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 March 2022 St Mary of the Angels Church on Boulcott St Wellington was to be celebrating 100 years on 25 March with a weekend of festivities. However, following the move to the Covid-19 red traffic light protection framework, the parish has decided not to celebrate the church’s centenary this month as planned. Parish priest […]
WelCom March 2022 Three items from the Archdiocese of Wellington Archives have been donated to the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington. Last December, Cardinal John Dew handed the items to Anthony Tedeschi, Curator Rare Books and Fine Printing. The items are: Original Papal Bull of Urban VIII c.1631, on vellum, with lead seal. Content untranslated. […]
WelCom March 2022 A group of Brigidine Sisters attended a Memorial Mass for Sr Monica Landy cbs in Masterton on 1 February – the feast day of St Brigid. Sr Monica was last Brigidine Sister to serve in Masterton. She died last September during lockdown, so community recognition of her life had been delayed. The […]
WelCom March 2022 Sue Seconi Sadness, appreciation and gratitude to God were felt when Immaculate Conception’s Stratford parishioners gathered to celebrate with their parish priest Fr Adonis Rancho – affectionately known as Fr Dondon – at his last Mass on Sunday 30 January 2022, before heading home to the Philippines. The parishioners had arranged a […]
WelCom March 2022 Jane Langham Fr Rico de la Torre, parish priest, and Fr Marlon Tebelin have been serving Our Lady of Hope Parish in Tawa and Titahi Bay for the last four years, both here on a five-year loan from the Philippines. Fr Marlon has now been appointed as parish priest of Holy Family […]
WelCom March 2022 Anne Lumb Parishioners at Our Lady of Kāpiti were delighted to have well-known writer and retreat mediator Joy Cowley leading a day of reflection and meditation during Advent last November. Supported by the Catholic Women’s League, the day’s three sessions were based on the Annunciation and how it relates to our own […]
WelCom March 2022 Pā Colin Durning died peacefully in Dunedin on Monday 14 February. Colin lived a rich life and turned 95 in January this year. Last November he celebrated 25 years as a priest. Pā Colin Durning came to the priesthood as a late vocation after a life of remarkable achievements. Over the years […]
WelCom March 2022 Sr Catherine Jones smsm I am grateful to the parishes and safeguarding administrators for welcoming me on my visits late in 2021 as I began my service as Safeguarding Adviser for the archdiocese. I look forward to continuing these visits once Covid-19 restrictions permit. Meanwhile, to reflect, let’s ask: ‘What is Safeguarding?’ […]
WelCom March 2022 A very warm and supportive transition took place at Chanel College, Masterton between the outgoing principal Debi Marshall-Lobb and the arrival of the new principal Myra Coley (Ngāpuhi). Retiring after a 40-year career in education, Debi Marshall-Lobb has taught at St Dominic’s School for the Deaf, she has been a lecturer at […]
WelCom March 2022 Mariana Sola, Head Girl and Jasmine Chung, Media Captain Mā te Atua e manaaki. At St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie we began our new year with a mihi whakatau and felt the breath of the spirit in the intimate outdoor gathering between our senior students and our new enrolments. They were welcomed along […]