NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
On the bishops' Jubilee News page this week you will find new links to this weekend's "Jubilee within the Jubilee": the Congress of Catholic Lay People and the Jubilee of the Lay Apostolate. Six hundred Catholic lay leaders from all over the world are attending the week-long Congress with the theme of "Witnesses of Christ in the New Millennium." It is intended to be a forum for "dialogue, exchange, witness and common prayer, but also for comparing and evaluating different ecclesial experiences."
There are also new links to reports on last week's Jubilee of the Armed Forces and Police.
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"FAMILY, MARRIAGE, AND DE FACTO UNIONS"
The Pontifical Council for the Family has just published a new study with this title. You can open it at: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/family/documents/rc_pc_fam\ ily_doc_20001109_de-facto-unions_en.html
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NEW WEB SITES
St Joseph's Primary School Hastings has opened its Web site at http://www.stjos.school.nz and the school's Sacred Heart Parish followed suit: http://www.sacredheart.org.nz
All the New Zealand Catholic parish and schools' Web sites I come across are listed on the appropriate pages of the bishops' Web site. To open them click either the 'Dioceses and Parishes' or 'Education' buttons on the home page at http://www.catholic.org/newzealand
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
There are three full-text stories from the November 19 issue of 'NZ Catholic', at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/page2.html
'Wellington Unites to Celebrate Jesus' Birth' Wellington's Celebrate Jesus 2000 stadium event attended by 25,000 people was a first for New Zealand and, most likely, a first for the world. Convenor Gordon Copeland said it was God's doing, and way beyond anything he ever dreamed of ... [Link to photos of 'Celebrate Jesus 2000']
'Dioceses combine on Reconciliation programme ' The three dioceses of Palmerston North, Hamilton and Auckland are working on a programme to prepare children for Reconciliation. Two of the reasons for the joint religious education project are to reduce duplication of effort and to build an awareness of biculturalism into Reconciliation ...
'Adult and single in a Church geared mainly to families ' What's life like for single, adult Catholics? You are the first to be asked to baby-sit, but no one offers to carry out your weekly garbage. Everyone thinks you have more free time (or "no life") so you must be available for parish committees, charitable works, cleaning the church, playing the organ and doing the flowers, but you are seldom, if ever, mentioned as a group or vocation, in sermons or the Prayers of the Faithful ... [Link to a reflection on chastity and the single life, by Dorothy Day]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
[You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html ]
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'Dunedin Priest Appointed Rector' Otago Daily Times Saturday, 25 November 2000 A former Dunedin Roman Catholic priest has been appointed rector of the church's national priest training centre in Auckland. Fr Colin Campbell, parish priest at Waikiwi in Invercargill, will take up his new position at Holy Cross Seminary in the new year. He is well known to Dunedin Catholics, having been parish priest at St Joseph's Cathedral from 1986 to 1992, and priest at St Peter Channel in Green Island from 1992 to 1995. Fr Campbell has been involved in Catholic education administration since the 1970s and is at present a member of the Religious Education Advisory Board for the Dunedin diocese. He said he had enjoyed parish life but was looking forward to moving into a new field.
'Final resting place for pioneer bishop ' NZ Herald 22 Nov. 2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=160896 The final resting place for the remains of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier has been confirmed at Hokianga, with an interment planned on the 164th anniversary of his first Mass in New Zealand ...
'Catholic school to open ' Mount and Papamoa Times 24 Nov. 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,508776a1910,FF.html Kathleen Joblin realises that her new job as principal at St Thomas More Catholic School is a bit special. "Colleagues keep telling me that it is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I feel privileged that I have been given this chance," she said. St Thomas More Catholic School opens in Mount Maunganui next year ...
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EVENTS
Sunday 17 November 2000 7.30 am TV One Christmas Day December 2000 10 am TV One Re-broadcast of Celebrate Jesus 2000 (4 November), an open-air event which brought together 25,000 members of all the Christian denominations in the Wellington region to celebrate our Saviour and our faith.
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
26-29 January Parachute Festival Extreme: Totter Springs, Matamamta http://www.parachute.co.nz/para2001/para2001.htm The major annual Christian music festival
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EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Diocesan General Manager, Catholic Diocese of Auckland Responsible for a full range of management services to New Zealand's largest Catholic diocese. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19 2000, p.23 and from Heather King, John Robertson & Associates, Auckland. E-mail: heather@hrconsulting.co.nz Diocesan Web site: http://www.cda.org.nz/main.htm Closing Date: 30 November
Catholic Schools Support Consultant (Primary), Catholic Education Office, Dunedin The consultant provides curriculum advice and support, professional development opportunities and special character review and evaluation to Catholic primary schools in Otago and Southland. Details from the Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941 Dunedin. Ph: (03) 477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528. Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm Closing date: 30 November
Religious Education Resource Support Adviser, Catholic Education Office Dunedin: (Religious Order Stipend Position) Provides resource support to the Catholic Education Office team, assists with field work and co-ordinates the Walk by Faith course. Details from the Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941 Dunedin Ph: (03) 477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528. Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm Closing date: 30 November
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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' list manager
Sunday, November 26, 2000
Sunday, November 19, 2000
Dear friends,
"Welcome aboard" to Father Paul Rankin OP at St Benedict's Parish in
Auckland. Thank you very much for the intro Father Paul. Your report
about the number of e-mail addresses in the parish is a timely reminder
that e-mail and Web pages have become an ordinary means of communication
which anyone who wants to communicate something must take in their
stride.
This weekend's issue of 'NZ Catholic' newspaper includes an e-mail and
Web site directory of Catholic organisations in New Zealand. There are
many more NZ Catholic Web sites than are listed in the paper however.
Quite a few are listed in the National Catholic Directory Web pages ...
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/newzealand/cathcom/directory/frdirectory.html
and many more on the diocesan Web sites ....
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/dioceses/frdioceses.html
Wanda, our new member in Jacksonville, Florida - of which all of us can
now recite the names of at least four counties :-) - is interested in
the New Zealand Justice system. For you Wanda, and everyone else
interested, here are a few links worth browsing:
'Creating New Hearts: Moving from Retributive to Restorative Justice'
(1995) is a pastoral letter by our bishops on penal reform, at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/bishops/letters/restore.html
'A Consistent Ethic of Life' (1997) is another pastoral letter which
partly deals with the same topic:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/newzealand/cathcom/bishops/letters/consistent\
.html
The New Zealand Ministry of Justice - http://www.justice.govt.nz - is
our government's principal justice policy agency. Its 'Links' page -
http://www.justice.govt.nz/contacts/links.html - lists the home pages of
the Department of Corrections (prisons and probation services), the
Department for Courts, and the Prime Minister's Crime Prevention Unit.
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NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
On the bishops' Jubilee News page there are fresh links this weekend to
reports of the recent Jubilee of Agriculture (major themes were world
hunger and the issues surrounding genetically modified food); and the
Jubilee of Government Leaders and Politicians ("Is there any room for
ethics in global village politics? Can a politician today have moral
convictions and integrity?").
There is also a preliminary report on this weekend's "Jubilee within the
Jubilee", that of the Armed forces and Police.
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EDUCATION
The Web site has recently opened of Hato Petera College, an Auckland
Catholic High school with a Maori character:
http://www.hatopetera.school.nz/main.htm
There's a full list of all the Catholic schools in New Zealand with
links on the Web site of our sponsor New Zealand Catholic Education
Office, starting at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/schools/intro.html
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
[You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on
the bishops' News page at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html ]
[Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click
directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and
Paste them into your browser's address panel.. ]
'School students set sail for success' (photo)
The Press 18 Novenmber 2000
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,496942a1934,FF.html
Fingers were crossed and prayers were said when Catholic Cathedral
College students put their handywork to the ultimate test. Four firebug
yachts, built by students of the college's construction class, were
launched for the first time at the Pleasant Point Yacht Club on Thursday
...
'Church needs cash for community venue'
Western Leader 18 November 2000
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,496381a1501,FF.html
A Catholic girls' school is seeking council support as it looks for cash
needed to build a $4 million performing arts centre in Waitakere City.
The 1000-seat auditorium at Henderson's St Dominic's College will have a
hydraulically elevated stage, moveable seats, the latest sound and
lighting, a chapel or small drama area, louvre roof, glass walls and a
courtyard with waterways ...
'Catholics gather to celebrate their faith' (Photo)
Hauraki Herald 17 November 2000
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,496111a1908,FF.html
The sun shone on a colourful scene on Sunday when 350 Catholics from
around the region gathered in Coromandel to celebrate the year of the
Great Jubilee ...
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EVENTS
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001
Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland.
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
26-29 January
Parachute Festival Extreme: Totara Springs, Matamamta
http://www.parachute.co.nz/para2001/para2001.htm
The major annual Christian music festival
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EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Lay Tertiary Chaplain, Catholic Chaplaincy, Wellington
A fulltime position in Wellington. Details in Wel-com November 2000 p.
19. or from Fr Kevin Connors: catholic@vuw.ac.nz
Chaplaincy Website: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/kohanga.html
Closing date: 20 november 2000
Part-time Office Support position, NZCEO, Wellington
NZ Catholic Education Office has an opportunity for a person familiar
with quality management systems and skilled in MS Office 2000. Details
in 'Wel-com' November 2000 or from Maureen Condliffe:
m.condliffe@xtra.co.nz
Closing date: 24 November
Diocesan General Manager, Catholic Diocese of Auckland
Responsible for a full range of management services to New Zealand's
largest Catholic diocese. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19 2000, p.23
and from Heather King, John Robertson & Associates, Auckland. E-mail:
heather@hrconsulting.co.nz
Diocesan Web site: http://www.cda.org.nz/main.htm
Closing Date: 30 November
Catholic Schools Support Consultant (Primary), Catholic Education
Office, Dunedin
The consultant provides curriculum advice and support, professional
development opportunities and special character review and evaluation to
Catholic primary schools in Otago and Southland. Details from the
Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941 Dunedin. Ph: (03)
477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528.
Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm
Closing date: 30 November
Religious Education Resource Support Adviser, Catholic Education Office
Dunedin:
(Religious Order Stipend Position)
Provides resource support to the Catholic Education Office team, assists
with field work and co-ordinates the Walk by Faith course.
Details from the Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941
Dunedin Ph: (03) 477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528.
Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm
Closing date: 30 November
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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' list manager
"Welcome aboard" to Father Paul Rankin OP at St Benedict's Parish in
Auckland. Thank you very much for the intro Father Paul. Your report
about the number of e-mail addresses in the parish is a timely reminder
that e-mail and Web pages have become an ordinary means of communication
which anyone who wants to communicate something must take in their
stride.
This weekend's issue of 'NZ Catholic' newspaper includes an e-mail and
Web site directory of Catholic organisations in New Zealand. There are
many more NZ Catholic Web sites than are listed in the paper however.
Quite a few are listed in the National Catholic Directory Web pages ...
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/newzealand/cathcom/directory/frdirectory.html
and many more on the diocesan Web sites ....
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/dioceses/frdioceses.html
Wanda, our new member in Jacksonville, Florida - of which all of us can
now recite the names of at least four counties :-) - is interested in
the New Zealand Justice system. For you Wanda, and everyone else
interested, here are a few links worth browsing:
'Creating New Hearts: Moving from Retributive to Restorative Justice'
(1995) is a pastoral letter by our bishops on penal reform, at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/bishops/letters/restore.html
'A Consistent Ethic of Life' (1997) is another pastoral letter which
partly deals with the same topic:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/newzealand/cathcom/bishops/letters/consistent\
.html
The New Zealand Ministry of Justice - http://www.justice.govt.nz - is
our government's principal justice policy agency. Its 'Links' page -
http://www.justice.govt.nz/contacts/links.html - lists the home pages of
the Department of Corrections (prisons and probation services), the
Department for Courts, and the Prime Minister's Crime Prevention Unit.
**************************
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
On the bishops' Jubilee News page there are fresh links this weekend to
reports of the recent Jubilee of Agriculture (major themes were world
hunger and the issues surrounding genetically modified food); and the
Jubilee of Government Leaders and Politicians ("Is there any room for
ethics in global village politics? Can a politician today have moral
convictions and integrity?").
There is also a preliminary report on this weekend's "Jubilee within the
Jubilee", that of the Armed forces and Police.
************************
EDUCATION
The Web site has recently opened of Hato Petera College, an Auckland
Catholic High school with a Maori character:
http://www.hatopetera.school.nz/main.htm
There's a full list of all the Catholic schools in New Zealand with
links on the Web site of our sponsor New Zealand Catholic Education
Office, starting at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/schools/intro.html
****************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
[You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on
the bishops' News page at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html ]
[Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click
directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and
Paste them into your browser's address panel.. ]
'School students set sail for success' (photo)
The Press 18 Novenmber 2000
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,496942a1934,FF.html
Fingers were crossed and prayers were said when Catholic Cathedral
College students put their handywork to the ultimate test. Four firebug
yachts, built by students of the college's construction class, were
launched for the first time at the Pleasant Point Yacht Club on Thursday
...
'Church needs cash for community venue'
Western Leader 18 November 2000
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,496381a1501,FF.html
A Catholic girls' school is seeking council support as it looks for cash
needed to build a $4 million performing arts centre in Waitakere City.
The 1000-seat auditorium at Henderson's St Dominic's College will have a
hydraulically elevated stage, moveable seats, the latest sound and
lighting, a chapel or small drama area, louvre roof, glass walls and a
courtyard with waterways ...
'Catholics gather to celebrate their faith' (Photo)
Hauraki Herald 17 November 2000
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,496111a1908,FF.html
The sun shone on a colourful scene on Sunday when 350 Catholics from
around the region gathered in Coromandel to celebrate the year of the
Great Jubilee ...
************************
EVENTS
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001
Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland.
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
26-29 January
Parachute Festival Extreme: Totara Springs, Matamamta
http://www.parachute.co.nz/para2001/para2001.htm
The major annual Christian music festival
*****************************
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Lay Tertiary Chaplain, Catholic Chaplaincy, Wellington
A fulltime position in Wellington. Details in Wel-com November 2000 p.
19. or from Fr Kevin Connors: catholic@vuw.ac.nz
Chaplaincy Website: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/kohanga.html
Closing date: 20 november 2000
Part-time Office Support position, NZCEO, Wellington
NZ Catholic Education Office has an opportunity for a person familiar
with quality management systems and skilled in MS Office 2000. Details
in 'Wel-com' November 2000 or from Maureen Condliffe:
m.condliffe@xtra.co.nz
Closing date: 24 November
Diocesan General Manager, Catholic Diocese of Auckland
Responsible for a full range of management services to New Zealand's
largest Catholic diocese. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19 2000, p.23
and from Heather King, John Robertson & Associates, Auckland. E-mail:
heather@hrconsulting.co.nz
Diocesan Web site: http://www.cda.org.nz/main.htm
Closing Date: 30 November
Catholic Schools Support Consultant (Primary), Catholic Education
Office, Dunedin
The consultant provides curriculum advice and support, professional
development opportunities and special character review and evaluation to
Catholic primary schools in Otago and Southland. Details from the
Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941 Dunedin. Ph: (03)
477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528.
Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm
Closing date: 30 November
Religious Education Resource Support Adviser, Catholic Education Office
Dunedin:
(Religious Order Stipend Position)
Provides resource support to the Catholic Education Office team, assists
with field work and co-ordinates the Walk by Faith course.
Details from the Director, Catholic Education Office, Private Bag 1941
Dunedin Ph: (03) 477 2527; Fax: (03) 477 2528.
Web site: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mpeyroux/diocese.htm
Closing date: 30 November
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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' list manager
Sunday, November 12, 2000
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
This weekend it's agriculture's turn for a 'Jubilee within the Jubilee', focussing on the struggle against world hunger. The event coincides with an annual Day of Thanksgiving for the Gifts of Creation, in order to highlight the theme: "God's earth, man's earth". The bishops' Jubilee News page has links to preliminary reports on the Jubilee of Agriculture, and next week there'll be further reports on the events of the weekend.
Other linked events on the Jubilee News page include ...
'The Path to Rome', a Jubilee pilgrimage of converts to the Catholic faith promoted by "Miles Jesu" (soldiers of Christ), an institution that fosters a special Christian commitment for the laity. There's a link to the institute's Web site ...
... and (talk about a timely topic!!) The Jubilee of Government Leaders and Politicians. There are links to reports of the main events and to an interview on the topic. Here's a summary of it: "Is there any room for ethics in global village politics? Can one be honest as a politician? Can a Catholic participate in this world of agreements, pacts and special interests? These are the questions that have surfaced during the Jubilee of Governors and Legislators. For views on these questions for democracy, ZENIT interviewed George Weigel, an expert in ethics and public life. Before dedicating himself to writing "Witness of Hope," the biography of John Paul II, Weigel for six years was president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center ( http://www.eppc.org ) in Washington, D.C. ..."
CATHOLIC PRESS
'Wel-com', the monthly newspaper of the Wellington Archdiocese, was one of the newspapers for which I used to compose Web pages, and which stopped being updated when I stopped. Last I heard - which was month or so ago - Wel-com intended to re-start, possibly using the services of Webbuilders ( http://www.webbuildrs.co.nz ) which I recommend for a good deal to any NZ Catholic organisation. The November issue of 'Wel-com' was published this weekend, but articles from it have not yet appeared on its Web site -http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/welcom/front.html Still, here's hoping.
'NZ Catholic': 5 November, 2000 http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html After restarting last month with articles from the October 22 issue, our fortnightly national newspaper's Web site has struck a snag. Headlines and short summaries are up from the latest (Nov. 5) issue but they link to the articles from the previous issue! I have reported this to the editor, so hopefully it will be sorted out this week. Here are the Nov. 5 headlines and summaries:
'Cardinal promotes ethics for business' Responsible citizens cannot leave business ethics to corporate executives, Cardinal Tom Williams told the Wellington Council of Christians and Jews last month. Contradicting the view of Church as anti-business, he gave the Catholic perspective on business as vocation and suggested ways for shaping an ethical climate. ...
'Mercy Sisters sell Palmerston North hospital to local doctors ' The 30-bed Mercy Hospital in Palmerston North has been sold to a group of 22 local surgeons and anaesthetists for an undisclosed price. A spokesman for the new owners, orthopaedic surgeon David Brougham, said the former Catholic hospital would be taken over as a full going concern, with hopes for development in the future. ...
'To New York for a weekend ' The national co-ordinator of Catholic Overseas Volunteer Service, Tim Walsh, was taken wholly by surprise last month when he got a United Nations invitation to come to New York. The UN invited Mr Walsh to a weekend conference looking at setting up a world association of non-government organisations. ...
EDUCATION
'Lighting New Fires" October 2000 http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/pubs/lnf/lnf.html LNF is a newsletter of our sponsor the New Zealand Catholic Edcuation Office. It reports on thee achievements of New Zealand Catholic and other integrated schools* and announces newly-published teaching resources.
(* In New Zealand, Catholic and some other schools with a "special character" receive a certain amount of financial support from the government under certain conditions. This arrangement is called "integration" and schools which take part in it are called "integrated schools".)
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
[You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html ]
[Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your browser's address panel.. ]
'Connections made at concert ' Otago Daily Times, Wednesday, 8-November 2000 http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=08Nov2000/edi\ torial/content/L7D34I4712GH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial There may still be some people who feel concerts of secular music in a church contaminate the sacred purpose of worship, but none were evident at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral last Saturday night. Outside the soaring stone auditorium, sky-rockets whistled into the air, superficially in celebration of the capture of the Roman Catholic conspirators who tried to blow up James I and his Parliament in 1605. This set one's mind to thinking about possible connections involving what was happening inside the church ...
'Mercy Hospital holds special place in patients' hearts.' NZ Herald 11.11.2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=159459 This weekend Auckland's Mercy Hospital celebrates 100 years of service to the Auckland community. Over the century the nuns who run and own the hospital have shown rare flexibility, transforming the original Mater Misericordiae hospital of 1900 into the Mercy, a major, incorporated, private, surgical hospital, specialist centre and hospice that answers the needs of modern Auckland. Precisely how Mercy made the changes from an establishment run entirely by nuns in white wimples and veils, to the modern surgical unit it is today, is chronicled in a new book, The Mater, A History of Auckland's Mercy Hospital, 1900-2000, by Massey University lecturer in social policy Michael Belgrave...
'Celebrate Jesus 2000' http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/2f/a2/200011060049.f2abf508.html Celebrate Jesus 2000 saw 30,000 Christians from around New Zealand gather at the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington on Saturday. Scoop was on hand to capture the spirit of the occasion. [Seven photos of the 'Jesus 2000' event in Wellington]
'When bigotry ruled immigration' The Press 11 Nov 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,485797a1861,FF.html Irish, both Catholic and Protestant, have been the forgotten immigrants in New Zealand. Ken Fraser finds a group of historians who plan to change that. Anti-Catholicism has deep roots in British society and was expressed in the reluctance of New Zealand colonial authorities to admit Irish immigrants, says Dr Lyndon Fraser, editor of a new book, A Distant Shore....
'Less famous Dobbyn honoured to meet PM' The Press 31 October 2000 NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE Tarawa, Kiribati -- Not many New Zealanders live in Kiribati but among the handful that do is the brother of Kiwi musician Dave Dobbyn, who says he was brought to the island by God. Kevin Dobbyn, a Catholic brother, was one of about 10 ex-pats living in the tiny South Pacific nation who met Prime Minister Helen Clark at the New Zealand High Commission on Sunday night.
'Beyond the measure of money' The Evening Post 26 October 2000 NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE Business leaders do not have an absolute right to close businesses down just to make more money, according to the leader of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Cardinal Tom Williams told a public meeting on business ethics in Wellington last night that profit was an indicator of business success but not the only one. He did not believe a businessperson should close a business just because they saw an opportunity to make money elsewhere, to the detriment of employees.
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EVENTS
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
26-29 January Parachute Festival Extreme: Totara Springs, Matamamta http://www.parachute.co.nz/para2001/para2001.htm The major annual Christian music festival
EMPLOYMENT (Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Development Fund Marketing Executive, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Details in 'NZ Catholic November 5, p.23 and from Geoff Kay, Hamilton diocesan Manager: geoffk@cdh.org.nz See also: "Major growth plan for DDF" in the Hamilton Diocesan Newsletter: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/news.htm Closing date: 17 November 2000
Lay Tertiary Chaplain, Catholic Chaplaincy, Wellington A fulltime position in Wellington. Details in Wel-com November 2000 p. 19. or from Fr Kevin Connors: catholic@vuw.ac.nz Chaplaincy Website: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/kohanga.html Closing date: 20 November 2000
Part-time Office support Position, NZCEO, Wellington NZ Catholic Education Office has an opportunity for a person familiar with quality management systems and skilled in MS Office 2000. Details in 'Wel-com' November 2000 or from Maureen Condliffe: m.condliffe@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Closing date: 24 November
Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' list manager
This weekend it's agriculture's turn for a 'Jubilee within the Jubilee', focussing on the struggle against world hunger. The event coincides with an annual Day of Thanksgiving for the Gifts of Creation, in order to highlight the theme: "God's earth, man's earth". The bishops' Jubilee News page has links to preliminary reports on the Jubilee of Agriculture, and next week there'll be further reports on the events of the weekend.
Other linked events on the Jubilee News page include ...
'The Path to Rome', a Jubilee pilgrimage of converts to the Catholic faith promoted by "Miles Jesu" (soldiers of Christ), an institution that fosters a special Christian commitment for the laity. There's a link to the institute's Web site ...
... and (talk about a timely topic!!) The Jubilee of Government Leaders and Politicians. There are links to reports of the main events and to an interview on the topic. Here's a summary of it: "Is there any room for ethics in global village politics? Can one be honest as a politician? Can a Catholic participate in this world of agreements, pacts and special interests? These are the questions that have surfaced during the Jubilee of Governors and Legislators. For views on these questions for democracy, ZENIT interviewed George Weigel, an expert in ethics and public life. Before dedicating himself to writing "Witness of Hope," the biography of John Paul II, Weigel for six years was president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center ( http://www.eppc.org ) in Washington, D.C. ..."
CATHOLIC PRESS
'Wel-com', the monthly newspaper of the Wellington Archdiocese, was one of the newspapers for which I used to compose Web pages, and which stopped being updated when I stopped. Last I heard - which was month or so ago - Wel-com intended to re-start, possibly using the services of Webbuilders ( http://www.webbuildrs.co.nz ) which I recommend for a good deal to any NZ Catholic organisation. The November issue of 'Wel-com' was published this weekend, but articles from it have not yet appeared on its Web site -http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/welcom/front.html Still, here's hoping.
'NZ Catholic': 5 November, 2000 http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html After restarting last month with articles from the October 22 issue, our fortnightly national newspaper's Web site has struck a snag. Headlines and short summaries are up from the latest (Nov. 5) issue but they link to the articles from the previous issue! I have reported this to the editor, so hopefully it will be sorted out this week. Here are the Nov. 5 headlines and summaries:
'Cardinal promotes ethics for business' Responsible citizens cannot leave business ethics to corporate executives, Cardinal Tom Williams told the Wellington Council of Christians and Jews last month. Contradicting the view of Church as anti-business, he gave the Catholic perspective on business as vocation and suggested ways for shaping an ethical climate. ...
'Mercy Sisters sell Palmerston North hospital to local doctors ' The 30-bed Mercy Hospital in Palmerston North has been sold to a group of 22 local surgeons and anaesthetists for an undisclosed price. A spokesman for the new owners, orthopaedic surgeon David Brougham, said the former Catholic hospital would be taken over as a full going concern, with hopes for development in the future. ...
'To New York for a weekend ' The national co-ordinator of Catholic Overseas Volunteer Service, Tim Walsh, was taken wholly by surprise last month when he got a United Nations invitation to come to New York. The UN invited Mr Walsh to a weekend conference looking at setting up a world association of non-government organisations. ...
EDUCATION
'Lighting New Fires" October 2000 http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/pubs/lnf/lnf.html LNF is a newsletter of our sponsor the New Zealand Catholic Edcuation Office. It reports on thee achievements of New Zealand Catholic and other integrated schools* and announces newly-published teaching resources.
(* In New Zealand, Catholic and some other schools with a "special character" receive a certain amount of financial support from the government under certain conditions. This arrangement is called "integration" and schools which take part in it are called "integrated schools".)
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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'Connections made at concert ' Otago Daily Times, Wednesday, 8-November 2000 http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=08Nov2000/edi\ torial/content/L7D34I4712GH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial There may still be some people who feel concerts of secular music in a church contaminate the sacred purpose of worship, but none were evident at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral last Saturday night. Outside the soaring stone auditorium, sky-rockets whistled into the air, superficially in celebration of the capture of the Roman Catholic conspirators who tried to blow up James I and his Parliament in 1605. This set one's mind to thinking about possible connections involving what was happening inside the church ...
'Mercy Hospital holds special place in patients' hearts.' NZ Herald 11.11.2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=159459 This weekend Auckland's Mercy Hospital celebrates 100 years of service to the Auckland community. Over the century the nuns who run and own the hospital have shown rare flexibility, transforming the original Mater Misericordiae hospital of 1900 into the Mercy, a major, incorporated, private, surgical hospital, specialist centre and hospice that answers the needs of modern Auckland. Precisely how Mercy made the changes from an establishment run entirely by nuns in white wimples and veils, to the modern surgical unit it is today, is chronicled in a new book, The Mater, A History of Auckland's Mercy Hospital, 1900-2000, by Massey University lecturer in social policy Michael Belgrave...
'Celebrate Jesus 2000' http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/2f/a2/200011060049.f2abf508.html Celebrate Jesus 2000 saw 30,000 Christians from around New Zealand gather at the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington on Saturday. Scoop was on hand to capture the spirit of the occasion. [Seven photos of the 'Jesus 2000' event in Wellington]
'When bigotry ruled immigration' The Press 11 Nov 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,485797a1861,FF.html Irish, both Catholic and Protestant, have been the forgotten immigrants in New Zealand. Ken Fraser finds a group of historians who plan to change that. Anti-Catholicism has deep roots in British society and was expressed in the reluctance of New Zealand colonial authorities to admit Irish immigrants, says Dr Lyndon Fraser, editor of a new book, A Distant Shore....
'Less famous Dobbyn honoured to meet PM' The Press 31 October 2000 NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE Tarawa, Kiribati -- Not many New Zealanders live in Kiribati but among the handful that do is the brother of Kiwi musician Dave Dobbyn, who says he was brought to the island by God. Kevin Dobbyn, a Catholic brother, was one of about 10 ex-pats living in the tiny South Pacific nation who met Prime Minister Helen Clark at the New Zealand High Commission on Sunday night.
'Beyond the measure of money' The Evening Post 26 October 2000 NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE Business leaders do not have an absolute right to close businesses down just to make more money, according to the leader of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Cardinal Tom Williams told a public meeting on business ethics in Wellington last night that profit was an indicator of business success but not the only one. He did not believe a businessperson should close a business just because they saw an opportunity to make money elsewhere, to the detriment of employees.
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EVENTS
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
26-29 January Parachute Festival Extreme: Totara Springs, Matamamta http://www.parachute.co.nz/para2001/para2001.htm The major annual Christian music festival
EMPLOYMENT (Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Development Fund Marketing Executive, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Details in 'NZ Catholic November 5, p.23 and from Geoff Kay, Hamilton diocesan Manager: geoffk@cdh.org.nz See also: "Major growth plan for DDF" in the Hamilton Diocesan Newsletter: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/news.htm Closing date: 17 November 2000
Lay Tertiary Chaplain, Catholic Chaplaincy, Wellington A fulltime position in Wellington. Details in Wel-com November 2000 p. 19. or from Fr Kevin Connors: catholic@vuw.ac.nz Chaplaincy Website: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/kohanga.html Closing date: 20 November 2000
Part-time Office support Position, NZCEO, Wellington NZ Catholic Education Office has an opportunity for a person familiar with quality management systems and skilled in MS Office 2000. Details in 'Wel-com' November 2000 or from Maureen Condliffe: m.condliffe@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Closing date: 24 November
Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' list manager
Sunday, November 5, 2000
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
This weekend it's the turn of the Jubilee of Statesmen and Politicians. On the bishops' Jubilee News page you will find links to preliminary reports about the event and a summary of the Apostolic Letter in which Pope John Paul named St Thomas More the patron saint of politicians.
CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' has resumed updating its Web site regularly with three full text stories from each issue. These will appear in the week following the paper's publication (so, some time this week for the latest issue) and I will summarise them with the link in the following week's 'News and Notes'. NZCEO's home page is: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
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'EV 2000' ISSUE 22 SEPTEMBER 2000
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/ev2000
'EV 2000' is a New Zealand Catholic evangelisation magazine edited by Father Paul Shannahan SM. From the latest issue ...
* Editorial: 'Encountering Christ today'
* 'Renew 2000: Training to Begin'
Sister Cheryl Erb RSV arrives here in October to train leadership teams in the updated "Renew" process that many Catholics of the '80s fondly remember. She will help prepare Diocesan leaders of the Hamilton, Wellington and Palmerston North Dioceses ...
* 'Supporting Our Newly Married' by Carmel Keen A new Marriage Preparation Programme will soon make its appearance in New Zealand. In July it was unpacked for Catholic marriage educators in Wellington at a training workshop run by Kevin and Margaret Andrews and Carmel Crawford from the Marriage Education Programme, Melbourne ...
* 'A Catholic Criticizes Alpha' , by Anne Knoll This Anglican-founded course aimed at introducing or reintroducing Christ to participants has taken the world by storm. But the phenomenon of Alpha has not impressed all. One who questions its relevance to Catholics and the Church's acceptance and promotion of it is UK writer Gillian Van Der Lande ...
* 'Evangelisation and Christian Unity ' by Jan Heath The world is in need of good news, of a Saviour. According to Jesus himself the Good News will truly convince the world if it is backed up by the witness of Christian Unity. In this Jubilee year, a special "year of the Lord's favour" I believe God is offering this grace of reconciliation and unity to His people ...
* Evangelisation news around the world
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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'Australian preacher takes no sex message to NZ schools ' NZ Herald, 31.10.2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=157669 An Australian preacher is visiting New Zealand schools asking teenagers to sign a pledge of virginity until they get married. Jim Lyons claims to have signed up 10,000 NZ and Australian teens. Today, he is due to speak to students at Villa Maria College, a Catholic girls' school in Christchurch ...
'Schools at odds over campaign for student chastity ' The Press 31 October 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,462811a1561,FF.html Two Christchurch Catholic schools differ on a controversial chastity group's message to students in the city about their sexual behaviour. The deputy principal of Villa Maria College said the Straight Talk presentation, which calls on students to pray for God's forgiveness for their sins and to make a commitment of chastity to God, fitted in well with Catholic teaching. However, St Bede's College rector Father Brian Cummings expressed reservations about requiring students to sign a pledge ...
'Exhibition theme inspires artists' faith and good works ' NZ Herald 30 October http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\ n=&storyID=157425 [The] broad notion of spiritual themes in art is the overarching idea of the sixth biennial art exhibition, appropriately showing at St George's Presbyterian Church in Takapuna ... The biennial exhibition features painting, sculpture and photography by 22 well known New Zealand artists , who were invited to exhibit by the prime mover behind the long running scheme, sculptor Helen Polllock ...
'Getting serious about our future ' Southland Times, 4 November 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,471082a1943,FF.html The Olympic Games have again brought into stark relief the self questioning syndrome the nation frequently engages in, Patrick Lynch of the Catholic Education Office in Wellington writes... Continuous self doubt is not a strong platform to build a confident, get-up-and-go New Zealand that will make it in globalised networks ...
'Priest returns to escape conflict' Otago Daily Times 1 Nova 2000 http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=01Nov2000/edi\ torial/content/KVE5397565OH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial A Dunedin priest caught in the crossfire of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, near Bethlehem, has quit his scripture studies and returned home two months early. For several nights Monsignor Vince Walker (68) was forced to take refuge from Israeli helicopter gunshots flying night missions near his place of study, the Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Roman Catholic Bishop Len Boyle said yesterday ...
'A TV Parable on Spirituality and Success: Bible Based Programming Is Drawing Viewers and Dollars' Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2000 http://www.latimes.com/business/20001102/t000104737.html [This article describes past and forthcoming movies, TV series and cover stories with biblical and general Christian themes on American network television and in magazines, and discusses the reasons for their commercial success. New films and series mentioned include: "In the Beginning," (advertised as "From Creation to the Commandments"); "Adam & Eve"; a miniseries based on the story of Mary Magdalene; and a four-hour documentary called "Christianity: The Second Millennium".]
EVENTS
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001-Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov. of $365) Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT (Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Development Fund Marketing Executive, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Details in 'NZ Catholic November 5, p.23 and from Geoff Kay, Hamilton diocesan Manager: geoffk@cdh.org.nz See also: "Major growth plan for DDF" in the Hamilton Diocesan Newsletter: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/news.htm Closing date: 17 November 2000
Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
This weekend it's the turn of the Jubilee of Statesmen and Politicians. On the bishops' Jubilee News page you will find links to preliminary reports about the event and a summary of the Apostolic Letter in which Pope John Paul named St Thomas More the patron saint of politicians.
CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' has resumed updating its Web site regularly with three full text stories from each issue. These will appear in the week following the paper's publication (so, some time this week for the latest issue) and I will summarise them with the link in the following week's 'News and Notes'. NZCEO's home page is: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
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'EV 2000' ISSUE 22 SEPTEMBER 2000
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/ev2000
'EV 2000' is a New Zealand Catholic evangelisation magazine edited by Father Paul Shannahan SM. From the latest issue ...
* Editorial: 'Encountering Christ today'
* 'Renew 2000: Training to Begin'
Sister Cheryl Erb RSV arrives here in October to train leadership teams in the updated "Renew" process that many Catholics of the '80s fondly remember. She will help prepare Diocesan leaders of the Hamilton, Wellington and Palmerston North Dioceses ...
* 'Supporting Our Newly Married' by Carmel Keen A new Marriage Preparation Programme will soon make its appearance in New Zealand. In July it was unpacked for Catholic marriage educators in Wellington at a training workshop run by Kevin and Margaret Andrews and Carmel Crawford from the Marriage Education Programme, Melbourne ...
* 'A Catholic Criticizes Alpha' , by Anne Knoll This Anglican-founded course aimed at introducing or reintroducing Christ to participants has taken the world by storm. But the phenomenon of Alpha has not impressed all. One who questions its relevance to Catholics and the Church's acceptance and promotion of it is UK writer Gillian Van Der Lande ...
* 'Evangelisation and Christian Unity ' by Jan Heath The world is in need of good news, of a Saviour. According to Jesus himself the Good News will truly convince the world if it is backed up by the witness of Christian Unity. In this Jubilee year, a special "year of the Lord's favour" I believe God is offering this grace of reconciliation and unity to His people ...
* Evangelisation news around the world
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
[You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html ]
[Please don't attempt to hand copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your borrower's address panel.. ]
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'Australian preacher takes no sex message to NZ schools ' NZ Herald, 31.10.2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=157669 An Australian preacher is visiting New Zealand schools asking teenagers to sign a pledge of virginity until they get married. Jim Lyons claims to have signed up 10,000 NZ and Australian teens. Today, he is due to speak to students at Villa Maria College, a Catholic girls' school in Christchurch ...
'Schools at odds over campaign for student chastity ' The Press 31 October 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,462811a1561,FF.html Two Christchurch Catholic schools differ on a controversial chastity group's message to students in the city about their sexual behaviour. The deputy principal of Villa Maria College said the Straight Talk presentation, which calls on students to pray for God's forgiveness for their sins and to make a commitment of chastity to God, fitted in well with Catholic teaching. However, St Bede's College rector Father Brian Cummings expressed reservations about requiring students to sign a pledge ...
'Exhibition theme inspires artists' faith and good works ' NZ Herald 30 October http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\ n=&storyID=157425 [The] broad notion of spiritual themes in art is the overarching idea of the sixth biennial art exhibition, appropriately showing at St George's Presbyterian Church in Takapuna ... The biennial exhibition features painting, sculpture and photography by 22 well known New Zealand artists , who were invited to exhibit by the prime mover behind the long running scheme, sculptor Helen Polllock ...
'Getting serious about our future ' Southland Times, 4 November 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,471082a1943,FF.html The Olympic Games have again brought into stark relief the self questioning syndrome the nation frequently engages in, Patrick Lynch of the Catholic Education Office in Wellington writes... Continuous self doubt is not a strong platform to build a confident, get-up-and-go New Zealand that will make it in globalised networks ...
'Priest returns to escape conflict' Otago Daily Times 1 Nova 2000 http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=01Nov2000/edi\ torial/content/KVE5397565OH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial A Dunedin priest caught in the crossfire of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, near Bethlehem, has quit his scripture studies and returned home two months early. For several nights Monsignor Vince Walker (68) was forced to take refuge from Israeli helicopter gunshots flying night missions near his place of study, the Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Roman Catholic Bishop Len Boyle said yesterday ...
'A TV Parable on Spirituality and Success: Bible Based Programming Is Drawing Viewers and Dollars' Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2000 http://www.latimes.com/business/20001102/t000104737.html [This article describes past and forthcoming movies, TV series and cover stories with biblical and general Christian themes on American network television and in magazines, and discusses the reasons for their commercial success. New films and series mentioned include: "In the Beginning," (advertised as "From Creation to the Commandments"); "Adam & Eve"; a miniseries based on the story of Mary Magdalene; and a four-hour documentary called "Christianity: The Second Millennium".]
EVENTS
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001-Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov. of $365) Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT (Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Development Fund Marketing Executive, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Details in 'NZ Catholic November 5, p.23 and from Geoff Kay, Hamilton diocesan Manager: geoffk@cdh.org.nz See also: "Major growth plan for DDF" in the Hamilton Diocesan Newsletter: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/news.htm Closing date: 17 November 2000
Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
Sunday, October 29, 2000
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
Here are summaries of the new links on the bishops' Jubilee news page:
[October 28-29: Jubilee of Sportspeople ] The Holy See will send a message to the world with the two most important events of the Sports Jubilee: a game with soccer stars, and a wheelchair race for the handicapped. These two events, symbolizing the "millionaire sport" and the "sport of sacrifice", are part of the programme for this weekend's Jubilee of sports ...
The President of the Italian Sports Center, Edio Constantini, knows the problems of sports today. "Racism in the stadiums; drugs and false passports on the field and outside ... the young are increasingly less involved and more carefully chosen. Who thinks of the one who is excluded too early, at 9-10 years of age, because he cannot dribble past a speeding opponent? Who teaches parents not to oppress their children with the exaggerated desire for affirmation and success that doesn't even interest children? ... and they say there is no need for sports with values! ..."
[October 22: Mission Sunday] More than 70,000 took part in the celebration of Mission Sunday 2000 in St Peter’s Square on Sunday October 22. The day coincided with the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the pontificate of John Paul II, in 1978, when he first launched his now historical missionary call "Open the doors to Christ!" This was perhaps the first time in this pontificate that the annual mission appointment, held in parishes the world over, was given its special place in St Peter’s Square as a major event of the Great Jubilee of the Year 20000 ...
Mission Sunday 2000 around the world. The World Missions' Congress (FIDES Special Feature)
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
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'An Old Labour warhorse who portrayed rival as a Tory toff ' The Independent 24 October 2000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/UK/Politics/2000-10/warhorse241000.shtml As a staunch Catholic and unashamedly "Old Labour" backbencher, Michael "Mick" Martin would appear at first sight to be an unlikely force for modernisation of the House of Commons. Not only will he be the first Catholic Speaker since the Reformation, he will also be the first bagpipe player and fluent Italian speaker to take up the post ... [He'll also be only the second Speaker in several centuries who is *not* a Freemason. The first was his predecessor, Betty Boothroyd. ML]
'Singer, teacher, opera director.: A life dedicated to spreading the joy of music and song ' Otago Daily Times 28 October (photo) http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=30Oct2000/edi\ torial/content/KPG39E7569GH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Dunedin has produced many outstanding classical singers. One such was Geoffrey Bertrand de Lautour, who died recently, aged 78, in Wellington where, after a short international career, he had settled for the rest of his life as a singer, director and music teacher. He was educated at Christian Brothers High School, where, in typical Catholic school fashion, there was a prominent place for music and especially for singing ...
'End of an era in Pleasant Point ' Timaru Herald 23 October 2000 (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,444896a1895,FF.html When Sister Josephine Oates leaves Pleasant Point next month, it will be the end of an era for the local Catholic community. Sister Josephine has been the parish worker in Pleasant Point since 1988 ...
'New Perspectives On The Irish In New Zealand' Otago University Press (Media Release) 18 October 2000 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/22/5b/200010180959.b2a79fd8.html A new book about New Zealand's Irish heritage offers the view that colonial New Zealand was more multicultural than we have been led to believe. Eight writers - most of Irish descent - have produced 'A Distant Shore: Irish Migration and New Zealand Settlement' ...
EVENTS
4 November -'Celebrate Jesus 2000' WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm Combined Churches' afternoon celebration of Christ's birth with a 600 strong choir and full orchestra http://www.celebratejesus2000.org.nz
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001-Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov of $365) Brochures will be out very soon. Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
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New Zealand Catholic Education Office: Deputy Executive Director Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000. Information pack from: nzceogs@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Applications close 30 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Manager, Catholic Education Office. Director of Religious Education (i.e. two separate positions) Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Maurice Doocey, PO Box 4544 Christchurch, tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Adviser, Religious Education - Primary Schools Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Sister Eucharia, Catholic Education Office, PO Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Part-time Youth Worker for the parishes of St Matthew's, Bryndwr and Christ the King, Burnside Details on p. 22 of 'NZC' 22 October and at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html#employment Closing date: 31 October
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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
Here are summaries of the new links on the bishops' Jubilee news page:
[October 28-29: Jubilee of Sportspeople ] The Holy See will send a message to the world with the two most important events of the Sports Jubilee: a game with soccer stars, and a wheelchair race for the handicapped. These two events, symbolizing the "millionaire sport" and the "sport of sacrifice", are part of the programme for this weekend's Jubilee of sports ...
The President of the Italian Sports Center, Edio Constantini, knows the problems of sports today. "Racism in the stadiums; drugs and false passports on the field and outside ... the young are increasingly less involved and more carefully chosen. Who thinks of the one who is excluded too early, at 9-10 years of age, because he cannot dribble past a speeding opponent? Who teaches parents not to oppress their children with the exaggerated desire for affirmation and success that doesn't even interest children? ... and they say there is no need for sports with values! ..."
[October 22: Mission Sunday] More than 70,000 took part in the celebration of Mission Sunday 2000 in St Peter’s Square on Sunday October 22. The day coincided with the 23rd anniversary of the beginning of the pontificate of John Paul II, in 1978, when he first launched his now historical missionary call "Open the doors to Christ!" This was perhaps the first time in this pontificate that the annual mission appointment, held in parishes the world over, was given its special place in St Peter’s Square as a major event of the Great Jubilee of the Year 20000 ...
Mission Sunday 2000 around the world. The World Missions' Congress (FIDES Special Feature)
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your browser's address panel..
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'An Old Labour warhorse who portrayed rival as a Tory toff ' The Independent 24 October 2000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/UK/Politics/2000-10/warhorse241000.shtml As a staunch Catholic and unashamedly "Old Labour" backbencher, Michael "Mick" Martin would appear at first sight to be an unlikely force for modernisation of the House of Commons. Not only will he be the first Catholic Speaker since the Reformation, he will also be the first bagpipe player and fluent Italian speaker to take up the post ... [He'll also be only the second Speaker in several centuries who is *not* a Freemason. The first was his predecessor, Betty Boothroyd. ML]
'Singer, teacher, opera director.: A life dedicated to spreading the joy of music and song ' Otago Daily Times 28 October (photo) http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=30Oct2000/edi\ torial/content/KPG39E7569GH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Dunedin has produced many outstanding classical singers. One such was Geoffrey Bertrand de Lautour, who died recently, aged 78, in Wellington where, after a short international career, he had settled for the rest of his life as a singer, director and music teacher. He was educated at Christian Brothers High School, where, in typical Catholic school fashion, there was a prominent place for music and especially for singing ...
'End of an era in Pleasant Point ' Timaru Herald 23 October 2000 (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,444896a1895,FF.html When Sister Josephine Oates leaves Pleasant Point next month, it will be the end of an era for the local Catholic community. Sister Josephine has been the parish worker in Pleasant Point since 1988 ...
'New Perspectives On The Irish In New Zealand' Otago University Press (Media Release) 18 October 2000 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/22/5b/200010180959.b2a79fd8.html A new book about New Zealand's Irish heritage offers the view that colonial New Zealand was more multicultural than we have been led to believe. Eight writers - most of Irish descent - have produced 'A Distant Shore: Irish Migration and New Zealand Settlement' ...
EVENTS
4 November -'Celebrate Jesus 2000' WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm Combined Churches' afternoon celebration of Christ's birth with a 600 strong choir and full orchestra http://www.celebratejesus2000.org.nz
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001-Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov of $365) Brochures will be out very soon. Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
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New Zealand Catholic Education Office: Deputy Executive Director Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000. Information pack from: nzceogs@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Applications close 30 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Manager, Catholic Education Office. Director of Religious Education (i.e. two separate positions) Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Maurice Doocey, PO Box 4544 Christchurch, tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Adviser, Religious Education - Primary Schools Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Sister Eucharia, Catholic Education Office, PO Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Part-time Youth Worker for the parishes of St Matthew's, Bryndwr and Christ the King, Burnside Details on p. 22 of 'NZC' 22 October and at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html#employment Closing date: 31 October
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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
Sunday, October 22, 2000
EDUCATION
Holy Cross Primary School, Henderson recently opened its Web site at: http://www.holycross.school.nz.... and so has St Patrick's College Old Boys' Association: http://www.spcob.org.nz
There's a complete list of all the Catholic schools in New Zealand, with links to all the Web sites I can find, on the site of kiwicath's sponsor, the New Zealand Catholic Education Office, at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/schools/intro.html
YOUNG CATHOLICS
The 'Young Catholics' page on our bishops' Web site has details of a competition sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper to mark its 100th issue. First prize is a Kodak Advantix camera: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
There's a fresh report on last weekend's Jubilee of Families and a preview of the forthcoming Jubilee of Sportspeople, featuring the first-ever soccer match attended by a Pope in 2000 years.
NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PRESS
Hold your breath because we are *that* close to seeing the 'NZ Catholic' newspaper's Web site come alive again with regular stories from each fortnightly issue, complete with related links as before. I will let you all know as soon as the new pages appear, hopefully on Monday.
In the meantime, here are the online articles from the October issue of 'The Far East', the monthly magazine of the New Zealand and Australian branch of St Columban's Missionary Society, at: http://www.columban.org.au/TFE/TrevorTrotter/FarEast.htm
Editorial: 'Called to be Missionary' "One of the marks of a vibrant Christian community is its desire to reach out to others to share with them the riches of its faith and life. Colomban missionaries are witnesses to the generosity of the Church in Australia and New Zealand which continues to send men and women to bring the Good News of God's kingdom to those who have not heard of Jesus Christ ..."
Brazil: 'Rosalia' "When Rosalia went to claim the body of her son, Juliano, the author, Fr Vincent McCarthy, accompanied her. He tells of the subhuman existence of internal migrants like Rosalia and her son in Latin America’s biggest city and the harsh life that children on the streets of São Paulo are destined to endure ..."
Peru: 'Meal fit for a Flintstone' "Llama trains, broken bridges, flooded rivers, guinea pig stews, fleas in every bodily nook and cranny. These are just some of the surprises He springs on me every time I visit the outlying hamlets of the parish of Huasahuasi, located high in the Peruvian Andes ..."
Pakistan: 'A Place for Prayer' Representatives of the Muslim community were delighted to attend the blessing of the foundation stone of the village church in Khorkhaki Mullian, 100kms west of Lahore, Pakistan. The Mulvi (Muslim religious leader) prayed with us and everyone, Muslims and Christians, was given the opportunity to address the villagers who gathered for the occasion..."
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your browser's address panel..
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'Church music festival at St Paul's today' Otago Daily Times 21 October Catholic tastes will be catered for at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral in Dunedin today, through a diverse programme representing a millennium of church music. It will be presented by the choir and orchestra of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, from 7.30pm. The programme will range from ninth century plainsong to works by Machaut (about 1350), Gabriele (late 16th century), Handel (1717), Haydn (mid-18th), Tchaikovsky (late 19th) and Britten, John Ritchie and Arvo Part (20th century). Programmes for the concert, priced at $15 and $12, will be available at the door. The choir and orchestra have previously toured Europe and the Middle East. Tomorrow, they will also perform at St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, at 10am, at Gore's Church of the Blessed Sacrament at 3pm and St Mary's Basilica in Invercargill at 8pm.
'City priest stays in Israel despite unrest' Otago Daily Times 14 October http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=14Oct2000/edi\ torial/content/KDH11E7573OH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial "A Dunedin priest near Israel's strife-torn West Bank is staying put despite the shooting of a fellow student and mob lynching of two Israeli soldiers in a nearby village on Thursday. Monsignor Vince Walker (68) earlier this month began a three-month study leave near Bethlehem ... "
'Waikato settlement's slaughter remembered ' (Photo) NZ Herald 16 October 2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=155521 "Te Awamutu - Rangiaohia was once the food-bowl of New Zealand - until an attack by colonial forces in 1864. The settlement's fate was remembered yesterday when the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, unveiled a plaque, part of a pilgrimage by about 500 Catholics and Anglicans, as well as Tainui ..."
'Joint service marks end of Rangiaowhia prilgrimage ' (Photo) Waikato Times 16 October 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,433732a1601,FF.html "About 500 people went to a small Catholic cemetery yesterday – to recall the tragic end of a community which was once a food bowl for the country ..."
EVENTS
4 November - 'Celebrate Jesus 2000' WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm Combined Churches' afternoon celebration of Christ's birth with a 600 strong choir and full orchestra http://www.celebratejesus2000.org.nz
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001: Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov of $365) Brochures will be out very soon. Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
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Catholic Communications, Auckland: IT & Accounts Clerk Full details on p. 23 of 'NZC' newspaper and at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/frnews.html Applications close 27th October 2000.
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New Zealand Catholic Education Office: Deputy Executive Director Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000. Information pack from: nzceogs@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Applications close 30 October 2000
***************** Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Manager, Catholic Education Office. Director of Religious Education (i.e. two separate positions) Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Maurice Doocey, PO Box 4544 Christchurch, tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Adviser, Religious Education - Primary Schools Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Sister Eucharia, Catholic Education Office, PO Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch Part-time Youth Worker for the parishes of St Matthew's, Bryndwr and Christ the King, Burnside Details on p. 22 of 'NZC' 22 October and at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html#employment Closing date: 31 October
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Until next week, God bless. Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
Holy Cross Primary School, Henderson recently opened its Web site at: http://www.holycross.school.nz.... and so has St Patrick's College Old Boys' Association: http://www.spcob.org.nz
There's a complete list of all the Catholic schools in New Zealand, with links to all the Web sites I can find, on the site of kiwicath's sponsor, the New Zealand Catholic Education Office, at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/schools/intro.html
YOUNG CATHOLICS
The 'Young Catholics' page on our bishops' Web site has details of a competition sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper to mark its 100th issue. First prize is a Kodak Advantix camera: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
There's a fresh report on last weekend's Jubilee of Families and a preview of the forthcoming Jubilee of Sportspeople, featuring the first-ever soccer match attended by a Pope in 2000 years.
NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PRESS
Hold your breath because we are *that* close to seeing the 'NZ Catholic' newspaper's Web site come alive again with regular stories from each fortnightly issue, complete with related links as before. I will let you all know as soon as the new pages appear, hopefully on Monday.
In the meantime, here are the online articles from the October issue of 'The Far East', the monthly magazine of the New Zealand and Australian branch of St Columban's Missionary Society, at: http://www.columban.org.au/TFE/TrevorTrotter/FarEast.htm
Editorial: 'Called to be Missionary' "One of the marks of a vibrant Christian community is its desire to reach out to others to share with them the riches of its faith and life. Colomban missionaries are witnesses to the generosity of the Church in Australia and New Zealand which continues to send men and women to bring the Good News of God's kingdom to those who have not heard of Jesus Christ ..."
Brazil: 'Rosalia' "When Rosalia went to claim the body of her son, Juliano, the author, Fr Vincent McCarthy, accompanied her. He tells of the subhuman existence of internal migrants like Rosalia and her son in Latin America’s biggest city and the harsh life that children on the streets of São Paulo are destined to endure ..."
Peru: 'Meal fit for a Flintstone' "Llama trains, broken bridges, flooded rivers, guinea pig stews, fleas in every bodily nook and cranny. These are just some of the surprises He springs on me every time I visit the outlying hamlets of the parish of Huasahuasi, located high in the Peruvian Andes ..."
Pakistan: 'A Place for Prayer' Representatives of the Muslim community were delighted to attend the blessing of the foundation stone of the village church in Khorkhaki Mullian, 100kms west of Lahore, Pakistan. The Mulvi (Muslim religious leader) prayed with us and everyone, Muslims and Christians, was given the opportunity to address the villagers who gathered for the occasion..."
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
*************************
You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your browser's address panel..
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'Church music festival at St Paul's today' Otago Daily Times 21 October Catholic tastes will be catered for at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral in Dunedin today, through a diverse programme representing a millennium of church music. It will be presented by the choir and orchestra of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, from 7.30pm. The programme will range from ninth century plainsong to works by Machaut (about 1350), Gabriele (late 16th century), Handel (1717), Haydn (mid-18th), Tchaikovsky (late 19th) and Britten, John Ritchie and Arvo Part (20th century). Programmes for the concert, priced at $15 and $12, will be available at the door. The choir and orchestra have previously toured Europe and the Middle East. Tomorrow, they will also perform at St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, at 10am, at Gore's Church of the Blessed Sacrament at 3pm and St Mary's Basilica in Invercargill at 8pm.
'City priest stays in Israel despite unrest' Otago Daily Times 14 October http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PATH=14Oct2000/edi\ torial/content/KDH11E7573OH.html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial "A Dunedin priest near Israel's strife-torn West Bank is staying put despite the shooting of a fellow student and mob lynching of two Israeli soldiers in a nearby village on Thursday. Monsignor Vince Walker (68) earlier this month began a three-month study leave near Bethlehem ... "
'Waikato settlement's slaughter remembered ' (Photo) NZ Herald 16 October 2000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=155521 "Te Awamutu - Rangiaohia was once the food-bowl of New Zealand - until an attack by colonial forces in 1864. The settlement's fate was remembered yesterday when the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, unveiled a plaque, part of a pilgrimage by about 500 Catholics and Anglicans, as well as Tainui ..."
'Joint service marks end of Rangiaowhia prilgrimage ' (Photo) Waikato Times 16 October 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,433732a1601,FF.html "About 500 people went to a small Catholic cemetery yesterday – to recall the tragic end of a community which was once a food bowl for the country ..."
EVENTS
4 November - 'Celebrate Jesus 2000' WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm Combined Churches' afternoon celebration of Christ's birth with a 600 strong choir and full orchestra http://www.celebratejesus2000.org.nz
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001: Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov of $365) Brochures will be out very soon. Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
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Catholic Communications, Auckland: IT & Accounts Clerk Full details on p. 23 of 'NZC' newspaper and at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/frnews.html Applications close 27th October 2000.
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New Zealand Catholic Education Office: Deputy Executive Director Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000. Information pack from: nzceogs@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Applications close 30 October 2000
***************** Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Manager, Catholic Education Office. Director of Religious Education (i.e. two separate positions) Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Maurice Doocey, PO Box 4544 Christchurch, tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Adviser, Religious Education - Primary Schools Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 22 Oct.22 and from Sister Eucharia, Catholic Education Office, PO Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch Part-time Youth Worker for the parishes of St Matthew's, Bryndwr and Christ the King, Burnside Details on p. 22 of 'NZC' 22 October and at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html#employment Closing date: 31 October
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Until next week, God bless. Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
Sunday, October 15, 2000
EDUCATION
At the Catholic Schools' Jubilee Convention last month, one of the keynote speakers was Dr Denis McLaughlin on "The Catholic School on the threshold of the Third Millennium". Dr M has been involved in Catholic education for over 30 years as a primary, secondary and tertiary educator, a principal and a DRS. He is at present Associate Professor of the School of Educational Leadership at the Australian Catholic University. Wel-com newspaper published an edited version of his 20-page address and I have put a copy of it on the 'kiwicath' Web site with added links to some of the documents he referred to.
Any member of our forum should be able to open the copy by clicking on: http://www.egroups.com/files/kiwicath/schoolsconv.txt but if that doesn't work and you would like a copy, e-mail me -leon@xtra.co.nz
JUSTICE, PEACE & DEVELOPMENT
Caritas Update Issue No. 24, September 2000 http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/index.htm
The Spring edition of 'Caritas Update' reports on the the Digital Divide (inequality of access to Information Technology), Catholic Social Teaching workshops, Third World Debt, and new projects in East Timor, Bangladesh & PNG. There's an on-the-ground view from New Zealander Bishop Gerald Loft SM of the situation in Malaita, Solomon Islands. In Schools Spotlight, CU previews Caritas's Schools Kit for Lent 2001
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
I have updated the links to reports on last week's Jubilee of Bishops, and this weekend's Jubilee of Families
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your browser's address panel.
As the local press is often a bit light on stories of Catholic interest, starting this week I will include an article or two from the overseas secular press which I think might interest New Zealand readers.
'Young enterprise students hit on a winner' The Press (Christchurch) 10 October 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,422418a1936,FF.html There's no excuse for getting caught without your driver's licence, thanks to Catholic Cathedral College's entry for the Young Enterprise Scheme ...
'Celebrity Nun Continues Anti-death Crusade' 'Dead Man Walking Author [Sr Helen Prejean] Sees Shift in Public Opinion [PHOTO] Associated Press Oct. 9, 2000 http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/10/09/prejean1009_01.html
[Review of 'Mister, are you a priest?', the autobiography of the bishop of (London)Derry Dr Edward Daly] The Irish Times ; 10-Oct-2000 http://scripts.ireland.com/search/highlight.plx?TextRes=edward%20near%20daly&Pat\ h=/newspaper/features/2000/1010/features2.htm This is a remarkable book. Frank, fresh, and unfettered by the politic, whether secular or ecclesiastic; it is also a rare insight into the life of an Irish bishop. What will have the most impact on readers is his graphic and unequivocal recollection of Bloody Sunday ...
EVENTS
4 November - 'Celebrate Jesus 2000' WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm Combined Churches' afternoon celebration of Christ's birth with a 600 strong choir and full orchestra http://www.celebratejesus2000.org.nz
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001: Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov of $365) Brochures will be out very soon. Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
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Auckland Catholic Youth Ministry: Fulltime Parish Ministry Co-ordinator Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 or at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html#employment; and from Cecilia, Youth Ministry Support, tel. 09 378 4380 ... fax 09 376 2829 ... email: ceciliav@cda.org.nz Web site: http://www.cda.org.nz/youth.htm Applications close 20 October 2000
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St Vincent de Paul Society, National Council of New Zealand: National Secretary, Wellington The National Secretary is responsible for the Society's national office including committee, secretarial and administrative services to the National Board and Council. Details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 and the National Secretary, St Vincent de Paul Society, PO Box 12 027 Wellington .. tel. 04 499 5070 Applications close 20 October 2000 Web site: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/3122/
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Catholic Communications: IT & Accounts Clerk The national office of Catholic Communications, the official media office of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference, seeks an accounts clerk with information technology skills. This is a full time position, based in Auckland.
In addition to a basic knowledge of current accounting procedures, applicants must have experience with Windows 95 or 98, Excel and Word, as well as desktop publishing programmes and website maintenance.
A good knowledge of and commitment to contemporary Catholic teaching and practice are essential, as well as an ability to work collaboratively as part of a small team. Salary $30,000.
Applications close 27th October 2000.
To receive a position description and application form, please contact the National Director, Mrs Lyndsay Freer at: Catholic Communications Pompallier Diocesan Centre 30 New Street Ponsonby Private Bag 47 904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Telephone (09) 378 8017
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New Zealand Catholic Education Office: Deputy Executive Director Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000. Information pack from: nzceogs@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Applications close 30 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Manager, Catholic Education Office. Director of Religious Education (i.e. two separate positions) Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 and from Maurice Doocey, PO Box 4544 Christchurch, tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Adviser, Religious Education - Primary Schools Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 and from Sister Eucharia, Catholic Education Office, PO Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Taulua Press, Tonga: Manager Taulua Press is a joint publishing enterprise of the Methodist and Catholic churches. Details from: p. 22 of 'NZC' Oct 8 2000 and from: taulua@kalianet.to (Closing date not given)
Until next week, God bless. Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
At the Catholic Schools' Jubilee Convention last month, one of the keynote speakers was Dr Denis McLaughlin on "The Catholic School on the threshold of the Third Millennium". Dr M has been involved in Catholic education for over 30 years as a primary, secondary and tertiary educator, a principal and a DRS. He is at present Associate Professor of the School of Educational Leadership at the Australian Catholic University. Wel-com newspaper published an edited version of his 20-page address and I have put a copy of it on the 'kiwicath' Web site with added links to some of the documents he referred to.
Any member of our forum should be able to open the copy by clicking on: http://www.egroups.com/files/kiwicath/schoolsconv.txt but if that doesn't work and you would like a copy, e-mail me -leon@xtra.co.nz
JUSTICE, PEACE & DEVELOPMENT
Caritas Update Issue No. 24, September 2000 http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/index.htm
The Spring edition of 'Caritas Update' reports on the the Digital Divide (inequality of access to Information Technology), Catholic Social Teaching workshops, Third World Debt, and new projects in East Timor, Bangladesh & PNG. There's an on-the-ground view from New Zealander Bishop Gerald Loft SM of the situation in Malaita, Solomon Islands. In Schools Spotlight, CU previews Caritas's Schools Kit for Lent 2001
NEWS OF THE GREAT JUBILEE http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
I have updated the links to reports on last week's Jubilee of Bishops, and this weekend's Jubilee of Families
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
You can open links to world news of religion in the secular press on the bishops' News page at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
Please don't attempt to hand-copy these newspaper database links. Click directly on them after connecting to the Internet or Select, Copy and Paste them into your browser's address panel.
As the local press is often a bit light on stories of Catholic interest, starting this week I will include an article or two from the overseas secular press which I think might interest New Zealand readers.
'Young enterprise students hit on a winner' The Press (Christchurch) 10 October 2000 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,422418a1936,FF.html There's no excuse for getting caught without your driver's licence, thanks to Catholic Cathedral College's entry for the Young Enterprise Scheme ...
'Celebrity Nun Continues Anti-death Crusade' 'Dead Man Walking Author [Sr Helen Prejean] Sees Shift in Public Opinion [PHOTO] Associated Press Oct. 9, 2000 http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/10/09/prejean1009_01.html
[Review of 'Mister, are you a priest?', the autobiography of the bishop of (London)Derry Dr Edward Daly] The Irish Times ; 10-Oct-2000 http://scripts.ireland.com/search/highlight.plx?TextRes=edward%20near%20daly&Pat\ h=/newspaper/features/2000/1010/features2.htm This is a remarkable book. Frank, fresh, and unfettered by the politic, whether secular or ecclesiastic; it is also a rare insight into the life of an Irish bishop. What will have the most impact on readers is his graphic and unequivocal recollection of Bloody Sunday ...
EVENTS
4 November - 'Celebrate Jesus 2000' WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm Combined Churches' afternoon celebration of Christ's birth with a 600 strong choir and full orchestra http://www.celebratejesus2000.org.nz
29 Dec 2000 to 7 Jan 2001: Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer Camp. Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Cost: $375 (there is a discount if paid before 17 Nov of $365) Brochures will be out very soon. Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
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Auckland Catholic Youth Ministry: Fulltime Parish Ministry Co-ordinator Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 or at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/youth/index.html#employment; and from Cecilia, Youth Ministry Support, tel. 09 378 4380 ... fax 09 376 2829 ... email: ceciliav@cda.org.nz Web site: http://www.cda.org.nz/youth.htm Applications close 20 October 2000
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St Vincent de Paul Society, National Council of New Zealand: National Secretary, Wellington The National Secretary is responsible for the Society's national office including committee, secretarial and administrative services to the National Board and Council. Details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 and the National Secretary, St Vincent de Paul Society, PO Box 12 027 Wellington .. tel. 04 499 5070 Applications close 20 October 2000 Web site: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/3122/
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Catholic Communications: IT & Accounts Clerk The national office of Catholic Communications, the official media office of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference, seeks an accounts clerk with information technology skills. This is a full time position, based in Auckland.
In addition to a basic knowledge of current accounting procedures, applicants must have experience with Windows 95 or 98, Excel and Word, as well as desktop publishing programmes and website maintenance.
A good knowledge of and commitment to contemporary Catholic teaching and practice are essential, as well as an ability to work collaboratively as part of a small team. Salary $30,000.
Applications close 27th October 2000.
To receive a position description and application form, please contact the National Director, Mrs Lyndsay Freer at: Catholic Communications Pompallier Diocesan Centre 30 New Street Ponsonby Private Bag 47 904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Telephone (09) 378 8017
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New Zealand Catholic Education Office: Deputy Executive Director Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000. Information pack from: nzceogs@xtra.co.nz Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo Applications close 30 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Manager, Catholic Education Office. Director of Religious Education (i.e. two separate positions) Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 and from Maurice Doocey, PO Box 4544 Christchurch, tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch: Adviser, Religious Education - Primary Schools Further details from 'NZC' newspaper p. 23 8 Oct. 2000 and from Sister Eucharia, Catholic Education Office, PO Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. 03 366 9869 Web site: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/christchurch/Applications close 31 October 2000
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Taulua Press, Tonga: Manager Taulua Press is a joint publishing enterprise of the Methodist and Catholic churches. Details from: p. 22 of 'NZC' Oct 8 2000 and from: taulua@kalianet.to (Closing date not given)
Until next week, God bless. Mike Leon 'kiwicath' list manager
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