WelCom March 2022 Mariana Sola, Head Girl and Jasmine Chung, Media Captain Mā te Atua e manaaki. At St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie we began our new year with a mihi whakatau and felt the breath of the spirit in the intimate outdoor gathering between our senior students and our new enrolments. They were welcomed along […]
WelCom March 2022 Faakialele Tuanaki, Hastings Youth Minister Scripture tells us to put our HOPE in God. HOPE was the theme at this year’s Hastings Youth Group summer camp and the lead up to it. Initially scheduled at El Rancho, Waikanae in mid-2021, the Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions meant cancellation of both the camp and […]
WelCom March 2022 Lorraine (Rain) Forest What better way to start the year then shaving foam, slime, and colour powder? Illumin8 Youth from the Catholic Parish of New Plymouth played a range of games designed to get their clothes covered in mess but leave their hearts full of joy. It was a fantastic way to […]
WelCom March 2022 Lorraine (Rain) Forest In this tricky era of Covid, here in New Plymouth we’re thinking outside the box to try new ways of doing, reaching and connecting young people in youth ministry. The Catholic Parish of New Plymouth Youth Group are super excited to be launching ‘The Catholic Couch’ – our new […]
WelCom March 2022 St Mary’s College Year 13 student Ana Ayora wants to make a difference – and her voice is being heard by decision makers in Parliament. Ana has just been appointed a member of the Archdiocese of Wellington Ecology, Justice and Peace (EJP) Commission, after serving two years on the its poverty committee. […]
WelCom March 2022 Elizabeth Julian rsm March 25, the feast of the Annunciation, the feast of Mary’s saying ‘yes’ to God requires a response from us. Like Mary we are called to bring Christ to birth wherever we are. Really? Yes, really. So keep your eyes and ears out for an angel to tell you […]
WelCom February 2022 Pope Francis has expressed his spiritual closeness to the people of Tonga, following the massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano that unleashed a destructive tsunami last month. “My thoughts go out to the peoples of the Tonga Islands who in recent days were affected by the eruption of an underwater […]
WelCom February 2022 Cardinal Dew has written to priests and lay pastoral leaders of the archdiocese, urging them to think carefully about how they will manage the challenges of parish life at the Red Level of the Covid-19 Protection Framework. Under Red, gatherings of vaccinated people are limited to no more than 100 people. A […]
WelCom February 2022 Called to Be Peacemakers – Kua Karangatia Tātou hei Kaihohou i te Rongo The Lent Appeal on behalf of the New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops Conference enables Caritas to continue working to heal and support those overcome by poverty and injustice around the world. The theme for the 2022 Lent Appeal is “Called […]
WelCom February 2022 This month, February 2022, WelCom reaches a major milestone with the publication of its 400th edition, after almost four decades since our diocesan newspaper was launched in September 1984. Creating 400 hundred editions of WelCom is a wonderful effort. The Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North owe an enormous […]