WelCom May 2021 Seventy years of the Presentation Sisters in Aotearoa New Zealand was celebrated with a special Mass and film premiere on Sunday 21 February. In February 1951, five Sisters from Tuam in Ireland began teaching at St Michael’s School in Taita, Lower Hutt. It was the start of a faith-based education for New […]
WelCom May 2021 Sue Seconi In his homily for the noon Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Monday 29 March, Cardinal John Dew, apostolic administrator of the Palmerston North Diocese – Te Rohe Pihopa o te Papaioea, dared parishioners, students and priests to go out with Jesus’ power and grace to […]
WelCom May 2021 Margaret Gudsell Vincentians in the Palmerston North Diocese gathered on 23 February this year at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit for their annual commissioning festival Mass. Ten members from Whanganui travelled through for the celebration. Long-service awards were presented after Mass in the lounge where the Whanganui ladies were very proud […]
WelCom May 2021 Jocelyn Bryant Cardinal John Dew officially appointed Fr Andrew Kim as parish priest at a special Mass at St Theresa’s Church, Plimmerton, on Sunday 14 March. Members of the school and parish communities were delighted to hear Fr Andrew say he had decided to stay. A great team effort helped to make […]
WelCom May 2021 Mary Eastham Palmerston North’s Cathedral community café has been ‘retired’ after 27 years of service. The café has been a special project of the diocese’s social justice group since 1993. A thanksgiving morning tea was held at the Cathedral on 21 March, to thank more than 50 parishioners who have generously and […]
WelCom May 2021 Annette Scullion Mary-Ann Greaney, long-standing parish and formation leader with the Archdiocese of Wellington, was farewelled by staff, colleagues and friends at a thanksgiving morning tea last month at the Wellington Catholic Centre. Mary-Ann began her ministry with the archdiocese in 2008. She lists among her highlights the Mission Expo in 2020, […]
WelCom May 2021 ‘Sacred Heart Girls’ College in New Plymouth wishes to establish a grotto for Our Lady on our college grounds’, says the college chaplain, Carole Tipler. ‘To help us with this, we are seeking an outside, weather-resistant statue of Our Lady, of at least one metre tall. If you have such a statue, […]
WelCom May 2021 The Catholic Foundation congratulates the three recipients of its scholarships for the 2021 tertiary studies’ year and wishes them all well in their chosen courses. The scholarships worth $2,000 each, are awarded for the first year of a student’s tertiary study. The 2021 awards were presented at college prize-giving events at the […]
WelCom May 2021 Catholic students were among the thousands of students who took to the streets across Aotearoa New Zealand on 9 April 2021. Students around the country had six key demands for action to reduce carbon emissions. The gatherings followed the School Strike 4 Climate actions two years ago. In Wellington, an estimated 4000 […]
WelCom May 2021 Sue Seconi Eighty Cullinane College students and seven staff carried a large yet simple cross in a pilgrimage to mark Holy Thursday on 1 April as a sign of their faith, in preparation for Good Friday and the Easter weekend. Arranged by Director of Religious Studies for the college, Helen Dougherty, the […]