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 Angelica Silva, Year 13 On the morning of Friday 9 April, 90 students from St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie, committed to the annual Caritas 24-hour Challenge. Students handed in their cell phones to be locked away for the next 24 hours to do the ‘Stop It’ part of the Caritas Challenge and give […]
WelCom May 2021 St Theresa’s School, Plimmerton, had a fabulous Caritas Challenge day on Friday, 19 March. We were spoilt with beautiful weather and the children ‘had a blast’. Our eight, Yr 6 Caritas Challenge leaders ‘buddied up’ and worked with buddy classes on their ‘Move It’ challenge. The challenge, which ran all morning, involved […]
WelCom May 2021 The St Patrick’s Parish in Kaponga was delighted recently to celebrate the Baptisms of Charlie Robinson, Elizabeth Little, Ryder Kauri and Lucas English. Fr Adonis Rancho officiated, supported by Sr June Hickland. Rose Kelbrick, Principal, St Patrick’s School, Kaponga.
WelCom May 2021 The junior class at Sacred Heart School in Reefton celebrated Holy Week with a re-enactment of Palm Sunday, the Washing of the Feet and The Last Supper. Here the children and their teacher Rose O’Connor take part in The Last Supper.
WelCom April 2021 David McLoughlin New Zealand’s Catholic bishops will gather in Wellington on Sunday 15 August, 2021 for a Mass to renew Bishop Pompallier’s 1838 dedication of this country to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven. The Mass will be celebrated at the Wellington landmark St Mary of the Angels Church, which will be become […]
WelCom April 2021 Te Rā o ANZAC, 25 o Paenga-whāwhā 2021, He Rā Whakamaharatanga a Motu New Zealand-sponsored peace talks between Bougainville groups and at times the Papua New Guinea government were held on New Zealand navy vessel the Endeavour (1990), at Burnham military camp (July and October 1997) and Lincoln University (1998). For this […]
WelCom April 2021 Last month Pope Francis defied security fears and the Covid-19 pandemic to visit Iraq, one of the world’s oldest and most persecuted Christian communities. His trip was aimed at bringing hope to the country’s marginalised Christian minority, while boosting relations with the Shiite Muslim world. The Pope’s historic four-day visit (March 5–8) […]
WelCom April 2021 The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand has made a formal apology to victims and survivors of abuse committed by priests and other Church figures. Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington and President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, gave the apology during a hearing of the Royal Commission into Abuse […]
WelCom April 2021 Happy Easter and Easter Blessings to all WelCom readers. When I wish you all Easter Blessings I am actually praying and hoping that the life of the Risen Jesus is awakened in a new way in your hearts, that the life of Jesus who is alive is deepened within you. The Gospel […]
WelCom April 2021 Michael McCabe Transformation is a word that comes to mind. In the Northern Hemisphere the transformation of Easter coincides with the miracle of spring whereas in Aotearoa New Zealand that transformation occurs in early autumn amidst the harvest and ripening of summer, the planting of bulbs, and allowing the land to become […]