WelCom August 2020 Sue Seconi Parishioners gathered at Holy Family Church, Whanganui, at a vigil Mass last November to thank and farewell Pat Rhodes, a much-loved and respected parish worker who was moving to Hamilton. Pat came to Whanganui in 2005 after teaching in Tonga. He was initially parish secretary and then parish co-ordinator. He […]
WelCom August 2020 Craig Maclean, Catholic Parish of New Plymouth As went the best laid plans of mice and men, we intended to have the new foyer blessed and open before Easter. Unfortunately, due to some construction delay and the restrictions brought by the Covid pandemic, we had to wait. Nonetheless, on Sunday 5 July, […]
WelCom August 2020 The photo selected for WelCom’s ‘Parting Shot’ this month, was taken during Covid-19 lockdown by John Allen, of Fairlie, South Canterbury. “Uncrowd my heart, O God, until silence speaks in your still, small voice; turn me from the hearing of words, and the making of words, and the confusion of much speaking, […]
WelCom July 2020: The St Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Society has launched a National Recovery Appeal to help the increasing numbers of individuals and families struggling from the impact of Covid-19. The Appeal was launched in June and will run until December. The goal is to raise $4 million to provide people with economic, social […]
WelCom July 2020: Wharekarakia Matua o te Wairua Tapu I te Wairua o te Kotahitanga – United in the Spirit The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North – Te Rohe Pīhopa o te Papaioea. The building was opened in 1925 as St Patrick’s Church, and was […]
WelCom July 2020: Fr James Lyons After two years in a ‘cloud of unknowing’, the light is starting to break through for Wellington’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. The first stage in restoring the 120-year old spiritual home of the Archdiocese is due to commence over the next two months. An engineering report determining the cathedral would […]
WelCom July 2020: The newly formed Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College is seeking a highly qualified dean to be its Auckland-based academic face and voice. Te Kupenga is casting its net locally and internationally for its first dean, who will lead the college, established on 1 January by a merger between the two Catholic tertiary […]
WelCom July 2020: Fr Ron Bennett At midday on Sunday 7 June, over 80 leaders and members of faith groups in Wellington stood on the steps of St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, in an expression of inter-faith unity against racism. This was in response to the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of police […]
WelCom July 2020: Catholic social agencies have been helping women’s refuges, foodbanks, whānau in remote regions and many others with a $25,000 special Tindall Foundation grant aimed at relieving hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Siobhan Dilly, Executive Officer of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, says Catholic agencies have been distributing the extra […]
WelCom July 2020: Following our feature last month about education leadership and pastoral care for Catholic secondary school students in our two dioceses during Covid-19 lockdown, this edition primary principals and teachers share their stories about returning to school. St Teresa’s School, Featherston Jennifer Muth, Principal Lockdown highlighted the power of teamwork in our small […]