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 2021 Dr Kevin Shore, Chief Executive, NZCEO In late 2019, the Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announced a $400-million fund for state schools to support them to carry out maintenance work. Unfortunately, state integrated schools were not included in this funding policy commitment to maintain state integrated schools to an equivalent standard to […]
WelCom February 2021 Sue Seconi and Nick Wilson The Diocese of Palmerston North celebrated the 25th anniversary of Bishop Owen Dolan’s Episcopal ordination last December. Cardinal John Dew presided and Bishop Peter Cullinane preached the homily at a special Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. After Cardinal John read the Apostolic Blessing […]
WelCom February 2021 In December last year, Cardinal John Dew announced the following clergy appointments and movements for the Archdiocese of Wellington for 2021. The changes take effect from 1 February 2021. Because of the particular relationship the Archdiocese has with Ngāti Kapumanwawhiti and Pukekaraka, special arrangements are being made for Ōtaki and Levin. Cardinal […]
WelCom February 2021 An ‘intentional community’ is a planned residential community, designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision. Natalie Rosedale, Assistants Coordinator/Community Life Coordinator L’Arche Kapiti is a small intentional community located in Paraparaumu on […]
WelCom February 2021 This month WelCom visits St Mary’s Parish on the north side of Palmerston North in the Manawatu region. The parish area encompasses St Mary’s Church on Ruahine St, St Mary’s School next door, St Columba’s Church in Ashhurst, a town 13 kms north-east and at the foothills of the Ruahine Range, neighbouring […]
WelCom February 2021 Fr Mark Walls SM, Young Marists Marist Youth Leader, is a leadership programme for students entering their last year of secondary school. This year we celebrated its 20th year with the programme conducted over a week in January at Hato Pāora College, Feilding. Participants are drawn from the nine Marist Fathers and […]
WelCom February 2021 Pope Francis sent a message to President Joe Biden urging him to be a bringer of peace and reconciliation to the United States and to the whole world. In a message sent shortly after the second Catholic US president was sworn in on 20 January as the 46th US president, Pope Francis […]
WelCom February 2021 Jesuit priest Fr Leo O’Donovan SJ, delivered the invocation at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, USA’s second Catholic president, on 20 January. Fr O’Donovan is a former professor at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge Mass, and at Georgetown University in Washington DC. In his prayer before the oath of […]
WelCom February 2021 In a ruling on 11 January 2021, Pope Francis amended Canon Law so that women can become lectors and acolytes, which are both public ministries. The role of lector reads the scriptures during Mass while an acolyte assists a priest as an altar server. By issuing the Spiritus Domini motu proprio, Pope […]
WelCom February 2021 During the month of February 2021 Pope Francis’ universal prayer intention is: to protect women against violence. We pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded.