WelCom May 2017: Sharron Cole – As the 100th anniversary of the World War I Battle of Messines in June this year approaches, there is mounting interest in both the battle and the role of Petone Parish Priest and Army Chaplain Fr James McMenamin who was killed in the early days of the Messines campaign in […]
WelCom May 2017: 1 May: Parish representatives selected and others who will be attending the Synod will be notified. 7 May: Diocesan-wide participation process for the Synod begins. 17‒18 May: Clergy Assembly, which will include section on the Synod. 20 May: Upper South Island Synod meeting with Cardinal John Dew (1.30pm‒4.30pm) at Parish Centre, Richmond, Nelson. […]
WelCom May 2017: We continue our journey of faith visiting another of the many pastoral areas that form the two dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. This month we profile The Catholic Parish of Hastings – Te Parihi Katorika ki Heretaunga. Good Things Are Happening In Our Parish Fr Vince Onesi, Parish Priest As with many parish […]
WelCom May 2017: The Sophie Elliott ‘Loves-Me-Not’ education programme has been the 2016 beneficiary of the Catholic Women’s League ‘Mission at Home’ appeal. During the League’s recent annual conference in Alexandra, Central Otago, CWL National President Kay Blackburn presented a cheque of $10,766 on behalf of the 70 CWL branches throughout New Zealand who had raised […]
WelCom May 2017: Sharron Cole – It is now one year since Pope Francis released Amoris Laetitia, the apostolic exhortation that brought together the discussion and results of the 2014 and 2015 Synods of Bishops on the Family. It is interesting to reflect on how the Synod process and exhortation are influencing the Catholic community regionally […]
WelCom May 2017: Fr Neil Vaney sm – Images of Violence In recent years our television has provided us with some graphic and disturbing images of teenage bullying. We have watched girls and boys lying on the ground being kicked and punched. The Bible sometimes speaks of Jesus as a victim, ‘bearing our burdens’. This can […]
WelCom May 2017: The Palmerston North Diocese celebrated the Mass of the Oils on Tuesday 11 April at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Cullinane College students proclaimed the readings, brought forward the oils and led the offertory procession. Pā Steve Hancy proclaimed the Gospel in Te Reo. During his homily, Bishop Charles said it was […]
WelCom May 2017: On Saturday 1 April, the three parishes of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Richmond, St Peter Chanel, Motueka, and Sacred Heart, Takaka, became Our Lady of the Bay’s Catholic Parish – Te tatou wahine o ngā whangapariha Katorika. Parish Priest Fr Seph Pijfers said, ‘Our journey to amalgamation, along with many other parishes, […]
WelCom May 2017: Thirty years ago an ecumenical ‘Convenant’ was established between four inner-city churches of Napier to forge a stronger Christian church for the city through working together. The churches involve St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Trinity Methodist Church, and the Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist. The four churches celebrated […]
WelCom May 2017: This year marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. In his series on Mary and the Reformation Kieran Fenn fms explores some of the key reformers of the sixteenth century. This third article of the series is the second part about Ulrich Zwingli. For Zwingli, father of the Reformation in Switzerland, Mary’s […]