A Poverty and Justice Bible campaign will be launched with an event hosted by Cardinal Dew on 13 September.
The campaign has not only received the support of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference but also endorsement from Cardinal Peter Turkson in his capacity as President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
A key feature of the campaign is the buy one get one gift concept.
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Bible Society New Zealand, together with Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand and The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand, have put together a New Zealand edition of The Poverty and Justice Bible.
It uses the Catholic NRSV translation and includes a unique study section.
These studies are derived from the New Zealand Year 12 Religious Education curriculum and from Caritas resources.
The idea of buy one get one gift free is if someone buys a copy then another copy will be made available free to an individual or family that cannot afford one.
The recipients of the gifted copies will be identified through a collaboration between Parish leadership, Bible Society and Caritas.
There are a number of other promotional items being prepared for the campaign.
These include a short DVD presentation featuring Cardinal Dew and an information pack being prepared for parishioners to take home once they have seen the DVD in Mass.
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