WelCom August 2019: On Sunday 7 July at the conclusion of 9am Mass, Bishop Owen Dolan blessed this new planting accompanied by several young members of the congregation in the grounds of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rongotea – now in its 125th year. The planting was inspired by Pope Francis’ call to ‘care for our common […]
WelCom August 2019: “He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.” Luke 9:2 The annual conference of New Zealand Faith Community Nurses Association is to be held in the Wellington Anglican Cathedral of St Paul, Hill St, Thorndon, from 22 to 24 August 2019. This year’s theme is ‘Who are our […]
WelCom August 2019: Tātou tātou e! All of us together! Community Networks Aotearoa and NZ Council of Christian Social Services are holding a joint conference about the value of relationships in building wellbeing. The two-day conference will be at Westpac Stadium, Pipitea, Wellington, 27‒28 August 2019. The focus will be on how to build strong relationships […]
WelCom July 2019: ‘Baptised and sent: the Church of Christ on mission in the world’ – theme for Extraordinary Mission Month, October 2019. Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington This year marks the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s Apostolic Letter Maximum illud (November 30, 1919) on the activities carried out by missionaries around the world. Pope […]
WelCom July 2019: The End of Life Choice Bill is a bill before the New Zealand Parliament that seeks to give people with a terminal illness or a grievous and irremediable medical condition the option of requesting assisted dying. The first reading of the bill was in December 2017, after the bill entered the ballot in […]
WelCom July 2019: Emma Dodsworth On Saturday June 29, the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, the Diocese of Palmerston North came together to witness the Ordination to the Priesthood of Vui Xuan Hoang. Fr Vui is originally from Vietnam and lived in Palmerston North prior to attending Good Shepherd College – Te Hepara Pai, […]
WelCom July 2019: 50 years of ‘love in action’ – kua 50 ngā tau ‘whakaatu i te aroha me te manaakitanga’. This year marks 50 years since the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference – He Huinga o ngā Pīhopa Katorika o Aotearoa established national bodies for Catholic overseas aid, justice and peace, and provision of lay […]
WelCom July 2019: While in Rome in May this year to attend a conference of the International Union of Superior Generals, Sr Margaret Anne Mills dolc had the opportunity to meet with Pope Francis. Although only a brief encounter, she made sure she was carrying the Italian translation of a special Venerable Suzanne Aubert prayer card […]
WelCom July 2019: The parish of St Francis of Assisi, Ohariu, Wellington, is moving from a well-known model that relies heavily on the presence of a priest, towards becoming more obviously the People of God on mission. John Lawson, a member of the parish Leadership Formation Team, explains. In the parish of St Francis of Assisi, […]
WelCom July 2019: Anne Phibbs cbs ‘Human trafficking and similar forms of exploitation affect every country on earth. One of the reasons why they flourish is because of society’s greed for cheap goods and services and because it is easy to forget that those who meet these needs are human beings with their own God-given dignity.’ […]