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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Office Manager wanted for NZCBC and Catholic Enquiry Centre (2 Mar 2023)
The NZ Catholic Bishops Conference and the Catholic Enquiry Centre are looking for an experienced Office Manager to help make our Wellington office in Thorndon Quay run smoothly ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Please give generously to the Caritas Lent Appeal; bring light to the poor and vulnerable, promote human dignity, and live your faith through love in action ...
** The NZ Catholic Bishops Conference and the Catholic Enquiry Centre are looking for an experienced Office Manager to help make our Wellington office in Thorndon Quay run smoothly ...
** On this first Sunday of Lent, Caritas highlights the work of the Tutu Marist Training Centre (TRTC) in Fiji ...
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LENT 2023
"I am the Light of the World" - John 8:12
Caritas has prepared resources and the Lenten Reflection Programme for parishes, schools, small groups and the wider community. All are available online at https://www.caritas.org.nz/lent
The Lent Appeal on behalf of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference enables Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand to continue working to heal and support those overcome by poverty and injustice around the world. Donations can be made in the parish collection, posted to Caritas PO Box 12193, Wellington 6144, or online at www.caritas .org.nz
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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. 655, February 26-March 11 2023: Daughter of saint coming to NZ (St Gianna Beretta Molla) ... Oceania bishops reflect on synodality and mission ... Palestinians resist restrictions, says Kiwi brother - Two-state solution in Holy Land not likely (Bt Peter Bray) ...New flood appeal for Hamilton and PN dioceses ... Editorial: Hate speech still an issue ... "I am the light of the world": Caritas Lent Appeal 2023 (two-page feature) ... Michael Otto: Climate change, housing and poverty responses called for ... Kiwis enjoy Chaldean youth gathering in Sydney ... New priest for Maori parish.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Parish priest to leave post after nearly 50 years of service
After half a century as a parish priest, Fr Wayne Healey is retiring, sort of. Fr Healey will retire next week after nearly 50 years service as a Catholic priest, including 17 years in North Otago. But he says his retirement does not mean he will stop serving.
New Zealand Catholic Church Lacks Transparency In Denying Survivor Complaints
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) in Aotearoa says the Catholic Church in New Zealand is still failing to properly respond to credible allegations of clerical and religious child sexual abuse.
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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT - A
Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Mark Field at St Joseph's Morrinsville in the parish of the Holy Family, 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).
New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Second Sunday of the Year:
Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day, by Sister Stephanie Kitching
Matthew 17:1-9 The Transfiguration
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith:
Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: Present to the presence
Marist Laity NZ. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide
2nd Sunday of Lent Yr. A – Listen to Him
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
Church leaders in Jerusalem call for calm amid fresh wave of violence
With rising tensions between Israelis and Palestinians reaching new heights over the past week amid a spat of fresh killings, church leaders in the West Bank have condemned the violence and called for a lasting resolution that respects international law ...
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EMPLOYMENT
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Office Manager, NZ Catholic Bisjops' Conference and Catholic Enquiry Centre, Wellington.
Applications to Rebecca, CEC Director, rebecca@catholicenquiry.nz or here: https://www.seek.co.nz/job/62818559
Applications close 15 March 2023.
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. Newsletter
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/
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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News of the Church
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