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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS


Plenty of fun had at Light Party (photos)
Hauraki Herald
http://tinyurl.com/68na4g
Thre was lots of fun and plenty of lollies and treats on offer at the
Whitianga Light Party on October 31. The aim was to keep children safe and
offer a fun alternative to Halloween ...

New life for city's cathedral
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikatotimes/4752126a6579.html
After a week of final touches to finish the multi-million dollar renovation
of Hamilton's Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Father Frank Eggleton
can't wait for the celebrations to begin tomorrow...

St Pat's vows to fight
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/4752250a22398.html
Staff at Auckland's St Patrick’s Cathedral say they won’t surrender to a
skyscraper threatening their patch. The cathedral opposed a neighbouring
apartment development on Albert St earlier this year because a carparking
entrance on St Patrick’s Square would ruin the "oasis of peace"...

School locked-down as armed police hunt wanted man
http://tinyurl.com/6gncax
Students at St Patricks College in Silverstream were in lock-down mode this
morning as armed police hunted a wanted man nearby in Lower Hutt...

A memorable school holiday (photo)
North Waikato News
http://tinyurl.com/5cwmee
In an opportunity of a lifetime, four St Anthony's Catholic School students
became immersed in their faith with the highlight coming within reaching
distance of Pope Benedict XVI when they visited Rome ...

Growth in God's hands
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroughexpress/4751091a19821.html
Arms are raised towards the heavens, people are talking in tongues. Soulful
modern music is played by a band and sung by a small but enthusiastic
congregation. It is Saturday night at Marlborough Lines Stadium and
Blenheim's City Church are in da House to worship. While the number of Kiwis
regularly attending church in New Zealand is declining local church leaders
say Marlborough is bucking the trend and the spirit is alive and well. Is it
really? LUCY JOHNSTON reports.

Franklin hit by businesswoman's tragic death (photo)
Franklin County News
http://tinyurl.com/6pszuo
Franklin has lost one of its most well-loved businesswomen, Doreen
Pennington

Chaplaincy celebrated
Manawatu Standard | 3 Nov 2008 | Page: 4
The Palmerston North Hospital chapel hosted a thanksgiving service on
Saturday celebrating 60 years of hospital chaplaincy. While many patients
over the decades have received support and visits from their own churches,
there has been a role since 1948...

Candidates stake claim to votes
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/Default.aspx?s=3&s1=2&id=6805
Not surprisingly, National Party MP Anne Tolley and Labour list MP Moana
Mackey had very different takes on the past nine years under a Labour-led
government at a public election meeting last night hosted by the Social
Justice Committees of Holy Trinity Anglican and St Mary's Catholic
parishes...

Christians protest at `decline in family values' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelsonmail/4748495a6007.html
A silent march up Nelson's Trafalgar St, followed by a silent vigil at the
Church Steps, marked a Christian group's protest against what its leaders
say are eroded family values in New Zealand...

Kiwi's Spanish pilgrimage (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/6nlqvo
Thames traveller Robin Plummer addressed a Whitianga Friends of the Library
meeting last week to tell of his latest travels on the 1000-year-old
Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain ...

In Brief
Northern Advocate p.2 â€" 07 November 2008
Dargaville's St Joseph's School _ formerly known as St Joseph's Convent
School _ celebrated its centennial celebrations on Labour weekend with past
pupils, staff and parents coming from far and wide...

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WORLD UNION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN'S ORGANISATIONS

Asia-Pacific Catholic women seek empowerment
http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=9970
Catholic women's organisations in the Asia-Pacific will focus their energies
on empowerment for women, a regional conference in Seoul has decided...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Choose wisely'
A reading and discussion of Matthew 25:1-13 with Very Revd Frank Nelson,
Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington and two cathedral choristers, Garth
and Jill.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

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

Professional Ambition (Christianity and professional ambition) ... "Ach,
back to the loch with you Nessie" (online matchmaking) ... Pseudo-Messiahs
and the US Election (on the definition of Antichrist) ... As you love
yourself (on a disturbing lack of loving oneself) ...

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

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

An open letter to President-elect Barack Obama
For the record, nobody from the Obama transition team has solicited my
advice about relations with the Vatican, and I would frankly be surprised if
the question were yet on their radar screen. Others, however, are already
speculating about how things might shake out; on Wednesday, for example,
Reuters moved a story predicting a "tricky" relationship between Rome and
the Obama White House because of the abortion issue. As a thought exercise,
I decided to pen an open letter to the president-elect about U.S.-Vatican
ties over the next four years...

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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

'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 ]

Catholic Discipleship College, Takapuna, Auckland. Residential Leaders (Male
and Female)
http://www.cdc.ac.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 303, November 2 - 15, 2008 p.27, at:
http://www.cdc.ac.nz/NewsEvents/tabid/1003/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
and from Fr Neil Vaney sm, Principal, CDC, tel: (09) 489-8197; e-mail:
fr.neil@cdc.ac.nz

'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Parish presenters.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 303, November 2 - 15, 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

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.catholic.org.nz

In issue 303, November 2 - 15, 2008 ...

NATIONAL
Kiwi Party MP seeks support of pro-lifers ... Meaning seen in Word - not
money ... Abortion advertisements targeted at voters ... Young adults
challenged to bravely rise in holiness ... Palmerston North priests
celebrate jubilees ... Kiwi religious appointed to Bethlehem post ... OE set
newest priest on the path to his vocation ... Church to open as a cathedral
... Chapel handed over to the Navy ... Government payment eases pressure on
education office ... Mill Hill man honoured for service in Rotorua ... Mercy
rest home will become community house ... ERO File

FEATURES
Election 2008: Parties and their policies ... Catholic ties with Labour
waning, experts suggest ... Three woo Christian vote ... Soldier who died
for "King and Country" is remembered ... Old Mercy convent reborn as library
... History records first 50 years of parish ... Matchmaking on agenda ...
Oceania province marks its first year ... Service held for services at St
Mary of the Angels

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Struggling with our own inadequacy ... Patricia Brooks:
Smacking and hitting does not make for good parenting ... Pew Point: Not
easy to put oneself second ... Others Say: As voters, be open to grace ...
Editorial: Voting choice not easy for Catholics ... Malcolm Evans ...
Letters ... Vatican Letter: Mixed response to homilies from country to
country

INTERNATIONAL
List of 19 questions to start Synod proposals ... More catechists around
world "filling in" for priests ... Joint action will boost the Bible ...
Vatican approves three options for ending at Mass ... The Pope: Science must
have its limits ... Faith helps Wall St Catholics ... Cardinal criticises
older US orders ... Second attack on JPII revealed ... Mixed election
messages from US bishops ... Racism seen as a danger ... Church will stand
against new law, says archbishop ... In Brief ... Cleveland screenwriter
another prodigal son ... Psychiatrist supports the value of celibacy ...
Indian bishop suspended ... Atheists believe in advertising

REGULAR FEATURES
Papal Prayer, Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Catholic.Geek, Tape Deck,
Scripture, Feasts, Liturgical Calendar, The Doolans, Family Talk, Caption
Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, That Word!,
Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Photo Prayer, Wit's End.

ADVERTISING FEATURE
Catholic Discipleship College

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Dancing parishioners hope to raise the roof (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/4744260a22398.html
The St Joseph’s congregation are getting their best dance moves ready to
raise money to repair their Grey Lynn church. The church is holding a Po
Siva, which loosely translates to "night dance", in the church hall...

Leading the organic charge (photo)
http://www.businessday.co.nz/comment/4744549
Farming organically is a logical extension of the social conscience and
religious beliefs that have driven Jim Kebbell all his life. Now 70, he has
been a Catholic priest who got offside with the church when he marched in
Vietnam War protests, has run a halfway house for released prisoners and
patients from mental institutions, been a regional organiser for the Labour
Party, managed union health services and is a Greens parliamentary
candidate...

Pat joins illustrious ranks (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/4742830a22400.html
Entertainer Bob Hope, media magnate Rupert Murdoch, actor Ricardo Montalban
and now Beach Haven resident Pat Lythe. Mrs Lythe, 66, joined the
illustrious ranks of the Order of St Gregory the Great when she was made a
dame by Pope Benedict XVI last month...

Pat Lythe is honoured as Papal Dame of St Gregory the Great
http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/News/tabid/976/Default.aspx
Pat Lythe has been awarded the rare Papal honour of Dame of the Order of St
Gregory the Great for her services to the Catholic Church...

Kiwi takes on university job in Mideast danger zone (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4740895a6479.html
Teaching students barred from attending class by nine-metre walls and
military patrols are some of the difficulties facing Brother Peter Bray as
he prepares to take charge of the West Bank's only Christian university...
[Related link: Bethlehem University - http://www.bethlehem.edu ]

Gardening Nun (TVNZ video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/465467/2222807
She's 86 years old and just may have some of the greenest fingers in the
country. Sister Loyola Galvin looks after the gardens at Wellington's Home
of Compassion - and has just won a prestigious gardening prize. Voted for by
readers of New Zealand Gardener magazine, she's won 2008's gardener of the
year for sharing her love of gardening with her local community. Corinne
Ambler meets sister Loyola and learns some of her gardening secrets.

Navy given chapel keys
http://tinyurl.com/5o8oww
The Royal New Zealand Navy now holds the keys to St Peter's Catholic Chapel
at Devonport Naval Base ...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Love Deeply'
A reading and discussion of John 11:21-27 with Father Thige O'Leary and
Kathryn McIver at St Mary of the angels, Wellington.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

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

Angry at God? ... The Nazis are amongst us (Cardinal Egan on abortion) ...
Playing Happy Families (on spending time with the family) ... The difference
between a good leader and a good spin-doctor (on Helen Clark) ...
Labour-intensive (reining-in the working week) ... Learning the art of
living; Will I ever get it? (on the path to true happiness)

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

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Pastors, scholars look to Latin America to 'reboot' the church and the faith
Famed Jesuit theologian Fr. Karl Rahner once said of the Second Vatican
Council (1962-65) that it marked the emergence of Catholicism as a "world
church," no longer tied primarily to Europe or the West. Cardinal Francis
George of Chicago asserted Wednesday evening that the late 20th and early
21st centuries have lent "empirical reality" to Rahner's claim. "There are
now local churches in every part of the world, and the hierarchy is being
transformed by members from Africa, Asia and Latin America," George said
during a conference in Chicago sponsored by the Catholic Theological Union
and DePaul University. "What was once known as the 'Third World' is now a
source of life and renewal for the church elsewhere." ...

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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

'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 ]

Catholic Discipleship College, Takapuna, Auckland. Residential Leaders (Male
and Female)
http://www.cdc.ac.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 303, November 2 - 15, 2008 p.27, at:
http://www.cdc.ac.nz/NewsEvents/tabid/1003/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
and from Fr Neil Vaney sm, Principal, CDC, tel: (09) 489-8197; e-mail:
fr.neil@cdc.ac.nz

'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Parish presenters.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 303, November 2 - 15, 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

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'WEL-COM' - A Catholic newspaper for the Wellington and Palmerston North
dioceses

http://www.welcom.org.nz

News
Abortion takes an unexpected toll, many women agree ... Retreat team booked
out for '09 ... Drop in inequality good, but plight of the poorest unclear
...

World News

Columns
Editorial: immorality in financial crash ... Archbishop's column: WYD sparks
priestly contemplation ... Kieran Fenn FMS: Paul to the Corinthians: Get the
body right ...

Schools
Sacred Heart Lower Hutt stands in tribute to long-time DRS ... Masterton
principal sixth in the world ... Silverstream Vinnies

Features
Poverty in an affluent society ... World Youth Day a mixed bag with a
positive challenge ... Pilgrims reflect on the WYD experience

Wellington
The cathedral 160 years ago ... Sister John Bosco Fraser RSM RIP ... God
gave us a gift in Sr Jean-Marie McErlane

Palmerston North
The legacy of World Youth Day ... Valuable lessons for relationships in
ferry travel ... World Youth Day a community experience: Palmerston North
pilgrims reflect

Reflect
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A: Matthew 22:15-21

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

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

Catholic Matchmaker website: a safe place for Catholics to meet Catholics
(22 October 2008)
Catholic Matchmaker New Zealand made a ground-breaking announcement to the
media in August 2007. They became the first Catholic matchmaker site to
receive official support from the Catholic Church. Archbishop John Dew of
Wellington, followed by the other Catholic Bishops in New Zealand, gave
permission to promote Catholic Matchmaker in their dioceses. Some Australian
bishops have also given permission to promote this service...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

No pain, no gain (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dailynews/4738843a6554.html
There were screams of pain - but it was all in a good cause as Hamilton's
Sacred Heart Girls' College held a CanTeen fundraiser yesterday.

Community-minded nun top gardener
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=146729
Eighty-six-year-old Sister Loyola Galvin from the Sisters of Compassion has
been named New Zealand Gardener of the Year...

Radio NZ. 'Saturday Morning' with Kim Hill. Interview with Sister Loyola
Galvin, the 86 year-old organiser of community gardening, who has been named
national NZ Gardener of the Year 2008.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/sat/2008/10/25/sister_loyola_galvin_the_\
gardening_nun

$18m in capital funding for Sancta Maria College
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0810/S00444.htm
Education Minister Chris Carter announced today at the opening of the brand
new St Anne teaching block at Sancta Maria College, that the Government has
agreed to contribute $18.888 million in capital funding toward the cost of
the building. Sancta Maria School is a year 7 to 13 Catholic state
integrated school in Flat Bush, Manukau.

Totally devoted . . .
The Timaru Herald | 25 Oct 2008 | Page: 21
Applying makeup, choosing what to wear, surfing the channels on television â€"
normal everyday activities for most New Zealanders. Two Temuka women,
however, are getting used to undertaking these tasks after years of banning
them from their...

Feature slideshow
The Timaru Herald | 25 Oct 2008 | Page: 3
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaruherald/0a25383.html?source=nav
A new audio slideshow is now on the Timaru Herald website in relation to
today’s feature (page 21) on two Temuka Catholic sisters. The slideshow
includes photos of the St Josephs’ convent and Sister Lorraine Gaines
speaking about her life. [On Sunday morning, 26 October 2008, this slideshow
had still not appeared on the newspaper's audio slideshow Web page - ML]

Ceremonial start to church
Bay of Plenty Times â€" â€" K06 â€" 21 October 2008
The weather was kind, the parishioners were present and so the first sod of
the new St Pius Catholic Church and Community Centre in Beach Rd was
ceremonially turned on Sunday, October 5...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Wealthy in Family and Friends'
Sister Mary Scanlon talks to Pat Hutchison - mother, widow, artist,
archivist and gardener - about faith and aging.

'Love Deeply'
A reading and discussion of Matthew 22:34-40 with Father Thige O'Leary and
Kathryn McIver at St Mary of the angels, Wellington.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

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

Emotional Rollercoaster (emotion in worship) ... It’s all in the delivery
(politics and the election) ... Revelation, self-communication and coffee
(on being enrolled in Good Shepherd College’s distance learning theology
programme) ... "Render unto Caesar" (on a favourite Gospel reading) ... "I
mean the Bare Necessities, Or Mother Nature’s recipes ..." (perhaps you’re
more worthwhile than you think)

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

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Serious Catholics wind up 'politically homeless' in America
On the lecture circuit I've been repeatedly asked for a take on the
election, and so this week I'll summarize what I typically say in terms of
three points to ponder about seeing the race through Catholic eyes -- points
which, at least from where I sit, have not yet attracted the consideration
they merit...

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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

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 ]

NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Communications Advisor
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 302, October 19 - November 1 2008 p.23 and
from Mike Hurdle 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 27 October 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 , in 'NZ Catholic' issue 302, October
19 - November 1 2008 p.22, and from Mark Richards, Diocese of Palmerston
North, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North , tel. 06 350-3823