Sunday, December 11, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


** Catholic Discovery has some lovely things to share about  this coming Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent

** The December issue of the Holy Cross Seminary Newsletter has just been published. Articles include Fr David Dowling looking at the future of diocesan priestly vocations; the installation of new acolytes ...  Read here in PDF: 

** A joyous story about the end-of-year concert at St Patrick's School in Waimate

** Advent suggestion from Catholic Discovery: Good Deeds Chain

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 


In issue no. 651, December 4-17 2022: Shake-up in Rome does not affect local Caritas ... Hato Paora college celebrates 75th Jubilee ... Bishop wants thriving parishes of faith (Bishop Michael Gielen) ... Synod is like a hui, Bishop Lowe tells Shine ... Editorial: What can spiritual fatherhood look like ... CEC launches podcasts with a Christmas focus ... Top scholars 2022 (photo feature) ... Dr Sr Mary Glowrey JMJ: 'God's Good for Nothing' ... Helen Luxford: Approaching Advent.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Former Greytown church offers potential
The Dominion Post 10 Dec 2022
A former Catholic church on a main street corner site on the fringe of the Greytown retail precinct, offers potential buyers a host of exciting opportunities. The property is zoned residential and includes the Sacred Heart Church, which opened on Christmas Day 1880 and was closed in 2020. The church is not earthquake prone, but was closed and slated for sale as part of the ongoing rationalisation of church resources within the district in order reinvest funds in other areas to meet modern demand ...

More photos of Sacred Heart Church, Greytown: 

Stratford Christmas Parade brings plenty of Christmas cheer to town
Broadway was awash with red, gold and plenty of tinsel and Christmas cheer on Friday night when the Stratford Business Association Christmas parade rolled through town. St Joseph's School took out first place in the Education category, with judges saying they were won over by the clear effort put into the float decoration, and the consistency with this year's red and gold theme ...

Waimate school's concert reflects its cultural diversity
A 142-year-old school in Waimate celebrated its end of year concert recently with a performance that reflected its cultural diversity. St Patrick's School, which has provided Catholic education in Waimate since 1880, now has a role that features children from the Philippines and Fiji, and this year's concert reflected this cultural identity with song and dance items and costumes from these nations ...

Black Ferns face questions from young Taranaki fans
Black Ferns players Kendra Cocksedge and Amy Rule found there was plenty of excitement for their visit at St Joseph's Catholic School in New Plymouth ...

'Sociable' swimmer with Williams syndrome chasing gold at Special Olympics
Iris Hanley is known as a social butterfly with an affinity with water. The 15-year-old from Auckland's Greenlane will be competing at the New Zealand Special Olympics National Summer Games on Thursday. Hanley attends Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Remuera and, outside of swimming, she enjoys singing in a choir and kapa haka.

Invercargill teen surprises himself on national speedway stage
16-year-old Finn Reed finished third in the New Zealand Solo Speedway Championships at the Oreti Park Speedway on Saturday. The Verdon College Year 11 pupil admitted he surprised even himself with his performance in the senior ranks against some seasoned campaigners on the bike.

St Joseph's school blue light film award (photo caption)
South Taranaki Blue Light Chairperson Sergeant Kayanna Holley was honoured to present the NZ Blue Light Short Film Award $1,000 school prize to these creative St. Joseph's School Hawera students. Judges said their winning submission showed a good ethical stance on social acceptance.

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)  (GAUDETE SUNDAY)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Father Craig Dunford in the parish of  St Luke's, Flatbush, 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, 4 December 2022 (audio and text)
Rejoice! It's Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete is 'rejoice' in Latin). Hymns include Tell out my soul, the Pohutukawa Carol and an arrangement of The First Nowell for brass band ...


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Matthew 11:2-11   The messengers from John the Baptist

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


Tearful Pope marks Immaculate Conception praying for 'martyred' Ukraine
A visibly moved Pope Francis Thursday marked the Marian solemnity of the Immaculate Conception by praying for the "martyred" people of Ukraine, and urging faithful to invoke the Virgin Mary in praying for peace ...

Catholic academic blasts Vatican's Academy for Life as 'embarassing'
A Catholic academic participating in a Rome conference this week, which intentionally rivals one held by the Pontifical Academy for Life earlier this year, has voiced concern over the body's recent activities, saying he believes they are "embarrassing" the church by failing to uphold core moral teachings ...

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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 ...


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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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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

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Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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