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Tools for Mission | Pastoral Day Summary 2021

Tools for Mission | Pastoral Day Summary 2021

Pope Francis is calling for us to be a church of missionary disciples. This Pastoral Day was an opportunity for nominated lay leaders to gather with priests from across the Diocese of Palmerston North to explore how we might respond to this call. Around 60 people came...

Stories of transformation. #tryalpha

Stories of transformation. #tryalpha

Alpha is a opportunity to explore life, faith and God in a friendly, open and informal environment. The programme is run all over New Zealand and has done so for many years.  Parishes around the world are finding Alpha to be a integral part of renewal, evangelisation...

Towards an Ever Wider We

Towards an Ever Wider We

On June 20, the New Zealand Catholic Bishops ask us to all mark a Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants. This date is celebrated as World Refugee Day around the world.  Pope Francis has written a message for the global church for a World Day of Migrants and...

Dare to Dream & Dare to Be

Dare to Dream & Dare to Be

Resource Hub for the 2021 Diocese of Palmerston North Clusters Meetings.  Scroll below for some of the videos and content used during the presentation or to get your own copy of either (or both) of the books that were used to unpack our essential role in the mission....

Living in Community  |  Te Ahi Kaa o Mātauranga

Living in Community | Te Ahi Kaa o Mātauranga

Te Ahi Kaa o Mataūranga - The Hearth Place of Learning is the Diocesan Catholic Young Adult Community. Based in the Palmerston North CBD, this is where 20 - 35 year olds can spend a year focusing on prayer, hospitality, formation and service. In this article, current...

Their most vulnerable moments

Their most vulnerable moments

For me, I have always felt as though nursing was a calling and it is the most rewarding career. I wanted to do something with my work that is challenging, interesting, and makes a positive difference in the lives of other people every day. My mum is an Registered...

A Reflection from our ‘baby’ Priest

A Reflection from our ‘baby’ Priest

Fr Trung reflects on his first year of priesthood and encourages others to consider a similar calling. National Vocations Awareness Week in 2021 runs from April 25 to May 1. https://youtu.be/01DzT0w2obI Hi everyone, I am Fr Trung Nguyen, the baby Priest in the Diocese...

Remembering Aotearoa’s First Mass

Remembering Aotearoa’s First Mass

This year will mark the 183rd Anniversary of the first Mass celebrated in Aotearoa. On 13th January 1838 Bishop Pompallier led the celebration in Hokianga on the property of timber merchant Thomas and Mary Poyton. The tradition to gather, remember and worship on the...

Roadmaps for Transformation

Roadmaps for Transformation

In November 2020, a small team delivered the 'Diocese of Palmerston North 2020 Update' in various locations around the Diocese. As part of this 'Update', I delivered a short presentation called 'Roadmaps for Transformation'. This article is a summary of that...

World Mission Sunday  I  Message from Pope Francis

World Mission Sunday I Message from Pope Francis

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISFOR WORLD MISSION DAY 2020 Here am I, send me (Is 6:8)   Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wish to express my gratitude to God for the commitment with which the Church throughout the world carried out the Extraordinary Missionary...

Valuing the Vulnerable – Respect Life Sunday

Valuing the Vulnerable – Respect Life Sunday

In the Gospel for Respect Life Sunday, 11 October 2020, some who are invited to a feast prioritise their farm or business work over the invitation, and refuse to come. The King instead fills his hall with all he can find, regardless of their status, worth and...

Celebrating Venerable Suzanne Aubert

Celebrating Venerable Suzanne Aubert

The annual Suzanne Aubert Celebration day is celebrated on the first Sunday in October closest to the anniversary of her death (October 1st 1926). In 2020 this will be held on Sunday 4th October. This video from the Suzanne Aubert Website gives a short...

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