While I am out and about visiting parishes and delivering safeguarding workshops, I’m struck by the passion and commitment of our many volunteers in support of this work. Volunteers have been, and continue to be, the backbone of our Church. Their selfless commitment is an inspiration.
Coloured ribbons have been tied to the fence of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on Hill St, Wellington, adjacent to the parliamentary precinct.
Bula Vinaka! The archdiocese Catholic Fijian Community celebrated their first Mass at the re-opened Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on Sunday 10 November.
The Catholic parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika Ki Whanganui celebrated its annual memorial Mass at St Mary’s Church, on Thursday evening, 7 November, to pray for those parishioners who had died during the year.
Throughout December, Archbishop Paul invites you to contribute to the Archbishop’s Appeal, which supports the formation of the archdiocesan seminarians. The donations will help cover the costs of the seminarians’ education at Holy Cross Seminary in Auckland, as well as their travel to and from the archdiocese and ongoing pastoral care.
The Diocese of Palmerston North’s annual Jubilarian Mass of priestly ordination was celebrated at the 12.05 Mass on Tuesday 29 October, in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, with Bishop John Adams presiding.
‘Our places of Worship’ was the title for Whanganui Camera Club’s annual members’ week-long exhibition, which this year featured churches around the city. Local clergy, guests and photographers came together for the official opening on 6 October.
When seventy people gathered at the ‘Ko Te Tiriti Mai Rāno: The Treaty Is Always speaking. A Covenant for the Generations’ hui in July they were asked to reflect on aspects of Te Tiriti from moral and religious perspectives.
Celebrating the life of ‘Faith and Service with Action’ exemplified by St Margaret Clitherow, members of the Wellington Archdiocese Catholic Women’s League gathered in August at St Thomas More Church, Wilton, for Mass celebrated by Fr Joy Raphal Thottankara, parish priest of the Catholic Parish of Otari.
The Passionist Family Group (PFG) Movement is about living out Christian faith by showing love for one another as Jesus did, supporting one another’s joys and sorrows, and enjoying ordinary times together on life’s journey.