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 November 2020 A special presentation was made to Keith Stinson OBE at a Hibernian Society meeting in Hastings, October 7, 2020 in honour and recognition of his service as Patron of the local branch. Keith is a long-standing and dedicated member of the St Joseph’s Branch 172 of the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society. St […]
WelCom November 2020 Mike Stopforth Work on the demolition of the historic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, in central Christchurch, commenced in September and is expected to take up to a year to finish. Completed in 1905, the Catholic Cathedral on Barbadoes St, was closed after being damaged in the September 2010 earthquakes and received […]
WelCom November 2020 Sally Babington has been appointed the general manager for the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Wellington Area and began her role in July this year. Mr John Kennedy-Good announced Sally’s appointment before his recent retirement as president of SVdP Wellington Area Council. ‘Sally has worked in social services leadership roles throughout […]
WelCom November 2020 1 September – 4 October Kaitiaki at Ōtari Ōtari Catholic Parish Karori/Wilton, St Luke’s and St Anne’s Anglican Churches and Wadestown Presbyterian Church jointly celebrated the Season of Creation with an Ecumenical Walk in the Ōtari-Wilton Bush reserve. The focus was ‘kaitiakitanga na roto i karakia – guardianship through prayer’. The walk […]
WelCom November 2020 The Archdiocese of Wellington’s Launch Out candidates have been working on pastoral projects in parishes throughout this year. They will formally present their project results to Cardinal John Dew, mentors, parish priests and Archdiocese directors at the Catholic Centre on 21 November. The eight candidates are from Te Wairua Tapu, Holy Trinity, […]
WelCom November 2020 Andrew Murray has been appointed the new principal of one of Wellington’s oldest schools – St Mary’s College in Thorndon. The 170-year Catholic girls’ secondary school, founded on the Sisters of Mercy Charism, teaches girls from Year 9 to Year 13. Mr Murray has been deputy principal of Sacred Heart Girls’ College, […]
WelCom November 2020 St Francis of Assisi Ōhariu Parish hosted its annual St Francis of Assisi feast-day celebrations at two Masses on Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4. The first celebration was a Saturday night Creation-themed Mass at St Benedict’s Church, Khandallah that began with rousing singing of All Creatures of our God and […]
WelCom November 2020 Tumua Pala’aia The Catholic Social Teachings of kaitiakitanga and whakawhanaungatanga alongside our school value of ‘hospitality for all people’, guided our plans to acknowledge and celebrate God’s gift of fathers, grandfathers, godfathers and father-figures, for Fathers’ Day at St Matthew’s School in Marton, at a special day in September. Our celebrations started […]
WelCom November 2020 Speaking to the crowd gathered outside of St Peter’s Square on Sunday October 11, Pope Francis invited children around the world to join in a special rosary campaign for Sunday 18 October. ‘The Aid to the Church in Need Foundation (ACN) is promoting the initiative “for unity and peace…with one million children […]
WelCom November 2020 Solemnity of All Saints Gospel, Matthew 5:1-12 1 Seeing the crowds, Jesus went onto the mountain. And when he was seated his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them:3 ‘How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.4 Blessed […]