March - Catholic Diocese of Dunedin

March 2014
Issue No 195
Another leader from the south...
Father Brendan Ward appointed Rector of Holy Cross Seminary
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops announced, recently, the
appointment of Fr Brendan Ward, parish priest of Queenstown,
as the next Rector of Holy Cross Seminary, Auckland, to take
over from Monsignor Peter Jeffrey of Australia, whose term
ends at the conclusion of this year.
Speaking as President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’
Conference, Archbishop John Dew said: “We welcome the
appointment of Fr Brendan to this important role in the life
and future of the Church in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is critical
in forming those preparing for vocation to priesthood.”
He continued the announcement by saying, “Fr Brendan is a
priest of the Dunedin Diocese, and has been ministering in
parishes since his ordination in 1995. This parish ministry,
along with his work in the forestry industry prior to entering
the seminary, and his study, including a Masters in the
Psychology of Religion, will greatly assist him in this next role.
This year, leading up to the commencement of his role, will
allow him the time to prepare, and I along with my brother
bishops offer our ongoing support.”
Fr Brendan is well known within the diocese. He comes from a
large Invercargill family. After leaving school, Fr Brendan went
to Canterbury University where he completed a Bachelor of
Forestry, and then worked for some years in the forestry
industry in Rotorua, and later in Bougainville. Fr
Brendan also spent time in England
playing cricket semiprofessionally
before
joining the seminary in
Mosgiel. He was ordained
by Bishop Leonard Boyle
at St Mary’s Basilica in
Invercargill at the end
of 1995. Since then, he
has had various parish
priest appointments in
the Dunedin Diocese,
including
Alexandra,
North Invercargill and
currently Queenstown.
More recently he studied,
successfully, for a Masters
at Heythrop College (the Jesuit C
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“I’m pleased to be taking on this new role in 2015, and I will be
spending time this year researching and preparing to begin. I
can see that under the leadership of Monsignor Peter Jeffery,
and the staff, that the Seminary is in good heart. I’m grateful
to all those who have formed, supported and encouraged me
in my own priestly vocation, and I hope that I, too, can make
a valuable contribution to the vocation of many others in this
role,” says Fr Brendan.
Bishop Colin, as a previous rector of the college, knows full
well the importance of the role, and the challenges that lie
ahead for Fr Brendan. Coupled with congratulations, he
extends prayerful best wishes on behalf of the people of the
diocese.
This year, the Church in Southland celebrates 150
years of parish life. Father Brendan’s appointment
gives further cause to offer thanks for the
strength of faith in the south that
continues to provide this
diocese, and beyond, with
priests, religious, bishops
and leaders in numbers
disproportionate to its
size. Thank you.
March 2014
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Lent, 2014
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
In his Message for Lent, Pope Francis writes;
“Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do
well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order
to help and enrich others by our own poverty. Let us
not forget that real poverty hurts; no self-denial is
real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a
charity that costs nothing and does not hurt”.
I was reflecting on the Pope’s statement in the light of the
time honoured tradition of the Church’s recommendation for
this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Many of you
will remember the old fasting regimes we used to have i.e.
all the days of Lent (except Sundays) were fast days, which
were measured as the two smaller meals not exceeding the
main meal, and all Fridays were days of abstinence. Now,
only Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are mandatory fast
and abstinence days. The Church, of course, has always
recommended fasting as an appropriate practice, but in the
light of the Pope’s insistence on feeding the hungry of the
world in our global village, we, as Catholics, need to seriously
review this, and what better time than Lent.
As Pope Francis asks us to reflect on the Christian meaning
of poverty, and sharing with the poor, I would urge you to
become involved in the Lenten Caritas programme, Open Up
a Horizon of Hope, in your parish or pastoral area. This can give
us direction for practical help.
Recently, I was reading an address that Archbishop Eamon
Martin, coadjutor archbishop of Armagh, gave in Dublin.
Among a number of points he made, he said, “The problem
of world poverty remains a huge challenge for all of us. The
recent observation by Oxfam that the 85 richest people in
the world earn more than 3.5 billion of the world’s poorest
people, stopped many of us in our tracks. Apparently one
third of all the food bought in Ireland is thrown out – and
worldwide there are 1.3 billion tons of food wasted every
year. Pope Francis refers to the ‘scandal of global hunger’ and
says, ‘We cannot look the other way and pretend that global
hunger does not exist. We must try to give a voice to those
who suffer silently from hunger so that this voice becomes a
roar which can shake the world’ .” Our Holy Father has stated
bluntly that the food that is wasted could feed the hungry
world.
A number of salient questions come to mind e.g.
How much food in New Zealand is thrown out?
What can we do to ensure that food left over is never wasted?
Food banks in New Zealand recently reported that demands
on their services have increased threefold. I know that a
number of parishes, some working with the good offices of
St Vincent de Paul, have organised deep freeze refrigerators
for surplus meals. As a Lenten work, why not add an extra
meal that can be given to the parish scheme for the ‘hungry
guest’. Other initiatives can be where parishes work in
conjunction with local food banks, or a soup kitchen, or meal
arrangements which assist the needy.
Let us remember that when we help that ‘hungry guest’,
that brother or sister in need, as Matthew 25: 31 ff. reminds
us starkly, that it is Christ we are helping. Our love of God
becomes practical and actual when we help that sister or
brother in need. When we finally come before God, He may
say to us “Who else have you brought with you?”
With all good wishes for this sacred season,
In the Spirit,
Colin
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How well do we value food?
Fr Pat McGettigan, Parish Priest,
Alexandra
On a recent Friday afternoon, I called
into one of several orchards to pickup donated fruit which an ecumenical
group of people package and sell each
Saturday morning at a market. We
have our own stall in Pioneer Park,
Alexandra, which operates during the
months of January and February, and
the proceeds help the local combined
churches’ Foodbank. Besides fruit we
also sell vegetables, jams, cheese rolls
and chutneys. Over the last six years
we have given away approximately $30,000 to support the
Foodbank, and a few other needy causes.
The truck that is used to pick-up fruit is lent for the day. We
use the presbytery garage as the location for bagging fruit
and vegetables. The people who gather have become a little
community and enjoy the banter that occurs while the work
goes on. I always have plenty of fruit for my breakfasts by
stewing up the fruit that is discarded when it is judged unfit
for the market stall.
Saturday morning is once again a day of activity with
helpers needed to set-up the stall, erect a gazebo and tables,
and place names and prices on the items for sale. However,
once the selling begins it is never pure business, but over the
years we have come to know the clients, and we are there to
listen to them and help them to buy at the most reasonable
prices. Sometimes, those who come live on their own and
look forward to a chat as well as buying food for the table.
Food is more than nourishment for the body; it is a means of
bringing us together to socialize.
I return to the opening question. What value do we place on
the food we eat? I mentioned gathering food from an orchard.
While we sorted out fruit into a container at an orchard, one
man gathered some to distribute among the elderly, another
loaded a crate of peaches to feed to his animals. No doubt,
much of the fruit that is marked and deemed unsuitable for
selling is dumped somewhere and returns to the earth.
At a recent parish council meeting, it was suggested that
one of the students at our school gather all the food that is
discarded after the lunch break and display it, as a reminder
of how wasteful we can be. I believe that here in New Zealand
we could live well by living off the food that is thrown away.
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March 2014
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Annual School Sector Forums held at Holy
Cross Centre, Mosgiel...
Each year Bishop Colin meets with the
Principals, the Chairperson (or a representative) of each Board of Trustees, and
other leaders involved in Catholic Education in the diocese.The Primary Sector
Forum was held at Holy Cross Centre,
Mosgiel, on Thursday, 27 February. The
Bishop spoke on the complementary
roles of parent, parish and school in
providing Sacramental preparation. The
Forum was chaired by Tony Hanning,
Director of the Catholic Education Office. Time was spent discussing the New
Zealand Bishops The Catholic Education
of School-Age Children. The document
was distributed to parishes and schools
in February. Vicar for Education, Father
Gerard Aynsley, led discussion on the
work of a sub-committee of the Diocesan Education Council to develop a new
model of religious education advisory
service for schools and rural families. Sr
Jan Ogilvy op outlined the certification
needs of teachers in areas of Special
Character and Religious Education, and
how qualifications in these areas can
Bishop Colin pictured with Principals and Board members at the Primary Forum
be obtained. The meeting was widely
representative of schools across the diocese.
On 6 March a similar Forum was held
for the secondary school sector. This
included Principals, Board Chairpersons
and Directors of Religious Studies (or
representatives of each.) Topics similar
to those for the primary sector were
covered, as well as national input
provided by Susan Apathy, Deputy CEO
of the New Zealand Catholic Education
Office, and Dr Chris Duthie-Jung,
Director - National Centre for Religious
Studies.
Children helping
children...
Before the end of the school year, St Peter Chanel School Year
6 Family Group leaders ran a mini fair to raise money for the
Nano Nagle Trust. This is a trust formed by the Presentation
Sisters and Associates in 2009 to support children attend a
Catholic School in New Zealand when their families are experiencing financial hardship. As Trust funds grow, more families
are able to be assisted. Gifts are tax deductible. For those wanting to help, payments may be deposited directly to the Westpac Bank, account number 03 1736 0513225-00-50. Alternatively, donations may be made to Nano Nagle Charitable Trust,
c/o 86 Church Street, Mosgiel 9024. For further information,
contact Sister Veronica, phone (03) 489 8120 or Mike Bunt,
phone (03) 488 2866.
Pictured – Kyra McEntyre presents a cheque for several
hundred dollars to Mike Bunt, who is a member of the Nano
Nagle Trust Board. Also present were Isabelle Larsen holding
the school’s lantern (Nano Nagle is also known as the lady
with the lantern.) Alongside is Graysen Thomson, holding an
icon personally sculptured for the Presentation Sisters by a
person who has been hugely influenced by their work today.
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Sports packs gifted to schools...
Over the next few weeks, the Dunedin
Rugby Football Club will distribute a
sports pack to each of the nine catholic
primary schools in Dunedin. The packs
have been donated by the NZ Marist
Club which the Dunedin Rugby Football
Club is affiliated to. The packs contain
various sports balls, skipping ropes,
cricket gear and other items.
On Wednesday the 18th February, Nasi
Manu (Highlander), Damon Sutherland,
Father Gerard Aynsley, Kara Sutherland,
Chris McLaughlan and Gerard Hanning
from the Junior DRFC presented the
equipment to the children at St Francis
Xavier School, Dunedin.
The children
greeted
their
guests with a Haka
and then there
was time for the
children to ask Nasi
questions about
being a Highlander.
They also took the
opportunity to get
his autograph, and many Highlanders’
flags were handed out, much to the
children’s delight!
Excited children getting personalized autographs from
Nasi Manu.
L-R Nasi Manu, Gerard Hanning, James Hanning, Fr Gerard
Aynsley, Damon Sutherland and Lily McLaughlan at the St
Francis Xavier school playground.
St Patrick’s School, Nightcaps
As for most of our schools, the 2014 school year for St Patrick’s
School, Nightcaps, was celebrated with Mass in the church.
Parish priest, Father Vaughan Leslie, used the occasion, the
feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, to share the story with the
children in the words of St Bernadette herself. Though only
small in number, St Patrick’s School pupils enjoy the freedom,
that would otherwise not be possible, to share faith, follow
the seasons of the church, and pray daily as part of regular
school life.
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March 2014
Holy Cross Centre, Mosgiel, echoed once more to the
sound of seminarians...
For a week in the middle of February, over thirty seminarians
and staff from Holy Cross Seminary, Auckland, came to Holy
Cross Conference Centre, Mosgiel, the original national seminary for nearly 100 years until its transfer to Auckland. They
undertook a well planned programme of orientation, study,
prayer and local visitations. For some of the staff it was a trip
down memory lane. For the seminarians, it was a visit to a sacred site rich in church and social history. On Monday 10 February, students and staff shared a meal with Bishop Colin and
diocesan clergy before a Vocations Mass held in the Verdon
Chapel (now the parish church.) Later in the week, groups of
students travelled to the four Catholic secondary colleges in
the diocese, and also to places of significance such as Wellers
Rock, on Otago Peninsula where, in 1840, Bishop Pompallier
said the first Mass in this area. The students engaged readily
with local parishioners, and the experience was one of mutual benefit worth repeating from time to time.
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March 2014
The Tablet
St Peter’s College Hostel
– a new name
St Peter’s College Hostel has been renamed Rosmini House in recognition of
the founding Rosminian order. Fathers
Aidan Cunningham and Michael Hill
approved the name change after being
approached by the Boarding House.
The rebranding to Rosmini House
signifies a significant step forward for
the House which continues to provide
high quality boarding for students
attending St Peter’s College.
The boarding house works closely
with the school to educate the whole
student to strive for excellence within a
family environment, and in accordance
with the values of Jesus Christ.
Over the past 12 months the House
has been undergoing a vast degree of
maintenance and upgrade
work. Wifi has been installed
throughout the house; the
dining room has undergone
renovations as have both the
girls’ and boys’ dormitories.
The final stage of the
dormitory upgrades is due to
be completed this year.
Planning is underway to
increase the capacity of the House with
all indicators being that the House will
continue to experience increased roll
growth in the coming years.
St Peter’s College
Head Students
for 2014
James Martin and Emily Welch.
James is the son of Rodney and Kathy
Martin of Otama. He boards at Rosmini House during the week and is their
Head Boy for 2014, also. James intends
going on to the University of Canterbury to study for a degree in Engineering. Emily lives near Riversdale. She is
the daughter of Claire and the late Chris
Welch. Her intention when she leaves
school is to study for a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Otago University.
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March 2014
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So long, farewell to Maria von Trapp
Maria von Trapp, who has died aged 99, was the last of the original Trapp Family
Singers, whose story was the inspiration for the Broadway show and hugely
successful 1965 film, The Sound of Music. Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian folk
singer and lay missionary, was born
14 September 1914, and died 18
February 2014.
- From The Telegraph.
The Von Trapps were an aristocratic
Austrian family headed by the
decorated naval officer Baron Georg
von Trapp and his wife, Agathe. In
the wake of Baroness von Trapp’s
death in 1922, the family moved to a villa in Aigen in the suburbs of Salzburg and
Maria Augusta Kutschera, a young postulent — a woman preparing for a nun’s
life — from the nearby Nonnberg Abbey, was appointed as tutor to the seven Von
Trapp children. She was to become the Baron’s second wife (played in the film by Julie
Andrews).
In the mid-1930s the family’s finances were made precarious by the Baron’s
investment in a bank which would later fail. Hardened circumstances caused the Von
Trapps to stage paid choral concerts (previously a family hobby) with Maria Von Trapp
singing second soprano in the choir.
With the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938, Baron von Trapp was offered a
commission in the German Navy. An ardent anti-Nazi he refused, and decided to
flee the country with his entire family. Not, as Hollywood immortalised their journey,
overnight across the Alps to Switzerland, but by train to Italy in broad daylight before
taking a passage to America.
Maria Franziska Gobertina von Trapp was born on 14 September 1914, in Salzburg
the third child of Georg and Agathe Von Trapp. Since personal telegrams were not
permitted to be sent to those serving in the military, her father learnt of the birth by a
message from his wife in pre-arranged code: “S.M.S. Maria arrived”.
Music was an integral part of her family’s life. Late in life, Maria von Trapp recalled,
“My father played the violin and the accordion, and I adored him - I wanted to learn all
the instruments that he played.” She played the accordion throughout her long life.
In The Sound of Music, Maria von Trapp was portrayed as the character “Louisa”
by the Canadian actress Heather Menzies-Urich (in her debut role). On the film’s
release, Maria and her siblings were surprised by the level of dramatic licence taken in
bringing their story to the screen. “We were all pretty shocked at how they portrayed
our father. He was so completely different. He always looked after us a lot, especially
after our mother died,” said Maria von Trapp. “You have to separate yourself from all
that, and you have to get used to it. It is something you simply cannot avoid.”
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Bishop Anthony
Fisher discusses
elder care
“Matters of Life and Death”
This year, The Tablet intends publishing a series
of articles considering “Matters of Life and
Death.” As New Zealanders, we need to deal
with such issues when they surface in social
and political settings. The view of a 53 year old
Dominican bishop from Australia sets the scene
for us.
Bishop Anthony Fisher of Parramatta, regarded
as a leading expert on bioethics, was in Rome
recently for a meeting of the Pontifical Academy
for Life, which was pondering issues relating
to the elderly. The comments that follow draw
heavily from his interview with “The Globe.”
Elder care is an especially acute challenge, given
that demographers say a large part of the world
faces a future in which there will be more people
in the last third of life than in the first.
Fisher says the issues for the church arise
in part from discriminatory treatment of the
elderly in some cultures, including in the health
care system. While older people in need may
respond very well to certain treatments, there’s a
view in the air that you’ve had your fair share of
resources. He called on the Catholic church to
help “reframe the discussion.”
“Most discussions in bioethics, health care,
and public policy begin with the notion that
the elderly are a problem, and a drain on
resources,” he said. “Through its preaching,
the way it lives, and the services it provides, the
church can propose a different wisdom.”
As an example, Fisher points to 77-year-old
Pope Francis. “With Francis,” he said, “you
don’t assume that being old means being just an
irrelevant burden with nothing to offer!”
The first article in the series, Matters of Life
and Death, contributed by Dr Anna Holmes of
Dunedin, follows.
March 2014
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Matters of Life and Death
A Conversation about Dying
Contributed by Dr AD Holmes January 2014
We are all born to die, but when did you last think about dying? How many
of us actually discuss dying with our families, friends and doctors? We live
in a society where almost all aspects of life are happily discussed except
dying. When medical care is focussed on preventing death, no matter what
the cost, death is seen as a failure and the process of dying is seldom
discussed.
Letting go of life is always a struggle for the dying person and their families
and friends. It is normal when faced with death to feel upset, denying,
angry, grieving and sad. It helps to have carers who are able to listen well
and accept the turmoil of the dying person.
What is a good death? Working in a hospice for ten years, I came to understand that for most people it involves the following areas.
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dying in the place we want
with those we love around us
at peace with self and others
with good care of body, mind, spirit and family
treatment discussed and agreed upon by the person dying
discussion about the normal process of dying
treatment available for all symptoms, especially pain
practical support for family and friends who are carers
A good death demands that we face our fears about the physical, mental
and spiritual changes that happen as we approach death and can talk
about these with our family and friends as well as our doctors and nurses.
There is a need to change from the normal state of looking forward to
things in the future, to living each day as it comes, as the comment below
shows so well.
“Just this morning a woman asked me why I was here and I replied, because I have cancer and have come home to die. As she was pressing my
hand I knew I was bringing her hope. To me that’s the wonderful thing,
that we can always give hope to others, especially in our dying.”
In the hospice there were two main groups of people – those who wanted
everything done to prevent death, and those who were at peace with dying. The people in the first group, when well supported, pain free and
with other symptoms well controlled, often came to a sense of peace with
death.
Frequently it was family members who had difficulty accepting death, not
the patient. This was particularly so with those who had flown in from
across the world. Shocked by the changes in their loved one, they wanted
everything done to make them stay alive. When one family member wants
this and another has been caring for the dying person for a long time and
accepts that there is a time to die, conflict can easily happen in the family.
As a people of faith who look forward to a life in eternity, talking about
death should be easy. Being grateful, and allowing our lives and death to
unfold in God’s good time, is important. Forgiving those who have hurt
us, as well as forgiving ourselves for hurting others, is also part of this
journey. Only when this has been completed can people come to a place
of peace and be a source of comfort and peace for others.
Further reading
1. Conversations with Sister Paula Brettkelly – A Story about
Dying
Dr Michael McCabe, Nathaniel Report April 2008
2. Advance Care Planning. Ministry of Health 2011
This is about looking at options for care when dying and writing
them down with the doctor or nurse. It is available online.
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March 2014
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Historic Day in life of
Dominican
Sisters...
Dominican Sisters 1914
Dominican Team Leaders who have played a part across the years
in working towards Federation: Sr Elizabeth Mackie, Sr Margaret
Quinn, Sr Judith-Anne O’Sullivan and Sr Carmel Walsh.
Kavanagh College waiata after welcoming speech by the Principal,
Mr Tracy O’Brien.
Celebrating the acceptance
of Federation.
The Novitiate building today
(comparison with p.16 photo
from the past).
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Dominican Sisters from around New Zealand gathered
in Dunedin last week with eight Sisters from Australia,
and friends of the Order, to celebrate their admittance to
The Federation of Dominican Sisters in Oceania. The Federation of Dominican Sisters in Australia has existed for
many years, so the benefits of Federation are well known
to them.
The name change of the Federation makes it quite inclusive and welcoming, for which the New Zealand Sisters
expressed their thanks. Federation formalises the strong
links and friendships that have existed between the two
groups for over 100 years.
At a ceremony on Saturday 8 March, held in the Cathedral Chapel, (previously the Chapel that was part of the
Dominican Priory) the local and Australian visitors were
welcomed by Sister Carmel Walsh OP., representing the
New Zealand Leadership Team. Sister Judith Lawson,
President of the Federation of Dominican Sisters in Oceania, replied on behalf of the Australian Sisters, and said,
“I am pleased, today, to welcome the Sisters of New Zealand into the Federation, and I acknowledge your formal
acceptance.”
The purpose of the Federation was explained as being a
vehicle for promoting unity among the Dominican family, who share the same heritage. It is intended to be a
forum for discussion, and an aid to advancing the Dominican life of prayer, study, community and preaching.
Prior to the ceremony in the chapel, the group had been
welcomed by the Principal of Kavanagh College, Mr Tracy
O’Brien, supported by students. One foyer of the college,
houses a permanent display of the Dominican Sisters,
and the schools that were associated with the Sisters and
with Kavanagh College, historically or as contributing schools today. This was a fitting venue for the
story of the New Zealand Sisters to be retold by Sisters Elizabeth Mackie and Jan Ogilvy.
The ceremony concluded with afternoon tea,
served in the Catholic Pastoral Centre, which was
familiar territory for those who had once been novices or teachers in the building.
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National Catholic Runanga meets in Mosgiel...
Te Runanga o te Hahi Katorika ki
Aotearoa held a meeting at Holy Cross
Centre, Mosgiel, from 28 February to 2
March. Episcopal Deputy, Most Reverend Bishop Barry Jones DD presided.
The Chairperson of the Runanga is Sr
Tui Cadogan RSM. Delegates from each
Diocese, and subcommittees, presented reports and engaged in a number of
workshops. A Miha Maori celebrated by
Bishop Barry in the Chapel on Sunday
morning provided an opportunity for
locals to attend Mass, also, and share in
the melodic responses and singing.
Bishop Barry blessed rosary beads,
which the Runanga intends to present
to long serving treasurer, Danny Karatea-Goddard JP who was unable to
travel to Mosgiel because of ill-health.
St Valentine’s Day Mass
at St Joseph’s Cathedral
Bishop Colin celebrated Mass on the evening of St Valentine’s
day (14 February) and included a special blessing ceremony
for couples who attended. Light refreshments were shared
following the Mass.
Bishop Colin pictured with a group of those who attended
the St Valentine’s Day Mass.
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OTAGO/SOUTHLAND CATHOLIC POPULATION 2013 CENSUS
WAITAKI
2280
INVERCARGILL
6300
CENTRAL OTAGO
2100
QUEENSTOWN
LAKES DISTRICT
3045
GORE
1563
SOUTHLAND
3555
DUNEDIN
12867
CLUTHA
1422
The Catholic Education of School-Age
Children is a document about our
Catholic education system produced
by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’
Conference.
2013 CENSUS RESULTS SHOWING CATHOLIC POPULATION
IN EACH TERRITORIAL LOCAL AUTHORITY IN THE DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN
TLA OTAGO/SOUTHLAND
CATHOLIC 2013
TOTAL POP 2013
CATH % OF TOTAL
WAITAKI
2280
20826
11%
CENTRAL OTAGO
2100
17895
12%
QUEENSTOWN LAKES DIST
3045
28224
11%
DUNEDIN
12867
120249
11%
CLUTHA
1422
16890
8%
SOUTHLAND
3555
29613
12%
GORE
1563
12033
13%
INVERCARGILL
6300
51693
12%
33132
297423
11%
TOTAL
Table produced by the Editor, March 2013.
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New Zealand
Bishops publish
document on the
Catholic education
of school-age
children
The Document outlines the Bishops’
thoughts about the Catholic education
network, the principles which they
believe should always underpin its
operation and their concerns and
hopes for the young people who move
through it.
“As a faith community we all have
keen interest in the young people who
enter and eventually leave our schools.
It is our hope that this document will
draw together all of us who play a part
in the education of our young people,
and unite us in strengthening our
school system and ensuring it achieves
its purpose,” says Archbishop John Dew,
President of the New Zealand Catholic
Bishops’ Conference.
“This resource puts the encounter
with Jesus at the centre of Catholic
Education. It places our schools at
the heart of every parish or pastoral
area’s evangelising mission. It is
our expectation that it become an
indispensible reference point for all
Trust Boards, Boards of Trustees, school
and diocesan staff as well as parish
based educators in faith and parish
councils.”
The document is available in PDF
format here:
http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzcbc/fxview-article.cfm?ctype=BSART&loadre
f=83&id=322
The deadline for the April issue is
Friday 24 March 2014.
Contact the editor, Tony Hanning,
Private Bag 1941, Dunedin 9054.
Phone (03) 474 1994 Ext. 706, or
mobile 021 270 5999.
Email: [email protected]
March 2014
The Tablet
From the Vatican,
via pigeon post...
When Bishop Colin, on behalf of
us, sent Christmas and New Year
greetings to Pope Francis, with
prayers for his intentions, there
was little expectation of a reply,
but here it is! So, thank you,
Pope Francis.
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March 2014
The Tablet
PRAYERS & PETITIONS
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St Joseph,
pray for us
Colin D. Campbell – Bishop of Dunedin
Bishop’s diary
March
21
Dunedin Primary Teachers’
Gathering
30- 3 April
New Zealand Catholic
Bishops’ Conference in
Wellington
April
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15
16
Mass of the Oils – 7pm
Blessed Sacrament Church,
Gore
Mass of the Oils – 7pm St
John the Baptist Church,
Alexandra
Mass of the Oils – 7.30pm St
Joseph’s Cathedral, Dunedin
The feast day of Saint Joseph, the
patron saint of our diocese, falls on
Wednesday, March 19, 2014.
Most of our information about St. Joseph comes from the opening two
chapters of St. Matthew’s Gospel. No
words of his are recorded in the Gospels; he was the “silent” man.
St. Joseph was a carpenter, descended
from the royal house of David. In the
designs of Providence he was destined
to become the spouse of the Mother of
God. His high privilege is expressed in
a single phrase, “Foster-father of Jesus.”
He faithfully fulfilled his high trust of
protecting and guarding God’s greatest
treasures upon earth, Jesus and Mary.
St. Joseph is invoked as patron for many
causes. He is the patron of the Universal Church. He is the patron of the dying, because Jesus and Mary were at
his death-bed. He is also the patron of
fathers, of carpenters, and of social justice. Many religious orders and communities are placed under his patronage.
Light of the World Radio
Sundays 4pm to 5 pm
on 1575 AM and 105.4 FM, Otago Access Radio and podcast at
www.oar.org.nz
March
16 – Ralph Martin discusses the ‘New Evangelisation’, and Fr Timothy Gallagher
OMV introduces the first Step in the Examen Prayer of St Ignatius: gratitude.
23 – St Cyril of Jerusalem, introduced by Dr Matthew Bunson, plus - the Examen
prayer : gratitude and petition.
30 – Dr Vincent Fortanasce speaks about the dangers of pre-implantation
genetic screening and selection.Fr Gallagher moves on to the next Examen
prayer step: review,
April
6 – An interview with Dr Aaron Kheriaty, author of the Catholic Guide to
Depression -how the saints, the sacraments, and psychiatry can help you
break its grip, and help you find happiness again.
17 – The Examen prayer, continued: review and forgiveness. Also, music and
reflection for Holy Week
March 2014
Prayer of
St Patrick
The Tablet
WHAT’S ON...
REUNION
“Christ be beside me, Christ be
before me, Christ be behind me
King of my heart;
Ex-pupils and staff of Christian
Brothers, St Paul’s and St Edmund’s
schools of the 1960’s, 1970’s and
1980’s are invited to a reunion on
May 16, 17, and 18 2014. Replies
to Brother Donaldson, 86 Bay View
Road, St Kilda, Dunedin 9012.
Phone: 03 456 5040.
Email: [email protected]
Christ be within me, Christ be
below me, Christ be above me
never to part.
Christ on my right hand, Christ on
my left hand, Christ all around me
shield in my strife;
Christ in my sleeping, Christ in my
sitting, Christ in my rising, light of
my life.
Christ be beside me, Christ be
before me, Christ be behind me,
King of my heart;
Christ be within me, Christ be
below me, Christ be above me
never to part.”
ISAIAH 43
PARISH MISSION
ST BRIGID’S
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tainui Parish, Dunedin
75th Jubilee
Friday – Sunday
24 – 26 May 2014
To register for the Saturday Night
Dinner please email:
[email protected].
Four evenings of Preaching,
Prayer, and Praise
Monday thru Thursday 7:00 pm
March 31 - April 3, 2014
St Therese of Lisieux Church
40 Perth Street, Windsor,
Invercargill
For more information
phone 03 217 9083
Happy St Patrick’s
Day –17 March
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March 2014
The Tablet
As the Catholic Pastoral Centre once was...
Erected in 1928, the Novitiate Building
(St Teresa’s building) provided for the
expanding needs of the Sisters, and
those of the school. It was built with
two large classrooms on the ground
floor, and accommodation for novices,
to augment that of the nearby Priory.
The building was blessed by Bishop
Whyte in a private ceremony on 16
December 1928, and came into full
use when 15 postulants entered on 2
February 1929. At that time the Sisters
throughout New Zealand numbered
about 140. In 1929 the old wooden
convent (originally the presbytery)
was demolished, and the area laid out
as the “Vatican Gardens.” In the centre
was the statue of St Dominic (shown
here,) presented in 1931 by Mrs J Cumming of Arthurton, a sister of Mother M.
Elizabeth, Mistress of Novices.
During the mid 1990’s, the vacated
building was developed as the
Diocesan Pastoral Centre, and houses
the Bishop’s office, archives, Catholic
Education Office and Property Services,
library, board room, finance offices, the
Marriage Tribunal office, Walk By Faith,
Walking New Paths, and various other
meeting rooms and offices.
Every building and enclosed space
holds memories of the past. Many a visitor
can regale the Bishop and other present
occupants with tales worth telling of this
building, rich in diocesan history.
(Acknowledgements to the late Sister
M Augustine O.P. for photo and facts
drawn from her book “Star in the
South.”)
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