Mikaele (Mika) Teofilo was farewelled at a morning tea function hosted by the Archdiocese of Wellington in February, after serving 13 years as the Lay Pastoral Leader of the Samoan Chaplaincy. His chaplaincy comprised 12 communities with over 800 members in the archdiocese.
More than 50 participants from the archdiocese were invited to attend a safeguarding formation day in Wellington last month to learn more about safeguarding leadership within Church communities.
More than 120 people attended the annual Waitangi Day Mass at St Mary of the Angels Church, Wellington, on 6 February. In his homily, Cardinal John Dew said the Mass was ‘to pray for this land and all who dwell here under the guardianship of the Treaty’.
Wellington’s Blessing of the Boats ceremony took place on Sunday 12 February as part of the annual Island Bay Festival. The ceremony is a southern Italian tradition that dates back to the sixteenth century. It has been adopted in Island Bay by its Italian community since 1933.
‘As we move forward to a changed St Francis of Assisi Ohariu Parish it is my hope, we take our St Andrew’s spirit with us. That each and every one of us will join with our fellow parishioners from St Benedict’s and Ss Peter’s and Paul’s as a vibrant, culturally-diverse, faith-sharing, and prayerful congregation. That by working together we will continue to form and grow a strong community, committed to the Gospel teachings of Our Lord, Jesus Christ,’ Anna Mika-Hunt Walsh said at the closing of St Andrew’s Church on Saturday 11 February 2023.
Results of the Archdiocese of Wellington’s two-year review of its ethnic communities, released late last year, indicate that the Catholic community’s multicultural population is continuing to grow and develop. ‘This raises significant pastoral issues,’ says Maya Bernardo, the Archdiocese’s Launch Out Programme Formator and Manager. ‘The review was a response to the recommendation from the […]
Cardinal John Dew has announced the following clergy appointments for 2023 for the Archdiocese of Wellington, effective from 1 February 2023.
Members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul from Kapi Mana, Wellington and Hutt Wairarapa Areas gathered at Tawa parish’s Our Lady of Fatima Church, on Sunday 25 September, to celebrate their annual feast day.
Jim McAloon, chair of the Archdiocese Ecology Justice and Peace (EJP) Commission and a Sacred Heart Cathedral parishioner, welcomed Cardinal John Dew, EJP Commission members, friends and parishioners to a special Cathedral Parish Eucharist celebration on 2 October – the final day of the 2022 Season of Creation.
From a Catholic Mass at 8am with birdsong beside a clear running river, to an Anglican Communion in the midst of a bustling city, to a circle of prayer with waves lapping on the shore, pilgrims of the Hutt Valley blessed and were blessed by Te Awa Kairangi – ‘river of great value’ – in a prayer walk along the Hutt River trail on 11 September.