WelCom August 2022 This month WelCom’s Hīkoi Te Whakapono, Journey of Faith, visits St Francis of Assisi Ohariu Parish. The parish encompasses Wellington’s northern suburbs including Crofton Downs, Ngaio, Khandallah, Johnsonville, Newlands, Paparangi, Glenside, Grenada Village and Ohariu. The area population is about 45,000. Prior to the arrival of early settlers in the 1840s, heavy […]
WelCom August 2022 A liturgical reception is being held for Archbishop Paul Martin sm at St Teresa’s Church, Karori, 6pm, Friday, 12 August. The reception is expected to take the form of Evening Prayer of the Church, during which Archbishop Paul’s formal letter of appointment to the Archdiocese will be read. Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop […]
WelCom August 2022 On Saturday 18 June, the day before the 187th birthday of Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert was celebrated, the Compassion Soup Kitchen was blessed with a visit by the Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Cindy Kiro, and His Excellency Richard Davies. Dame Cindy attended the evening meal service as a volunteer to wait […]
WelCom August 2022 Jenny Gordon, former Vicar for Education for the Archdiocese, was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours list, for services to Catholic education. Jenny has contributed to Catholic education for more than 40 years, with 25 years as a teacher […]
WelCom August 2022 A Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated for Archdiocesan clergy at St Patrick’s Church, Kilbirnie, on 14 July. Several clergy attended along with parishioners, family members and friends. Jubilarians were Frs John Walls sm, 50 years; Roderick Milne sm, 60 years; David Arms ssc, 60 years; Brian Wysocki sm, 65 years; and […]
WelCom August 2022 Pictured at a pre-test function in Wellington, the evening before the final Test Match of the series between Ireland and the All Blacks last month, are (l-r) the Chairman of the Irish Rugby Football Union, Declan Madden, the Irish Ambassador to New Zealand, Peter Ryan and the President of the Marist St […]
WelCom August 2022 Parishioners of the Catholic Parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika Ki Whanganui recently celebrated with Joan Whelan, Terry Fleming and Helen Codlin, who all turned 90. The congregation sang Happy Birthday and expressed blessings to the three nonagenarians before they marked their milestones with family celebrations. These ‘treasures’ of St Mary’s […]
WelCom August 2022 The archdiocesan Catholic Centre on Hill St, Thorndon, was closed earlier this year due to seismic assessments. After further engineering reports, it has been decided to permanently close the premises and the adjacent Viard House and redevelop the site. This major project is expected to take up to four years. Staff from […]
WelCom August 2022 Parishioners at St Joseph’s Church Wakefield were planning to celebrate their church’s sesquicentennial last year. Due to Covid-19, celebrations were unable to proceed. However, the parishioners have printed a 90-page book that covers the church’s history and events through to 2021. The book is for sale at $30 a copy (plus postage) […]
WelCom August 2022 Sally Cawston More than 70 school-building upgrade and maintenance projects are underway across the Diocese of Palmerston North. The work is part of the diocese’s multimillion-dollar investment in its, Catholic school land and buildings portfolio. The projects – some already completed – range in size and scale to address the need for […]