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The Knights of the Southern Cross have announced their religious writing competition for 2013, with $1000 in cash prizes to be shared among the winners.
There are three topics to address in your entry: Why is your Catholic faith important to you? (40 marks); What do you most enjoy in your faith life? (30 marks) and, for 30 marks, How can you help your family/friends grow their faith life?
The competition is open to all and entry is free. All entries must be original work and not previously published. Ten prizes of $100 each are on offer: three each in the under-14 and under-16 age groups and two each in the under-18 and over-18 age groups.
Entries must be received by 24 August 2013 and will not be returned.
Send entries to Knights of the Southern Cross, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, PO Box 51029, Tawa, Wellington.
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