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 Faakialele Tuanaki, Hastings Youth Minister Scripture tells us to put our HOPE in God. HOPE was the theme at this year’s Hastings Youth Group summer camp and the lead up to it. Initially scheduled at El Rancho, Waikanae in mid-2021, the Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions meant cancellation of both the camp and […]
WelCom March 2022 Lorraine (Rain) Forest What better way to start the year then shaving foam, slime, and colour powder? Illumin8 Youth from the Catholic Parish of New Plymouth played a range of games designed to get their clothes covered in mess but leave their hearts full of joy. It was a fantastic way to […]
WelCom March 2022 Lorraine (Rain) Forest In this tricky era of Covid, here in New Plymouth we’re thinking outside the box to try new ways of doing, reaching and connecting young people in youth ministry. The Catholic Parish of New Plymouth Youth Group are super excited to be launching ‘The Catholic Couch’ – our new […]
WelCom March 2022 St Mary’s College Year 13 student Ana Ayora wants to make a difference – and her voice is being heard by decision makers in Parliament. Ana has just been appointed a member of the Archdiocese of Wellington Ecology, Justice and Peace (EJP) Commission, after serving two years on the its poverty committee. […]
WelCom March 2022 Kanohi ki te kanohi James B Lyons ‘We exist through the gaze others give us.’ This comment by English Dominican priest, Timothy Radcliffe, summed up his experience in hospital last year following major surgery. Anchored by tubes and constantly monitored, he was powerless to help himself – ‘I couldn’t even wipe my […]
WelCom March 2022 Verse Before the Gospel Mt 4:4b ‘One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’ Luke 4:1-13 1Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert 2for forty days to be tempted […]
WelCom March 2022 We BelieveIn the Dance of Life In Eternal welcomeBeyond Gender, Beyond SelfThree and OneFor us and For us and For usWith us and Calling usTo be who really we are Our God who is LoveRevealed as Love among usCalling us to Love, to Give, to YieldBlessed are, Blessed are, Blessed are…….Beyond our Selfs, […]
WelCom March 2022 Elizabeth Julian rsm March 25, the feast of the Annunciation, the feast of Mary’s saying ‘yes’ to God requires a response from us. Like Mary we are called to bring Christ to birth wherever we are. Really? Yes, really. So keep your eyes and ears out for an angel to tell you […]
WelCom February 2022 Pope Francis has expressed his spiritual closeness to the people of Tonga, following the massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano that unleashed a destructive tsunami last month. “My thoughts go out to the peoples of the Tonga Islands who in recent days were affected by the eruption of an underwater […]
WelCom February 2022 Cardinal Dew has written to priests and lay pastoral leaders of the archdiocese, urging them to think carefully about how they will manage the challenges of parish life at the Red Level of the Covid-19 Protection Framework. Under Red, gatherings of vaccinated people are limited to no more than 100 people. A […]