Kete Korero Nov 2014 by Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, NZ

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The official publication of the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton November 2014 - January 2015

Joy at Cathedral for new deacon Beyond Baptism Parish changes

Flowers of faith

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As this issue of Kete Korero is being prepared Pope Francis is meeting with the members of the Synod on the Family in Rome. We will all be praying fervently during the time of the Synod as important matters relating to family life are discussed and reflected upon. The Church has always been a great supporter of good family life. We rejoice in the fact that we have been brought up in the safe and happy environment of a family that is built on love. Over the centuries the Church has also tried to help those whose family life has been unhappy for various reasons. At various times, of course, the Church is seen as being almost tyrannical in trying to uphold very strict values and regulations in relation to family life. This strict adherence to what the Church believes is the message of Jesus Christ sometimes can be very painful and hurtful as has been discovered in the very open approach that Pope Francis has taken in requesting a very wide consultation in preparation for the Synod on the Family. If family life is to continue to be a strong vehicle through which good moral values are upheld, we will need to be aware of the blessings of family life and the pain that comes about when the centrality of love in family life is diminished. The Synod on the Family is an extraordinary Synod that has been called by Pope Francis to address issues that have surfaced in recent times. The probability of any radical change in the Church’s outlook and practice in regard to family life is not likely to be affected as a result of the extraordinary Synod but may well be the case in the following Synod that is due to take place next year. Let us continue to pray for the gifts of wisdom and courage as the very important issue of family life comes to the front in the life of the Church. God bless you

Parish changes take step forward

The letter announced the appointment of Deacon Peter Richardson as Pastoral Plan Co-ordinator to assist parishes with the plan; and he also asked parishes to have in place by 31 December 2014, the following: 1. Establish Sunday Mass times in your grouping of parishes so that one priest can realistically cover them. And liaise with the other grouping of parishes in your Collegial Area so that Mass times for your Collegial Area can be covered by two priests. 2. Establish one Finance Committee and one Pastoral Team for your grouping of parishes. The combining of the parish finances and accounting is optional. 3. A name for your grouping of parishes. I

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Parish News Parish Pastoral Plan - Parishes of St Thomas More, Mt Maunganui, St Patrick, Te Puke, and St Peter, Maketu 6-7 Parish Update - Interim Parish Council 7 A new Catholic church is rising on site at Morrinsville 7 Pa Yvan seeks resources to boost island communications 10 Youth Youth urged to be bold in using talents Youth regeneration event witnesses Christ Interfaith activities in the Waikato

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School News Chapel provides quiet place for children to pray Homely classroom setting a winner for teacher Principals Visit Sydney Short Story - Fighting for Life

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Features Bishop Browne ordains seminarian to diaconate Beyond Baptism Sense of Grace Surrounds Baptism Flowers of Faith

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Yours sincerely in Christ

ishop Denis Browne advised in a recent letter to Parish Priests and Parish representatives that the “Who Is My Neighbour?” plan took a further step forward in September when parish representatives met in Rotorua to share and listen to the progress being made throughout the diocese.

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suggest you submit more than one patronal name with your application. 4. Priests to determine the location for their accommodation. Bearing in mind that although there will be three priests appointed to each Collegial Area there will be times when only two are available. 5. Discuss and agree - on Reconciliation times - on staffing of parish offices - how the parish newsletters will be produced - how preparation for the Sacraments will be undertaken 6. Determine what financial information is required, how it will be prepared and by whom As result of the feedback received, the parishes of Hamilton and Waikato North have been granted an extension until 31 December 2015 to implement the plan, if required.

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Deacon Peter Richardson will be supported by a committee consisting of Msgr Trevor Murrary, Frs Richard Laurenson and and Darren McFarlane, along with Greg Schmidt, Dianne Murphy, Terry Arnold, Carole Fleming and Jamie Cox. Bishop Denis expressed his “thanks to all of you who made the commitment to take time out from your families to join me, and a particular thanks to the many priests who attended. I was heartened by the positivity and variety of responses shared as we work together to ensure the people of the diocese are well served in the future.”

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feature Bishop Browne ordains seminarian to diaconate

riests and parishioners from throughout the diocese packed the Hamilton Cathedral for the Ordination of the Sacred Order of Deacons of Danny Fraser-Jones in October. As well as a congregation drawn from throughout the Hamilton Diocese, the Mass was attended by priests and deacons representing many parishes along with staff and seminarians from the Holy Cross Seminary and the Good Shepherd College. Speaking after the mass, Bishop Denis Browne

said the day was important because Danny was the first deacon to be ordained prior to priesthood for quite a long time. The importance of the day could be seen in the number of people attending from parishes where he had served. As deacon, Danny can now exercise a number of aspects of his ministry, such as baptisms, weddings, and proclaim the Gospel. He goes back to the seminary for six months next year to complete his studies before becoming a priest. Deacon Danny described the size of the congregation attending as “very humbling”. People came from as far away as Gisborne, as well as Rotorua, Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and Te Aroha, where his journey started.

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“It’s very humbling, because nobody feels worthy. I am somewhat daunted by what lays A procession into the cathedral proceeded ahead.” the mass that saw Danny’s parents placing But he said he was excited know he was going garments on their son. forward with the grace of God and the prayers and support of the people of the diocese. Bishop Denis noted how the priests attending were keen to see Deacon Danny going through the process to priesthood – “so we need lots of Dannys”. Deacon Danny added that the good thing was that the seminary was full, and a further two more men were preparing for ordination to the diaconate early next year on their journey to enter the pricess to become priests. “We need to keep praying for people to respond generously to the call.”

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Beyond Baptism

Pictured: “Ella Scarlet, I baptise you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (L-R) Parents Michael and Linda Gartshore, Ella, Godparents Robert Gartshore and Jolene Fletcher. St Mary Immaculate, Tauranga, Sunday 28th September 2014.

10) – and they share in that function through baptism! When I moved to my present appointment, I warned the people that this was something they might get tired of me saying – that, as Christ was anointed Priest, Prophet and King, so, in baptism, we are to live as members of his body (cf. Rite of Baptism, 62).

You have put on Christ, in him you have been baptised. Alleluia, alleluia. (From the Rite of Baptism, 67: the procession to the altar.)

he Rite of Baptism itself is an incredibly rich summary of the theology of baptism, and for a greater understanding of the sacrament, it is a natural starting point. This short article, however, is not so much an attempt to sum up the theology of baptism, but a pastoral reflection on the Sacrament of Baptism, and the wonderful celebration of entry into the Church that it signifies.

the words are – “Ella, you have become a new creation, and have clothed yourself in Christ” (Rite of Baptism, 63).

Sadly, for some parents, it is still a matter of “getting my child done” – almost like a bus ticket to be clipped. Sometimes it almost seems that baptism is being sought to make the grandparents happy, or to assure entry into a Catholic school. While this may be the case on occasions, I think that most parents are genuinely seeking faith for their child, the same faith on which they may feel they have such a tenuous hold. St Thomas Aquinas taught that “Grace perfects nature” – perhaps we see this most clearly in baptism, where the struggling faith of the parents seeks a greater faith for the child and for themselves, through the grace of Baptism.

I consider being able to minister baptism one of the great privileges of priesthood. In my few short years as a priest, I don’t know how many children and adults I have baptised. One of the things that strikes me is the universality of baptism – that all are welcome, all belong in God’s family. In my previous parish, it was not uncommon to baptise Māori, Pākeha, Tokelauan and Filipino children in the one ceremony – and I am sure that this would have been the experience of many priests and deacons.

One Sunday in September, I baptised Ella, a beautiful little baby, six months old – a wonderful age to baptise a child! Often the baby will sleep through the whole ceremony, to the relief of the parents (and the celebrant). What struck me about Ella was that, throughout the ceremony, she looked intently at me, seemingly listening to every word I said, as if understanding the beautiful words of the Rite that were addressed to her. And many of

It almost seemed that the sacrament was a conversation between Ella and God, as he invited her, welcomed her, into fullness of life with Jesus, through the Holy Spirit - while the rest of us were simply onlookers, privileged witnesses.

However, what happens beyond baptism is important also – how the graces and responsibilities of baptism are lived out in our Church and in our world. Since the Second Vatican Council, we have become much more aware of the responsibility of all believers to live out the vocation given them in baptism. “Sharing in the function of Christ, priest, prophet and king, the laity have an active part of their own in the life and activity of the Church. Their activity within the Church communities is so necessary that without it the apostolate of the pastors will frequently be unable to attain its full effect” (Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity,

Everything we do as Catholics, as members of the Body of Christ, we are able to do by virtue of our baptism – everything! When we pray, we share in Christ’s priesthood (so Father doesn’t always have to be asked to say the prayer at the start of a meeting!); when we serve, we minister as part of the Kingship of Christ; when we speak out (even in little ways – maybe a letter to a parliamentarian about a social justice issue), we are being prophetic. Strangely, this often seems news to people – and yet it is so fundamental to who we are. Timothy Radcliffe O.P. wrote a marvellous book on Baptism (and Confirmation), Take the Plunge (London: Bloomsbury, 2012). Written in true Timothy Radcliffe style, he takes the reader through the baptism ceremony step-by-step, applying it in very practical ways to our everyday lives, and telling some great stories. But I think the opening sentence of the book is the best: “Christianity will flourish in the twentyfirst century if we grasp that the Church is above all the community of the baptised.” And then he makes an even bigger claim: “Baptism is the great mystery of our faith.” As our Diocese reflects on “Who is my neighbour?”, we would do well to reflect on that most fundamental calling and vocation given to each person in baptism. Our Diocese will flourish to the extent that each of us, the baptised, is Christ to the other, to our neighbour – yes, all of us. So, if you have time, grab a copy of the Rite of Baptism (or Google it) and read it, reflect on it. Find out on what day you were baptised and celebrate that day each year – the day God the Father “freed you from sin, [gave] you a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and welcomed you into his holy people” (Rite of Baptism, 62). Timothy Radcliffe tells us that, when Pope Saint John Paul II was asked what the most important day in his life was, he replied: “The day I was baptised.” May we too rejoice in our baptism, and live it out, every day. Father Mark Field

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Sense of Grace Surrounds Baptism By Theresa Watene

am a lay person, a mother of four children who were all baptised in their first year of life. Here are my recollections. The order may be incorrect and I may have missed some steps. The Rite of Baptism which has all the information in it. Being officially welcomed into the Christian family. We start at the door of the church and the priest asks “What do you ask for this child?” We start with the Sign of the Cross. A beautiful prayer on its own: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Baptism We then proceed into the church. The Paschal Candle’s (Easter Candle) flame is burning brightly showing us the way. A bible reading is proclaimed. The priest preaches a homily. Everyone gathers around the Baptismal Font, Beth Richards, Manager Mike McKeown, Assistant Manager

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the waters are blessed. What do you name this child? The person being baptised is baptised in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Chrism oil is put on the forehead and the chest in the sign of the cross. The white garment is put on as a symbol of purity. Original sin has been washed away by the baptismal waters. The baptism candle is lit from the Paschal candle. Promises are made by the parents and Godparents. Everyone claps in celebration of another member of our Christian family. Praise be to God. The things I remember from my children’s baptisms are: Every child seemed to be taking everything in, watching and listening. Fr Don Cowan often taught us that babies and young children already know God, we don’t need to tell them about God. God is love. God’s love is evident in the way the mother and father and other family members LOVE this child. We felt a great sense of grace; a sense that God was present in all his forms: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The people who have been asked to be Godparents and the people who have been invited have all felt honoured to be a part of this most special occasion. Usually a celebratory feast, or at least a cuppa and cake followed the baptism, at the family home or in the Parish Centre.

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parish news PARISH PASTORAL PLAN Parishes of St. Thomas More, Mt. Maunganui, St. Patrick, Te Puke and St. Peter, Maketu.

he Hamilton Diocesan Strategic Plan 20142015 entitled “Who is my Neighbour?” is a strategic plan for today and the future and will cover a number of issues which will arise as the plan unfolds, and will develop further the good work already done in the Diocese since it was formed in 1980. Our parish priest Fr. Darren McFarlane is an appointed a member of the Diocesan Strategic Planning Committee. Our combined parishes have been meeting enthusiastically on a regular basis to create a vision of how our communities can work together so we can be certain that parishioners are kept well informed of the process and its progress. The pastoral teams have established three goals to work towards: l establishing a common history for the parishes. One historical link is to be found

in the arrival of Bishop Pompallier at Maketu on August 22nd 1841. A decision was made to commemorate this link by celebrating a memorial Mass at St. Peter’s Church, Maketu on 22nd August this year. (St. Peter’s Parish, following implementation of the new Pastoral Plan, will come under the administration of the “Whaia te Whaea” (Follow Our Lady) new collegial area) l inviting parishioners to consider a new name for our combined parishes. The three churches will retain their existing saints’ names but it was decided that a fresh name was needed which would draw us together l the possibility of establishing a combined weekly newsletter to contain news from

the parishes as well as the regular Diocesan news. The goals will challenge us to move out of our ‘comfort zones’ and open us to looking at new opportunities which are in the process of being explored. The Mass commemorating 173 years since Bishop Pompallier’s arrival at Maketu was held as planned on 22 August. Memories of the bishop’s arrival and the early progress of the Church in Maketu are still keenly and proudly kept alive in the parishioners’ memories, helped in no small way by parishioner Maree Lewis’ having researched and written a history of Bishop Pompallier’s arrival and travels in the Bay of Plenty. The present small wooden St Peter’s Church was consecrated on 1st January 1888 by Bishop Luck, having replaced a raupo

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parish news building. In 2006, the church was renovated to its present beautiful condition. To commence celebrations and summon churchgoers to the Mass, Fr. Darren rang the beautiful brass bell (previously missing for some time) hanging over the entrance to the church. Parishioners from St. Peter’s, St. Patrick’s Te Puke and St. Thomas More Mt. Maunganui filled the church, which during the beautiful memorial Mass rang to the sound of the heartily sung hymns, well accompanied by the St. Peter’s musicians.

to the local fire station just around the corner, where a splendid supper had been prepared, complete with a very tasty large chocolate cake especially baked to mark the occasion. Peter Archer, parishioner, St. Thomas More Parish

Following completion of the Mass, which had commenced at 5 pm., the congregation retired

Parish Update - Interim Parish Council - 17th September 2014

by Aidan Collet

The following notice was distributed at Mass over the weekend: Back in February, when the “Who is my Neighbour?” concept was first presented, the Parish Priests were asked to choose and send along parish representatives Fr Mark chose Peter Farrelly and Jack East; Fr Joseph chose Nick Hoogeveen and Maggie Gribble (Paeroa) along with Robin Spencer, Dennis Mullan and Megan Paul (Te Aroha). This group of people has met monthly since

then to try and put a local plan in place.

(Te Aroha) and Frances Gillard (Morrinsville).

In July it was decided that from this group (and including a school representative), an interim Parish Council would be formed. (By Canon Law all other Parish Councils cease to exist when a priest moves on).

The Committee Chairperson will be Peter Farrelly

The new Interim Council is as follows: Father Mark Finance: Nick Hoogeveen (Paeroa) and Robin Spencer (Te Aroha) Parish: Maggie Gribble (Paeroa), Megan Paul (Te Aroha) and Peter Farrelly (Morrinsville) School: Mike Trainor (Paeroa), Steve Warren

We are in the process of meeting to determine our roles and to develop a constitution. In the meantime, all Committees at an individual Parish level will remain in place eg: Finance and Liturgy. The finances of each Parish will remain separate Please do not hesitate to ask any of the team questions. We will do our best to answer them as best we can however we do not have all the answers ourselves!

A new Catholic church is rising on site at Morrinsville

he firm building the new Catholic church at Morrinsville reports parishioners will have a quiet church whenever it rains in future. A recent week in late October, for example was described as a productive one on site by Lance Strawbridge, the project manager for Hawkins Construction. “During the week we have managed to

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progress the wall and roof framing, install some of the plywood to the lower roof, install roofing membrane to part of the lower roof, install the safety mesh on the main roof and install the scaffolding to the perimeter of the building.” The work will continue with the wall and roof framing, installing the metal roof to the main roof, installing more membrane roofing to the lower roofs and installing the precast panels. Mr Strawbridge said the main roof construction is interesting because it is designed to ensure there is no noise (or very little noise) transferred though it when it is raining. A layer of metal roofing is installed with a 60mm layer of polyiso insulation board (like polystyrene) over that and a water-proof membrane over top. Underneath the roof a thick layer of insulation is laid on top of the acoustic ceiling tiles, this will ensure parishioners will have a very quiet church in the heavy rain.

The scaffolding and framing closing in the space before the planned weather proofing of the building.

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flowers of faith

The Flower Roster M ary Browne produces an annual flower roster for the parishioners of St Mary’s Church in Rotorua and presents it to them at their end-of-theyear get-together. Her involvement in the process started in the late 1970s, when Father McKenna asked her to assist Doreen Mende who was the sole lady arranging flowers for the original St Mary’s Church on the corner of Seddon and Malfroy Roads. “I knew nothing about flower arranging at that stage but Doreen was very experienced and took time to show me different techniques.” The new church was opened in 1988, and because of the increased size, required larger floral displays. Doreen retired from duties shortly after and the flower roster came into existence.

“The 12 ladies involved each have different ways of expressing themselves through their arrangements and changing seasons for flowers and greenery. “So we have great variety but all is done with loving care. We meet on occasions to socialise and exchange methods and tips on different ways of going about our work. Some of our ladies belong to the Rotorua floral art society which enables them to tutor new comers to our group. “We count ourselves blessed to be able to contribute to the Liturgy of the St. Mary’s Parish.” When the roster is presented, Mary asks the ladies if the dates they have been assigned suit and can make changes where necessary. Pauline Lawrence, who is part of the team, says Mary gives them a list of months she has

worked out for the roster, including the names of people they can approach for greenery to use in displays. The phone numbers provided also mean members can swap around with each if required. Mary says some ladies are more experienced than others and they help the newer hands in ensuring the flowers fit in with the liturgical calendar. Those new to the flower roster are paired with more experienced arrangers so as to reduce the stress on them, particularly around important feast days. Mary has a special affinity to waratahs (Telopea speciosissima) – the large shrub producing striking red flowers in spring – and rosters herself on when they are coming into bloom. “We try to use what is in season, because what we do is voluntary and what we do means we can only have a call on the parish when it is something special, like Christmas.” Like other churches in Rotorua, the St Mary’s displays must sometimes be supplemented from a very friendly flower truck parked on a main road. As well, silk flowers may be used when nothing else is available or when a cultural group wishes to brighten up a display. Pauline says the importance of flower displays in the church are, for her, especially highlighted during funerals. “I would hate to have a funeral without flowers; for really elderly folk it is nice to have flowers and for people not of the church, it might look a bit bare without flowers. “A lot of us are gardeners and, to me, it’s God’s creation and nature. It brings me back to God.” St Mary’s is fortunate in having a dedicated flower room and it is here that the tools of the arranger’s trade are housed and where parishioners can deliver flowers for use in services. Pauline Lawrence (left) and Mary Browne with a flower display at St Mary’s Church.

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flowers of faith Dawn’s very creative flower displays Flowers arranged for a recent Sunday by Dawn Charters, who the other flower arrangers at Te Puna reckoned was particularly worthy of recognition. We chose Dawn because, besides being very creative with her arrangements in our little church, she comes across from the Waikato each month to do this for us. She and her husband lived for sometime at Te Puna, but moved back to help her family. Despite not living here anymore she

returns on the last Friday of each month, bringing her flowers across the Kaimais. We feel that what she does is well above the call of duty and we are very grateful for all her work as a parishioner, and more recently as an expat parishioner! Sue Connell, Parish Secretary, St Joseph’s Te Puna

Arranging flowers for the Lord

Leonie Aiono, St Pius X Parish, Tokoroa I do flowers in our beautiful church. I gather greenery from our spacious church grounds and receive flowers from parishioners for weddings, funerals, Christmas, Easter and any special days for the church. People are very generous with their precious flowers. Also parishioners donate money for the flowers for Christmas. Richard the finance manager and Father Vincent Jones help out from the parish budget. The local florist gives a discount, if you come in with a nice smiley face. In the off-season for flowers, I have a good supply of artificial ones which can look so good that people often think they are the real thing. For almost 40 years, I have been doing flowers and asking some of the ladies to help me, like Gemma, Helen and Victoria. I completed three courses in floral arrangement at Tokoroa High School. I never get tired of thanking people and doing flowers for the Lord.

Flower settings at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Te Kauwhata. For many years, Isobel Kelly has arranged the flowers for Masses in our Church, weekly and lately, monthly.

Beautiful Raglan flowers Flower arrangements from Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Raglan-Te Mata done by Barbara O’Doherty, Myrna Michie, Trix MacEwan and Jill Goulter-Ward.

Piopio Mrs Pat Bradley, Piopio, arranging flowers at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Piopio, King Country. Pat has been a member of St Mary’s for over 50 years. Susan Hallam (Mrs). (A member for 40 years.)

The flower ladies provide the beautiful arrangement of flowers every week for several years. The flowers come from their own gardens and the parish garden. Marvie Dekker, Parish Secretary

Jean Courtman and Margaret Hitchcock have filled in when Isobel was not available. The three have provided and arranged flowers (never artificial or bought) for funerals and weddings in the Catholic Church as well as the local Presbyterian Church.

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parish news Pa Yvan seeks resources to boost island communications

shortage of resources has led Fr Yvan Sergy to appeal to parishioners in the Hamilton Diocese to assist with his work in the Marquesan Islands in the eastern Pacific. Pa Yvan, as he was known during his time as the parish priest for the Gisborne parish, has been settling into to his new posting in the Marquesas. He posted emails to David Barrowclough of the Hamilton Diocese’s Chanel Centre outlining his arrival in the islands and some of the challenges he has been facing, many of which would be far away from anything seen in a New Zealand parish for many years. Some older parishioners may not be so put out by the fact that Pa Yvan is struggling along with intermittently available internet connections. However, some of the island valleys do not have phone lines, and linking communities is difficult. The absence of a priest in the area for the past three years means things have not been maintained or broken and not repaired, he wrote. He says he has several projects which need some funding from outside, because of insufficient income available from copra, the dried meat of cocunuts used to extract coconut

oil. “The first project is to equip our office with a secretary and the tools required. The valleys have agreed to contribute the secretary’s wages, which is great and hugely helpful. But we need to organise the office and especially the communication channels with the valleys.” The plan is to ensure each of the valleys has a telephone line, and Pa Yvan has committed to provide a fax machine, as Internet is not available everywhere. In addition, he will need to find three routers and two switches and cable for a small network in Hakahau, the home of the office, thecatechesis centre and his main presbytery. As a result, he has to find about NZ$5000$6000 for the equipment and he is also looking for multi-function machines combining printer-copier-fax-scanner services. “These are vital communication channels, because I cannot always be everywhere and need access to the valleys through this means.” For more information or to donate goods or funds, contact: Michael Smith Editor, Kete Korero kete@cdh.org.nz or 07 349 4107

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“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!” - Pope Francis Rewind Talent Showcase 2014 was an opportune time for youth groups to take heed of these words from the Holy Father. Performers came from Hamilton youth groups LifeTeen, St. Columba’s Youth, Youth for Christ, and Lighthouse Youth Group in Mount Maunganui to showcase their talents and gather together as one body in Christ. More than 90 youth and young adults

gathered to enjoy the evening, held at Agora Cafe. Volunteers worked behind the scenes, using their talents to ensure the evening ran smoothly. Rewind also featured Ironman Triathlete Shanon Stallard, who spoke about his journey as “God’s athlete”. Recently placed seventh in the Pro Male New Zealand Half Ironman Championship, Shanon said he was motivated

Youth Regeneration event witnesses Christ “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” [Mt 19:14] How can we respond to this important command from Christ Jesus? Further on in the Gospel of Matthew we read: “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” [Mt 28:20]. We experience this presence in an intense and profound way in the changing of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. Let the children come to Jesus present in the Holy Eucharist.

A hundred and seventy students from Catholic schools throughout the diocese gathered in August to encounter the presence of Christ at Regeneration. Regeneration is the annual Diocesan retreat for those in school years 7 and 8 (ages 11-13). Focussed on the Eucharist, Regeneration aims to foster a new generation that knows Jesus’ presence.

by Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. He encouraged us to be bold, brave and daring, to strive for Sainthood and to make good use of the talents we have been given. Rewind Talent Showcase will be held again in 2015, we look forward to the fruit that will come and has come from hosting this event! Briegé Koning (Diocesan Youth Ministry)

Throughout the day, Catholic young adults shared their testimonies; witnessing to the love of Christ present in their lives. The SetFree Band got the crowd moving with great music and break times were a blast as participants enjoyed various games and activities. Overall, it was an awesome and inspiring day. Alex Bailey (Director – Diocesan Youth Ministry)

Fr Antoine Thomas, from the Community of St John in Christchurch, led the retreat by celebrating Mass, giving talks, and leading Eucharistic Adoration.

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school news PIC: St Michael’s principal Shelly Fitness in the tiny school chapel

Chapel provides quiet place for children to pray

laces of worship come in all shapes and sizes. After years without having a church on site, St Michael’s Catholic School in Rotorua has established a chapel in a room in the main school building. Principal Shelly Fitness says the school had gathered a number of treasures and sacred items over the years. The Mercy Sisters were sited in a convent the school but left Rotorua this year, adding to the push for a suitable place to accommodate these important items.

“There was a chapel in the convent and we wanted to save everything that was in there and came to us.” “We also wanted somewhere for the children to pray and spend quiet time with God, and the children who aren’t regularly attending Mass can learn here about what is in a church.” The Mercy Chapel, as it has been named, is not a working chapel, so while it contains a tabernacle it has no communion wafers, for example, and the children can open it and examine the contents.

rranging her classroom so it is more like a homely sitting room has helped teacher Sara Mines receive an Office Max ‘Day Made Better Award’. The awards are given to teachers recognised as being dedicated and committed to the teaching profession, with only 15 winners chosen from more than 400 nominations. Each of the 15 teachers selected by the New Zealand Principals Federation received a prize packing that included $1,000 worth of stationary supplies for their classroom, flowers and a certificate recognising their achievement. A Year 4-5 teacher at St Michael’s Catholic School in Rotorua, Sara was selected for the award because she created a happy learning environment for her children to not only learn in, but also to spend time in. “The children take ownership of their learning, so it’s not just my classroom it’s our classroom. We share ideas and try to make it a home away from home.” The classroom includes couches and pot plants. With no formal seating arrangements, the children can lay on the floor to do their work if they wish or stand at a table. “They are taking ownership of how they want to learn.” For those attuned to more formal learning situations, Sara gives an assurance the arrangements work well. “The children, they’ve got that freedom, that choice, it empowers them. I’ve had parents come in a bit confused and worried. “I had one parent thinking we were going to be on bean bags with incense lit around the room, but she came in and saw how well the children were responding to it.” Children who want to work independently can find a

Shelly says the chapel is a place where the faith of the children can be strengthened in the school. “Going to a church, or a chapel in this case, is an important part of our faith, and it’s important for the children to know about why these items are here and the role they play. “The response has been fantastic and often I will see parents here with their children.” The last of the Sisters of Mercy, Srs Monica Costello and Agnes Browne, left Rotorua in early June. They have been delighted to learn of the use to which all their items are being put to and that the collection has remained together. Although small, the chapel is sufficiently big to contain a class for a lesson or a service as required. Stations of the Cross from the convent chapel top three walls; and a statue of St Michael was given by former Rotorua parish priest Fr Mark Field, who also provided a priest’s chair from St Mary’s Church. A personal element for Shelly is that the altar posts were donated by her father, who rescued them from a fire-damaged building, and helped with much of the carpentry. Some mystery surrounds a couple of items, including a concrete altar stone which contains a relic of a saint. There is no indication on the stone who the saint may have been, but it is thought the stone was in the convent when it was first opened in 1958.

Homely classroom setting a winner for teacher

Sara Mines and classroom setting place to be on their own, so there’s not the focus on whether or not they are at desks. Sara doesn’t have to worry about children moving around the class and whether or not they are seated. The process started near the end of term one this year, with Sara in a group visiting modern learning environments in Auckland. “I just fell in love with the whole concept, so I did my own research.” Sara, who started teaching about 10 years ago, attended St Michael’s as her primary school and went to John Paul College in Rotorua.. After graduating from teachers’ college, she taught a year at St Mary’s Catholic School in Rotorua. After teaching at the nearby Glenholme Primary School and having children of her own, she started back at her old school.

ketekorero November 2014 - January 2015

school news Principals Visit Sydney

group of 21 principals from Catholic primary schools around the Hamilton Diocese took part in an “Out of the Ordinary” visit to the Sydney home of Saint Mary MacKillop in September. The trip combined visits to schools in the Parramatta Diocese and a retreat, and the group included Dianne Porter, the Hamilton Diocese primary religious education (RE) advisor, and the principal of St John’s College, Hamilton, Shane Tong.

The principals gained some worthwhile ideas from the school visits, and although schools are managed differently in Australia, from a diocese perspective, it was good to learn what could be applied in the Hamilton Diocese schools. As the group was based at Mary MacKillop Place, the site where Australia and New Zealand’s first saint lived, died and was buried, so the visit started on the Sunday with a liturgy around her tomb.

Mike Mokai, the principal of St Columba Catholic School in Frankton, Hamilton, says the Parramatta visit came about because schools in this diocese are recognised as being visionary in their approach to modern and flexible learning enviornments.

In the two days after visiting the schools, the group had a retreat at Mary MacKillop Place, with two Josephite nuns, Sr Katrina Brill from Auckland and Sr Christina Neunzerling, a New Zealander living in Sydney.

Short Story - Fighting for Life

Even more motivation to stay afloat came through the thoughts of my mother who had drowned on a similar summer’s day over five years ago. She too had drowned after the unforgiving waters of Piha dragged her out over her head. She fought hard but eventually fell below the water before the lifeguards could get to her. I didn’t want the same fate.

Nicholas Farrell - Year 9 St Johns Nicholas Farrell took out the third place in the Kete Korero Short Story Competition for senior school students in the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton.

he water continued to rise above my head. The charging waves tried to drive me against the jagged rocks. The strong tides pulled me further from safety. I thrashed around in the white water and gasped for the valuable air. I was trapped. It was me against the waves in a race against time, and it didn’t help that I was on my own. Just five minutes earlier, I was with my dad and two sisters, enjoying the warm Piha day. The sun was beating down on us as we bathed in the cool Pacific. Suddenly, waters turned against me and in a matter of seconds I was over my head and racing towards the rocks at a frightening speed. The brutal ocean wanted another victim – and she had picked me. I struggled to beat the rip, despite knowing it would do me no good. I was just wasting my energy and losing my already slim chance of survival. I knew the only way I could make it out alive was if someone noticed me back on the beach. I prayed that the lifeguards were on their way to rescue my tired body, which was now fighting exhaustion. Still, the thought of death made me keep trying to hold off the waves for as long as I could, until someone came to my rescue.

“There was some real collegiality among the

As I closed in on the jagged rocks, still fighting, I gazed back towards the beach. With still no boat in sight, and with my lungs out of air and full of water, I thought my time was finally up. Instead of breathing the air when I got a chance, I was coughing and spluttering salt water.

principals in the group and the dialogue we had around what effective teaching may look like in schools was invaluable. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to share in this pilgrimmage together and talk about fostering our own spiritual development as well as continuing to develop charism in schools.” Shane Tong was able to share some of what lay ahead for primary school children going into colleges, providing the primary school principals a clearer picture of the pathways for pupils. Mike Mokai has been a teacher since 1995 and a principal for the past seventeen years. Frankton is his third Catholic School principalship, following on from St Joseph’s Matata in the Bay of Plenty and St Pauls in Ngaruawahia. on, we need to get out!” But there was nothing I could do. I felt my heavy head slip beneath the water for the final time. I awoke to a white light shining in my eyes. I was lying down on a bed in a bare, empty room. Once I had gathered my thoughts, I realised that I was in the hospital and I had survived the ordeal. But when I took a closer look, there were no scars, bruises or cuts on my entire body. I felt no pain at all and nothing suggested I had just been fighting for my life in the Pacific. I looked up and saw my mother, who I thought I had lost many years ago. As soon as I saw her, I knew where I was. She stood still and smiled at me. It was then I realised that I was finally home.

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obituary Founding principal touched the lives of many Brendan Schollum 12 February 1947-19 September 2014

he community of Aquinas College in Tauranga has been on a faith-filled journey in coping with the sudden death of founding principal, Brendan Schollum. As the foundation principal from 2003 to 2010, Brendan’s was the vision that gave the college the six Touchstones of prayer, truth scholarship, service, joy and family. Educated at St John’s College in Hamilton, Brendan was a Marist Brother, and then husband and father of three. He became the first layman to be principal at Sacred Heart College in Auckland, in 1993 until 2000. Marty Lee, writing in the Aquinas College newsletter, says “Brendan’s enthusiasm for our new college was unbounded.” Although he had the ability to make every student feel like they mattered, Marty says it was Brendan who mattered. “The young men and women who [Brendan] nurtured in your time here, have been shown the way. The guidance you gave is your legacy.” The current crop of senior students were

in Year 7-8 classes while Brendan was still at Aquinas, so there was personal awareness from pupils that the man who was their founding principal had died. Through the touchstones and Brendan’s vision of giving service to other s, solid Catholic values remain entrenched in the students at the school, which is now at its maximum of 750 pupils. The full school was called to an assembly early on Monday morning following Brendan’s death, where prayers and symbols, such as lighting a candle, gave students and staff time to remember and pray. The spiritual nature of the rememberance underlined how this was a man of much mana and wisdom in their school and they needed to show that in an appropriate manner. When students went back to their classrooms, they expressed to their teachers their shock and how lighting the candles and the prayers were so helpful to remember and honour their former principal. A Memorial Mass was held at Aquinas on 25 September with Father Mark Field, the initial Director of Religious Education at the school, presiding. Members of Brendan’s family travelled to attend the Mass also. The

A full obituary of Monsignor Vincent Hunt (RIP) will be published in the next edition of Kete Korero

Interfaith activities in the Waikato The Waikato Interfaith Council (WIFCO) has been active in recent months. In the Hamilton Diocese, Bishop Denis’ nominee for the Catholic representative on WIFCO is Dr Teresa Fernandez who took over the role from Judge Peter Spiller. The interfaith occasions recently in Hamilton include the following: the Interfaith Devotional service in conjunction with the 150th anniversary celebration of Hamilton with the theme “Religion shapes its values”; the Muslim Awareness Week; the annual WIFCO interfaith service; Compassionate Cities movement etc.

The college wish to take some time to decide the most appropriate way to commemorate Brendan’s life. This is another first for this young school and they wish to ensure a meaningful and appropriate dedication is created in memory. Thanks to contributors to this obituary.

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kete archives Winds of change I

t was late summer 1969 – 45 years ago – when our elderly parish priest arrived at my door to ask if I could help him establish a Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) to provide classes for children not attending the Catholic school. The parish based in the small Hawkes Bay town where we lived had a wide rural catchment with several townships and settlements, outside the range of school buses but lots of Catholic families. My immediate response was “no”. I had four children under 6 years, and another expected within a fortnight. Yes, I was a trained teacher and yes, I had come from Scotland equipped with a certificate in catechetics and a reasonable grounding in theology, but still no. There was no way I could undertake to round up the families, and provide a programme, teachers and resources for between 30-40 children. So really sorry, but definitely NO…..I held the first planning meeting in the maternity ward of the Waipukurau hospital, my new daughter attended her first class a month or so later in her carry cot, and my toddlers joined in with the junior grade. I worked more or less non-stop for the Church for the next 44 years, sometimes in professional roles, other times on a voluntary basis. I worked in parishes, at diocesan level, and on occasional contracts to national offices, initially in education, later in social justice and communications. Interestingly my last few working years were in another small rural parish, running an education programme for a widely scattered bunch of children. A similar job to the one I started with, but in a different world! In some ways little had changed. Even with the

blessing of email, I still spent more time contacting families and working out times for classes than I ever spent teaching the children. Despite the plethora of brilliant resources available online and in print, it was still necessary to create a programme to fit the ever changing mixed-age groups that never fitted the structured grades and time-frames of the formal programmes. Resources for special needs children and children who could only come to one lesson in three still had to be customised. And the teaching locations still required a major makeover each week before the children arrived. Requirements included a meeting room, a back bedroom, the chilly church porch and my very small office. All had to be transformed with cushions, foldaway tables, and whiteboards propped against walls. But in other ways both church and world are very different after half a century of amazing change. In the church, it started with the Second Vatican Council. Pope John XX111 threw open the windows and let the wind of the Holy Spirit blow through every parish and community, urging the Fortress Church to become the People of God on a mission to evangelize the world. Okay, we’re still struggling with that one, but you have to be at least my age to appreciate how different it is: l Lay people, both men and women, now collaborate fully with clergy and religious in the running of parishes and dioceses, while many professional, administrative and academic positions in the church are now filled by lay people. l The church, like most institutions in the world, has struggled with the changing role of women. There are still issues outstanding. However, women themselves increasingly take initiative and responsibility for

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exploring what it means to be a woman of faith and integrity in today’s world – and not always in complete accord with official teaching. l Another significant development has been the “professionalising” of some of the traditional works of mercy. Today, if I offer to do many of the things we once did in the name of pastoral outreach, I am required to apply formally to ensure my suitability, undertake a course of job-specific training and possibly undergo a police check. While this can be a bit of a deterrent, it’s a good idea. With the best will in the world we barged into scenarios we didn’t understand, with little of today’s greater insights around, for example, racial tensions, gender issues, mental illness, and abuse. I pray that if we didn’t help much, we didn’t do too much harm. l Sundays are no longer primarily a day when the faithful gather for worship or other church based activities. Extreme sports and team sports compete with entertainment, markets, cafes, and shopping for the attention of every member of the family. Working hours are longer and more varied, and after-school activities proliferate. The way we live our lives today poses a real challenge to traditional Catholic practice. Another half century of enormous change is already unfolding, and another visionary Pope is urging us all to open our hearts and minds to the Spirit, to look for new ways to do things. I look forward to being part of it for at least a few more years. Judith Collins

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