Kiwicath News and Notes: 11/27/22

Sunday, November 27, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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

** Nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, and with the lights going out all over the bombed, blasted and now freezing country, Pope Francis has written a letter expressing his sorrow and closeness to "the noble and martyred" Ukrainian people

** In his latest Christmas podcast, Fr Neil Vaney sm of Catholic Discovery discusses TS Eliot's epic poem "The Journey of the Magi" ??

** Friday look-back. The bishops gather at St Mary of the Angels in Wellington for the Rededication Mass of Sunday 15 August 2021. F

** An important message from Caritas Aotearoa NZ, regarding an announcement Pope Francis made yesterday about the Vatican-based Caritas Internationalis management.

** The National Liturgy Office has a page of material for the First Sunday in Advent including a Penitential Liturgy and the background to the Jesse Tree, which helps us connect the custom of decorating Christmas trees to the events leading to Jesus' birth

** Today The Press in Christchurch reports on St Bede's College rector Justin Boyle moving on after 21 years; he is taking up a new leadership position within the Society of Mary.

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

Website: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2022/

In issue no. 650, November 20-December 3 2022: New Catholic Maori group works with NZ bishops ... Otara school celebrates opening of new buildings (St John the Evangelist) ... Journey of faith after cancer diagnosis ... Editorial: Thankful for modern healthcare ... Liturgical formation of the People of God in NZ (Fr Patrick Brady) ... 'Wonderful privilege' to study theology (Archbishop Paul Martin) ... Young adults have a ball in two cities ... Photo feature: Top scholars 2022 ... Parish that looked after itself turns 50 (Maria Assumpta, Beach Haven) ... PROCLAIM 22 brings Syro-Malabar youth together ... A tribute to Marriage Encounter in New Zealand.

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, 27 November 2022 (audio and text)

https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/hymns

The season of Advent begins today – a time of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. Sing along to favourite Advent hymns including O come, Emmanuel and Come, thou long-expected Jesus.

St Bede's College rector leaving after 21 years says school in high demand

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/130500797/st-bedes-college-rector-leaving-after-21-years-says-school-in-high-demand

Justin Boyle, rector of St Bede's College in Christchurch, will leave the role at the end of the year. It's a Catholic school in a secular world, but its outgoing rector says families are "banging down the door" to get in ...

110-year-old Carterton presbytery trucked south to become family home

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/130581227/110yearold-carterton-presbytery-trucked-south-to-become-family-home

A 110-year-old villa that was once home to Carterton's parish priest was hauled away in pieces in the middle of the night to its new home in South Wairarapa this week. The new owner of the former St Mary's Catholic Church presbytery has moved it to a 2.5ha rural site south of Greytown where he intended to renovate it as a new home for his young family.

Ngaruawahia students nominated for Fred Hollows Humanity Award win VR tech for class

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/ngaruawahia-students-nominated-for-fred-hollows-humanity-award-win-vr-tech-for-class/RXSB42M6BBGHTFV4EQ3JOO72A4/

Ngaruawahia St Paul's Catholic School students Stu Mitchell and Ataahua Waitere have been nominated for the Fred Hollows Humanity Awards for turning their personal challenges into a drive to make the world around them better. The awards, now in their fourth year in New Zealand, recognise 10 young Kiwis in Years 5 or 6 who embody Fred Hollows' values of compassion, integrity and kindness.

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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Stephen Berecz in the parish of St John the Baptist, Parnell, Auckland, can be viewed at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqpdf94dCqc

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).

New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by ..................

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

https://cruxnow.com

In rare public protest, Vatican calls out China over bishop's appointment

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2022/11/in-rare-public-protest-vatican-calls-out-china-over-bishops-appointment

For the first time since brokering a controversial deal with China on the appointment of bishops four years ago, the Vatican Saturday called out Beijing for violating the terms of the accord by installing a bishop in a diocese not recognized by Rome ...

Pope takes control of church's largest charity, citing lapses in management and morale

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2022/11/pope-takes-control-of-churchs-largest-charity-citing-lapses-in-management-and-morale

To the surprise of many inside the organization, Pope Francis essentially placed the Catholic Church's largest charitable organization into receivership Tuesday, removing its current leadership and appointing an interim administrator to overhaul both its statues and management. The decree was published as members of Caritas International were in the middle of a two-day meeting in Rome for the first time since COVID-19 ...

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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 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