WelCom November 2019 Calling us to create a ‘culture of encounter,’ Pope Francis asks us to reach out with open arms to migrants and refugees around the world and in our communities. In 2017, the Pope launched Caritas’ Share the Journey (STJ) international campaign from St Peter’s Square in Rome. Sunday 29 September marked the […]
WelCom November 2019 WelCom’s Hikoi of Faith this month journeys to the Immaculate Conception Parish in the eastern-central region of Taranaki. The parish area encompasses the Catholic community areas of the Immaculate Conception Church and St Joseph’s School in Stratford, St Patrick’s Church and School in Kaponga, St Joseph’s Church at Eltham and Sacred Heart […]
WelCom November 2019 Mons Gerard Burns It’s the biggest tourist attraction in Spain – the Basilica of Sagrada Familia (the Holy Family) in Barcelona. A fascinating place. Arriving, you find the crowds gazing upward, mouths agape, scanning the soaring, unusual spires and the stunning exterior decoration. Those who have some physics or building knowledge are […]
WelCom November 2019 Pope Francis’ theme for the Extraordinary Missionary Month in October this year, Baptised and Sent, ‘sums up the call to be missionary in our daily lives as Catholics’. The special ‘Missionary Month’ marked the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s 1919 apostolic letter Maximum Illud (November 30, 1919) on the Church’s missionary […]
WelCom November 2019 Christianity was brought to the Philippines in 1521 when the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, landed there, heading a Spanish expedition in his bid to reach the East Indies, sailing west. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has released the official theme and logo for the 500th anniversary of the arrival […]
WelCom November 2019 As Pope Francis named English Cardinal John Henry Newman a saint on Sunday 13 October, he told Catholics the goal of life is a transforming encounter with Jesus. The ultimate goal is not health or wellness, but the encounter with Jesus … ‘He alone frees us from evil and heals our hearts. […]
WelCom November 2019 The Catholic Church in Australia is dedicating the month of November as a time to pray for those affected by crippling drought conditions and to pray for the gift of rain. Parishes, schools, families and other Catholic communities across the country are being encouraged to participate in the National Prayer Campaign for […]
WelCom November 2019 Pope Francis’ next Apostolic Journey will see him visiting two Asian countries: the Kingdom of Thailand, from 20 to 23 November, and Japan from 23 to 26 November, where he will visit Tokyo, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The motto of the first stage of the Apostolic Journey is ‘Disciples of Christ, Missionary Disciples’, […]
WelCom November 2019 St Joseph’s School in Levin will be celebrating 100 Years as a Catholic School Community, 12 February 2020. The Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth established a convent and school in Levin in 1920 to serve the parish and support local families to bring their children up in the faith. The Josephite […]
WelCom November 2019 Anne D’Souza writes that every year since 1992, a Vinnies Mass has been held by our Archdiocese secondary schools in Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kapi-Mana, to celebrate the good works of St Vincent de Paul. This year, the 27th Mass was celebrated on 25 August at St Bernard’s College, Lower Hutt, attended […]