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 April 2022 ‘Peace be with you’, was the first thing the Risen Jesus said to his disciples after the Resurrection. Easter Sunday 2022 is on 17 April. Photo: Stained-glass window, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North/David Lupton
WelCom April 2022 Cardinal John Dew has written to parishes providing guidelines for the celebration of Easter liturgies in the current Covid-19 environment. The Cardinal welcomed the relaxation of the Red setting regulations which he says are a ‘blessing which comes in time for Easter’. The changes ‘give us the opportunity for people to come […]
WelCom April 2022 Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. In the Gospels, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a young donkey, and to the lavish praise of the townspeople who threw clothes, palms or small branches, […]
WelCom April 2022 Fr Brian Fennessy, Parish priest, Selwyn Parish, Lincoln During the reading of St John’s Passion on Good Friday we hear Pontius Pilate’s comment to Jesus: ‘What is truth?’ This is also a serious contemporary question. The emergence of the milieu of ‘misinformation’ and the current rhetoric of President Putin of Russia brings […]
WelCom April 2022 The season of Lent is about change and a conversion of the heart. As a Lenten reflection and in preparedness for Easter, Fr Alan Roberts issues a challenge to the Church to improve our fluency and knowledge of te reo and tikanga Māori. “In celebrating Easter we are celebrating both the death […]
WelCom April 2022 Leadership coach Mena Antonio is the new chief executive – kaiwhakahaere mātua, of the Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Mena has a deep understanding of the NGO sector including leadership in strategy, risk management, legal and financial compliance and people-management across highly regulated sectors. Caritas board chair Keith Wedlock […]
WelCom April 2022 Michael Fitzsimons Suitably qualified applicants are being sought for Catholic chaplaincy positions in Hamilton and Dunedin Catholic dioceses. The successful applicants will join an ecumenical chaplaincy team. Chaplains are pretty much all lay people these days and the positions are half-time. ‘The Catholic Church has chaplains in all New Zealand’s prisons,’ says […]
WelCom April 2022 Former Catholic Bishop of Dunedin John Kavanagh failed to act on a complaint of abuse against one priest but did take action appropriate for the time after a complaint was made against another priest, an inquiry process has found. Cardinal John Dew requested an inquiry in 2020 after a number of victims […]
WelCom April 2022 The Catholic Centre in Hill Street, Thorndon, the centre of operations for the Cardinal and a range of diocesan and national church offices, has been closed pending decisions on its future. People are working from home and from other locations around the archdiocese while alternative accommodation is being investigated. The decision to […]
WelCom April 2022 Parliament grounds were officially reopened to the public on 16 March, after being closed for two weeks while a clean-up occurred following the 23-day anti-mandate occupation. Representatives of Parliament and Te Ātiawa Taranaki Whānui with the Kiingitanga and the local Wellington community gathered at Parliament for Te Whakapiki Mōuri – a ceremony […]