WelCom June 2020: Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand announced the winners and finalists of its inaugural 2020 Kaitiaki2Share creative competition during Laudato Si’ Week in May. Kaitiaki2Share encourages New Zealand students of all ages to consider how we can care for all creation, both people and the environment. Students were asked to send in a creative […]
WelCom June 2020: Karen Saunders Hutt Valley CWL Branches hosted the Archdiocese Catholic Women’s League 75th conference on 16 March this year. Held at the Upper Bowling Club, the conference took place just days before the Covid-19 lockdown began, enabling members to share and enjoy much-valued camaraderie. Cardinal John Dew opened and blessed the conference. […]
WelCom June 2020: Sarah Dench Christian Life Community (CLC) is an international movement of lay people who follow the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola. CLC of Wellington was one of the many missionary groups who enthusiastically took part in the Archdiocese’s Mission Expo 2020 held at Bishop Viard College, Porirua, on 14 March. Visitors […]
WelCom June 2020: Isabella McCafferty, Diocese of Palmerston North Pope Francis has shared his vision for the Covid-19 aftermath in a reflection called: A plan for the rising up again. He said ‘an emergency like Covid-19 is overcome in the first place by the antibodies of solidarity.’ This has been our response in the Diocese […]
WelCom June 2020: This month’s parting shot is from Mike Fitzsimons and was taken on his trek up the Kepler Track last November – a 60km circular hiking track, near Te Anau, Fiordland. “The way we are living, timorous or bold, will have been our life.” – Seamus Heaney If you have a photograph with […]
WelCom May 2020: Lockdown – a time to re-focus ‘Our Easter, lived and celebrated in lockdown, has been one like we have never experienced before. We have felt the pain of not being able to celebrate together the Easter liturgies in our local churches. ‘The future, for many, appears uncertain or even dire. In the […]
WelCom May 2020: Catholic agencies and individuals around Aotearoa-New Zealand have been busy working from home and maintaining still-open ‘essential services’ supporting communities in need during the Level 4 Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown. Foodbanks and soup kitchens are two very busy basic services that have been working hard behind the scenes. And some exceptional ingenuity is […]
WelCom May 2020: Catherine Gibbs The life of a Catholic does not cease when the church closes its doors and we’re confined to household ‘bubbles.’ The National Liturgy Office (NLO) has been pro-active with a wide range of support during the Covid-19 lockdown period. We have prepared statements for the bishops based on advice provided […]
WelCom May 2020: Jenny Gordon, Vicar for Education, Archdiocese of Wellington Our Catholic schools are vibrant faith communities and the Church in action for their students and whānau. This has never been more evident than in this challenging time of Covid-19. This is not a normal situation and things need to be done differently. The […]
WelCom May 2020: The Society of St Vincent de Paul has continued to offer support to individuals and communities across the country during the Covid-19 lockdown. Through phone calls with regular clients, parish phone trees and in some regions, food deliveries, the nationwide charitable organisation is keeping up its mission of helping. St Vincent de […]