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'NZ CATHOLIC' - http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In issue 301, October 5-18 2008 ...

Advertising feature: Mission Sunday, October 19, 2008

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Listening more important than talking (photo)
Daily Post, Rotorua
http://tinyurl.com/3v8gvw
On Monday, the Catholic church is holding a thanksgiving mass for Father
Anton Timmerman, affectionately known as Father Tim, who is retiring after
serving Rotorua and the church for almost 60 years. Daily Post reporter
Abigail Caspari talks to him about his service.

Ray's been serving tennis at Pompallier for 45 years (photo)
Auckland City Harbour News
http://tinyurl.com/5y2lo4
It's tough to play tennis with bulrushes in the court, but that's what
Pompallier Tennis Club founder Ray Keenan was faced with when he started the
club in 1963 ...

New marae entranceway blessed (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southlandtimes/4712705a6568.html
A new carved entranceway has been erected at Invercargill's Te Tomairangi
Marae showing ties between Maori culture and Christianity...

David Olivier leaving to head college in Palmerston North
The Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/4kwmay
Upper Hutt college's principal, David Olivier, has accepted the role of
principal at Palmerston North's |St Peter's College ...

Repair bill hits the roof (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/4711094a6016.html
A landmark church built during the Depression has been dealt a $200,000
financial blow. Opened on October 1, 1933, St Michael’s Catholic Church in
Remuera is in desperate need of repair after 75 years of service...

Blessing for BoT (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/42n5cb
Blessing Mbenjele has created history at St Bernard's College. The
quietly-spoken 17-year-old is the student rep on the Board Of Trustees ...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'The rejected stone'
A reading and discussion of Matthew 21:33-34 with Fr Chris Skinner and
Regina Perez.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand. Some current topics ...

I’m in a rut, politically speaking (polics and abortion) ... "I've done
everything the Bible says - even the stuff that contradicts the other
stuff!" ... Greedy chickens coming home…? (on the troubles in the global
marketplace) ... Experiential learning, social justice and the Connect
Mission Project ... "But it says on page 1,326…" (on the differences between
Catholics and other Christians) ... A need for beauty?

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Bishops at Synod on Bible to hear cardinal speak of need to anchor biblical
study in doctrine

While the Vatican is most assuredly not a democracy, probably the closest
thing it has to the trappings of democratic debate opens in Rome on Sunday
with the 22nd session of the Synod of Bishops, this one devoted to "The Word
of God in the Life and Mission of the Church."

The synod was created by Pope Paul VI in 1969 to give the bishops of the
world a regular voice in the governance of the universal church. Though
complaints have surfaced over the years that it’s an expensive talk shop
with no actual authority, it’s nonetheless a unique sounding board. For
roughly the first week and a half, each participant will have a few minutes
to deliver a message to the pope himself, and to the wider world, about the
state of the church...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.romereports.com (video)

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EVENTS

Joshua Catholic Mens Fellowship. The Banquet: a weekend retreat.
October 10th, 11th, and 12th 2008
Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland.
Details, registration form and promo video:
http://shell.world-net.co.nz/~mbaird/2008%20Registration.htm

Christ Fest '08 - A Catholic youth gathering in the style of WYD
25 - 26 October 2008
Sacred Heart Parish grounds, Ranfurly, Dunedin Diocese.
Details:
http://www.cyt.org.nz/dox/Christ%20Fest%2008.jpg

Catholic Men's Residential Retreat Weekend
Teapot Valley Christian Camp, Brightwater, Nelson.
5.30pm Friday 31 October - 3pm Sunday 2 November 2008
Details in 'Welcom' October 2008 p.19 and from George tel (03) 547 4649;
Bernard tel (03) 5465 1811

'Winter Sun: Unpacking World Youth Day'
The 2008 'NZ Catholic' lecture with Archbishop Mark Colerdige of Canberra
and Goulburn
** Auckland: Monday Nov. 17, St Beenedict's Chruch Newton, 7.30 pm.
** Wellington: Tuesday Nov. 18, St Joseph's Church, Mt Victoria, 7.30pm.
** Christchurch: Wednesday Nov. 19, Villa Maria College, Upper Riccarton,
7.30pm.
Admission: Adults: $10; college students (with ID) $5.

'Hearts Aflame' Catholic Summer School
9-18 January 2008
St Bede's College, Christchurch
Details:
http://www.heartsaflame.org.nz/HA2009/tabid/1348/Default.aspx

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Promoters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 300, September 21 - October 4, 2008 p.23 and from
Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box
147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360-3049; e-mail:
advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz

NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Business Administrator
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 301 Oct 5-18 2008 p.23, in 'Wel-com' October
2008 p.7, and from Anne Dickinson, tel (04) 496 1747; e-mail:
adickinson@nzcbc.org.nz Applications close October 17 2008.

Diocesan Liturgy Educator. Palmerston North Diocese.
http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2008 p.13, at
http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=208 , and from Mark Richards, Diocese of
Palmerston North, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North , tel. 06 350-3823.
Applications close 17th October 2008,

Wellington Catholic Education Centre. Director.
http://www.wcec.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 301 Oct 5-18 2008 p.23, in 'Wel-com October
2008 p.3, at http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=9143 , and from
John Butterfield, General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937,
Thorndon, Wellington 6140. Tel: 04 496 1788
E-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close: 24 October
2008.

Archdiocese of Wellington. General Manager.
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 301 Oct 5-18 2008 p.23, in 'Wel-com October
2008 p.3, and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box
499, Wellington. Tel: 04 499 4749; mobile: 021 552 929; fax: 04 499 7375;
email: contact@micahpartners.co.nz Applications close 17 October 2008

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Caritas welcomes improved kids coverage
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00355.htm
25 September 2008
Health and safety regulation changes giving child contractors the same
protection as children working as employees, are being welcomed by Caritas,
the Catholic agency for Justice, Peace and Development...

Parish to celebrate its centenary (photos)
Ruapehu Press
The Catholic parish of Taumaranui, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception,
celebrates its centenary from October 10 to 12 ...
Part 1:
http://tinyurl.com/54y3q2
Part 2:
http://tinyurl.com/4q6mgv

Students aid east Aucklanders on poverty line (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2008/09/students_aid_east_aucklanders_on_poverty\
_line.php
A prayer, food donation or a nice gesture to a friend were the three things
St Mark’s Catholic Primary School students in Pakuranga were taught to
practise last week during national Social Justice Week...

A Catholic brother jailed for sexually abusing boys is appealing his
sentence.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/5033148/catholic-brother-appeal-sex-abuse-sen\
tence/
Rodger Moloney was found guilty of seven counts of abuse dating back to the
1970s when he was head of Maryland's Special School in Christchurch. The
Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed an appeal against Moloney's sentence had
been lodged...

Volunteer is always putting others first
Northern Advocate (Whangarei) p.12 â€" 27 September 2008
Hazel Anne O'Donnell has for many years been a volunteer for the St Vincent
de Paul Society, which works with the Catholic Church, and has dedicated her
life to helping those less advantaged. "We help wherever there's need,'' she
says. "We're given things for nothing and we give away things for nothing
also. We supply people with food parcels and help out with accommodation and
petrol bills'' ...

Church 'not about to sell assets'
The Nelson Mail â€" News â€" 24 Sep 2008 â€" Page 3
Traditional Christian churches in the Nelson region are keeping their heads
above water and looking at new ways to raise their profile in the community.
Comments by clergy of the Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist Churches and
Fr Raymond Soriano of St Mary's Parish, Nelson.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Someone to live by'
A September reflection on the importance to Christians of Jesus' mother, by
Sister Mary Scanlon.

'Something to follow'
A reading and discussion of Matthew 21:28-32 with Fr Chris Skinner and
Regina Perez.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand, sponsored by 'NZ Catholic'
newspaper. Some recent topics ... Impact Games (a method for changing the
way people consume information and understand the world around them) ... Gay
lifestyle a "sewer" of casual degrading sex, drug abuse and misery ...
Election? What election?

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.romereports.com (video)

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EVENTS

Christ Fest '08 - A Catholic youth gathering in the style of WYD
25 - 26 October 2008
Sacred Heart Parish grounds, Ranfurly, Dunedin Diocese.
Details:
http://www.cyt.org.nz/dox/Christ%20Fest%2008.jpg

Joshua Catholic Mens Fellowship. The Banquet: a weekend retreat.
October 10th, 11th, and 12th 2008
Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland.
Details, registration form and promo video:
http://shell.world-net.co.nz/~mbaird/2008%20Registration.htm

'Hearts Aflame' Catholic Summer School
9-18 January 2008
St Bede's College, Christchurch
Details:
http://www.heartsaflame.org.nz/HA2009/tabid/1348/Default.aspx

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Promoters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 300, September 21 - October 4, 2008 p.23 and from
Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box
147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360-3049; e-mail:
advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz

De La Salle Brothers. Ministry Positions (2)
Duties: to facilitate a range of ministry activities for the schools and to
help promote the growth of the Lasallian network in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 300, September 21 - October 4, 2008 p.26, on
http://www.delasalle.org.nz/?sid=68 and from Andrew Ulugia, Lasallian Youth
Ministry, PO Box 5124 New Plymouth 4310 Tel: (06) 753 6149 Email:
andrew@delasalle.org.nz Applications close 3 October, 2008.

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Issue 300, September 21 - October 4, 2008

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In the latest issue ...

NATIONAL
Communications office to close in bishops' move ... Christian parties
quarrel ... Aids workers and Maori pay tribute to Josephite ... Persecuted
Christians prayed for ... Caritas gives $10k for India floods ... Compulsory
abortion counselling sought ... Priest drowns in rescue effort ... Priest
talks about dialogue between faith and science ... New retreat centre at
Cross Creek ... Marist rugby shows flag around NZ ... ERO File

FEATURES
Cardinal Delargey was not an easy man to "place" ... Synod topic reflects
Pope's desire to lead more Catholics to the Scriptures ... Peace pervades
Knock shrine ... Leader wins ship trip ... Award given for work on cathedral
... Evangelisation programme brought from Sydney to NZ ... Foodbanks are
still being used ... Christchurch helps young people keep the WYD spirit
alive

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Honesty as sobriety ... Donald DeMarco: Hugh Hefner's view
of sex bogus and ignorant ... Mike Ryan: Permanent deacon a deacon all the
time ... Editorial: Church must not waste media efforts ... Malcolm Evans
... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Pope tells French bishops how to rejuvenate Church ... Rome disciplines
Medjugorje priest ... Brain death criterion doesn't convince the Vatican ...
Catholics and Orthodox Jews defend status of marriage ... The Pope: One way
only to a new heart ... Biographer ticks off homosexuals ... Sarah Palin won
praise from Catholic leaders ... Protection of Church called for ... Hanoi
police hurt activists ... Pope speaks to 250,000 at Lourdes ... Christian
investors saw loan problems looming ... Women prominent in upcoming synod
... Disabled woman committed to Jesus ... Question on Missal answered ...
President sees need for religion in society ... In Brief

REGULAR FEATURES
Papal Prayer, Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck,
Scripture, Feasts, Church Year, The Doolans, God in the Garden, Caption
Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, That Word!,
Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.

ADVERTISING FEATURES
NZ Catholic's 300th issue ... Candlelight Rosary procession

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

** A Common Concern: Poverty in the Lands of Plenty (16 Sep 2008)

** Meeting of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (16 Sep
2008)

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Radio New Zealand. Saturday Morning, with Kim Hill
Politics and Pilgrimage: an interview with Alastair Thompson
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday
Alastair is the co-founder and co-editor of the press release Web site
'Scoop'. At 21 minutes 10 seconds into the interview, he describes how the
reception he encountered in a Wellington parish encouraged him to convert to
the Catholic faith. Then he describes the pilgrimage he and his wife made to
Santiago de Compostela.

Tidy Kiwis (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/4dd5b3
St Patrick's Catholic School students decided to be "proud St Patrick's
people" and pick up rubbish to celebrate Conservation Week ...

New head for St Peters
Manawatu Standard | 18 Sep 2008 | Page: 5
David Olivier, the principal of Upper Hutt College, has been appointed the
new St Peters College principal and will begin at the start of Term One in
2009. The resignation of Chris England will come into effect at the end of
the school year ...

Youth seeking answers
Bay of Plenty Times â€" â€" P19 â€" 17 September 2008
Youth groups established at St Thomas Moore Parish in the wake of July's
World Youth Day in Australia appear to be reinforcing a move among young
people who seek new pathways - through spiritual faith...

Social Welfare “Safety Net� Unravelling
Press Release: Caritas Aotearoa
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0809/S00237.htm
A new report finds that both National and Labour administrations over the
past two decades have been steadily unravelling our social welfare "safety
net" and moving its basis from the meeting of basic need to the narrow focus
of pushing people into work...

Grab a pew and take a look into the future
http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/4695009a6530.html
Blogging, Bebo and online confessionals are just some of the ways churches
are spreading the word to the internet generation ...

Stoush over Wanganui church presbytery demolition
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2008/09/14/124373c02f47
The Catholic Church in Wanganui says it's unhappy with the way it has been
treated by the Historic Places Trust. St Mary's parish has begun to demolish
its three-storey brick presbytery building to make space for a car-park, as
part of a wider redevelopment of the church site...

Mayor denies claims
The Dominion Post â€" News â€" 15 Sep 2008 â€" Page 5
Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws says it is not true that the council has not
done enough to save a local building. Mr Laws said St Mary's Presbytery had
never been a Wanganui landmark, nor could the council deny the Catholic
Church their right to demolish a building that would have cost them more
than $1 million to upgrade. "The Historic Places Trust was offering no money
to nobody, preferring to tell porkies."

Restoration landmark's dodgy roof gives urgency to prayers, by Jenny de
Montalk
New Zealand Herald â€" â€" A07 â€" 16 September 2008
When it was built 75 years ago, St Michael's Catholic Church in Remuera was
described as a ``triumph of architectural skill''. But now in need of
restoration, a budget blowout means the heritage building is $135,000 short
of its target...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Don't be jealous'
A reading and discussion of Matthew 20:1-16 with Very Rev. Frank Nelson and
Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand, sponsored by 'NZ Catholic'
newspaper. Some recent topics ...

The politics of feminism ... What do we want from our pollys? ... A little
bit of navel-gazing… the Enneagram ... Wow! (video of testimony by abortion
survivor Gianna Jessen, Queen's Hall Melbourne, 2008 (2 parts)) ... But,
surely it’s pretty obvious?! (abortion and the US presidential election
campaign) ... Statistics (on finding and learning from each other)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

http://www.station15.co.nz

'The Fifteenth Station' - Politics at the dinner table: 14 September 2008
It's kind of hard to ignore it with an election both here in NZ and over in
the USA. This month we talk about an open letter from the NZCCSS to all
political candidates on poverty issues, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi getting
things very wrong with regards to the Catholic teaching on abortion, an
Auckland-based homosexual publication slamming the Catholic bishops'
pre-election statement as bigoted and ignorant, the tragedy in Orissa, and
the cancelled beauty pageant for nuns!

'Catechiwi' - Episode 1 8 September 2008
This is first episode of a new monthly podcast. 'Catechiwi' will feature a
one-on-one interview with an expert on a particular area of Catholic
teaching. In the first episode, NZ Catholic editor Gavin Abraham talks to Fr
Merv Duffy SM, a lecturer in Christology, about Christ. Who was Christ? Who
did people think he was? Was he human, divine, both?

'Familia' - Episode 1
This is the first edition of 'Familia' - our new monthly pro-life podcast
from Family Life International. In this episode, Brendan and the team
explore the following issues:

- The 40th anniversary of the encyclical Humanae Vitae
- Is it still important for people who don’t have a religious faith to get
married?
- What does a girl need to do to attract the right type of guy, and what
should you do if you think you are dating Mr. or Mrs. wrong?
- A question about a man who got sterilized without telling his wife
- What can we do about our children who don’t practice the faith?

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Genesis isn't a science book: Vatican to study evolution; Benedict's trip to
France; and Pius XII
From time to time, Catholicism can be seized with fits of enthusiasm and
veer toward one extreme or another. Over the long run, however, its instinct
is usually to seek the sane middle, driven by what Pope Benedict XVI has
called the Catholic genius for seeking "both/and" solutions to seemingly
"either/or" problems. In Rome this week, a blow was struck for the sane
middle on the most vexed issue in the modern relationship between faith and
science: the theory of evolution...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

KTOTV - the television channel of the French Catholic Bishops' Conference
http://ktotv.com
The visit of Pope Benedict to France: live and archived video reports

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.romereports.com (video)

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EVENTS


Christ Fest '08 - A Catholic youth gathering in the style of WYD
25 - 26 October 2008
Sacred Heart Parish grounds, Ranfurly, Dunedin Diocese.
Details:
http://www.cyt.org.nz/dox/Christ%20Fest%2008.jpg


Joshua Catholic Mens Fellowship. The Banquet: a weekend retreat. October
10th, 11th, and 12th 2008
Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland.
Details, registration form and promo video:
http://shell.world-net.co.nz/~mbaird/2008%20Registration.htm


'Hearts Aflame' Catholic Summer School - 9-18 January 2008
St Bede's College, Christchurch
Details:
http://www.heartsaflame.org.nz/HA2009/tabid/1348/Default.aspx

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Promoters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 300, September 21 - October 4, 2008 p.23 and from
Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box
147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360-3049; e-mail:
advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz

Youth Workers, Logos
http://www.logos.org.nz
Logos is an incorporated society formed by the Society of Mary which works
for young people in Greater Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' No. 299 September 7 - 20, 2008 p.23, on
http://www.logos.org.nz/?sid=1396 , and from Helen Robinson, (09) 307-2712;
e-mail: hrobinson@logos.org.nz Applications close 26 September 2008.

Consultant in RE (Secondary) and Adult Education, Archdiocese of Wellington
http://www.wcec.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' No. 299 September 7 - 20, 2008 p.23, on
http://www.wcec.org.nz , and from Peter Bray, Director, Catholic Education
Centre, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Applications close 26 September 2008

De La Salle Brothers. Ministry Positions (2)
Duties: to facilitate a range of ministry activities for the schools and to
help promote the growth of the Lasallian network in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 300, September 21 - October 4, 2008 p.26, on
http://www.delasalle.org.nz/?sid=68 and from Andrew Ulugia, Lasallian Youth
Ministry, PO Box 5124 New Plymouth 4310 Tel: (06) 753 6149 Email:
andrew@delasalle.org.nz Applications close 3 October, 2008.