St Mary’s College rugby
Strong college player in women’s rugby, St Mary’s College Wellington, has had success this year with the local derbies, reports Mark Hurley, the college’s Head of Social Sciences.
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New hope for St Joseph’s Care Home
St Joseph’s Home of Compassion in Upper Hutt, a residential care home for older people that was facing imminent closure, hopes to keep its doors open, Chris Gallavin, Tumu Whakarae of the Sisters of Compassion group has announced.
EJP Commission joins Living Wage movement
Heeding Pope Francis’ encouragement for dioceses worldwide to collaborate with people’s movements, the Archdiocese of Wellington’s Ecology, Justice and Peace (EJP) Commission has joined the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand with Cardinal John Dew’s support. Worldwide, communities are uniting to address poverty and inequality through living wage campaigns. The Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New […]
National hui on Synod – ‘The unpredictability of grace’
WelCom August 2022 Cardinal John gave the opening address at the National Synod Day, held at St Catherine’s College in Wellington on July 2, 2022. Here are excerpts from that address. + John A Cardinal Dew, Archbishop of Wellington Archdiocese, Apostolic Administrator of Palmerston North Diocese Synodality builds on the conviction that all the baptised, […]
Major upgrade for St Pat’s Kilbirnie
WelCom August 2022 Michael Fitzsimons An ambitious modernisation and seismic resilience programme is set to radically transform the St Patrick’s College Kilbirnie campus. This is the first significant upgrade of facilities since the college was moved to Kilbirnie more than 40 years ago. Seismic strengthening and asbestos removal has been carried out in recent years […]
Vinnies respond to ongoing demand
WelCom August 2022 Michael Fitzsimons Vinnies hubs and networks around the country are continuing to meet a strong demand for assistance as the rising cost of living impacts on disadvantaged communities. In Auckland, the demand for food parcels in June was around 500 food parcels a week, with peak demand this year reaching 1,200 food […]
Masking up for Term 3: Managing winter illnesses and Covid-19
WelCom August 2022 A combination of the usual Term 3 winter illnesses and Covid-19 is likely to put more pressure on your school, kura and community, the Ministry of Education advised the education sector in July. The Ministry said the public health advice clearly shows mask wearing is a strong tool in the defence against […]
Covid-19
WelCom August 2022 In a recent briefing to the Council of Priests, Cardinal John advised of the need to remain cautious during this pandemic. ‘As a recent victim of Covid-19, I am very aware we still need to take precautions to prevent its spread through parish activities. My experience has confirmed the importance of the […]
The impact of Covid-19 on our Catholic school communities
WelCom August 2022 Dr Kevin Shore, Chief Executive, NZ Catholic Education Office The school holidays [July] have come at just the right time for many of our Catholic school communities in Aotearoa. A winter wave of Covid, influenza and colds have all come together in a perfect storm of challenges in managing the day-to-day responsibilities […]
New CE for Te Kupenga
WelCom August 2022 Robert Blucher has been appointed chief executive of Te Kupenga – Catholic Leadership Institute. He is currently Northern Regional Manager of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu – also known as Te Kura, the former Correspondence School. Robert replaces Te Kupenga’s inaugural chief executive, Dr Areti Metuamate, who returned to Australia last […]