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 May 2021 Fr Seph Pijfers Last month, 41 clergy of the Archdiocese of Wellington gathered for a week-long assembly at Tatum Park conference centre, north of Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast. This was the first time in a good number of years the clergy have gathered for an extended period such as this. We […]
WelCom May 2021 16–23 May 2021 | 6–23 Haratua 2021 Dear friends, In the week between Ascension and Pentecost Sundays – 16 May to 23 May – the Christian churches celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. We are united in our desire for unity, although we know this is a long road. In […]
WelCom May 2021 Mary Eastham Remembrance, Understanding, Action. These principles underpinned the message of Chris Harris, CEO of the Holocaust Centre in New Zealand to the Palmerston North interfaith group on 8 April – Holocaust Memorial Day. Chris addressed us at Te Manawa Art and Science Centre where the Children’s Holocaust Memorial is exhibited until […]
WelCom May 2021 Seventy years of the Presentation Sisters in Aotearoa New Zealand was celebrated with a special Mass and film premiere on Sunday 21 February. In February 1951, five Sisters from Tuam in Ireland began teaching at St Michael’s School in Taita, Lower Hutt. It was the start of a faith-based education for New […]
WelCom May 2021 Sue Seconi In his homily for the noon Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Monday 29 March, Cardinal John Dew, apostolic administrator of the Palmerston North Diocese – Te Rohe Pihopa o te Papaioea, dared parishioners, students and priests to go out with Jesus’ power and grace to […]
WelCom May 2021 Margaret Gudsell Vincentians in the Palmerston North Diocese gathered on 23 February this year at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit for their annual commissioning festival Mass. Ten members from Whanganui travelled through for the celebration. Long-service awards were presented after Mass in the lounge where the Whanganui ladies were very proud […]
WelCom May 2021 Jocelyn Bryant Cardinal John Dew officially appointed Fr Andrew Kim as parish priest at a special Mass at St Theresa’s Church, Plimmerton, on Sunday 14 March. Members of the school and parish communities were delighted to hear Fr Andrew say he had decided to stay. A great team effort helped to make […]
WelCom May 2021 Mary Eastham Palmerston North’s Cathedral community café has been ‘retired’ after 27 years of service. The café has been a special project of the diocese’s social justice group since 1993. A thanksgiving morning tea was held at the Cathedral on 21 March, to thank more than 50 parishioners who have generously and […]
WelCom May 2021 Annette Scullion Mary-Ann Greaney, long-standing parish and formation leader with the Archdiocese of Wellington, was farewelled by staff, colleagues and friends at a thanksgiving morning tea last month at the Wellington Catholic Centre. Mary-Ann began her ministry with the archdiocese in 2008. She lists among her highlights the Mission Expo in 2020, […]
WelCom May 2021 Fratelli Tutti is Pope Francis’ third encyclical, which he signed on 3 October 2020 when he visited the tomb of St Francis of Assisi. It was published the following day on his namesake’s feast day. In what he describes as a ‘social encyclical’, Pope Francis indicates fraternity and social friendship as the […]