WelCom February 2020 Gerald Scanlan The Catholic Institute (TCI) held its final graduation for students in the Archdiocese of Wellington and Diocese of Palmerston North in late November last year. From 1 January 2020, The Catholic Institute has joined forces with Good Shepherd College in Auckland (where seminarians study theology) to become Te Kupenga – […]
WelCom December 2019 Phil Cotter, a life-long parishioner of St Brigid’s parish, Pahiatua, remembers as a seven-year-old welcoming the three trains carrying the Polish children and their care-givers in 1944. Phil has kept in touch ‘with all things Polish’ since and attended the 75th anniversary commemorations in Pahiatua on Friday 1 November. Phil Cotter Friday […]
Manaakihia tō tātou kāinga From Garden To Table WelCom December 2019 ‘Grow, harvest, prepare, share’ is the motto for ‘Garden to Table’. It’s a programme founded in 2008 to teach children aged 7–10 years how to grow, harvest, cook and share food. The Garden to Table Trust has since seen thousands of children, in years […]
WelCom December 2019 The New Zealand Catholic bishops met Pope Francis for an 80-minute private audience in the Vatican on Monday 28 October during their Ad Limina visit to Rome. Pope Francis told the bishops to raise any topic and be free with their comments, said Bishop Stephen Lowe of Hamilton, secretary of the NZ […]
WelCom December 2019 On Tuesday 5 November, within days of returning from Rome where the New Zealand bishops met with Pope Francis, Cardinal John Dew visited the Diocese of Palmerston North. The purpose was to meet with diocesan staff and priests to discuss the interim and future leadership for the diocese following the resignation of […]
WelCom December 2019 1 December – 24 December 2019 1 Hakihea – 24 Hakihea 2019 During the four weeks of Advent, we prepare for the celebration of Christ’s birth through prayer and reflection and we look for practical ways to observe the holiness of the season in our everyday lives. I ngā wiki e whā […]
WelCom December 2019 Mary-Ann Greaney After 42 years of ministry Joan McFetridge retired from the Catholic Centre Wellington and the Archdiocese of Wellington earlier this year. In recognition of her remarkable contributions and service to the Church Joan was presented with a papal award at a Mass at the Archdiocese’s Pro Cathedra, St Teresa’s Church, […]
WelCom December 2019 Tēnā koe, Congratulations on graduating from secondary college. As you leave college and enter into the workforce and go onto tertiary education know of my prayerful support and best wishes for you. Our Catholic colleges are wonderful communities of learning and faith. You have been part of a loving, extended whānau supported […]
WelCom December 2019 New Zealand Catholic Education Office Each year has its own highlights and challenges. For NZCEO we have enjoyed the adventure of participating in the OIEC* Catholic Education Convention in New York in June this year where we were part of a world-wide family of over 70 million students in Catholic schools. We […]
WelCom December 2019 The NZ Catholic Bishops Conference is seeking nominations for the 2020 Delargey Awards, which recognise significant and outstanding contributions to Catholic youth ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand. Begun in 2008, the biannual awards are named in honour of Cardinal Reginald Delargey (1914‒79), a former Bishop of Auckland and Archbishop of Wellington noted […]