Schools October 2013 As part of the Caritas Social Justice Week (8-14 September) focus on ‘Meaningful Work for the Young Worker,’ Vinnies at St Joseph’s Nelson and St Peter Chanel School in Motueka heard representatives from Fair Trade discuss the conditions of the workers they assist in other countries. The students were shocked at the […]
Schools October Philippa Winch For Disability Awareness Week in August, Vinnies at St Paul’s School Richmond organised an interactive display about living with disability which was open to classes and members of the wider community to view. The display showcased information and activities related to various disabilities as well as work that the Vinnies had […]
Feature October 2013 Rocking in Blenheim may have come more often as a result of recent earthquakes, but a youth fundraiser in St Mary’s Parish last month raised the roof of the parish hall.St Mary’s youth group put on a variety concert on Friday at which people sang and danced, bid at auction and parted […]
Archdiocesan News October 2013 Fr Tony Kearns Missionz, New Zealand national office of the worldwide Pontifical Mission Societies, reminds us that 20 October is Mission Sunday. Promotional material for the 2013 Mission Sunday was reviewed at the Missionz annual general meeting, held at the Homes of Compassion in Island Bay on 8-9 August. The theme […]
Schools October 2013 Students at St Claudine Thevenet School in Wainuiomata have been seeing a need and working for fairer sharing of resources at home and overseas this year.Caritas Social Justice Educator Patricia Lynch attended the school’s latest fundraiser on 30 August, where the student council organised a 50-cent day to raise money to buy […]
Archdiocesan News September 2013 The chapel at St Patrick’s College Silverstream was packed on Saturday afternoon 10 August when Fr Dennis Nacorda started his priestly ministry. Archbishop John Dew ordained Fr Dennis for the Archdiocese of Wellington. Quoting Pope Francis at World Youth Day in Brazil in July, Archbishop John invited Fr Dennis to ‘Warm […]
Palmerston North Cecily McNeill September 2013 Imagination is key to growth in the diocese and to people becoming what God wants us to be, Bishop Charles Drennan told the more than 2,000 people gathered for a Year of Faith Mass in Palmerston North’s Pascal St Stadium on 4 August. ‘Satisfaction with stagnation is a death […]
Social Justice Week, 8-14 September, 2013 September 2013 Unemployment – the local face of a global concern Unemployment affects everyone, particularly young people whose ability to find work has been hindered by the loss of jobs after the 2009 economic recession. Four years on, youth unemployment remains high throughout the world. In New Zealand, 75,000 […]
Opinion Cecily McNeill September 2013 The country’s latest high-profile paedophile conviction shows how hard some children must work to win the confidence of the adults in their lives. Had the first Far North child who complained about James Parker’s abuse been believed, Parker may never have gone on to the more than 300 offences he […]
Opinion Archbishop John Dew September 2013 Since early May many, if not most, people in the archdiocese have responded to my invitation to discuss the future of the archdiocese. I am grateful to all parishioners, lay pastoral leaders and clergy who have generously given their energy to reimagining the archdiocese in a consultation process using […]