WelCom October 2020 Hospital Chaplain Catholic Social Services has appointed Kate Sanders O’Connor as the second Catholic Chaplain for Wellington Hospital. Kate has studied theology and has worked as a Music Therapist. Kate also has several years’ experience in pastoral and youth ministry. Prison Chaplain Falefou Sio has been appointed as the new Catholic Prison […]
WelCom October 2020 The Palmerston North Diocese launched a new online pastoral initiative in July called: Tūmanako or I te Tūmanako o te Kotahitanga – United in Hope. Through tūmanako – hope – the website aims to look back to where the diocesan community has come from, marking its 40th year as a diocese and […]
WelCom October 2020 Kevin Shore Kia ora koutou, On September 10, St Peter’s College, Palmerston North, hosted a special event to re-dedicate our Tomokanga (entrance carving), which was recently restored by carver Craig Kawana at Massey University, and to bless our new Administration Centre and acknowledge the completion of a long cycle of re-building at […]
WelCom October 2020 Lisa Small On Wednesday 2 September, St Bernard’s School were lucky to be part of a special day as junior teacher, Lisa Stratford, was welcomed into the Catholic Church, being Confirmed and making her First Communion. Lay pastoral leader Joe Green had prepared Lisa for the sacraments and Fr Doug Shepherd celebrated […]
WelCom October 2020 Joan Woods Students at St Francis Xavier School, Tawa, recently had great success at the Interschool Scripture Reading Competition, held at Our Lady of Kāpiti School, Paraparaumu. Our school are all extremely proud of our students who represented us. Each year seven schools in the Kapi Mana area hold a Scripture Reading […]
WelCom October 2020 Sue Seconi Whanganui’s Cullinane College Yr 10 student, Victoria Arrowsmith, has again had a short story published in the Young New Zealand Writers’ book. The annual competition invites writers from across the country to submit stories and the best 30 are assembled into a book – this year called ‘Scary Tales’. ‘It’s […]
WelCom October 2020 Marg Hyslop At St Anthony’s School, Pahiatua, we had a big turn out of school families, parish and Marae whānau for our Matariki celebrations on the evening of July 23. Our Yrs 1–8 students and a team of helpers, including staff, parents, parishioners and Board of Trustee members, made delicious soup to […]
WelCom October 2020 Kiwiana Orla Moss Kia Ora! We are Kiwiana, a group of Year 12 students at St Mary’s College taking part in the Young Enterprise Scheme. This scheme has allowed us to set up and run a real business and bring our product, which we have designed and are passionate about, to market. […]
WelCom September 2020 At this time of great upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic WelCom has invited cultural chaplains and members of some of our many cultural communities to share a pastoral reflection. ‘Māku anō tōku whare e hanga’ Rīkona Danny Karatea-Goddard E te iwi whakapono, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa. Tuatahi, ka tangihia õ […]
WelCom September 2020 Annette Scullion After a career in accountancy and finance spanning almost 30 years, mainly in Invercargill, Southlander John Prendergast moved with his wife Donna to Wellington in February this year, to take up the role of General Manager of the Archdiocese of Wellington (ADW). A graduate from Otago University with a degree […]