WelCom April 2020 Mary-Ann Greaney “We are called to participate in the mission of the Church given to us at Baptism.” – Cardinal John Dew The first-ever Mission Expo 2020 in the Archdiocese of Wellington showcased the vast range of missionary outreach in the Archdiocese. On Saturday 14 March, hundreds of people from around the […]
WelCom April 2020: Brilliant Ōtaki sunshine along with the parishioners of Ss Mary and Joseph Parish welcomed Fr Dennis Nacorda to Pukekaraka Marae on Sunday March 1. Parish priest Fr Alan Roberts led the Miha Māori celebrated on the Marae. Frs Phil Cody and Peter Healy carried out a brilliant portrayal of ‘The Temptations of […]
WelCom April 2020: Monica Devine After lying vacant for many years, Upper Hutt’s St Peter Chanel church building has been spruced up, re-purposed and reopened as the ‘Chanel Family Centre’. An initiative through partnering Greenstone Doors Charitable Trust and St Joseph’s Parish of Upper Hutt, this new community asset will be a beacon of hope […]
WelCom April 2020: Wellington Catholic Homes Trust is selling its Vincentian Home and Hospital in Stanley St, Berhampore, but life for the elderly residents will be little changed, Trust chair Tony Walsh has announced. Mr Walsh said most of the staff will be offered work by the new owner, meaning stability for residents of the […]
WelCom April 2020: Catholic principals, directors of Religious Education, priests and lay pastoral leaders spent a day together in Lower Hutt, in mid-February to update and share how best to prepare Mass with children. Fr Patrick Bridgman, Archdiocesan Liturgy Adviser, and Fr James Lyons, were supported by Michael Mangan, an Australian composer, teacher, and music […]
WelCom April 2020: Celebrating their First Holy Eucharist last year with Fr Joe Grayland at St Joseph’s Church, Shannon, are Ella Greaves, Jack Greaves, Sophia McKenzie, Hanna Greaves, Lucy Greaves, joined by a ‘little one’.
WelCom April 2020: Life Teen Summer Camp 2020 Nick Wilson What a colossal success this programme was! In January 2020, two week-long summer camps were run with over 150, 13–17 year old campers at each week! More than 60 summer missionaries and the leadership team working to bring alive the Life Teen kaupapa – leading […]
WelCom April 2020: With the cancellation of Masses due to Covid-19, St Joseph’s School in Hastings, came up with a novel way of celebrating our St Joseph’s day Liturgy together – by broadcasting the Liturgy from the staffroom to each classroom. The teachers beamed the Liturgy onto their televisions and the Liturgy went ahead.
WelCom April 2020: Pope Francis has established a task force ‘in order to assist the Episcopal Conferences in the preparation and updating of guidelines for the protection of minors’. The intention to form such a group had already been announced by the Pope at last year’s Meeting for the Protection of Minors in the Church, […]
WelCom April 2020: Jean Vanier, revered for his work with people with physical, mental and emotional disorders, has been accused of sexual misconduct. The allegations of sexual misconduct follow months of investigation into the founder of L’Arche communities – a global network of institutions serving adults with physical and intellectual disabilities. The accusations involve six […]