WelCom May 2022 Napier’s Sacred Heart College students gathered in the school’s Mission Centre, as part of Pope Francis’ universal day of prayer for peace for Ukraine, on Friday, 25 March. Pope Francis consecrated Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a service he presided over in St Peter’s Basilica. New Zealand’s […]
WelCom May 2022 Young Vinnies at St Joseph’s Primary School, Hastings, held an in-school Easter Raffle to raise funds for Caritas Aotearoa, in support of their work for the children of Ukraine. The Vinnies donated the chocolate – enough for five large Easter baskets – and sold tickets for 50c each. The students responded really […]
WelCom May 2022 St Francis Xavier School students in Tawa recently took part in Movin’March ‘Walking Bus’ to school. The students all met outside Our Lady of Fatima Church in Tawa then biked, scootered, or brought their ‘walking feet’ to join the ‘walking bus’. They walked from the church to St Francis Xavier School. Everyone […]
WelCom May 2022
WelCom May 2022 St Catherine’s College in Kilbirnie, Wellington, has scheduled an open day/night for Wednesday, 8 June. This year’s ‘Open Day’ is being organised differently as there will be two times for families to choose from. Visitors will need to book online for either session. The two sessions are: 2pm and 6pm, Wednesday 8 […]
WelCom May 2022 The 2022 O’Shea Shield speech and drama competition, to have been held at Hato Hōhepa St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College, Napier this month, has been cancelled due to Covid-19. It has been rescheduled next year at St Joseph’s. The shield is awarded to the winner of the annual speech competition for the […]
WelCom May 2022 3: Ss Philip and James, Ap – Feast 8: Good Shepherd Sunday – Day of Prayer for Vocations, Seminary Collection 8-14: National Vocations Awareness Week 13: Our Lady of Fatima – Memorial 14: St Matthias, Ap – Feast 20: St Bernardine of Siena – Memorial 29: Ascension of the Lord – Solemnity […]
WelCom April 2022 Leadership coach Mena Antonio is the new chief executive – kaiwhakahaere mātua, of the Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Mena has a deep understanding of the NGO sector including leadership in strategy, risk management, legal and financial compliance and people-management across highly regulated sectors. Caritas board chair Keith Wedlock […]
WelCom April 2022 Michael Fitzsimons Suitably qualified applicants are being sought for Catholic chaplaincy positions in Hamilton and Dunedin Catholic dioceses. The successful applicants will join an ecumenical chaplaincy team. Chaplains are pretty much all lay people these days and the positions are half-time. ‘The Catholic Church has chaplains in all New Zealand’s prisons,’ says […]
WelCom April 2022 Former Catholic Bishop of Dunedin John Kavanagh failed to act on a complaint of abuse against one priest but did take action appropriate for the time after a complaint was made against another priest, an inquiry process has found. Cardinal John Dew requested an inquiry in 2020 after a number of victims […]