************************
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' WEBSITE: NEW LINKS
Daily Australian & world Catholic news from Catholic Telecommunications, Australia http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
'Dioceses and Websites of Oceania'. 'Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference'. http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/fruniversal.html
***********************
NZ CATHOLIC WEB TV
'Wel-com Living' http://www.catholictv.net Interview with Mrs Ally Gibbons, principal of St Catherine's College, Wellingon ("the Capital's best kept secret"). What does it mean to be "a Mercy College"?
*********************
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
From 'NZ Catholic' No. 120, August 26, 2001 http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Cloning offends against person's unique identity" Reproductive cloning, as proposed by Italian fertility specialist Dr Severino Antinori, would fundamentally change the manner in which human beings come into existence, according to Catholic bioethicist Fr Michael McCabe. "It raises profound moral and ethical issues," said Fr McCabe, the director of the Nathaniel Centre, the New Zealand Catholic bioethics centre...... Related Links: The Nathaniel Centre NZ Catholic Bishops Conference. Statement on Assisted Human Reproductive Technologies April 1998 European Parliament. Resolution on cloning 1997
"'Sr Rugby from Rugby City' becomes media attraction " Sr Mary-Pat McEvoy, RSM, of Dunedin could be dubbed "Sr Rugby from Rugby City". Shortly before the All Blacks-Wallabies game earlier this month someone tipped off the Otago Daily Times that she had a ticket. As a result Sr Pat spent a good part of Friday afternoon at the convent and Carisbrook with the Holmes programme crew....... Related Link: The Holmes Show Report, August 10 2001: "Sister Mary prays for the All Blacks" (Video)
"Sentencing bill called punitive " A criminal-sentencing bill introduced to Parliament this month reflects a punitive response to the media-driven push for longer sentences, says Lyttleton parish priest Fr Jim Consedine...... Related Links: International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care Hon Phil Goff. Speech introducing the First Reading of the Sentencing And Parole Bill
*****************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Dialogue: What Coasters can teach the rest of us, by Christine Rankin NZ Herald 1 September 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=212977 As a child I remember my father attending his favourite event of the year, the Orangemen's Parade. We didn't live in Belfast, it was Blackball near Greymouth. As a sometime Catholic, my father loved the excitement, along with the rest of the Catholic mining fraternity, of sabotaging the celebrations of the Protestants........
Bells toll for albatross Otago Daily Times 01 September 2001 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,923930a3845,FF.html Church bells rang in the greater Dunedin area yesterday to celebrate the arrival of the first royal albatross of the season. Going by the rather uninspiring monicker of Yellow-Black-Yellow, named after the colours on its band, the male bird arrived at Taiaroa Head yesterday afternoon......
"No Power For The Poor?" Press Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/06/92/200108310945.5b56389d.html Most families using foodbanks are extremely vulnerable to rising power prices and the threat of disconnection, research released today reveals. The Poverty Indicator Project, run by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services, shows an increase in the proportion of foodbank users behind on their electricity bills over the past three months.........
"How gr8 thou art " TV One News 31 August 2001 http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,55145,00.html Getting a truly divine message is taking on new meaning for Christian cell phone users. Vodafone has launched a new text message service that is taking the church to those on the run. The service sends edited highlights of Reverend Ian Lawton's Sunday sermon at Auckland's St Matthew In the City. "We consider this is part of the way that the church needs to move forward, " Reverend Lawton says. [Page links to the related Video Report - 'God on line one' (01:48) ]
****************************************
EVENTS
2-9 September Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington A weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of recitals, concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at: http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New Spiritual Framework for Today's World' 6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz 7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30 Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun. 7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon. 8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
Sunday, September 2, 2001
"No, when you have a party invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the
blind; that they cannot pay you back means that you are fortunate
because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again."
St Luke's Gospel 14:13-14
Dear friends,
For readers of 'Kiwicath News & Notes' in MSN Communities: you can read
the Australian bishops' statements on the plight of the Afghan asylum
seekers at:
http://www.cathtelecom.com/index.asp in its News Archive.
I'm story to say, this (Sunday) morning there's a technical problem with
two of the addresses of the NZ Catholic bishops' Website. Neither
http://www.catholic.org.nz nor http://catholic.org.nz were working. I
have written to the address administrators asking for an urgent fix. In
the meantime you can still reach the bishops' Web site at
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand
All God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
************************
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' WEBSITE: NEW LINKS
Daily Australian & world Catholic news from Catholic Telecommunications,
Australia
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
'Dioceses and Websites of Oceania'.
'Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference'.
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/fruniversal.html
***********************
NZ CATHOLIC WEB TV
'Wel-com Living'
http://www.catholictv.net
Interview with Mrs Ally Gibbons, principal of St Catherine's College,
Wellingon ("the Capital's best kept secret"). What does it mean to be "a
Mercy College"?
*********************
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
>From 'NZ Catholic' No. 120, August 26, 2001
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Cloning offends against person's unique identity"
Reproductive cloning, as proposed by Italian fertility specialist Dr
Severino Antinori, would fundamentally change the manner in which human
beings come into existence, according to Catholic bioethicist Fr Michael
McCabe. "It raises profound moral and ethical issues," said Fr McCabe,
the director of the Nathaniel Centre, the New Zealand Catholic bioethics
centre......
Related Links:
The Nathaniel Centre
NZ Catholic Bishops Conference. Statement on Assisted Human Reproductive
Technologies April 1998
European Parliament. Resolution on cloning 1997
"'Sr Rugby from Rugby City' becomes media attraction "
Sr Mary-Pat McEvoy, RSM, of Dunedin could be dubbed "Sr Rugby from Rugby
City". Shortly before the All Blacks-Wallabies game earlier this month
someone tipped off the Otago Daily Times that she had a ticket. As a
result Sr Pat spent a good part of Friday afternoon at the convent and
Carisbrook with the Holmes programme crew.......
Related Link:
The Holmes Show Report, August 10 2001: "Sister Mary prays for the All
Blacks" (Video)
"Sentencing bill called punitive "
A criminal-sentencing bill introduced to Parliament this month reflects
a punitive response to the media-driven push for longer sentences, says
Lyttleton parish priest Fr Jim Consedine......
Related Links:
International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care
Hon Phil Goff. Speech introducing the First Reading of the Sentencing
And Parole Bill
*****************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Dialogue: What Coasters can teach the rest of us, by Christine Rankin
NZ Herald 1 September 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\
D=212977
As a child I remember my father attending his favourite event of the
year, the Orangemen's Parade. We didn't live in Belfast, it was
Blackball near Greymouth. As a sometime Catholic, my father loved the
excitement, along with the rest of the Catholic mining fraternity, of
sabotaging the celebrations of the Protestants........
Bells toll for albatross
Otago Daily Times 01 September 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,923930a3845,FF.html
Church bells rang in the greater Dunedin area yesterday to celebrate the
arrival of the first royal albatross of the season. Going by the rather
uninspiring monicker of Yellow-Black-Yellow, named after the colours on
its band, the male bird arrived at Taiaroa Head yesterday
afternoon......
"No Power For The Poor?"
Press Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services
http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/06/92/200108310945.5b56389d.html
Most families using foodbanks are extremely vulnerable to rising power
prices and the threat of disconnection, research released today reveals.
The Poverty Indicator Project, run by the New Zealand Council of
Christian Social Services, shows an increase in the proportion of
foodbank users behind on their electricity bills over the past three
months.........
"How gr8 thou art "
TV One News 31 August 2001
http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,55145,00.html
Getting a truly divine message is taking on new meaning for Christian
cell phone users.
Vodafone has launched a new text message service that is taking the
church to those on the run. The service sends edited highlights of
Reverend Ian Lawton's Sunday sermon at Auckland's St Matthew In the
City. "We consider this is part of the way that the church needs to move
forward, " Reverend Lawton says. [Page links to the related Video Report
- 'God on line one' (01:48) ]
****************************************
EVENTS
2-9 September
Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral,
Wellington
A weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the
completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of recitals,
concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at:
http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New
Spiritual Framework for Today's World'
6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at
Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and
Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information
contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz
7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30
Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun.
7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy
Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon.
8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows
today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
blind; that they cannot pay you back means that you are fortunate
because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again."
St Luke's Gospel 14:13-14
Dear friends,
For readers of 'Kiwicath News & Notes' in MSN Communities: you can read
the Australian bishops' statements on the plight of the Afghan asylum
seekers at:
http://www.cathtelecom.com/index.asp in its News Archive.
I'm story to say, this (Sunday) morning there's a technical problem with
two of the addresses of the NZ Catholic bishops' Website. Neither
http://www.catholic.org.nz nor http://catholic.org.nz were working. I
have written to the address administrators asking for an urgent fix. In
the meantime you can still reach the bishops' Web site at
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand
All God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
************************
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' WEBSITE: NEW LINKS
Daily Australian & world Catholic news from Catholic Telecommunications,
Australia
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/news/frnews.html
'Dioceses and Websites of Oceania'.
'Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference'.
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/fruniversal.html
***********************
NZ CATHOLIC WEB TV
'Wel-com Living'
http://www.catholictv.net
Interview with Mrs Ally Gibbons, principal of St Catherine's College,
Wellingon ("the Capital's best kept secret"). What does it mean to be "a
Mercy College"?
*********************
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
>From 'NZ Catholic' No. 120, August 26, 2001
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Cloning offends against person's unique identity"
Reproductive cloning, as proposed by Italian fertility specialist Dr
Severino Antinori, would fundamentally change the manner in which human
beings come into existence, according to Catholic bioethicist Fr Michael
McCabe. "It raises profound moral and ethical issues," said Fr McCabe,
the director of the Nathaniel Centre, the New Zealand Catholic bioethics
centre......
Related Links:
The Nathaniel Centre
NZ Catholic Bishops Conference. Statement on Assisted Human Reproductive
Technologies April 1998
European Parliament. Resolution on cloning 1997
"'Sr Rugby from Rugby City' becomes media attraction "
Sr Mary-Pat McEvoy, RSM, of Dunedin could be dubbed "Sr Rugby from Rugby
City". Shortly before the All Blacks-Wallabies game earlier this month
someone tipped off the Otago Daily Times that she had a ticket. As a
result Sr Pat spent a good part of Friday afternoon at the convent and
Carisbrook with the Holmes programme crew.......
Related Link:
The Holmes Show Report, August 10 2001: "Sister Mary prays for the All
Blacks" (Video)
"Sentencing bill called punitive "
A criminal-sentencing bill introduced to Parliament this month reflects
a punitive response to the media-driven push for longer sentences, says
Lyttleton parish priest Fr Jim Consedine......
Related Links:
International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care
Hon Phil Goff. Speech introducing the First Reading of the Sentencing
And Parole Bill
*****************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Dialogue: What Coasters can teach the rest of us, by Christine Rankin
NZ Herald 1 September 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\
D=212977
As a child I remember my father attending his favourite event of the
year, the Orangemen's Parade. We didn't live in Belfast, it was
Blackball near Greymouth. As a sometime Catholic, my father loved the
excitement, along with the rest of the Catholic mining fraternity, of
sabotaging the celebrations of the Protestants........
Bells toll for albatross
Otago Daily Times 01 September 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,923930a3845,FF.html
Church bells rang in the greater Dunedin area yesterday to celebrate the
arrival of the first royal albatross of the season. Going by the rather
uninspiring monicker of Yellow-Black-Yellow, named after the colours on
its band, the male bird arrived at Taiaroa Head yesterday
afternoon......
"No Power For The Poor?"
Press Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services
http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/06/92/200108310945.5b56389d.html
Most families using foodbanks are extremely vulnerable to rising power
prices and the threat of disconnection, research released today reveals.
The Poverty Indicator Project, run by the New Zealand Council of
Christian Social Services, shows an increase in the proportion of
foodbank users behind on their electricity bills over the past three
months.........
"How gr8 thou art "
TV One News 31 August 2001
http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,55145,00.html
Getting a truly divine message is taking on new meaning for Christian
cell phone users.
Vodafone has launched a new text message service that is taking the
church to those on the run. The service sends edited highlights of
Reverend Ian Lawton's Sunday sermon at Auckland's St Matthew In the
City. "We consider this is part of the way that the church needs to move
forward, " Reverend Lawton says. [Page links to the related Video Report
- 'God on line one' (01:48) ]
****************************************
EVENTS
2-9 September
Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral,
Wellington
A weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the
completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of recitals,
concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at:
http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New
Spiritual Framework for Today's World'
6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at
Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and
Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information
contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz
7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30
Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun.
7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy
Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon.
8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows
today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
Sunday, August 26, 2001
"Try your best to enter by the narrow door, because, I tell you, many
will try to enter but will not succeed."
St Luke's Gospel 13: 24
Dear friends,
Thank you for the several fine faith testimonies in your posts to
'kiwicath' this past week.
All God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
***********************
NZ CATHOLIC WEB TV
'Wel-com Living'
http://www.catholictv.net/
Sr Rose, a veteran member of the Sisters of Mercy, recalls the
highlights of her vocation.
(The techncial quality of these progerammes till leaves a lot to be
desired, but with practice there should be gradual improvement over the
coming months.)
*********************
EDUCATION
Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter July 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2020.html
********************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Holy Days' - Joy Cowley (Book Review)
The Dominion 23 August 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,913772a4501,FF.html
Hard-core Protestants may think it strange or suspect, but there's a
long tradition in Catholic Europe of sentimental stories about children
being brought up in a monastery or convent. I mean things like the
once-popular Spanish play Cradle Song or the weepy story Marcelino,
which some of us copped as a First Communion present. I don't know if it
was Joy Cowley's intention, but in Holy Days she has produced the
nearest thing to a New Zealand equivalent........
'Dialogue: Those who ignore their past are lost', by Garth George
NZ Herald Sunday August 23, 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\
D=210148&reportID=53510
I have long been persuaded that New Zealand is entitled to be described
as God's Own Country, or Godzone as some would have it. Ours is indeed a
land richly blessed by the benign hand of the Creator, who gave it its
mountains and lakes, its rivers and streams, its fertile valleys and
plains, its unique flora and fauna - a land of sometimes heart-stopping
beauty and a veritable cornucopia of good things to eat, to drink, to
make clothes from and to build with.......
****************************************
EVENTS
August-September
Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New
Spiritual Framework for Today's World'
29 August: 'What is it like to be a Catholic in the new millennium?' St
Mary's Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton, 7.00 pm..
6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at
Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and
Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information
contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz
7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30
Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun.
7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy
Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon.
8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows
today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
31 August 2001 (Closing Date)
'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature
sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative
Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20
2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax:
(09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322
2-9 September
Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral,
Wellington
a weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the
completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of
recitals, concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at:
http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
*********************************
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Youth Ministry Support - Leader, Auckland Diocese
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 26 August 2001 p.17 and from:
davidr@cda.org.nz ... tel. (09) 378 4380
Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/mainyouth.htm
Applications close: 29 August
Registered Nurses, Vincentian home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington.
Full-time and part-time positions.
Details from Helen Green (Nurse-Manager) tel (04) 380 0294
Pregnancy Help (Auckland Branch)
1. Principal co-ordinator (28 hours per week)
2. Relief co-ordinator (normal 14 hours per week)
Details from Betty Edmond, tel: (09) 309 5115 Fax: (09) 309 5114
PO Box 5329 Wellesley St, Auckland.
*******************
will try to enter but will not succeed."
St Luke's Gospel 13: 24
Dear friends,
Thank you for the several fine faith testimonies in your posts to
'kiwicath' this past week.
All God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
***********************
NZ CATHOLIC WEB TV
'Wel-com Living'
http://www.catholictv.net/
Sr Rose, a veteran member of the Sisters of Mercy, recalls the
highlights of her vocation.
(The techncial quality of these progerammes till leaves a lot to be
desired, but with practice there should be gradual improvement over the
coming months.)
*********************
EDUCATION
Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter July 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2020.html
********************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Holy Days' - Joy Cowley (Book Review)
The Dominion 23 August 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,913772a4501,FF.html
Hard-core Protestants may think it strange or suspect, but there's a
long tradition in Catholic Europe of sentimental stories about children
being brought up in a monastery or convent. I mean things like the
once-popular Spanish play Cradle Song or the weepy story Marcelino,
which some of us copped as a First Communion present. I don't know if it
was Joy Cowley's intention, but in Holy Days she has produced the
nearest thing to a New Zealand equivalent........
'Dialogue: Those who ignore their past are lost', by Garth George
NZ Herald Sunday August 23, 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\
D=210148&reportID=53510
I have long been persuaded that New Zealand is entitled to be described
as God's Own Country, or Godzone as some would have it. Ours is indeed a
land richly blessed by the benign hand of the Creator, who gave it its
mountains and lakes, its rivers and streams, its fertile valleys and
plains, its unique flora and fauna - a land of sometimes heart-stopping
beauty and a veritable cornucopia of good things to eat, to drink, to
make clothes from and to build with.......
****************************************
EVENTS
August-September
Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New
Spiritual Framework for Today's World'
29 August: 'What is it like to be a Catholic in the new millennium?' St
Mary's Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton, 7.00 pm..
6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at
Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and
Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information
contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz
7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30
Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun.
7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy
Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon.
8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows
today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
31 August 2001 (Closing Date)
'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature
sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative
Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20
2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax:
(09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322
2-9 September
Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral,
Wellington
a weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the
completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of
recitals, concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at:
http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
*********************************
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Youth Ministry Support - Leader, Auckland Diocese
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 26 August 2001 p.17 and from:
davidr@cda.org.nz ... tel. (09) 378 4380
Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/mainyouth.htm
Applications close: 29 August
Registered Nurses, Vincentian home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington.
Full-time and part-time positions.
Details from Helen Green (Nurse-Manager) tel (04) 380 0294
Pregnancy Help (Auckland Branch)
1. Principal co-ordinator (28 hours per week)
2. Relief co-ordinator (normal 14 hours per week)
Details from Betty Edmond, tel: (09) 309 5115 Fax: (09) 309 5114
PO Box 5329 Wellesley St, Auckland.
*******************
Sunday, August 19, 2001
" I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing
already ... Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on the earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division."
St Luke's Gospel 12: 49, 51
***********************
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'Caritas Update' Issue No. 26, Winter 2001
http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/26%20winter%202001/index.htm
"In this Issue...
The world has been rocked by three major earthquakes - India, El
Salvador and Peru in the first half of 2001. In this issue we summarise
our partners' responses, and thank our donors for their generous giving.
But mostly we take time to focus on the constant all-important, but low
profile work that Caritas supports day in, day out throughout the year
such as the food security project in Cambodia, our next 'Social Justice
Week' focus "Paying the Piper" - The Ethics of Debt, and the work being
done to strengthen the efforts of justice, peace and development in the
Pacific. "
*************
'NZ Catholic' No 119, August 12, 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'GM report's view reflects bishops' '
The proceed-with-caution approach recommended by the Royal Commission on
Genetic Modification is very much the view of the New Zealand bishops.
Several points made by the bishops appear in the commission's $6.2
million report to the Government......
Related Links:
The Nathaniel Catholic Bioethics Centre
Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification
'Churches may lose tax-exempt status '
Churches could lose their tax-exempt status in a Government review of
tax and charities. A discussion document called Tax and Charities shows
the Government wishes to redefine charities, as it believes the present
definition may be too wide, and out-of-date.......
Related Link:
'Tax and Charities' (full text)
'Principal to coach Black Caps '
The principal of St Paul's School in Christchurch is the new coach of
the New Zealand cricket team. Denis Aberhart has been principal of the
Dallington primary school for 11 years, in which time he has also
coached the Canterbury cricket team, conference cricket and Otago.....
Related Link:
NZ Cricket Website
>From the NZ Catholic 'Think Page' for young adults:
So you scan through mags searching for the perfect outfit? So you're a
faithful follower of fashion? But when you go shopping all you ever seem
to find is short skirts, high slits and low necklines? It's true that
fashion often dictates a trend that makes the wearer feel uncomfortable
at the shortness of the skirt or tightness of the top. We are constantly
bombarded with images in the media of the rich and famous parading in
clothes which hardly cover their bodies. As young Catholics, where do we
draw the line between what is appropriate and what isn't?........
****************
'Wel-com', the monthly newspaper of the Wellington Archdiocese and the
Diocese of Palmerston North.
Selected stories from No.176 July 2001
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/wellington/Wellington/Pastoral/Communications\
/latest.html
[Because of technical difficulties, these stories form the July issue
weren't able to be uploaded until a few days ago. The problems have now
been overcome and these stories should be replaced by ones from the
August one in about a week's time.]
'Renew 2000 launched'
On June 10, Trinity Sunday, RENEW 2000 was launched throughout the
diocese. We are officially on the way! The ways of launching were as
many and as varied as our parishes, and that's as it should be.......
Related Link: RENEW International
'Eighteen years helping with the resettlement of refugees'
Margaret Warmington, has been actively involved with the resettlement of
refugees for eighteen years. In 1983, as a member of the St Vincent de
Paul Society at St Theresa's in Plimmerton, she had helped with the
settlement of five Vietnamese families and it has gone on from there.
When Bishop Owen Dolan shifted to the Palmerston North diocese, he
wanted someone from Wellington to replace him on the Commission for the
Refugee and Migrant Service (RMS). Because of her extensive experience,
Margaret was asked to accept this appointment.......
'Catholic healthcare services to collaborate '
The Aotearoa New Zealand Catholic Healthcare Ltd was launched on 22 June
2001 during the Sisters of Mercy Charities Healthcare Conference in
Auckland. Cardinal Williams, a Director, delivered an address on the
centrality of the Ministry of Healing in the Church and launched the new
Company.....
'Abortion in the Netherlands'
In the Netherlands, the number of abortions per thousand women aged
15-44 is less than half the number in New Zealand, Sweden or Denmark. In
April 2000, Wel-com's editor Marilyn Pryor visited the Netherlands to
find out why. She reports the results of her research in her book:
'Abortion in the Netherlands: why Holland has the lowest abortion rate
in the Western world'.......
************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Joy Cowley: "Holy Days" (book review)
NZ Herald 18 August 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\
n=&storyID=208185
In 1980, three nuns embezzle church property, abduct a child and take
off. One of them dies in suspicious circumstances ... That's the story
as twisted by a TV producerette. In its true form, it's also the story
that Brian Collins remembers two decades later. Joy Cowley's new novel
for big people has the calm, consummate craft, affectionate mischief and
sense of the wonder in small things that characterise her work for
younger readers........
****************************************
EVENTS
August-September
Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New
Spiritual Framework for Today's World'
25 August: 'How do we live spirituality today? Spirituality for the new
millennium'. St Columba's Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby. Open
session hosted by the NZ Catholic Institute of Theology:
29 August: 'What is it like to be a Catholic in the new millennium?' St
Mary's Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton, 7.00 pm..
6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at
Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and
Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information
contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz
7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30
Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun.
7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy
Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon.
8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows
today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
31 August 2001 (Closing Date)
'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature
sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative
Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20
2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax:
(09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322
2-9 September
Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral,
Wellington
a weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the
completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of
recitals, concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at:
http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
*********************************
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Registered Nurses, Vincentian home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington.
Full-time and part-time positions. Details form Helen Green
(Nurse-Manager) tel (04) 380 0294
Pregnancy Help (Auckland Branch)
1. Principal co-ordinator (28 hours per week)
2. Relief co-ordinator (normal 14 hours per week)
Details from Betty Edmond, tel: (09) 309 5115 Fax: (09) 309 5114 PO Box
5329 Wellesley St, Auckland.
*******************
Every best wish and all God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
already ... Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on the earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division."
St Luke's Gospel 12: 49, 51
***********************
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'Caritas Update' Issue No. 26, Winter 2001
http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/26%20winter%202001/index.htm
"In this Issue...
The world has been rocked by three major earthquakes - India, El
Salvador and Peru in the first half of 2001. In this issue we summarise
our partners' responses, and thank our donors for their generous giving.
But mostly we take time to focus on the constant all-important, but low
profile work that Caritas supports day in, day out throughout the year
such as the food security project in Cambodia, our next 'Social Justice
Week' focus "Paying the Piper" - The Ethics of Debt, and the work being
done to strengthen the efforts of justice, peace and development in the
Pacific. "
*************
'NZ Catholic' No 119, August 12, 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'GM report's view reflects bishops' '
The proceed-with-caution approach recommended by the Royal Commission on
Genetic Modification is very much the view of the New Zealand bishops.
Several points made by the bishops appear in the commission's $6.2
million report to the Government......
Related Links:
The Nathaniel Catholic Bioethics Centre
Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification
'Churches may lose tax-exempt status '
Churches could lose their tax-exempt status in a Government review of
tax and charities. A discussion document called Tax and Charities shows
the Government wishes to redefine charities, as it believes the present
definition may be too wide, and out-of-date.......
Related Link:
'Tax and Charities' (full text)
'Principal to coach Black Caps '
The principal of St Paul's School in Christchurch is the new coach of
the New Zealand cricket team. Denis Aberhart has been principal of the
Dallington primary school for 11 years, in which time he has also
coached the Canterbury cricket team, conference cricket and Otago.....
Related Link:
NZ Cricket Website
>From the NZ Catholic 'Think Page' for young adults:
So you scan through mags searching for the perfect outfit? So you're a
faithful follower of fashion? But when you go shopping all you ever seem
to find is short skirts, high slits and low necklines? It's true that
fashion often dictates a trend that makes the wearer feel uncomfortable
at the shortness of the skirt or tightness of the top. We are constantly
bombarded with images in the media of the rich and famous parading in
clothes which hardly cover their bodies. As young Catholics, where do we
draw the line between what is appropriate and what isn't?........
****************
'Wel-com', the monthly newspaper of the Wellington Archdiocese and the
Diocese of Palmerston North.
Selected stories from No.176 July 2001
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/wellington/Wellington/Pastoral/Communications\
/latest.html
[Because of technical difficulties, these stories form the July issue
weren't able to be uploaded until a few days ago. The problems have now
been overcome and these stories should be replaced by ones from the
August one in about a week's time.]
'Renew 2000 launched'
On June 10, Trinity Sunday, RENEW 2000 was launched throughout the
diocese. We are officially on the way! The ways of launching were as
many and as varied as our parishes, and that's as it should be.......
Related Link: RENEW International
'Eighteen years helping with the resettlement of refugees'
Margaret Warmington, has been actively involved with the resettlement of
refugees for eighteen years. In 1983, as a member of the St Vincent de
Paul Society at St Theresa's in Plimmerton, she had helped with the
settlement of five Vietnamese families and it has gone on from there.
When Bishop Owen Dolan shifted to the Palmerston North diocese, he
wanted someone from Wellington to replace him on the Commission for the
Refugee and Migrant Service (RMS). Because of her extensive experience,
Margaret was asked to accept this appointment.......
'Catholic healthcare services to collaborate '
The Aotearoa New Zealand Catholic Healthcare Ltd was launched on 22 June
2001 during the Sisters of Mercy Charities Healthcare Conference in
Auckland. Cardinal Williams, a Director, delivered an address on the
centrality of the Ministry of Healing in the Church and launched the new
Company.....
'Abortion in the Netherlands'
In the Netherlands, the number of abortions per thousand women aged
15-44 is less than half the number in New Zealand, Sweden or Denmark. In
April 2000, Wel-com's editor Marilyn Pryor visited the Netherlands to
find out why. She reports the results of her research in her book:
'Abortion in the Netherlands: why Holland has the lowest abortion rate
in the Western world'.......
************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Joy Cowley: "Holy Days" (book review)
NZ Herald 18 August 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\
n=&storyID=208185
In 1980, three nuns embezzle church property, abduct a child and take
off. One of them dies in suspicious circumstances ... That's the story
as twisted by a TV producerette. In its true form, it's also the story
that Brian Collins remembers two decades later. Joy Cowley's new novel
for big people has the calm, consummate craft, affectionate mischief and
sense of the wonder in small things that characterise her work for
younger readers........
****************************************
EVENTS
August-September
Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New
Spiritual Framework for Today's World'
25 August: 'How do we live spirituality today? Spirituality for the new
millennium'. St Columba's Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby. Open
session hosted by the NZ Catholic Institute of Theology:
29 August: 'What is it like to be a Catholic in the new millennium?' St
Mary's Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton, 7.00 pm..
6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at
Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and
Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information
contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz
7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30
Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun.
7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy
Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon.
8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows
today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
31 August 2001 (Closing Date)
'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature
sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative
Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20
2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax:
(09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322
2-9 September
Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral,
Wellington
a weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the
completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of
recitals, concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at:
http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
*********************************
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Registered Nurses, Vincentian home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington.
Full-time and part-time positions. Details form Helen Green
(Nurse-Manager) tel (04) 380 0294
Pregnancy Help (Auckland Branch)
1. Principal co-ordinator (28 hours per week)
2. Relief co-ordinator (normal 14 hours per week)
Details from Betty Edmond, tel: (09) 309 5115 Fax: (09) 309 5114 PO Box
5329 Wellesley St, Auckland.
*******************
Every best wish and all God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
Sunday, August 12, 2001
***********************
CATHOLIC PRESS & WEB TV
Catholictv.net
http://catholictv.net/
A team based at the Catholic Communications Office in Wellington has opened a Website called 'Catholictv.net' to broadcast locally-produced Catholic video programmes on the Internet. The technical quality is not great at present but the team are determined to improve it and broaden the variety of programming. Certainly, there is tremendous potential for developing this service, for example by producing a video magazine of the kaleidoscope of people and projects within the Catholic Church in NZ.
Programmes currently available to view: * Generosity and voluntary service: interviews with a volunteer at the Sisters of Compassion Wellington soup kitchen, and its co-ordinator Sr Margaret Mary; and with Anne Dickinson, the directory of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, our bishops' agency for justice, peace and development. * Sisters of Mercy: Vocations within the vocation. An interview with Anna who recently entered the Sisters' novitiate.
************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Government treads on charities' toes ' NZ Herald 10 Aug 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=business&thesubsection=&st\ oryID=206552 Finance Minister Michael Cullen says the purpose of the review of how charities are taxed is not to reduce the level of support the Government gives through the tax system, but to ensure that it is well targeted, transparent and can be monitored. Its critics say it embodies a simplistic understanding of charities' business activities and financial management. The critics believe it will impose compliance costs that charities can ill afford........
'A city at prayer' (photo) NZ Herald 11 Aug 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=206470 Prayer is as hard to define as air is to catch in your hand. It is a thing of utmost simplicity and utter mystery; a reaching towards holiness. It has been said that prayer is to religion what rational thought is to philosophy. Described by Teresa of Avila, a 16th-century Spanish mystic, prayer is "an intimate friendship, a frequent conversation held alone with the Beloved".....
'Professor's plea saves some history ' (photo) Waikato Times 11 August 2001 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,899473a1601,FF.html Nearly 60 years have passed since she said it, but Paul Day chuckles at the young Italian woman's words about 50 Kiwi POWs proudly heading to church each Sunday evening in their best battle dress. "Oh, we did like to watch you marching." His eyes sparkle as he talks about the Kiwi soldiers standing in Prati Nuovi's church of Saint Giovanni (St John), not understanding a word of the latin service. Now Prof Day translates an Italian newspaper story Once Upon a Time There Was Prati Nuovi about this professor from a "very far distant town" who helped save what means so much to him.
'All Blacks get a little divine inspiration ' (photo) NZ Herald 11 Aug 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=206823 11.08.2001 By SCOTT MacLEOD Nun-power may be the biggest secret weapon the All Blacks possess. For decades, the Sisters of Mercy in Dunedin have prayed for All Black ascendancy with startling results - the Wallabies* have never won a test at Carisbrook. The keenest is Sister Mary-Pat McEvoy, who prays before every 'Brook game involving the All Blacks*, Otago and Highlanders. The nuns pray for good weather, no injuries and a good clean game. And when the local super-boot is kicking "we say, 'Please Lord, help Tony Brown kick this goal'." * ('All Blacks' and 'Wallabies' are the New Zealand and Australian national rugby football teams. The Wallabies beat the All Blacks 23-15 and kicker Tony Brown didn't have a nice day. On the other hand, the weather was good, there were no injuries and they had a good clean game. That's something, I suppose ... ML) Match report: http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,899473a1601,FF.html
****************************************
EDUCATION
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires', issue 3, June 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lightingnewfires.htm Featuring ... Curriculum Stocktake Committee discussing school values and attitudes. ERO to inspect school hostels Teaching, assessment and planning software. Scholarships for East Timor students Resources suitable for sexuality courses for Years 8 – 13 ‘Living Values’ assessment kit for schools News of NZ's Catholic schools, by region
****************************************
EVENTS
August-September Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New Spiritual Framework for Today's World' 25 August: 'How do we live spirituality today? Spirituality for the new millennium'. St Columba’s Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby. Open session hosted by the NZ Catholic Institute of Theology: 29 August: 'What is it like to be a Catholic in the new millennium?' St Mary's Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton, 7.00 pm.. 6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz 7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30 Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun. 7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon. 8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
31 August 2001 (Closing Date) 'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20 2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax: (09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322
2-9 September Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington a weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of recitals, concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at: http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
*********************************
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Assistant Adviser in Youth and Young Adult ministry, Archdiocesan Pastoral Services Department, Wellington . 20 hours per week. Details from: lorraine.mcarthur@xtra.co.nz Tel: (04) 4961706. Applications close Friday 17 August 2001
Registered Nurses, Vincentian home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington. Full-time and part-time positions. Details form Helen Green (Nurse-Manager) tel (04) 380 0294
Pregnancy Help (Auckland Branch) 1. Principal co-ordinator (28 hours per week) 2. Relief co-ordinator (normal 14 hours per week) Details from Betty Edmond, tel: (09) 309 5115 Fax: (09) 309 5114 PO Box 5329 Wellesley St, Auckland.
CATHOLIC PRESS & WEB TV
Catholictv.net
http://catholictv.net/
A team based at the Catholic Communications Office in Wellington has opened a Website called 'Catholictv.net' to broadcast locally-produced Catholic video programmes on the Internet. The technical quality is not great at present but the team are determined to improve it and broaden the variety of programming. Certainly, there is tremendous potential for developing this service, for example by producing a video magazine of the kaleidoscope of people and projects within the Catholic Church in NZ.
Programmes currently available to view: * Generosity and voluntary service: interviews with a volunteer at the Sisters of Compassion Wellington soup kitchen, and its co-ordinator Sr Margaret Mary; and with Anne Dickinson, the directory of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, our bishops' agency for justice, peace and development. * Sisters of Mercy: Vocations within the vocation. An interview with Anna who recently entered the Sisters' novitiate.
************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Government treads on charities' toes ' NZ Herald 10 Aug 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=business&thesubsection=&st\ oryID=206552 Finance Minister Michael Cullen says the purpose of the review of how charities are taxed is not to reduce the level of support the Government gives through the tax system, but to ensure that it is well targeted, transparent and can be monitored. Its critics say it embodies a simplistic understanding of charities' business activities and financial management. The critics believe it will impose compliance costs that charities can ill afford........
'A city at prayer' (photo) NZ Herald 11 Aug 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=206470 Prayer is as hard to define as air is to catch in your hand. It is a thing of utmost simplicity and utter mystery; a reaching towards holiness. It has been said that prayer is to religion what rational thought is to philosophy. Described by Teresa of Avila, a 16th-century Spanish mystic, prayer is "an intimate friendship, a frequent conversation held alone with the Beloved".....
'Professor's plea saves some history ' (photo) Waikato Times 11 August 2001 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,899473a1601,FF.html Nearly 60 years have passed since she said it, but Paul Day chuckles at the young Italian woman's words about 50 Kiwi POWs proudly heading to church each Sunday evening in their best battle dress. "Oh, we did like to watch you marching." His eyes sparkle as he talks about the Kiwi soldiers standing in Prati Nuovi's church of Saint Giovanni (St John), not understanding a word of the latin service. Now Prof Day translates an Italian newspaper story Once Upon a Time There Was Prati Nuovi about this professor from a "very far distant town" who helped save what means so much to him.
'All Blacks get a little divine inspiration ' (photo) NZ Herald 11 Aug 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=206823 11.08.2001 By SCOTT MacLEOD Nun-power may be the biggest secret weapon the All Blacks possess. For decades, the Sisters of Mercy in Dunedin have prayed for All Black ascendancy with startling results - the Wallabies* have never won a test at Carisbrook. The keenest is Sister Mary-Pat McEvoy, who prays before every 'Brook game involving the All Blacks*, Otago and Highlanders. The nuns pray for good weather, no injuries and a good clean game. And when the local super-boot is kicking "we say, 'Please Lord, help Tony Brown kick this goal'." * ('All Blacks' and 'Wallabies' are the New Zealand and Australian national rugby football teams. The Wallabies beat the All Blacks 23-15 and kicker Tony Brown didn't have a nice day. On the other hand, the weather was good, there were no injuries and they had a good clean game. That's something, I suppose ... ML) Match report: http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,899473a1601,FF.html
****************************************
EDUCATION
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires', issue 3, June 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lightingnewfires.htm Featuring ... Curriculum Stocktake Committee discussing school values and attitudes. ERO to inspect school hostels Teaching, assessment and planning software. Scholarships for East Timor students Resources suitable for sexuality courses for Years 8 – 13 ‘Living Values’ assessment kit for schools News of NZ's Catholic schools, by region
****************************************
EVENTS
August-September Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New Spiritual Framework for Today's World' 25 August: 'How do we live spirituality today? Spirituality for the new millennium'. St Columba’s Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby. Open session hosted by the NZ Catholic Institute of Theology: 29 August: 'What is it like to be a Catholic in the new millennium?' St Mary's Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton, 7.00 pm.. 6 September: "The Prophetic Call to Justice". 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Loaves and Fishes, Anglican Cathedral of Wellington, cnr of Hill and Molesworth Streets, Wellington. Cost: $5 a person. For more Information contact Kay Smith: catholicjpd@globe.net.nz 7 September: 'Spirituality for the New Millennium' $10 per 9.00am-12.30 Stella Maris Conference Centre, Seatoun. 7 September: 'The New Reign of God' $5 per person :7.30 -9.00pm Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace, Thorndon. 8 September 'Transformation and Prophetic Leadership - living the vows today' $10 per person Mercy Centre, Guilford Terrace Thorndon.
31 August 2001 (Closing Date) 'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20 2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax: (09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322
2-9 September Centennial Festival of Arts and Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington a weeklong festival celebrating the Cathedral's centennial year and the completion of its restoration, featuring a daily cycles of recitals, concerts and poetry readings and Masses. Full programme at: http://www.shcathedral.wellington.net.nz/centennial/index.htm
*********************************
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Assistant Adviser in Youth and Young Adult ministry, Archdiocesan Pastoral Services Department, Wellington . 20 hours per week. Details from: lorraine.mcarthur@xtra.co.nz Tel: (04) 4961706. Applications close Friday 17 August 2001
Registered Nurses, Vincentian home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington. Full-time and part-time positions. Details form Helen Green (Nurse-Manager) tel (04) 380 0294
Pregnancy Help (Auckland Branch) 1. Principal co-ordinator (28 hours per week) 2. Relief co-ordinator (normal 14 hours per week) Details from Betty Edmond, tel: (09) 309 5115 Fax: (09) 309 5114 PO Box 5329 Wellesley St, Auckland.
Sunday, August 5, 2001
aug 5 2001
"But God said to him: 'Fool! This very night the demand will be made for
your soul; and this hoard of yours, whose will it be then?' So it is when a man stores up treasure for himself in place of making himself rich in the sight of God." (St Luke's Gospel 12:20-21) Dear friends, I have re-made the Overseas Catholic Press page on the bishops Website. The direct link is: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/overseas.html The page has direct links to three Catholic weeklies - L'Osservatore Romano's English edition (Vatican), National Catholic Reporter (U.S.) and The Tablet (U.K.). I have replaced the other links that were formerly on this page with links to four directories of Catholic periodicals in the United States, Australia, and worldwide. The latter directory lists 1200 catholic periodicals, the most extensive online list I have been able to find. Unfortunately it doesn't include many of the publications' Websites, but on the revamped page I have explained how you can search for a particular Website, and I'm always happy to respond if anyone asks me to locate a Catholic site. The changes reduce one of the major headaches of managing a Website: the fact that links to other sites are constantly changing or disappearing. The more links you have the more time you have to spend checking them to see if they still work! By linking to a few directories instead of lots of individual sites, I can simplify the task of keeping the bishops' pages up-to-date while making available a much wider selection of Catholic reading on the Internet. I wish you many hours of rewarding reading. God bless, Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager *********************** FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS 'NZ Catholic' No 118, July 29, 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html 'Keen interest in journey to accompany Pompallier ' Potential travellers have been quick to inquire about places on the sacred journey to bring Bishop Pompallier's remains back to New Zealand. The level of interest following the announcement of the journey earlier this month means only those who were in quickly are likely to get places....... Related Links: St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin. 'Pompallier: history and monuments' ... Historic Places Trust: 'Pompallier House', Russell (1841-1842) view and description ... 'Pompallier - New Zealand's Oldest Factory' (Schools Kit) 'Debt will be in spotlight in September ' Mortgage repayments, credit card statements, student loans, rates, insurances, bills for power, gas, water and repairs, school fees, car and dog registration -- debt is something most people understand and it is this year's topic for Social Justice Week, September 16-22....... Related Link: Caritas NZ: Social Justice Week 2001 'Auckland cathedral to get major renovations ' Conservation and renovation of St Patrick's Cathedral and surrounding church property planned to begin next July will be a major project. The most dramatic change proposed for the outside of the Auckland cathedral is a new annex on its northern side. It will include reception area and offices, social space for the congregation, a choir practice room and storage. A major interior change will be the placement of the tabernacle in the middle of the cathedral's back wall and a suspended crucifix above the altar. .... Related Link: Catholic Diocese of Auckland >From the 'Think Page' for young adults: 'Finding your roots'; for some people this is not a pleasant experience… it's that awful feeling you get when you look in the mirror and say, "Crap, my roots are showing again" and you realise it's time to fork out for another packet of do-it-yourself hair-dye. But those aren't the roots I'm talking about. I'm talking about your ancestral roots.... ************************ FROM THE SECULAR PRESS 'Nun's tramping* habit inspired teens ' Evening Post 27 July 2001 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,881459a1938,FF.html For Sister Marie Gabrielle the point of tramping wasn't so much getting where you were going as what you did along the way. The Duke of Edinburgh Award excursions into the countryside she led for years were like outdoor botany classes for her students at Lower Hutt's Sacred Heart College. She encouraged them to appreciate nature by helping them identify the region's plant and wildlife but always with the proviso that they had fun....... * 'tramping' = hiking 'Highly regarded classics scholar ' The Press 02 August 2001 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,887667a2726,FF.html Professor Kevin Lee was known in Christchurch as a man of wit, warmth, and wisdom. He was known internationally as a scholar and held in high regard for his research, writing, and teaching in classics. He was a staunch Catholic who took leadership roles on many church groups, including the board of Rochester and Rutherford Halls and the Board of Trustees of St Bede's College, and was an adviser to the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch. He also did a great amount of quiet work for social justice organisations........... **************************************** EVENTS 8-12 August 2001 Healing Crusade with Fr John Rea SM, Glenfield, Henderson, Pakuranga, Manurewa and Epsom. Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 29 p.21 and at: http://www.rc.net/newzealand/lamb_of_god/healing/healingakl01.htm Visit of Diarmuid O'Murchu, author of 'Reclaiming Spirituality: A New Spiritual Framework for Today's World' 25 August: at St Columba's Centre, 40 Vermont Street, Ponsonby. Open session hosted by the NZ Catholic Insititute of Theology: 'How do we live spirituality today? Spirituality for the new millennium'. 29 August: at St Mary's Cathedral, Grey Street, Hamilton, 7.00 pm. 'What is it like to be a Catholic in the new millennium?'. 31 August 2001 (Closing Date) 'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20 2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax: (09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322 | |||
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Sunday, July 29, 2001
"He said to them, 'Say this when you pray:
Father, may your name be held holy.
Your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us.
And do not put us to the test.'"
(St Luke's Gospel 11:2-4)
Dear friends,
The stories from this weekend's 'NZ Catholic' newspaper (
http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html ) haven't made
it on to their Web site yet, but I will give them a write-up next week
without fail.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
St Vincent de Paul Society Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2001
Highlights:
Centenary of the death of Charles Gordon O'Neil, founder of the Society
in New Zealand and Australia
"A long and fascinating path": Introducing Anne-Marie McCarten, the
Society's new National Secretary (photos)
"$4.5m Project On $1 Property": The Hastings Regional Council has been
offered three and a half acres of beachfront land at Waimarama for $1
and hopes to develop a $4.5 million school holiday campsite and holiday
homes for families in the area.
"Light Years Ahead Of Other Countries": Some of the things that are
happening with the Society's youth activities in New Zealand are light
years ahead of other countries, the National President, Kevin Tansley,
told the National Council meeting.
"Strangers In Our Midst - Part Three": The third and final part of the
story of the Society's part in helping migrants and refugees in New
Zealand, by Des Ryan.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Talking the Te Reo talk '
NZ Herald 28.07.2001
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With the Government having committed $176 million for a Maori television
channel, Brenon O'Flaherty reports on some of the Pakeha who have taken
to this country's second official language. One of today's leading Maori
language educators, Catholic priest Mick Ryan, also has his name on a
Maori dictionary and language instruction texts.......
'Farewell to the fathers '
The Press 28 July 2001
The Marist order of priest-teachers played an important role in early
Canterbury, but they have been withdrawing from Catholic schools. Next
year they leave St Bedes, writes Mike Crean. Leaving will be a wrench
for Fr Kevin Manning, who came to St Bede's in 1959. Apart from four
years in Timaru and two in the United States, he has been there ever
since. He retired from teaching 10 years ago..........
'Redemptorists close Bower Ave monastery ' (photo)
The Press 23 July 2001
More than 50 years of religious service in Canterbury has come to an end
for a Catholic order. Priests of the Redemptorist order marked the
closing of their monastery and church in Bower Avenue, New Brighton,
with a special Mass and ceremony yesterday.......
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EMPLOYMENT
Compassion Housing Ltd: Services Manager
Compassion Housing Limited is a Sisters of Compassion charitable company
which manages the Sisters' pensioner rental units in Upper Hutt. Details
in Wel-com July 2001, and from Monty Arnott monty.arnott@hoc.org.nz or
send to PO Box 1474, Wellington. Tel. 04-383 4952 Fax. 04 383 7718
Sisters of Compassion Website: http://www.hoc.org.nz
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EVENTS & COURSES
29th July - 2nd December 2001
School of Missions, St. Gerard's Monastery, Wellington, New Zealand,
conducted by the International Catholic Programme of Evangelisation
(ICPE)
8-12 August 2001
Healing Crusade with Fr John Rea SM, Glenfield, Henderson, Pakuranga,
Manurewa and Epsom. Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 29 p.21 and at:
31 August 2001 (Closing Date)
'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature
sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative
Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20
2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax:
(09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322
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