Sunday, July 31, 2022

NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

Robert Blucher new CE of Te Kupenga-Catholic Leadership Institute (29 Jul 2022)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/blucher-ce-tekupenga/
Education leader Robert Blucher has been appointed Chief Executive of Te Kupenga-Catholic Leadership Institute ...

Palliative care grossly underfunded while "assisted dying" is a Claytons' choice
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/eolc-palliative-claytons/
The Ministry of Health has six full-time positions dedicated to "assisted dying" but no team dedicated to palliative care, which alarms Dr John Kleinsman, Director of the NZ Catholic bishops' Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics ...


NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/

** Catholic Discovery is bringing Father Stu to Palmerston North on 9 August.

** Haere mai Robert Blucher, appointed Chief Executive of Te Kupenga-Catholic Leadership Institute.

** Check out the website of the bishops'  Council for Young People. The council is made up of representatives from Catholic youth ministries across Aotearoa New Zealand, with contacts in each diocese.

** A Mass of the Dedication of St Mary of the Angels in Wellington as the National Shrine to Mary, Mother of God, Assumed into Heaven will be held at St Mary of the Angels on Sunday 14 August 2022 at 2pm.

** Dr John Kleinsman of the bishops' Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics is alarmed at the underfunding of palliative care and the growing use of euthanasia,

** The National Liturgy Office has a page for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

Robert Blucher New CE Of Te Kupenga-Catholic Leadership Institute
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2207/S00177/robert-blucher-new-ce-of-te-kupenga-catholic-leadership-institute.htm
Education leader Robert Blucher has been appointed Chief Executive of Te Kupenga-Catholic Leadership Institute. He is currently the Northern Regional Manager of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu – also known as Te Kura, the former Correspondence School.

Auckland double killing: 'He died a hero, saving his beautiful daughter'
https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/crime/glendene-double-homicide-funeral-for-father-and-daughter-shot-dead/
A man shot dead alongside his daughter in Glendene eight days ago died a hero, mourners were told at the pair's funeral in West Auckland.
The 75-year-old and his 34-year-old daughter, along with the woman's dog, were found dead by police at a Barrys Rd property at 3pm on July 15. The father and daughter were farewelled by dozens of family and friends at a requiem mass in Holy Cross Catholic Church on Saturday afternoon, where several mourners spoke of the father's final act of devotion to his daughter.

Night at the dance was the beginning of a lifelong love
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/night-dance-was-beginning-lifelong-love
Ian Withers had seen redheaded Audrey Breen riding her bike around Gore but it was not until a Saturday-night dance that he had the chance to meet her.
Four years later, the couple married and today they celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in Gore.

Woman was forced to marry the son of the priest who raped her
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/129234792/woman-was-forced-to-marry-the-son-of-the-priest-who-raped-her
It was 1966 when Barbara was forced to marry a 33-year-old man, who she later learned was the son of Fr George "Doc" Harrison, the then Parish Priest in Hokitika who she says pushed her into the marriage with the support of a nun who was head teacher at her school.

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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene and the parish community of St Mary, Immaculate Conception, Avondale, Aucklands can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr7UL_hwDqU

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).


Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Sister Marcellin Wilson and Sister Stephanie Kitching:
Luke 12:13-21   The parable of the rich fool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV_7pizvlbQ&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBAMx_xkzRR8wnm_isNdXF-u&index=15

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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

After grueling Canada trip, Pope acknowledges limits and hints of future resignation
https://cruxnow.com/pope-in-canada/2022/07/after-grueling-canada-trip-pope-acknowledges-limits-and-hints-of-future-resignation
Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that in the wake of a grueling five-day trip to Canada, his ongoing health challenges, including osteoarthritis of the right knee, may force him to "save [my energies] a bit to be able to serve the Church," or alternatively, to "think about the possibility of stepping aside" ...

'Rescind the Doctrine' protest greets pope in Canada
https://cruxnow.com/pope-in-canada/2022/07/rescind-the-doctrine-protest-greets-pope-in-canada
Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday at Canada's national shrine and came face-to-face with a long-standing demand from Indigenous peoples: to rescind the papal decrees underpinning the so-called "Doctrine of Discovery" and repudiate the theories that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today ...

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EMPLOYMENT
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Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Current vacancies
** Writer and Storyteller (Part-Time)
** Resource and Engagement Assistant (Full-Time)
** Fundraising Communications Assistant (Part-Time)
** Request for Proposal for Independent Risk Assessment Provider
** Head of Programmes (Full-Time)
Details at: https://www.caritas.org.nz/work-with-us

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 at Caritas Aotearoa:
https://www.caritas.org.nz/work-with-us

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/
Hamilton: https://www.cdh.org.nz/jobs
Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_community/vacancies/
Dunedin: https://www.cdd.org.nz/employment-opportunities

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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.
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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