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Dear readers,
this is the final Kiwicath News & Notes for 2022. I will restart the series in January when there is something to report.
Happy Christmas and every best wish for all God's blessings in the New Year.
Mike Leon
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
A Bethlehem Christmas message from Br Peter Bray about his NZCBC speaking tour
As Bethlehem University Vice-Chancellor Brother Peter Bray FSC prepares for his New Zealand speaking tour, he has sent a Christmas message to Kiwis from Bethlehem asking how we can help bring peace to the Holy Land ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Christmas Greetings from Cardinal John Dew
** Caritas Aotearoa NZ wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
** A Christmas Day podcast from Catholic Discovery.
** Greetings from Bishop Michael Gielen and the Diocese of Christchurch
** Christmas greetings from the Sisters of Compassion
** As Bethlehem University Vice-Chancellor Brother Peter Bray FSC (pictured) prepares for his New Zealand speaking tour, he has sent a Christmas message from Bethlehem asking how Kiwis can help bring peace to the Holy Land.
** Father Neil Vaney SM brings us the latest of his Christmas Podcasts.
** The National Liturgy Office has published material for Christmas Day, the Nativity of the Lord, including prayers, psalms and the latest Homily Studio podcast for a conversation on this week's scripture readings
** With Christmas upon us, Father John O'Connor, co-director of the National Liturgy Office, reflects on a particularly moving but nonetheless normal 24 hours in the life and work of a priest
** Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College and Te Kupenga Catholic Leadership Institute thank everyone for the invaluable support given this year, and wish you a blessed Christmas and a grace-filled 2023.
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CHRISTMAS 2022
Christmas Season 2022: 'We can become God's presence to others'
At Christmas, we remember that "the Word became flesh and lived among us," says Cardinal John Dew in his Christmas message for 2022. The Archbishop of Wellington, who also serves as President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference, reminds us that God's Word, God Himself, is at the heart of our lives and of our journey of faith. "We have God with us, Emmanuel, God, Who is passionately concerned about our lives and engaged in them."
A Christmas invitation: the Christmas message of Auckland's Church leaders
We love the beauty and simplicity of the first Christmas. We find ourselves in a cave filled with sheep, with Mary and Joseph pondering the mystery of the baby Jesus lying in the manger, trying to make sense of what the angel had said to each of them about the promised child ...
Flavours of Philippines
Otago Daily Times
Filipino couple Dan and Ana Valencia are on a mission to expand Kiwis' knowledge of the sweet and savoury delicacies of their homeland and provide the desserts their fellow countrymen love at Christmas, they tell Rebecca Fox ...
Local Focus: Multicultural merriment for Rotorua migrant families embracing Christmas traditions
In this interview (video and text) members of several migrant families - some with Christmas traditions and some with none - speak about celebrating Christmas in New Zealand ...
Also ...
Temuka's Anakin Gillies loses locks he's been growing for seven years to raise money for charity
After growing his hair for seven years, a Timaru student from Roncalli College will be cutting it all off for charity and in memory of his late sibling.
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CHRISTMAS DAY 2022
Today's Mass, celebrated by Bishop Steve Lowe in the Chapel of St Benedicts parish, Newton, Auckland can be viewed at:
Sunday Mass is also broadcast 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).
RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, 25 December 2022 (audio and text)
Lots of well-known favourites in this Christmas Day edition of Hymns on Sunday. Sing along with choirs from New Zealand and around the world ...
New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day, by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
Matthew 1:18-24 How Jesus Christ came to be born
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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EMPLOYMENT
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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette:
Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa:
Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...
Hamilton: https://www.cdh.org.nz/jobs
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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.
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/ Newsletters. News in Brief:
'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine.
https://tuimotu.org/ Scroll down to Articles, Explore More
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference
Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Catholic Theological College
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)
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