Hato Pāora College, a Catholic Māori boarding school for boys in Feilding, will be celebrating its 75th Jubilee over Labour Weekend. It’s a milestone for the kura because it’s one of only three Māori boarding schools left in Aotearoa.
When the school canteen lady retired, Sacred Heart College in Napier surveyed its options. The students asked for an online lunch delivery service but at more than $10 a pop, it was an expensive option.
WelCom October 2022 Mission Month and World Mission Sunday – 23 October 2022 Fr Bernard Espiritu svdMissio Aotearoa Our 2022 Mission Month/Sunday poster captured the gathering of religious leaders, with Pope Francis leading them to come together in prayer. It happened in Rome to pray for the victims of war and the pandemic. Witnessing to Christ […]
WelCom September 2022 Wellington South Parish are currently progressing through the sale of St Bernard’s church in Brooklyn to Taranaki Whānui Whānau, with the sale due to settle in September. A hui was recently held with Taranaki Whānui Whānau, to meet one another, whānaungatanga, discuss ancestry and history and how the relationship between church and iwi […]
WelCom September 2022 The archdiocesan Chrism Mass for 2022 will be at 7pm on Wednesday 14 September, at St Teresa’s Pro-Cathedral. Parish representatives will receive the Holy Oils and take them back to their parishes.
WelCom September 2022 Annette Scullion A new national curriculum for ‘Religious Education in Catholic Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand’ is being introduced to principals and teachers of religious education in Catholic primary schools and colleges. Titled ‘To Tātou Whakapono – Our Faith’, the new curriculum has been approved by the New Zealand Catholic bishops. In […]
WelCom September 2022 Caritas Chief Executive Officer Mena Antonio returned to Aotearoa New Zealand last month from a visit to the Holy Land and Rome. It was one of the first overseas visits Caritas has been able to undertake since our borders reopened. Mena shares highlights from her visit below. The main purpose of my […]
WelCom September 2022 After nearly 100 years of operation in the Upper Hutt area, St Joseph’s Home of Compassion elder care facility has announced its closure, to be effective in four months [from 17 August 2022]. Across New Zealand, aged-care providers have been seriously impacted by the global nursing shortage, with the New Zealand Nurses […]
WelCom September 2022 At his Liturgical reception, held at St Teresa’s Church in Karori on August 12, Archbishop Paul Martin sm reflected on the unpredictable path of his priestly vocation. Archbishop Paul is Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington and will be installed as Archbishop of Wellington when, in due course, Cardinal John Dew retires. Kia ora […]
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, […]