WelCom May 2020: Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand says the threat of Covid-19 transmission in the Pacific has to be taken into account when responding with humanitarian support efforts to areas impacted by natural disasters. Local communities must be empowered to take action and make decisions based on their own needs and capabilities. For Caritas, the […]
WelCom May 2020: More than 30 years ago an ecumenical ‘Convenant’ was established between four inner-city churches of Napier to forge a stronger Christian church for the city through working together. The churches involve St Patrick’s Catholic Church, the Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, St Paul’s Presbyterian Church and Trinity Methodist Church. The […]
WelCom May 2020: Damian Dempsey, Director Deemed an essential service by the Government, Challenge 2000 has been able to carry on its mission of serving young people and their families throughout the Covid-19 lockdown. Not quite business as usual – staff meetings take place on-line these days – however, we are pleased to have been […]
WelCom May 2020: Nick Wilson The Diocese of Palmerston North young family ministers, youth ministers, school chaplains and tertiary ministers are working in their respective patches getting alongside our young people pastorally as we navigate the Covid-19 event. In this ministry, which is typically face-to-face relational ministry, it is most unusual not being physically present. […]
WelCom May 2020: Online learning during Covid-19 lockdown has worked well for Sacred Heart College, Napier. Term two got off to a digital start on 15 April with students adapting diligently to studies online. Principal Maria Neville-Foster says this time of uncertainty has involved the school monitoring and maintaining student and staff wellbeing. ‘It’s not […]
WelCom May 2020: Chris Duthie-Jung What a difference a couple of months can make! When we began planning for a national conference nearly two years ago there was no thought of pandemic, lockdown or recession! Takirua 2020: Shaping the Mission was to have taken place over Anzac weekend and would have hosted up to 350 […]
WelCom May 2020: DCM is finding new ways of working with the homeless in Wellington during the Covid-19 crisis. As an agency with a very high level of face-to-face engagement, there was an urgent need to quickly reduce physical interactions. A key strategy has been to supply phones to the homeless so DCM can keep […]
WelCom May 2020: Michael Fletcher While in lockdown the choirs at the Metropolitan Cathedral, Wellington, have been meeting regularly via Zoom to rehearse and have been kept busy working on recordings from home. This work enabled our annual tradition of a sung gospel on Palm Sunday to stay alive as well as providing a continuation […]
WelCom May 2020: Tim Gordon Over Holy Week and the Easter period St Francis of Assisi Ohariu have provided our parishioners with an on-line Liturgy with links to streaming Masses, embedded scripture reflections, children’s activities, quizzes and prayers. Our challenge to update the parish roll with current email addresses – fortunately had begun in the […]
WelCom May 2020: Lisa Beech Support to overcome language barriers is one of the ways Wellington Catholic Social Services (CSS) are helping vulnerable and isolated former refugees during lockdown. Families and single people who have been settled in New Zealand as former refugees make up around half the CSS social work caseload, and social workers […]