WelCom June/July 2021 Emma Dodsworth At a packed Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Palmerston North on Tuesday 11 May, Tony Murphy was awarded the title Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great for his service to the Church. The title was awarded by Pope Francis and Cardinal John Dew presented Tony with […]
WelCom June/July 2021 Pā Piripi Cody Richard (or Dick) Puanaki of Wairoa died (aged 72) at his hometown on Tuesday, 20 April, 2021. In his Requiem Mass, at St Peter’s Church Wairoa, he had pre-recorded a message for his whānau and for people to remember. In that message he stated, ‘If my tombstone has my […]
WelCom June/July 2021 Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College in collaboration with the National Office of Professional Standards have developed an online Safeguarding course for all people working in Catholic ministry. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops are committed to fostering a culture of safeguarding in the Church. As a Catholic community, we each have a […]
WelCom June/July 2021 The NZCBC has made a significant change to the proposal to renew the country’s dedication to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven. The proposed hīkoi of a special artwork around Aotearoa New Zealand, in the three months leading to the Feast of the Assumption on 15 August, has been postponed. The bishops decided […]
WelCom June/July 2021 Over 50 years ago, a young lad from a sheep farm in Colyton – in the Manawatū-Whanganui region – who had been a student at Francis Douglas Memorial College, was captivated by the life of a sixteenth century Spanish saint named Ignatius Loyola. As a result, he flew to Melbourne to begin […]
WelCom June/July 2021 Sally Butler Over Anzac weekend this year, parishioners and clergy gathered to celebrate 150 years of St Patrick’s Church in Waipawa, Central Hawke’s Bay. During the 1860s the renowned Fr Reignier, of the Meanee Mission, Napier, travelled down to Waipawa on a monthly schedule, using the local schoolroom for his services. At […]
WelCom June/July 2021 Denise Fleming Fr Simon Story, parish priest, and Fr Vui Hoang blessed and opened their new presbytery in New Plymouth in March and invited parishioners to come and view their new home. The new 440 sq2 presbytery is built on the site of the old St Philomena’s presbytery in Brooklands Road and […]
WelCom June/July 2021 A special Mass at St Joseph’s Church, Mt Victoria, on Saturday 1 May was celebrated with a full congregation to honour the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, and as part of the Archdiocese’s contributions to the Year of St Joseph. Vicar General Mons Gerard Burns officiated. In his homily about St […]
WelCom June/July 2021 Kathy Whelan The Wellington Catholic Homes Trust built its first 20-unit Bishop Snedden Retirement Village in Waikanae in the early 1980s. Now 38 years later, the Trust has added 20 new units. Opening and blessing the extension on 18 May, Cardinal John congratulated the Trust and the Trustees on how they look […]
WelCom June/July 2021 Deena Coster A taonga from the Philippines is returning home after marking a major milestone as a man of the cloth. Fr Freddie Barte’s farewell Mass from Taranaki, coincided with reaching his 30-year anniversary serving communities and sharing his Catholic faith. Fr Barte decided to join the priesthood when he was aged […]