Wellington Catholic Social Services and Kapi-Mana St Vincent de Paul representatives signed a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MOU) last month to bring together the strengths of both organsiations for the greater benefit of the people they serve in the Levin area.
It’s not often in modern times an artist can say he has spent his days painting the Virgin Mary but at the beginning of this year Island Bay artist Ian Logan was doing just that. Together with sculptor Jenny Hartley and her husband Robin, they were working to restore the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the grounds of the Home of Compassion in Island Bay. Until recently Jenny and Robin also lived in Island Bay and now live in Ōtaki.
legislation to counter sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
The Christian Life Community is a lay organisation that meets regularly in small groups to pray, learn and practice Ignatian Spirituality. Our emphasis is finding God in all things. Members seek to find where God is calling them in individual missions, and how to support missions developed by the whole community.
Plans for Christchurch’s new Catholic Cathedral are now under review, says Simon Thompson, the diocese general manager.
The Marist Messenger monthly publication has come to an end. The editorial in the March edition informed subscribers that it was the final issue.
Wendy Hill has been appointed as a Catholic Hospital Chaplain to work part-time at Wellington Hospital. Wendy took up her appointment in January joining the Wellington Catholic Social Services chaplaincy team.
Cecily McNeill (left), a parishioner of Wellington South and niece of Fr James Hugh McNeill, accepts his medals from Archdiocesan Archivist Peter Holm (right). Fr. McNeill was Military Chaplain 1956–1968, receiving campaign medals for Malaya and Borneo followed by an MBE in 1968. On his death in 1994 the medals were to be sent to his relatives but ended up in the Archives. To honour this intention Cardinal John Dew approved the return of the medals to Cecily as a representative of the family.
The Wellington Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of Wellington makes a significant grant to the archdiocese each year, including chaplaincies and social services. It also makes funding available to the Archbishop for priests’ support and special issues.
Anna Geremia-Young sells houses. She is also a wife and mother, has an Italian background and is a parishioner of Te Awakairangi (formerly Lower Hutt) Parish.
Her monthly advertisement in WelCom promises a donation of $400 to the Cathedral Restoration Fund for every parishioner who sells their house through her.