Congratulations to St Patrick’s College Silverstream’s Junior Certificate 2 debating team members Caleb Malskaitis, Gyananjan Ahluwalia, Joseph (Joey) Moorman, and Blake Simcock who won their grade in the finals of the Wellington Speaking Union competition. The team was coached by Ms Maddie Van Woerkom. Out of over 50 schools taking part, the final debate against […]
The archdiocese of Wellington’s Young Church group invites parishes to encourage young adults to consider a Gap Year working among students at Wellington’s Catholic Colleges as a Tuākana (‘accompanying elder brother or sister’). The Tuākana Gap Year programme is part of the archdiocese’s dedicated youth ministry and mission work among Catholic schools. Applications are now […]
The Trustees of the Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust – Jenny Gordon MNZM, Halina Ogonowska-Coates and Gordon Noble-Campbell – are pleased to announce the awarding of three grants to primary school students in the Archdiocese of Wellington. The grants will meet the archdiocese attendance dues for each of the three recipients in 2023. The recipients are: […]
WelCom September 2022 The Catholic Foundation offers eight scholarships to students living in the Wellington Archdiocese and who are in their final year of secondary education. The scholarships, worth $2,000 each, are to help with study in a student’s first year of tertiary education. Applicants are invited to apply online by 30 September. Go to catholicfoundation.org.nz/grants-and-scholarships/ […]
WelCom September 2022 Two young people share insights from their involvement in the diocesan phase of the Synod 2021–2023. When I heard about the 2021–2023 Synod I was excited to contribute, although many young people did not share my enthusiasm and didn’t care. But as a school leader it was my job to collate youth voices. […]
WelCom September 2022 Young people from around Aotearoa New Zealand are invited to join a pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, next year and maybe see Pope Francis himself there. The Catholic bishops’ Council for Young People – made up of representatives from Catholic youth ministries across the country – has published a […]
WelCom September 2022 Stephanie Harris-Stevens Hato Mere (St Mary’s) Pukekaraka Parish in Ōtaki, was delighted to see two of their younger members receive the Sacrament of Confirmation from Archbishop Paul Martin sm, at the 10am Mass on Sunday 24 July. It was very moving to see Ella Clarke and Felix Lewin come forward and ask Archbishop […]
WelCom September 2022 St Joseph’s School, Upper Hutt, has launched a new book created especially for the students about the history of St Joseph’s church and the school as well as the local environment and the Catholic values that underpin the school community. ‘The Church that Joseph Built’ tells the story of how Joseph, the father […]