WelCom September 2020 Annette Scullion Clergy and hundreds of parishioners and Catholic school students from across the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses came together at Our Lady of Kāpiti Church, Paraparumu, on Saturday morning, 1 August 2020, for the celebration of this year’s Chrism Mass. Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington and Administrator of the […]
WelCom September 2020 In February last year, Pope Francis made an historic visit to the United Arab Emirates, on the Arabian Peninsular, to meet with Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Iman of al-Azhar of Egypt. On 4 February the two religious leaders jointly signed The Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living […]
WelCom September 2020 Tertiary students in the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North who are entering into their third year or more of study are invited to apply for a Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship. Each student selected receives $3000 towards their third year of tertiary study. For more details and an application […]
WelCom September 2020 The World Day of Prayer also falls at the beginning of the Season of Creation, which runs until 4 October, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. This ecumenical season is dedicated to prayer for the protection of creation and the promotion of sustainable lifestyles. Season of Creation featured events: seasonofcreation.org/events/ Season […]
WelCom September 2020 John Holden, Marist St Pat’s RFC Several hundred Marist St Pat’s Rugby Football Club supporters gathered to help celebrate the launch of Tim Donoghue’s new book, C’mon Red! The publication, commemorating the club’s 50th Jubilee, was launched at Old Timer’s Day, MSP Hataitai Park clubrooms, on Saturday, 25 July. C’mon Red! documents […]
WelCom September 2020 Parents who are saving up to get their child into a private school should be aware that state-integrated schools might give them ‘better bangs for their bucks’. This is the conclusion policy analyst Joel Hernandez comes to in a report he prepared for The New Zealand Initiative [a ‘think tank’ that works […]
WelCom September 2020 Paul Ferris, Chief Executive, NZ Catholic Education Office Proprietors of high-performing integrated schools have every reason to be happy with the conclusion The New Zealand Initiative report comes to. Excellence is at the heart of the mission of a Catholic State Integrated School and when outside agencies see the quality of the […]
WelCom September 2020 Two new classrooms designed and constructed for St Joseph’s School in Nelson have won the Education section of the 2020 Nelson/Marlborough Regional Architecture Awards. The new classroom block has been added to St Joseph’s School due to growth in the Nelson-Richmond area. Completed late last year, the block was designed and managed […]
WelCom September 2020 Rex Begley Terry Healion and his sister Cecilia were delighted with Bishop Peter Cullinane’s suggestion of a memorial Mass of Thanksgiving for the life and ministry of their brother – Fr John Healion, who passed away in New Plymouth in 1980. Wednesday 29 July marked the 40th anniversary of Fr John’s sudden […]
WelCom September 2020 Felicity Giltrap A thanksgiving Mass was held on Sunday 26 July at St Francis of Assisi, Ōhāriu Parish, for Pat Collier and Christina MacIver to celebrate their many years of service to music ministry and long-standing musicianship at Ss Peter and Paul Church, Johnsonville. Between them Pat and Christina have over 90 […]