WelCom is the monthly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington. Print copies of the eight-page newsletter are free and available in parishes, and sent to parishes and schools in PDF form. The archive contains WelCom stories published from 2007 to 2026 (May).
WelCom August 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 […]
WelCom August 2022 Four people nominated for their outstanding work in Catholic youth ministry are winners in the 2022 Delargey Awards. The awards are named in honour of Cardinal Reginald Delargey (1914–79) who was noted for his tireless work for young Catholics. The awards are presented by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference every two […]
WelCom August 2022 Earlier this year, when our community of Sacred Heart Petone found out that a past student had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, we were devastated. We wanted to do something to support Otis and his family and so we decided to hold a non-uniform day to raise money. We […]
WelCom August 2022 Members from the archdiocesan Youth Ministry of Church Mission and Life Teen Aotearoa teams came together in May to run a weekend in Wellington, called ‘Empower Youth Ministry Training’. Youth ministers, junior leaders, clergy, and parish leaders teamed up to develop youth ministry skills and to learn how to better support young […]
WelCom August 2022 Powerful protector, gentle guide The Church marks Sunday as the ‘foremost holy day of obligation’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, n2177). In New Zealand we have two additional ‘holy days’, the Assumption of Mary and Christmas Day. Following her death, Mary the mother of Jesus was ‘assumed, body and soul, into heaven’ […]
WelCom August 2022 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Luke 12:32-48 32 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure […]
WelCom August 2022 During the month of August 2022 Pope Francis’ intention is: for small business. We pray for small- and medium-sized businesses; in the midst of economic and social crisis, may they find ways to continue operating, and serving their communities.
WelCom September 2022 Fr Philip Gibbs svd, originally from Lower Hutt, and now President of Divine Word University (DWU) in Madang, Papua New Guinea, recently celebrated his 75th birthday and 50 years of vows to the priesthood.After leaving St Bernard’s College Lower Hutt in 1964, Philip began his studies at Holy Name seminary in Christchurch […]
WelCom June/July 2022 Continuing research has produced further details of where and by whom much of the reported abuse in the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand was committed. The research is being undertaken by Te Rōpū Tautoko, the group that coordinates Catholic Church engagement with the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. Te Rōpū […]
WelCom June/July 2022 + John A Cardinal Dew, Archbishop of Wellington Archdiocese, Apostolic Administrator of Palmerston North Diocese The Acts of the Apostles recounts, among other things, the story of the early church as it learns to become a community guided by the Holy Spirit. It is the same for us today. Learning to listen […]