WelCom March 2018: The government announced on 26 January 2018 four community-based organisations chosen to be the first in New Zealand to sponsor refugees under a new pilot programme. The programme is called Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship Category (CORS). The four organisations are Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand; the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Nelson; South West […]
WelCom March 2018: Matekitawhiti Carr, 95, of Hawera, has received an award for more than 65 years of community involvement. Carr, better known as ‘Aunty Mate’ or ‘Nan’, received recognition of her 35 years service to kōhanga reo and her 65 years’ involvement with Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko I te Ora (Māori Women’s Welfare League). […]
WelCom March 2018: A Samoan Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sunday 11 February to officially begin the Samoan Chaplaincy programme and works for 2018. Cardinal John Dew presided and Frs Petelo Mauga, Maleko Api – Tufuga and Penehe Patelehio concelebrated. The combined Wainuiomata and Petone Samoan choirs led the singing. In Samoan culture, traditionally […]
WelCom March 2018: As Fr Marcus Francis introduced fifth-year seminarian Simone Halamako Masanga to parishioners at The Catholic Parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika ki Whanganui, at Sunday Mass on 28 January, they welcomed Simone with spontaneous and warm clapping. Simone is based in Whanganui on a pastoral year. He says he is looking forward to […]
WelCom March 2018: Gospel, John 2:13-25 13 When the time of the Jewish Passover was near Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 and in the Temple he found people selling cattle and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting there. 15 Making a whip out of cord, he drove them all out of the Temple, […]
WelCom March 2018: Fr James Lyons Holy Week opens with a fanfare: HOSANNA! It is a shout of sheer delight, that’s exactly how people reacted when they recognised Jesus of Nazareth entering Jerusalem. There was speculation over whether this increasingly popular wonder-worker and preacher would come to the great festival week of Passover, and now here […]
WelCom March 2018: In this second article of WelCom’s Catholic Thinking series about theology, morality, ethics and faith heritage, Academic Dean and Head of Theology at The Catholic Institute Professor Anne Touhy explores ‘Conscience’. Conscience When people are asked ‘what is Conscience’ they will often respond that it is the ‘inner voice’ they hear or […]
WelCom March 2018: Pastoral Services Manager for the Diocese of Palmerston North, Mark Richards, writes from Rome where he is currently based for three months to complete his doctoral study and research. As I write this, I have only been on the road for a week, since I left the familiarity (my family) in Palmerston North; […]
WelCom March 2018: A new-look Young Catholics’ team is underway in the Diocese of Palmerston North. Thomas Saywell from Christchurch is the Diocesan Youth Minister and Michelle Teahan from Masterton is the Palmerston North City Youth Minister. They join Georgia Collins from Palmerston North who leads Te Ahi Kaa Catholic Community with Tausilia McClutchie from Gisborne. Tausilia […]
WelCom March 2018: During Lent Fr Marcus Francis, Parish Priest of The Catholic Parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika Ki Whanganui, is offering a series of Wednesday-evening lectures about the Catholic faith. Held at Te Rau Oriwa Marae in St Mary’s Church complex, Guyton St, the lectures are open to Catholics in the parish community […]