WelCom October 2017: Sunday 8 October – our day of prayer to respect life Fr Neil Vaney sm Life is Home-grown In the second creation story (Gen 2.7) God stoops down, takes some soil, breathes into it and human life blooms forth. How well that fits with our understanding of the universe right now. As […]
WelCom invited the leaders of the parliamentary parties of the 51st Parliament to respond to the 10 issues in the NZ Catholic Bishops’ 2017 Election Statement.
WelCom September 2017: Anne Dickinson Convoking the Synod In December 2016 Cardinal John Dew convoked a Synod for the Archdiocese of Wellington for the weekend of 15‒17 September this year. A bishop may convoke a synod in his diocese to provide space for prayer, reflection and dialogue about the future directions that diocesan’s people might take together […]
The Season of Creation begins on 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation instigated in 2015 by Pope Francis. It ends on 4 October, the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment.
“Nothing else will change the world but people who fight for justice and human dignity. Following Jesus demands a good dose of courage, a readiness to trade in the sofa for a pair of walking shoes…” – Pope Francis The New Zealand Catholic Bishops consider the following mix of ideas as important issues for this […]
WelCom August 2017: Young New Zealanders are being called to take part in an international conversation with the Catholic Church. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops are asking those aged 16 to 29 years to share their views about life, faith, and their experience of Church through an online survey, which went live on Sunday 24 July […]
WelCom July 2017: On 9 July, Sea Sunday is celebrated in the Catholic and Anglican Churches in New Zealand. Parishes will pray for seafarers who take our produce for exports and bring us nearly every thing we use in our lives from the moment we get up in the morning. The New Zealand Government signed up […]
WelCom July 2017: Cardinal John Dew commissioned Fiona Rammell as a Lay Pastoral Leader at Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sunday 11 June. Alongside Fr James Lyons, Fiona will serve the parish and school of Sacred Heart Cathedral. She is also part of the Pastoral area team working alongside Fr Ron Bennett and Fr Barry […]
WelCom July 2017: The participation phase of Synod ’17 closed 30 June. Online submissions close on 1 July, but submissions may still be emailed to synod@wn.catholic.org.nz or posted to Anne Dickinson, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6140 during the first week of July.
WelCom June 2017: Everyone is invited to take part in the Synod 2017 participation process to contribute to the future direction of the Wellington Archdiocese for the next 10 years and beyond. Cardinal John would like to hear from you as part of this participation process. ‘I am always encouraged by the thought and time […]