Catholics in the Archdiocese of Wellington diocese were asked, Sunday, to consider merging some parishes. The church held a hui in Porirua on Sunday and plans another in the South Island next weekend to discuss issues such as it having fewer clergy, less money and earthquake-prone buildings that need repair. Archbishop John Dew says some Read more
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Man in same-sex marriage wants to keep parish posts 
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
An openly homosexual man who was removed from his positions of reader and religious-education instructor in his New York parish after he entered into a same-sex marriage is petitioning to be reinstated. Nicholas Coppola has presented a petition signed by 18,000 people to Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Center diocese. The diocese released a statement Read more
A cherry-picking PP serves 6 Westland parishes Comments 2
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
South Westland might have some of New Zealand’s most beautiful scenery and one or two mountains to climb, however the territory is rather isolated. There is just one priest for six parishes and since returning to New Zealand Michael Mahoney accepted the challenge to minister to them all! There is also quite a bit of Read more
Karori parish community garden a winner Comments 0
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
St Teresa’s Parish in Karori, Wellington, started a community garden in 2010. This year has been its most productive year The garden works with the stages of the moon and they are currently readying the planter boxes for winter, says regular gardener Janet O’Reilly. The garden has brought many community members together as volunteers. “Symbolically Read more
West Auckland Catholic Church dubbed neighbour from hell Comments 0
Friday, February 24th, 2012
A West Auckland Catholic Church has been dubbed the neighbour from hell after a stoush with a medical centre escalated.
The church has employed a security guard to stop the medical centre’s patients and staff using a right of way at the centre of the scrap.
The access connects the Westview Medical Centre in Glen Eden and Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes with Glendale Rd.
The church says it owns the land where the right of way is built and wants a payment of $3000 a year from the medical centre for staff and patients to use it.
GP Eric Horn says the right of way was used for years before the medical centre opened in 2004 and should remain as that.
Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes chairman John Whitcombe wants an official agreement with the medical centre, like it has with the Glen Eden RSA, over use of the right of way.
”All we’ve asked for from them is for them to negotiate to pay an amount of money.”
Read the article...Redevelopment of a Dunedin church may provide a public park Comments 0
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
A public park may be created as part of a $2.6 million redevelopment of a Dunedin church. “The idea of creating a space for our parishioners and the community is very appealing … We envisage it would be somewhere for our congregation to gather, and also a place where a worker from [nearby businesses] could eat Read more
How parish life has changed Comments 0
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
While the following article concerns the US, much of what is reported here is reflected in Catholic parish life in Aotearoa New Zealand: A lot has changed in parish life in a quarter-century, yet American Catholics are still predominantly attached to territorial parishes headed by a priest pastor. The model is being stretched and transformed, Read more
Faith influx pressures parish structures Comments 0
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Gavin Abraham writes of the ordination of a Vietnamese priest as an auxiliary bishop in Melbourne, Australia: “It was an historic occasion because it marked the first episcopal ordination of an Asian-born priest in Australia in the Latin rite. I asked the question then, “When will it happen here?”, pointing to the growing influence of Read more
Parishes that work: Business practices for the church Comments 0
Friday, June 24th, 2011
Synergy, efficiency, and compliance aren’t just for business. They’re also important for a stronger church. Imagine the moment (with a choir in the background for good measure): under a banner proclaiming “Welcome Home!” a lapsed Catholic opens the beautifully crafted doors to the parish where she hopes by God’s grace to renew her faith life Read more
Parish closures or amalgamations may be inevitable Comments 0
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Archbishop John Dew has announced a review into parishes in the Archdiocese of Wellington. A group has been set up to conduct the review, and will report back after August 28. He has told parishioners that parish closures or amalgamations ”may well be inevitable”. ”The viability of our fledgling pastoral areas, as well as our funding options, Read more
