WelCom September 2020 Michael Fitzsimons The major review of churches and parish properties underway across the Archdiocese is an opportunity to use assets to reach out beyond our own parish communities, says Cardinal John Dew. ‘I often say we are reorganising for mission. We have a lot of assets which we mostly use for our […]
WelCom September 2020 Paul Bailey describes how a visit to a rest home became a memory to treasure. The visitations we do in the name of St Vincent de Paul often throw up interesting situations. We can let the experience fade into obscurity or it can be shared as a reflection. I have chosen to […]
WelCom August 2020 Sr Alisi Tu’ipulotu and Sr Sosefina Mafi History has been made for the Sisters of Compassion with a brand-new school to be named after our mother foundress – the Suzanne Aubert Papamoa Catholic Primary School. The land on which it is to be built is in Golden Sands, Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty. When […]
WelCom August 2020 Parish Personal to Māori – 21st Birthday Ngā mihi o te huritau tekau mā tahi! Ki ngā mema o te whānau kua mate, kua haere ki te oranga tonutanga, ki te whare o tō tātou Atua – haere, haere, haere! Ki a koutou, ngā mema o te whānau o te Ngākau Tapu, […]
WelCom August 2020 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Matthew 14: 13-21 13 When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. 14 When he disembarked and saw the vast […]
WelCom July 2020: Te Hīkoi Ngātahi me ngā Whānau i roto i te Aroha, te Manaaki me te Arahi Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention During the month of July 2020 Pope Francis’ Universal Prayer Intention is: Our Families– We pray that today’s families may be accompanied with love, respect and guidance. The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly […]
WelCom June 2020 is available in parishes and schools. It is also available here online.
WelCom June 2020: WelCom’s Hīkoi of Faith this month journeys to The Parish of New Plymouth – Te Pārihi Katorika Ki Ngāmotu. The parish encompasses St Joseph’s Church and St Joseph’s School, Our Lady Help of Christians’ Church and St John Bosco School, Bell Block Centre, St Patrick’s Church, Okato, St Pius X School, Sacred […]
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, WelCom is not currently being printed and distributed to parishes and schools. The May 2020 issue of WelCom is available online here as a double-page version.
WelCom May 2020: Good Shepherd Sunday, 3 May 2020 – Te Rātapu o te Hēpara, Pai 3 o Haratua 2020 Good Shepherd Sunday is on the fourth Sunday in the Easter Season; this year Sunday 3 May. The fourth Sunday of Easter is also Vocations Sunday. Good Shepherd Sunday derives its name from the gospel reading […]