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 2021 May she Rest in Peace Sister Loyola Galvin dolc (Johanna Mary Frances) MNZM, QSM, died peacefully on 22 May 2021 at St Joseph’s Home of Compassion, Heretaunga, Upper Hutt. She was in her 100th year. Sr Loyola was a beloved member of the Sisters of Compassion for 71 years, loved daughter of […]
WelCom August 2021 Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College, hosted its first graduation ceremony on 11 June, at a special evening function at Sacred Heart Church and the Columba Centre in Ponsonby, Auckland. Te Kupenga (TK) came about from the merger of Good Shepherd College and the Catholic Institute. Of the 79 students – from every […]
WelCom August 2021 Annette Scullion The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August, is Aotearoa New Zealand’s National Patronal Feast. On Sunday 15 August this year, it is being marked in a unique way. At a special Miha at St Mary of the Angels Church in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand will […]
WelCom August 2021 Michael Fitzsimons The views of every Catholic in Aotearoa New Zealand will be sought during an expanded Synod of Bishops’ process announced by Pope Francis. The Synod has been postponed until 2023 so that an unprecedented consultation of Catholics can take place in advance. The Pope has asked all Catholic dioceses around […]
WelCom August 2021 New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have approved a change in name for the annual Respect Life Sunday, promoted each October by the Catholic Church in New Zealand, to Support Life Sunday. Support Life on Sunday 10 October this year, has the theme: Honouring and Supporting Health Carers. The theme is timely, given the […]
WelCom August 2021 The wild weather that brought severe flooding to the West Coast and Marlborough and heavy winds and rains to Wellington and the North Island over the weekend of 17–18 July, forced many residents to evacuate their homes and boil drinking water. Many on the West Coast’s flood-ravaged streets are still left without […]
WelCom August 2021 Michael Fitzsimons Catholic schools are set to receive nearly $38 million in maintenance funding to be spent on essential work in the Catholic schools network over the next 24 months. It is the largest single allocation of property maintenance funding ever achieved in the history of state-integrated education. The Essential Property Maintenance […]
WelCom August 2021 Jenny Gordon, a passionate advocate for Catholic education, has resigned from her position as Vicar for Education in the Archdiocese of Wellington. Having served in the role for 15 years she will remain involved in Catholic education at a national level in her role as a Board member of New Zealand Catholic […]
WelCom August 2021 In recent years in the preparation for, during and after our Archdiocesan Synods I have heard comments such as: ‘it is all just a talk-fest’; ‘Nothing changes, it is all the same’; or ‘Synods don’t actually do anything’. They are disappointing comments to hear. I believe Synods have really helped our diocese […]
WelCom August 2021 In May this year, Pope Francis announced the establishment of the new lay ministry of Catechist, intended ‘to respond to an urgent need for the evangelisation of the modern world, and undertaken in a ‘secular’ manner, avoiding clericalisation’. Bishop of Hamilton Stephen Lowe, Secretary of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC), […]