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 December 2020 Only the love of music and a deep affection for an historic organ could successfully dismantle, pack and ship it overseas for refurbishment and upgrading. But that is what happened to Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Hobday organ last month. Working with a piano technician, an organist and a choir director, the cathedral’s Director […]
WelCom December 2020 Fratelli tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship)Pope Francis RRP $18.50 (Bulk discounts available for 10+)The stunning new encyclical from Pope Francis focuses on fraternity and social friendship as the ways to build a better, more just and peaceful world – with the contribution of all: people and institutions. On Fraternity and Social […]
WelCom December 2020 Faith in Business: Living the Economy of Communion is a booklet with personal accounts from eight self-employed people in Aotearoa New Zealand who have integrated the international Focolare Movement’s ‘Economy of Communion’ principles into their lives and business practices. The authors – seven in Napier and one in Auckland – are Gary […]
WelCom December 2020 Jenny O’Brien When St Bernard’s College in Lower Hutt began this year with a focus on hope, no one could have imagined how much we were going to need that hope. When the academic year began, a mysterious virus was emerging out of Wuhan. I had already chosen ‘hope’ as our theme […]
WelCom December 2020 Congratulations to Grace Moorman, a Year 4 student of St Joseph’s School Upper Hutt, for receiving a US$1000 grant from the Knights of Columbus, USA, towards her Catholic Education. The Knights are a Catholic charitable men’s group based in Pennsylvania. Their membership is throughout the world, although they do not currently have […]
WelCom December 2020 Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish invites you to their new parish church on Presentation Drive, Paraparaumu, to share the spirit of Christmas at Cribs on Kāpiti. About 30 cribs have been individually designed and constructed to tell the story of Christmas. From 16 and 23 December, you are invited to come along […]
WelCom December 2020 Our parting shot this month of the Southern Alps, is from John Allen of Fairlie, Canterbury. “Darkness and light. Colours and clouds. The strength of the mountain. Images to accompany us on our Advent journey. Expectation and excitement. The known and the unknown. Praise and glory to the God of surprises who […]
WelCom November 2020 is in parishes and schools as our monthly printed newspaper.
WelCom November 2020 Michael Fitzsimons Many countries in Oceania are living in an emergency situation and facing a convergence of multiple crises such as climate change, economic instability, a global pandemic and conflict, says a new Caritas report on Oceania. The report, entitled Towards new horizons, State of the Environment for Oceania 2020 Report, says […]
WelCom November 2020 In his new encyclical, written during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis challenges humankind to reset priorities and unite communities riven by racism, inequality and climate change. Fratelli Tutti, signed in Assisi on October 3, 2020 urges people of good will to promote fraternity through dialogue, renewing society by […]