NZ Catholic Education Convention 2009

28 Jul 2009 | Education

At this year�s NZ Catholic Education Convention, delegates will be encouraged to �be the change� by taking action to become better educators and to contribute their faith, values and Catholic understandings to a fast changing world.

�Be the Change� is the official theme of the Convention, which has attracted over 1000 registrations and will take place 29-31 July at the Wellington Convention Centre.

NZ Catholic Education Office�s Chief Executive Officer, Brother Pat Lynch FSC, says this change can be achieved through, �collective and individual actions, delivered through inspiration, leadership and service�.

There will be no lack of inspiration at the event, with a line up of quality speakers and challenging topics.

The first keynote presentation will be Professor Gerald Grace�s, �Challenges to Catholic Schools Internationally and in New Zealand�. He will be followed by Brother Lynch who will speak about �New Zealand Catholic Schools Today�.

On the second day Professor Michael Paul Gallagher will deliver his keynote address, �The Courage of our Difference; Forming a Christian Imagination�.

The final keynote presentation, �Pilgrimage - Supporting Lifelong Faith Development,� will be delivered on the third day by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Office for Young People.

Brother Lynch says the Convention will provide �opportunities for personal, professional and spiritual development�.

In addition to keynote addresses there will be a range of seminars, a Convention Mass, opportunities for meditation, and social events such as a Convention Dinner.

The bishops� representative on the New Zealand Catholic Education Office Board, Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North, hopes the Convention will be �an experience of what happens for each when our concern is for all�.

�The Catholic character of our schools is not limited to the environment of the school, but looks for expression in what our schools stand for through an ever outward-looking commitment to the common good. That is the dynamic of the Gospel and the values of Jesus Christ. We are at our best when we give of our best�.

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At this year�s NZ Catholic Education Convention, delegates will be encouraged to �be the change� by taking action to become better educators and to contribute their faith, values and Catholic understandings to a fast changing world.

�Be the Change� is the official theme of the Convention, which has attracted over 1000 registrations and will take place 29-31 July at the Wellington Convention Centre.

NZ Catholic Education Office�s Chief Executive Officer, Brother Pat Lynch FSC, says this change can be achieved through, �collective and individual actions, delivered through inspiration, leadership and service�.

There will be no lack of inspiration at the event, with a line up of quality speakers and challenging topics.

The first keynote presentation will be Professor Gerald Grace�s, �Challenges to Catholic Schools Internationally and in New Zealand�. He will be followed by Brother Lynch who will speak about �New Zealand Catholic Schools Today�.

On the second day Professor Michael Paul Gallagher will deliver his keynote address, �The Courage of our Difference; Forming a Christian Imagination�.

The final keynote presentation, �Pilgrimage - Supporting Lifelong Faith Development,� will be delivered on the third day by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference Office for Young People.

Brother Lynch says the Convention will provide �opportunities for personal, professional and spiritual development�.

In addition to keynote addresses there will be a range of seminars, a Convention Mass, opportunities for meditation, and social events such as a Convention Dinner.

The bishops� representative on the New Zealand Catholic Education Office Board, Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North, hopes the Convention will be �an experience of what happens for each when our concern is for all�.

�The Catholic character of our schools is not limited to the environment of the school, but looks for expression in what our schools stand for through an ever outward-looking commitment to the common good. That is the dynamic of the Gospel and the values of Jesus Christ. We are at our best when we give of our best�.

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