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 February 2022 Ruchika Jayatilaka Five students have each been awarded a Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship to help them complete their studies in 2022. The Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarships, awarded to students in their third or subsequent year(s) of study, are made possible by the Home of Compassion Trust Board and a benefactor. The Sisters […]
WelCom February 2022 Josephine Bakhita, born in Darfur region of the Sudan around 1869, was kidnapped as a young child and sold into slavery. She was sold on many times, suffering severe physical abuse for about 12 years. She was finally freed by an Italian court order when she was about 20 years old. She […]
WelCom February 2022 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Gospel Luke 5:1-11 1 While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2 He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. 3 […]
WelCom February 2022 In 1910, Wellington celebrated the 50th anniversary of Suzanne Aubert’s arrival in New Zealand with a concert in the Town Hall. The money raised helped to build the Jubilee Ward for disabled children at Mother Aubert’s Home of Compassion at Island Bay. This photo was taken at the opening ceremony of the […]
WelCom December 2021 Pope Francis has appealed for authorities to ‘respect the humanity’ of migrants and strive to help them, after 27 migrants drowned trying to cross the English Channel in November. Record numbers of migrants have attempted to cross the Channel in flimsy boats from France to Britain this year. Francis told several thousand […]
WelCom December 2021 Living, Caring, Worshipping and Ministering in a Covid-19 World November 2021 Living with Covid-19 restrictions We find ourselves living in unprecedented times as we struggle to live with the global Covid-19 pandemic which affects our lives in many ways. Since March 2020, we have lived with significant restrictions, restrictions we have been […]
WelCom December 2021 Michael Fitzsimons The Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have expressed their support for the introduction of vaccine mandates and vaccine passes, saying they are ‘justified by the emergency situation that exists at this point in time’. In a Pastoral Letter entitled Living, Caring, Worshipping and Ministering in a Covid-19 World, the […]
WelCom December 2021 Cardinal John Dew has sent out a set of guidelines for the Wellington archdiocese to follow in the new ‘traffic light’ environment. Writing to priests and lay pastoral leaders, the Cardinal says he wants churches in the archdiocese to be open and welcoming, but at the same time they need to work […]
WelCom December 2021 God of each breathGod of this next breath:may this moment we’re inbe a moment now filledwith reassurance and grace:with kindness and patiencefor ourselves and for others.May it be marked by hopeand compassionby learning and unlearningmay it be a moment unencumberedby mistakes we’ve madeor results we fearmay it be a moment of peaceand […]