WelCom December 2020 Karen Saunders More that 80 women attended a Catholic Women’s League day of reflection, in November, facilitated by Joy Cowley, at Our Lady of Grace Church, Heretaunga. CWL chaplain Christine Paterson of Wellington and Kathleen Emmerson of Heretaunga, organised the day on behalf of CWL archdiocesan council. Participants were from Wellington and […]
WelCom December 2020 Sue Seconi A deep sense of compassion and solidarity was experienced as the Catholic Parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika Ki remembered loved ones who had died over the last year. Parish priest Fr Vaughan Leslie celebrated the Mass of Remembrance at St Mary’s Church on 17 November. Parishioner Paul Watkins […]
WelCom December 2020 Only the love of music and a deep affection for an historic organ could successfully dismantle, pack and ship it overseas for refurbishment and upgrading. But that is what happened to Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Hobday organ last month. Working with a piano technician, an organist and a choir director, the cathedral’s Director […]
WelCom December 2020 Fratelli tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship)Pope Francis RRP $18.50 (Bulk discounts available for 10+)The stunning new encyclical from Pope Francis focuses on fraternity and social friendship as the ways to build a better, more just and peaceful world – with the contribution of all: people and institutions. On Fraternity and Social […]
WelCom December 2020 Faith in Business: Living the Economy of Communion is a booklet with personal accounts from eight self-employed people in Aotearoa New Zealand who have integrated the international Focolare Movement’s ‘Economy of Communion’ principles into their lives and business practices. The authors – seven in Napier and one in Auckland – are Gary […]
WelCom December 2020 Jenny O’Brien When St Bernard’s College in Lower Hutt began this year with a focus on hope, no one could have imagined how much we were going to need that hope. When the academic year began, a mysterious virus was emerging out of Wuhan. I had already chosen ‘hope’ as our theme […]
WelCom December 2020 Congratulations to Grace Moorman, a Year 4 student of St Joseph’s School Upper Hutt, for receiving a US$1000 grant from the Knights of Columbus, USA, towards her Catholic Education. The Knights are a Catholic charitable men’s group based in Pennsylvania. Their membership is throughout the world, although they do not currently have […]
WelCom December 2020 Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish invites you to their new parish church on Presentation Drive, Paraparaumu, to share the spirit of Christmas at Cribs on Kāpiti. About 30 cribs have been individually designed and constructed to tell the story of Christmas. From 16 and 23 December, you are invited to come along […]
WelCom December 2020 Our parting shot this month of the Southern Alps, is from John Allen of Fairlie, Canterbury. “Darkness and light. Colours and clouds. The strength of the mountain. Images to accompany us on our Advent journey. Expectation and excitement. The known and the unknown. Praise and glory to the God of surprises who […]
WelCom November 2020 Sio Iaseto-Filo, Gap Year Coordinator, Youth Minister, Challenge 2000 Challenge 2000 is a Gospel-based youth development and social service Trust. Based in Johnsonville, it provides a wide range of programmes, projects and services for young people, communities and families in the Wellington Region. Challenge includes in its mission an annual Challenge 2000-Marist […]