libraries.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Christmas Appeal: Kiwifruit contractor donates $1 for every hour worked in new initiative
Luciano Garcia, a kiwifruit contracting company boss, has pledged to donate $1 per hour worked, per person to the Tauranga Community Foodbank. Rowing students and parents from Aquinas College were the first of two groups to pull together for a day's paid work on a kiwifruit orchard.
Rowing scholarship winners from Sacred Heart Girls' College are off to the US
Three Sacred Heart Girls' College Year 13 students and rowing champs have been awarded scholarships to universities in the United States.
Former Tongan deputy principal laid to rest: 'No doubt we will feel the loss', says Auckland's McAuley HS tribute
The body of a beloved Tongan teacher who taught at McAuley High School in Otahuhu, Auckland was laid to rest at Manukau Memorial Gardens yesterday December 11. Soane Malia Kauhalaniua, 49, died after being recently diagnosed with lung cancer.
Auckland pupil tests positive, 25 pupils and three staff isolating
A pupil at St Anne's Catholic School in Auckland has tested positive for Covid, forcing a further 25 pupils and three staff to get tested and self-isolate.
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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (C)
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The Mass of the Third Sunday of Advent, celebrated by Fr Craig Dunford at St Luke's parish, Flat Bush, Auckland, 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 3:10-18 The preaching of John the Baptist
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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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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
Vatican official consecrates largest cathedral in Persian Gulf region
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, consecrated Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Bahrain, the newest and largest cathedral in the Persian Gulf region, Dec. 10 ...
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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/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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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
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