WelCom June/July 2024
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Category: Featured
Br Peter Bray walking Camino trail to raise money for Bethlehem University
Br Peter Bray fsc – the New Zealander who was vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University for 15 years until his retirement last December – has set out on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain.
A preferential option for the rich not the answer to hard times
Caritas recognises Aotearoa New Zealand is in a difficult financial situation and appreciates the Government’s stated aim to improve conditions for Kiwi families and reduce the economic strain on future generations. In the 2024 Budget it is heartening to see investments in essential areas such as Pharmac, and efforts to alleviate the cost-of-living crisis for New Zealanders.
O’Shea Shield 2024: ‘Sparks of Hope – Te Ahi Kā’
Sacred Heart College (SHC) Napier were proud hosts of the 2024 O’Shea Shield Speech and Drama Competition on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May.
WelCom May 2024
A copy of March WelCom is available to download here.
Dancing for joy at St Paul’s School 25th Jubilee
Students at St Paul’s School in Richmond danced for joy at a family picnic evening after a day of Silver Jubilee celebrations at the school on 8 April.
Cathedral reopening with a weekend of celebrations
Three days of celebrations to mark the long-waited reopening of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Wellington will take place over the weekend of Friday 7, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June, 2024.
Finitude and the empty tomb
There are a number of issues that the modern secular world is reluctant to speak about. One of them, it seems to me, is our finitude. Finitude is the acceptance that our length of life here on earth is limited.
First gathering of Catholic educators in six years
The National Catholic Education Convention, a large-scale event for Catholic educators from throughout the country, will be hosted in Wellington, 19–21 June, 2024.
He Hīkoi Whakapono: A Journey of Faith
WelCom’s Journey of Faith continues this month to visit the Lower Hutt Parish of the Holy Spirit – Te Wairua Tapu. Formed in 2015, the parish covers four main Lower Hutt suburbs and their constituent areas geographically located across the harbour from Wellington city and surrounded by coastlines and bush tracks.