WelCom September 2018: Fr James Lyons Announcing the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis wrote that Mercy will always be greater than any sin, and no one can place limits on the love of God who is always ready to forgive. [Misericordiae Vultus. 2013, par3]. It is in the context of this ‘Year’, which began with the […]
WelCom September 2018: The Gospel of MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Te Rongo Pai nā Maaka 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 1 The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round him, 2 and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. 3 For the […]
WelCom September 2018: In 2015 Pope Francis declared September 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. According to Pope Francis, ‘The annual World Day of prayer for the Care of Creation offers to individual believers and to the community a precious opportunity to renew our personal participation in this vocation as […]
WelCom September 2018: Wellington Catholic Primary Schools shared a Cultural Celebration day at Holy Cross School, Miramar, on Thursday 16 August. Visiting schools included St Francis de Sales, Island Bay; St Patrick’s, Kilbirnie; St Anne’s, Newtown; St Anthony’s, Seatoun; and Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Thorndon. Manuhiri gathered to be welcomed with a pōwhiri calling them across […]
WelCom September 2018: Sue Jury, Principal When students St Claudine Thevenet School, Wainuiomata, were asked to support the Mihi Whakatau for the Catholic Schools Convention in July they said it was a great honour to do so. It emphasises two things we hold very highly – our Catholic faith and celebrating and sharing our Māori culture. […]
WelCom September 2018: Cris Sebold Genfest 2018, an international youth festival of the worldwide Focolare Movement, was hosted in Manila from 6–8 July. The theme, ‘Beyond All Borders’, enabled 6000 young people from 100 nations to come together and share cultures, traditions, dreams and projects. Through art, entertainment, but especially through the stories of some young […]
WelCom September 2018: Mr Jonny Greaney St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, hosted this year’s annual College Mass for Vinnies on Sunday 19 August. The Mass was an uplifting occasion as we gathered to celebrate the wonderful work Young Vinnies do in our Catholic colleges. In his homily College priest Fr John Walls sm, encouraged those gathered to […]
WelCom September 2018: Christine Paterson of Catholic Women’s League Wellington, visited St Patrick’s College, Wellington, on 9 August to present a 2018 Catholic College Art prize to Julius Omeri-Luke. Julius was totally surprised by receiving this prize. Julius, who has Samoan ancestry, shared that his grandmother had recently died. He explained that his painting, ‘Care for […]
WelCom September 2018: Hannah van Schie Sunday 12 August 2018 marked one year since the official opening of the Marist Challenge Centre in Johnsonville – Challenge 2000’s newest and largest building. Much has happened since Sir Bill English spoke at the opening and Cardinal John Dew and Fr David Kennerly sm blessed the building and all […]
WelCom September 2018: Kitty McKinley Youth Leaders from Challenge 2000 have partnered with St Andrew’s in Newlands to provide training for local young people to continue to offer child friendly liturgy sessions each Sunday. For Children’s Liturgy, our youth leaders read a child-centred gospel that led into a craft activity focusing on Jesus being the ‘Bread […]