WelCom February 2017: Reflections Liturgy comes from the word ‘leitaurgia’ meaning the work of the people. It’s what we do when we come together as a Catholic community to worship publicly. This happens in the Mass and the other Sacraments as well as in the Prayer of the Church. There is a particular pattern and rhythm […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News and Views Annette Scullion The founder of New Zealand’s Sisters of Compassion, Suzanne Aubert, has been declared ‘venerable’ by the Catholic Church. The declaration by Pope Francis, announced early last December, is a major milestone on the path to sainthood being bestowed on Aubert, who came to New Zealand from France […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News Hēnare Walmsley Last December I attended the Iwi Chairs’ Forum held in Grovetown, near Blenheim, to present about Suzanne Aubert. The forum is a six-monthly conference for Māori leaders from all over Aotearoa. The three-day manuhiri (event) was hosted by a small but important subgroup of Ngai Tahu Iwi. The impressive […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News A Raa Kawemate (a day to remember those who have passed on) was held at Te Kāinga, last year on Saturday 3 December. Over 100 people attended. Te Kāinga is a Catholic Māori community in Wellington. Twenty whānau brought framed photos of their loved ones who had passed away, to hang […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News Porirua’s Holy Family School deputy principal Gina Lefaoseu won a national award for leadership in education at the SunPix Pacific People’s Awards, held in Auckland last November. The awards recognise achievements of those with Pacific backgrounds who are making a substantial impact on the lives of all Pasifika peoples across the […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News Lesley Hooper, Director, CSS Catholic social services are gearing up for the arrival of six more intakes of former refugees to Wellington during 2017. Through our partnership with Red Cross and the Anglican Diocese of Wellington, last year 115 volunteer teams from our communities stocked and prepared 89 homes for 311 former […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Kathy Whelan The Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of Wellington congratulates the eight students who have received its scholarships for the 2017 tertiary studies year and beyond and wishes them all well in their chosen courses. The Foundation also recognises the applicants who were not successful but who were of […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Ruchika Jayatilaka The Sisters of Compassion Island Bay have congratulated the three students who have been awarded tertiary scholarships for 2017 from the Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship Grant. The recipients are: Sinead Frances Lynch, Sacred Heart Girls College, New Plymouth; Caitlyn Rose Winchester, Central Hawke’s Bay College, Waipukurau; and Lakan […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision passes the time. Vision with action can change the world’ – Joel A. Barker Young Catholic Leader (YCL) is a five-day Catholic leadership course run in December each year in Wellington, Palmerston North and Hamilton dioceses. A limited number of […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Liz Keane A 10-year journey of environmental learning and growing at St Patrick’s School in Masterton was recognised with a Green-Gold Enviroschool award in September last year. Enviroschools is a nationwide programme that supports young people plan, design and implement sustainability actions in their communities. It works in partnership with […]